In January 2000, something massive drifted through the night sky over southwestern Illinois – so big and strange that a handful of small-town cops, watching from different locations, tracked it in real time over their radios, completely baffled by what they were seeing.<br /><br />FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: The strange sighting of a UFO in the year 2000 still has people looking to the skies of southwestern Illinois. *** “Frankenstein” Author Mary Shelley kept her dead husband’s heart for thirty years! *** If you’ve ever wanted to play a game of catch with a ghost boy, race a phantom Camaro, or encounter a mythological beast, Clinton Road in New Jersey should be your next destination. *** In Malawi vampires attack people and suck blood from them. This is not lore or scary story-telling… it’s happening now. *** Imagine a coin rolling past you in a long hallway – yet you are completely alone in the building. *** For years, mysterious lights of Dover have puzzled observers – and it has been happening for centuries.<br /><br />CHAPTERS &amp; TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…<br />00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding<br />00:04:40.051 = Show Open<br />00:06:32.182 = Frankenstein Author Mary Shelly Kept Her Dead Husband’s Heart<br />00:10:58.940 = Clinton Road: Take a Terrifying Drive Down America’s Most Haunted Roadway<br />00:15:49.891 = Malawi Vampires<br />00:20:06.777 = Coins and Guitar Picks<br />00:24:47.649 = Mysterious Lights of Dover ***<br />00:28:05.675 = The 2000 UFO Invasion of Illinois<br />00:43:41.181 = Show Close<br />*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break<br /><br />LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: <br />Look for this podcast on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other apps. Get the full list of options here: <a href="https://pod.link/1078714736" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://pod.link/1078714736</a><br />*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*<br /><br />SOURCES and RESOURCES:<br />“Something Is Up There – The 2000 UFO Invasion of Illinois”: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/wvafyps" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/wvafyps</a><br />“Frankenstein Author Mary Shelley Kept Her Dead Husband’s Heart for 30 Years”: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/uygjtvg" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/uygjtvg</a><br />“Clinton Road: Take a Terrifying Drive Down America's Most Haunted Roadway”: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/w734whf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/w734whf</a><br />“Malawi Vampires”: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/wzrexro" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/wzrexro</a><br />“Mysterious Lights of Dover”: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/uxrvyd8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/uxrvyd8</a><br />“Coins And Guitar Picks”: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/uv2axne" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/uv2axne</a><br />(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)<br /><br />WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.<br />Originally aired: November 12, 2018<br /><br />EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): <a href="https://weirddarkness.com/UFOInvasionOfIL" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.com/UFOInvasionOfIL</a>