Episode #147
Afraid of Before Roswell: The 1941 UFO Crash They Buried
America's First Alien Contact Wasn't Roswell! Six years before Roswell, something came down over Cape Girardeau, Missouri — and the government made sure you never heard about it. This week we sit down with author and researcher Paul Blake Smith to dig into his book The UFO Bombshell Before Roswell: Missouri's 1941 Crash and Cover-Up . Paul walks us through the wreckage, the witnesses, and the powerful names tied to the cover-up — FDR, a young Senator Harry Truman, and even whispers of Einstein. We get into what allegedly happened to the recovered craft and its occupants, why the Freemason connections in the case run so deep, and how MO41 may have quietly set the stage for the country's reaction to Roswell six years later. Paul is the author of eight books, including the bestsellers President Eisenhower's Close Encounters and The Nixon-Gleason Alien Encounter . This is a deep one — bring your tinfoil hat. Get the book: The UFO Bombshell Before Roswell: Missouri's 1941 Crash and Cover-Up (Llewellyn Publishing) Amazon Paul's Website BIO Paul Blake Smith is a researcher and author of eight books focused on UFO history and government secrecy, including the bestsellers President Eisenhower's Close Encounters and The Nixon-Gleason Alien Encounter — the latter now optioned for film. His newest book, The UFO Bombshell Before Roswell: Missouri's 1941 Crash and Cover-Up (Llewellyn Publishing), investigates a little-known UFO crash in his hometown of Cape Girardeau, Missouri — six years before Roswell — and the powerful figures allegedly tied to its cover-up. Paul studied Mass Communications with an English minor at Southeast Missouri State University and lives in Missouri today. Like what you hear? Let us know. $10 Afraid of Nothing merch - and more - at the Afraid of Nothing Shopify store. Visit afraidofnothingpodcast.com or use this url: https://www.afraidofnothingpodcast.com/p/shopify-store/ Never be afraid to look good and have cool merch! Support the show SUPPORT THE PODCAST NEW: SHOP OUR STORE ON SHOPIFY! Never Be Afraid to Look Good at https://383e86-d1.myshopify.com/ . FOLLOW/SUBSCRIBE/REVIEW... On our website at afraidofnothingpodcast.com . SUBSCRIBE... Your gracious donation here helps defray production costs. Beyond my undying gratitude, you will also will be shouted out in an upcoming episode. WATCH ON YOUTUBE... We are uploading past episodes on our Youtube channel . WATCH THE DOC… VIMEO ON DEMAND: Rent the Afraid of Nothing documentary here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/aondoc . TUBI: watch for free with ads on tubitv.com . REVIEW OUR FILM ON ROTTEN TOMATOES... Write your five-star review here .
