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Documentation archive — ratings measure evidence volume, not truth.

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Nelly Butler Apparition Case

Historic · Rating B · Sullivan & Franklin, Maine · 2 January 1800

Between August 1799 and August 1800, the coastal town of Sullivan, Maine, experienced what historians recognize as the first fully documented, multi-witness ghost story in post-Rev…

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New London Ledge Light

Historic · Rating B · New London Ledge Light, Connecticut

Situated at the mouth of the Thames River in Groton, Connecticut, New London Ledge Light is a three-story, French Second Empire style lighthouse constructed in 1909. According to l…

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Jewett City Vampire

Historic · Rating B · Jewett City, Connecticut · 8 May 1854

In May 1854, the Ray family of Jewett City, Connecticut, suffered multiple deaths from tuberculosis (consumption). Convinced an undead family member was leeching the life force of…

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Seguin Island Lighthouse

Active · Rating C · Seguin Island, Maine

Located at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Maine, Seguin Island Light—commissioned by George Washington in 1795—is one of the oldest and most isolated lighthouses in New England…

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Jersey Devil

Active · Rating B · Various locations, New Jersey · 16 January 1909

In January 1909, an unprecedented wave of over 1,000 documented sightings across New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania reported a bipedal, winged entity known as the Jersey Devil. Wi…

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Glawackus of Glastonbury

Historic · Rating C · Glastonbury, Connecticut · 14 January 1939

On January 14, 1939, residents of Glastonbury, Connecticut, began reporting a mysterious, feline-like creature dubbed the "Glawackus." Described as a combination of a dog, panther,…

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New England Airship Wave

Historic · Rating B · Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire · 22 December 1909

Between November 1909 and January 1910, thousands of residents across New England reported seeing a powered, cigar-shaped airship with powerful searchlights traversing the night sk…

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The Howden Moors Incident

Historic · Rating B · Howden Moors, England · 24 March 1997

On the night of March 24, 1997, hundreds of residents across Sheffield and the Peak District reported seeing a triangular, low-flying craft, followed by a bright flash, an explosio…

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Berkshire County UFO Encounter

Historic · Rating B · Sheffield, Massachusetts · 1 September 1969

On September 1, 1969, over forty residents across Berkshire County, Massachusetts—including the towns of Sheffield and Great Barrington—reported widespread low-altitude UFO activit…

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Incident at Exeter

Historic · Rating B · Exeter, New Hampshire · 3 September 1965

On September 3, 1965, eighteen-year-old Norman Muscarello and two Exeter, New Hampshire police officers—Eugene Bertrand and David Hunt—observed a massive, pulsating red airborne ob…

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Old Arnold Estate

Historic · Rating C · Harrisville, Rhode Island · 11 January 1971

The Old Arnold Estate—a 1736 farmhouse in Harrisville, Rhode Island—is the historical site behind the 2013 film The Conjuring. In 1971, the Perron family moved into the home and re…

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Varginha Incident

Historic · Rating B · Varginha, Brazil · 20 January 1996

In January 1996, residents in Varginha, Brazil, reported strange airborne objects and encounters with unusual biological entities. The incident peaked when three young women claime…