East Tennessee has a reputation for strange woods, hidden caves, Bigfoot sightings, Dogman encounters, and unexplained Appalachian legends, but today, we go even deeper. Tony and the Slingshot Nation crew sit down with Ricky to explore bizarre supernatural encounters in the forests of Maryville, Alcoa, Kodak, and the surrounding Tennessee mountains, including a Bigfoot-like creature crawling across a trail on its fingers and toes, possible Dogman activity near the Greenway, eerie cave systems beneath East Tennessee, occult bloodline connections, spiritual warfare, shadow figures, strange knocks on homes, and the chilling idea that something ancient may be moving through the woods after dark. From cryptid sightings to demonic encounters, today we ask one unsettling question: what is really crawling through East Tennessee?

Authorities in New Mexico have identified human remains found in Carson National Forest as those of Melissa Casias, a 54-year-old Los Alamos National Laboratory employee who disappeared in June 2025. New Mexico State Police said Casias was found in the McGaffey Ridge area, roughly six miles from where she was last seen walking alone near State Road 518. A hiker discovered the remains, and investigators reported that a handgun was located nearby. Officials have not yet determined Casias’s cause or time of death, which remains under review by the state Office of the Medical Investigator.

In this Slingshot Nation live show, we dive into the strange wave of green orb and “meteor” activity showing up in the UFO Files, including the bizarre reports of glowing objects seen near active volcanoes. From the green “meteor” that appeared to streak over a volcano, to footage of strange lights hovering, darting, and seemingly disappearing near Mexico’s Popocatépetl, the question becomes harder to ignore. Are we looking at natural phenomena, camera tricks, atmospheric events, or something far more unusual? With new clips circulating online and outlets reporting on claims of volcanic “portals,” UFO activity, and unexplained aerial objects, we are breaking down the footage, the theories, and the bigger pattern behind these sightings. Today, we ask whether these green lights are just meteors burning through the sky, or if they are part of a larger mystery hiding in plain sight.

Officials in the Pennsylvania community have reportedly voted down a controversial proposal that would have transformed the notoriously haunted Pennhurst State Hospital property into a massive AI data center. The plan, announced in early 2025, would have allowed the current owners to sell the site to a developer intending to demolish the existing buildings and replace them with a 1.9-million-square-foot facility. For residents, preservationists, and paranormal enthusiasts, the proposal was alarming from the beginning.

The Pentagon has released a new set of UFO-related materials describing reported sightings of orbs, discs, fireballs and other unidentified objects across roughly 80 years. The files include documents, audio recordings and 51 videos. They are the second batch released following an order from President Trump, after an initial release of 161 files on May 8. The Pentagon has said additional materials will be released on a rolling basis.

Are elite universities hiding something darker beneath the surface? In this episode of Slingshot Nation Live, Tony, Derek, and Jack dig into the strange overlap between Ivy League schools, occult history, secret societies, witchcraft courses, forbidden magic collections, and the possibility of underground mystery schools operating inside America’s most prestigious institutions.

The latest UFO government files drop is being called a “nothing burger,” but why are people ignoring the fact that the FBI and government are still releasing files on UFOs, witnesses, strange light phenomena, Area 51, feline entities, and unexplained craft? Today, we look at the declassified UFO documents, the FBI rendered graphic showing a craft emerging from a burst of light, the alleged “Catman” connection, Enochian UFO technology, and why disclosure may be stranger than people realize.

It’s time again for Creature Feature Friday, and today we’re heading to rural Kentucky for one of the weirdest alleged home invasions in American history: The Hopkinsville Goblins, also known as The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter.

On August 21, 1955, a farmhouse near Kelly, Kentucky was reportedly besieged by small, glowing, metallic creatures with huge eyes, long arms, and a disturbing resistance to bullets. Were they aliens, goblins, angry owls, or something stranger? Nobody knows — but the story became one of America’s most famous close-encounter cases. Here are 5 key facts about the Hopkinsville Goblins.

The following written confession was submitted via email: I have heard a several black-eyed children experiences, but that isn't what I experienced. I'll begin at the beginning...I was a police officer for several years. I worked a permanent midnight shift, and for some reason I left work to go home in the middle of the night one night (maybe I was sick or needed to get off early, I don't remember. It was about 30 years ago). I lived about 45 miles from the city I worked in and most of that drive was through very rural areas. As I approached a 4 way stop, I noticed two kids...well, probably closer to teens, in the roadway. . .

Headlines are swirling about a reported gathering of pastors and podcasters briefed by experts on UFO disclosure and its potential impact on faith leaders. Tony Merkel, host of The Confessionals, joins CBN News to clear up misconceptions and explain what really happened.

I was part of the pastor alien disclosure meeting everyone is talking about, and there is a lot people are getting wrong. This was not a secret government meeting. It was a private Christian intelligence effort to better understand what is really happening behind disclosure, the technology involved, and the spiritual deception surrounding the alien narrative. Today, I’m sharing what actually happened, why pastors were involved, and why I believe this conversation matters for the church right now.

What if the technology in your pocket is being used to program you, and someone already pulled the trigger? A NASA research fellow opens fire. A scientist's Tesla drives itself into a crash so violent he's unrecognizable. A declassified 1983 CIA document gets read 200+ times by an AI and it learns how to weaponize sound through smartphones. These aren't disconnected headlines. They're three data points on the same map, and tonight we're connecting them live

Eleven scientists. Twelve, if you count the latest. All dead or missing. All tied to classified nuclear programs, aerospace research, UAP disclosure, or the deepest corners of America's top secret defense infrastructure. And now the FBI, the House Oversight Committee, the Department of War, and the Department of Energy are all circling the same question. Is this a coincidence, or a coordinated purge of the people who know too much? What if the witnesses to disclosure are being erased before disclosure ever happens?

The White House, FBI, Department of Energy, NASA, and other federal agencies have been asked to review cases involving researchers and personnel who reportedly had access to sensitive scientific or national-security information. The House Oversight Committee has also requested briefings on what lawmakers described as individuals connected to “U.S. nuclear secrets or rocket technology” who have “died or mysteriously vanished in recent years.”

What if the things people have been reporting in the woods for decades just put a woman in the hospital? The Pittsburg County Sheriff has been in law enforcement for 38 years. He says he has never seen injuries like this from a wild animal. DNA is being tested. No identification has been made. She described it as dog-like. Meanwhile, in northeast Ohio last month, eight people reported encounters with a massive bipedal creature in just five days.