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Paranormal, 1940s19 stories

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The Heroldsbach Apparitions and Sun Miracle, Upper Franconia (1949-1952)
October 9, 1949 · Birch wood at the edge of the Schloss Thurn park, Heroldsbach, Forchheim district, Upper Franconia, Bavaria
Germany
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 21 sources
35Partially documented
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RAF Bircham Newton: the sick-quarters footsteps and the haunted squash court
August 1949 · RAF Bircham Newton, near Docking, Norfolk, England
United Kingdom
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 17 sources
22Thinly documented
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The Lublin Miracle: the Weeping Madonna of Lublin Cathedral
July 3, 1949 · Archcathedral of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist, ul. Królewska 10, Lublin
Poland
Paranormal · Other · 32 sources
45Partially documented
The Exorcism of Roland Doe: The Haunted Boy Behind The Exorcist
c. 1949 · Cottage City, Maryland, and St. Louis, Missouri
United States
Paranormal · Other · 37 sources
35Partially documented
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The Lipa apparitions and rose-petal showers at the Carmelite Monastery, Lipa (1948)
c. 1948 · Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Barrio Antipolo del Norte, Lipa, Batangas
Philippines
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 28 sources · 3 photos
57Partially documented
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The Macomb Mystery Fires at the Willey Farm
August 7, 1948 · Willey farm, near Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois
United States
Paranormal · Other · 15 sources · 1 photos
33Partially documented
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The L'Île-Bouchard apparitions: Our Lady of Prayer
December 8, 1947 · Church of Saint-Gilles, L'Île-Bouchard, Indre-et-Loire
France
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 22 sources
31Partially documented
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The Rosa Mystica apparition in Montichiari Cathedral
December 8, 1947 · Duomo of Santa Maria Assunta, Montichiari, Province of Brescia, Lombardy
Italy
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 36 sources
24Thinly documented
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The Mäkkylä Ghost: the Heinonen poltergeist of Espoo, 1946
October 10, 1946 · Mäkkylä, Espoo (cottage next to the Mäkkylä railway halt, present-day Fonseenintie)
Finland
Paranormal · Other · 17 sources
28Thinly documented
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The Marienfried Apparitions: Bärbel Rueß and the Mediatrix of All Graces
April 25, 1946 · Marienfried, Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, Landkreis Neu-Ulm, Bavarian Swabia
Germany
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 16 sources
19Thinly documented
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The Bronx Marian Apparitions: Joseph Vitolo Jr. and Our Lady of the Universe (1945)
October 29, 1945 · Vacant lot at 3191 Grand Concourse, between Villa Avenue and the Grand Concourse, Bedford Park, the Bronx, New York City
United States
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 24 sources · 12 photos
38Partially documented
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The Chandavila Apparitions: Our Lady of Sorrows at La Codosera
May 27, 1945 · Chandavila, La Codosera, Badajoz, Extremadura
Spain
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 23 sources
22Thinly documented
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Our Lady of All Nations: the Amsterdam apparitions to Ida Peerdeman (1945 to 1959)
March 25, 1945 · Uiterwaardenstraat, Rivierenbuurt, Amsterdam-Zuid
Netherlands
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 25 sources
23Thinly documented
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The Borgvattnet Ghost Vicarage: Chaplain Erik Lindgren's Rocking Chair
1945 · The old vicarage (prästgård), Borgvattnet, Ragunda municipality, Jämtland
Sweden
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 20 sources
19Thinly documented
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The Great Leighs Witch Stone Poltergeist (Scrapfaggot Green), 1944
October 1944 · Scrapfaggot Green, Great Leighs, Essex
United Kingdom
Paranormal · Other · 22 sources
18Thinly documented
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The Mad Gasser of Mattoon: the "Anesthetic Prowler" of 1944
September 1, 1944 · Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois
United States
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 25 sources
33Partially documented
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The Ghiaie di Bonate apparitions: Adelaide Roncalli's visions of the "Queen of the Family" and the whirling sun over Bergamo
May 13, 1944 · Ghiaie (locality il Torchio), Bonate Sopra, province of Bergamo, Lombardy
Italy
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 24 sources · 10 photos
35Partially documented
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Queen Wilhelmina Meets Lincoln's Ghost at the White House
August 1942 · The White House, Executive Residence, Washington, D.C.
United States
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 25 sources · 1 photos
23Thinly documented
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Helen Duncan's Portsmouth séances: the HMS Barham sailor and the 1944 police raid
November 1941 · Master Temple Psychic Centre, 301 Copnor Road, Copnor, Portsmouth, Hampshire
United Kingdom
Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 35 sources
41Partially documented

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