Show Notes
In this episode of Cliffhanger: Paranormal and Cryptid Encounters, I’m joined by Connor from coastal New South Wales to discuss a series of genuinely unsettling experiences involving Hat Man–type shadow entities, shadow people, and repeated UFO sightings across the Jamberoo–Kiama region.
Connor shares multiple night-time encounters with tall shadow figures, including Hat Man–style entities seen moving through familiar locations. These weren’t fleeting glimpses. Some involved sustained visual contact, strange sounds in the bush that were far too heavy to be human, and an overwhelming sense that something was aware of their presence.
Alongside the shadow encounters, Connor has experienced numerous UFO sightings in the same coastal areas, including close-range sightings with other witnesses present. Bright lights, objects vanishing instantly, and movements that don’t match aircraft or conventional explanations feature heavily throughout his story.
What makes this episode especially interesting is the overlap. The same locations. The same time periods. Different phenomena, but a consistent pattern of high strangeness. We also discuss a moment where Connor later checked the exact location of one of his encounters on Google Earth Street View and noticed something unusual captured there in broad daylight.
Important note for listeners: The image discussed in this episode is not shown publicly. If you want to see it and decide for yourself what you’re looking at, you’ll need to join the Cliffhanger: Paranormal and Cryptid Encounters Facebook group, where it’s shared and discussed exclusively.
As always, this podcast exists to give everyday people a platform to share their encounters in their own words. Everything we know about the paranormal, UFOs, and cryptids comes from firsthand experiences like these.
If you’ve had an encounter of your own and want to come on the show, get in touch.
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