Incident at Sandown: Solving an English UFO Urban Legend | 04.27.26.

Incident at Sandown: Solving an English UFO Urban Legend | 04.27.26.

From The Micah Hanks Program by Micah Hanks

April 28, 2026 · 1h 0m

About this episode

The episode discusses a bizarre 1973 UFO encounter on the Isle of Wight involving a clown-like figure.

In 1973, a bizarre encounter allegedly unfolded on the Isle of Wight, involving two children who claimed to meet an odd, clown-like humanoid figure near Sandown, England. Speaking in odd phrases and appearing to inhabit a strange, makeshift dwelling, the being called itself "All Colors Sam," and despite the obscure origins of the tale, it would eventually gain a cult following within the annals of UFO and high-strangeness lore, remembered today as the story of Sam "The Sandown Clown." Joining us this week on The Micah Hanks Program to discuss this case from ufology's "Odd Files" is Ryan Whalen, a Brooklyn-based researcher, science reporter, and college instructor who holds an MA in History and a Master of Library and Information Science with a certificate in Data Science. Whalen, who also co-hosts the podcast "Cease to Exist", reveals what he and his colleagues recently uncovered about this bizarre 1973 urban legend. What new details have emerged about the case, and one of the alleged witnesses to these eerie events that have since become a mainstay in modern UFO folklore? Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program ? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our…

People in this episode

Host: Micah Hanks

Guest: Ryan Whalen

Topics covered

  • UFOs
  • urban legends
  • high strangeness
  • ufology
  • 1973 encounters

Keywords

  • UFO
  • urban legend
  • Sandown Clown
  • Ryan Whalen
  • 1973
  • high strangeness
  • Isle of Wight

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Cease to Exist

Places: Isle of Wight, Sandown

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