# The Allagash Abduction: Four Friends, Missing Time, and a Terrifying UFO Encounter

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Podcast: [Somewhere in the Skies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/somewhere-in-the-skies-503424)
Published: 2026-06-08T04:00:00+00:00
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In August 1976, four friends set out on a canoe trip through the remote wilderness of northern Maine expecting nothing more than fishing, camping, and adventure. Instead, they experienced one of the most controversial UFO encounters in history. Ryan dives deep into the infamous Allagash Abduction, tracing the events from the group's sighting of a massive glowing object over Eagle Lake and a mysterious period of missing time, to the vivid nightmares, hypnotic regressions, polygraph tests, and alien abduction claims that would thrust the case into the national spotlight. Featuring firsthand testimony from Jim and Jack Weiner, Charlie Foltz, UFO researcher Raymond Fowler, audio from interviews and television appearances, and a detailed examination of both the supporting evidence and skeptical critiques, this episode explores why the Allagash case remains a cornerstone of UFO lore nearly fifty years later. Special thanks to: Alejandro Rojas: https://openminds.tv/ Jeremy T. Grant: https://www.youtube.com/@JeremyTGrant Send us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/SomewhereSkiesPod Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/somewhereskies ByMeACoffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/UFxzyzHOaQ Substack: https://ryansprague.substack.com/ All socials and books: https://linktr.ee/somewhereskiespod Email: ryan.sprague51@gmail.com Opening theme song by Septembryo Closing song by Per Kiilstofte Copyright © 2026 Ryan Sprague. All rights reserved. #Allagash #Maine #Wilderness #Woods #Camping #AlienAbductions #Aliens #TheAllagashFour #TheAllagashUFO #UFOs #UFOlogy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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