By Tim Binnall
UFO hot spots, palm reading, and the challenge of confirming alien abductions were among the riveting realms explored this past week on Coast to Coast AM. And, here at the C2C website, we told you about a giant tortoise spotted snacking on a bird, a ghostly figure photographed outside a castle in Wales, and 550 sheep felled by a single lightning bolt in Georgia. Check out our round-up of highlights from the past week ... In Coast You Missed It.
The practice of palm reading took center stage on Wednesday night's program as Vernon Mahabal detailed his method of using a combination of astrology and palmistry to look into a person's future. He posited that an individual's "entire destiny" is actually 'written' on their hand in the form of the unique creases found in the skin of their palm. To that end, he asserted that a skilled reader can discern a client's career, relationships, and even their lifespan simply by studying these very specific lines. During his appearance, Mahabel provided something of a glimpse into his practice by giving readings to callers who described key details from their hands which allowed him to help answer their questions.
Proving that the animal kingdom can still surprise us, this past week saw researchers reveal that for the first time ever they had documented a giant tortoise hunting and eating a baby bird. The incredible scene was filmed earlier this summer on Frégate Island, which is part of the Seychelles archipelago in the Indian Ocean. In the footage, the sizeable reptile can be seen slowly stalking a tern chick that was stuck on a log until the unfortunate bird ran out of space and wound up falling victim to the hungry creature. Experts marveled at the heretofore-unseen tortoise behavior and speculated that it just might be a newly developed trait being exhibited by the shelled animals that reside on the island.
As longtime UFO aficionados know, each region of the United States boasts its own fascinating history involving the enigmatic phenomenon and, this past week on C2C, a pair of particularly intriguing spots were explored on the program. First, on Sunday night's show, documentary filmmaker Seth Breedlove discussed curious cases that unfolded in Appalachia, including the legendary Flatwoods Monster incident as well as high strangeness events like the legendary Mothman sightings. Then, on Tuesday night's program, Ben Hansen talked about New York's Hudson Valley, which was the site of a legendary flying saucer flap in the 1980s and has had UFO reports dating back decades.
This past week saw a pair of particularly eerie incidents wherein something supernatural may have been caught on film. The first case came by way of Wales where a father and son visiting a historic castle snapped a photograph of what seems to be some kind of ghostly figure lurking on the grounds of the thirteenth-century site. Following that was a very weird video from Mexico which shows an inexplicable and undeniably creepy face suddenly appear behind a little girl as she descended a slide at a playground. The footage was posted online by the youngster's mother, who expressed shock over the scene and begged her friends on Facebook to offer some prosaic explanation for what the unnerving interloper might have been.
As one might imagine, it can be quite the challenge for suspected alien abductees to prove that their powerful experiences really occurred. On Saturday night's program, author Bret Oldham recounted his quest to confirm his claims of extraterrestrial contact. He detailed undergoing both a polygraph and medical exam, having special blood work done, and even being subjected to a QEEG brain scan in the hopes of proving the validity of his alien abduction account. Oldham also reflected on the difficulties that he has faced due to his story, which go beyond mere skepticism and enter into the realm of unsettling harassment from mysterious strangers.
The awesome power of Mother Nature was on full display this past week in the form of two jaw-dropping incidents. In the country of Georgia, ranchers were understandably dismayed and stunned when a strike from a single lightning bolt wound up killing a staggering 550 of their sheep that had been grazing on a mountaintop. Meanwhile, in Minnesota, a fourth-generation farmer could not believe his eyes when a quarter-mile-long swath of his bean field mysteriously collapsed 25 feet and created an enormous ravine on his land. Although what exactly caused the strange turn of events is unknown at this time, experts say it was likely the 'perfect' combination of heavy rainfall and a drop in the water level at a nearby river.
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