48- Creatures Unraveled: UFO or Hoax? Unraveling the Falkville Metal Man

Do you believe in aliens or the supernatural? In today's episode, Hatter talks about the Metal Man of Falkville. When police chief Greenhaw went out to investigate a strange phone call, he encountered something unusual and managed to snap four photographs. While the photographs went on to become famous, the backlash against Greenhaw brought in suspicions of a hoax. Unravel this mystery with us!

0:00 Peculiar phone call results in a rather radiant encounter

15:20 Picture credibility speculations: Prankster or something much more otherworldly?

26:35 Theory of the firefighter hoax and alleged confession

31:13 Evidence stolen: Possible government involvement?

34:23 Coincidental encounters after famous probing incident

41:42 Recapping: Witnessing the unknown or all just a hoax? Email us your thoughts at investigatingwithus@gmail.com

45:30 Outro

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YouTube interview with Greenhaw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LtysoBU1G0&t=149s

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