10 Unexplained Mysteries: Paranormal Phenomena

Area 51

The infamous top secret military base located in southern Nevada. Given the warning signs covering the perimeter of the base stating that “Trespassers will be shot”, it is not surprising that conspiracy theorists try to explain this secrecy. A popular theory is that the government is reverse-engineering alien technology that it has recovered from Roswell and other locations. Fueling this theory, Bob Lazar, a man who claimed to be an ex-employee of Area 51, stepped out in 1989 and described concepts such as Anti-matter reactors, Element 115, and Gravity Waves being worked on within the site.

Atlantis

The legend of Atlantis came mainly from the accounts of the Greek philosopher Plato. He described it as a highly advanced civilization that had existed 11,000 years ago but had sunken into the ocean due to a natural catastrophe (varying widely from volcanic eruption to meteor strike). A location of this “lost continent” was never revealed but most theorists undoubtedly place it somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. Some believe that Atlantis had some technology that is advanced even by today’s standards and had access to spacecraft and advanced energy sources. Some even believe that Atlantis was a colony of alien beings from another planet and might still be alive to this day-either at the very bottom of the ocean or having left to another planet.

Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle is an area of Atlantic Ocean where unexplained disappearances have happened. The first account of the paranormal behavior of this area is from Christopher Columbus’s own journal. He described sighting of seaweed and birds-indication that they were close to shore. Days later, however, they still had not reached land. He also described that his compass was behaving strangely and his crew had seen a ball of light falling from the sky. Since then, over 100 boats and planes have disappeared in that area without a trace. No wreckage or bodies have ever been found.

Bigfoot

Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, is an ape-like creature that has been sighted in the northwestern part of the United States. Its existence is debated because no one has ever provided conclusive evidence of the creature. It is alleged to live in regions that are unusual for a large, nonhuman primate. All other apes are found in the tropics of Africa or Asia, not in the temperate regions of North America. Adding to the mystery is that no fossils, bones, or bodies of the creature have ever been found.