An open record of things people cannot explain

Strange accounts from New York

1,617 people here wrote down something they could not explain, between 1940s to 2020s.


What people here tend to describe

a triangle shape 142hovering 137moving in formation 65an orange orb 63red lights 43screaming or howling 32a very tall figure 28vanishing suddenly 23

The accounts

2005-10-01

My unusual experience occurred during the first week of October 2005. I was scouting for deer in a very isolated and limited access area in upstate New York accessible by a 4 x 4 trail. I had scouted…

undated

First let me state I am a college educated person with two degrees. One in psychology and one in fine art. Like many persons who have had this type of unexplained experience, it has made a mark on my…

2001-10-22

I submitted this report, I thing back in october(i think) and did not see anything posted or had any contact and omitted my phone number as no one in my household has been told of this story but will…

2003-11-09

This account happened on the night of the lunar eclipse back in 2003. I was camping with my friend Pete in NY up behind his cabin (about 1/4 mile up the hill). It was about 11pm and we were both in ou…

undated

This incident occurred in late February of 1989 at approx. 10pm. The conditions that night were very clear and cold, with a fairly decent amount of moonlight. As I recall there was about 4 inches of o…

undated

I live in the Western part of New York State. My story concerns a hunting camp I belong to that is approximately 65 miles Southwest of Buffalo, New York and approximately 20 miles Northeast of Erie, P…

2003-03-01

My wife and I have had our farm near Treadwell, NY in Delaware County since the summer of 2001. The farm is above 130 mostly wooded acres (I don't want to give the exact number of acres to avoid someo…

2015-06-17

It occurred on a sunny June 17, 2015 around mid afternoon while we were boating along the eastern shore of Lake George, NY, just above the Narrows. The object we saw was located at approximately 43 de…

2001-01-01

This is a somehat long story but i will try to shorten it the best i can without leaving out anything. I also reported this to the Western New York bigfoot association and contacted back and forth wit…

2007-08-18

My friend and I were hiking on a trail called Five Mile Mtn. We were at the top of the Mtn when I had this eary feeling about the woods ahead. I have never felt like that before in the woods during da…

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