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Stories123 · page 6

The Fukuoka F-61 Black Widow Radar-Visual Intercept

October 15, 1948 · About 50 miles northwest of Fukuoka, off the northwest coast of Kyushu, over the Korea Strait

UAP · Cigar · 16 sources

46Partially documented

The Chiles-Whitted Encounter

July 24, 1948 · 20 miles southwest of Montgomery, Alabama (near Hayneville, Lowndes County)

UAP · Cigar · 66 sources

41Partially documented

The St. Louis and Alton Giant Bird Flap (Thunderbird Sightings), 1948

April 1948 · Alton, Illinois, and greater St. Louis, Missouri, with a separate cluster around Caledonia and Freeport, northern Illinois

Cryptid · Creature · 14 sources

28Thinly documented

The Illinois and Missouri Giant Bird Wave of 1948

April 1948 · Alton, Belvidere, Caledonia and Freeport, Illinois, and the St. Louis area, Missouri

Cryptid · Creature · 17 sources

33Partially documented

The Mantell UFO Incident

January 7, 1948 · Godman Field, Fort Knox, to the Phillips farm near Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky

UAP · Other · 100 sources · 1 photos

50Partially documented

Snake River Canyon Disc: The A.C. Urie Sighting

August 13, 1947 · Auger Falls Trout Farm, Snake River Canyon, near Twin Falls, Idaho

UAP · Disc / saucer · 18 sources

23Thinly documented

Harmon Field Disc and Cloud Hole Photographs

July 10, 1947 · Harmon Field, Stephenville, Newfoundland

UAP · Disc / saucer · 17 sources

32Partially documented

Rhodes UFO photographs ("shoe-heel" photos), Phoenix, Arizona, 1947

July 7, 1947 · Phoenix, Arizona

UAP · Disc / saucer · 33 sources · 1 photos

41Partially documented

The 1947 Flying Disc Craze: America's First Flying Saucer Wave

c. 1947 · United States (nationwide, heaviest in the Pacific states: California, Washington and Oregon)

UAP · Disc / saucer · 31 sources

55Partially documented

The Hornet Spook Light (Devil's Promenade, Joplin / Tri-State Spooklight)

January 1936 · E 50 Road ("Spooklight Road" / "the Devil's Promenade"), near Hornet, Newton County, Missouri, at the Oklahoma state line near Quapaw

UAP · Orb / light · 21 sources

29Thinly documented

Hugh Gray's Photograph: The First Claimed Photo of the Loch Ness Monster

November 12, 1933 · Mouth of the River Foyers, Foyers, Loch Ness, Scotland

Cryptid · Creature · 28 sources · 4 photos

36Partially documented

The tanker Brunswick rammed by giant squid between Hawaii and Samoa

c. 1930 · Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Samoa

International waters

Cryptid · Creature · 9 sources

13Thinly documented

Arthur Ford's "Rosabelle, believe" Houdini séance

January 8, 1929 · Home of Bess Houdini, 67 Payson Avenue, Inwood, Manhattan, New York City

Paranormal · Other · 34 sources

20Thinly documented

The Chico Stone Falls: Rocks from a Cloudless Sky (1921-1922)

c. 1921 · J. W. Charge's grain warehouses beside the Southern Pacific tracks, near the depot at Fifth and Orange streets, Chico, Butte County, California

Paranormal · Other · 13 sources

33Partially documented

The Hexham Wolf of Allendale, Northumberland, 1904

December 1904 · Hexhamshire and the Allen valleys, near Hexham and Allendale, Northumberland, England

Cryptid · Creature · 17 sources · 1 photos

23Thinly documented

The Crosswick Monster, Warren County, Ohio (1882)

May 1882 · Crosswick (Crosswicks), Wayne Township, Warren County, Ohio, about one mile north of Waynesville

Cryptid · Creature · 20 sources

21Thinly documented

S. W. Hanna's "Young Sea-Serpent" in the Nets at New Harbor, Maine

August 1880 · Off New Harbor, Pemaquid peninsula, Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine

Cryptid · Creature · 11 sources

21Thinly documented

The Surrency poltergeist

October 1872 · Surrency house, beside the railroad depot, Surrency, Appling County, Georgia

Paranormal · Other · 24 sources

18Thinly documented

Mary Todd Lincoln and the Ghost of Abraham Lincoln: William H. Mumler's Spirit Photograph

c. 1872 · William H. Mumler's studio, 170 West Springfield Street, South End, Boston, Massachusetts

Paranormal · Being / humanoid · 39 sources · 3 photos

24Thinly documented

The Cromwell Terrace "ghost" crowds, Paddington, London (1868)

c. 1868 · Cromwell Terrace, Harrow Road, Paddington, London

Paranormal · Other · 8 sources

8Thinly documented

Names29 · see all

J. Allen Hynek Person · 92 stories
An astronomer, and for years the Air Force's own scientific consultant.
Project Blue Book Programme · 250 stories
The US Air Force's long-running inquiry into unidentified flying objects grew out of Project Sign and Grudge.
APRO Organisation · 82 stories
A civilian research group with investigators in the field.
Brad Sparks Person · 70 stories
Brad Sparks is a researcher who compiled a catalogue of Project Blue Book unknowns.
Center for UFO Studies Organisation · 60 stories
J.
ball lightning Term · 26 stories
A rare glowing atmospheric discharge.
Project Sign Programme · 17 stories
Project Sign was the Air Force programme that gathered flying saucer reports in 1948.
Magonia Organisation · 16 stories
Magonia was a publication where researchers took apart some of the field's best-known stories.
Ted Phillips Person · 10 stories
Ted Phillips studied physical trace cases.
Robertson Panel Programme · 8 stories
January 1953.
UFOCUS NZ Organisation · 8 stories
A New Zealand research group, UFOCUS NZ keeps the record on some of the country's strangest encounters.
Champ Term · 7 stories
Lake Champlain's monster has a name.

Documents186 · see all

Untitled (to Margaret Smith from Allen Dulles Thanking Her for Forwardi Ng Let FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1957-01-02· 2 pages· 2 pages mention it
- p. 1 …Sincerely. /s Allen W. Dulles Director
- p. 2 …Sincerely. /s/ Allen W. Dulles Director
Untitled (to J, Allen Hynek from H. Marshall Chadwell Thanking Him for Letter of 23 December Confirming the Astronomical Calculations Transmitted Earlier by Telephone) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952-12-29· 2 pages· 2 pages mention it
- p. 1 29 December 1952 Professor J. Allen Hynek Graduate School The Ohio State University Columbus 10, Ohio Dear Professor Bynek: Thank…
- p. 2 …greeting of the season, I remain. Sincerely yours, J. Allen 17 J. Allen Hynck Assistant Dean and Professor of Astronomy
Untitled(To Margaret Smith from Allen Dulles Thanking Her for Forwarding Letter from Mrs. Vincent J. Perry) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1957-01-08· 1 pages· 1 page mentions it
- p. 1 …Sincerely. /s/ Allen W. Dulles Director
Untitled (to George Wyllie from Herbert Scoville About Book 'They Knew Too Muc FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1959-06-04· 2 pages· 2 pages mention it
- p. 1 …Avenue, N.W. Cleveland, Tennessee Dear Mr. Wylie: Mr. Allen W. Dulles referred the book, "They Knew Too Much About…
- p. 2 …Avenue, N.W. Cleveland, Tennessee Dear Mr. Hylie; Mr. Allen W. Dulles referred the book, "They Knew Too Much About…
Untitled (to Gordon Scherer from Allen Dulles Discussing Thomas Eickhof Fs Let FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1955-09-02· 2 pages· 2 pages mention it
- p. 1 …sincerely, 2 - Signer 2 - Legislative Counsel w/basic SIGNED 1 - CSI w/cy of basic Allen W. Bullen
- p. 2 …2 - Signer sincerely, 2 - Legislative Counsel w/basic 1 - CSI w/ey of basic SIGNED Enclosure Allen W. Culles Director…
Untitled (to Samuel Goudsmit from Philip Strong Discussing Hynek's and Lloyd's FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1958-01-05· 2 pages· 2 pages mention it
- p. 1 …Actually, Allen Hynek sat with the Panel for part of the time, but was not a regular member of the…
- p. 2 …Actually, Allen Hynek sat with the Panel for part of the time, but was not a regular member of the…

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Videos23 · see all

Das Wunder von Heroldsbach Seher Zeugnisse Feuer und Schwefel wird vom Himmel fallen

From The Heroldsbach Apparitions and Sun Miracle, Upper Franconia (1949-1952)

Dr J Allen Hynek (Astronomer) in 1974 - Re: 1953 CIA Robertson Panel & 1952 Utah film

From The Robertson Panel: The CIA's Secret UFO Review

Mar. 25, 1966 | Dr. J. Allen Hynek Addresses Michigan UFO Sightings

From Michigan "Swamp Gas" Sightings: Dexter and Hillsdale

Dr. J. Allen Hynek talks swamp gas

From Michigan "Swamp Gas" Sightings: Dexter and Hillsdale

1966-03-26: J Allen Hynek on Michigan's March UFO Flap

From Michigan "Swamp Gas" Sightings: Dexter and Hillsdale

Allen 1935 ivory-billed woodpecker material

From The Fielding Lewis ivory-billed woodpecker photographs

Jean-Claude Bourret: his book 'The new challenge of UFOs'

From The Merxheim cabbage-picking landing

Huge UFO Over Stephenville: Steve Allen and Other Witnesses

From Stephenville Lights

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