Friday, May 09, 2008

Bigfoot: Daylight encounter with two hunters south of Union (w/ cellphone photos) 

Interesting report over at BFRO.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:58 AM

Gay Bigfoot & the 7 Weirdest Mythical Creatures in the World 

Funny and probably not safe for work.

Cryptomundo has a cleaner take on it.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:16 AM

Thursday, May 08, 2008

Kelso Theatre Pub ghost highlighted in 'Weird' book 

Washington is the second-weirdest state in the union when it comes to mysterious phenomena, according to a company that compiles ghost stories, unsolved mysteries and colorful characters into factoid-rich books.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:12 PM

Centuries-old source of healing waters in line for restoration 

For centuries its murky waters were prized by nuns, lepers and royalty alike for their mysterious health-giving powers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:03 PM

Iron mask legend endures 

For more than 300 years, one of Europe's greatest unsolved mysteries continues to fascinate historians, writers and even Hollywood filmmakers: Just who was the man in the iron mask?

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:00 PM

The Facts Behind The Medical Mystery Of Morgellons 

Is Morgellons related to Lyme Disease?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:55 PM

Spain Says Treasure Wreck Was Its Warship 

Although experts have long suspected the wreck was a Spanish frigate, Spain said for the first time on Thursday it could prove it was the La Nuestra Senora de las Mercedes, thus giving it sole ownership of the wreck and its contents, despite its lying in international waters west of Cadiz.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:45 PM

Drowning victim’s mom questions eerie demise 

Another “Smiley Face Murder?”

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:35 PM

Discovery of Mummies at Durango, Mexico, 1848 

The Texan Star states that a Million mummies have been discovered in the environs of Durango, Mexico. They are in a sitting posture, but have the same wrappings, bands and ornaments, as the Egyptians. Among them was found a sculptured head, with a poignard of flint, chaplets, necklaces &c, of alternated colored beads, fragments of bone polished like ivory, fine worked elastic tissues, (probably our modern India rubber cloth,) moccasins worked like those of our Indians today, bones of vipers, &c. It remains to continue these interesting researches and America will become another Egypt to antiquaries, and her ruins will go back to the oldest period of the world, showing, doubtless, that the ancestors of the Montezuma lived in the Nile.

Is the above one of the playful paragraphs of our “American Fast Man,” or is it true?

From the Boston Evening Transcript, August 4, 1848.

Also reported, with slight differences, in the Gentleman’s Magazine, Vol XII, July to December, 1939.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:36 PM

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Ghost Stories 

Using science, a group of paranormal investigators from Kansas City visit Southwest Missouri. Video cameras are used, as well as audio recordings, to see if the group can find evidence of spirts.

With videos.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:18 PM

Could West Kilbride be replaced as UFO hotspot? 

With video of UFO.

See also: Dells, Lake Delton residents report UFO sightings

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:02 PM

The mysterious body from the sky 

The discovery of a body in the yard of a south Knoxville home 22 years ago was strange enough, but it was the circumstances surrounding the body that would become truly bizarre and dramatic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:37 PM

Eating yogurt keeps your inner garden green 

Over the centuries, yogurt developed a medicinal reputation. Eat yogurt regularly and your gastro-intestinal apparatus purrs along as smoothly as your granny's old Singer. One much-told story concerns Francis I of France, the popular monarch for whom Benvenuto Cellini created the amazing salt cellar I described in a recent column.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:28 PM

Rare silverware is the Baskerville’s 

A treasure trove of family silver which has been hidden in the back of a wardrobe for more than 60 years has sparked a mystery even Sherlock Holmes might have had a problem solving.

The 40 pieces of silver, which date back to the 1780s, were owned by the Baskerville family - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s inspiration for one of the most famous detective intrigues of all time.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:24 PM

Rare Victorian lifestyle book is the first lads' mag 

A rare book from Victorian times has revealed how image-conscious young men soaked up lifestyle advice from the grandfather of all lads' mags.

The language might seem a trifle floral and the content might be a bit tame compared to those of modern-day successors like GQ, FHM, Nuts and Zoo.

But there can be little doubt that The Young Man's Own Book, published in London in 1832, was the original tome for dedicated followers of fashion.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:23 PM

Mystery of the house in the etching solved 

Neat.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:20 PM

Jack Parsons, RIP 

Parsons, one of the founders of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is an enigmatic figure who became the subject of much speculation surrounding a "mystery cult" after he died in a 1952 explosion.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:19 PM

Exhuming a Real-Life British Murder Mystery 

In 1860, a three-year-old British boy was found murdered at his family's country estate, and Scotland Yard Detective Jonathan Jack Whicher was charged with the case.

Audio review of The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: Murder and the Undoing of A Great Victorian Detective by Kate Summerscale.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:17 PM

Could a cell phone spy be targeting you? 

Your cell phone helps you keep tabs on the office and chat with friends and family but did you know that someone could use your cell phone to keep tabs on you?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:07 PM

The smiley-face killers: a born-in-Minneapolis urban legend takes wing 

If you missed Kristi Piehl’s breathless April 25 KSTP-TV report on the pair of retired NYPD detectives who believe there’s a network of serial killers murdering college men around the country — over 40 to date, they claim, and perhaps up to 100 — then you’ve probably also missed the overnight growth of a new urban legend on the web.

Police sort through leads, rumors in Garza disappearance

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:05 PM

Lake Pepin Sea Monster? 'Capture' It For $50,000 

There's one creature in Minnesota that's so hard to track that $50,000 reward is out for proof it exists.


Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:40 PM

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Mystery widens in case of ‘CIA operative’ gunned down by police 

Was Roland Carnaby a member of the U.S. intelligence community or a would-be spy? The mystery widens in the case of the man who claimed to be a CIA operative who was shot and killed by Houston police following a high-speed chase on Tuesday.

Via Steve Huff's True Crime Tumblelog.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:36 AM

Monday, May 05, 2008

Papal Insults in the Sistine Chapel? 

They say that Michelangelo embedded powerful and even dangerous messages in the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, that he encoded these messages using his knowledge of mystic Jewish texts and that he intended some images as insults to the pope.

Via Daily Grail.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:27 PM

Treasure hunters to seek "Unknown Shipwreck" this week off St. Lucie County 

This will be the first hunt of the year for the Fisher organization, which runs Mel Fisher’s Treasures museum in Sebastian.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:03 PM

Sunday, May 04, 2008

Alaska’s Prehistoric Monster 

Cryptomundo looks back.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:03 PM

Space aliens invade Canada 

Funny, eh.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:42 PM

Theodore Roosevelt’s Bigfoot Story 

This is an excerpt from Theodore Roosevelt’s 1893 book, The Wilderness Hunter. In this excerpt he wrote about a Sasquatch encounter near the Salmon River in Idaho.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:35 PM

The legend of Akakor 

In the fourth Indiana Jones movie, our archaeologist-adventurer goes in search of a lost “kingdom of the crystal skull”. It appears that this is none other than the legendary Akakor, which became famous in the 1970s. But is the legend too good to be true?

Via the Anomalist.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:09 PM

America's Chemically Modified 21st Century Soldiers 

Armed with potent drugs and new technology, a dangerous breed of soldiers are being trained to fight America's future wars.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:03 PM

Building Manager: DC Madam's Death Not Suicide 

The building manager of a Central Florida condo said he spent time talking to Deborah Jean Palfrey on Monday as she packed to go to her mother's house and she did not seem suicidal.

Via this thread at the Rigorous Intuition boards.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:30 PM

Friday, May 02, 2008

Sci Fashion: The Four Styles You'll Wear in the Future, According to Science Fiction 

Very funny. Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:04 PM

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Slain cougar likely from South Dakota 

The 124-pound cougar that ended up in Roscoe Village last month may have started its life nearly 1,000 miles away in South Dakota. And the big cat -- the first cougar found in Cook County since at least 1855 -- definitely passed through southern Wisconsin as it wandered toward Chicago.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:23 PM

Remains of czar’s children ID’d 

DNA tests performed at the University of Massachusetts Medical School appear to close the book on a 90-year-old mystery that had many people around the world convinced that two of Czar Nicholas II’s children survived a massacre of Russia’s last royal family by Bolshevik revolutionaries.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:21 PM

DC Madam commits suicide in Tarpon Springs 

Police were called to the home of DC Madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey's mother on Thursday to investigate her apparent suicide.

The dead tell no tales.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:12 PM

De Beers Finds Shipwreck, Treasure From Columbus Era 

De Beers, the world's biggest undersea diamond miner, said its geologists in Namibia found the wreckage of an ancient sailing ship still laden with treasure, including six bronze cannons, thousands of Spanish and Portuguese gold coins and more than 50 elephant tusks.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:58 AM

Monday, April 28, 2008

Cops Chase 'Smiley Face' Murder Mystery 

etectives Kevin Gannon and Anthony Duarte have been tracking the suspicious drowning deaths of young men across the country ever since they investigated the death of college student Patrick McNeill, who drowned in New York City in 1997. Gannon made a promise to McNeill's parents that he would never give up on his case.

This is the same case the FBI said could not be the work of a serial killer. More here. And here.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:24 PM

Hans Holzer: The Original Ghost Hunter 

In a day when ghost investigation has become a subject for reality television and those involved are more like cartoon characters than serious researchers, it's prudent to take a look at a real Ghost Hunter.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:05 AM

James Dean and the curse of the Little Bastard. 

It was like a silver bullet: Shiny, fast and rare. James Dean's Porsche 550 Spyder was only one of 90 made. And on September 30, 1955, with Dean behind the wheel, the customized racing machine that he named Little Bastard proved to be just as deadly when it carried Dean into a collision that took the movie star's life.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:04 AM

Ghost hunters search world for the mysterious 

They spend a lot of time in darkened basements using instruments like electromagnetic field meters, night vision goggles, and Geiger counters.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:57 AM

Bright lights, big city: UFO reported over Baytown skies 

Lisa Fojt and her aunt, Kathy Boyd, say they saw more than the bright refinery lights of Baytown when they crossed the Fred Hartman Bridge Saturday night.

UFO sighting in Decatur

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:57 AM

Leader of Church of $cientology, David Miscavige, Physically Abused Staff For Years 

When you read this transcribed interview I ask that you bear in mind, this man, David Miscavige, is a role model to $cientologists around the globe, he is the head of an organization which deems itself as the spiritual salvation for mankind.

Interesting site - mostly celebrity gossip with a healthy dose of $cientology expose.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:53 AM

Ancient rock drawings unearthed in northern China 

With the help of local herdsmen , a huge cluster of ancient rock drawings has been unearthed in northern China’s Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:21 AM

The man who created the Fortean Times 

The supernatural frogs falling from the sky, mysterious airships, spontaneous human combustion... it all fascinated Charles Fort, whose appetite for the paranormal lives on today in sci-fi, conspiracy theories and that quirky chronicle of the unknown, the Fortean Times.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:55 AM

Book: Blackbeard and crew born in Carolinas 

In a pirate-worthy broadside on conventional history, a Raleigh author claims that Blackbeard and many of his henchmen weren't rogue Englishmen, but sons of North Carolina landowners.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:48 AM

100-year mystery: Did Indiana woman get away with murders? 

A century later, modern forensic scientists hope to solve once and for all what appears to have been a web of multiple murders, deceit, sex and money orchestrated by a woman dubbed Lady Bluebeard, after the fairy tale character who killed multiple wives and left their bodies in his castle.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:14 AM

Nazi treasure, giant scorpions... and a crystal skull: The adventures of the REAL Indiana Jones 

The amazing life of Frederick Albert Mitchell-Hedges.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:54 AM

Fate of Holocaust rescuer Raoul Wallenberg remains mystery 

Fresh documents are about to become public that might cast light on another puzzle: whether Wallenberg was connected, directly or indirectly, to a supersecret U.S. intelligence agency known as "the Pond," operating as World War II was drawing to a close and the Soviets were growing increasingly suspicious of Western intentions in eastern Europe.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:47 AM

Friday, April 25, 2008

Glimpsing the Bushman 

When I came north, I chuckled at tales of a tall, hairy creature. Until I saw something.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:02 PM

Tapping in to sixth sense to avoid danger 

Martial artist, professional trainer and professional psychic Jock Brocas has drawn together elements from his background in the martial arts, the armed forces and security industry along with what he regards as his own psychic abilities to create a defence mechanism based on awareness which forms the basis of his first book, "Powers of the Sixth Sense".

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:31 PM

Tourist snaps UFO in Croydon 

With pic.

See also: Black patches and black secrets

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:28 PM

Bigfoot in Fresno County? 

Whether you want to believe it or not, there are a lot of people in Central California who think they've had a brush with a Bigfoot, or Sasquatch.

With video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:47 PM

Seeking buried treasure of Yucatecan outlaws 

When we entered the third room, we immediately heard a strong signal that told us: "Dig!" Only a few inches into the sandy floor, we dug out an eight reale (piece of eight), minted in 1803 when Mexico was still under Spanish domination. Coinage was lettered in Latin, indicating Charles IV was king of Spain and the Indies.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:42 PM

Voodoo Logic: So Who Cursed Whom With Jersey? 

The burial of objects, and particularly names, can be traced back as far as the ancient Egyptians and the residents of what is now Iran. Benedictions and prayers were typically inscribed on the stones of houses to ward off evil spirits. Names were also inscribed on tablets of lead — a metal with strong symbolic connections to the underworld — and then buried to curse that person.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:41 PM

Witchcraft Link To Headless Stag Dressed In A Tshirt 

The gruesome story of a beheaded stag whose carcass was left dressed in a T-shirt has left a community baffled and sickened.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:34 PM

Unexplained suicide spike in U.K. county 

Since the start of 2007, 19 teenagers and young adults have taken their own lives in the tiny towns scattered through the southern Welsh county of Bridgend, where people have been living along the Ogmore River for centuries. Total population: around 130,000.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:41 PM

Vikings acquitted in 100-year-old murder mystery 

Tests of the bones of two Viking women found in a buried longboat have dispelled 100-year-old suspicions that one was a maid sacrificed to accompany her queen into the afterlife, experts said on Friday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:40 PM

What lay beneath an Oregon ghost town? 

The blogosphere of treasure-hunting metal detector enthusiasts (yes, there is such a thing) is humming and beeping this week about a mysterious discovery in the Oregon outback.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:36 PM

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Subway vent sea monster 

Very clever.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:02 PM

Robotic Body Scoopers: Bring Out Your Dead 

Meet Robokiyu the Rescue Robot, whose job it is to come in and extract the dead from any situation.

With pics.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:59 PM

Sunshine State can be spooky 

At Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:24 PM

Asians invented oil painting? 

Scientists say ancient paintings found behind the Afghan Buddhas were made of oil at a time that Europeans knew not of the technique.

posted by Prof. Hex at 3:27 PM

Ghosts Attack Women? 

Two Washington State women claim they've been sexually attacked by ghosts.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:41 PM

UFO Video: Phoenix Lights a Hoax, Man Claims 

What were those four red lights that floated over north Phoenix? Several witnesses caught the light formation in photos and on video and many are wondering exactly what the four lights were and what was their source?

See also: Secrets And Lies director Mike Leigh admits crop circle obsession

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:05 PM

Want to Remember Everything You'll Ever Learn? Surrender to This Algorithm 

Piotr Wozniak's quest for anonymity has been successful. Nobody along this string of little beach resorts recognizes him as the inventor of a technique to turn people into geniuses.

posted by Prof. Hex at 12:33 PM

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Searching for Bigfoot 

For years there has been the question of whether human-like apes have stalked the woods of North America. Some people say yes, while others do not believe the creature - known simply as “Bigfoot” - could have escaped civilization. We talked to one Northeast Georgia man who has dedicated his life to exploring this cultural phenomenon.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:00 PM

Satanic Cults in Fashion in Rome, Says Priest 

Satanic cults are on the rise in an unexpected location – Rome, says a Catholic priest.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:33 PM

A new angle on pyramids 

It's a theory that gives indigestion to mainstream archeologists. Namely, that some of the immense blocks of Egypt's Great Pyramids might have been cast from synthetic material - the world's first concrete - not just carved whole from quarries and lugged into place by armies of toilers.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:02 PM

Iron Age druid's grave could be first burial site of its kind discovered in Britain 

Archaeologists have discovered the grave of an Iron Age druid, near Colchester in Essex, UK, which could be the first burial site of an ancient mystic ever to be discovered in Britain.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:01 PM

Four Abandoned Stations of the London Underground 

There are many legends about the station being haunted by the ghost of an ancient Egyptian woman dressed in a loincloth and headdress. The rumours grew so strong that a newspaper offered a reward for anyone brave enough to spend the night there. No one did of course…

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:41 PM

Longevity Quest Moves Slowly From Lab To Life 

Biologically, it could be possible one day to extend the average nearly 80-year human lifespan by five to 10 years, and eventually, perhaps, to 110 years, says Dr. Nir Barzilai, a professor of medicine and molecular genetics and director of the Institute for Aging Research at Albert Einstein.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:25 PM

Watch the Skies! 

Mystery Lights Spotted Flying 'In Formation' In Fla. Skies

Residents Report UFO Sightings

Mystery lights reported over Phoenix

Strange Lights Spotted Over St. Augustine

UFO Photos, Video: Phoenix Lights Part Two?

Air Traffic Controllers Who Saw UFO Muzzled by FAA

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:22 PM

Monday, April 21, 2008

Behind Analysts, the Pentagon’s Hidden Hand 

To the public, these men are members of a familiar fraternity, presented tens of thousands of times on television and radio as “military analysts” whose long service has equipped them to give authoritative and unfettered judgments about the most pressing issues of the post-Sept. 11 world.

Hidden behind that appearance of objectivity, though, is a Pentagon information apparatus that has used those analysts in a campaign to generate favorable news coverage of the administration’s wartime performance, an examination by The New York Times has found.

Via Steve Huff, who points out that Fox analyst Paul E. Vallely specialized in psychological warfare and once authored a paper with Michael Aquino, ex-member of the Church of Satan and founder of the Temple of Set.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:01 AM

'Button phobia is ruining my life' 

Some people shiver at the thought of snakes or spiders but Gillian Linkins must have one of the most bizarre phobias – buttons.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:01 AM

DEICIDE's GLEN BENTON Claims Bigfoot Sighting 

Glen Benton, vocalist and bassist for death metal legends DEICIDE, claims to have seen a Sasquatch or Bigfoot in a Florida state forest.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:38 AM

St. Augustine Residents Say a UFO Flew Over Their Homes 

With pics.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:35 AM

How to Create a Marilyn Myth 

Let's say you wanted to lure a scoop-horny, gullible media into promoting your upcoming documentary on Marilyn Monroe. But you didn't want anyone suing you later. Here's how.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:31 AM

The Lost Leonardo Da Vinci 

In the art world, there is perhaps no mystery more enduring than the fate of a lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, the greatest mind of the Renaissance. It was an immense unfinished mural known as "The Battle of Anghiari." For centuries, it has been assumed the work was destroyed, painted over or simply faded away long ago.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:38 AM

D.B. Cooper case has become an open book for the FBI 

After a search that has lasted more than 36 years, all of the evidence in the case of the legendary outlaw known as D.B. Cooper fits easily into an inconspicuous box, carried comfortably under the arm of FBI agent Larry Carr.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:37 AM

Murder mystery of Shakespeare and the play that got away 

THE Broad Acres might traditionally seem to be as remote from the Bard as the Globe Theatre is from Stratford.

However, for decades Shakespeare devotees have been puzzling as to whether A Yorkshire Tragedy, published by a W Shakespeare exactly 400 years ago in 1608, should be accepted into the lesser fringes of the great man's literary canon or whether it was more likely written by the hand of a contemporary playwright, Thomas Middleton.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:34 AM

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Paranormal expert says ghosts won't be moving to new Yankee Stadium 

The new baseball structure going up in the Bronx may represent something strange in the neighborhood for the ghosts of Yankee lore. They may not so readily transfer their energy from the old rafters to the new suites and skyboxes.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:29 PM

Man found in Lady Bird Lake was teacher, FBI target 

Austin police said Thursday that they are leaning toward a ruling of suicide in the death of a middle school teacher and activist whose body was found Wednesday in Lady Bird Lake with his hands and legs bound and tape over his eyes.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:08 PM

Borneo's pygmy elephant last survivor: WWF 

Leading conservation group WWF said Borneo's mysterious pygmy elephants might be the last survivors of the now-extinct Javan elephants.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:58 PM

Meredith's murder, an open-and-shut case that has turned into a mystery 

Journalists have to wonder whether their faithful reporting of leaks from the Italian police - plus a little speculation of their own - was really justified. Could the allegedly guilty be innocent after all?

See also: Cutting Edge: Sex, Lies and the Murder of Meredith Kercher; Come Dine with Me

'Foxy Knoxy' Innocent?

As new evidence throws the Meredith Kercher case into chaos, just who DID kill her?

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:55 PM

Another cougar in Chicagoland? 

Searchers swooped low over the Skokie Lagoons in a helicopter Wednesday to look for signs of a cougar after several reported sightings of a big cat there -- including a sighting Tuesday, a day after a 2-year-old cougar was shot by police in Chicago.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:51 PM

4,000-year old Tibetan medicine: A combination of science and art 

"Traditional Tibetan medicine is purely natural and unpolluted. It has unique curative effect. I believe Tibetan medicine will play a bigger role in China and the world in the 21 century."

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:49 PM

Robert Capa photo investigators defend war picture news 

Experts leading an investigation that could end controversy over whether one of Robert Capa's most famous war photographs was staged have defended its authenticity.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:47 PM

Mystery Illnesses Rise Among Pig Workers 

The number of mysterious neurological illnesses among workers who processed pig brains at pork plants in three states has grown to as many as 24, and other possible cases are being evaluated, researchers said Wednesday.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:46 PM

Ind. police: Lights in sky a mystery 

Police in Indiana's Tipton and Howard counties said they have received multiple reports of bright streaks of light in the sky Wednesday night.

See also: UFO Crash in North Texas 1891

UFO mystery in the sky at night (with pic)

Argentina: UFO Wasn't Photographed on Purpose, They Say (with pic)

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:42 PM

Mystery object fell through New Zealand house roof 

A piece of iron that smashed the roof of a house in New Zealand continued to have police and aviation experts puzzled on Friday, news reports said.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:36 PM

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Saginaw, Michigan, man discovers UFOs do exist; and he has a picture 

With tiny pic.

See also: Divers search for UFO

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:23 PM

Grunt work: Scientists make Neanderthals speak again 

After a nearly 30,000-year silence, Neanderthals are speaking once more, thanks to researchers who have modelled the hominids' larynx to replicate the possible sounds it would make, New Scientist says.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:22 PM

Our Paranormalist Subculture 

I've always been fascinated with subcultures. I don't care if they're tattoo aficionados, snake handlers, stuffed animal enthusiasts, Rosicrucians and Freemasons, or lint collectors, I could spend the rest of my conscious life reading about the who, what, and why of such unique human collections of activity and enthusiasm.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:18 PM

Legend of the Crystal Skulls 

Sixteen years ago, a heavy package addressed to the nonexistent "Smithsonian Inst. Curator, MezoAmerican Museum, Washington, D.C." was delivered to the National Museum of American History. It was accompanied by an unsigned letter stating: "This Aztec crystal skull, purported to be part of the Porfirio Díaz collection, was purchased in Mexico in 1960.... I am offering it to the Smithsonian without consideration."

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:13 PM

Mystery pits found at Jersey care home 

Large amounts of lime, which can be used to disintegrate corpses, have been found in a pit uncovered at a former children’s care home at the centre of abuse allegations.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:02 PM

In Pictures: Seven Stanes 

Neat.

posted by Prof. Hex at 2:00 PM

Cops gun down cougar 

City dwellers, consider this a confirmation: It is a jungle out there.

And residents of the North Side's Roscoe Village neighborhood found out firsthand Monday when a cougar -- or mountain lion, as authorities alternately referred to it -- pawed around their neighborhood and authorities shot and killed it.

See also: Cougar shooting leads to second-guessing of police

Cougar killed in Chicago may have journeyed from South Dakota

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:58 PM

Civil War anchor goes on display at Great Bridge Bridge 

The city’s newest landmark is a 14-foot, 5-ton Civil War-era anchor that’s now on display at the foot of the Great Bridge Bridge.

posted by Prof. Hex at 1:52 PM

Monday, April 14, 2008

Church of $cientology warns Wikileaks over documents 

And Wikileaks tells them to $tuff it. Via Fark.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:08 AM

In search of Bigfoot 

Twenty searchers taking part in a four-day quest for Bigfoot along a stretch of the Greenbrier River in Pocahontas County emerged from the woods on Sunday without making any visual encounters with the legendary primate.


See also:
Bigfoot in S.C.? | Experts: ‘it’s the real deal’

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:26 AM

UFO 'gave me the heebie-jeebies' 

Andrew Warren and his son, Stephen Whitrod, spotted a series of lights in the sky over their March Road home at around 11pm as they were checking on their chickens.

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:23 AM

Last known Titanic survivor has KC connection 

Did the cold Atlantic air wake her before the lifeboat swung away?

Before being popped into a sack, did she sense the confusion and fear on the sloping deck where her doomed father stood?

posted by Prof. Hex at 6:15 AM

The mysterious black panther makes a rare appearance, scout reports 

The Bay Area's ultimate wildlife mystery, the mythic black panther, may have been solved by a local wildlife expert who said he and a friend sighted an anomalous black mountain lion at Point Reyes National Seashore.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:58 AM

Morgellons Disease May Be Linked to Genetically Modified Food 

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has given care giant Kaiser Permanente over $300,000 to test and interview 150 to 500 patients suffering from Morgellons Disease. The study will be done in northern California where many Morgellons patients live.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:51 AM

Japan’s Underwater Pyramid 

Underwater rock formations resembling a pyramid found off Yonaguni Jima Island in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan may represent the Asian version of Atlantis according to Masaaki Kimura, a marine geologist at the University of the Ryukyus in Japan.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:47 AM

Arsenic used to treat leukaemia 

Scientists at the University of Dundee have discovered how arsenic works as an effective treatment for leukaemia.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:43 AM

Houdini's silent films reappear 

New three-DVD set compiles the escape artist's movies, feats.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:40 AM

Witches more popular, less scary 

Witches get more respect than they used to here in the Witch City.

posted by Prof. Hex at 5:39 AM

Saturday, April 12, 2008

John Carter Almost Went to Mars 70 Years Ago 

A film fantasy that never was. Via Boing Boing.

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:14 AM

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

UFO Spotted above Alice 

With good video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:11 PM

Bigfoot Lends a Hand 

Boston is a hub of scientific innovation. But one field of study has been low profile here....until now.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:08 PM

Researchers put Rum Story’s ghosts under the microscope 

Behind the ‘fun’ facade of ghost hunts is a more serious investigation.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:05 PM

Man jailed for 'mock Satanic ritual' 

A Brisbane musician who cut the head off a pet goat during a mock Satanic ritual at a church altar once worked at the RSPCA, a court has heard.

Yikes.

posted by Prof. Hex at 11:02 PM

'Breakthrough' at Stonehenge dig 

Archaeologists carrying out an excavation at Stonehenge say they have broken through to a layer that may finally explain why the site was built.

With video.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:58 PM

Professor will unwrap mysteries of mummies 

Ancient Egyptians mummified more than their brethren. Dogs, birds and crocodiles also fill many tombs, and Salima Ikram, a professor at the American University in Cairo, is perhaps the foremost expert on the topic.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:57 PM

Police step up hunt for serial killer, 'the woman without a face' 

The mystery woman is suspected of six murders and 15 years of burglaries in three countries. Her latest victims may be three Georgian second-hand car dealers shot execution-style.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:40 PM

Storms uncover ancient 'ghost forest' along Oregon Coast 

High winds, heavy rain and powerful surf pounding the Oregon Coast recently uncovered a ghost forest known mostly through legendary tales in the small community of Neskowin.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:37 PM

Tuesday, April 08, 2008

The Jayhawks are National Champions 

Rock chalk, baby. Rock chalk.

posted by Prof. Hex at 4:00 AM

Sunday, April 06, 2008

Oak Island Treasure Tale 

This is the story of Will, an informant who in 2006 disclosed his alleged involvement in a covert, state of the art treasure quest off the coast of Oak Island, Nova Scotia; the treasure island of legend and the source of considerable speculation and intrigue down through the years.

posted by Prof. Hex at 10:25 PM

LAW OFFICER TRACKED TEXAS UFO SPEED WITH RADAR DEVICE 

A Stephenville, Texas, area law enforcement officer on patrol Jan. 8, 2008, used his police radar device for tracking speeders to measure the speed of a huge unidentified object in the sky.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:48 PM

Psychic crackdown on the cards 

Mediums are fighting new EU rules designed to protect the public from dodgy traders, fearing that honest spiritualists could be targeted.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:38 PM

Fated for the business 

Chin, a palmist in her 50s who claims she has been reading palms “long enough to want to quit”, says the lines on our palms are controlled by our mind.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:34 PM

Theologian stirs 9/11 conspiracy pot in Ventura 

There is an increasing number of Americans who believe that George Bush, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld and several of their toadies should be in prison, this writer included. But to suggest that the Bush administration is somehow involved in the 9/11 attacks seems to be a jaw-dropping and frightening stretch, but not to the scores of interested folks who turned out to hear David Ray Griffin's talk March 28 at the Poinsettia Pavilion in Ventura.

posted by Prof. Hex at 9:19 PM

Ghost hunters encounter museum spook 

Team members from Niagara Area Paranormal Society aren’t quite ready to give up their day jobs, but one gets an eerie sense that they guys and gals live for the chance to meet the dead.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:56 PM

Union gold legend lives on 

A 145-year-old secret, worth $20 million, lies buried somewhere in the Dents Run area of rugged Elk County.

Or not.

posted by Prof. Hex at 8:01 PM

Baby bones mystery: Case still unsolved 25 years later 

Very weird story. See also: Baby bones case still haunts former detective

posted by Prof. Hex at 7:30 PM