Episode 146: Aliens or Bust | Orville Enoch Hodge and the 1947 Flying Disc Craze
October 26th, 2022
1 hr 5 mins 41 secs
Season 3
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Tina and Hillary cover Auditor of Public Accounts Oliver Enoch Hodge and the 1947 flying disc craze.
Tina’s Story
Orville Hodge served as Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts after winning election in 1952. But when he lined his pockets instead of balancing the books, it cost him big time.
Hillary’s Story
When pilot Kenneth Arnold witnessed what he described as high speed flying discs. BUT little did he know that his sighting would spark a flying disc craze that still intrigues UFO enthusiasts today.
Sources
Tina's Story
Chicagoist
The Chicagoist Flashback: The Demise Of Orville Hodge--by Samantha Abernathy
Chicago Tribune
ORVILLE HODGE, AUDITOR WHO ROBBED STATE
Downfall Dictionary
Orville E. Hodge: high flying lifestyle--by Dirk Langeveld
NPR Illinois Public Radio
Illinois Issues: Comptroller, Treasurer - The Story Of How One Office Became Two--by Sam Dunklau
State Journal Register
Flashback Springfield: July 22, 1956--by Rich Saal
Time
ILLINOIS: Hodge Dislodged
Photos
Orville Enoch Hodge--via NPR Illinois Public Radio
Orville Hodge getting fingerprinted--by Chicagoist via Downfall Dictionary
Hillary's Story
Sources
Britannica
Roswell incident
FBI Vault
Roswell UFO
History
What Really Happened at Roswell?--by Adam Janos
National Catholic Register
Nuns Reveal Hidden Truth About Roswell ‘UFO Crash’--by KV Turley
NPR WLRN
The Truth Is (Still) Out There In 'UFO Capital' Roswell, New Mexico--by Kirk Siegler and Liz Baker
Smithsonian Magazine
In 1947, A High-Altitude Balloon Crash Landed in Roswell. The Aliens Never Left--by Donovan Webster
The Washington Post
75 years ago, Roswell 'flying saucer' report sparked UFO obsession--by Dave Kindy
Wikipedia
1947 flying disc craze
Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting
Roswell Incident
Wired
July 8, 1947: Roswell Incident Launches UFO Controversy--by John C Abell
Photos
Pilot Kenneth Arnold--from Associated Press file photo via East Oregonian
Flying Discs over Tulsa--by Enio Gilmore from Tulsa Daily World via Wikipedia
Front Page of Paper--from the July 5, 1947 Florence Times via Muscle Shoals
Roswell Crash Article--from Corsicana Daily Sun via History
