37 min

The Bell Island Boom - 3 - Cynthia Bickford's Eye Witness Account Nighttime

    • True Crime

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When one imagines the setting for a story involving experimental weapons, international espionage, unexplained aerial anomalies, and cold war anxieties...  they probably aren’t picturing a tranquil island in Newfoundland. 
But, there is no imagining about it, Bell island, Newfoundland, is just that.
This all stems from a still unexplained aerial explosion that rocked the skies about the island, and set in motion a series of bizarre events that seemed pulled from the pages of a science fiction novel.
The entire ordeal still leaves those who lived through it scratching their heads, but one thing is without question, for a moment in 1978, Canadian and American defense satellites detected more light reflecting from this island than what was seen during the bombing of Hiroshima and we aren’t certain why.
In this episode of Nighttime, we are joined by an eye witness to the Bell Island Boom, and the current owner of the Bickford home that was considered to be ground zero, Cynthia Bickford
Links:
Access the premium feed: https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast
1978 CBC documentary on the event
The Invisible Machine (2004 documentary on the Event)
William Shatner hosted syfy channel documentary
Contact:
Website: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NightTimePod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod
Email: NightTimePodcast@gmail.com
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast
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The Nightcap after show episodes are typically only available on the premium feed
When one imagines the setting for a story involving experimental weapons, international espionage, unexplained aerial anomalies, and cold war anxieties...  they probably aren’t picturing a tranquil island in Newfoundland. 
But, there is no imagining about it, Bell island, Newfoundland, is just that.
This all stems from a still unexplained aerial explosion that rocked the skies about the island, and set in motion a series of bizarre events that seemed pulled from the pages of a science fiction novel.
The entire ordeal still leaves those who lived through it scratching their heads, but one thing is without question, for a moment in 1978, Canadian and American defense satellites detected more light reflecting from this island than what was seen during the bombing of Hiroshima and we aren’t certain why.
In this episode of Nighttime, we are joined by an eye witness to the Bell Island Boom, and the current owner of the Bickford home that was considered to be ground zero, Cynthia Bickford
Links:
Access the premium feed: https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast
1978 CBC documentary on the event
The Invisible Machine (2004 documentary on the Event)
William Shatner hosted syfy channel documentary
Contact:
Website: https://www.nighttimepodcast.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NightTimePod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NightTimePod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nighttimepod
Email: NightTimePodcast@gmail.com
Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/nighttimepodcast
Premium Feed: https://www.patreon.com/Nighttimepodcast
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37 min

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