Two lunar cartographers reported temporary coloured areas. Their observations attracted detailed discussion, but the reported glow’s origin remains unresolved.
Grainy pictures from October 1959 revealed an unseen hemisphere, traveling from film inside a spacecraft to retouched newspaper prints.
In September 1959 a Soviet probe's radio signal ended at the Moon: a planned collision rather than a mysterious disappearance.
Nikolai Kozyrev reported a changing central peak and an unusual spectrum. The historical interpretation remains open to scrutiny.
On November 2–3, 1957 police received reports of lights and vehicle trouble. The Air Force offered an atmospheric explanation, while the investigation's completeness remained disputed.
The history of a real secret aircraft helps separate documented activity from legend.
An apprentice recalled Roman soldiers walking through a cellar wall, visible only from the knees upwards.
In January 1953 scientists reviewed UFO reports and films; their recommendations also addressed communications overload and public alarm.
Delbert Newhouse filmed a group of bright points in color; military image analysts and physicists differed over their possible explanations.
July radar and visual reports prompted interceptor flights and an official investigation.
