PROJECT: Jackalope 003 - The Exeter UFO Incident

Project Jackalope File 003 dives into the 1965 Exeter UFO incident, one of the most thoroughly documented and credible UFO cases in American history. The episode centers on 18-year-old Norman Muscarello’s encounter with a silent, pulsing red, circular craft hovering over a field in southern New Hampshire, witnessed by two veteran police officers—Eugene Bertrand, a Korean War Air Force veteran, and David Hunt. Their collective testimony, backed by official police reports, a letter from the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, and a community-wide pattern of sightings, forced the military to officially reclassify the event as 'unidentified'—a rare admission. The narrative unfolds with meticulous detail, exposing failed explanations like the 'advertising plane' and 'B-47 bomber' theories, both debunked by physics and witness credibility. Journalist John G. Fuller’s investigation, sparked by a chance discovery, transformed the local incident into a national story, revealing a broader pattern: sightings consistently followed high-voltage power lines, suggesting a possible energy-sourcing mechanism. The episode culminates in a haunting connection to the 1965 Northeast Blackout, implying the objects may have been conducting reconnaissance on critical infrastructure. Despite decades of skepticism, the case endures not for answers, but for its unmatched credibility—built on multiple credible witnesses, official records, and a refusal by institutions to dismiss the truth.