Sep 21, 2026 · 2 hr 58 min · 15 segments
In April 1977, the quiet town of Dover, Massachusetts became the center of one of America’s strangest cryptid mysteries.Over the course of roughly 24 hours, several teenagers reported encounters with…
So before we get into this week's investigation, let's take a quick look at some of the strange, unexplained and paranormal stories making headlines this week.
This is this week's news on paranormal.
First and foremost, we have Connecticut launches in an official haunted history trail.
Connecticut here in the States is leaning into supernatural reputation with the launch of a new statewide haunted history trail.
Announced this week by Connecticut's Office of Tourism, the trail connects locations around the state associated with ghost stories, legend, and supposedly haunted history.
The project was unveiled just in time for the Halloween season and gives visitors a chance to explore some of Connecticut's darker stories for themselves.
And apparently real tourism wasn't scary enough.
Now the ghosts are helping the economy too.
Yeah, I live in a tourist trap part of the state and tourists, this time of year, they start to thin out, but we've been dealing with them since spring.
And once winter hits, there are no cars in my town.
A pilot descending towards Louisville reportedly seen a group of extremely bright lights in the night sky.
The pilot believed many of the lights were probably satellite flares, but one sequence stood out.
A light appeared to move upward, stopped briefly, and then seemingly become two lights that rapidly separated in opposite directions.
The witness couldn't determine their distance, altitude, or actual speed, and specifically reported seeing no visible craft or structure.
The September 5th encounter was subsequently submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center for further examination.
Speaking of the reporting center, the organization has officially reached a pretty incredible milestone.
200,000 UFO sighting reports.
announced earlier this month that they crossed that threshold in August after more than five decades of collecting reports and witnesses.
Of course, 200,000 reports doesn't mean 200,000 alien spacecraft reports, but many sightings ultimately have ordinary explanations.
But it's still an enormous database documenting just how often people look into the sky and see something they can't immediately explain.
On September 7, a resident near Santa Clarita, California, recorded a series of bright lights in the direction of Angeles National Forest before sunrise.
The witness claimed the lights hovered, descended, and occasionally appeared to change direction during an observation lasting roughly an hour.
So before we get into this week's investigation, let's take a quick look at some of the strange, unexplained and paranormal stories making headlines this week.
This is this week's news on paranormal.
First and foremost, we have Connecticut launches in an official haunted history trail.
Connecticut here in the States is leaning into supernatural reputation with the launch of a new statewide haunted history trail.
Announced this week by Connecticut's Office of Tourism, the trail connects locations around the state associated with ghost stories, legend, and supposedly haunted history.
The project was unveiled just in time for the Halloween season and gives visitors a chance to explore some of Connecticut's darker stories for themselves.
And apparently real tourism wasn't scary enough.
Now the ghosts are helping the economy too.
Yeah, I live in a tourist trap part of the state and tourists, this time of year, they start to thin out, but we've been dealing with them since spring.
And once winter hits, there are no cars in my town.
A pilot descending towards Louisville reportedly seen a group of extremely bright lights in the night sky.
The pilot believed many of the lights were probably satellite flares, but one sequence stood out.
A light appeared to move upward, stopped briefly, and then seemingly become two lights that rapidly separated in opposite directions.
The witness couldn't determine their distance, altitude, or actual speed, and specifically reported seeing no visible craft or structure.
The September 5th encounter was subsequently submitted to the National UFO Reporting Center for further examination.
Speaking of the reporting center, the organization has officially reached a pretty incredible milestone.
200,000 UFO sighting reports.
announced earlier this month that they crossed that threshold in August after more than five decades of collecting reports and witnesses.
Of course, 200,000 reports doesn't mean 200,000 alien spacecraft reports, but many sightings ultimately have ordinary explanations.
But it's still an enormous database documenting just how often people look into the sky and see something they can't immediately explain.
On September 7, a resident near Santa Clarita, California, recorded a series of bright lights in the direction of Angeles National Forest before sunrise.
The witness claimed the lights hovered, descended, and occasionally appeared to change direction during an observation lasting roughly an hour.
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