Paranormal News

How can anthropologists take the paranormal seriously? It’s a question Jack Hunter has explored for years and one he addressed in a virtual Harvard talk on Tuesday. The Welsh author and anthropologist, who studies consciousness, religion, ecology, and the paranormal, discussed his academic work and his own supernatural experiences with Giovanna Parmigiani, a lecturer on
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In March 2016, Vladimir Putin and his security people claimed that they had observed 3 Russian Yeti or Almasty while visiting a remote village in Siberia. A bit of cryptid propaganda by the Russian dictator. “Russian president discovers ‘proof’ that fabled creature exists while on short vacation in the Kemerovo region. Environmental rangers and hunters
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Machu Picchu: Inca site ‘has gone by wrong name for over 100 years’ Peruvian historian and US archaeologist say the pre-Columbian town was called Huayna Picchu by the Inca people Machu Picchu is one of the world’s best-known archaeological sites, a wonder of pre-Columbian architecture that has been closely studied for decades and a tourist
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On June 25, 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released a report on the early findings of the Navy’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF). At just nine pages long, the brief report, entitled “Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” left much to be desired for the many readers anticipating specific details about
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New research published in the journal Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice provides evidence that mystical experience is a spiritual rather than a wholly pathological phenomenon. The study found that women who reported having mystical experiences tended to also have greater spiritual intelligence. Mystical experiences, which are characterized by feelings of unity, ineffability, peace
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Over the years and decades, a large number of UFO-themed government documents have been declassified into the public domain thanks to the Freedom of Information Acts of various nations. There is, however, another aspect to this: namely, the files that should have been released but that can’t be found. Anywhere. We’ll begin with the Roswell
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On October 19, 2021, Robert Salas held a National Press Club event called, “Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) and Nuclear Weapons.” Recently revealed documents show the Air Force had an interest ensuring they were able to watch the event, with the caveat expressed to Salas that it was to prepare for any media questions. According to
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According to a FAQ page on the website of the Federal Bureau of Investigation titled “The FBI and UFOs,” the United States’ domestic intelligence and security service “was only occasionally involved in investigating the possibility of UFOs and extraterrestrials over the years.” “Concerned citizens reported many of these strange sightings to the FBI,” the statement
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Scores of people have been left spooked after reporting seeing an unidentified flying object in Irish skies. The sightings were made in parts of the northwest overnight, with people in Sligo, Donegal and Leitrim among those reporting to have seen an unknown type of aircraft hovering overhead. The mysterious object has been described as V-shaped,
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As we’ve discussed here in the past, the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), created to study observed incidents of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs or just UFOs), was replaced by the UAP Task Force, and then by a new office with the annoyingly unpronounceable acronym of AOIMSG. All of the congressional activity revolving around
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You will have seen that over the last two weeks I’ve tackled various aspects of the controversial, legendary Roswell case of 1947. But, unless something new and amazing comes forward, I’ll be placing Roswell articles on the shelf. I should stress, though, I’ll still be researching the incident and looking for new material on what
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