In part one of this 3-part series on the UFO lore connected to WWII and Nazi Germany, we begin by doing a deep dive into the emergence of UFO lore itself. While there is a ton of UFO lore connected to WWII, what is largely considered to be the first modern UFO sighting didn’t happen until 1947—2 years after the war ended. So to understand exactly what was going on during WWII, we need to first understand, not just how UFO lore first emerged, but how belief systems in general emerge and evolve over time.We’ll talk about the ontological complexity of the 20th century, the sequence of events in 1947 that shaped our modern understanding of the phenomenon, and dive deeper into the mystery surrounding the lore to ask some of the bigger questions. This includes one question that I never thought I’d ask, which is—could the emergence of UFO mythology be the seeds of a modern religion?A massive shout out to Diana Walsh Pasulka for her incredible book, American Cosmic, which helped me look at the phenomenon in a whole new light and played a big role in shaping this episode. MENTIONED IN EPISODE:American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology by D.W. PasulkaIn Plain Sight: An Investigation Into UFOs and Impossible Science by Ross CoulthartLuis Elizondo on EarthFiles with Linda Moutlon HoweEPISODE BRIEFGet the full episode brief.MUSIC:Winter by ANBRSUPPORT THE SHOW:Join The PatreonCONNECT:WebsiteTwitterFacebookYouTubeTIMESTAMPS00:30 Introduction02:12 Acknowledgement: D.W. Pasulka, American Cosmic03:33 New Paradigms Of The 20th Century05:26 Ontological Chaos Leading Up To WWII08:59 Positivism12:40 Materialism & Physicalism14:24 A Cultural Divide19:03 UFOs: A New Paradigm Emerges20:26 Music Break (Winter by ANBR)23:33 Understanding The Emergence Of UFO Lore24:27 Kenneth Arnold & The “First” “Flying Saucer”26:56 The Roswell Incident29:16 A New Paradigm Emerges30:42 UFOs & Aliens32:39 UFOs & Alien Abductions35:19 UFO Lore: Sorting Out Fact From Fiction43:27 Are UFOs A New Religion?44:49 American Cosmic by D.W. Pasulka45:16 UFOs & Hierophanies47:40 Shaping Hierophanies Into Belief Structures52:30 Revelation & Biological Effects (The 6th Observable)56:12 ConclusionSupport the show