Wisconsin has played an outsized role in the history of ufology.

Mike and Jeff discuss the early years of Wisconsin UFO sightings with the "airship" flap of 1897. Can these be dismissed as hysteria or was something otherworldy appearing in the skies over Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, and as far north as Wausau?

How did a solitary building on the shores of Lake Geneva play a role in the life of the "Father of Ufology"?

How did a chance sighting in Barron, WI directly inspire the work of MUFON?

Did aliens really bring pancakes to a plumber in the Northwoods?

We cover all of this in more on Wisconsin UFOs: Part One

• 1897 - Milwaukee Airship Mystery
• The Edge of reality : a progress report on Unidentified Flying Objects
• Eagle River Plumber (With Good Reputation) Tells of Flying Saucer
• A BRIEF HISTORY OF MUFON – MUFON
• The Close Encounters Man: How One Man Made the World Believe in UFOs
• Ground Observer Coral Lorenzen UFO Flying Saucer - Green Bay Press Gazette Archive
• Report on the UFO Wave of 1947 by Ted Bloecher

Wisconsin Rapids native, Jeff Finup is the mind behind Badgerland Legends, which explores Wisconsin's mysteries and fascinating history, a post at a time. Legends, lore, history, cryptids ,and more from the Badger State. Find his work on Instagram and Facebook.

Mike Huberty, hailing from the town of Big Bend, near Milwaukee, is the owner of American Ghost Walks, a haunted history tour company with locations in Maine, California, Illinois, Minnesota, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and started in our very own Badger State of Wisconsin - with tours in Lake Geneva, Milwaukee, Madison, Waukesha, Bayfield, and the Wisconsin Dells. Find out more at AmericanGhostWalks.Com.