Missouri's quiet roads, isolated farms, deep woods, and small towns have produced some deeply unsettling reports

In this episode, we examine eight alleged encounters from across the state: a towering white-haired humanoid racing beside a moving car near Rolla; a pale, pig-faced creature seen by members of the same family years apart; a crawler-like figure opening a camper's tent at 3 AM; a mysterious being following teenagers from a storm-drain tunnel; a prehistoric-looking winged creature near Altamont; dark flying forms over Cape Girardeau; a silent winged humanoid near Joplin; and generations of "little grey people" reportedly visiting a farm outside Piedmont.

Are these stories the result of misidentified animals, darkness, sleep paralysis, folklore, and memory? Or do some point to something genuinely unexplained moving through the Missouri night?

Watch to the end for the Piedmont account - a family mystery said to reach back to before the Civil War.

Which report do you find the most difficult to explain? Share your thoughts - or your own encounter - in the comments.

This episode presents witness accounts and alleged events for discussion. Unverified claims are identified as such, and no account should be treated as established fact without supporting evidence.

👤 I'm Lon Strickler, creator of Phantoms & Monsters, and I’ve been a paranormal researcher and intuitive investigator for almost 50 years. My work has been featured on numerous television shows, including Ancient Aliens, Paranormal Witness, Monsters and Mysteries in America, and Unsolved Mysteries, as well as on radio shows such as Coast to Coast AM.