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May 13, 1981: The Third Secret of Fátima!

By Major Dan on May 13, 2018 May 13, Religion, The Unexplained

A Brief History On May 13, 1981, Mehmet Ali Agca, a Turkish member of the Grey Wolves (ultranationalist Turkish neo-fascist organization), attempted to assassinate Pope John Paul II by shooting the pontiff 4 times with a 9mm Browning semi-automatic pistol. The Pope survived and eventually forgave the attempted assassin. So far this incident was nearly tragic, but not all that exceptional, at least until John Paul II revealed the long held information about “Third Secret of Fátima” in June of 2000, telling the world that the assassination attempt had been the third prophesy foretold by three Portuguese children in 1917…

August 10, 1901: Time Travel and Ghosts! The Moberly-Jourdain Incident

By Major Dan on March 17, 2018 August 10, Literature, The Paranormal, The Unexplained

A Brief History On August 10, 1901, Charlotte Anne Moberly (1846–1937) and Eleanor Jourdain (1863–1924) traveled by train to Versailles to visit the Royal Palace and grounds located there about 12 miles from the city center of Paris. Little did they realize their sight seeing trip would be a trip into the supernatural, a trip they would never forget. Digging Deeper Moberly was born in 1846 in Winchester, England, and had become an academician, working as Principal of St. Hugh’s College, in Oxford. Previously she had served as her father’s secretary, her father serving as the Bishop of Salisbury. Jourdain…

January 11, 2018: Your Chance to Preview Alien Intrusion: Unmasking a Deception

By JCU Paranormal Research Group on January 4, 2018 Cinema & TV, January 11, Misconceptions, The Paranormal, The Unexplained

A Brief History Documentary fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Alien Intrusion: Unmasking a Deception on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 7:00 PM at Regal Richmond Town Square Stadium 20 in Richmond Heights, Ohio! Please visit this link for the chance to win a pass. Winners will be notified by January 10th via email address provided. Tickets will be sent electronically to the email address provided. Digging Deeper Millions of people have seen UFOs and many even recall personal encounters with strange entities. The popular view is that these are advanced aliens…

November 23, 1953: UFO Captures US Fighter Jet! (Kinross Incident)

By Major Dan on November 23, 2017 November 23, The Unexplained

A Brief History On November 23, 1953, a United States Air Force F-89C interceptor fighter jet was scrambled to intercept an unknown radar contact over Lake Michigan. The jet, both crewmen (pilot and radar operator) were never seen or heard from again. Was this Air Force jet and its crew abducted by aliens? You be the judge. Digging Deeper On the fateful day, 1st Lieutenant Felix Moncla, Jr. was the pilot and 2nd Lieutenant Robert Wilson was the F-89’s radar operator. The Northrup F-89 Scorpion was a first generation all-weather jet interceptor, powered by 2 turbojet engines and capable of…

September 19, 1846: Our Lady of La Salette, Apparition, Ghost, ET, or The Virgin Mary?

By Major Dan on September 19, 2017 Religion, September 19, The Paranormal, The Unexplained

A Brief History On September 19, 1846, 2 shepherd children in La Salette-Fallavaux, France, experienced a vision or an encounter with what has officially been recognized by the Catholic Church as a meeting with the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. The event, known as Our Lady of La Salette became an important influence on religious thought, influencing such theologians as Saint John Bosco, Saint John Vianney, and writer JK Huysmans. Digging Deeper The encounter began as the 2 children, Maximin Giraud and Melanie Calvat, were returning from a local mountain where they had been tending to their families’ cows. …

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