The Patterson–Gimlin film
A short film of a biped became central to the Bigfoot dispute; digital processing improved copies without supplying a new specimen.
UnverifiedBluff Creek, California
Atlas of mysteries
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Cussac: a childhood account reconstructed eleven years later
Two children reported a bright object and four small figures. GEPAN's later reconstruction preserved their memories but did not measure the original event in real time.
Under reviewCussac, Cantal
The first pulsar: Jocelyn Bell's persistence and a pattern in strange pulses
In 1967 Jocelyn Bell noticed an unusual trace in radio records. Follow-up checks revealed repeating celestial pulses and opened the study of a new class of stellar objects.
An explanation existsCelestial source CP 1919; Cambridge radio observations
Mothman: Point Pleasant
Two couples’ account of a winged figure near the TNT area grew into a legend later linked to the Silver Bridge collapse.
UnverifiedPoint Pleasant, West Virginia
Surveyor 1: footpads on the ground, a camera begins to look
On June 2, 1966 Universal Time, Surveyor 1 made the first American soft landing on the Moon and returned images of its immediate surroundings.
An explanation existsOceanus Procellarum, Flamsteed P region
Luna 9: a panorama intercepted by an observatory on Earth
The first soft landing produced surface photographs; independent reception in Britain made it a story of radio tracking and newspaper technology.
An explanation existsOceanus Procellarum
Exeter: red lights, police officers and the aircraft dispute
Norman Muscarello brought a police officer to a roadside field, where both reported bright lights. Statements and correspondence about military aircraft survive.
Under reviewKensington, south of Exeter, New Hampshire
Valensole: a farmer's account and marks in a lavender field
A farmer reported an unfamiliar craft and two figures in a field. Gendarmes documented his account and ground marks; GEIPAN later clarified how its archive was assembled.
Under reviewValensole, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Ranger 7: the final minutes that brought the Moon close
On July 31, 1964 Ranger 7 transmitted thousands of images before its planned impact. The sequence revealed lunar terrain in detail beyond the reach of contemporary ground telescopes.
An explanation existsMare Cognitum, lunar near side
Socorro, 1964: police officer Lonnie Zamora’s report
Early reports and a site examination preserved an alleged landing account without identifying the object.
Insufficient evidenceNear Socorro, New Mexico