Phenomenon Mysteries
33 unsolved phenomenon cases on the globe.
The Hessdalen Lights
Hessdalen Valley, Holtålen Municipality, Norway
Persistent, highly anomalous luminous atmospheric orbs observed and tracked by radar in a rural Norwegian valley.
The Taos Hum
Taos, New Mexico, United States
A persistent, low-frequency humming sound heard by a small percentage of residents that has resisted all acoustic filtering and detection.
The Bélmez Faces
Bélmez de la Moraleda, Andalusia, Spain
The spontaneous appearance and shifting of detailed human facial images within a concrete kitchen floor in Spain.
The Menger Sponge Acoustic Anomaly
MIT Department of Materials Science, Cambridge, United States
A 3D-printed fractal structure that exhibited unexpected, near-perfect acoustic absorption and structural resonance anomalies during sonic stress testing.
The Marfa Lights
Mitchell Flat, Marfa, Texas, United States
Mysterious, glowing orbs that appear floating, merging, and splitting over the high-desert plains of West Texas.
The Tunguska Event
Stony Tunguska River, Siberia, Russia
A colossal 12-megaton explosion that flattened 80 million trees across the Siberian wilderness without leaving an impact crater.
The Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa
Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California, United States
Heavy limestone rocks that move across a dry lake bed completely unaided, carving long, geometric tracks into the sediment.
The Wow! Signal
Big Ear Radio Observatory, Delaware, Ohio, United States
A powerful, narrow-band radio signal detected by a SETI project that matched the exact expected signature of an interstellar broadcast.
The Bloop Acoustic Anomaly
Remote Southern Pacific Ocean, Southwest of Chile, International Waters
An ultra-low-frequency, exceptionally powerful underwater sound detected across thousands of miles of the Pacific Ocean.
The Oakville Blobs
Oakville, Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States
A highly unusual meteorological event where gelatinous, translucent material rained down over a town, followed by widespread illness.
The Baigish Radar Anomaly
Baigish Testing Range, Kazan Region, Russia
A highly controlled military radar calibration test that registered persistent, fast-moving structural echoes without a physical target.
The Baltic Sea Anomaly
Baltic Sea, between Sweden and Finland, International Waters
A sonar image of a 60-meter disc-like object on the Baltic seabed sparked UFO and archaeological debate.
The Naga Fireballs
Mekong River, Nong Khai Province, Thailand
Glowing orbs rise from the Mekong River each October, witnessed by thousands.
The Namibian Fairy Circles
Namib Desert, Namibia, Namibia
Millions of perfect circular bare patches dot the desert in hexagonal patterns with no settled explanation.
The Devil's Kettle
Judge C.R. Magney State Park, Minnesota, United States
Half a waterfall vanishes into a pothole whose underground outlet has never been found.
The Dancing Plague of 1518
Strasbourg, Alsace, France
Dozens of people danced uncontrollably for days in the streets, some until death from exhaustion.
The Rendlesham Forest Incident
Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk (near RAF Woodbridge), United Kingdom
US Air Force personnel reported structured craft with lights in a forest near NATO bases.
The Phoenix Lights
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Thousands witnessed a massive V-shaped formation of lights moving silently over Arizona.
The Min Min Lights
Boulia Shire, Outback Queensland, Australia
Floating luminous orbs that appear, follow travelers, and vanish in the Australian outback.
The Kecksburg UFO Incident
Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Residents reported a fiery object crash in the woods; military cordoned the area and removed something on a flatbed.
The Shag Harbour UFO Incident
Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Multiple witnesses saw a low-flying object crash into the harbor; a Canadian government search found nothing on the surface.
The Lonnie Zamora Incident
Socorro, New Mexico, United States
A police officer reported a landed oval craft with two figures that took off leaving burned ground marks.
The Nimitz UAP "Tic Tac" Encounter
Pacific Ocean, off San Diego, International Waters
Navy pilots tracked a white oval craft that outmaneuvered fighter jets during carrier group exercises.
The Battle of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States
Anti-aircraft guns fired for hours at unknown objects over LA weeks after Pearl Harbor.
The Kenneth Arnold Sighting
Mount Rainier, Washington, United States
A private pilot's report of nine crescent-shaped craft gave birth to the term flying saucers.
The Belgian UFO Wave
Brussels and eastern Belgium, Belgium
Thousands reported black triangles over Belgium; F-16s obtained radar lock-ons twice.
The Westall UFO Incident
Westall High School, Clayton South, Melbourne, Australia
Over 200 students and teachers watched a grey saucer land in a school field before departing.
The Ariel School Encounter
Ariel School, Ruwa, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
Over 60 schoolchildren reported a craft and figures with large eyes land near their playground.
The Travis Walton Abduction
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, Arizona, United States
A forestry worker vanished for five days after his crew reported a UFO; he returned with abduction memories.
The Stephenville Lights
Stephenville, Texas, United States
Dozens witnessed a massive silent craft over Texas; radar data later confirmed unknown traffic.
The O'Hare Airport UFO
O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, United States
United Airlines employees reported a disc hovering over Gate C17 before shooting upward through clouds.
The Malmstrom AFB Incident
Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, United States
An orange disc reportedly hovered over a missile silo as ten ICBMs went offline simultaneously.
The Varginha Incident
Varginha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Residents reported creatures and a crashed craft; military trucks and hospital lockdown followed.