Luna 2: the impact that completed the first journey to another world
In September 1959 a Soviet probe's radio signal ended at the Moon: a planned collision rather than a mysterious disappearance.
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Observations
Documented events, historical claims and public reports. Event dates and review status are listed separately; unidentified does not mean extraterrestrial.
Event year, not the article publication date.
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Old Thiess: the werewolf who said he protected the harvest
Court records from 1691–1692 preserve the account of a man who called himself a werewolf. He described a struggle for crops rather tha…
Insufficient evidence#0121
Drawsko: what sickle burials reveal about fear of the dead
Unusual burials with sickles and stones became known as vampire graves. Archaeology establishes the treatment, while its precise meani…
Under review#0119
Mercy Brown: a family tragedy turned into a vampire story
In March 1892 Exeter residents opened family graves in an attempt to stop consumption. What the ritual tells us, and why it does not e…
An explanation exists#0117
The Hammersmith ghost: when a ghost hunt ended in tragedy
A white figure, armed night patrols and a real court case that outlasted the rumour behind it.
An explanation exists#0115
The Cock Lane ghost: knocks, an accusation and the 1762 investigation
A supposed spirit answered through knocks and appeared to accuse a living man of murder.
An explanation exists#0113
Domovoi: the invisible household master and the stories around him
Why families invited a household spirit into a new home, and what ethnographic records actually preserve.
Insufficient evidence#0111
Aristarchus, 1963: reports of red patches on the Moon
Two lunar cartographers reported temporary coloured areas. Their observations attracted detailed discussion, but the reported glow’s o…
Insufficient evidence#0109
Alphonsus, 1958: the spectrum linked to lunar activity
Nikolai Kozyrev reported a changing central peak and an unusual spectrum. The historical interpretation remains open to scrutiny.
Insufficient evidence#0107