In 1909, all eyes turned to Worcester, Massachusetts, as a well-dressed businessman claimed he’d built a flying machine — and the world wanted to believe him so badly, they saw it in the sky whether it was there or not.<br /><br />IN THIS EPISODE: We’ll look at the crazy story of the Great Worcester Airship Hoax of 1909! *** We’ll meet a cat that must have more than nine lives, as it survived three World War Two shipwrecks and lived to meow about it! (Unsinkable Sam) *** UFO crash stories are somewhat ubiquitous, with most immediately pointing to Roswell, New Mexico… or Aurora, Texas… or even the so-called “Battle Over Los Angeles”. But there are many other stories of flying saucers crashing to Earth – and we’ll look at one that took place in Bolivia, in 1978. (The Bolivia UFO Crash) *** A hidden artifact found in a mysterious hill in Oklahoma reveals a terrifying story! (Oklahoma’s Mysterious Hollow Hill)<br /><br />CHAPTERS &amp; TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…<br />00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In<br />00:01:11.625 = Show Open (Coming Up On The Show<br />00:02:48.020 = The Great Worcester Airship Hoax of 1909, Part 1<br />00:14:33.313 = The Great Worcester Airship Hoax of 1909, Part 2<br />00:24:56.421 = Unsinkable Sam<br />00:33:05.275 = Oklahoma’s Mysterious Hollow Hill<br />00:47:57.747 = The Bolivia UFO Crash<br />00:53:15.369 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought<br />00:54:28.426 = Bloopers<br /><br />SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…<br />“Oklahoma’s Mysterious Hollow Hill” by Ellen Lloyd for AncientPages.com: <a href="https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/44s54rmp" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/44s54rmp</a>,<a href="https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p86uyt7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p86uyt7</a><br />“Unsinkable Sam” by Natasha Ishak for AllThatsInteresting.com: <a href="https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8j9nkz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8j9nkz</a><br />“The Bolivia UFO Crash” posted at Anomalien.com: <a href="https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3f4b2rr7" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3f4b2rr7</a><br />“The Great Worcester Airship Hoax of 1909” from SlightlyOddFitchburg.com: <a href="https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2adehevb" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2adehevb</a>,<a href="https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckp2hh9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckp2hh9</a><br />=====<br />Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. <a href="https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate</a><br />Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. <a href="https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream</a><br />Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. <a href="https://weirddarkness.com/TV" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.com/TV</a><br />=====<br />(<i>Over time links seen above 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.</i>)<br />= = = = =<br />"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46<br />= = = = =<br />WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.<br />=====<br />Originally aired: March, 2022<br />EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/AirshipHoax