The Talcott Mountain Robot
New England Legends Podcast
Jeff Belanger
4.9 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2026
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
In Episode 431, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger drive along Route 44 in Avon, Connecticut, searching for the Talcott Mountain Robot. In 1967, a robot or spaceman was seen late one night moving awkwardly and trying to get the attention of passing cars. The police received multiple calls on the sightings. Was it a prank? A spaceman? A real robot?
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| 0:00.0 | So we're cruising along on historic Route 44. |
| 0:07.8 | We are. It's a two-lane highway where we are right now. |
| 0:11.1 | Route 44 starts in Plymouth, Mass, runs across northern Rhode Island, across northern Connecticut, |
| 0:16.8 | and it ends in upstate New York. |
| 0:18.6 | An historic road for sure. |
| 0:20.0 | That is true. |
| 0:21.2 | Now, right now, we're driving through the section of 44 that runs through Avon, Connecticut. |
| 0:26.0 | We're just about a few miles northwest of Hartford. |
| 0:29.4 | Right. |
| 0:30.1 | We're going to have to find a spot to pull over somewhere around here. |
| 0:32.9 | Now, there's an area up ahead just next to the breakdown light. |
| 0:37.0 | Yeah, looks good. |
| 0:48.3 | Okay, this is the spot. |
| 0:50.3 | We're right near Talcott Mountain. |
| 0:52.1 | The spot for what? |
| 0:53.4 | I don't see much but trees, a small clearing, and Route 44. |
| 0:57.0 | What are we looking for? |
| 0:58.4 | Ray, I'm not sure we can call this a cryptid, an alien, or a roadside oddity, but whatever it is, it's weird. |
| 1:05.6 | Well, weird is kind of our thing, Jeff. |
| 1:07.7 | Ray, we've come to Avon, Connecticut to search for the Talcott Mountain |
| 1:11.7 | Robot. |
| 1:17.4 | Hey, I'm Jeff Belanger. And I'm Ray Osier. Welcome to episode 431 of the New England |
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