Was this the First X-File?

The Maury Island Incident wasn’t just a weird UFO story — it was the first X-File, complete with FBI agents, bomber crashes, and shadowy Men in Black.

In Part 2 of our conversation with filmmaker and historian Steve Edmiston, Shea and Jody pull you deep into the tangled webs of the Maury Island mystery. Why did J. Edgar Hoover take personal interest in a Washington state UFO case? What secrets were sealed away for 50 years? And was Fred Crisman a truth-teller or just a chaos-loving sociopath? Expect wild laughs, sharp insights, and deep dives into the Men in Black birthday bash, hidden military tests, and why UFO stories still haunt the Northwest.

Listen for our behind-the-scenes takes, award-winning costumes, and why Shea and Jody might just show up at this year’s bash. https://mibbbfest.squarespace.com/

✨ Chapters:

• 00:00 Welcome Back & Bash Teasers
• 10:30 FBI Takes Over UFO Investigation
• 22:15 Agent Jack Wilcox: The First Mulder
• 35:45 Crisman: Sociopath or Storyteller?
• 52:00 Military Secrets vs. UFOs
• 1:05:20 Industrial Waste Theories
• 1:18:00 Future Film & Series Ideas
• 1:25:00 The (Very Real) Struggles of Podcasting

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