Folklore
The Devil Baby of Hull-House
A rumour of a hoofed, tailed, talking Devil Baby that brought crowds of women to Hull-House in Chicago, recorded by Jane Addams in her 1916 book The Long Road of Woman's Memory.
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Disputed
The Devil's Footprints of Devon
After a heavy snowfall on the night of 8 to 9 February 1855, lines of hoof-like prints were reported at over 30 places across Devon. Explanations offered since include birds, mice, hares, and an escaped kangaroo.
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Folklore
The Devil's Rocking Chair
A rocking chair tied to a claimed possession case told in The Devil in Connecticut, a book, bought by Zak Bagans in 2019 and shown at his Haunted Museum in Las Vegas. A Glatzel brother has called the possession story phony.
Something Left BehindObscurity 3 of 7
Claimed sighting
The Diplomat Hotel, Baguio
A former Dominican retreat house on Dominican Hill in Baguio City, known as the Diplomat Hotel, which paranormal believers say is haunted because of its Second World War history.
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Folklore
The Dragon's Triangle (Devil's Sea)
A supposed danger zone near Japan, also called the Devil's Sea, promoted by the writer Berlitz in his 1989 book The Dragon's Triangle. Larry Kusche traced the legend to a 1955 New York Times article and found nothing unusual behind the losses.
Somewhere You Can GoObscurity 7 of 7
Disputed
The Dyatlov Pass incident
Nine experienced ski hikers lost their lives in the northern Ural Mountains in early February 1959. In 2020 a Russian prosecutor announced that an avalanche caused the deaths, though Kommersant reported that his statements had not been agreed with the Prosecutor General's Office.
Somewhere You Can GoObscurity 7 of 7
Claimed sighting
The Falcon Lake incident
On 20 May 1967 Stefan Michalak, an amateur geologist, said he saw two glowing craft while prospecting around Falcon Lake, Manitoba. One, he said, set down on rocky ground.
Someone Who Was ThereObscurity 2 of 7
Hoax, proven
The Fox Alien Autopsy broadcast
On 28 August 1995 Fox aired a special on film of an alien body examination. In 2006 Santilli, who supplied the footage, said it was his own reconstruction of an earlier film.
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Folklore
The German Girl of Pulau Ubin
A shrine on Pulau Ubin, Singapore, to a German girl said to have died in a quarry in August 1914; William L. Gibson found no evidence her family lived on the island and traced the story to a man named Chia, first in print in 1987.
Somewhere You Can GoObscurity 4 of 7
Disputed
The Great Amherst Mystery
Knocks, thunder-like bangs and flying bedclothes centred on Esther Cox, 18, and her family's house. Walter Hubbell's account dates the start to late August 1878.
Someone Who Was ThereObscurity 1 of 7
Hoax, proven
The Great Moon Hoax of 1835
From 25 August 1835, the New York newspaper The Sun ran six articles describing life and civilisation on the Moon, wrongly credited to the astronomer John Herschel.
Something ToldObscurity 2 of 7
Claimed sighting
The Griefswald body crossing the sun
Postmaster Ziegler and several others watched a body take about an hour to cross the face of the sun. Dr. Brendel of Griefswald, Pomerania, sent in their report.
Something SeenObscurity 5 of 7
Claimed sighting
The Hillsdale swamp gas sighting
On 21 March 1966, residents of a Hillsdale College dormitory in Michigan reported flashing lights over the campus arboretum, and the sighting drew the interest of Congressman Ford.
Someone Who Was ThereObscurity 7 of 7
Claimed sighting
The Inverness Courier Loch Ness report
The Inverness Courier, on 2 May 1933, carried a report of a large creature seen in Loch Ness. The sighting it described had happened earlier, on 15 April 1933 according to British Online Archives.
Something ToldObscurity 7 of 7