The Cash-Landrum Incident

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

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[@partqfavor]

I'm so sorry but I'm obsessed with the notion that this all goes down and their first thought is to go "It's okay it's Jesus he's chill" with such confidence 😭😭

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

I know right 😂 I'm atheist but even if I believed in god, I don't think I'd just assume it was Jesus and be so chill 😭🖤

[@partqfavor]

@@TheInternetInvestigator FRRR as an atheist as well, i feel like if i were their position i would think it might be the devil instead 😭

[@AccidentallyOnPurpose]

@@TheInternetInvestigator​​⁠​​⁠I'm an omnist and if I believe I encountered some divine being, jesus or otherwise, I'm pulling a u-turn and flooring it out of there. lol I may stop and look when I'm a distance away.

[@FourteenWords-n4l]

We should be so lucky.

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

@@AccidentallyOnPurpose That would totally be my reaction too 🤣🖤

[@juliana.x0x0]

There was one guy who experienced both nukes in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Not only did he survive, but he lived for many years afterwards. So it IS possible to get a large dose of radiation, get horrible radiation effects, and then survive.

[@Kittie28]

He was the first person I thought about!

[@grrbarking]

just a small detail but I like how stylized the thumbnails for this channel are! easy to read and recognize. ty for another upload yay🎉

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

They're pretty simple but I'm glad you like them 😄🖤

[@glutenfreehomo]

Me too! I love how its not bright and flashy and in your face or overcrowded. Its just nice and simple and classy. They put me at ease lol.

[@HorsesArePeople2]

Yessss I love the thumbnails. Simple, to the point and most importantly, not clickbait trash 😂

[@cennix]

Fr! I love her thumbnails they are simple but very eye-catching

[@Guro-Blue-kun]

YES!!!!! She literally makes the most recognizable and readable thumbnails! Thanks TII 🤗🖤

[@eepinwillow]

You can 100% get blistering with a sunburn. That means it's a second degree burn. Source: experience :(

[@mariawhite7337]

Seconded. I've had a LOT of sunburn blisters. Like as in I'll probably get skin cancer. So I have to be extra vigilant.

[@galaxyvictoriano9999]

growing up in texas i got many blistered sunburns. once, i was at a water park and walked barefoot on the hot ground for what must have been too long, because the bottom of my feet blistered. that was a fun couple of weeks. usually the blisters show up later in the evening on the same day the sunburn was aquired, but ive had large areas of peeling skin fill up with fluid days later.

[@tecumsehcristero]

It was radiation poisoning

[@adeer87]

⁠​⁠@@galaxyvictoriano9999 A little over a year ago I got a sunburn that blistered in the exact same way. Mid-June in California with no sunblock. I still have “freckles” on my shoulder from it.

[@Bridge_with_a_T]

"At first they thought it was Jesus" lmaooooo

[@AccidentallyOnPurpose]

As if Jesus makes more sense than aliens in that situation loool

[@InazumaDash]

MA I THINK I SEE JESUS!

[@geeker6350]

"It's the Jeebus man!"

[@josipmoskatelo]

What's so funny about that?

[@Scrinwaipwr]

When you don't understand anything, it's easy to see gods and prophets in everything.

[@OwlQueen375]

"It's Jesus... Totally Jesus he will protect us." A few weeks later Colby: Jesus, huh? Does Jesus cause radiation poisoning?!

[@curbyourshi1056]

You've got to keep the little ones from being scared anyway possible at the time.

[@eepinwillow]

I mean the Bible does imply if you look at God directly, you'll die. I'm not sure if it'd kill them, but seraphim are described as using one of their three pairs of wings to shield their eyes from God's light.

[@kylethecherry-nosesanalite1723]

Considering how people are described as either glowing or aging many years after divine encounters in the Old Testament, maybe.

[@OwlQueen375]

@@kylethecherry-nosesanalite1723 lol I am Christian and that did make me laugh a lot.

[@kylethecherry-nosesanalite1723]

@@OwlQueen375 Good. Happy the joke landed.

[@azeliaspank]

Watching this in 5x speed to beat all the other subs

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

Hahaha! I'm impressed 🥹🖤

[@Aperson355]

Watching this on 5x speed because she always talks so slow. (not a criticism) ❤

[@cal6137]

wait your microphone is so slay in this one lol

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

Glad to hear! I had to get a new one a few weeks ago and have been messing around with the settings but wasn't sure how it sounded to everyone else 😅🖤

[@partqfavor]

Here's an idea I just had: Dayton, Texas is not far out from Houston, which is famously home to the Johnson Space Center. Austin also had a municipal airport at the time which used to be an air force base, my grandpa used to fly out from it. Given that Betty/Vicky/Colby also claimed to have seen specific air force helicopters, I wouldn't be surprised if they actually did witness something like a military or general flight test coming from either of those areas. It reminds me of that guy who lived out in Nevada and thought he saw a UFO and the US was covering it up, when it was actually military flight tests. I don't know about the activity at Johnson or Austin airport during that time period, but I would bet that there's a huge possibility there was something going on from either that night. Wikipedia even says that the Austin airport had gotten a bunch of backlash in 1978 with noise complaints due to the sheer amount of flights and air force activity.

[@goodbher9244]

I used to live near a military base and I seen a poorly disguised plane that had some weird like camouflage blanket that had stars on it, but they didn't perfectly replace the stars in the sky, and it was also really really loud, like a helicopter flying too close. It was weird. I wish cellphones had better cameras back then (early aughts), because the camera phones back then were basically potatoes, so the video I took just looked like blurry videos of the sky.

[@kylethecherry-nosesanalite1723]

​@@goodbher9244 Not every experiment is a winner, I guess.

[@xXprettyxkittyXx]

There’s also a very similar case that happened near the U.S./Canada border which tells me this almost always some military being completely reckless and not caring who they hurt during testing. I don’t think either case genuinely set out to kill some random strangers, but I think they very well knew in both that someone was caught in their crosshairs. The way the craft usually leaves the second they notice the victims is a big sign that they’ve been “compromised.” I also say this because, in the case of the nothern border, it reminded me of MK Ultra where the U.S. military realized they were getting investigated in the states so they moved up into Canada where their experiments continued. That’s because both countries have a lot of land to defend and therefore have reasons to be in cahoots when it comes to weapons testing. I wouldn’t be shocked to find out later we have some horrible weapon that silently infects a lot of people with radiation sickness. This is also why I pray the wars in eastern Europe and the Middle East don’t reach that powder keg moment because nuclear war doesn’t just mean bombs. It means slow agonizing suffering like this story.

[@xXprettyxkittyXx]

@@goodbher9244I also lived near a base as a teen and saw the famous “triangle lights” that a lot of people think are ufos. As an adult I realize our military really ain’t as slick as it thinks it is lol

[@ethribin4188]

I agree that the helicopters garanteed were present at the time and place described. Personally though, I'm certain there was no ufo. And I think the two ladies were not at the place either. But I'm perfectly happy to accept that they were.

[@capybaracake]

The first thought being “it’s Jesus he won’t hurt us”…. if that’s Jesus we need to turn this truck around asap😭

[@maireadnic8280]

That said women do tend to be believed less about our illnesses, and despite obvious symptoms are, and certainly were, treated like hysterics or hypochondriacs.

[@ThugShakers4Christ]

Because women are hysterical!

[@yoteonthetoobs]

I think that has more to do with the nature of their claims (a UFO encounter) than sexism... sorry love 😂

[@CorpKitten]

​@@yoteonthetoobs the OP is referring to medical symptoms being ignored. It's very likely the women described certain symptoms, like hair loss, but were told that "it's normal for your age" or "it's due to stress" and not actually recorded.

[@del.howard]

Impeccable timing, I’m just sitting down to paint and need some company😁

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

Enjoy! 😄🖤

[@disregardthat]

YOOOOOOOO I remember being fascinated with this incident when I was a kid. my dad loved UFO books and documentaries, I would always watch them with him

[@brolene413]

honestly, have a hard time thinking things are faked when the person doing the apparent faking has their whole life ruined over it...

[@JustAnotherBuckyLover]

Have you met flat earthers?

[@zedtass4923]

I don't know about that, I know many people who would rather die than admit they were wrong or mistaken, and the further along a situation gets, the more likely one is to double down on their position out of spite, even if they actually know they're in the wrong. Sunk cost fallacy and all that.

[@brolene413]

@zedtass4923 not saying a belief, im talking abt a hoax, a completely made up lie theyre totally aware is a lie that destroys ur life...just doesnt make sense. not saying it was aliens, just that it doesnt seem likely theyd throw theyre whole life away for a lie that didnt even get them simple attention, just being laughing stalks with a destroyed business

[@brolene413]

@JustAnotherBuckyLover well flat earthers arent faking things. theyre just crazy and believe something nonsensical. flat earthers ruin their lives over believing conspiracy theories, not making up a weird hoax. all i was saying is it doesnt sound like a very lucrative hoax that doesnt make sense.

[@RaphaPortoRP]

It's Ramiel from Neon Genesis Evangelion! 🔷

[@eepinwillow]

They're lucky their AT fields held up

[@dezarone4785]

Was there photo evidence of the handprint on the dash? Also if Colby stayed in the car at the time. Surely that heat would have cause massive heatstroke no?

[@GreysPrincess]

This is what I was thinking as well!

[@FourteenWords-n4l]

Hey Ho Lets Go. Can you imagine "Blitzkrieg Bop" sung in this ladys lovely accent? I think it'd be good.

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

I have no idea what that is but I'm searching now 😄🖤

[@raeraebadfingers]

Dude it would be awesome. It's a great accent for punk music!

[@FourteenWords-n4l]

@@raeraebadfingers Check out the Mac Lads!

[@pippingtonne]

i see a lot of people ragging on vicky for her "it's jesus" comment, which i think is really unwarranted. taking her story at face value: firstly, from a distance an oblong diamond- particularly one made of reflective metal- could look like a cross shape. secondly, as a born-again christian (the phrase is most commonly used in evangelical communities) she likely had been conditioned to think about her religion pretty much every day, so it's not unreasonable for her to correlate a strange and impossible experience with her knowledge of her religion. she had her life destroyed and was kicked out of her congregation for this, maybe have a little empathy?

[@rabbit9905]

My thoughts exactly. Like, the origin of religion in a lot of cultures is to give a reason to what was considered unexplainable. It's pretty much the exact situation that someone would correlate with a religious experience

[@capybaracake]

No one is ragging on her personally. They’re just looking at the situation of large ominous shape looming in the sky and hearing “it’s Jesus he won’t hurt us” and finding it amusing/unimaginable because even if you are religious… that would be terrifying if it was Jesus. The depictions of Jesus are as a human man… imagining him as a giant flying shape emitting bright hot light is strange that’s h why people are reacting that way. People finding humor in a one off comment is not a lack of empathy. Those same people you think are ragging on her are expressing their sadness that she went to her faith in that moment, and a leader of her faith turned her away because of gossip and image.

[@capybaracake]

@@rabbit9905it’s also why many people turned to science to explain what could not be explained up to that point instead of assuming it was a religious deity. It wasn’t the 1600s after all, it was 1980 and the idea of Jesus as a human man was very much so the prevailing idea.

[@eepinwillow]

I'm not religious anymore, but I recall most biblical meetings with heavenly entities (other than Jesus as a mortal man) were rather terrifying for the human involved. So it makes sense her mind would go that direction. The flames are reminiscent of the burning bush and some types of angels like the flaming wheel ones. If I were in her shoes I'd probably consider the possibility that it was an angel.

[@InazumaDash]

This must have taken up most of their remaining life to some extent which is crazy. I would've given up a bit sooner if I was the one lying. So maybe they actually believed this is what caused their problems. It might have done so mentally at least.

[@no_peace]

On the other hand if they went all in on this to get help with health issues or something like that, and if the cafe went under because of it, they may have felt stuck

[@Nocturnal_Mee]

This was one of my favorite Unsolved Mysteries episodes.

[@beelzevuv]

Regarding the number of Chinooks - whenever I see something unbelievable, I find myself exaggerating what I saw without being able to control myself - like, instead of saying "I saw approximately 5 newts under a rock" (a very unusual sighting) it turns into "I saw, like, 20 newts under a rock!". After the excitement has died down I cringe at myself for doing it too. I agree with you - I believe the trio saw something very weird that day AND then greatly exaggerated what they saw.

[@keyaaaaaa]

you’re simply the best, TII

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

🥰🥰🖤

[@sandrafaith]

Man, I remember this from _Unsolved Mysteries_ ...

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

The amount of people in the comments surprised that she thought it was Jesus have clearly never spent time around an evangelical/fundamentalist Christian. The fear of god is literally taught to them from the time they’re babies. Some of them genuinely believe the world is ending and that the rapture will come any time. It’s not shocking, especially given that this is the 80s we’re talking about. It was a much more religious hysteria filled time in the US.

[@no_peace]

It's crazy that they can't imagine the 80s in that region being different than wherever they live now

[@JustAnotherBuckyLover]

I mean... sunburn DOES blister if it's bad enough. So that alone doesn't exclude deliberate exposure to high levels of UV from either the sun or a UV lamp.

[@chloedicker1757]

I’ve never been so early!! Just in time for my nap 😴 your voice is so relaxing

[@ahouseofpomegranates4338]

i think jacques vallée wrote about this case in either confrontations or revelations (i believe confrontations is more likely). i think this is also the case where he mentioned that in his investigations he began to pay close attention how the witnesses interacted with him, because one of the witnesses referred to vallée as an fbi agent (aka exaggerating his position to make the event more credible) while he's just a french astrophysicist who investigates ufos because of personal interest, unaffiliated with any organisations, especially government organisations. i might be wrong though and he could have been referring to a different case, but this phenomenon is something vallée did write about in one of his books. vallée is the only ufo researcher i actually trust, he is a believer in the phenomenon, critical of the alien hypothesis (i've read several conflicting opinions about aliens by him, he seems to go back and forth about it) and his research is actually scientific.

[@capybaracake]

Jacque Vallée is predominantly a venture capitalist and computer scientist, strong emphasis on venture capitalist first and foremost. He does not hold any eduction in astrophysics. The only site that states otherwise is Penguin Random House.

[@evtheschon]

T2 💌 I been here since 5k. I'm so happy for you and you deserve it so much. thank you for everything!

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

That's so kind, thank you so much 🥰🖤

[@brokens1097]

Hearing "That's Jesus" in that accident is priceless!!!

[@asher1134]

Your videos are my favorite to fall asleep to. I hope that doesn’t sound mean, because I mean it as a compliment. The topics you cover are very interesting and your voice is soothing, perfect combo lmao

[@notoriouswhitemoth]

The fact multiple winesses reported seeing helicopters and no UFO, plus the fact helicopters fly, suggests to me that the UFO was either one of the helicopters or cargo being carried by one of the helicopters

[@marielux7372]

I believe the women and the kid. The gov has technology that is far more advanced than anything we know about. Ppl saying oh those burns couldn’t have been caused by radiation are acting like they know everything and they don’t

[@tutunaku]

I remember being a little kid and being unsettled by the segment of Unsolved Mysteries about this.

[@LageNomAiNomAi]

Fresh content! Get it while it's still pipping hot!

[@hollywang227]

I LOVE YOU INTERNET INVESTIGATOR

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

🥰🥰🖤

[@Saint_Dan132]

this was a nice change of pace i enjoyed the video, xxx

[@littledreamerrem7021]

Their first thought being that it was Jesus is wild.

[@OwlQueen375]

Where is Internet investigator from? There's a KZbinr on here, the guy who starts his videos with "This case takes place" and he has the same speaking tone as I.I. both voices took me awhile to adjust to, now I think it adds to the overall eerie vibe of these video topics. Kind like Keith Morrison on those true crime documentaries... Lost track of my question lol. I like her voice is what I'm saying!

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

Thank you! 🥰 I'm from England, Yorkshire :) 🖤

[@rabbit9905]

Yes that's Disturban I'm quite sure they are from the same area

[@creacherfeacher8232]

I definitely agree that they saw *something.* I truly doubt there were as many helicopters as Colby claims - he was 7 and to him 23 was probably a big number, so I imagine he saw what, to him, was a lot of helicopters and said 23 because he was an excited little kid. On another note, and I hope this doesn't come off rude, I've never heard anyone pronounce Houston the way you did! I've always heard the ou pronounced the same way it is in the word "you."

[@iloveg0tham]

time to investigairt

[@patrickdunkel6183]

LETS INVESTIGAIT

[@Pinki_315]

😂

[@VinluvAntonHandesbukia]

>they didn’t believe it was a UFO Oh they’re skeptical >the first thing they thought it was Jesus I’m Christian but that’s way too funny of a dichotomy lol. You got me gud.

[@nosprings82]

Always glad to hear that someone enjoys Skeptoid ❤

[@misterzack7850]

Love this channel

[@daisiesforghosts]

Sunburns can absolutely cause blisters. I had second degree sunburns last summer and they definitely blistered

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

For sure, the photos of the blisters on Betty don’t look like the type of blisters you get from a sunburn though 🤔🖤

[@ShyAnn291]

I remember seeing this story on Unsolved Mysteries!

[@paigejohnson2999]

tell me why i was just thinking of this case. it's one of the few stories i remember watching on the original unsolved mysteries.

[@sbalsamo410]

“Jesus look at that!” Would be my first thought. I don’t think it’s the same thing though.

[@ghilleattano6868]

USAF doesn't operate CH-47 Chinooks. The Army and Army National Guard do.

[@rue.username]

WOOO!! I love your videos man can’t believe i’m pretty early, just sent this to all my friends

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

Thank you! 🥰🖤

[@materhead5051]

I am here to listen to your investigeehshun!

[@ColdNicole]

The US air force doesnt have chinooks. That shit took me out

[@DanJDA]

turning up early to investagaeyte but in a northern accent

[@BlackReshiram]

hooston

[@DryJacket]

Kind of amazing how respectable and acceptable it is to assume things like fake burns and Munchausen's as long as it's the skeptical view. All strangeness is madness and deception, but otherwise everything's boring and normal and totally fine. Great work as always, looking forward to the next video.

[@richardwilsonavena]

Have you heard of the "Houston Batman" sighting? Its weird as shit too!!!

[@LoboPal]

So like, stress could lead to a lot of the symptoms too. There may have been initial radiation that lead to consistent stress

[@Nin5egAta]

Still unable to wrap my head around medical debt...

[@goodbher9244]

*cries in American*

[@omgnoi]

consider yourself lucky

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

Yeah, we know. You constantly tell us. I will say, I can’t imagine waiting on a list for years for a test that I paid $60 for and got done within two months.

[@no_peace]

Do you feel like yours is a compassionate comment

[@abellabarbie]

The government does test drive recovered crafts, so this could be an event like that.

[@Pancakes4everyone42]

Move over "let's investigaet" now we have "Yoo-eff-eaugh"

[@SysOpQueen]

I feel really stupid, i thought Cash-Landrum was supposed to be a play on Crash Landing

[@montananerd8244]

Finally, a “ufo”-esque video that I find interesting too!

[@tecumsehcristero]

These women had radiation poisoning

[@coyoteartist]

I may be wrong, but I think the Chinook in question was the CH-47C of which the Army received 269, with 54 of those lost in service. It seems excessive to me that 23 choppers would be deployed in the middle of nowhere. So I think there maybe have been much fewer if there were any.

[@the_new_project]

This was a high radiation vehicle and most likely was indeed the government at that time. That shape is very common for that time period. Look not WWII space vehicles from Germany. “The bell” comes to mind.

[@envis10n12]

Thank you so much

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

You're welcome 😄🖤

[@BluePhoenix1973]

The Shannock helo' s are work horses...and less expencive in the 80's so they likely had more than are reported...the Canadian military has used them for as long as I can remember...

[@e.a.spikol6229]

December 1980...wow, I was only a baby then.

[@mobztar]

video is good but the music is so distracting especially with the video contents 😭

[@Amy_The_Problem_Child]

LET'S INVESTIGAAAATE ❤🎉

[@no_peace]

Most factitious disorder cases are of women who have so called uncommon/rare diseases. Like if you've had EDS and tried to get help 5+ years ago you probably ended up with a mental illness diagnosis. hEDS is actually not rare at all

[@no_peace]

I really have questions about all this, but you literally can't trust a medical record. I have hEDS and it was LITCHRALLY recorded in my chart as a psychosomatic disorder 15 years ago. IT'S NOT. It's such a bad diagnosis that my healthcare team wouldn't diagnose me with things like IRON DEFICIENCY bc they said it was actually depression or anxiety. You can't use people's medical record in situations like this. At that time it would have been a billion times worse

[@knyghts]

Do you think youll cover any more UFO or humanoid encounters in the future? Lonnie Zamora incident is a personal favourite

[@avery1912]

i love your videos and really liked how you covered this story but hearing you say "Hoosten" was painful 😂

[@avery1912]

it's pronounced "Hues-tin" or "Hues-ton" in these parts

[@BimmieJames]

Love that they left the 7 year old alone in the car initially.

[@Scrinwaipwr]

This sounds a Hell of a lot like the Pentyrch incident from south Wales 2016.

[@ethribin4188]

Even if it happened, why sue the government over the presence of a ufo?

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

They were suing because they thought it was possibly government testing they got wrapped up in. And given the US government’s military testing history, it’s not a stretch by any means.

[@dangerousandy]

Good evening TII 🙃

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

Good evening Andy :) 🖤

[@the_new_project]

Well I remember this one. Listen to that doctor say that lady had a shirt on with holes in it and then got a sun burn. What a crock of crap. The doctor was a quack.

[@florence.5088]

I don't think they made the whole thing up. I believe they saw something they couldn't explain that night, which gave them a lot of health anxiety. They started to relate every symptom to this event, even if it might have been a coincidence. Kind of like when you google your symptoms and web md tells you it might be a serious illness, so you start convincing yourself that you're about to die. As for the self-inflicted burns, it might have been a desperate attempt to have their case taken more seriously since nobody believed them.

[@ethribin4188]

There is what's called 'orphaned sources'. Thats human made uranium waste that, intentionally or not, lay around in nature. Mostly found in russia, but has been found in most nuclear power capable nations.

[@popcornfordinner5057]

babe wake up, the Internet Investigator uploaded

[@Angel-Pizzaeater]

her accent is both weird and sexy wtf

[@Y2k90s]

22:04 THAT PART!!

[@violetvalentine999]

almost sounds like they ran into ramiel

[@maisieghosted3592]

idk man…i dont quite trust the witness account of someone who sees an anomaly and their first thought is “Jesus!”

[@LoboPal]

If the Chinooks were leftover from Vietnam, it's not a crazy number. Although the other witness did say 12,.

[@anne-ni7yo]

bro that’s a balloon😭

[@raeraebadfingers]

I feel so incredibly spoiled LET'S INVESTIGEHT

[@jessehutchings]

The thing that really grips me about this case is that the details are so far-fetched that it begs the question: How could some Jesus loving country folks make all this up? That's almost as unbelievable as space aliens lol

[@KitKat_293]

no doubt to me they encountered something the government was aware of; like a classified domestic aircraft or a foreign aircraft most likely. the government didn't have to go into detail to settle this. but they could and should have taken responsibility for their exposure to radiation and compensated the women generously. really sad

[@mathieuleader8601]

I bet Colby thought that Jesus was following in his dads footsteps from the Old Testament

[@RossD189]

This is so wild

[@jdixon390]

Hi Internet Investigator!!!

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

Hey :) 🖤

[@annananaorange]

You are my favorite part of wash day. 🎉

[@CLEMENTEGONZALOCCALLALLA]

darkweb investigator was named Haroon Copeland or Aaron

[@phil6899]

HOO-STEN Airport. There I said it.

[@DonutGroove]

Valeu!

[@TheInternetInvestigator]

Thank you so much! 🥰🖤

[@KABModels]

yeah, i stopped taking it seriously at 'there's jesus'

[@God_i_love_Resident_Evil_games]

YOOOO I LOVE THIS CASE

[@mayrasampaio1276]

Noooo, not hot air balloon 😢 lol