Episode 44: The Metal Man
In 1973, a Falkville, Alabama police chief went out to answer a mysterious call about an otherworldly sighting—a figure, a metal man running down the rural roads outside of town—and began an encounter of third kind that would turn his life upside down.
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Christy Perry, “Do You Believe. . .” Cullman Tribune, 2021.
Christopher Bell, “Alien Photograph Ruined. . .” Huntsville Times, 1974.
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Tommy Stevenson, “Falkville Chief Resigns . . .” Decatur Daily, 1973.
N/A, “Creature Photographer Loses. . . “ The Times Decatur Bureau, 1973.
Tommy Stevenson, “Penny Not Too . . .” Decatur Daily, 1973.
Kelly Kazek, “ 25 Years Ago. . .” AL.com, 2014.
N/A, “World Widens for Chief, Decatur Daily, 1973.
N/A, Associated Press, “Cabbie Admits UFO. . .” The Selma Times-Journal, 1973
N/A, Associated Press, “Alabamians Sight Ship. . .” The Montgomery Advertiser 1973
N/A, UPI, “Officer Who Saw. . .” Birmingham Post-Herald, 1973.
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