Claims
Pasulka's father served on a ship (the Bittersweet) in Alaskan waters c.1957 searching for Russian submarines, and reported a sonar/radar encounter that disabled the ship for hours
Unproven What these labels mean →Merged family-testimony claims: father's USCGC Bittersweet service in Alaska, an alleged football-field-sized submerged object, electrical failure, and ~4-hour immobilization.
Evidence
| Relation | Record | Note |
|---|---|---|
| none found | — | Secondhand family account; no ship's log or third-party record cited |
| reports | — | Reviewer note: Secondhand family testimony passed through the speaker; no independent record produced in this interview |
Sources
| Source | Relation | At |
|---|---|---|
| Pasulka on The Why Files Basement (Aug 2026) | asserts | 01:15:22 |
Ties
| To | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diana Walsh Pasulka | speaker | Structural |
Claim
Merged family-testimony claims: father's USCGC Bittersweet service in Alaska, an alleged football-field-sized submerged object, electrical failure, and ~4-hour immobilization.