Overview
Retired teacher Thom Powell used a recent appearance on Coast to Coast AM to argue that Sasquatch should be studied not just as a possible unknown creature, but as part of a broader web of unexplained phenomena that may include UFOs, telepathy and reports of sudden disappearance. Speaking with guest host Connie Willis, Powell said his thinking has expanded since his earlier book The Locals and that his newest work, Planet Strange, reflects a more integrated view of anomalous reports rather than a narrow Bigfoot-only focus.
Powell said he is now less concerned with proving Sasquatch exists than with understanding where it goes when witnesses lose sight of it. That shift, he argued, has led him to consider whether the creature may move through a vast subterranean realm rather than through the familiar explanations of hidden forest habitats or alternate dimensions. In his view, that possibility could also help explain some accounts involving UAP-related beings, which he suggested may not be interstellar visitors at all, but rather long-established Earth residents whose behavior has simply been misunderstood.
Key Claims About Sasquatch and Unexplained Reports
Powell said his interest in the topic deepened because of recurring details that show up in witness accounts and are often dismissed by mainstream researchers. Among those details, he cited colored lights, orbs, telepathic experiences, and sudden disappearances. He said the consistency of these reports across many witnesses is one reason he believes they deserve serious attention, even if they do not fit conventional scientific expectations.
He also described experimenting with people he believes have telepathic or intuitive abilities, saying the results convinced him that communication with Sasquatch may be possible. Powell did not present these efforts as definitive proof, but framed them as part of a wider attempt to take anomalous testimony seriously. He said his own scientific background initially made him skeptical, but reviewing hundreds of reports changed his view of how much evidence may have been prematurely discarded because it did not align with prevailing assumptions.
A Broader Paranormal Framework
Powell’s remarks positioned Sasquatch within a larger field of paranormal and unidentified phenomena rather than as an isolated mystery. His comments suggested that the same underlying system might account for both cryptid sightings and some UAP narratives, a perspective that remains outside mainstream scientific consensus but is common in parts of the alternative research community. By emphasizing hidden movement, communication and recurring witness patterns, he argued that the phenomenon may be more complex than a simple “animal vs. myth” debate.
Other Topics Raised on the Program
The second half of the broadcast shifted to researcher James Bartley, who discussed what he described as military abductions and encounters with reptilian entities. Bartley rejected the label “super soldier,” saying it sanitizes what he views as experiences involving mind control, exploitation and manipulation. He claimed some incidents occurred on Earth, off-world and in altered states, and said certain abductees may have latent abilities that interact with alien technology.
Bartley also alleged that reptilian beings and military-intelligence operations can overlap in underground facilities and other environments. Like Powell’s segment, his remarks relied heavily on witness testimony and personal interpretation rather than independently verified evidence. Still, the program underscored a recurring theme in paranormal radio: a belief among some researchers that Sasquatch, UFOs and related anomalies may be connected pieces of a larger unexplained puzzle.
