Tag: George Wheeler

Elmwood-style Saucer Causes Blackout

A saucer causes a black out and chases family in the middle of the night in this 1976 story.

Elmwood Encounters 1975

UFO Stories! A quick crash course audio lecture on the 1975 UFO flap that made Elmwood famous as UFO capital of the world.

Plum City UFO 1975

Snowmobilers have frightening encounter with UFO near Plum City, WI as part of a local UFO flap in 1975. This nearly-forgotten encounter fits the pattern of similar local encounters.

Elmwood Police Officer Encounters UFO

The silent, flaming ball he estimated to be about 1,500 feet above and about the size of a football field, made no noise. It could turn on a dime without slowing.

Joe Soucheray on George Wheeler and Elmwood UFOs

Joe Soucheray column on the April 1975 Elmwood UFO sightings.

UFO Researcher in Hudson, WI

He has a Bachelors and Masters in Psychology, but for more than two decades, he has been travelling the globe in search of unique and bizarre stories and history. How did he get started down this path? Right here in Wisconsin with local Wisconsin UFO stories.

The Other UFO Days-Belleville, WI

Did you know that Elmwood, WI is not the only small town in Wisconsin to have had a high-profile UFO incident with a police officer that inspired an annual UFO Days festival?

Valley of the UFOS (Ridgeland, WI)

A 2004 article from Fate Magazine identifies a pattern of sightings Belleville-Ridgeland–Elmwood.

Bill Johnson answers question, ‘Why UFO Days’

  By Kaye Bird, Contributor, Gateway NewsSaturday, July 25, 2015 12:01 AM Bill Johnson, retired professor at UW/Stout will be presenting a talk entitled, “Why UFO Days” on Saturday and Sunday this upcoming weekend. Don’t miss it! Photo by Kaye Bird MENOMONIE, WI –… Continue Reading “Bill Johnson answers question, ‘Why UFO Days’”

George Wheeler’s Alien Ordeal

Reposted from Phantoms and Monsters This case / report was exhaustively investigated by several researchers including Robert Pratt, who did exceptionally thorough interviews with all individuals important to the case, and Mr. Jack Bostrak, a Professor of Biology at the University of Wisconsin at… Continue Reading “George Wheeler’s Alien Ordeal”