Morning Glory: the wave that gliders ride
Long roll clouds reveal atmospheric waves studied by meteorologists and used by glider pilots.
An explanation existsBurketown and the Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland
Atlas of mysteries
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Catatumbo lightning: Maracaibo’s night rhythm
Recurrent nocturnal storms make Maracaibo a principal global lightning hotspot; this is a climatic pattern rather than a single encounter.
An explanation existsSouthwestern Lake Maracaibo
Melrose: a graveyard watch for the hunting priest
In a distinct story by William of Newburgh, a dead chaplain disturbs his former patroness. Four men wait beside the grave, but the decisive encounter falls to the monk who remains alone in …
Insufficient evidenceMelrose Abbey, Scottish Borders
Alnwick: two brothers against a wandering corpse
William of Newburgh tells of a suspicious husband who dies after falling from a beam, and two brothers who connect their father's death with his subsequent wanderings.
Insufficient evidenceAlnwick, Northumberland; the chronicle's Anantis is usually asso…
Sava Savanovic: the name revealed to an empty mill
In Milovan Glisic's story, a mill-haunting vampire names himself after finding a log instead of a victim. The search for his grave joins village comedy, folk belief and a love story.
Insufficient evidenceZarozje and Ovcina, western Serbia; literary geography
Croglin Grange: the visitor behind the glass
Augustus Hare recorded Captain Fisher's story of a being that dismantles a window and returns to a family vault. Its narrative has survived more securely than its supposed setting.
Insufficient evidenceCroglin, historic Cumberland; the house is not securely identifi…
Levin: a dead woman and an ineffective stake
A short entry links nocturnal attacks with a dead woman; later retellings supply a potter husband and strengthen the witchcraft motifs.
Under reviewLewin in Neplach’s chronicle; no precise identification assigned
Blov: the shepherd who called the doomed by name
In Neplach’s chronicle the dead shepherd Myslata visits settlements, calls the living by name and mockingly accepts a stake as a defensive staff.
Under reviewBlov near Kadan, historical Bohemia
Jacques Roulet: the werewolf who escaped execution
Roulet was found after an attack on a child; an account of a wolf-making ointment reached court, but appeal produced confinement instead of execution.
Under reviewAnjou; appeal in Paris
Jean Grenier: a teenager before a werewolf court
A shepherd boy’s confession was connected with wolf attacks; execution gave way to lifelong monastic confinement, while later books transformed the opening scene.
Under reviewLa Roche-Chalais area; Bordeaux