Ghosts are a difficult topic to write about objectively. After all, encountering a ghost or other entity is an entirely subjective experience and so the evidence we have is generally based on witness accounts. And witness accounts, as we have seen in other mysteries, are not always completely reliable. Nevertheless, it’s time to look at […]
Read MoreThe Empty Cockpit Mystery
In September 1970 Captain William Schaffner, a young USAF pilot serving with the RAF, took off in a Lightning fighter aircraft from RAF Binbrook in North Lincolnshire to intercept an unknown radar contact. He was never seen again. One month later his aircraft was recovered from the North Sea, but although the cockpit was closed […]
Read MoreThe Loch Ness Monster Mystery
The Loch Ness Monster is an enduring and internationally known phenomenon. It may even be one of the best known mysteries in the world. Many hundreds of thousands of tourists visit the Highlands of Scotland area every year in the hope of catching a glimpse of the Loch’s putative resident. Cynics maintain that Nessie is […]
Read MoreThe Dyatlov Pass Mystery
In February 1959 a group of nine Russian hikers died in bizarre circumstances in a remote area of the Ural Mountains. Some of the group died of hypothermia while others were killed by massive injuries caused by unknown circumstances. The trip was well organised, well equipped and most of the members of the group were […]
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