On September 19, 1961, Betty and Barney Hill were heading home to Portsmouth when they encountered aliens -- or so they believed. Whether true or not, their story catapulted them into national celebrity...
Rare rhinoceros spotted in Borneo jungle
The first ever photo of a male Sumatran rhinoceros in the wild offers concrete proof that the rare animals are living in the Malaysian section of the Southeast Asian island of Borneo (Malaysia facts and map), wildlife rangers announced last week...
Mystery floating object delays Shuttle's return
Ball of light chased car in Czestochowa (2002)
“I would like to recount a certain story from 2002 related with a sighting of a strange red object (a ball) over Mirowski Forest in vicinity of Osson's Mount. The event took place in 2002. At that time I was at my mate's. My brother was working in gas switching station in Czestochowa, located just by the foundry. He called me saying that there was some strange red glow over the forest and a strange ball flying around”...
(Also read: "The Mystery of Ball Lightning")
“Angel” spotted on the Thames
After the Great Fire of London a mysterious story started being whispered across the charred city. People began claiming they had seen an angel floating above the Thames. Soon the sightings stopped and the myth disappeared. Then during the First World War the angel returned...
(Also read: "Miracle at the River")
Joseph Smith, contactee
In the Canadian UFO Report (now defunct) Vol. 3 No. 3 you will find an article with the title "A Church that Tells of Other Worlds." We believe that Joseph Smith displayed the same phenomena that experiencers do during their contacts with extraterrestrials with one exception; they have not started a new religion. We have been warned over and over again not to let our contact experiences lead to a religion...
Tracing out roots
The world first learned about the legendary island of Atlantis in Plato’s Timaeus and Critias, two “dialogues” that he wrote in the fourth century BC. The very mystery that enshrouds Atlantis, a great civilization supposedly long lost to the waves, has sustained a debate over more than two millennia as to whether Plato’s description of the sunken continent was historically authentic or an allegory serving to illustrate his arguments...
(Also read: "Atlantis: Where is the Lost Continent?")
I want my flying saucers back!
Lesley, who writes the Grey Matters column here on BOA, has a poll on her blog Debris Field. The poll asks if C2C has the right amount of UFO/alien shows, not enough, or too many. I voted “not enough," which so far, is the majority of opinion. It seems to me that when I first began listening to Coast to Coast years ago, with Art as the main host, it was mostly UFO and Fortean type topics that were covered...
Scientists in Germany say they have successfully teleported the combined quantum state of two photons
That achievement is said to be the first for a composite system, and the researchers say their approach could lead to new ways to harness quantum effects for communication and computational purposes...
(Also read: "Psychic Teleportation")
Colombia: UFOs "stalk" Palermo
Several reports from local residents reveal the presence of lights and unidentified objects in space. The alleged UFOs appear to sympathize with certain politicians and campaigning seasons. The photo of the municipal representative ratifies other accounts from peasants and villagers. Disbelief is widespread among residents...
