Kaikōura: film, lights and radar returns
A sequence of observations became famous through footage filmed aboard a freight aircraft.
Insufficient evidenceEast coast of the South Island
Atlas of mysteries
Items: 143All material
The Wow! signal: one record and an open question
On 15 August 1977 a radio telescope recorded an unusual narrowband signal whose source remains unidentified.
Insufficient evidenceFormer Big Ear radio telescope area, Ohio
Enfield: knocks, jumps and another voice
Investigators recorded knocks and a harsh voice in the Hodgson home; their observations coexisted with detected tricks and disputed evidence.
Under reviewEnfield district, north London
The Zuiyo Maru carcass
A decomposed carcass suggested a possible plesiosaur; preserved fibers instead supported a basking shark or close relative.
An explanation existsSea east of South Island
Megamouth: the shark in a sea anchor
A large shark unfamiliar to science appeared when marine equipment was recovered.
An explanation existsHawaii, waters off Oahu
Tehran: two F-4s and an American report of unsuccessful interceptions
A US military channel preserved Iranian accounts of a bright object, radar contact and instrument failures. The document establishes the reporting, not an extraterrestrial interpretation.
Under reviewTehran and the Shemiran district
The 1972 fireball: into the atmosphere and out again
A brilliant daytime object crossed the upper atmosphere on a grazing trajectory.
An explanation existsWestern North America
Lunokhod 1: eleven lunar days and the rediscovery of a reflector
The first successful planetary rover arrived in November 1970 and traveled more than ten kilometers. Decades later orbital images helped researchers use its laser reflector again.
An explanation existsMare Imbrium, Luna 17 landing site
Luna 16: a hundred grams of lunar soil returned without an astronaut
In September 1970 a Soviet probe landed in lunar darkness, collected a sample and sent it to Earth: the first successful fully robotic return of lunar material.
An explanation existsMare Fecunditatis
Highgate: the night a rumour gathered a crowd
On 13 March 1970 television coverage and newspaper disputes brought a crowd to the cemetery. Documents establish a public scare, while the vampire remained the subject of incompatible claim…
UnverifiedHighgate Cemetery and Swains Lane, north London