10. The Mysterious Mel Water Hole
Man’s quest for knowledge, oil and precious gems has led to massive
holes being dug with millions of tonnes of soil being moved. We’ve all
heard of the Kimberley hole in South Africa, the Woodingdean Well in the
UK and the
koala super deep hole
in Siberia. Though the sheer depths of these holes will most likely
instill fear in men with nerves of steel, they’re a child’s play
compared to the creepy, mysterious and off the mark ‘’Mel Water hole’’.
Located somewhere in the Washington wilds, lays a gigantic 9-feet
diameter hole that takes its place as one of the most mysterious crevice
in the planet as its origin is unknown and even its depth is shrouded
in mystery.
The legend behind this creepy tavern
dates back to 1800’s and beyond when the local residents used it as an
ideal damping ground for garbage and dead animals with the hope of
filling it up but despite centuries of use, the hole maintained its
fearsome reputation of galloping all the junks pumped into its belly
with no sign of filling up.
The hole remained a local legend until a
new owner Mel Water settled into his new property and didn’t take long
to notice the peculiar properties of the mysterious tavern. Mel noted
despite throwing in heavy TV tubes, carcasses and dead refrigerators, no
one ever heard them hit the bottom and echoes never returned. Not one
to back down, Mel embarked on a quest to determine the depth of the
hollow. After lowering several items including a one pound standard fish
lead on 18, of 5000 ft reels, to his dismay remained suspended.
Spooked, Mel theorized its depth to about 80,000 ft but more peculiar
traits lay in store. A few days later, he noted birds avoiding the void
and even his dogs were filled with fright and terror as he pulled them
closer to the hole. Alarmed by these strange properties, he contacted a
renowned radio show host Art Bell in his paranormal “Coast to Coast”
program and within weeks of going public, unknown government agents
pounced, evicted him from his property and subsequently sealed off the
area. His name, along with the land records vanished soon after. Despite
government denial of such a hole, in 2008, an old tribal medicine man
claimed to have visited the hole as a boy in 1961.
9. The Missing Britain Soldiers
We’ve all heard tales of men, women and children who have vanished
without a trace; some to escape the pilling debts, court orders or just
to start over again in a new location under an alias. With these
exemptions, there are disappearances that baffle, intrigue and downright
bizarre from the start. They are the creepy ones that capture our
attention and elicit the deepest fear. Though it’s quite normal for one
to go missing, a whole battalion of heavily armed soldiers vanishing
into thin air in the middle of a raging battle is bound to raise
questions.
Well, one such disappearance occurred On
August 12, 1915 but their absurd story begins in 1908 when King Edward
VII of Britain tasked his land agent Frank Beck to form a battalion of
volunteers from the Sandringham Palace work force. Glad of such an
opportunity, he enlisted hundreds of volunteers itching for a fight into
the private army with close kin taking noble roles and Sir Horace
Proctor-Beauchamp as their commanding officer. After training, the newly
formed ‘’E Company’’ embarked on their first yet last campaign that had
been a disaster in the making right from the onset. After landing at
Suvla Bay, the tired, thirsty and undertrained regiment was immediately
deployed and war began in earnest. Their counterpart; battle hardened,
well stocked and terrain-familiar Turks. In the course of the mayhem,
the leading 16 officers and 250 gallantry men had
vanished into the thin air.
After the bitter war, Britain demanded the Turkish government hand over
the POW, Turkey promptly replied they were holding no prisoner. The
fate of the missing battalion only came to light after three soldiers
confessed to have seen the battalion marching into a low lying cloud
before it slowly lifted up and joined the rest in the sky. Their fate is
unknown.
8. The Mysterious Death Of Lord Rossmore
This list would have been incomplete minus the strange and horrifying
tale of Robert Cuninghame, the 1st Baron Rossmore on August 6, 1801. As a
native of Scotland, he moved to Ireland as a teen and being a
determined man, he swiftly rose through the ranks of his brigade and
therefore unsurprisingly got appointed the Commander-in chief of
Ireland, a prestigious position he held for three years before retiring.
As a retired general and highly revered
citizen in Ireland’s higher circles, he spent most of his time visiting
friends, receiving visitors alongside partying but the worst was yet to
come. In the closing hours of 5th August 1801, lady Barrington; his
pal’s wife, stumbled across him along the Dublin Castle and being a
light humored longtime family friends, invited the Barrintons over for a
party on the next day which was not to be.
At round two in the morning, Sir
Barrington woke up to a soft horrifying sound that filled him with
dread. The sound somewhere between a voice and music grew louder and
louder and seemed to be coming from everywhere at once. Horrified, he
woke his wife who also heard the sound. Alarmed, the shocked duo headed
to their window to check out its origin. After unsuccessfully gazing
into the hazy darkness, they finally located the source, an empty patch
of grass just below the window. The panicking Barringtons quickly called
in a maid who was more terrified than the hosts. After weeping close to
half an hour, a heavy deep sigh was heard with distinctive call:
‘’Rossmore! Rossmore! Rossmore!’’ Totally paralyzed with fear, the
terrified maid fled the room and then, silence. In the morning, they
were notified of his death. At exactly 2:30 AM, Rossmore’s servant had
gone to check out on his master after hearing commotion in his room and
found him dying. Though the origin of the creepy sound was plausibly attributed to a Banshee, it has never been explained and it’s still up for debate.
7. Who Are These Men In Black?
We’ve all heard tales of men and women who have alleged to have been
contacted, harassed or even threatened by the proverbial ‘’Men In
Black’’ [MIB]. For the lucky ones, these creepy and out of place men
come clad in full business-minded attire; black suits, white shirts and
black ties occasionally cladding ‘’fedora hats’’ that resonate an aura
of fear and danger topped up with no nonsense face and intimidating
looks.
According to witnesses, these mysterious
stalkers showed up on their doorsteps, offices or even parties
unannounced after they alleged to have seen a suspicious flying object
[UFOs]. Once their target has been spotted, they close in, identify
themselves as ‘’government agents’’ and strictly warn their frightened
victims against speaking out before vanishing as mysteriously as they
came. Keen onlookers have often described them as men with
frighteningly-similar looks, identical heights, extremely pale skin and
no facial hair. Even more bizarre, they never blink alongside the
unexplained fear that engulfs one immediately when approached.
Owing to their secretive and elusive
nature, nothing is known of these elite-visitors as even the most
intelligent of all Secretive Agencies have been reduced to amateurs.
Though one of the earliest recorded contacts was in 1947 by a man named
Harold Dahl, UFOs enthusiastic Albert K. Bender and a reputable USA Dr. Herbert
have all fallen afoul these mysterious agents. Despite extensive
investigations by several police agencies, the identity of these shadowy
figures has never been uncovered.
6. The Wow Signal
Universe is big. It’s so vast that it’s more or less impossible to
determine its sheer size with relative simplicity of our rudimentary
21st Century ‘’barely-better-than-toilet paper State of art’’
technology. To put this into perspective, The Supervoid; the
largest void of its kind ever discovered south of constellation Eridanus is sparsely 1.8 billion light years wide and the giant GRB ring spans
5 billion light-years
across. Arithmetic lovers know a single light-year is equivalent to
5.88 trillion miles (9.5 trillion Kilometers). From this simple logic,
the sheer size of these two structures can be visualized but when
compared against the size of the entire cosmos, the Supervoid and the
giant GRB ring are mere pins in the stacks of hay. Owing to this
immensity, a number of scientists speculate of a parallel solar system
with an advanced race of aliens complete with foreign technology waiting
to be discovered. Nonetheless, for those who’ll probably laugh off this
ludicrous concept, the ‘’Wow signal’’ will most likely give you another
thought.
On August 1977, Jerry Ehman, an America
astronomer made a startling find that would forever alter the course of
human thinking and send scientists all over the world back to the
drawing board. As a member of SETI (Search For Extraterrestrial
Intelligence) in Ohio state University, Jerry would go down as the first
man to have intercepted an alien signal. During the course of analyzing
a computer printout generated by the Big Ear Telescope, he noticed a
series of mysterious letters indicating a signal of unknown origin. Not
knowing what to make of his new find, he circled the mysterious letters
and wrote ‘’wow’’, the legend was born.
Closer analysis of the
intercepted signal
further shrouded the already deepening mystery. The extraterrestrial
signal, 72 seconds long was determined to have come from constellation
Sagittarius, 17,600 light-years away. Immediately after going public,
thrilled astronomers quickly scrambled their satellites towards the
direction of the eerie signal with hopes of picking up the mysterious
source. Though their were speculations the signals were from a
classified military satellite or even reflection of an earth-based radio
signal bouncing off surface of space debris, they were subsequently
discarded and despite exhaustive search of the area, nothing has been
found and the source remains a mystery.
5. The Creepy Disappearance Of The 727
Despite living in a technically advanced world where streets, jungles
and mountains can be explored live thousands of miles away from the
safety of our rooms, we have been cut down to size by well meaning
incidents that rubbish our knowledge and soil our technology in a
peculiar ‘’dead-beat’’ fashion that leave bewildered civilization in
their wake. We’ve all heard epic and blood-cuddling tales of banks and
diamonds heists.
Chances are, you’ve probably never heard of the three-man team
colluding to steal 92,500 lbs (41,900 Kg) Boeing 727 plane. To start off
with, such a gigantic flying contraption requires fairly long runway.
Owing to the staggering size, ear-splitting roar to top up with the
powerful engines, you’ll most likely draw attention of the town when
landing a stolen Boeing in your backyard if finding a skilled pilot
won’t be a problem and making a runway won’t be a hitch.
However, humanity comes equipped with
crafty devils who’ll take on fate, hop into a plane, escape both
civilian and army radar alike before vanishing into the horizon with the
spoils, never to be seen or heard from again. That was exactly what
happened to a Boeing 727 on the evening hours of May 25, 2003. The
grounded plane, though airworthy, had had its fair of trouble.
After being retired from active service
by the American Airlines, the plane changed hands severally until it
landed on the desk of a Miami-based Aerospace Sales and Leasing Co who
wasted no time in pulling out the passenger seats and converted her into
a tanker before being flown to Angola. For some unknown reasons, the
deal fell through and remained grounded in Quatro de Fevereiro
International Airport with steadily accumulating parking fee. With the
debts pilling and the plane slowly felling into disrepair, Ben Charles
Padilla, an American engineer was dispatched to return her into
flight-ready status and things went bananas.
After a series of testing, the plane
took to the runway without clearance and after executing a series of
erratically dangerous maneuvers with both lights and transponder
switched off; the plane took into the air and vanished. In the course of
investigations, it was thought Padilla was at the controls as the
remaining two were literally inexperienced in flying such a plane. To
add to the otherwise puzzling puzzle, news surfaced of unidentified
plane in unpaved Congo airstrips but nothing came of it. To date, its
fate is unknown.
4. The Mysterious Origin Of Sky quakes
Nature is stubborn. It’s so problematic that with all our skills and
technology, we are yet to understand it fully and chances are more
mysteries will unravel and staying ahead of the egg-faced scientists out
to disapprove nature which often seems to have more tricks up her
sleeves. Centuries before NASA was formed and computers unheard of, men
were always fascinated by the mysterious elements of weather such as
wind, rain and thunderstorm to mention few. Due to the technological
darkness of the time, bizarre and odd theories were put in place to help
settle baffling phenomena and therefore forgiving to say god and
demigods played a role in influencing weather of the day.
Fast forward into 21st Century, the
globe is littered with all kinds of scientific and technological
equipments that monitor space, snaps pictures for bored scientists, and
occasionally landing in a comet after adrenaline-packed, ten year high
speed pursuit. With such mind blowing achievements below our belts,
we’re at loss to explain the sky quakes…
For those in the dark, sky quakes are
series of unexplained sounds similar to thunder, cannon fire or sonic
booms that usually occur in the sky. The mysterious quakes have always
been described as loud thunder that occasionally produces shock waves
that rattles glasses and windows all in a cloudless sky. This strange
phenomenon has been reported in several parts of the world; North and
South Carolina, Oklahoma and even in the United Kingdom. With scientists
on the fence, conspiracy theorists are having a field day claiming the
sound to be of
extraterrestrial in nature, its origin is still unknown.
3. The Leaked Dulce Papers
This list would have been incomplete minus the creepy and downright
bizarre tale of the mysterious origin of the infamous ‘’Dulce Papers’’.
These papers reportedly leaked by a secret worker details an underground
Mega Laboratory jointly operated by the USA government and an alien
race of the Greys. The laboratory whose construction is thought to have
begun in 1930 and extended to 60’s boasts seven levels of highly
developed complexes manned by security cameras and off limit zones for
human personnel. However, what make this complex mysterious are the
nerve-wrecking and grotesque human experiments of mind control,
grey/human cloning, tanks full of sedated men, women and children and
Atomic manipulation to mention few that are reportedly carried out in
the deeper complexes.
Located one kilometer beneath Dulce, New
Mexico, the Laboratory is connected to other minor underground bases
via a network of tunnels allegedly drilled by complex nuclear powered
machines with an awesome potential of melting rocks and leaving smooth
walls eliminating the needs of heavy excavators. The existence of the
complex remained under wasp until a mysterious subterranean nuclear
blast shook the town in early 1960’s in which the government quickly
down played the incident citing a normal test, the skeptical public
thought otherwise; the blast was meant to create a hollow for the
humming complex.
Over the years, tension built between
the business-minded Aliens and the lax humans apparently tired of being
bullied around to top up with the constants threat of deadly
repercussions should the strict code of silence be broken. How the final
blow stuck is unknown save for heavy gunfire and counter-attack by the
reptilians in 1979 that saw tens of staff killed [some put the number as
66] and many more conspirators who were soon apprehended. The Papers
apparently smuggled out of the secret facility by an unknown CIA agent
was re-printed and handed out to five individuals who subsequently
leaked it out. Unless the USA government comes clean, we’ll never know
for sure.
2. The Unexplained LA Raid
We’ve all heard of the
Pearl Harbor attack
and how the US Navy suffered massive annihilation in the hands of the
uncompromising Japanese bombers. Enthusiasts know the US were sitting
ducks when the alarm went off followed by a series of
no-nonsense-Imperial fleet that rained bullets, torpedoes and bombs on
the docked ship and within seconds, the serene atmosphere of the beach
punctuated with happy-go-lucky men, nude women and nestling soldiers was
transformed into a haze of activities as the surprised populations
alongside equally shocked gallantry men scampered for safety with the
unforgiving hands of dead in a hot-uncompromising pursuit. When the
smoke finally cleared, 2500 Americans were killed. The attack horrified
the world and soon, ‘’Uncle Sam’’, leapt into the war equipped with two;
State of Art bombs that
sealed the fate of the assaulting nation and ushered the Atomic age.
However, as the world reeled in shock
and Americans busy writing obituaries of the fallen comrades alongside
salvaging what was left of their mighty navy, something creepy was
taking place 2550 miles away in Los Angeles; they too were under attack.
In the closing hours of 24th February
1942, three months after the attack, the Los Angeles army picked up
mysterious flying objects in their radars. With the news of the attack
still fresh in their minds, military men were ordered to report back to
their stations and the search lights sprung into action. The objects,
thought to be Japanese war planes vanished from the radar approximately
at midnight only to reappear suddenly 120 miles west of Los Angeles.
Blackout was issued through out the city and as the objects drew closer,
the city suddenly erupted to sporadic gun fire, anti aircraft guns as
well as heavy artillery fire spewing out hundreds of bullets to a
seemingly ‘’indestructible’’ objects that continued to dangle in the
sky. In the thick of the bitter yet foolish scuffle to down the objects,
the unlikely happened. Much to everyone’s disdain, the objects flew
away after taking close to 1400 shots. Though authorities claimed it was
a ‘’weather balloon’’, common sense says they would have long been
shredded to pieces. They recanted. What exactly was up there is still
unknown.
1. The Elusive SS Baychimo
The tale behind this legendary ship is a creepy one. Launched in 1914,
the SS shuttled between Alaska and British Columbia ferrying passengers
and cargo making several stop over along the Beautfort Sea to trade in
fur with the Inuits. However, not all went according to plan on October
1, 1931 when the winter blizzards arrived earlier than expected. With
maximum speed of 10 knots (19 km/h), the laden ship wouldn’t outrun the
violent freezing storm of icy water. And soon, she got stuck in pack
ice. With the weather worsening, Captain John Cornwell and the crew
opted to trek to a nearby town, half a mile away for shelter.
But as fate would have it, the ice
periodically shifted, freeing the ship before changing its ‘’frozen
watery brain’’ and trapping her again. With the unrelenting ice showing
no signs of giving up yet, the frustrated Hudson Bay Company sent an
airplane to rescue the trapped crew but the captain opted to stay behind
along with fourteen of the twenty two crew men in the ship. After
braving a night of heavy blizzard and freezing wind, the ice had one
nasty prank up its sleeves. On the dawn of 25, the ship had completely
vanished.
In the subsequent days, reports streamed
in of a drifting mysterious ship in the open seas. Though the captain
and the ship company tried to search for her, all their efforts hit a
dead end. She was presumed to have encountered a violent blizzard that
promptly sent her to its watery grave; they were wrong.
She was spotted
in 1969, thirty eight years after her disappearance from which she
vanished never to be seen or heard from again. Her fate is unknown.
List compiled by Moses Onyango.
