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Documentation archive — ratings measure evidence volume, not truth.

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Val Johnson Incident

Historic · Rating B · Stephen, Minnesota · 27 August 1979

The Val Johnson Incident is one of the most unusual law-enforcement UFO cases in American history. On August 27, 1979, Deputy Sheriff Val Johnson was driving alone near Stephen, Mi…

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Kecksburg Incident

Historic · Rating C · Kecksburg, Pennsylvania · 9 December 1965

The Kecksburg Incident is one of the most famous and disputed UFO cases in American history. On December 9, 1965, residents of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania reported witnessing a fiery o…

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Lonnie Zamora Incident

Historic · Rating B · Socorro, New Mexico · 24 April 1964

On the evening of April 24, 1964, Lonnie Zamora, a patrol officer with the Socorro Police Department, was pursuing a speeding vehicle when he heard a loud roar and observed a blue-…

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Spectre Leaguers of Cape Ann

Historic · Rating C · Cape Ann, Massachusetts · 18 July 1692

The Spectre Leaguers of Cape Ann were a series of strange apparitions reportedly seen around Gloucester, Massachusetts during the summer of 1692. Witnesses claimed that mysterious…

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1952 Salem Coast Guard UFO Photographs

Historic · Rating B · Salem, Massachusetts · 16 July 1952

On the morning of July 16, 1952, Coast Guard Seaman and photographer Shell R. Alpert captured one of the most famous government-associated UFO images in history from the Coast Guar…

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Hammond Castle

Active · Rating C · Gloucester, Massachusetts

Perched on the rocky cliffs of Gloucester, Massachusetts, overlooking Atlantic waters, Hammond Castle (originally named Abbadia Mare, or "Abbey by the Sea") is a unique fusion of m…

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Charlesgate Hotel

Active · Rating C · Boston, Massachusetts

Situated at 4 Charlesgate East overlooking the Muddy River and Back Bay Fens in Boston, Massachusetts, the Charlesgate Hotel is one of the city’s most architectural and paranormal…

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Houghton Mansion

Active · Rating C · North Adams, Massachusetts · 1 August 1914

Located on Church Street in North Adams, Massachusetts, the Houghton Mansion stands as a prominent late 19th-century Neo-Classical residence bound to one of New England's most hear…

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Lizzie Borden House

Active · Rating C · Fall River, Massachusetts · 4 August 1892

Located at 230 Second Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, the Lizzie Borden House was the site of one of the most famous unsolved double homicides in American history. On the morn…

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The Hoosac Tunnel

Active · Rating C · Massachusetts · 20 March 1865

The Hoosac Tunnel in western Massachusetts is one of New England's most enduring haunted-location legends. Constructed between 1851 and 1875, the tunnel claimed the lives of numero…

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Gloucester Sea Serpent

Active · Rating C · Gloucester, Massachusetts · 26 June 1638

Spanning nearly four centuries of New England maritime history, the Gloucester Sea Serpent remains one of America’s oldest, best-documented, and most culturally impactful cryptid c…

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Lake Memphremagog

Historic · Rating C · Vermont and Quebec

For over two centuries, witnesses along the glacial waters of Lake Memphremagog—straddling Newport, Vermont, and Quebec, Canada—have reported encounters with a massive, serpentine…