# 650 // Ghost Blimp

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Podcast: [Missing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/missing-1447)
Published: 2026-03-23T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this new episode, Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna discuss the mysterious disappearances of Lieutenant Ernest DeWitt Cody and Ensign Charles Ellis Adams as part of the mystery of the US Navy's Ghost Blimp from 1942 in San Francisco, California. Sources: https://historynet.com/ghost-blimp-mystery-l-8/. https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ghost-blimp-s-enduring-mystery-How-did-crew-13267309.php?t=0b980509cd. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L-8.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Macon_(ZRS-5). https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nnam/explore/collections/aircraft/l/l-8-ghost-ship.html. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-80-year-mystery-of-the-us-navys-ghost-blimp-180980531/. https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/mystery/l-8-ghost-blimp-mystery. https://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/L-8_crash_site.htm. Check out Quince: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://quince.com/MISSING⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. WE HAVE A LIVE SHOW WITH THE SHOW, ANOTHER F*CKING HORROR PODCAST. IT'S CALLED: CRIMINALLY STUPID - THE SEARCH FOR THE WORLDS DUMBEST CRIMINAL. FOR TICKETS, GO TO: ⁠⁠https://www.eventbrite.com/e/criminally-stupid-the-search-for-the-worlds-dumbest-criminal-tickets-1984625623665⁠. Main podcast theme by Kevin Macleod. Check out his work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://incompetech.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Additional music by David Williams. See his work at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://williamsflutes.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Missing: IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/MissingCSM/⁠⁠⁠⁠. TT:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@missingcsm⁠⁠⁠⁠. FB:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.facebook.com/MissingCSM⁠⁠⁠⁠. X:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://twitter.com/MissingCSM⁠⁠⁠⁠. Spotify:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/0yRXkJrZC85otfT7oXMcri⁠⁠⁠⁠. Youtube:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.youtube.com/missingcsm⁠⁠⁠⁠. Apple:⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missin…

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