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Browse all dossiers in the archive. Each investigation compiles documented facts, supporting and contradicting evidence, open questions, and source references.

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DB Cooper

The 1971 hijacking of a Northwest Orient flight by a man calling himself D.B. Cooper, who parachuted from the plane with $200,000 and was never found.

178 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Roswell Incident

The 1947 recovery of unknown debris near Roswell, New Mexico, which sparked decades of UFO speculation and government secrecy allegations.

156 DOCUMENTS3 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Dyatlov Pass Incident

The 1959 mysterious deaths of nine Soviet hikers in the Ural Mountains, whose tent was found cut open from the inside and bodies showed unusual injuries.

134 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Tunguska Event

A massive explosion on June 30, 1908, near the Tunguska River in Siberia that flattened 2,000 square kilometers of forest, whose cause remains debated.

134 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Belgian UFO Wave

A series of UFO sightings over Belgium in 1989-1990, including a massive triangular craft tracked by military radar and jet fighters.

112 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Oak Island Mystery

Stories of buried treasure and mysterious artifacts on Oak Island, Nova Scotia, drawing treasure hunters for over 200 years.

89 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Rendlesham Forest Incident

A series of reported UFO sightings and landings in December 1980 near RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk, England, involving U.S. military personnel.

89 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Roanoke Colony

The 1587 English settlement on Roanoke Island that vanished, leaving only the word 'CROATOAN' carved into a post.

78 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Voynich Manuscript

An illustrated codex from the early 15th century written in an unknown script and language that has defied all attempts at decipherment.

67 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Phoenix Lights

A mass UFO sighting on March 13, 1997, over Phoenix, Arizona, witnessed by thousands of people including the state governor.

67 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Mary Celeste

An 1872 merchant ship found abandoned and adrift in the Atlantic with no explanation for the crew's disappearance.

56 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Tamam Shud

A 1948 unidentified man found dead on Somerton Beach in Adelaide, Australia, with a cryptic 'Tamam Shud' note and an unlisted phone number.

56 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Tic Tac UFO

A 2004 U.S. Navy encounter off the coast of San Diego involving multiple military aircraft tracking an unidentified object with impossible flight characteristics.

52 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Wow! Signal

A strong, narrowband radio signal detected in 1977 by the Big Ear radio telescope, lasting 72 seconds and never detected again.

45 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Battle of Los Angeles

A 1942 anti-aircraft artillery barrage over Los Angeles during WWII, triggered by unidentified objects that remain unexplained.

45 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Sodder Children

The 1945 disappearance of five of ten Sodder children in a house fire in West Virginia, with evidence suggesting they may have been abducted.

42 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Kecksburg Incident

A 1965 incident in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, where a fireball was seen and military personnel were observed searching for an object in the woods.

38 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Cash-Landrum Incident

A 1980 UFO encounter in Texas where a family reported being irradiated by a diamond-shaped craft escorted by military helicopters.

34 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Fast Radio Bursts

Brief, intense pulses of radio energy from distant galaxies, first detected in 2007, with origins still being investigated.

34 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Puma Punku

An ancient Bolivian archaeological site with precisely cut stone blocks, some weighing over 100 tons, challenging explanations of ancient engineering capabilities.

34 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Fermi Paradox

The contradiction between the high probability of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for or contact with such civilizations.

34 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Flannan Isles Mystery

The 1900 disappearance of three lighthouse keepers from the Flannan Isles in Scotland with no explanation.

34 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Ariel School Encounter

A 1994 UFO sighting at Ariel School in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, where 62 children reported seeing a landed craft and strange beings.

28 DOCUMENTS1 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Yonaguni Monument

A submerged rock formation off Yonaguni Island, Japan, that some argue is a man-made structure dating to 10,000 BCE.

28 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Dancing Plague

A 1518 phenomenon in Strasbourg where hundreds of people danced uncontrollably for days, with some dying from exhaustion.

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Baghdad Battery

A 2,000-year-old artifact from Iraq resembling a galvanic cell, raising questions about ancient electrical knowledge.

23 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Mandela Effect

A phenomenon where large groups of people remember events or facts differently from how they occurred, named after Nelson Mandela's supposed death in prison.

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Taos Hum

A persistent low-frequency humming sound reported by residents of Taos, New Mexico, since the early 1990s, with no confirmed source.

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Bloop

An ultra-low frequency underwater sound detected by NOAA in 1997, originating from a source larger than any known animal.

19 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Green Children of Woolpit

A 12th-century account of two green-skinned children who appeared in Woolpit, England, speaking an unknown language and claiming to come from a land called St. Martin's Land.

18 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026
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Lead Masks Case

A 1966 mystery in Brazil where two men were found dead wearing lead masks with no clear cause of death or explanation.

15 DOCUMENTS2 CONNECTIONSJun 23, 2026

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