In February 1997, a man calling himself Mel Waters contacted radio host Art Bell on the paranormal talk show Coast to Coast AM. During the broadcast, he described a strange feature on his property near Ellensburg, Washington: a circular hole roughly 9 feet in diameter that he claimed had no measurable bottom.
According to Waters, the hole had existed on the property long before he purchased the land. Local residents had allegedly used it as a dumping site for decades. Objects thrown into the opening produced no sound and never appeared to reach the bottom.
Waters reported attempting to measure the depth using fishing line and weights. During the radio interviews he claimed that tens of thousands of feet of line were lowered without encountering resistance.
The story gained widespread attention through repeated appearances on Coast to Coast AM. Over time, additional claims were introduced, including:
- unusual animal behavior near the hole
- government interest in the site following the radio broadcast
- a second similar hole reportedly located in Nevada
Because the case was discussed repeatedly on a nationally syndicated program with millions of listeners, it quickly became part of late-20th-century paranormal folklore.
Researchers and skeptics have attempted to locate the original site near Ellensburg. Several locations have been investigated that resemble Waters’ description, including old wells and shafts, but no confirmed location of “Mel’s Hole” has ever been verified.
Another unresolved aspect is the identity of Mel Waters himself. No confirmed public record of a landowner with that name matching the story has been found. Some investigators believe the name may have been a pseudonym.
Regardless of whether the hole ever existed, the story became one of the most famous cases discussed on Coast to Coast AM and remains an interesting example of how modern legends can spread through broadcast media and early internet communities.
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