This was literally the best story-telling of this case that I’ve ever heard. The sheer amount of detail and plot twists blew my mind. Literally when I thought the story was over, and you said “But, this was not the end of the story for flight 401” and the moments I’ve heard after that sent chills down my spine. Bravo MrBallen, bravo!
@@MrBallen I saw another creator talking about one of your old stories and I had to just tell them about your channel😅. Keep up the good work ❤ your content.👍👍💯
I am a retired airline pilot and we studied this accident at length. It resulted in training changes that ensured whenever there was a mechanical problem on board that the flying pilot would stay focused on only flying the aircraft and not get involved in troubleshooting the problem. You told this very well and got it exactly right.
My husband worked for Eastern Airlines when this occurred. Having witnessed the firings and harassment of those employees that reported anything, most of the Eastern employees learned very quickly to NOT speak about the incidents. Thank you Mr. Ballen for another great story. I hope you and your family are settling into your new home.
I had a grandpa that told these kind of stories, only they were funny! Over the years we heard the same stories again and again. We always laughed. Miss him.
A very close friend of mine died in the crash of 401. She was my babysitter whom I adored as I was a child. Her luggage was retrieved and sent to her family, but her body was never found. When I would visit her aunt, who actually raised her, we would talk about her and about what a loving person she was. Those talks have helped to keep her alive in my heart, which is a great comfort for me, even after all these years. ♥️. Thanks, Mr. Ballen, for posting this story.
I'm so sorry about her...if only this was all just a dream and the bad things that happen to us is just a bad nightmare, and that we all will wake up and the nightmares stop soon...may she rest in peace
I actually find it really cool that the ghost of the engineer warned the pilot of malfunctions which ended up being real. He wanted to help and potentially saved lives by doing that
There was never any evidence that any crash parts were salvaged, and no one reported any ghost sightings until a reporter took a joke from a flight engineer too seriously. The flight engineer jokingly said he thought he saw the ghost of the dead flight engineer when checking the engines, and ghost on a plane made it to newspapers. The reason ghost sightings stopped getting reported is because people just forgot about the crash after a while, they were no longer paranoid. In the reports the ghost didn't tell anyone of a malfunction. The flight engineer heard a knocking sound in the hell hole, opened the door to check it, thought he saw a ghost in the darkness, checked it out and found a problem that could have caused a crash. People act like it's crazy for a malfunctioning engine part to make a knocking sound.
@@DennisTea you’re speaking of 2 separate instances though. The warning wasn’t the knocking in the hell hole, that was a whole different encounter, the warning was before a take off. Not saying I disagree with you, but if you’re going to make an argument you should probably at least fully comprehend what you’re trying to argue against and for. It all went over your head other than 2 key parts of a very large story.
No, ghost do not exist. This alleged flight engeener was a demon that has taken a form of a dead person in oder to deceive and torment living people. The reason why he told about the engine problem was to maintain this believe in ghost so that we may trust them and it would be dead easy to deceive us into making vad decisions.
I'd say the scariest part of this story is the pilot who bent down and looked Captain Loft in the face. If you think about that, he knew Bob in life, talked to him and probably more, and now looked at that dead face looking back at him. That part was freaky to me.
It's more freaky than that even. The ghost was staring straight ahead and never budged. Basically staring into the back of a seat in front of it it sounds like. I could only imagine what was going through the crew members minds looking at this ghost and getting no responses or movement
The ghost was turning a phantom SBD loose inside that plane. If u end up with a nose full of acrid anal ectoplasm while on board a flight…….well…..the captain has turned on the no-smoking sign. Please extinguish your butts. The captain’s butt is full of extinguished SOULS!!!!!!!!!!
This is a joke though, right? It seems like you really believe it with no sense of any form of sarcasm. So, just making sure that you know it is a green screen.
Don Repo is just a nice engineer. He simple told the captain about the malfunction, he didn't want anyone to get hurt, what a nice ghost preventing another crash.
exactly!!! that actually made me soooo mad when they pulled the parts after that!! it CLEARLY wasnt malicious spirits!!🤬 he was like i was a min too late to save lives before im gonna make up for that!! for spirits to form apparitions takes IMMENSE energy!!! that man was an a amazingly loving man!!!
@@JamieJai Malicious or not, those spirits frightened people on board and that couldn't be good for business. You're pissed because they got to come to salvation?
@@JamieJai my mom worked at a opera house that was haunted I can tell you now it wasn't cool can you imagine a plane full of freaked out passengers. I have a heart condition and I don't think I would be that chilled about a ghost in a plane.
I recently learned that my great grandparents were supposed to be on this flight. They were flying from New York back home to Florida. The flight was too full, so the airport asked if anyone would take the next flight plus be compensated extra money. My great grandparents agreed to wait and fortunately missed flight 401.
As an airline pilot, this is one of my favorite ghost stories ever. Also, this accident is considered legendary, and taught the airline industry some invaluable lessons.
like - dont lie to your customers - yet still today they ALL trott out - your safety is our first priority - yeah right - tell that to the 3 plane loads murdered paxs from those 737 Max crashes... $$$ is the ONLY priority
I wonder what they did with the parts. Is there any info on that? Did they just throw them out or are there somewhere in safekeeping where the ghosts still hang out?
the "Not Alone" part of the story freaks me out the most cuz i get that feeling a lot especially when i'm home alone and it's night time i'll almost constantly be checking my surroundings cuz i feel like someone is home with me, in fact when i was watching this video just now i constantly looked over my shoulder since my desk is facing the well and my back is to the rest of my room, and i felt like i wasn't alone, and when i watched this the first time, i was home alone, at night sitting at my dining room table, i felt too scared to even move out of the chair and go anywhere else in the house
My Uncle was a flight mechanic for Eastern at that time. He had recently retired from the Air Force and place in charge of a crew. About a year after he was tasked with pulling a number of perfectly good parts from perfectly good airplanes. He looked into the why and never got a straight answer from the company, but a variety of crew members shared this story.
@@MrBallen no more "3, 4, even 5 times a week!" then eh Ballen?? I feel so tricked and cheated. And here I thought you were the one! 😉😍🥰🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@traceurernest2222 Which is very contraproductive. I worked with one guy who was like that. He litteraly went and checked after everyone if every screw is tight enough to his standards. Few guys get really pissed off about it because it was blatant insult to their workmanship. And its not as if there was any justification from past problems caused by loose screws. There is thoroughnes and caution, and then there is being dickhead.
I remember learning about this when I was a kid in the 90's, bc in 1978 they made a movie about it called "The Ghost of Flight 401." It came on the TV one evening and my dad was explaining everything as we watched it. A heartbreaking part I remember from the film is the Captain was alive but badly hurt, and as he was being carried he just cried asking "How many dead?! How many dead?! I'm so sorry.!" Then he died not long after.
My Aunt was on that flight. I was waiting at Miami International Airport for her that night. Fortunately, she was on the last helicopter load of survivors. We actually met the pilot and co-pilot that morning because they were doing a turn around flight from here to LaGuardia Airport and we were bringing my handicapped Great Aunt to that flight. Both were so kind. My Aunt spent 9 months in the hospital and got the second highest settlement from Eastern Airlines. She went on to live another 4 decades. I will never forget that night that changed our lives forever.
I am an airline pilot and was fortunate enough to work with one of the flight attendants who was on that flight. She was very cool and told me a little about the crash. She was rescued while hanging upside down in her jump seat. She also showed me a picture taken of the cabin flight crew who worked that flight. Most of them were friends.. very sad. She continued to fly up until a few years ago before she passed. God bless her kind soul R.I.P.
@@Sundog0811 Wow your wrong about that my man. You don't even know him qnd I don't even know him but I have been watching him for years now and The fact that he was a Navy Seal says so much about "what he can do". I'm sure he has so many talents that we couldn't even imagine. But he wasn't just a Navy Seal but he is also a husband and a father and a Bad Ass helper of the Community who is always trying to help people. The fact that he can tell Stories well shows how smart he is. You have to be able to see every little detail in a story to be able to tell one like he does. He isn't perfect but he definitely isn't a one skilled pony by any means. I hope you have many talents as well and that one day you are as successful as Mr.Ballen has been.
This was one of my mom's favorite stories (and, consequently, mine). I've read the book, and saw the movie several times. This is, by far, my favorite telling of the story. It still gives me chills.
A 40 minute video has never kept me hooked like this one, listened to every single second, on the edge of my seat feeling like I was right there in the airplane, always a fan
Don Repo, probably said to himself, this may have happened to me, but it doesn't have to happen to you. RIP Don, you were an angel who saved lives on that plane
@@Ghost-oq8fwHeard so many accounts so is hard to say what is 100% true but I believe the person is gone at that point but the emotions (guilt) that Don and the other pilots had in death were so strong that those feelings, not so much the person, took on a physical form. Irrelevant but I think that's why a lot of Ghosts are said to just wander aimlessly because that's how they felt when they died whereas these pilots felt like they had a duty. Not to go off on one.
the way my heart dropped when the music intensified and mrballen said "OMG ITS BOB LOFT" by far my favourite youtuber your storytelling is absolutely unmatched.
You know what? It has been quite a minute since Ballen told us a ghost story. It is quite refreshing after a lot of murder plots. As always, the stories are definitely a highlight of my day. Thank you.
I haven't finished the video qnd I'm reading your comment made me even more excited bc I miss his paranormal videos. I totally forgot about him saying his wife is a huge skeptic qnd then went into a plane story I totally forgot about him briefly mentioning paranormal qt the beginning. His Hello Fresh story still has me cracking up.
Yeah agreed! My fav are the O.P. Rock story and the story of some giant being killed in the middle east by some U.S. boys, but then someone swooped in and scooped it up on some big ass transport plane and it was gone. Nothing to see here.
Airline pilot here. One of the hardest things for me to do was explain things about how the plane works in pilot terminology to regular civilians. And I don’t think you’re a pilot but you literally explained things in layman‘s terms for anyone who is not a pilot perfectly. Well done. Additionally, I remember learning about this flight in our Airline Pilot training. There were some rules and regulations made due to this crash. It’s a sad truth that a lot of our rules and regulations were written in blood.
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I’m studying commercial aviation right now but I’ve done so much research my whole life, so while I’m not yet a commercial pilot, I pretty much know just about everything in terms of terminology, and you are definitely correct when you say that Ballen explain things well. And I know the annoyance of having to take the time to explain things to people who know nothing about planes 😂
I am a flight attendant. I was hired in 1999. I had training on the L1011 but once I graduated the L1011’s were being phased out. During training I had to go down the elevator but I was lucky enough never to have to work it. The flight attendants told me about the ghost faces down there. I was so glad I never had to. Great storytelling. They must’ve missed some parts. 👀👀👀👀👀
"Thirty-five years after Eastern Airlines Flight 401 plummeted into the Florida Everglades, airboat pilot Bud Marquis is finally being recognized for his actions that night that saved untold lives." I saw this in an article after I Googled the story.
I come from a family of pilots in Australia... my dad used to tell us this story when we were kids. He was a complete skeptic, being a pilot, a man of science and logic... this was the only ghost story that ever made him question things because they're were so many witnesses.
I remember when my daughter was in first grade she mention her friend had to walk about 3 blocks to go home and the funny part of it was that a crow named Roberto walked with her until she step into her front door, one day I asked Jenny if i could give her a ride and she said no thank you miss Heidi Roberto is coming to pick me up and walk with me to my home. I waited until I could see someone arrive and I only saw a crow landing by her feet and started walking with her ! It was crazy I saw her mother the following day and she said Jenny rescued Roberto from a old pipe on her yard when Roberto was a baby and injured so she kept Roberto in a cage until he healed and let him free but he was attached to her and kept coming back every day to see her go to school and back! Her mother one day saw Jenny telling Roberto let’s walk to school and he listened to her and I don’t know the full story but for 4 years my daughter was in this school I saw the crow waiting for Jenny outside the main office waiting for her even on rainy days that Jenny was driven to school he was flying behind the car to see she was ok! It was amazing! Plus he talked as well ! He said something like (Jen) or (aww) and did cursed as well ! 😅 they do know everything and are so smart!
So normally, I PROBABLY would have called "BS!" on your story if it didn't sound rather familiar to another one that was documented in a video I saw recently where this crow & very little boy had formed an unbreakable bond w/each other; not only would the crow ONLY let the young boy ever touch or pet him (whereas it would immediately scamper to avoid ANYONE ELSE who ever tried to like they were the plague), but eventually when the boy became old enough to start school, this crow would be waiting from it's spot on their roof & then fly down to greet him just as he'd be getting home from school EVERYDAY... and in the video, the 2 were almost ALWAYS together w/the crow "walking" (or more so, "hopping") right along side the young boy everywhere he went as they played together in their big yard. It would also come by to "visit" him many other times, flying up & landing on the window ledge of whatever room the boy was in either playing or watching TV & the little boy would see him, get all excited & go open up the window to greet his little crow friend back... ANYWAY, I found it to be rather fascinating (and NGL, it was pretty damn cute to say the least...) as I'd never realized just how intelligent Crows were up till that point! I'll have to see if I can find a link to that video again & will paste in this thread if/when I do
Crows are actually a very intelligent species. They know kindness and reciprocate it, and they recognize cruelty and avenge themselves when possible. Thank you for sharing this beautiful story!
I have a little crow friend, I put nuts out for him and he brings me shiny pebbles in return, he waits everyday for me to bring out the nuts. Funny enough it started when I was bringing out the trash to the bins in front of my apartment building and he just stared at me, so next time I brought nuts for him, he flies away from everyone else but will sit right next to me when I'm outside it's quite cute.
I have a personal connection to this disaster. I was very good friends with the daughter of a survivor of this crash, Richard Micale (he is listed on the website). Richard, frequently spoke of his experiences about the crash & his recovery. He said that while he was floating in the Everglades, he distinctly recalled seeing an apparition walking among the debris. He also said that he wasn’t certain if seeing this apparition was due to inhaled fuel fumes or it was really a ghost. Also, due to your military medic history, you may find it interesting that it was this disaster that CRM - Crew Resource Management & how we run codes, is based upon! I’m in the medical field & have worked closely with members of the aviation community that also teach ACLS/BLS. I am so thankful that Richard Micale, survived this crash. He actually saved my life & is the only reason I am here to comment on your video today! Richard, passed away many years ago. I am so happy that you covered this information. The man Robert, in your story, also pulled Richard Micale, out of the Everglades that night. Thank you again for covering this story.
I read this book, "The Ghost of Flight 401" many years ago. It's my favorite account of a haunting Ive ever read. These ghosts were protecting the flights they appeared on. On one occasion Don Repo appeared to flight staff and told them that there would never be another crash of an L1011. I highly recommend reading the book!
Read this book to! The author (who met his wife, a stewardess working for this airline) then did another book about the R101 airship crash & subsequent ghosts, another good read!
IN REAL INTERVIEWS WITH actual victims, they say “No Mr Ballen got it wrong” or “That conversation never happened.” He makes-up a lot of details. His stories are 90% fiction and only 10% facts .
I read it when I was a kid, like 40 years ago and as he spoke, the book start coming back to me...wow!! It's just as fascinating 2 hear it read by another.
What a great story and as usual, Mr Ballen tells it flawlessly ! I was a flight attendant for National Airlines, a few year after the Eastern flight 401 tragedy. National flew a lot of DC 10s that also had a lower galley to store and cook the food necessary for the flights. I loved working that position. It was a strange place very raw, cold metal, and weird noises, real industrial spookiness. I did not pay too much attention to it because I was always so busy, but once or twice i was visited by some wandering passenger who got into the elevator by mistake (on purpose.) They always asked me how I could stand it, and ALONE! They never stayed more than a couple minutes because the place gave them the ibby-gibbies (sp?) After a busy service, for a few moments I would sit a spell, listen to the clicks, groans, and whistles from inside the belly of the beast and think about 401. I would never doubt the reports of all the witnesses, but if there was a place where you could see ghosts, that lower galley was definitely the spot.
It makes me wonder what the outcome would have been if those two men were not out looking for frogs that night. I think it's possible that there might not have been any survivors at all. Thank God for those two men, that they went to check on what only one of them had seen. It was a tragedy but it could have so much worse without their intervention. They certainly deserve some sort of recognition & reward .
@@jimmydrumslip4925no he didn’t 😭coast guard isn’t just chilling in the Everglades like that. They got called when the flight went down and the polenta didn’t answer and comms went off.
Can we give huge props to Rob and his friend for trying to save as many people as possible? I would have been way too frozen with shock and horror to have done that much.
Not so horrifying... They were only wading through swamp water at 2:00 a.m. to the sounds of people screaming in deathly agony all around them, body parts and gore hanging off of a destroyed airplane, bugs up in their face, the possibility of gators returning to the area any second for a feast with the smell of blood in the water... Just another night out with the fellas...🐊🐊🐊🐊😬
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This was one of the more intense stories I've seen on your channel, having never heard of this story before I had goosebumps at multiple points during this video
What I love the most about these stories is that I can listen to them in the background while playing video games. The descriptions are so good that you can still follow if you are not watching.
Timestamp 14:55 the young man in white hospital uniform carrying a child in was my boyfriend at the time. His name was Perry Damone, Vic Damones son. Vic was a singer from the Frank Sinatra, Perry Como era. Perry was never the same after working that tragedy. Your gift for storytelling is amazing. Thank you for telling these stories.
Both of my parents worked for Eastern for over twenty years, and were with the company when this unfortunate event occurred. Their home base (at that time) was MIA, the Miami International Airport. My mother, who was a flight attendant then, never did have an encounter but she told me one of her friends and fellow flight attendants saw flight engineer Repo on one of her flights after the crash. My father, who was a mechanic for Eastern, had no supernatural encounters though he no doubt worked on the planes with parts cannibalized from 401, as he specialized on the L1011. I have personally worked on an L1011 in a museum setting and it's a magnificent bird. It's a shame this tragedy ever occurred. I have a theory that the ghosts of those who failed to prevent the accident served as guardians for the fleet in the afterlife, as it is the responsibility of the crew to assure the safety of all souls onboard their aircraft. It seems to me as though they took this duty very seriously.
Yea those poor souls were still at work... However I don't think they should have removed the parts tho... Maybe find a way to have them move on... Its just really sad
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Dude, talk about storytelling at its finest! Our account of Not Alone had me breathing quietly and so tense and my heart was racing! It’s been a while since I’ve felt like that about a ghost story! Big props to you for telling with such respect & reverence, and clearly being so passionate about telling these stories! And thanks to the captain and engineer for keeping their new planes safe. ❤
We not gonna talk about how he laughs at his own jokes and can’t get through them without laughing? It’s the greatest thing and always makes me laugh as well. Always appreciate a good laugh. Thank you mr.Ballen for always posting such good content 👌🏻
TBH it’s getting a little formulaic/scripted, encouraged by lots of these comments. The difficulty keeping a straight face felt rare and more natural in his old videos. Especially b/c you assumed he always edited the laughing out unless he really really couldn’t keep it in for a solid take. Still love it all though ❤
Laughing at your own jokes is great. One of the biggest TV stars did this. If he thought of something funnier to say than was scripted he just had to say it. His show was The Red Skeleton Show
I genuinely love his little sponsor skits- I usually skip right past sponsorship parts- but I always watch through his because they still make me laugh. God I love this guy. Cheers everyone.
I'm so glad I watched this one. I couldn't stop laughing when he linked it to Hello Fresh. I was like "THAT'S where this is going?" Hahahaha XD Man, I love the horror and always come back for more of it, but the humor helps relieve the tension a bit. I'll be listening to future ones for sure.
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I actually booked my twin sister onto this flight to meet me and other family members in Florida. When a late meeting kept her at work and she couldn't make the Eastern Flight out of Kennedy, but was able to get to LaGuardia to catch a National Flight that came in at the same time the Eastern Flight should have arrived and didn't. I am now 70 years old. I still do not like to fly anywhere. My twin passed away from cancer 2 years ago.
Oh, I’m so sorry for your loss 💔☹️. May God grant you peace and serenity. I’ve lost both my siblings and it’s not easy. She’s your Guardian Angel now looking over you until you meet again 😇🙏. Again, I’m so sorry for your loss 😓.
My uncle used to work for Eastern Airlines in the late 80s. He was a very accomplished pilot, was in the marine Airforce and had a lot of flight time. He's a perfectionist and would always inspect the plane that he was going to fly and would write up a report if he found any issues. Eastern threatened him several times about the write ups until they finally fired him and blacklisted him from the industry in which he couldn't get a job for over a decade. He would later get work doing private flights until he was approached by and currently works for the FAA as an aircraft safety inspector/investigator out of JFK. There were a lot of issues with that airline and it's no wonder they went out of business.
Mr Ballen is on fire today. 40+ mintues! And this episode has everything. Airline horror stories, wilderness survival, heroes, lawsuits, corporate coverups, and strange occurrences. And I'm only halfway through!
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@@austin3853 you re just lucky never meet one kind ghost/spirit or the malevolent entity yet or they dont want you to see them or just ur unworthy 😂 of seeing such entity
Not gonna lie I listen to a lot of people that either tell stories or different things and you are certainly one of the best I've heard it's very entertaining listening to listen to and it's so good in fact it's has me rewinding multiple times just to make sure I don't miss anything
just as a PSA, all these stories come from the book "The Ghosts of Flight 401", written by a ufo kook haha, not a SINGLE part from 401 was installed on any other plane, thats not a thing that happens and its not a coincidence all his unverified claims cant be corroborated because the airline mysteriously removed all the logbooks every time hahaha, as if theyd care about these claims. people actually tracked down a lot of the people mentioned, who said none of this ever happened and the book was just sensationalizing and cashing in on the tragic plane crash.
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This is exactly what I want from this channel. I started in November of 2020, and since then I’ve been hooked. Nothing wrong with the “new” Ballen, but this felt like “old” Ballen. Please keep doing these true/paranormal stories, they’re my favorites! Thank you for the dedication, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.
I agree. My sister and I have been watching him since his first video. I really enjoy these videos versus his true crime videos, because there are so many true crime youtubers. Although I'd still watch his true crime vids. Because he is really respectful, and doesn't just care about making money off the topics, and really cares about the people in the story.
I absolutely loved the story with Bob Loft sitting in the seat. It diverges from a lot of ghost stories I usually hear, especially the ones that try too hard to be creepy. Side note: I ordered a shirt, I'm so glad you opened up merch!
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IN REAL INTERVIEWS WITH actual victims, they say “No Mr Ballen got it wrong” or “That conversation never happened.” He makes-up a lot of details. His stories are 90% fiction and only 10% facts .
i experienced the same thing Jenny had when i was younger, alot younger. i was at my grandmothers place and in the living room alone which i often was, and completely fine to add! i suddenly got the feeling of fear, i literally curled up in a corner and cried as i watched the entrances to the room as if something was coming to get me. and out of the corner of my eye i could have sworn i saw a ghost, could have been me hallucinating from fear but…who knows? i sat there till my grandmother came downstairs to figure out why i was crying in which i was balling my eyes out at this point. i haven’t been in that house since but honestly i wonder how it would feel if i went back there today.
Interesting part of the story is that Don and Bob never really seem malicious, even when they're not actively helping. They're either just sitting there or wandering around, they seem pretty chill
it's so wholesome to watch you laugh when you're telling us about your sponsors or telling us how to make the like button's life a little more hellish. You're an absolute legend!
This is my second time listening to your flight 401 story. You are a storyteller extraordinaire. Thank you for using your creativity to educate, entertain and charity works.
naw my heart dropped cuz i was scared of the sudden yell and it's literally 2am and i'm the only one up so it made me jump and look out the windows and around my room to make sure i'm the only one here 😓
The fact Don Repo said you have an engine problem is amazing to me. Seems like they just didn't want anymore ppl dying on planes its strange yes but it makes me so happy to think even in death ppl are trying to help others this is such an interesting story!
Yeah, and they removed the old plane parts which means he can never save anyone elses life! They should have kept the old parts in, that's so interesting.
Since that one ghost was so helpful with pointing out a faulty engine I wondered if it was a good idea to remove the parts. BTW this story probably inspired at least 2 TV shows. The Others (not the Nicole Kidman movie) and Mysterious Ways which starred Adrian Pasdar. And probably more that I have forgotten. I love this trope. But yes I hope those ghosts found peace.
Oh brother. (rolls eyes) Funny how when the airlines claimed they tossed the parts (they probably didn't) he never appeared again. (rolls eyes again) This story is not AT ALL believeable by any stretch of the imagination and, yes, I do believe in ghosts. I just don't believe this - though it's always fun to see Mr. B tell a good story.
I listen to as much of you that I can & am very happy about all your newly added podcasts & such. Of all the YT storytellers, you definitely are my favorite because you always manage to spook me to the point I can't listen to you at night. Now, after this story, daytime isn't safe either. Kudos! Keep them coming! From Deb in Florida.
I was super intrigued with the flight 401 story and wanted to hear every detail, but then he stopped half way through and told us a story ill never forget. The story of friends, a dream to help people, and ants.. Of all the stories I've hear Mr. Ballen tell, that's gotta be one of my favorites! The best part is when he unexpectedly jumped out the window!! Wow. What a tale. And the reenactment?! 10/10 thank you!!
I have said all along Mr Ballen could tell a story about going to the store and we would all sit riveted. That ad in the middle is proof. I knew it was a sponsor and gladly sat and listened to it!
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I have had some experiences some good some bad 2 times I think my past grandparents were there cause I was stressed out and suddenly smelled. Their cooking or their house it disappeared so I can’t really say what it was the second one I got shushed by someone when everyone was sleeping so I noped out of there real quick
Agreed, I far prefer this over the true crime stuff. I think part of it though is there is no shortage of material on murders. Meanwhile there are only so many believable mysterious/paranormal events documented.
I like those better too! Wish he had more. I usually get sucked into the story alot deeper when it's paranormal related. Whether it's true or not, ya know? Demons, Ouija boards, ghosts, etc. Love that! lol ;-P
You know what i like about your stories? 1. I like that you are so entertaining! 2. You dont have to bait trap. What you tell is exactly what your titles says! Love to have you act them out, too! Thanks so much!
You're finally back to the paranormal! Thank you very much. Real crime is interesting, but I can just turn on the television and watch the news, while finding someone who talks about monsters and ghosts with your skill is not that easy.
Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality But I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!👻👻👻
Was trying to fall asleep to your storytelling voice, but was so freaking hooked that it literally made me MORE AWAKE instead of asleep!! Heck you John!! It’s now 2:46 in the morning! Darn you and your amazing storytelling!!
@@myajane1010 3 nights in a row now I have fallen asleep watching the Weidman/Rockhold UFC fight. Would get through 1 round and fall asleep each time. Maybe try watching that lol
It was good but I wish the "he vanished right in front of them" was explained better. Did it happen in a brief moment when they looked away to discuss with each other? Or were their eyeballs literally looking right at him when he vanished? If it was the latter, did it happen abruptly or fade gradually?
@@melloroful - Been a thing I’ve been saying since middle school lol, I used to say it ironically, but now genuinely use it as a silly non-vulgar option to playfully insult someone Fight me :P
That feeling of not being alone is a creepy feeling indeed! I haven't had it many times but the few I have, it's been very unsettling and you have the urge to move away from the area really quick
this made me so emotional. like, I'm heartbroken but also feel like I would feel comforted if I saw him on my flight. it's as if he's still looking out for passengers and trying to make sure everyone's okay even after his life ended 😭
When my wife was pregnant we would always sit down together in the couch and watch your videos, it’s been almost a year of seeing your videos and our little baby recognizes your voice from all the times we watched your videos. Thank you for making amazing content!!
Yo Fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range of other content and I’m still working On quality But I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!👻👻👻
I lived near the ‘glades when the plane went down. My dad went out to try to help. While out there, they witnessed others in airboats stripping watches and valuables off people who were still in the water. It was so disgusting. He said others who were out there trying to help, as dad and his friends were ran them off, beyond disgusted at humanity. The thought of that haunted me for a long time.
@@PiglipsMaximus Rolex thought? What if some deceased person got attached to it and haunts the stealer? Like even plane parts in this crash got used and there's sight of spirit, let alone some watches stripped from deceased person...
It is inhuman behaviour. People that do things like that should be culled and their bodies used to fertilise crops. The food from the crops can be used to feed starving people.
Same situation happened to my friend. He was involved in accident bcs of a car suddenly coming out of junction. When he woke up, all of his belongings were gone
I once had surgery to repair my shattered wrist. Sometime much later after I woke up and was watching tv, a doctor came in and told me surgery went well, no issues, asked how I was, etc. The entire time he was writing on a chart. After he left to let me rest, an aide came in to ask if I needed anything, and asked who I was talking to. I told him what happened. That doctor was never there. I was not under any medication. My surgery meds had worn off. I remembered that vividly since 2004.
Something similar happened to me and my friend recently. A year and a couple months ago my friend and i were at our duty station at camp pendleton. We were in the 62 area and we were told were getting a new plt sargeant bc our old one failed IULC (a course needed to become a plt sargeant). Before we met our new plt sargeant my friend and i were walking to the px. While walking we saw this marine in an older uniform. He wore our up to date cammies but his plate carrier and kevlar was dated. He also had an m16 which was pretty uncommon for a grunt around this time bc we switched our m16 to the m27, so we thought he worked an admin related job and was probably outside training with his platoon or something. My friend and i starts talking to him and we start a conversation about our plt sargeant. We tell him our new one is apparently top of his class at iulc so we might have a pretty good sgt. The random guy then asks what his name is and we say SSGT Fuentes (not his real name). The doods eyes widen and says he might know him. He then says his team leader in Afganistan was SSGT Fuentes. At this point were like no way this dood went to afganistan. He looked so young like he was 18 or 19. The guy then tells us to tell ssgt fuentes that Larry says hi. We say okay and go on our way. Literally hours later we meet our new plt sgt and i was suprised bc he was actually my receiving week DI but thats unrelated to the story. He then says hi and afterwards my friend and i goes up to him and says Larry says hi. We were excited to see his reaction bc this is literally his friend from afganistan potentially. Ssgts face looked so sad and stunned. Like how do we know larry hes been dead for a decade. My friend and i believe this was a call to let ssgt know his friend is good and was probably a way of saying good job on completing IULC. A couple weeks later we do a pt up 1stsgts hill. This hill houses crosses with names of the fallen who died in combat. One of the crosses had the name larry on it. Our plt sgt comes up to us and tells us who he was and how he was the best marine he served besides. This story is kinda sad but is also proof that brotherhood goes beyond the grave.
i love the fact mrballen lets us know what photos he shows are real and not real!!thats a big difference from all the other storytellers where im always wondering if what im seeing is real or fake photos or video,wich just kills the story for me and i just exit that video!so this is one reason he is #1 on youtube for me!
This is actually a really sweet haunting story. It sounds like the captains were making sure the flights using the parts from the downed plane stayed safe.
It seems like it might be handy to have a ghost engineer around who knows about problems with the plane before they've even been noticed by anyone else.
The minute you started speaking and mentioned your wife’s reaction, I just knew what flight this was going to be. For some reason I came across John G Fullers book on this when I was about 15 and have been fascinated by it ever since, even to the extent of looking at some of the investigations and reports on it. It is a case that still intrigues me and you told it brilliantly. For this to have happened independently to so many diverse people, it really makes you wonder
Worked my way back through all your stories after discovering you in the Summer. I'm now up to date and scared of camping, cave diving, buying a my dream house and everything in between. Bravo Sir 👏
Exactly! I absolutely love it. We need more of this on TH-cam instead of mindless ASMR, gore, and gaming. ( Not to say all of those are bad, cuz I watch a couple gaming content creators) just miss the good ol' days when we'd do this around a fire or just sitting around bored with friends and it didn't have to be a special occasion..😌 Mr.B bringin' back the nostalgia...
When I first got out of college in 1984 in FLA, I worked for a company that retro-fitted aircraft. My boss had been a FAA crash inspector who worked this crash; He told me this entire story and had heard cockpit recordings. He said you hear the crew talking about the landing gear and you could hear the alarm. As Mr. Ballen said, they were so focused on figuring our the problem, that no one registered the noise. He also said that the gators had gotten there pretty quickly also, which is horrifying to visualize. He mentioned the sighting employees had, also.
You’re the best story teller I’ve watched on utube, despite being 40 minutes long I had this video playing as background noise but I was glued to my phone instead. Definitely subbed!
As a paranormal enthusiast and scholar, this is one of my favorite tales. Its a modern harbinger to the classic "ghost ship" stories. And one of few (like you said) that had an amazing amount of witnesses. Great job telling it!
I remember this story as a child. The TV movie, “The Ghost of Flight 401” starring Ernest Borgnine scared the heck out of me as an 8-year old! Fantastic storytelling!
I've always wondered what that movie was. I remember seeing it on TV and I only remembered that a plane crashed in the everglades. A few years ago, I was watching one of my favorite shows "air disasters" and flight 401 was on it! So I searched online and found the movie! Sooo creepy! I wonder if there's any new updates on these accounts?
This was an amazing episode. There's never a bad episode on this channel, but this was chilling and compelling. I'm also on the skeptic side when it comes to the supernatural, but like the ex-NASA engineer who was haunted by demons, when you have multiple people experiencing the same thing at the same time, you can't just brush it off.
Yo Fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range of other content and I’m still working On quality But I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!👻👻👻
This is, by far, one of the best and most intriguing stories you've posted to date, and the fact that you read a 400+ page book to make sure you did it justice, makes it that much more impressive! I already can't imagine the amount of research you and your team have to do to get every detail to create a story from actual events, no matter how major or minor they might be. As always, well done, sir! Can't wait to see what you have in store next!🤘
Yo Fam I’m a small content creator, and I Make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range of other content and I’m still working On quality But I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!👻👻👻
You're storytelling is literally better than AT LEAST 50% of movies being released nowadays. Thank you Mr. Ballen, hopefully one day I can get your autograph.
why he is so good : > he tells the story in conversational style instead of narrative or dramatic style. > He doesnt skip over details, then go back in "oh I forgot to mention" fashion. > he makes excellent use of hand and body motion to tell the story... without it being obtrusive > just the smallest bit of dramatic back music is used > he paces the story to produce drama with dramatizing the story.
Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!👻👻👻
I lived about 5 miles from the crash site. I was young and will never forget how our house shook and the windows rattled! My neighbors owned airboats and were on their way to help.
This was literally the best story-telling of this case that I’ve ever heard. The sheer amount of detail and plot twists blew my mind. Literally when I thought the story was over, and you said “But, this was not the end of the story for flight 401” and the moments I’ve heard after that sent chills down my spine. Bravo MrBallen, bravo!
Thank you!!
NOOOO please I hope the bots don take over mrballens comment section like they did crt1t1kals
The best cure for the Sunday scaries
@@MrBallen I saw another creator talking about one of your old stories and I had to just tell them about your channel😅. Keep up the good work ❤ your content.👍👍💯
Yep. Once again he’s money!!!
I am a retired airline pilot and we studied this accident at length. It resulted in training changes that ensured whenever there was a mechanical problem on board that the flying pilot would stay focused on only flying the aircraft and not get involved in troubleshooting the problem. You told this very well and got it exactly right.
Ya that makes a lot of sense.
Thank you for that!!
Walking faster it makes them want to fuck with you more lol
Hey how hard is it to get your pilot license? Always wanted to learn how to fly
How long does it take to get a pilot license
What about the gohsts? Have you heard anything about them?
My husband worked for Eastern Airlines when this occurred. Having witnessed the firings and harassment of those employees that reported anything, most of the Eastern employees learned very quickly to NOT speak about the incidents. Thank you Mr. Ballen for another great story. I hope you and your family are settling into your new home.
Thank u mr ballen for another??mystery keep up and wish u all the best a fan from hellas 🇬🇷
So wild! Thanks for sharing!!
This was worth 2 weeks wait not gonna lie. Thanks for awesome videos!
They should've left those crashed parts in the dump.
@@sleezyout3659 but I need more content to watch. You got any other story tellers like this? I'm desperate lol
Imagine having this guy as a grandpa, bro he'd tell the best stories I could sit and listen for hours.
I had a grandpa that told these kind of stories, only they were funny! Over the years we heard the same stories again and again. We always laughed. Miss him.
Hes actually my grandfather
I'd never sleep again
I love Mr B but if my PaPa told me that story at bedtime, I’d scream the house down!
@@Lilo-A oh I'm so sorry for your loss
“Excuse me sir, are you deadheading?” “Yes I am dead, and don’t call me heading”
lol
love the "Airplane" reference
Oh, oh! So painful!! 😂
"There's a sale at Penny's!"
Soon as I finished reading reading I got it immediately lol
A very close friend of mine died in the crash of 401. She was my babysitter whom I adored as I was a child. Her luggage was retrieved and sent to her family, but her body was never found. When I would visit her aunt, who actually raised her, we would talk about her and about what a loving person she was. Those talks have helped to keep her alive in my heart, which is a great comfort for me, even after all these years. ♥️.
Thanks, Mr. Ballen, for posting this story.
may her rest in peace
I'm so sorry about her...if only this was all just a dream and the bad things that happen to us is just a bad nightmare, and that we all will wake up and the nightmares stop soon...may she rest in peace
@@gabrieldoc9303 Thank you!! 🙏🏼
rip
dont worry, she is going up
Imagine how frustrated Bob was at the irony of being asked if he was deadheading. No wonder he didn't say anything.
😂
sorry, I shouldn’t be laughing. 😉
😂
Are you dead... heading? 😂
😂🤣 lol
Well, Kyle Vanover, you made all of us laugh inappropriately. Including MrBallen.
👏🏻 Well played.
I actually find it really cool that the ghost of the engineer warned the pilot of malfunctions which ended up being real. He wanted to help and potentially saved lives by doing that
There was never any evidence that any crash parts were salvaged, and no one reported any ghost sightings until a reporter took a joke from a flight engineer too seriously. The flight engineer jokingly said he thought he saw the ghost of the dead flight engineer when checking the engines, and ghost on a plane made it to newspapers. The reason ghost sightings stopped getting reported is because people just forgot about the crash after a while, they were no longer paranoid. In the reports the ghost didn't tell anyone of a malfunction. The flight engineer heard a knocking sound in the hell hole, opened the door to check it, thought he saw a ghost in the darkness, checked it out and found a problem that could have caused a crash. People act like it's crazy for a malfunctioning engine part to make a knocking sound.
@@DennisTea you’re speaking of 2 separate instances though. The warning wasn’t the knocking in the hell hole, that was a whole different encounter, the warning was before a take off. Not saying I disagree with you, but if you’re going to make an argument you should probably at least fully comprehend what you’re trying to argue against and for. It all went over your head other than 2 key parts of a very large story.
I heard he was in good spirits that day.
No, ghost do not exist. This alleged flight engeener was a demon that has taken a form of a dead person in oder to deceive and torment living people. The reason why he told about the engine problem was to maintain this believe in ghost so that we may trust them and it would be dead easy to deceive us into making vad decisions.
I find it really cool that theres a Ghost that has better intentions than some humans. :0
Dude!! I got chills all over when you said “OMG IT’S BOB LOFT!” Total freak out! Imagine being a passenger trapped with ghosts! Awesome story!
I'd say the scariest part of this story is the pilot who bent down and looked Captain Loft in the face. If you think about that, he knew Bob in life, talked to him and probably more, and now looked at that dead face looking back at him. That part was freaky to me.
I'd probably die right there from fear
It's more freaky than that even. The ghost was staring straight ahead and never budged. Basically staring into the back of a seat in front of it it sounds like. I could only imagine what was going through the crew members minds looking at this ghost and getting no responses or movement
@@HighZenburg I’m wondering what were the thoughts going through the ghost’s mind at that moment.
The ghost was turning a phantom SBD loose inside that plane. If u end up with a nose full of acrid anal ectoplasm while on board a flight…….well…..the captain has turned on the no-smoking sign. Please extinguish your butts. The captain’s butt is full of extinguished SOULS!!!!!!!!!!
Encountering the familiar dead isn’t as shocking as the unfamiliar dead. The initial shock passes quickly.
Can we just stop and appreciate the fact that Mr Ballen rented out an entire plane to tell this story in?
Right? So much more expensive than a green backdrop.
Can't hide money
This is a joke though, right? It seems like you really believe it with no sense of any form of sarcasm. So, just making sure that you know it is a green screen.
@@kkittycatkat1990 oh dear...you seem fun
@@kkittycatkat1990 you don't much experience with internet sarcasm, do you?
Don Repo is just a nice engineer. He simple told the captain about the malfunction, he didn't want anyone to get hurt, what a nice ghost preventing another crash.
exactly!!! that actually made me soooo mad when they pulled the parts after that!! it CLEARLY wasnt malicious spirits!!🤬
he was like i was a min too late to save lives before im gonna make up for that!! for spirits to form apparitions takes IMMENSE energy!!! that man was an a amazingly loving man!!!
@@JamieJai immense energy, and immense emotions, and immense attachments!
@@JamieJai Malicious or not, those spirits frightened people on board and that couldn't be good for business. You're pissed because they got to come to salvation?
😸🤦🏻♀️lol
@@JamieJai my mom worked at a opera house that was haunted I can tell you now it wasn't cool can you imagine a plane full of freaked out passengers. I have a heart condition and I don't think I would be that chilled about a ghost in a plane.
I recently learned that my great grandparents were supposed to be on this flight. They were flying from New York back home to Florida. The flight was too full, so the airport asked if anyone would take the next flight plus be compensated extra money. My great grandparents agreed to wait and fortunately missed flight 401.
Lucky for them! Noice.
Wowwwwww thank God
As an airline pilot, this is one of my favorite ghost stories ever. Also, this accident is considered legendary, and taught the airline industry some invaluable lessons.
like - dont lie to your customers - yet still today they ALL trott out
- your safety is our first priority -
yeah right - tell that to the 3 plane loads murdered paxs from those 737 Max crashes... $$$ is the ONLY priority
To pay attention when flying?
@@allandill2033 There was much more to it than that, but essentially, yes.
@@eric7591 reminds me of the "complacency kills" signs posted everywhere in Iraq
I wonder what they did with the parts. Is there any info on that? Did they just throw them out or are there somewhere in safekeeping where the ghosts still hang out?
The "OH MY GOD, THATS BOB LOFT!!" gave me chills
Mr.B is SO good at storytelling. The Best of the best.
Errrr did Bob knock the tray table when he evaporated?, just checking........
@@atmywhitson Imagine asking for a ghost story while camping. This guy would keep the adults awake with guns lmao. He is that good.
saaaaaame
@@martinclark8162 lmao
the "Not Alone" part of the story freaks me out the most cuz i get that feeling a lot especially when i'm home alone and it's night time i'll almost constantly be checking my surroundings cuz i feel like someone is home with me, in fact when i was watching this video just now i constantly looked over my shoulder since my desk is facing the well and my back is to the rest of my room, and i felt like i wasn't alone, and when i watched this the first time, i was home alone, at night sitting at my dining room table, i felt too scared to even move out of the chair and go anywhere else in the house
I’ve never seen a ghost, but I’ve felt their presence more times than I can count.
If you tell them they are not welcome, they will leave.
It's just Jesus ❤
Better to have your back to the wall and your desk facing out to see anyone approaching.
My Uncle was a flight mechanic for Eastern at that time. He had recently retired from the Air Force and place in charge of a crew. About a year after he was tasked with pulling a number of perfectly good parts from perfectly good airplanes. He looked into the why and never got a straight answer from the company, but a variety of crew members shared this story.
So crazy!!
@@MrBallen hi mrballen
@@MrBallen no more "3, 4, even 5 times a week!" then eh Ballen?? I feel so tricked and cheated. And here I thought you were the one! 😉😍🥰🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Looked into why what? And which story?
did he find out where they went to at least? like were they sent to a recycling plant or a church or to area 50 or...
A senior engineer haunting the crew to look over their shoulders and see that they aren’t making mistakes is very on brand.
Wbat do you meAn?
@@rebahensley5323 if uve worked with snr engineers theyre very meticulous and only trust the work if theyve seen it themselves
@@traceurernest2222 Which is very contraproductive. I worked with one guy who was like that. He litteraly went and checked after everyone if every screw is tight enough to his standards. Few guys get really pissed off about it because it was blatant insult to their workmanship. And its not as if there was any justification from past problems caused by loose screws.
There is thoroughnes and caution, and then there is being dickhead.
Your mom's hairy box haunts me...
Hey hey, it's me Bilbo B the TH-cam troll doncha know
@@iglidor yeah that guy sounds like a tool
I remember learning about this when I was a kid in the 90's, bc in 1978 they made a movie about it called "The Ghost of Flight 401." It came on the TV one evening and my dad was explaining everything as we watched it.
A heartbreaking part I remember from the film is the Captain was alive but badly hurt, and as he was being carried he just cried asking "How many dead?! How many dead?! I'm so sorry.!" Then he died not long after.
I remember when it happened in real life, growing up in Cape Canaveral, FL. It was so sad. The recovery efforts seemed to go on forever.
That’s how I learned about the crash. Watching the movie. 👻
😭
I remembering watching the movie as a kid. I believe Ernest Borgnine played the Captain. I remember crying and being a little scared.
Ewe you guys are old asf
My Aunt was on that flight. I was waiting at Miami International Airport for her that night. Fortunately, she was on the last helicopter load of survivors. We actually met the pilot and co-pilot that morning because they were doing a turn around flight from here to LaGuardia Airport and we were bringing my handicapped Great Aunt to that flight. Both were so kind. My Aunt spent 9 months in the hospital and got the second highest settlement from Eastern Airlines. She went on to live another 4 decades. I will never forget that night that changed our lives forever.
Amazing, God bless her!
Really, like gwenkilby said, that was amazing.
@gwenkilby She's dead, fool💀💀😂😂
That don't mean she. Can't be blessed! What kind of person are you.? Sick as hell!
Wow. I’m glad she had forty more years.
I am an airline pilot and was fortunate enough to work with one of the flight attendants who was on that flight. She was very cool and told me a little about the crash. She was rescued while hanging upside down in her jump seat. She also showed me a picture taken of the cabin flight crew who worked that flight. Most of them were friends.. very sad. She continued to fly up until a few years ago before she passed. God bless her kind soul R.I.P.
Bro you’re literally 8
@@Midlik2006 It’s probably a Parent’s account the child posts on. My kid posted a few on my account years ago.
@@Midlik2006 do you know what their user name actually means? No way a kid of 8 knows enough about the subject to call themselves IOMTT Fan.
@@jenamb592
LOL. Always so much fun to discover what your kids have done online in your name.
Did that woman vanish after she told you the story?
As Ginny felt an intense shiver down her spine, she heard a voice coming from a dark corner: “do you know how to get to Bell’s Canyon?”
LOL nice call back!
stop 😂😂😂😂😂
Lol!!
That Hello Fresh commercial was hilarious!! Egyptian fire ants, lol!!
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People don't realize how few good storytellers we encounter in a lifetime.
Yes but he can't do anything else at all.
I do...
And Mr. Ballen is the best!
@@Sundog0811 Wow your wrong about that my man. You don't even know him qnd I don't even know him but I have been watching him for years now and The fact that he was a Navy Seal says so much about "what he can do". I'm sure he has so many talents that we couldn't even imagine. But he wasn't just a Navy Seal but he is also a husband and a father and a Bad Ass helper of the Community who is always trying to help people. The fact that he can tell Stories well shows how smart he is. You have to be able to see every little detail in a story to be able to tell one like he does. He isn't perfect but he definitely isn't a one skilled pony by any means. I hope you have many talents as well and that one day you are as successful as Mr.Ballen has been.
@@Sundog0811 Who hurt you
The exaggerated hand and arm movements he now employs are a bit distracting. I preferred his original mode of delivery which was far calmer.
This was one of my mom's favorite stories (and, consequently, mine). I've read the book, and saw the movie several times. This is, by far, my favorite telling of the story. It still gives me chills.
A 40 minute video has never kept me hooked like this one, listened to every single second, on the edge of my seat feeling like I was right there in the airplane, always a fan
No way that was 40 min!!! He should be a professor, or teacher, he could keep my attention on any subject
Check out the Skin walker ranch one.
42 minutes long, kept me interested every second- your storytelling is immaculate.
🙏🙏🙏🙏
Agreed
Had no idea that was 42 minutes long time just flew holy crap. What an incredible story-teller!
And still wish it was longer!
@@MrBallen mr. Ballen i hope you won't mind me taking a screenshot of baby mr. Ballen and using it as a meme!!! 😅
Don Repo, probably said to himself, this may have happened to me, but it doesn't have to happen to you. RIP Don, you were an angel who saved lives on that plane
What's crazy is that, if true, the ghost is intelligent, not just an apparition
Maybe they should have kept the parts.
@@Ghost-oq8fwHeard so many accounts so is hard to say what is 100% true but I believe the person is gone at that point but the emotions (guilt) that Don and the other pilots had in death were so strong that those feelings, not so much the person, took on a physical form. Irrelevant but I think that's why a lot of Ghosts are said to just wander aimlessly because that's how they felt when they died whereas these pilots felt like they had a duty. Not to go off on one.
@@The_Last_Norman The body dies but the energy often stays behind. ✨️
600th like ur welcome
the way my heart dropped when the music intensified and mrballen said "OMG ITS BOB LOFT"
by far my favourite youtuber your storytelling is absolutely unmatched.
Props to Robert and his friend for doing doing best to save as many people as they could
Amen that. It must have been discouraging with so many people in need.
"Even in death I still serve"
No kidding, what a scene to come across.
not all heroes wear capes. Some wear fishing gear
You know what? It has been quite a minute since Ballen told us a ghost story. It is quite refreshing after a lot of murder plots. As always, the stories are definitely a highlight of my day. Thank you.
Make believe bs
@OO🤪00 always one person that just gotta be a miserable dk
I haven't finished the video qnd I'm reading your comment made me even more excited bc I miss his paranormal videos. I totally forgot about him saying his wife is a huge skeptic qnd then went into a plane story I totally forgot about him briefly mentioning paranormal qt the beginning. His Hello Fresh story still has me cracking up.
Yeah agreed! My fav are the O.P. Rock story and the story of some giant being killed in the middle east by some U.S. boys, but then someone swooped in and scooped it up on some big ass transport plane and it was gone. Nothing to see here.
I love a great ghost story specially with lots of witnesses 👏🏻👏🏻
Airline pilot here. One of the hardest things for me to do was explain things about how the plane works in pilot terminology to regular civilians. And I don’t think you’re a pilot but you literally explained things in layman‘s terms for anyone who is not a pilot perfectly. Well done.
Additionally, I remember learning about this flight in our Airline Pilot training. There were some rules and regulations made due to this crash. It’s a sad truth that a lot of our rules and regulations were written in blood.
Yo fam I’m a small content creator, and I make a variety of entertaining reactions, vlogs, and a range of other content and I’m still working on quality but I guarantee you will find something you will enjoy!👻👻👻
Thank you!!!
You're a so called pilot yet can't spell"terminology" correctly. LOL ok
"regular civilians"? Just because you claim to be a pilot doesn't make you not a civilian.
I’m studying commercial aviation right now but I’ve done so much research my whole life, so while I’m not yet a commercial pilot, I pretty much know just about everything in terms of terminology, and you are definitely correct when you say that Ballen explain things well.
And I know the annoyance of having to take the time to explain things to people who know nothing about planes 😂
I am a flight attendant. I was hired in 1999. I had training on the L1011 but once I graduated the L1011’s were being phased out. During training I had to go down the elevator but I was lucky enough never to have to work it. The flight attendants told me about the ghost faces down there. I was so glad I never had to. Great storytelling. They must’ve missed some parts. 👀👀👀👀👀
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I hope the men in the airboat were given awards for their courage and heroism
I agree! Anyone willing to drive an airboat through the swamp in the middle of the night has balls of steel lol.
"Thirty-five years after Eastern Airlines Flight 401 plummeted into the Florida Everglades, airboat pilot Bud Marquis is finally being recognized for his actions that night that saved untold lives." I saw this in an article after I Googled the story.
Imagine the amount of PTSD they must have 😔
And in the Everglades? Alligators are plentiful and hunt at night
@@alleycat616 Many people who survived the impact actually died from being eaten by alligators. It was horrific.
I come from a family of pilots in Australia... my dad used to tell us this story when we were kids. He was a complete skeptic, being a pilot, a man of science and logic... this was the only ghost story that ever made him question things because they're were so many witnesses.
I go to view the one reply following your comment and found it disappeared.!
L!AR
@@bamahammer949 And you’re an annoy!ng spammer 😃
@@shiny2423 It said 3 replies when I clicked but it was only 2, you and the skeptic who can't count.
These so called "ghost" might be an alien
omg imagine scanning through darkness of screams and moans and just seeing body parts everywhere. that’s horrendous
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@@Sabengtung 12:38 and also 13:34
Remind me not to invite you to my basement...
I remember this terrible crash and how survivors must have been terrified with what was in the swamp also.
Now imagine hearing and then seeing those screams and moans coming from you’re pets, farm animals or livestock.
I remember when my daughter was in first grade she mention her friend had to walk about 3 blocks to go home and the funny part of it was that a crow named Roberto walked with her until she step into her front door, one day I asked Jenny if i could give her a ride and she said no thank you miss Heidi Roberto is coming to pick me up and walk with me to my home. I waited until I could see someone arrive and I only saw a crow landing by her feet and started walking with her ! It was crazy I saw her mother the following day and she said Jenny rescued Roberto from a old pipe on her yard when Roberto was a baby and injured so she kept Roberto in a cage until he healed and let him free but he was attached to her and kept coming back every day to see her go to school and back! Her mother one day saw Jenny telling Roberto let’s walk to school and he listened to her and I don’t know the full story but for 4 years my daughter was in this school I saw the crow waiting for Jenny outside the main office waiting for her even on rainy days that Jenny was driven to school he was flying behind the car to see she was ok! It was amazing! Plus he talked as well ! He said something like (Jen) or (aww) and did cursed as well ! 😅 they do know everything and are so smart!
So normally, I PROBABLY would have called "BS!" on your story if it didn't sound rather familiar to another one that was documented in a video I saw recently where this crow & very little boy had formed an unbreakable bond w/each other; not only would the crow ONLY let the young boy ever touch or pet him (whereas it would immediately scamper to avoid ANYONE ELSE who ever tried to like they were the plague), but eventually when the boy became old enough to start school, this crow would be waiting from it's spot on their roof & then fly down to greet him just as he'd be getting home from school EVERYDAY... and in the video, the 2 were almost ALWAYS together w/the crow "walking" (or more so, "hopping") right along side the young boy everywhere he went as they played together in their big yard. It would also come by to "visit" him many other times, flying up & landing on the window ledge of whatever room the boy was in either playing or watching TV & the little boy would see him, get all excited & go open up the window to greet his little crow friend back...
ANYWAY, I found it to be rather fascinating (and NGL, it was pretty damn cute to say the least...) as I'd never realized just how intelligent Crows were up till that point! I'll have to see if I can find a link to that video again & will paste in this thread if/when I do
What a wonderful friendship ❤
Crows are actually a very intelligent species. They know kindness and reciprocate it, and they recognize cruelty and avenge themselves when possible. Thank you for sharing this beautiful story!
I have a little crow friend, I put nuts out for him and he brings me shiny pebbles in return, he waits everyday for me to bring out the nuts. Funny enough it started when I was bringing out the trash to the bins in front of my apartment building and he just stared at me, so next time I brought nuts for him, he flies away from everyone else but will sit right next to me when I'm outside it's quite cute.
Didn’t mrBallen do a video on a crow doing something like that, about like finding a ring or something like that? They indeed are smart.
when mr ballen posts it’s a good day.
Agreed
Hell yea
Absolutely-I’ve been waiting!!!
Indeed
Sure is
I have a personal connection to this disaster. I was very good friends with the daughter of a survivor of this crash, Richard Micale (he is listed on the website). Richard, frequently spoke of his experiences about the crash & his recovery. He said that while he was floating in the Everglades, he distinctly recalled seeing an apparition walking among the debris. He also said that he wasn’t certain if seeing this apparition was due to inhaled fuel fumes or it was really a ghost. Also, due to your military medic history, you may find it interesting that it was this disaster that CRM - Crew Resource Management & how we run codes, is based upon! I’m in the medical field & have worked closely with members of the aviation community that also teach ACLS/BLS.
I am so thankful that Richard Micale, survived this crash. He actually saved my life & is the only reason I am here to comment on your video today! Richard, passed away many years ago. I am so happy that you covered this information. The man Robert, in your story, also pulled Richard Micale, out of the Everglades that night. Thank you again for covering this story.
you are a beautiful woman, can we be friends? :) tell me how to contact you
ok
damn
Yeah sure I’ll trust this story is real
thanks for telling Richard Micales story, it’s a good one and add a lot to this
I read this book, "The Ghost of Flight 401" many years ago. It's my favorite account of a haunting Ive ever read. These ghosts were protecting the flights they appeared on. On one occasion Don Repo appeared to flight staff and told them that there would never be another crash of an L1011. I highly recommend reading the book!
Read this book to! The author (who met his wife, a stewardess working for this airline) then did another book about the R101 airship crash & subsequent ghosts, another good read!
IN REAL INTERVIEWS WITH actual victims, they say “No Mr Ballen got it wrong” or “That conversation never happened.” He makes-up a lot of details. His stories are 90% fiction and only 10% facts
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I got serious goosebumps reading this!
I read it when I was a kid, like 40 years ago and as he spoke, the book start coming back to me...wow!! It's just as fascinating 2 hear it read by another.
What a great story and as usual, Mr Ballen tells it flawlessly ! I was a flight attendant for National Airlines, a few year after the Eastern flight 401 tragedy. National flew a lot of DC 10s that also had a lower galley to store and cook the food necessary for the flights. I loved working that position. It was a strange place very raw, cold metal, and weird noises, real industrial spookiness. I did not pay too much attention to it because I was always so busy, but once or twice i was visited by some wandering passenger who got into the elevator by mistake (on purpose.) They always asked me how I could stand it, and ALONE! They never stayed more than a couple minutes because the place gave them the ibby-gibbies (sp?) After a busy service, for a few moments I would sit a spell, listen to the clicks, groans, and whistles from inside the belly of the beast and think about 401. I would never doubt the reports of all the witnesses, but if there was a place where you could see ghosts, that lower galley was definitely the spot.
It makes me wonder what the outcome would have been if those two men were not out looking for frogs that night. I think it's possible that there might not have been any survivors at all. Thank God for those two men, that they went to check on what only one of them had seen. It was a tragedy but it could have so much worse without their intervention. They certainly deserve some sort of recognition & reward .
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There would have been but far less the coast guard still would have been there
remeber he waved coast gaurd to him
@@jimmydrumslip4925no he didn’t 😭coast guard isn’t just chilling in the Everglades like that. They got called when the flight went down and the polenta didn’t answer and comms went off.
Can we give huge props to Rob and his friend for trying to save as many people as possible? I would have been way too frozen with shock and horror to have done that much.
@Monica King the plane crashing likely scared any gator in the area away
@@Nihilitty ... Except maybe the ones that were killed by the impact floating up on you in the dark...
Not so horrifying... They were only wading through swamp water at 2:00 a.m. to the sounds of people screaming in deathly agony all around them, body parts and gore hanging off of a destroyed airplane, bugs up in their face, the possibility of gators returning to the area any second for a feast with the smell of blood in the water... Just another night out with the fellas...🐊🐊🐊🐊😬
@@johnboehmer6683 with only a head lamp :(
@@johnboehmer6683 just your everyday ohio flight
Can’t imagine coming across this scene and hearing the screams of death and pleading to save everyone. Selfless heroes, so glad they were there
Hello, surely you meant 'selfless'
@@colleennoble1756 I most definitely did 😭
Word. They deserve more recognition for it. All the stereotyoing of Flirida man should be countered with their heroic efforts.
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@@ItzMalick Nobody cares and this is not the way to promote your channel. This is, in fact, a turn-off and a guarantee that I won't even check it out.
This was one of the more intense stories I've seen on your channel, having never heard of this story before I had goosebumps at multiple points during this video
What I love the most about these stories is that I can listen to them in the background while playing video games. The descriptions are so good that you can still follow if you are not watching.
Me too!
True
while working his videos are the best! my shifts go by so fast whenever i put on his videos
Timestamp 14:55 the young man in white hospital uniform carrying a child in was my boyfriend at the time. His name was Perry Damone, Vic Damones son. Vic was a singer from the Frank Sinatra, Perry Como era. Perry was never the same after working that tragedy.
Your gift for storytelling is amazing. Thank you for telling these stories.
Thanks for sharing.
“EX boyfriend” 💀
@@mediumsurmoon6283 boyfriend at the time...
@@mediumsurmoon6283 it could also means "currently husband" ..y'know, just to point it out
@@mediumsurmoon6283 Woah...meow...hiss...
Both of my parents worked for Eastern for over twenty years, and were with the company when this unfortunate event occurred. Their home base (at that time) was MIA, the Miami International Airport. My mother, who was a flight attendant then, never did have an encounter but she told me one of her friends and fellow flight attendants saw flight engineer Repo on one of her flights after the crash. My father, who was a mechanic for Eastern, had no supernatural encounters though he no doubt worked on the planes with parts cannibalized from 401, as he specialized on the L1011. I have personally worked on an L1011 in a museum setting and it's a magnificent bird. It's a shame this tragedy ever occurred.
I have a theory that the ghosts of those who failed to prevent the accident served as guardians for the fleet in the afterlife, as it is the responsibility of the crew to assure the safety of all souls onboard their aircraft. It seems to me as though they took this duty very seriously.
Yea those poor souls were still at work... However I don't think they should have removed the parts tho... Maybe find a way to have them move on... Its just really sad
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Exactly 💯
Wait! Parts were cannibalized to use on other L10-11’s? The NTSB released them?
Dude, talk about storytelling at its finest! Our account of Not Alone had me breathing quietly and so tense and my heart was racing! It’s been a while since I’ve felt like that about a ghost story! Big props to you for telling with such respect & reverence, and clearly being so passionate about telling these stories! And thanks to the captain and engineer for keeping their new planes safe. ❤
We not gonna talk about how he laughs at his own jokes and can’t get through them without laughing? It’s the greatest thing and always makes me laugh as well. Always appreciate a good laugh. Thank you mr.Ballen for always posting such good content 👌🏻
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How is that the turn you took 🤣🤣🤣 hello fresh lol?
Wtf?
TBH it’s getting a little formulaic/scripted, encouraged by lots of these comments. The difficulty keeping a straight face felt rare and more natural in his old videos. Especially b/c you assumed he always edited the laughing out unless he really really couldn’t keep it in for a solid take.
Still love it all though ❤
Laughing at your own jokes is great. One of the biggest TV stars did this. If he thought of something funnier to say than was scripted he just had to say it. His show was The Red Skeleton Show
I genuinely love his little sponsor skits- I usually skip right past sponsorship parts- but I always watch through his because they still make me laugh. God I love this guy. Cheers everyone.
Me, too! I love the crazy stories he comes up with for the sponsors. 😁
Same!
Hahah thanks!!
I'm so glad I watched this one. I couldn't stop laughing when he linked it to Hello Fresh. I was like "THAT'S where this is going?" Hahahaha XD
Man, I love the horror and always come back for more of it, but the humor helps relieve the tension a bit. I'll be listening to future ones for sure.
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I actually booked my twin sister onto this flight to meet me and other family members in Florida. When a late meeting kept her at work and she couldn't make the Eastern Flight out of Kennedy, but was able to get to LaGuardia to catch a National Flight that came in at the same time the Eastern Flight should have arrived and didn't. I am now 70 years old. I still do not like to fly anywhere. My twin passed away from cancer 2 years ago.
Wow, i got chills reading this. It’s crazy how little hiccups can change the outcome.
My condolences.
So sorry 🙏 but things happen for a reason. Thank God she was not on that flight.
God rest her soul and visit you and grant you healing of soul and peace. ☦️❤️🤗
Wow!!!!
Oh, I’m so sorry for your loss 💔☹️. May God grant you peace and serenity. I’ve lost both my siblings and it’s not easy. She’s your Guardian Angel now looking over you until you meet again 😇🙏. Again, I’m so sorry for your loss 😓.
great story. tremendous story telling. It messes with my shortened attention span. i flew on an L1011, Tornto to Calgary, c 1983. It was enormous
My uncle used to work for Eastern Airlines in the late 80s. He was a very accomplished pilot, was in the marine Airforce and had a lot of flight time. He's a perfectionist and would always inspect the plane that he was going to fly and would write up a report if he found any issues. Eastern threatened him several times about the write ups until they finally fired him and blacklisted him from the industry in which he couldn't get a job for over a decade. He would later get work doing private flights until he was approached by and currently works for the FAA as an aircraft safety inspector/investigator out of JFK. There were a lot of issues with that airline and it's no wonder they went out of business.
Ur uncles name?
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My sister flew for Eastern and I heard nothing good about them.
Bros unc was a ghost buster.
Mr Ballen is on fire today. 40+ mintues! And this episode has everything. Airline horror stories, wilderness survival, heroes, lawsuits, corporate coverups, and strange occurrences. And I'm only halfway through!
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The Captain Repo looks very compassionate and his soul came back to help people. This is deeply touching.
Goes to show how much he cared about the safety of everyone on board may god rest his soul and spirit 🙏
Its very sad for me cuz he still helps poeple eventho hes already gone , bles his soul
Wow, the insane things people make up.
@@Haris-V well ghosts aren't real, so no he isn't
@@austin3853 you re just lucky never meet one kind ghost/spirit or the malevolent entity yet or they dont want you to see them or just ur unworthy 😂 of seeing such entity
Not gonna lie I listen to a lot of people that either tell stories or different things and you are certainly one of the best I've heard it's very entertaining listening to listen to and it's so good in fact it's has me rewinding multiple times just to make sure I don't miss anything
Ever check "the why files"?
I love how hard he struggled to get through the "commercial" without laughing 😂😂 it was too darn funny
How the heck does he get the time to make this “commercials” 😂
He's the only youtuber that can make me not want to skip the commercial breaks
He all of that just for that lol
just as a PSA, all these stories come from the book "The Ghosts of Flight 401", written by a ufo kook haha, not a SINGLE part from 401 was installed on any other plane, thats not a thing that happens
and its not a coincidence all his unverified claims cant be corroborated because the airline mysteriously removed all the logbooks every time hahaha, as if theyd care about these claims. people actually tracked down a lot of the people mentioned, who said none of this ever happened and the book was just sensationalizing and cashing in on the tragic plane crash.
@@KaladinVegapunk Evidence?
Whether it's the podcast or the videos, nothing makes me smile more than Ballen cracking himself up during ad-reads
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Same 😂 Baby Ballen cracked me up! I just love how animated he is 💜
Hello does anyone here believe in Jesus?
Yes this was hilarious!!!
His are literally the only "influencer" ads I don't fast forward through! They're hilarious and I giggle when he giggles!
This is exactly what I want from this channel. I started in November of 2020, and since then I’ve been hooked. Nothing wrong with the “new” Ballen, but this felt like “old” Ballen. Please keep doing these true/paranormal stories, they’re my favorites! Thank you for the dedication, and I can’t wait to see what’s next.
I agree. My sister and I have been watching him since his first video. I really enjoy these videos versus his true crime videos, because there are so many true crime youtubers. Although I'd still watch his true crime vids. Because he is really respectful, and doesn't just care about making money off the topics, and really cares about the people in the story.
I will take any Ballen I can get! What? You went to the grocery store?! Tell me about it!!!!!
@@pippa3150 😭 he would make that story sound like a Lord of the Rings movie
Absolutely! There is enough true crime already, these stories are so much more interesting!
@@cheoh exactly. I love these videos no matter what, but my preference is definitely the more paranormal-type stories
Wow I been watching your stories for years but this had me on VERY edge of my seat. 😮 1 of the best I've heard in a while!!!
Nobody will ever beat Mr. Ballen’s little sponsorship skits, he puts so much energy and life into them and makes them funny 😭
He and Nerd Explains seem to be the only two creators I will gladly listen to their sponsor ads for because of how they do it.
@@ArtistChibi Theo Von too
Thank you!
I watch all his ads!😂
I love that he can't even get through them without giggling his head off
I absolutely loved the story with Bob Loft sitting in the seat. It diverges from a lot of ghost stories I usually hear, especially the ones that try too hard to be creepy. Side note: I ordered a shirt, I'm so glad you opened up merch!
Thank you!
Hey I noticed you like this channel I tell stories in the mysterious Twisted in paranormal and I did Flight 401 in a story last month you might like my Channel or that story please let me know what you think if you watch it! Thank you
IN REAL INTERVIEWS WITH actual victims, they say “No Mr Ballen got it wrong” or “That conversation never happened.” He makes-up a lot of details. His stories are 90% fiction and only 10% facts
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i experienced the same thing Jenny had when i was younger, alot younger. i was at my grandmothers place and in the living room alone which i often was, and completely fine to add! i suddenly got the feeling of fear, i literally curled up in a corner and cried as i watched the entrances to the room as if something was coming to get me. and out of the corner of my eye i could have sworn i saw a ghost, could have been me hallucinating from fear but…who knows? i sat there till my grandmother came downstairs to figure out why i was crying in which i was balling my eyes out at this point. i haven’t been in that house since but honestly i wonder how it would feel if i went back there today.
Interesting part of the story is that Don and Bob never really seem malicious, even when they're not actively helping. They're either just sitting there or wandering around, they seem pretty chill
They're still trying to figure out that damned landing gear light.
If their spirits were malicious, those spirits may not be them to begin with. Just demonic entities pretending to be those who recently passed over.
Well yeah, they're just trying to complete the flight that they never got to finish..eerily sad when you think about it that way
very benevolent..I like to think I would have embraced encountering their conciousness of concientiousness
Especially Bob, they have no idea what heppened to them, i doubt he even knows hes dead, thats why he keeps tryinhg to get to his destination. its sad
it's so wholesome to watch you laugh when you're telling us about your sponsors or telling us how to make the like button's life a little more hellish. You're an absolute legend!
Mr Ballen is the only one where I don't fast forward the sponsors section. Always makes me laugh out loud - very entertaining.
I was trying to guess the product the whole time. Lold so hard when I was wrong😃
Yes Mr Ballen your huge excitement about a "mildly effective" product made me laugh out loud!
@@minitea4315 hahaha
@@Pheyora Lold? laughing out loudlyed 🤣
Mr.Ballen is the only guy that can make 45 minute videos feel like a 10 minute video lol
100%.
I totally forgot how long this video was till you mentioned it… (read it while reaching the end of the video)
This was 45 minutes?
So true lol he’s just amazing and gets to the points quick so his stories never get boring
It's never enough!
This is my second time listening to your flight 401 story. You are a storyteller extraordinaire. Thank you for using your creativity to educate, entertain and charity works.
my heart actually dropped when mr ballen exclaimed “ oh my god, that’s Bob Loft! “ What an EXCELLENT story teller you are👍👍
Mine too 😂
naw my heart dropped cuz i was scared of the sudden yell and it's literally 2am and i'm the only one up so it made me jump and look out the windows and around my room to make sure i'm the only one here 😓
Idk why it got me so hard lol
@@starrnell4497 HELP???💀
@@onionskin246 what do you mean?
The fact Don Repo said you have an engine problem is amazing to me. Seems like they just didn't want anymore ppl dying on planes its strange yes but it makes me so happy to think even in death ppl are trying to help others this is such an interesting story!
They probably just perfected interacting with humans to help the staff on the flight and the company takes them away.
Yeah, and they removed the old plane parts which means he can never save anyone elses life! They should have kept the old parts in, that's so interesting.
Super Cool Right
Same
I feel so sorry for pilot Bob, hope he was able to come to terms with what happened and shed himself of the guilt that kept him earth bound.
U mean skybound. *lame chuckle*
Since that one ghost was so helpful with pointing out a faulty engine I wondered if it was a good idea to remove the parts.
BTW this story probably inspired at least 2 TV shows. The Others (not the Nicole Kidman movie) and Mysterious Ways which starred Adrian Pasdar. And probably more that I have forgotten. I love this trope.
But yes I hope those ghosts found peace.
Oh yeah Supernatural had also this trope. 🥰
Oh brother. (rolls eyes) Funny how when the airlines claimed they tossed the parts (they probably didn't) he never appeared again. (rolls eyes again) This story is not AT ALL believeable by any stretch of the imagination and, yes, I do believe in ghosts. I just don't believe this - though it's always fun to see Mr. B tell a good story.
@@mary-janereallynotsarah684 Good one!
I listen to as much of you that I can & am very happy about all your newly added podcasts & such. Of all the YT storytellers, you definitely are my favorite because you always manage to spook me to the point I can't listen to you at night. Now, after this story, daytime isn't safe either. Kudos! Keep them coming! From Deb in Florida.
I was super intrigued with the flight 401 story and wanted to hear every detail, but then he stopped half way through and told us a story ill never forget. The story of friends, a dream to help people, and ants.. Of all the stories I've hear Mr. Ballen tell, that's gotta be one of my favorites! The best part is when he unexpectedly jumped out the window!! Wow. What a tale. And the reenactment?! 10/10 thank you!!
Hahahah
hear hear!
Mentour Pilot has an excellent video on this plane crash.
I have said all along Mr Ballen could tell a story about going to the store and we would all sit riveted. That ad in the middle is proof. I knew it was a sponsor and gladly sat and listened to it!
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When he said "chills all over the body"
I got the exact reaction from all over my body.
Best story telling i've ever heard. ❤️
Hey I noticed you like this channel I tell stories in the mysterious Twisted in paranormal and I did Flight 401 in a story last month you might like my Channel or that story please let me know what you think if you watch it! Thank you
Same here!
OMG me too!
+1
I have had some experiences some good some bad 2 times I think my past grandparents were there cause I was stressed out and suddenly smelled. Their cooking or their house it disappeared so I can’t really say what it was the second one I got shushed by someone when everyone was sleeping so I noped out of there real quick
Love that you went back to the strange, dark and mysterious, as opposed to just plain murder cases. Thank you and more power!
Agreed, I far prefer this over the true crime stuff. I think part of it though is there is no shortage of material on murders. Meanwhile there are only so many believable mysterious/paranormal events documented.
YES! I like the other content too, but my husband and I were just saying the other day how we wished he did more paranormal stories like he used to.
I like those better too! Wish he had more. I usually get sucked into the story alot deeper when it's paranormal related. Whether it's true or not, ya know? Demons, Ouija boards, ghosts, etc. Love that! lol ;-P
Mr.ballen turned into a murdercast
I found him because of the true crime content but this kinda story is dope. I’m all about it
You know what i like about your stories? 1. I like that you are so entertaining! 2. You dont have to bait trap. What you tell is exactly what your titles says! Love to have you act them out, too! Thanks so much!
You're finally back to the paranormal! Thank you very much. Real crime is interesting, but I can just turn on the television and watch the news, while finding someone who talks about monsters and ghosts with your skill is not that easy.
Right!? Honestly miss the Paranormal stories. Sickly Murder is all over TV & YT.
THIS^
I lost interest with all the serial killers, but coming back to the paranormal is a good sign
I love all of it, but I do love the strange, dark and mysterious the best!
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Was trying to fall asleep to your storytelling voice, but was so freaking hooked that it literally made me MORE AWAKE instead of asleep!! Heck you John!! It’s now 2:46 in the morning! Darn you and your amazing storytelling!!
Heck you? 😂😂😂
This happens to me so often with his stories. I have to listen to someone else to fall asleep 😆
@@myajane1010 3 nights in a row now I have fallen asleep watching the Weidman/Rockhold UFC fight. Would get through 1 round and fall asleep each time. Maybe try watching that lol
It was good but I wish the "he vanished right in front of them" was explained better. Did it happen in a brief moment when they looked away to discuss with each other? Or were their eyeballs literally looking right at him when he vanished? If it was the latter, did it happen abruptly or fade gradually?
@@melloroful - Been a thing I’ve been saying since middle school lol, I used to say it ironically, but now genuinely use it as a silly non-vulgar option to playfully insult someone
Fight me :P
That feeling of not being alone is a creepy feeling indeed! I haven't had it many times but the few I have, it's been very unsettling and you have the urge to move away from the area really quick
this made me so emotional. like, I'm heartbroken but also feel like I would feel comforted if I saw him on my flight. it's as if he's still looking out for passengers and trying to make sure everyone's okay even after his life ended 😭
When my wife was pregnant we would always sit down together in the couch and watch your videos, it’s been almost a year of seeing your videos and our little baby recognizes your voice from all the times we watched your videos. Thank you for making amazing content!!
o rly?
Hahah awesome!
@@MrBallen yessir
That's awesome. Bringing up a new Ballen fan already, lol. ❤️
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I lived near the ‘glades when the plane went down. My dad went out to try to help. While out there, they witnessed others in airboats stripping watches and valuables off people who were still in the water. It was so disgusting. He said others who were out there trying to help, as dad and his friends were ran them off, beyond disgusted at humanity. The thought of that haunted me for a long time.
Omg. Taking watches off deceased people ? Wtf? We’re they raised in a barn? That’s horrible.
It was a Rolex though
@@PiglipsMaximus Rolex thought? What if some deceased person got attached to it and haunts the stealer? Like even plane parts in this crash got used and there's sight of spirit, let alone some watches stripped from deceased person...
It is inhuman behaviour. People that do things like that should be culled and their bodies used to fertilise crops. The food from the crops can be used to feed starving people.
Same situation happened to my friend. He was involved in accident bcs of a car suddenly coming out of junction. When he woke up, all of his belongings were gone
I once had surgery to repair my shattered wrist. Sometime much later after I woke up and was watching tv, a doctor came in and told me surgery went well, no issues, asked how I was, etc. The entire time he was writing on a chart. After he left to let me rest, an aide came in to ask if I needed anything, and asked who I was talking to. I told him what happened. That doctor was never there. I was not under any medication. My surgery meds had worn off. I remembered that vividly since 2004.
Something similar happened to me and my friend recently. A year and a couple months ago my friend and i were at our duty station at camp pendleton. We were in the 62 area and we were told were getting a new plt sargeant bc our old one failed IULC (a course needed to become a plt sargeant). Before we met our new plt sargeant my friend and i were walking to the px. While walking we saw this marine in an older uniform. He wore our up to date cammies but his plate carrier and kevlar was dated. He also had an m16 which was pretty uncommon for a grunt around this time bc we switched our m16 to the m27, so we thought he worked an admin related job and was probably outside training with his platoon or something. My friend and i starts talking to him and we start a conversation about our plt sargeant. We tell him our new one is apparently top of his class at iulc so we might have a pretty good sgt. The random guy then asks what his name is and we say SSGT Fuentes (not his real name). The doods eyes widen and says he might know him. He then says his team leader in Afganistan was SSGT Fuentes. At this point were like no way this dood went to afganistan. He looked so young like he was 18 or 19. The guy then tells us to tell ssgt fuentes that Larry says hi. We say okay and go on our way. Literally hours later we meet our new plt sgt and i was suprised bc he was actually my receiving week DI but thats unrelated to the story. He then says hi and afterwards my friend and i goes up to him and says Larry says hi. We were excited to see his reaction bc this is literally his friend from afganistan potentially. Ssgts face looked so sad and stunned. Like how do we know larry hes been dead for a decade. My friend and i believe this was a call to let ssgt know his friend is good and was probably a way of saying good job on completing IULC.
A couple weeks later we do a pt up 1stsgts hill. This hill houses crosses with names of the fallen who died in combat. One of the crosses had the name larry on it. Our plt sgt comes up to us and tells us who he was and how he was the best marine he served besides.
This story is kinda sad but is also proof that brotherhood goes beyond the grave.
Was an angel
Was an angel
It was me
@@tommccloskey3595Doubt it p ricks don't walk topside.
i love the fact mrballen lets us know what photos he shows are real and not real!!thats a big difference from all the other storytellers where im always wondering if what im seeing is real or fake photos or video,wich just kills the story for me and i just exit that video!so this is one reason he is #1 on youtube for me!
This is actually a really sweet haunting story. It sounds like the captains were making sure the flights using the parts from the downed plane stayed safe.
MEATY KOK POKING THRU SWIMMING TRUNKS! 12 INCH HOG FLOPS THRU THE SWIMMING TRUNKS AT THR SWIMMING POOL
@@michaeldoran4367 nice
@@michaeldoran4367wow I was literally gonna say the same thing
i feel the same way❤
What I was thinking, but maybe it helped them move on by scrapping the parts
It seems like it might be handy to have a ghost engineer around who knows about problems with the plane before they've even been noticed by anyone else.
I wonder if there are ghost attorneys who appear to give legal advice before signing a contract
It would be nice, but the Caterers refused to work with him!
lol Literally my overall thoughts HAHAHA
Or a ghost flight attendant who will pour a full glass of coke instead of of a couple teaspoons full.
This won't work because then there will be someone complaining that the ghosts are being treated unfairly because their not getting paid.
The minute you started speaking and mentioned your wife’s reaction, I just knew what flight this was going to be. For some reason I came across John G Fullers book on this when I was about 15 and have been fascinated by it ever since, even to the extent of looking at some of the investigations and reports on it. It is a case that still intrigues me and you told it brilliantly. For this to have happened independently to so many diverse people, it really makes you wonder
Worked my way back through all your stories after discovering you in the Summer. I'm now up to date and scared of camping, cave diving, buying a my dream house and everything in between. Bravo Sir 👏
hahahahaha!!! i love it coz its so true!!! id be great to be his children getting night time stories!!!!! lololol lets hope its whinnie the pooh!!!
Scaredy cat...gonna stop living life too?
@@phoenixkb134 who said I was alive?
Lol
To right.
Mr ballen, you're literally bringing back the radio novels era, this is like watching a movie with your brain! Amazing.
Have you tried reading?
Podcasts!
Exactly! I absolutely love it.
We need more of this on TH-cam instead of mindless ASMR, gore, and gaming. ( Not to say all of those are bad, cuz I watch a couple gaming content creators) just miss the good ol' days when we'd do this around a fire or just sitting around bored with friends and it didn't have to be a special occasion..😌
Mr.B bringin' back the nostalgia...
@@onmike7944 🤣😭🤣
Story- telling is an ancient tradition in all cultures
When I first got out of college in 1984 in FLA, I worked for a company that retro-fitted aircraft. My boss had been a FAA crash inspector who worked this crash; He told me this entire story and had heard cockpit recordings. He said you hear the crew talking about the landing gear and you could hear the alarm. As Mr. Ballen said, they were so focused on figuring our the problem, that no one registered the noise. He also said that the gators had gotten there pretty quickly also, which is horrifying to visualize. He mentioned the sighting employees had, also.
I also heard about the alligators, I think Mr Ballen purposefully left that out...
@melanie cascio I cannot imagine!!
A bit like the blokes who survived the sinking of the USS Indianapolis but got eaten by sharks.
Sounds like the ss indianapolis
That's the first thing I thought about when he mentioned that the guys in the boat had seen alligators. How awful 😞😞
You’re the best story teller I’ve watched on utube, despite being 40 minutes long I had this video playing as background noise but I was glued to my phone instead. Definitely subbed!
As a paranormal enthusiast and scholar, this is one of my favorite tales.
Its a modern harbinger to the classic "ghost ship" stories.
And one of few (like you said) that had an amazing amount of witnesses.
Great job telling it!
I love the way John cracks up laughing when he tries to tell the advert stories,much love from Scotland.
I remember this story as a child. The TV movie, “The Ghost of Flight 401” starring Ernest Borgnine scared the heck out of me as an 8-year old! Fantastic storytelling!
its a scam ^
@@itzbloxburgbunny3919 I thought so! Hahaha thanks!
@@itzbloxburgbunny3919 it somehow needs to get reported!
@@kellye1257 yep
I've always wondered what that movie was. I remember seeing it on TV and I only remembered that a plane crashed in the everglades. A few years ago, I was watching one of my favorite shows "air disasters" and flight 401 was on it! So I searched online and found the movie! Sooo creepy!
I wonder if there's any new updates on these accounts?
That was one of the most intriguing stories I've ever heard, great story,love your content keep up the amazing work
This was an amazing episode. There's never a bad episode on this channel, but this was chilling and compelling. I'm also on the skeptic side when it comes to the supernatural, but like the ex-NASA engineer who was haunted by demons, when you have multiple people experiencing the same thing at the same time, you can't just brush it off.
is there a youtube video about the nasa guy you mentioned?
@@erichutcheons9023 Yes, mrballen has covered it, look for it in his too videos
Facts
@@erichutcheons9023 Yes, it's one of MrBallen more popular videos. It's called something like, "NASA engineer claims demon attacked him".
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This is, by far, one of the best and most intriguing stories you've posted to date, and the fact that you read a 400+ page book to make sure you did it justice, makes it that much more impressive! I already can't imagine the amount of research you and your team have to do to get every detail to create a story from actual events, no matter how major or minor they might be. As always, well done, sir! Can't wait to see what you have in store next!🤘
Thank you Sam!
@@MrBallen Most welcome 🙂 Thank YOU! Just what I needed, tonight.
No wonder it took a couple weeks! Well worth the wait and it deserves the research, accuracy and compassion
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You're storytelling is literally better than AT LEAST 50% of movies being released nowadays. Thank you Mr. Ballen, hopefully one day I can get your autograph.
This is a scam
99%
@@Johnmiccael1 No its not, click the channel theres only 2 comments
@@Johnmiccael1 how?
why he is so good :
> he tells the story in conversational style instead of narrative or dramatic style.
> He doesnt skip over details, then go back in "oh I forgot to mention" fashion.
> he makes excellent use of hand and body motion to tell the story... without it being obtrusive
> just the smallest bit of dramatic back music is used
> he paces the story to produce drama with dramatizing the story.
Truly glad that there is a creator that listens to his audience. Thank you for bringing back a fantastically told paranormal story!
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Hello does anyone here believe in Jesus?
Yes! So happy to see a paranormal story after lots of murder stories! :)
Well said! I love all his work but these types of stories are my favorite.
I lived about 5 miles from the crash site. I was young and will never forget how our house shook and the windows rattled! My neighbors owned airboats and were on their way to help.
cap 👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿👎🏿
@@rohanwhouhate How TF is it cap? Is it really that impossible to live somewhere? 🤡
@@rohanwhouhateshe joined TH-cam 10 years ago I believe it
@@VixevityBut wasn't that crash site in the middle of the Everglades?
@@michaeldoran4367yes but there have also been communities there for decades. Lots of locals. It’s a plane crash that’s a huge explosion
MrBallens stories are what get me through my week. He’s literally the best storyteller.
Did we get one last week and I missed it.
@Rоскstаr Gамеrs shorts 🅥 REPORTED FOR SPAMMING
@@chrishuston7162 did the same he post under all replys
Same.
@@DiMaggio82 I reported it as well!