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The Guardian Tape: UFO Caught on Camera, or Hoax?

Explore episode Jun 3, 2026
Society & Culture
Susan Gilles and the Missing Hour

The Guardian Tape: UFO Caught on Camera, or Hoax? · Jun 3, 2026 Society & Culture

Anonymous witness Susan Gilles claims she saw a craft land, a glowing humanoid emerge, and then — without any memory of time passing — found herself back on her couch as the 10 o'clock program began. Her grandson later found a letter confirming she believed she had been abducted.

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The Fingerprint Trap and the RCMP Dead End

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Bobby Charlebois — a UFO enthusiast known to have used the Guardian name, a regular visitor to Diane Labenek's home, and someone familiar with the area shown on Guardian's map — becomes Oeschler's prime suspect. With a fingerprint on every Guardian tape, identification should theoretically be simple. But first Oeschler needs Bobby's prints to compare. He recruits a local reporter who knows Bobby to deliver a packet of UFO materials, hoping Bobby will handle them and return them with his prints. The packet comes back an hour later, clean: either Bobby didn't touch it, or he wiped everything down. Oeschler then asks the RCMP — the Royal Canadian Mounted Police — to charge Bobby with forging government documents, hoping even a minor charge might spook a confession. The RCMP declines: Oeschler is an American citizen with no legal standing in Canada, and there is no hard evidence connecting Bobby to Guardian. Foiled at every turn, Oeschler is never able to confirm or deny Bobby's identity as Guardian.

Society & Culture
Bobby Charlebois: The Lead Suspect

The Guardian Tape: UFO Caught on Camera, or Hoax? · Jun 3, 2026 Society & Culture

Bobby Charlebois, a UFO enthusiast who had used the name 'Guardian' before and was close friends with witness Diane Labenek, becomes Bob Oeschler's prime suspect. An elaborate fingerprint trap yields nothing; the RCMP refuses to act. The case against Bobby never sticks.

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