The Incident: On August 28, 1963, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil a truly strange close encounter of the third kind would happen. 7-year-old José Marcos Gomes Vidal went to eat dinner and play with his friends, brothers Fernando and Ronaldo Gualberto. After eating dinner, the boys headed in the backyard so that they could wash the coffee…
What Was the SS Waratah? On July 26th, 1909, around 8:15 pm, the SS Waratah, a passenger and cargo steamship departed from Durban, South Africa toward Capetown. It was expected to arrive just days later, however, the ship disappeared with no trace and all 211 of its passengers perished. Known as “Australia’s titanic”, as she…
On August 14, 1947, Professor R. L. Johannis was out painting near the Chiarso creek, at Villa Santina, which is in the extreme northeastern province of Italy. It was early in the morning around 9:00 am when suddenly Johannis would spot a 30 ft. disc-shaped object descending and eventually landing nearby. The craft was bright…
Crocodiles are large semiaquatic reptiles that live throughout the world most often in tropical environments. This apex predator is carnivorous and known to attack a variety of animals and humans both in the water and on land. As a result, they are feared and respected around the world. While this maneater, is said to get…
The State of New Jersey in the United States is often thought to be a densely populated state throughout. Known for its famous Jersey shore and Atlantic boardwalk, the state is perhaps one of the least places in the United States one would expect a legendary cryptid to reside. However, in the southern part of…
Bennington Triangle Introduction In 1943 Hunter Carol Herrick went on a hunting trip about 10 miles around the town of Glastonbury, Vermont. Three days later his body was discovered and around his corpse authorities discovered massive footprints. Later, an autopsy confirmed that he had been squeezed to death. While the bizarre death shocked many, others weren’t…
In 1970 resident Laurent Dumont, age ten at the time, was fishing with his family out on lake Manitoba in the Winnipeg providence of Canada. As the day winded down and they started headed back to shore, the family saw something in the water ahead. It wasn’t a floating log and it appeared as shiny…
Introduction- The Vidals In May 1968, Dr. Geraldo Vidal, a highly respected attorney and his wife, Raffo were driving through the rural countryside in Chascomus, a province of Buenos Aires in Argentina. Just two days later, the couple would call family and friends and inform them that somehow, someway they were in Mexico City, which…
In 1891, J. Norman Collie A skilled hiker, professor, and member of the Royal Geographical Society was hiking alone around the Summit of Ben Macdui, the second highest mountain in the United Kingdom. He was returning from a burial ground when he began to hear someone else’s footsteps. Extremely foggy where he was, with every couple…
The Strange Alien Abduction of Linda Porter In 1963, in Covine California, just outside of Los Angeles, a young seventeen-year-old teenager named Linda Porter would be abducted by aliens. Linda would continue to be abducted over the years, and after years of experiences, decided to reach out to journalist Linda Moulton Howe at age 45….