Europe 1 Studio 3:30 p.m., March 7, 2024
Do you think you have crossed paths with a UFO but you don't dare talk about it?
You are not alone, some of the biggest stars of your youth have explained that they have seen them too.
For Egon Kragel, author and enthusiast of the subject, this is the perfect opportunity to tell these crazy stories on Bob Bellanca's microphone in the “Mysteries & Unexplained” podcast!
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Egon Kragel is the author of several works on UFOs.
It is as a passion for the subject that he brings these stories told by stars.
Elvis Presley, Mohammed Ali, Jean-Christophe Averty, Darry Cowl and Olivia Newton-John, all claimed to have already been confronted with the UFO phenomenon.
Here are 5 stories taken from the “Stars Testify” episode of the “Mysteries & Unexplained” podcast!
Elvis Presley, the “King” of UFOs
Steve Dunleavy, one of Elvis Presley's biographers, recounts in his book “Elvis, what happened?
», published in 1977, that “the King” would have witnessed the appearance of a UFO.
This story would have been confirmed by two witnesses with him at the time.
Elvis Presley even said, while maintaining his legendary calm, “it’s a flying saucer, piloted by aliens”.
Rather twice than once, he also says he saw another one above his sumptuous Graceland home, which was confirmed by his father, who was also present.
Moreover, he would have reacted by telling him that at his birth, a blue light would have illuminated the sky... A celestial omen of his destiny, a mystical hallucination among others, or a real UFO?
The question arises, especially since it is said that the star was introduced to the paranormal by his hairdresser, whom he called his guru.
It goes without saying that he often saw him to maintain his legendary haircut.
Mohammed Ali, a punch from the sky
This story takes place on December 1, 1970, at 5 a.m. in the middle of New York.
While Mohammed Ali, the legendary boxer, was jogging, he said he saw a UFO.
He said at the time: "In the still dark sky, just before dawn broke, I saw a large, extremely bright object hovering slowly above the nearby buildings."
To support his speech, he also explains that his manager and a journalist were present with him, and that all three were speechless at this phenomenon.
Disturbing coincidence: Egon Kragel notes for his part that the police station at La Guardia airport received many calls reporting the presence of UFOs on the morning of December 1, 1970...
The boxing legend didn't stop there.
He says in several interviews that he often sees UFOs during his morning workouts!
In 1974, the boxer even invited several journalists to his home.
He tells them: “After what I saw last night, I can no longer remain silent.
I saw an object in the sky, it was shaped like a cigar.”
He will claim to have seen UFOs on several occasions, and will suffer the same mockery each time.
Jean-Christophe Averty, when the small screen makes us touch the stars
Jean-Christophe Averty is best known for his impact in the French media as a television man and radio voice.
However, what is less known is that he has also crossed paths with a UFO.
Egon Kragel reports his story, which appeared at the time in Télé 7 jours.
He explains that he saw an unusual glow through the window of his house.
He would have seen an enormous luminous mass above the Seine.
This mass would have had the shape of an inverted top with a red, rotating lighthouse...
He says he called the police station, who would have laughed when they heard his name!
He explains that neighbors watched it with him.
None of the explanations offered to him satisfied him, neither helicopter, nor airship… he is convinced he saw a UFO!
The mystery once again remains complete.
Darry Cowl, a crazy story
The actor, but also French pianist, musician and humorist from the 1950s-1960s, known for his crazy bewildered character, has also reportedly already seen a UFO.
In 1992, Darry Cowl told the press a surprising testimony on this subject, reported by Bob Bellanca's guest.
The actor then said: “I saw, with my own eyes, a real flying saucer.
An experience that I will not soon forget.”
This would have happened on the French Riviera, during a car journey, around a bend... Between two rows of trees, he would have seen an orange and purple disc with “indefinable sounds”.
He adds in his testimony “Finally, they manifest themselves to me”.
While the mother of his friend who accompanied him fainted in panic, Darry Cowl explains that without any fear, he made beacon calls to the supposed visitors, leading to their escape.
He then says he went in pursuit, enthusiastic, and found them, before witnessing the escape in the machine into the stars... He went so far as to maintain this version with Michel Drucker in his show!
The character's umpteenth joke or real story?
We'll never know...
Olivia Newton-John, the star passionate about UFOs
The singer and actress, star of the film “Grease”, was also passionate about UFOs!
And for good reason, she claims to have seen one when she was 15 years old.
Egon Kragel tells us what she told the British newspaper “The Sun” in 2009. She declared there for the first time: “When I was very young, I saw a UFO.
It was a flying machine that could never be identified.
In England today, people believe that UFOs are a probable reality.
But 20 years ago, that was far from the case, how many people would have agreed with that.”
Bob Bellanca's guest ufologist also reports other traces of the artist's testimony.
She also told this story to the Australian press, which headlined “UFOs and me, Olivia tells it all”.
She claims to have only talked about it a long time after the apparition, because of the mentalities which would have evolved, she said.
His testimony speaks of a silver metallic flying object which would have crossed the sky at the speed of lightning...
Find these testimonies from stars and others reported by Egon Kragel on the microphone of Bob Bellanca in the episode “The stars testify” from the “Mysteries & Unexplained” podcast!