Welcome back Strangers! On episode 55, we’ll be looking into the history of the mysterious Men in Black. There are a lot more to these strange figures than hollywood would lead you to believe!

**CONTENT WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE**

Injury to a minor, animal/dog death, death by plane crash, bodily hard, harassment/ threats.

Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Down the Crooked Path Podcast!

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References:

All that's interesting: The Real Men in Black - https://allthatsinteresting.com/real-men-in-black

Bridegport History Center: Bridgeport’s UFO Legacy: Men in Black and the Albert K. Bender Story - https://bportlibrary.org/hc/authors/bridgeports-ufo-legacy-men-in-black-and-the-albert-k-bender-story/

History.com: The UFO Sightings that Launched the Men in Black Mythology - https://www.history.com/articles/men-in-black-real-origins

How Stuff Works: Who are the Real Men in Black? - https://science.howstuffworks.com/space/aliens-ufos/men-in-black.htm

Reddit: Have you ever had an encounter with the Men in Black? - https://www.reddit.com/r/ufo/comments/1jnohcn/have_you_ever_had_an_encounter_with_the_men_in/

Reddit: Men in Black Encounters - https://www.reddit.com/r/aliens/comments/r009n9/men_in_black_encounters/

Smithsonian Center for Folklore and Cultural Heritage: An Ode to a Hometown Creature: Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia - https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia

Wikipedia: Men in Black - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_black

Wikipedia: The Maury Island Incident - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maury_Island_incident

Youtube, Weird History: The Dark Secrets Of The REAL Men In Black - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7IDTiR8uVk

Youtube, BuzzFeed Unsolved Network: The Creepy Real-Life “Men In Black” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2KKUcxAdjc