Sometimes inexplicable things happen in the world that excite the minds of ordinary people and scientists.
Millions of people are willing to give a lot to get an answer about the nature of these incidents, adme reports.
We have collected 9 history mysteries, many of which will never be solved.
Signal "Wow!"
The “Wow!” signal, or in the official translation “Wow!”, is a radio signal recorded in 1977 by Jerry R. Ehman as part of the SETI project (the general name for projects in the search for extraterrestrial civilizations).
The scientist circled the signs with a red pencil and wrote “Wоw!” next to them. - He was so amazed at how exactly the characteristics of the signal coincided with the expected characteristics of a theoretical signal from extraterrestrial civilizations.
Unfortunately, the signal was never repeated. Astronomers suggest that its source could be hydrogen around the nuclei of comets 266P/Christensen and P/2008 Y2. However, this version has yet to be tested.
Crop Circles
The various figures formed by crushed plants in the fields are another mystery of history. The drawings are created perfectly evenly and can represent entire pictograms. There are about 9,000 reports of circles in the world, 90% from England.
In 1991, Britons Dave Chorley and Doug Bower admitted that they had created hundreds of circles using rope and stick. Now they have a lot of followers. It would seem that the mystery has been solved, but what about the fact that crop circles appeared in the 19th century? For example, the first official mention of them is the 1678 English pamphlet “Devil the Mower.”
There is a version that the figures are created by small vortices that crush the plants. Such vortices are often found in the hilly regions of the UK.
Missing crew of the Mary Celeste
In 1872, a sailing ship was found 400 miles from Gibraltar with not a single person on board. Things, provisions and water supplies were untouched.
According to the main hypothesis, the cause of the tragedy was the leakage of barrels with alcohol. Alcohol vapors exploded in the confined space of the holds. The captain, fearing another explosion, ordered the crew to temporarily transfer to the boat and sail to a safe distance, maintaining contact with the ship using a cable. The launching of the boat and abandonment of the ship apparently took place in an atmosphere of panic. When everyone got into the boat, the changing wind filled the sails of the brigantine, it quickly picked up speed, and the boat, overloaded with people, remained in place (the cable connecting it to the brigantine broke). The storm sank the boat with all the people.
Disappearance of the Roanoke Colony
Under Queen Elizabeth I, one of the first permanent English settlements in North America was founded - the Roanoke Colony. There were approximately 90 men, 17 women and 11 children.
The colony disappeared without a trace, leaving only the word “Croatoan” carved on a tree - the name of one of the Indian tribes that inhabited those places.
According to the most logical hypothesis, the colonists met the aborigines, who knew much better how to get food and survive in wild places. Therefore, the settlers decided to join the Croatoans. According to other versions, the colonists were captured by local tribes or the Spaniards.
The fall of the Tunguska meteorite
On June 30, 1908, a fiery body flew over central Siberia. His flight was observed in many settlements, and thunderous sounds were heard. Then it exploded: the force of the explosion was such that the blast wave was recorded by observatories around the world. Trees were felled on an area of more than 2,000 square meters. km, windows were broken in houses several hundred kilometers from the epicenter.
Three days before the event, unusual atmospheric phenomena were observed in Europe and Siberia: noctilucent clouds, bright twilight. But not a single expedition discovered the remains of a meteorite.
According to the main hypotheses, the Earth collided with an icy meteorite or the nucleus of a comet, which consisted of ice and disintegrated in the atmosphere. There is an interesting version that this was Tesla's experiment with wireless transmission of electricity.
The Strange Case of Michael Boatwright
In 2013, 61-year-old Florida resident Michael Boatwright was found unconscious. His documents confirmed his identity, but when he woke up, he did not recognize himself in the mirror, spoke Swedish and believed himself to be a Swede named Johan Ek. He lost his memory and forgot how to speak English.
Not everyone believed Boatwright; they tried to catch him on his knowledge of English, but he never messed up. It’s worth saying that he knew a little Swedish before, but after amnesia he began to speak very clearly.
Boatwright's condition is probably an example of a dissociative fugue - a disease in which a person suddenly forgets all information about himself, down to his name. Such patients may move to another place, come up with a different name and biography and not know that they are sick. The cause is usually mental trauma. A fugue is protective in nature because it gives the patient the opportunity to escape from his problems. But how did Michael learn Swedish?
Washington Carousel
Considered to be the most well-documented UFO sighting. On July 19, 1952, Washington Airport radar detected a group of 7 chaotically flying objects. They were moving at a speed of 2,000 km/h. The country's leadership sent fighter jets to intercept. Noticing their approach, the UFOs disappeared, but soon returned again.
Whether the incident could have been a hoax by the US government or an intrusion by aircraft from other countries is still unknown. What it was, neither scientists nor the military can still say.
Finding the Patomsky crater
The crater was discovered in Siberia in 1949. The local population calls it "the nest of the fiery eagle." In size and appearance, it is similar to a lunar crater from a meteorite impact; its height is about 40 m.
Currently, the meteorite hypothesis is not supported by research. The crater is likely of volcanic origin, but no traces of lava have been found.
The mystery of the death of the Dyatlov group
One of the most mysterious and discussed cases in history. It happened in the winter of 1959 in the USSR, on a pass later named in honor of Dyatlov, the leader of the deceased group.
For an unknown reason, while spending the night on the mountainside, a group of experienced tourists cut the tent from the inside and quickly left it. People went down the slope without warm clothes and shoes to 1,500 m, where they died. Several people from the group had severe injuries.
There are many hypotheses: an avalanche, a domestic quarrel, a test of a secret weapon, problems with the local population, and even the involvement of the KGB. None of them fit the evidence.
Eilean More Lighthouse was built in 1895 on the Flannan Islands (UK). Launched on December 7, 1899.
His main task was to help ships bypass the Hebrides and the western coast of Scotland. The lighthouse was managed by a duty team of two people, with a third always on standby in case of illness or other force majeure.
The first alarm signal came on December 15, 1900. Then, upon arrival in Leith, the captain of the steamer Arctor reported that the Eilean More lighthouse was not giving any signals. But the news was treated without much importance, and the weather these days was not conducive to sailing.
The lighthouse service ship Hesperus arrived on the island only at noon on December 26th.
Joseph Moore, keeper of the Flannan Islands, was on board. He could not explain the reason for the malfunction of the lighthouse. But he personally knew the team on watch - Thomas Marshall, Donald MacArthur and James Ducat, and spoke of them as experienced and skillful caretakers. Joseph last saw them about a month ago, and then they all looked quite healthy to now talk about their possible illness, which interfered with their work. Only then will he realize that something stranger has happened than a mysterious illness.
No one responded to the ship's siren. Moore was the first to notice something was wrong. A bare flagpole was visible on the pier, there were no empty food boxes, no one greeted the arrivals...
Having gone on reconnaissance, Joseph Moore found not only the gates of the Eilean More lighthouse locked, but also all the doors. When he opened them, he saw that the caretakers' beds were not made, and the clock on the wall had stopped. Moore opened the logbook and was surprised to discover that the lighthouse keepers had recorded a storm on the night of December 14th. This seemed strange to him, because on that day the weather in the area was calm and began to deteriorate only the next day. The last entry made by James Ducat on December 15: "The storm has stopped, the sea, thank God, has calmed down."
Having reported the strange situation to the skipper of the Hesperus, Moore and three sailors began to examine the small island with special care. But the team never found either the caretakers themselves or any reasons for their disappearance.
Joseph Moore remained on the island. He spent several months speculating and guessing. He couldn’t believe that a team of three could be carried away by a wave during a storm. And he didn't believe in the storm itself. But there was an entry in the journal. And having known these people personally, Moore was sure that they could not allow such inaccuracy and indicate incorrect data.
There was only one fact - the entire team disappeared without a trace.
Having stayed on Flannan until January 1901, Joseph later spoke of the strange sensations he experienced while there: “An unnaturally oppressive atmosphere seemed to envelop the whole island.” And the strangest thing is that then the caretaker often heard the distant voices of Thomas Marshall, Donald MacArthur and James Ducat, as if coming on the wind, calling him.
Paris glitch
At exactly 1 hour 05 minutes, on the night of December 29 to 30, 1902, almost all pendulum clocks in Paris stopped.
Describing this inexplicable phenomenon on its pages, the first issue of the journal “Bulletin of Knowledge” for 1903 said that many Parisians felt dizzy, accompanied by nausea and fainting.
The director of the Paris central meteorological station then officially stated that no atmospheric anomalies had been observed during all this time. Seismographs did not record a single case of ground vibrations.
What is most interesting is that the “Paris glitch” stopped only the pendulum mechanisms. The “spring clock” continued to operate as usual.
Tunguska meteorite
1908 The fall of the Tunguska meteorite allegedly caused an air explosion that occurred in the area of the Podkamennaya Tunguska River, with a capacity of 40-50 megatons. The explosion on Tunguska was heard 800 km from the epicenter, the blast wave felled a forest over an area of 2,100 sq. km, and the windows of some houses were broken within a radius of 200 km. Soon after the explosion, a magnetic storm began that lasted 5 hours.
The missing train
For almost a century, higher powers did not pay special attention to these curses. Only in 1911, either the level of hatred towards railway transport reached a certain point, or the very first angry human cries finally reached the addressee, but it happened! On July 14, 1911, a three-car passenger train, having left the station in Rome, did not arrive at its final destination and did not return. There was no disaster, there were no dead or wounded. The train simply disappeared.
Eyewitnesses claim that when the train approached a mountain tunnel in Lombardy, a thick, suffocating fog formed around the train. Several passengers, sensing something was wrong, managed to leave the carriages (this story was written down from their words), while the remaining 100-odd people, including the drivers, drove into a tunnel shrouded in fog. The train did not exit from the other side. And when the fog cleared, it turned out that the tunnel was empty.
Now many people already know about Vanga, the Bulgarian clairvoyant. Her very name already contains something that never ceases to amaze us: in Greek, Vangelia is the bearer of the good news. Yes, Vanga is indeed, as the newspapers wrote, “the most fantastic reality and the most mysterious truth.” Her talent for clairvoyance and prophetic power shocked many. The abilities of this woman are unique: she has the gift of foresight, clairvoyance, she can talk with plants, and visit different places on the globe. She sees a lot, although she herself is blind, and her face emits light.
Sailboat "Marlboro"
In 1890, the sailing ship Marlborough with a crew of 23 people left New Zealand for England. The ship was commanded by Captain Heed, an experienced sailor. The Marlboro was last seen near Tierra del Fuego. The sailing ship did not arrive in England. It was believed that the ship was lost in the storms that raged in the area. 23 years later, in 1913, near Punta Arenas off the coast of Tierra del Fuego, the sailboat was seen again. When they boarded it, they discovered a strange, inexplicable picture. The ship turned out to be unharmed, but only skeletons remained of the crew, covered with the remains of clothing. One skeleton is at the helm, ten are on watch at their posts, three are on the deck near the hatch, six are in the wardroom.
It seemed as if some sudden attack had struck the people. The logbook was covered in mold and the entries were illegible.
Part of the crew has disappeared. It is believed that in the area where the ship was moving, an underwater volcano erupted, releasing a large amount of toxic gases from the water: carbon monoxide, cyanide (CN)2, hydrogen cyanide HCN. A cloud of gas covered the ship and caused the instant death of almost the entire crew.
Noah's Ark
In the summer of 1955, the French climber Navarre climbed to the top of Ararat: he and his 15-year-old son found the skeleton of a huge ship frozen in the ice. Having sawed off a meter-long piece of paneling, Fernand Navarra began to go down, but was fired upon by Turkish border guards, arrested and interrogated. The fact is that the mountain is located at the very border of Armenia, which previously belonged to Koroy, and the tension between the countries forces the Turks to constantly catch “spies” here. And since the Frenchman did not speak Armenian, he was released, leaving with him a piece of the Ark.
Upon returning to Europe, the tree, and it turned out to be an oak, was carbon-dated in two laboratories, Cairo and Madrid, and its age was established - 5 thousand years, which fits into the biblical chronology.
"Veles's book"
“The Book of Forests” refers to texts written on 35 birch tablets and reflecting the history of Rus' over a millennium and a half, starting from approximately 650 BC. It was found in 1919 by Colonel Isenbek on the estate of the Kurakin princes near Orel. destroyed by time and worms, they lay in disarray on the floor of the library. Many were crushed by soldiers' boots. Isenbek, who was interested in archeology, collected the tablets and never parted with them after the end of the civil war. The writer Yu learned about them. Mirolubiv discovered that the text of the chronicle was written in a completely unknown ancient Slavic language. Later, foreign experts took part in the work - orientalist A. Kur from the USA and S. Lesnoy (Paramonov), who lived in Australia and appropriated it. The tablets are called “Vles’s Book”, since in the text itself the work is called a book, and Vles is mentioned in some connection with it. But Lesnoy and Kur worked only with texts that Mirolyubov managed to copy, since after Isenbek’s death in 1943 the tablets were written. disappeared.
The Mystery of the Paint River
PAINT RIVER is a body of water in the center of Michigan (USA), where in 1922
several eyewitnesses observed a huge animal with a snake-like neck and
big head. A strange creature, reminiscent in shape of a relict
lizard, was dark in color and had 6 bumpy growths on its back. According to
observation, the animal moved north along the river towards the Great Lakes.
Child of Taung
The Taung Child Skull is a strange skull discovered in 1924 during excavations near the village of Taung in northwestern South Africa. The discovery caused a split among scientists. Some are sure that these are the remains of an ape-like creature. Others believe it is the skull of an ancient human child.
The first professional scientist to encounter an African find was Professor Raymond Dart from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. The archaeologist, who immediately managed to distinguish the found skull from the skulls of baboons often found during excavations, did not waste time and named the ancient creature “Australopithecus Africanus,” that is, the ape-man from South Africa.
The found skull looked impressive: a high, round forehead without brow ridges, thin cheek bones, a rather elegant jaw with signs of a humanoid creature. The volume of the cranium was 405 cubic centimeters and, according to calculations, could increase to 440 cm3 with age. The structure of the skull also spoke in favor of the fact that its owner was an upright, bipedal creature. Without denying its belonging to humanoid creatures, scientists still believed for over seventy years that they were dealing with the remains of an ape-like creature at the age of three. Many English scientists rejected Raymond Dart's classification of the Taung Child as a hominid because its low cranial vault, prognathism, and lack of chin made it appear at first glance more like a young chimpanzee than a human child. However, the Taung Child's molars were larger than his front teeth (a human trait), and characteristic ape features such as pointed canines and diastemas (spaces between teeth) were absent. However, when 20 years later, anthropologists found an adult Australopithecus, the evil tongues subsided, and the “child of Taung” was recognized as a distant ancestor of man.
Researchers put forward different hypotheses about how the “Taung child” died - most agreed that he became a victim of either a proto-leopard or a saber-toothed tiger. But 10 years ago, Berger and his colleague Ron Clark presented the hypothesis that Taung died as a result of an attack by a large bird of prey. They were prompted to this conclusion by other remains - small monkeys found in the same area as the Pithecanthropus. There was no doubt - the monkeys died in the clutches of a bird of prey.
Analyzes conducted at a research center in Ohio showed that when attacking, the birds grabbed the prey by the eye sockets with their large hind fingers armed with claws, then rose into the air with it, and when they sank to the ground, the victim had already given up the ghost. Modern eagles do the same. Examination of thousands of monkey remains indicates the same method of killing them, leaving characteristic holes and jagged displacements of small bones behind the eye sockets.
Noticing this, Berger returned to the skull of the Taung child and found the same marks behind his eye sockets. According to him, none of the scientists who had previously tried to answer the question of the causes of death of an ancient person had previously paid attention to the characteristic damage to the skull.
As a result, Berger came to the conclusion that human ancestors had to fear attacks not only from predators living on the ground, but also from those whose element was the sky.
Veldozer's Riddle
Over the village of Shuknavolok near Vedlozero (Karelia), a cylindrical ten-meter body was observed flying, with flames coming out of its tail. Having broken through the ice of the lake, the mysterious object went under water. Since then, local residents began to meet on the shore a strange big-headed creature a little more than a meter tall with thin arms and legs, which dived back into the water when people appeared. In the photo - Vedlozero (Karelia, Russia) today.
The first documented sighting of the Nessie monster in Scotland's Loch Ness. To date, there have been about 4,000 sightings and encounters with him. Despite the obvious implausibility of Nessie's existence, it is still controversial. Scientists have not been able to prove its existence, but no one has yet proven its absence either.
The Philadelphia Experiment
In October 1943, in the United States, in an atmosphere of special secrecy, the Philadelphia experiment, which had no analogues in history, was carried out on the destroyer Eldridge to create a warship invisible to enemy radar. As a result of the creation of a very strong magnetic field around the ship, the ship allegedly disappeared and then instantly moved in space several tens of kilometers. Of the entire crew, only 21 people returned unharmed. 27 people literally became fused with the structure of the ship, 13 died from burns, radiation, electric shock and fear.
Massive UFO invasion in Queensland (Australia).
AUSTRALIAN "UFO NEST" is an anomalous place, an area in the north of Queensland in Australia, which, according to local media, has been chosen by unidentified objects of various shapes and designs for their flights and landings. A massive UFO infestation in the area allegedly began back in 1945, but the most striking sightings occurred already in the 1960s. The first widely publicized sighting was made on May 23, 1965 by a hotelier in Eaton Range, Mr. Jim TILZ, near Mackay. A small, round, luminous object briefly landed directly in front of the hotel, leaving numerous marks on the grass and treetops for the police. Six months later, from January 14 to 19, 1966, in the town of Yuramo, local resident Mrs. M. Hyde from Mariba, as well as police officers and their families, watched every evening a “large object in the sky” and small 30-inch (75 cm) transparent balls, in calm weather, flying “at walking speed” a meter above the roads. Most likely due to the strange appearance of these balls, resembling eggs, the area was then called a “UFO nesting area” in the Australian press. The number of observations of anomalous phenomena increased sharply after this; with the decline in interest in UFOs in the 1970s and 80s, it subsided somewhat, nevertheless remaining the highest on this continent.
Ancient brain
Near the city of Odintsovo, in a brick factory quarry, workers discovered a perfectly preserved “human brain.” The unsolved mystery of history is how the human brain got into the Paleozoic era, the layers of which were mined. The Paleozoic era is about 300 million years ago, when there were no mammals.
In the photograph, the brain of a modern person is on the right, the brain from a quarry in Odintsovo is on the left. As you can see, the structure is very similar, despite the difference of 300 million years
Bermuda Triangle
December 5, 1945, exactly 67 years ago,
The history of the Bermuda Triangle began. To the east of the coast of Florida, 6 US Navy aircraft disappeared without a trace; it is from this incident that they will begin to chronicle the mysterious events in the Bermuda Triangle area.
It was a normal day, there was normal visibility, 5 Avenger torpedo bombers from the 19th air wing, led by an experienced commander, Lieutenant Charles TAYLOR, who had flown 2,500 hours, took off to conduct training bombing. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, communication with the pilots was lost, but they could be heard talking to each other, it became clear that the flight had lost orientation, and one of the pilots allegedly said: “Everything looks so strange, even the ocean.”
Two rescue planes were sent to search, and communication with one of them also disappeared after it was reported that it was approaching the place of the supposed disappearance of the torpedo bombers. It seems that the explosion was observed from a distance, but no traces of the death of at least one of the missing planes were found, although huge forces had already been sent to the search: 300 planes and 21 ships. Also, the remains of none of the 27 missing crew members were found.
In the fall of 1950, Associated Press correspondent Edward JONES first linked the Bermuda area to the mysterious disappearances. Two years later, the story of unit 19 was briefly told, and subsequently the story grew ever more detailed, the authenticity of which was determined only by the imagination of the authors. And in 1964, Vincent GADDIS gave the name to the whole phenomenon by writing the article “The Deadly Bermuda Triangle.” In 1991, wreckage of aircraft of the same type was discovered on the seabed, but none of them belonged to the 19th Air Flight.
From this day the Bermuda Triangle card index began.
Aliens
On July 7, an unknown aircraft crashed in Magdalena (New Mexico, USA). Among the debris, 6 corpses of human-like creatures were allegedly found. The photo shows presumably one of the humanoids who died in a UFO crash in Roswell (New Mexico, USA), July 22, 1947.
UFO over Washington
July 1952. America is in shock. What is happening in the skies over Washington defies logical explanation and gives rise to the most incredible rumors. And the reason for this is the wave of UFO sightings that swept across the District of Columbia. Unidentified flying objects appeared over Washington with enviable regularity from July 12 to July 26. In the photo: a UFO squadron over the Capitol.
Shootout with aliens
More than fifty years ago, a shootout between farmers in the town of Hopkinsville, Indiana, and a group of unidentified beings, which, according to witnesses to the event, consisted of aliens, very quickly acquired the status of important news. Newspapers and magazines published throughout the United States vied with each other to publish various details of this frightening story. Soon her details became of interest to numerous collectors of paranormal phenomena and unexplained events. But there are some details associated with this story, which, due to certain circumstances, were not noticed and made public, but they can, in fact, confirm the reality and uniqueness of everything that happened.
The so-called meeting in Hopkinsville took place in a closed and abandoned part of the estate belonging to the Sutton family, just at the moment when members of the Calloway family were visiting the hospitable hosts. It was a night that none of the eyewitnesses and participants in the collision will be able to forget for many years. On the evening of August 21, 1955, immediately after sunset, William Taylor noticed some unidentified object rapidly moving in the sky, and from there all these chilling events began to unfold. Before the eyes of the astonished farmers appeared a group consisting of several creatures, with their entire appearance indicating that they belonged to some kind of alien race. These were not ordinary gray aliens, and aliens already familiar to all those who deal with UFOs and aliens. They looked more like strange-looking goblins, with large ears and unusual faces. The farmers, having recovered from the initial shock, immediately opened fire on the creatures from all the guns in the house, but, despite the numerous bullets fired at them, the aliens continued to come closer. It seemed that the deadly lead could not cause them any harm. Then events began to unfold in an even stranger way. The seriously frightened inhabitants of the farm tried to hide behind the walls of their home, but the aliens, who were not affected by the bullets, approached the windows of the house and, looking into them, closely examined its inhabitants. Realizing the inevitability of the danger looming over the farmers, the heads of the families decided to break through to the cars and try to report what was happening to the authorities.
But the strangest thing was discovered at the moment when investigators began to clarify everything that had happened. Despite everyone's opinion, the Sutton and Callaway families were not the only witnesses to the alien invasion of the city that night. As the night wore on, several more witnesses told authorities they saw strange flashes in the sky, accompanied by mysterious shadows moving through the forest. None of the witnesses considered it necessary to contact the police until gun shots began to be heard and there was a feeling that the mysterious creatures were behaving aggressively.
In addition, the terrible creatures described in this now world-famous story may have been involved in another incident that occurred a week before the events described in our article. Alien creatures, described as two peas in a pod of visitors to the town of Hopkinsville, attacked Ms. Darwin Johnson while she and a group of her friends were swimming in the pool. Darwin Johnson managed to escape the clutches of the attackers, but her friend, who also became the target of persecution, noticed some mysterious shadows hanging over the pool. The strangest thing about this story is that Mrs. Darwin Johnson and her friend shared the details of the incident with enough people, but despite this, the media did not pick up their story.
Battleship "Novorossiysk"
An explosion of unknown origin that occurred under the bottom of the battleship Novorossiysk on the night of October 29, 1955, claimed the lives of 608 sailors and officers. A huge ship capsized and sank in the Northern Bay of Sevastopol - in front of thousands of citizens.
Air contact
In August, at a British airbase, a UFO chased a fighter jet for 20 minutes before disappearing into thin air. The photo is presumably a UFO. USA, California, 1957.
"Labynkyr Devil"
1958 On December 14, the newspaper “Youth of Yakutia” wrote about a giant monster living in Lake Labynkyr. Local Yakut residents believe that a certain huge animal lives in the lake - the “Labynkyr Devil”, as they call him. According to the descriptions of the Yakuts, this is something dark gray in color with a huge mouth. The distance between the eyes of the “devil” is equal to the width of a raft of ten logs. According to the legend, the “devil” is very aggressive and dangerous, attacks people and animals, and is capable of going ashore. In the photo - Lake Labynkyr (Oymyakonsky district of Yakutia, Russia).
Dyatlov Pass
On February 1, a group of experienced tourists led by Igor Dyatlov began climbing to the top of “1079” (Mountain of the Dead). We didn’t have time to get up before dark and pitched our tent right on the slope. We began to triple up for the night. And then something terrible happened... As investigators later established, having cut the wall of the tent with knives, the tourists, in panic, rushed to run down the slope. They ran, whoever was wearing what: in underwear, half naked, barefoot. Later, the corpses of all nine group members were discovered further down the slope. Most died from hypothermia. Several people suffered terrible internal injuries without breaking the skin. The cause of the tragedy is still unknown.
Kennedy assassination
On November 22, 1963, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Despite the fact that Kennedy's killer, Lee Harvey Oswald, was captured a few hours later, the true motives and those who ordered the most notorious murder of the 20th century have not yet been established.
Female Sasquatch
A female Sasquatch was captured on film in the Bluff Creek Valley (filmed by Roger Patterson).
Death of Gagarin
March 27, 1968
As all newspapers wrote then and all news agencies in the world reported messages marked “lightning”, on March 27, 1968, during a training flight on a jet plane near the village of Novoselovo, Kirzhach district, Vladimir region, the First Citizen of the Universe, Columbus of the Cosmos, Son of the Earth, Yuri Alekseevich Gagarin, died .
That's what they wrote. This was the official version of the government commission.
But in 1979, Vanga told the famous Russian artist Vyacheslav Tikhonov that the first cosmonaut in the history of mankind, Yuri Gagarin, did not die at all, but “was taken”!
Some time later, in a conversation with the correspondent of the magazine “Russians” Elena Andreeva, Vanga again confirmed that Gagarin did not burn on the plane and did not die, but was “captured.” For further questions - who took it? Why? where exactly? - Vanga never gave an answer.
Many still unclear circumstances of the alleged “death” of Yu.A. Gagarin, omissions and omissions of the official government commission, journalistic investigations that run into a blank wall - all this only confirms the words of the clairvoyant Vanga about the fate of Yu.A. Gagarin.
American landing on the moon
American landing on the moon. The fact itself is still disputed. The version of falsification has many supporters.
"Petrozavodsk Miracle"
On September 20 at 4 o'clock in the morning, a UFO in the form of a bright star, from which red rays emanated, was spotted above the main street of Petrozavodsk - Lenin Street. The phenomenon was accompanied by mass UFO sightings in the northern regions of the USSR and in Finland. Later, large holes with very sharp edges were discovered in the glass of the upper floors. The photo shows a copy of the only known photograph of the “Petrozavodsk Diva” - the stage of the fiery rain and rice. V. Lukyants "Solovki" (magazine "Technology for Youth" No. 4 1980)
Time stop
1982 In Tsemes Bay (Black Sea), on one of the ships of the Black Sea Fleet, all the clocks on board stopped. In the photo - Tsemes Bay today.
"Height 611"
1986 On January 29, a UFO crashed near Dalnegorsk (hill “height 611”). The photo shows the crash site and part of the “exhibits” from the crash site: metal drops of different nature with holes inside, black glassy particles weighing up to 30 mg, as well as loose scales in the form of a mesh of quartz fibers 30 microns thick, each of which is twisted from even thinner quartz flagella, each of which, in turn, has a gold thread inserted into it.
Dolphin suicide
Mass suicide of 2000 dolphins - they washed up on the coast of Brazil. Pictured: Pilot whales stranded on a beach in New Zealand in 2009.
1994 Near the Czech city of Celakovice, a “vampire cemetery” was found - a strange burial dating back to the end of the 10th - beginning of the 11th century. In 11 pits lay the remains of 13 people, tied with leather belts and with aspen stakes stuck in the heart. Some of the dead also had their hands and heads cut off. According to pagan beliefs and rituals, this was done with vampires who rose from their graves at night and drank human blood.
Movile Cave
1996 In the Movile cave (Romania), a closed ecosystem not connected with the earth’s was discovered for the first time. Here, 30 species of plants and animals (crustaceans, spiders, centipedes and insects) were discovered living in isolation in the dark for 5 million years.
"Alyoshenka"
1996 A strange half-living creature was discovered in a cemetery in the village of Kaolinovy near Kyshtym by a lonely pensioner Tamara Vasilyevna Prosvirina. The creature became known as the “Kyshtym dwarf”. The creature ate human food and looked and smelled strange. The creature's body length was approximately 30 cm, it had a torso, arms, legs, a head with a high frontal lobe, a mouth and eyes. The pensioner gave the creature a child's name - “Alyoshenka”. “Alyoshenka” lived in the pensioner’s house for about a month.
Other people also saw Alyoshenka: Tamara Prosvirina’s daughter-in-law, as well as some acquaintances. Subsequently, Tamara Prosvirina was admitted to a psychiatric hospital due to worsening schizophrenia. In the end, the creature died, and the causes of death have not been definitively established; among them, death from improper feeding and lack of care or murder under unclear circumstances are most often indicated. Tamara Prosvirina died on August 5, 1999 - she was hit by two cars at night. At this time, she was going to be interviewed by representatives of a Japanese television company who were filming a documentary about this phenomenon. The house where the Kyshtym humanoid lived:
The creature's mummy was discovered in August 1996 by police captain Evgeniy Mokichev (pictured) during his investigation into the theft of an electrical cable. The policeman who discovered the mummy handed it over to his colleague, Vladimir Bendlin, who began his own investigation into the origin and nature of the creature, but soon the mummy of “Alyoshenka” disappeared under strange circumstances. Currently her whereabouts are unknown.
1912
The giant ocean liner, the “unsinkable” Titanic, collided with an iceberg and sank. More than 1,300 people died.
Pictured is the Titanic setting off on its first and last voyage from Southampton in 1912.
Execution of the royal family
1918
On the night of July 16-17, in the Ipatiev house in Yekaterinburg, the royal family was executed: Nicholas II, Alexandra Fedorovna, their daughters: Olga, Tatyana, Maria, Anastasia, and son Alexei. The details of what happened are still shrouded in mystery. The remains of five members of the imperial family and their servants were found only in July 1991. In July 2007, the remains of Tsarevich Alexei and Grand Duchess Maria were found.
The Monster of Bridport
1946
In Bridport (Australia), the corpse of a giant hairy animal was found on the ocean shore. It's supposed to be in the photo.
Mysterious incidents often occur in the world for which no explanation can be found. Numerous researchers are trying to understand the cause of this or that mystical event, developing new versions. Unfortunately, few successful attempts are known. The vast majority of mysteries remain unsolved.
Classification
All mysterious incidents can be divided into several types. Among them:
- mysterious murders and disappearances;
- natural phenomena;
- paranormal phenomena, including those related to aliens;
- cases related to human mystical abilities.
One of the most mysterious murder incidents took place in Germany, on a farm called Hinterkaifeck. In 1922, a family and their servants were found dead there. The criminal was not found. Of course, terrible murders occur in the world every day, and often those who commit them escape responsibility. But something truly mystical happened at the Hinterkaifeck farm.
The family that lived in the estate was unsociable, but wealthy. The owners were Andreas and Cecilia Gruber. Their daughter and her two small children lived with them. On the day of the tragedy, a new servant came to them.
It is believed that the murder occurred on the night of April 1. The alarm was raised by a mechanic who came to the farm and did not find anyone from the family. On April 4, police entered the house. All the people were dead. The servant was killed in her room and wrapped in a blanket. A two-year-old baby suffered a fatal blow right in his crib. After this they covered him with a red skirt. The rest of the family are found dead in the barn, wearing their pajamas. All were killed with particular cruelty, their heads were smashed.
The robbery version was dropped immediately. The family was rich, but nothing was missing from the house. Even the wallet with the money was left lying on the crib. It was proven that someone lived in the house for several days after the murder. The dog and other pets were fed. Traces of a stranger's presence were found in the attic. There was straw on the floor, food scraps lying around, and the floor was dismantled. There was a rope hanging from the ceiling.
The police learned from neighbors that a few days before the tragedy, the owner of the farm complained about a strange incident. He claimed that at night he heard construction sounds and saw the light of a lantern not far from the house. When he went outside in the morning, he found footprints in the snow leading from the forest to the house. All the doors were locked. He found no traces leading back into the forest.
The police were never able to find the culprit. It is not even known whether he was alone or whether he had accomplices. What prompted him to commit the murders and why did he live on the farm and farm for a few more days? The incident at the Hinterkaifeck farm is still the most incomprehensible and mystical in the archives of the German police.
The mystery of Dyatlov's death
The most mysterious incident in the history of Soviet tourism is associated with the Dyatlov group. In 1959, presumably on the night of February 2, a group of 9 tourists died in the Northern Urals. These were experienced skiers. The group was led by Igor Dyatlov.
The tourists were supposed to return from the trip on February 15. The search began a week later. On February 26, the tent of Dyatlov’s group was found. There were no living or dead people in it.
The inside of the tent was cut with a knife. The tourists' personal belongings, clothes and food were left inside. The shoes were piled in a heap. Clothes were scattered within a radius of several meters around the tent. Traces of people went down the slope into the forest.
Gradually, rescuers began to discover bodies. Most of them were located near a large cedar tree growing at the edge of the forest. Some of the bodies were stripped down to their underwear. Almost everyone was missing shoes. Rescuers found the remains of a fire and partially burnt scraps of clothing.
The body of Dyatlov himself was found by local hunters 300 meters from the cedar. It seemed that the group leader died trying to get to the tent. He lay 300 meters from her. His head was directed towards the tent.
Most of the group died due to exposure to the cold. But three were found to have terrible injuries. For example: multiple rib fractures, comminuted closed depressed fracture in the vault and base of the skull, internal bleeding into the chest cavity.
Investigators were never able to figure out who or what caused such terrible injuries to people. But the main thing is why experienced tourists cut up the entire tent and left food and warm clothes in it. And then, wearing only their underwear, they went out into the bitter cold and went into the forest at night.
The culprits of this terrible and mysterious incident were never found. There are many versions trying to explain everything that happened to the group. For example, the actions of fugitive criminals, avalanches and alien experiments. Most versions do not stand up to criticism.
The version of Alexey Rakitin looks the most plausible. He outlined it in the book “Death on the Trail...”. The author was able to provide convincing answers to most questions. Literally minute by minute he described all the events that took place.
Mysterious incidents have been recorded in corn and other fields for centuries. Circles and various images appear there. There are some that are easy to understand. But most of the drawings present a mystery.
The first mention of field circles dates back to 1678. In Hertfordshire, a local farmer discovered that his oat crop had been neatly mown into huge circles. Then everything was attributed to the devil's tricks.
From time to time such incidents were recorded in different periods and in other places, but they were not given much significance. That all changed in 1990, when more than 500 figures were discovered simultaneously around the world. At the moment their number exceeds several thousand. Modern circles are very complex and can be up to 500 meters in diameter.
The main hypotheses for the emergence of circles:
- hoax;
- test objects for secret satellite equipment;
- theory of plasma vortex;
- the work of alien intelligence.
Disappearance of the Roanoke Colony
One of the most mysterious incidents with people happened at the end of the 16th century. The entire population of the English colony of Roanoke, founded in North America, mysteriously disappeared. There were about a hundred men and 17 women with children in the settlement. Not a single colonist was found.
Surprisingly, the fence surrounding the settlement was intact. Houses and other buildings were missing. It seemed like they were simply dismantled. All that remains of the colony is the word carved into a tree: "Croatoan." Why the British left him is unknown. The Maltese cross was supposed to be a conventional sign in case of trouble, but not this word. Searches for people did not yield any results and could not clarify. According to the main version, all the colonists were killed by the Indians. But not a single grave was found.
Mysterious incidents have happened quite often in the history of Russia. One of them happened 110 years ago in Central Siberia. At 7 o'clock in the morning, a huge fiery body flew in the sky, which was seen in many settlements. Sounds like thunder were heard. Then a terrible explosion was heard.
Trees were felled within a radius of two kilometers. The heat was so intense that the moss and dry wood caught fire. Windows were broken in settlements that were located 300 km from the epicenter. And the blast wave was recorded even in Great Britain.
Three days before the incident, strange phenomena were observed in the skies over Europe. For example, strange clouds of silvery color, too bright twilight and fireballs. Numerous expeditions never found the remains of the meteorite, although it is believed that it was the cause of the incident.
Experts determined that the power of the explosion was equal to 185 bombs dropped on Hiroshima. Surprisingly, there was not a single human casualty as a result of the incident. What caused the explosion, which lit up the entire sky over Europe and was visible even in America, is not known for certain. According to one version, Nikola Tesla’s experiments were to blame.
A terrible and mystical event occurred on the island of Flannan in the Atlantic Ocean. Sailors passing by the lighthouse noticed that it was not turned on. They passed this information on to the Scottish Coast Guard.
The chief caretaker, who arrived on the island on a rescue ship, was unable to provide an explanation for the mysterious incident. The lighthouse's entrance doors were tightly closed from the inside. No one responded to the caretaker's cries.
When he finally managed to get inside, he found a table set, as if people were going to dinner. One chair was upside down. Two pairs of boots and a jacket were missing. None of the lighthouse employees could be found.
The chief keeper, who had to keep watch alone for a month, claimed that he constantly heard voices. It seemed to him that something supernatural was constantly watching him. After he was relieved, he never returned to Eilean Mor Lighthouse.
The ship "Mary Celeste"
There are so many mysteries that will never be solved. Mystical phenomena are observed everywhere in the world. The most mysterious incident in the history of shipping involves a ship called the Mary Celeste. She was discovered on December 5, 1872, adrift without a crew.
The ship was not damaged. His daughter's toys were scattered around the captain's cabin, and his wife's sewing machine stood with unfinished sewing. There was also a jewelry box and money there. All the sailors' smoking pipes were hidden in the cockpit. And in the holds there was an untouched cargo - rectified cognac. In addition, there was also a ship's log on the spot. The chronometer and sextant were not found.
Several versions were put forward, but none of them could be confirmed. It seems most likely that the captain and crew wanted to wait out some danger in the boat. Unfortunately, the cable broke and the ship sailed away. The people in the boat died.
Strange behavior of Pioneer probes
Thanks to a huge number of modern means of surveillance and control, it seems that every inch of the planet is under surveillance. Despite this, mysterious incidents continue to occur in the world. Scientific and technological progress has allowed man to penetrate into space. But the discoveries gave rise to even more mysteries.
In 1972, the Americans launched a probe called Pioneer 10. 11 years later, its younger brother flew after it. Both of them had to go beyond the solar system. Pioneer 10 carries the so-called interstellar letter for alien worlds.
Unfortunately, none of the probes were able to fly beyond the solar system. It seems that some unknown force is not letting them in. Moreover, both probes, launched 11 years apart, behave exactly the same.
Throughout its existence, humanity regularly encounters a variety of phenomena that no one can explain. And even today, when people have learned to isolate the genome of living organisms, create and transplant artificial organs, conquer space, etc., the most mysterious incidents in the world continue to occur and excite people’s minds. What riddles are scientists and ordinary people around the world trying to answer?
Back in the 70s of the last century, people began to pay attention to mysterious figures that appeared in agricultural fields as a result of crushing crops growing there. Surprisingly, such drawings have perfectly even outlines, and sometimes even appear as mysterious pictograms. The sizes of such drawings also differ greatly from each other.
In 1972, workers on an English farm noticed that on a night when there was a full moon in the sky, the grass in their field lay down in such a way that a perfectly even circle appeared. In the 90s of the last century, a real boom in the study of such phenomena began.
Scientists explain such marks in the fields in different ways. Some are sure that these are the tricks of aliens, others associate it with mysticism, and still others are sure that these are just someone’s stupid jokes. This was even confirmed by the confessions of two Englishmen that this was their work. But still, most people believe that these are some kind of messages to earthlings from mysterious forces.
In the summer of 1908, residents of the Siberian village of Podkamennaya Tunguska witnessed an inexplicable cosmic phenomenon. They claim to have seen a flying body in the sky that looked like a meteorite. As a result of the fall of this celestial body to the ground, absolutely all the trees were knocked down within a radius of more than 30 km. And eyewitnesses heard the sound of a falling meteorite even at a distance exceeding 1000 km from the place of its fall.
Thanks to the area in which this event occurred, the meteorite was named Tunguska. Although some scientists are skeptical about the version of a celestial body that fell to earth. For more than 100 years, thousands of luminaries of world science have been working to unravel this phenomenon. During their work, hundreds of different versions were put forward, but none of them received official proof.
Space has always fascinated the minds of people. And it is with him that another mysterious incident that occurred in 1947 is connected. It was then that near the city of Roswell a cosmic body, which had all the signs of artificial origin, was recorded falling to the ground.
To this day, scientists have not been able to agree on the origin of the object that crashed in the Roswell area. Officials insist that the object is nothing more than a weather balloon that ordinary citizens mistook for a UFO.
In 1872, an English brig discovered a sailing ship, which turned out to be a ship called the Mary Celeste. Having assessed the trajectory of movement, they came to the conclusion that no one was controlling the ship at all. Once on board, it turned out that there was not a single living soul here. An inspection of the sailing ship showed that none of the things, provisions, etc. had been touched.
Having studied the entries in the logbook, it turned out that the last of them was made at the moment when the ship approached the point where it was later found, but without people. It is still not known where all the passengers and crew members went. It has been suggested that for some reason they were all forced to leave the ship without taking any belongings with them, but this hypothesis seems unlikely. Since there is no evidence that people left the ship in a hurry.
Some mysterious cases that have never been solved are related specifically to criminal crimes. One such story was the Jack the Ripper case. The maniac terrified all residents of New Orleans in 1918-1919. An unknown criminal used an ax to break open the doors of his victims' homes and mercilessly kill them. These crimes began suddenly, but stopped just as quickly. Who was behind all this is still not known.
Tragedy on the beach
In 1948, the body of a man was discovered on one of the Australian beaches in Adelaide. Due to the fact that the police were unable to establish either the identity of the victim or the circumstances under which he died, this case received wide resonance in society. And the most important thing is that when examining the body, a note was taken from the back pocket of the trousers, in which “Taman Shud” was written. It later turned out that this is an excerpt from a rare book by Omar Khayyam. What happened at Somerton Beach? This mystery has not been solved to this day.
This story happened in 1996 near Kyshtym, when an elderly woman found an unusual living creature. Outwardly, he looked like an unusual child with a large head, only 30 cm tall. The woman took her find home and even gave a name to this creature, calling him Alyosha. He lived in her house for about a month, but then died. After some time, the police found his mummy, after which the world learned about the Kyshtym dwarf. Many scientists are still trying to figure out who Alyoshenka really was?
Mysterious signal from space
In the 70s of the last century, the Americans opened a center whose main task was to search for other civilizations in the solar system. They carried out their observations using super-powerful telescopes that scanned the sky without interruption. Thus, they wanted to identify signals from civilizations that also possibly exist in our or other galaxies. And in 1977, they managed to detect a signal that came from the constellation Sagittarius. What was surprising was that the frequency at which the signal was sent was not typical for any of the transmitters existing in the world. The duration of this signal was 37 seconds. It was not possible to find out what its origin was.
This ship became the modern Flying Dutchman. In 1890, the Marlborough set sail from a port in New Zealand. There was frozen meat on board. In addition to the cargo, there were several passengers and 23 crew members on board. However, the cargo never arrived at its destination. The ship's trail disappeared near Cape Horn.
Then everyone decided that the Marlboro had simply been caught in a storm and sank. However, 2 decades later, he was discovered near Tierra del Fuego. The ship itself is perfectly preserved. During his examination, the remains of people were discovered, the clothes on which had completely decayed during this time. However, the number of remains was less than the number of people indicated in the logbook that were supposed to be on the ship. What happened to the ship and where the rest of the people on board went is unknown. When they wanted to bring the ship to port, a strong storm arose, which prevented this. Thus, the Marlboro floats at sea to this day.
But the biggest mystery was the disappearance of a group of students who in 1959 went to the mountains in the Northern Urals. Their team was led by Igor Dyatlov. The entire group died under mysterious circumstances that have not been solved for more than half a century.
When it comes to strange, seemingly inexplicable things, ghostly anomalies that have no scientific or other sound explanation, we attribute mysterious and even magical qualities to these things. I would like to present to you a list of 10 strange, unsolved cases from life, for which no one has found an explanation.
10th place. Coal poltergeist
January 1921
When purchasing coal for his fireplace in winter, Mr. Frost from Hornsey (London) had no idea how dangerous this purchase was and how much trouble coal, which seemed ordinary at first glance, could bring. After the first portion of solid fuel was sent into the fireplace, it immediately became obvious that it was somehow “wrong”. Hot coal pebbles exploded in the furnace, thereby destroying the protective grate and rolling out onto the floor, after which they disappeared from sight and appeared only in the form of bright sparks in another room. The matter did not end there. The Frost family began to notice strange things in their house; knives and forks were floating through the air, as if they were in outer space. The unusual and frightening phenomenon was witnessed by Reverend Al Gardiner and Dr. Herbert Lemerle.
There were several versions regarding the devilry happening in the Frost house. Skeptics attributed all the blame to the sons, who allegedly decided to play a prank on their parents. Others were sure that these were the tricks of miners who mixed dynamite with coal (this version was later verified and refuted). Still others believed that the raging spirit of the dead miners, resting in the coal and disturbed by the Frosts, was to blame.
The latest news available about the Frosts is disappointing. On April 1 of the same year, five-year-old Muriel Frost died, allegedly from fright at seeing a poltergeist. Her brother Gordon was so shocked by his sister's death that he was hospitalized with a nervous breakdown. The further fate of the family is shrouded in mystery...
9th place. Rain of seeds
February 1979
The coal incident is not the only curiosity in England. For example, in 1979 it rained seeds in Southampton. Seeds of watercress, mustard, corn, peas and beans fell straight from the sky, covered with an incomprehensible jelly-like shell. Amazed by what he saw, Roland Moody, who was in his home mini-conservatory with a glass roof, ran out into the street to get a better look at what was happening. There he met his neighbor Mrs. Stockley, who said that this was not the first time that something like this had happened last year. As a result of the seed rain, Moody's entire garden, as well as the gardens of his three neighbors, were covered with seeds. The police were unable to find out what was causing the strange atmospheric phenomenon.
The unusual rain repeated several more times, after which it did not occur again. Mr. Moody alone collected 8 buckets of watercress on his property, not counting the seeds of other plants. He later grew them into watercress and claimed that it tasted excellent.
One of the episodes of the series “The Mysterious World” by Arthur C. Clarke, aired in 1980, is dedicated to this incident. There is still no adequate opinion regarding the strange rain.
8th place. The mysterious death of Netta Fornario
November 1929
The main character of the next strange story is Nora Emily Edita "Netta" Fornario, a writer who considered herself a healer, a resident of London. In August or September 1929, she left London and went to Iona, an island off the west coast of Scotland, where she died under mysterious circumstances. Among the versions of her death are mental murder, heart failure, and the action of hostile spirits.
Arriving on Iona, Netta began exploring the island. She traveled during the day, and at night she looked for traces of the spirits of the island, with whom she tried in every possible way to contact. Her search lasted for several weeks, after which, from November 17, her behavior changed dramatically. Netta hastily packed her things and intended to head back to London. She told her friend, Mrs. McRae, that she had been telepathically wounded after receiving messages from other worlds. It happened at night, so Mrs. McRae, apparently looking at the healer’s luxurious silver jewelry and fearing for her health, persuaded her to hit the road in the morning.
The next day Netta went missing. Her body was later found on a “fairy mound” near Loch Staonaig. The corpse lay on a cross made of turf, was completely naked under a black cloak, covered with scratches and abrasions. There was a knife nearby. The legs were beaten and bloody as a result of running over rough terrain. It is unknown whether Netta was killed by a maniac, died from hypothermia or by an absurd accident. Discussions on this matter have not yet ended.
7th place. Fireman poltergeist
April 1941
After finishing breakfast, farmer William Hackler, a resident of Indiana (USA), went outside to get some fresh air. After leaving the house, he felt that his clothes smelled of smoke. Without paying much attention to this, he went to the barn. A few minutes later he returned back to the house, where we discovered a fire in the bedroom (the house was without electricity) - the walls were burning. The local fire brigade quickly arrived on the scene and put out the fire. But this was only the beginning of a difficult day for the Hacklers...
Immediately after the fire truck left, a mattress in the guest room caught fire. The source of the fire was located directly inside the mattress. Fires occurred in various places (including under the cover of the book) and rooms throughout the day. By evening, the number of fires extinguished reached 28. Having played enough, the fiery poltergeist no longer bothered Mr. Hackler and his family. They, in turn, demolished the old wooden house and built a new one in its place, made of non-combustible lumber.
6th place. Third Eye
November 1949
Students from one of the universities of South Carolina in the city of Columbia (USA) were returning from the theater on Longstreet late at night. At one point, they froze in place, colliding with a strange man in a silver suit, who then moved the cover of the nearest hatch and disappeared into the sewer. From that moment on, the strange man received the nickname “sewer man.” A little later, this “character” again made his existence known, but in a more terrible incident. In April 1950, in one of the alleys, a policeman noticed a man near a pile of mutilated chicken carcasses. It happened in the dark, the policeman pointed a flashlight in the direction of an incomprehensible object, and was stunned when he saw a man with three eyes. The third eye was located right in the center of the forehead. While the policeman came to his senses and called for reinforcements on the radio, the mysterious creature disappeared from sight.
The third meeting with the “sewer man” took place in the 60s in the tunnels under one of the universities. Afterwards, the tunnels were carefully examined, but no clear evidence of the existence of a three-eyed man was found. Who or what is he? Human? Ghost? Alien? Nobody knows, but random meetings continued until the early 90s.
5th place. Connecticut stiletto
February 1925
For months, women in Bridgeport, Connecticut, have been terrorized by a "phantom stiletto" that strikes the chest and buttocks before disappearing in an unknown direction. The victims of an unknown, but very real criminal, were 26 individuals, whose bodies felt all the pain and torment from the powerful blows of a sharp weapon.
The attacker did not adhere to a specific type of victim; women were chosen spontaneously and by chance. While the victim screamed in pain and came to, the criminal quickly ran away, not allowing himself to be identified. Police investigations led nowhere; the identity of the “stiletto torturer” was never identified. In the summer of 1928, the attacks changed dramatically and were never repeated. Who knows, maybe the maniac got old and began to suffer from artosis...
4th place. Electric girl
January 1846
Do you think people "X" are a fiction? You're wrong, some of the characters are very real. At least one. A fourteen-year-old resident of La Perriere in Normandy began to frighten her comrades with unusual abilities: when people approached her, they received an electric shock, chairs moved away when she tried to sit down, some objects flew into the air as if they were light and weightless floats. Angelina later received the nickname "electric girl."
Not only those around her, but also the girl herself suffered from the unusual abilities of her body. She was often tormented by convulsions. In addition, by attracting various objects to herself, Angelina received painful injuries. The parents considered their daughter possessed by the devil and took her to church, but the priest convinced the unfortunate people that the reason for their child’s abnormality lay not in spirituality, but in physical characteristics.
After listening to the abbot, the parents took their daughter to the scientists in Paris. After examination, the famous physicist Francois Arago concluded that the girl’s unusual qualities are associated with electromagnetism. Scientists offered Angie participation in research and tests that were supposed to make her normal. In April 1846, a few months after the start of the program, the “electric girl” said goodbye to her amazing abilities forever.
3rd place. Another fire poltergeist
January 1932
Housewife Mrs. Charlie Williamson from Blandenboro (North Carolina, USA) was terrified when her calico dress burst into flames for inexplicable reasons. At this point, she was not standing near a fireplace, stove or other heat source, and she was not smoking or using any flammable substances. Luckily, her husband and teenage daughter were at home and ripped off her flaming dress before it caused burns to the unfortunate woman.
Mrs. Williamson's adventures did not end there. That same day, the trousers in her closet burned to the ground. The ordeal by fire continued the next day, when in the presence of witnesses, for unknown reasons, the bed and curtains in another room caught fire. The spontaneous combustion continued for three days, after which the Williamsons surrendered to the unknown elements and left the house. The home was inspected by firefighters and police, but no cause was identified. On the fifth day, the fires stopped on their own and no longer disturbed the owners of the house. Fortunately, no one was hurt by the fire.
2nd place. Blind reading
January 1960
Let us immediately note that we are not talking about blind people who learned to read special books by moving their fingers along the bulges on paper, but about a completely ordinary girl, sighted and healthy. Margaret Fus's uniqueness was that she could read ordinary books blindfolded. Her father called this phenomenon psychic vision through the skin. He himself taught his daughter this incredible skill and hastened to prove the uniqueness of the method to scientists.
In 1960, Mr. Foos arrived with his daughter in Washington DC to participate in scientific research. During the experiment, psychiatrists put “foolproof protection” over Margaret’s eyes—a tight bandage. For the purity of the experience, the father was taken to the next room. Blindfolded, using only her fingers, the girl was able to read the pages of the Bible, kindly provided by scientists. After that, she was asked to play checkers and recognize different pictures, which Margaret successfully completed.
Despite the fact that the girl managed to pass all the tests, psychiatrists could not explain how she managed to do this. They insisted on their own, arguing that it was impossible to see without eyes, that what was happening was a deception.
1st place. Ghost Sniper
1927-1928
For two years, a mysterious "ghost sniper" terrorized the residents of Camden, New Jersey. The first incident occurred in November 1927, when Albert Woodruff's car was fired upon. The car windows were riddled with bullets, but the investigation did not yield any results - not a single cartridge case was found at the scene. Later, two city buses, house windows and storefronts were damaged by mysterious shelling. As in the first case, the perpetrators and the shell casings were not found. The good news is that no one was harmed by the actions of a ghost or a real criminal.
The mysterious sniper was active not only in Camden; residents of the cities of Lindenwood and Collingswood in New Jersey, as well as Philadelphia and Pennsylvania suffered from his tricks. Most often, the victims were private cars and urban transport (buses, trolleybuses), and residential buildings. In only one of many cases, the witness heard shots, but saw nothing and no one.
The attacks stopped abruptly in 1928. Later, people suffered only from abnormal imitators who wanted to act as the famous "ghost sniper."
