The 918 Files Podcast

The 918 Files Podcast

A place to talk about all the not so normal people, places and events in Arizona. www.The918Files.com

Episodes

January 11, 2026 3 mins

A retired couple contacts Charles after a friend suggests he document the incident.

While walking along the San Pedro River at dusk, they observe silent lights hovering low over the water, moving deliberately against the current. No aircraft noise is heard. No military activity is recorded.

The sighting lasts only minutes. No photographs are taken. No explanation is found.

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A woman contacts Charles after reading an article that referenced his work with unresolved cases.

Her brother disappeared weeks earlier. Then his phone left a voicemail. The message contains no words...only ambient noise and steady breathing. The signal traces to an area with no cellular coverage. The phone was never recovered.

Metadata was reviewed. No technical explanation was found.

The trail ended there.

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A hiker contacts Charles after being referred by a coworker, concerned about missing time during a solo hike in the Superstition Mountains.

He insists the gap lasted less than an hour. GPS data shows nearly three hours unaccounted for including movement through terrain he could not physically access.

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A former forest service volunteer submits an incident through the Zona Investigations website after learning of Charles’ work in northern Arizona.

Stationed alone near the Mogollon Rim, he reports repeated knocking at his trailer door late at night. Always in sets of three. Each time the door is opened, no one is present — only an unnatural silence and an unfamiliar odor that does not belong in the forest.

No visual contact was eve...

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