In this episode we explore the UFO chase in Portage County, Ohio in 1966. At 5 a.m. April 17, 1966, two Portage County, Ohio, sheriff deputies on routine patrol stop to investigate an abandoned vehicle down a dark road and are blinded by known craft rising into the sky behind the car.
Deputy Dale Spaur decides to go check it out while his partner stayed behind. They heard a noise sounding like "an overloaded transformer" and illuminated the entire area in brilliant light.
Th craft would lead the pair on an 86-mile chase at speeds of more than 100 mph. From Portage County heading East, the deputies didnt stop until they ran out of gas over the border into Pa. Listen the learn the stunning details of the great UFO Chase of Portage County, Ohio.
Mike hosts a Facebook page called "Too Late for Autographs" and explores people and their stories with Ohio ties that have passed away: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1469825446606552/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=3474200626169014
Dan hosts a Youtube Channel called: Ohio History and Haunts where he explores historical and dark places around Ohio: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj5x1eJjHhfyV8fomkaVzsA
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