This Island Has a Dark Secret
MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
Ballen Studios
4.9 • 27K Ratings
🗓️ 7 April 2022
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
During World War 2, there was a horrific incident that occurred on a small island in the Pacific Ocean. At the time, the details of exactly what happened on this island were made top secret. But in 2004, the US government decided it was time for the public to know the truth. Not only is the story of the Chichijima Incident unbelievable, but the twist at the end will genuinely shock you, especially if you are an American.
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| 0:38.6 | in the Amazon Music App. Today's episode is about an incident that was kept top secret by the US military |
| 0:47.5 | until 2004. The story is unbelievable, but it is the twist at the very end that you're going to remember. |
| 0:55.9 | This episode is the remastered audio from This Island kept a dark secret until 2004, which is a very popular video on my YouTube channel. |
| 1:04.9 | There are several very graphic sequences in this story, as such, listener discretion is advised. |
| 1:10.6 | But before we get into today's story, if you're a fan of the Strange Dark and |
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| 1:34.9 | uploads. |
| 1:35.9 | Okay, let's get into today's story. Chichijijima is a small Japanese island about 500 miles south of the Japanese mainland. |
| 1:57.4 | During World War II, the Japanese put a base on this island and they put two radio towers at the top of the two mountains on the |
| 2:05.0 | island. These radio towers became integral to the Japanese communication and |
| 2:09.7 | surveillance operations in the Pacific during the war and so at that time the island was heavily |
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