Episode 66

close encounters of the dumb kind | Dec. 11, 2024 | 46:00

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

In Nebraska and Colorado in the 2000s, a man convinces the nation he’s an alien target.

Hosts

Greg Caputo

Maria Raha

Jason Schell

Topics

• This week’s headline: Click on Detroit, Pontiac, Michigan, Oct. 10, 2024

• Stanley Tiger Romanek

• Lisa Romanek

• The Boo video

• Grey alien

• Alien abduction

Additional Resources

• Baxter. “Look Up in the Sky! The Stan Romanek Saga,” Rocky Mountain Paranormal Research Society. Date unknown. https://www.rockymountainparanormal.com/ufo/docs/romanekarticle.pdf

• Cox, Billy. “Dropping the Ball in Denver,” Herald Tribune. June 2, 2008. 

  https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2008/06/02/dropping-the-ball-in-denver/28633088007/

• Eds. “Man Claims Aliens Chase Him,” ABC News. Aug. 18, 2009. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTk1XbQk3Pk

• Eds. “Man Claims Aliens Send Him Messages,” ABC News. Aug. 18, 2009.

  https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=8347902#.UXSGtb9i7jQ

• Eds. “Stanley Romanek Court Case Gaining More Attention as Netflix Subscribers View his Story,” Loveland Reporter-Herald. July 29, 2017. https://www.reporterherald.com/2017/07/29/stanley-romanek-court-case-gaining-more-attention-as-netflix-subscribers-view-his-story/

• Eds., “Alien Abduction Author Stanley Romanek Found Guilty on One of Two Child Pornography Accusations,” Loveland Reporter-Herald. Aug. 8, 2017. https://www.reporterherald.com/2017/08/08/alien-abduction-author-stanley-romanek-found-guilty-on-one-of-two-child-pornography-accusations/

• Eds. “Loveland Alien Abduction Author Stanley Romanek Sentenced to 2 Years in Halfway House in Child Pornography Case,” Loveland Reporter-Herald. Dec. 14, 2017. https://www.reporterherald.com/2017/12/14/loveland-alien-abduction-author-stanley-romanek-sentenced-to-2-years-in-halfway-house-in-child-pornography-case/

• Graff, Steve. “‘Alien’” Joins Meeting About Poking Holes in Video,” The Denver Post. July 12, 2008.  https://www.denverpost.com/2008/07/12/alien-joins-meeting-about-poking-holes-in-video/

• Hindi, Saja. “Trial Begins for Loveland UFO Enthusiast in Child Pornography Case,” Coloradoan. July 31, 2017. https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2017/07/31/trial-begins-loveland-ufo-enthusiast-child-pornography-case/525469001/

• Hindi, Saja. “Update: Romanek Sentencing Hearing Rescheduled,” Coloradoan. Oct. 19, 2017. https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2017/08/08/romanek-found-guilty/549901001/

• Hindi, Saja. “ UFO Author Stanley Romanek Sentenced to 2 Years to Halfway House for Child Pornography Possession,” Coloradoan. Dec. 14, 2017. https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2017/12/14/ufo-author-stanley-romanek-sentenced-2-years-halfway-house-child-pornography-possession/952799001/

• MacGuill, Dan. “UFO Enthusiast Now Facing Child Pornography Charges Is Subject of Netflix Documentary,” Snopes. July, 11, 2017.  https://www.snopes.com/news/2017/07/11/stan-romanek/

• Mitchell, Kirk. “Alien Video: Puppet or Real E.T.?” The Denver Post. May 7, 2016. https://www.denverpost.com/2008/05/30/alien-video-puppet-or-real-e-t/

• Morris, Jeffrey. “10 Prominent Ufologists Who Were Actually Fakes,” Listverse. Nov. 17, 2023. https://listverse.com/2023/11/17/10-prominent-ufologists-who-were-actually-fakers/

• Murdock, Sebastian. “UFO Conspiracy Theorist Stan Romanek Says Child Porn Charges Are Gov. Conspiracy,” HuffPost. Dec. 6, 2017. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stan-romanek-child-pornog_n_4964459

• Romanek, Lisa. From My Side of the Bed: Pulling Back the Covers on Extraterrestrial Contact: A Spouse’s Point of View. Etherean LLC, 2012.

• Romanek, Stanley Tiger. “Stan Romanek's Real Alien In The Window” [The Boo video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc_gCqkyz9M

• Scherstul, Alan. “In Kansas City, Celebrity UFO-Filmer Stan Romanek Finds an Audience of Believers — and One Reporter,” The Pitch. Aug. 13, 2009. https://www.thepitchkc.com/in-kansas-city-celebrity-ufofilmer-stan-romanek-finds-an-audience-of-believers-151-and-one-reporter/

• Swanson, Sandy. “Loveland UFO author, Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to Probation Again,” Coloradoan. Nov. 30, 2020.  https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2020/11/30/colorado-ufo-author-convicted-sex-offender-resentenced-probation/6465405002/