The Gazette
The newest original articles, reports, timelines and archive updates.
Historical Mysteries
The deaths of Manoel Pereira da Cruz and Miguel José Viana are documented; the note, masks and spiritualist interests are real clues. None establishes poison, murder or paranormal contact.
Hoaxes, Misidentifications & Media
The 22 November 1987 intrusions interrupted WGN briefly and WTTW for about ninety seconds. An attacker probably overpowered microwave programme links; the FCC inquiry found no culprit.
UFOs & Aerial Phenomena
The Shag Harbour report generated RCMP and defence records because observers feared an aircraft crash. Searchers found no wreckage, missing aircraft or confirmed object.
UFOs & Aerial Phenomena
The Sutton and Lankford households reported a night-long confrontation near Kelly, Kentucky. Police found frightened witnesses and gunfire evidence, but no creature or trace that identified what they saw.
Cryptids & Animal Reports
Witnesses near Flatwoods reported a bright object, irritating mist and a tall, glowing-eyed form on 12 September 1952. A meteor and startled owl explain much, but not by direct proof.
UFOs & Aerial Phenomena
A shared light sighting on an Allagash lake preceded later hypnotic abduction accounts. The original observation is testimony; hypnosis does not validate the later memories.
Cryptids & Animal Reports
Reports from Van Meter told of a horned, winged figure and a mine confrontation in September 1903. Period newspapers preserve the story, but independent corroboration is difficult to establish.
Hauntings & Apparitions
The Amherst case rests chiefly on Walter Hubbell’s participant narrative of noises, fires, messages and moving objects around Esther Cox. Some incidents had witnesses; controls were poor.
Folklore & Legends
Loren Coleman popularised the Bridgewater Triangle as a regional paranormal zone. Its component stories vary greatly in age and evidence, and the boundary expanded through retelling.
Historical Mysteries
The Hinterkaifeck victims were found on 4 April 1922 and probably killed on 31 March. Official files establish the crime and extensive inquiry, not the identity or movements of the murderer.
Scientific Anomalies & Natural Phenomena
Vela 6911 detected an unexplained double flash on 22 September 1979. Official and scientific assessments disagreed over whether it marked a secret atmospheric nuclear test.
Archaeology & Disputed Artefacts
The Phaistos Disc is a genuine-looking Minoan artefact with 45 sign types and no adequate parallel text. Its script, language and purpose remain undeciphered.