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Picture generated with AI Location: Hockomock Swamp, Massachusetts, United States of America Dates Active: Unknown Category: Ghost Lights Cause: Unknown; Ghosts, Ignis Fatuus, Spirits Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 010924E-00023 Summery:   The lights here may actually be ignis fatuus (swamp gas), but there have been stories of the lights moving about the trees which are otherwise unexplained. In Depth: The name Hockomock means "the place where spirits dwell." For centuries Native Americans in the Massachusetts area used the swamp for hunting game and as a burial ground, and in modern times has been a location rife with sightings of strange lights and creatures. While most sightings of lights could be simply swamp gases, other lights moving about the swamps and mysterious disembodied voices continue to encourage the belief that alternative explanations are still viable. Related Entries and Connections : Bridgewater Railway Orbs Bridgewater Triangle Profile Rock Orbs Raynham ...

Picture generated with AI Location: Raynham Park, Massachusetts, United States of America Dates Active: Unknown Category: Ghost Lights Cause: Unknown; Ghosts, Ignis Fatuus Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 010924D-00022 Summery:   Glowing orbs of light appear over the dog track here, the cause of which is unknown. In Depth: This racetrack closed to live racing events back in 2009 when grayhound racing was banned in the state. However, there are still some visitors that show up here every so often, and I don't mean the ones that come for the betting parlor and simulcasting. Apparently it is also a hot spot for seeing orbs, which can sometimes be seen hovering and zipping above the track. Many believe this to be a result of ignis fatuus: swamp gas. Related Entries and Connections : Bridgewater Railway Orbs Bridgewater Triangle Hockomock Swamp Orbs Profile Rock Orbs Connections: Ghost Lights Last Updated: March 16, 2024

Picture generated by AI Location: Massachusetts, United States of America Dates Active: 1700s to Present Category: Cryptids, Curses, Extraterrestrials, Ghost Lights, Haunting, Triangles, UFOs, Witchcraft Cause: Various Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 010924C-00021 Summery:   The Bridgewater Triangle is a nearly 200 square mile area with points in Abington, Freetown and Rehoboth Massachusets, which seemingly acts as a magnet for various types of paranormal activity. In Depth: First described by cryptozoologist Loren Coleman in his book Mysterious America , this large area seems to be a hub of strange sightings, with which one could easily black out a card in paranormal bingo. From cryptids to ghosts to aliens, this small 200 square mile area seems to have what any fan of the paranormal could possibly want to see. Sightings of strange creatures are common here, with Bigfoot, Thunderbirds, and giant snakes being among them. UFOs and all manor of ghosts are also common, along with stor...

Picture generated with AI Location: Dayton, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: Late 1890s to Present Category: Burial Grounds, Haunting Cause: Unknown Status: Possibly Ongoing Entry ID: 010924B-00020 Summery:   The ghost of a witch is said to haunt this cemetery, attacking and chasing out visitors. In Depth: Stories of a ghostly witch wandering around the Lafayette Pioneer Cemetery have become widespread over decades, and ghost hunters have flocked to the location in order to have an experience with the supernatural only to have regrets in doing so. Supposedly, the ghost belongs to Anna Marple, who had cursed the town of Lafayette to burn down three times when her son was hung for the crime of committing murder with an ax. While her body was indeed buried elsewhere, stories claims she haunts the cemetery, attacking visitors and chasing them to the gates, sometimes leaving claw marks on their backs. Related Entries and Connections : Lafayette Ax Murder and Fire C...

Picture generated with AI Location: Lafayette, Oregon, United States of America Dates Active: November 1, 1886 to Present Category: Curses, Strange Crimes Cause: Curses, Murder Status: Possibly Ongoing Entry ID: 010924A-00019 Summery:   A small town is cursed to suffer massive fires when an ax murderer is hanged. Several fives have happened through the town's history, but is another major fire imminent? In Depth: On November 1, 1886, long-time criminal Richard Marple, along with his wife and mother, conspire to rob a local business man D. I. Corker. Richard's mother, Anna, befriends and drugs Corker in hopes that he would be too out of it to catch them in the act. However, before the drug could take full affect, Richard (or in some versions of the story his mother) decides to kill Corker with an ax. Richard is caught, tried, convicted of the crime, and sentenced to be hanged while his accomplices get off free due to a lack of evidence. During the hanging, which occurred o...

Picture generated with AI Location: Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela Dates Active: Unknown Category: Strange Weather Cause: Unknown; possibly surrounding geography, methane producing swamps, uranium, or a combination of factors. Status: Ongoing Entry ID: 010824E-00018 Summery:   The site of the most consistent thunderstorms on the planet. In Depth: If you happen to like thunderstorms and lightning, then this is a location you might want to put on your bucket list to visit. You just might want to wait until the political climate in the area cools down before you go making travel plans. Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela happens to have a very unique weather phenomena that happens over it: near constant lightning storms. In fact, there is a thunderstorm over the lake for more than five months out of every year, with these storms producing up to 40 strikes per minute. Related Entries and Connections : Connections: Strange Weather Last Updated: March 16, 2024

Picture generated with AI Location: Norilsk, Siberia, Russia Dates Active: July 3, 2018 Category: Strange Weather Cause: Rust removal Status: Closed Entry ID: 010824D-00017 Summery:   The sudden appearance of blood-red rain startles locals. In Depth: Striking pictures of crimson puddles and red-colored cars started circulating online when a stint of otherwise normal rainy weather around the Nadezhdinsky nickle and copper processing plant turned to what appeared to be blood. Of course, this time there was a rather mundane answer as to what all this red stuff was. Instead of being some biblical plague or toxic chemical leak, it was the remnants of a rust removal cleaning at the plant. Piles of rust dust and debris had been being prepped for disposal off sight when a strong wind blew portions of their contents all over the cars in the lot, which no one would have probably noticed until the rain started mixing with the rust, turning it blood red. External Links (Last checked Jan...