Small Town Monsters latest episodic series “On The Trail Of UFOs” serves as a primer for UFO newbies, and the newer cases presented here will entice veteran UFO researchers.
Most of the famous cases are discussed here, but the show does a good job showcasing some newer, lesser-known cases and sightings that make the show feel fresh. The graphics and the visual effects are the best yet from Small Town Monsters, and the series retains that Americana feel that Seth Breedlove’s other productions do so well. For a newer crowd getting into UFOs, these episodes are a must-see to give an overall look at UFO history, and some of its biggest cases, and done so in way that is concisely informative.
“It’s a full-scale response to the current state of the field, where it stands in pop culture and how it’s viewed by most people today,” Breedlove said in a previous interview with punkrockandUFOs.com. “ It’s also a big look at the phenomenon similar to the last three episodes of ‘On the Trail of Bigfoot.’ There’s still the historical component but it’s much spread out throughout the series and the history isn’t doled out chronologically.”
Objectively, the show covers the “conspiracy” angle that plagues Ufology, and the Bob Lazar cases very well.
The second episode stands out for focusing on cases of “airship encounters” of the 1800s-1900s, which are commonly forgotten about, and shows first-time viewers that UFO sightings existed pre-Roswell. Episode six is a study on “spook lights” and how they are considered unidentified, which makes them part of the UFO phenomena to some. Episode seven continues the show’s string point of using cases prior to the 1900s to showcase UFO history by connecting some sightings to the fae. The eighth and final episode of the season maps out field research and “citizen” Ufology, and shows how most of the work in the field of UFOs are done by normal citizens without high-ranking titles of authority.
“On The Trail Of UFOs” is a great primer for anyone just getting into the study of the phenomena, and another impressive effort from Small Town Monsters.
-By MIKE DAMANTE