A Brief History On September 22, 1979, a huge, unidentified double flash of light was seen by a US reconnaissance satellite near the Prince Edward Islands near Antarctica. Known as the “Vela Incident” because of the satellite’s name, Vela Hotel, not much is publicly known about the incident, as the US government has kept much of the information secret. Digging Deeper The origin of the mysterious flash has been speculated to be a nuclear test kept secret from the rest of the world, perhaps by Israel and or South Africa, possibly a joint venture by those two nations. Other explanations…
Browsing: The Unexplained
A Brief History On an unknown date, about the mid 2nd Millennium BC, the ancient world was rocked by one of the largest volcanic eruptions and explosions in Human history. Digging Deeper The Island of Thera, also known as Santorini was populated by people of the Minoan culture, located in the Aegean Sea north of Crete. The volcanic event was so large, that much of the island collapsed into the sea, killing virtually all inhabitants in that area and devastating nearby islands as well. This gigantic event was calculated in 1991 to have displaced over 39 cubic kilometers of dense…
A Brief History On January 8, 1981, a close encounter with a UFO left actual physical evidence! That incident is but one of several possible signs of the existence of alien life! Digging Deeper Question for students (and subscribers): What do you consider to be the strongest sign of alien life? Please let us know in the comments section below this article. If you liked this article and would like to receive notification of new articles, please feel welcome to subscribe to History and Headlines by liking us on Facebook and becoming one of our patrons! For more videos by Deburke321,…
A Brief History On July 7, 1947, a mysterious object fell from the sky near Roswell, New Mexico, and was reported the next day in the local newspaper as a “Flying Saucer” captured by RAAF (Roswell Army Airfield) personnel. One could hardly blame the newspaper, because the official Air Force press release said authorities had recovered a “flying disc.” Digging Deeper Thus, the most celebrated UFO incident of them all began, supposedly because of a typical government lie. The Air Force later claimed the object recovered had been a weather balloon, while in reality it was a balloon carrying instruments…
A Brief History I love fog in the early Springtime with the trees still barren of their leaves and the grass resembling a wet and muddy bog. There is something mystical yet haunting about it. The air is full of moisture; it feels saturated. For me, this type of weather is the most magical, the most eerie perhaps. It is probably for this very reason that castles believed to be inhabited by ghosts are often portrayed in just this kind of environment. The British Isles, which are well known for their otherworldly activity, are often covered in a damp mist. Digging Deeper Scientific studies have shown that the electric…
