On our planet, along with modern, technologically and industrially developed megacities, there are many places created by ancient masters or by nature itself.
Each such attraction has its own legend and, of course, a lot of things are silent. Mysterious places evoke great amount questions from scientists, confusing anomalous phenomena and the unknown.
1. Devil's Tower, USA
The so-called Devil's Tower is actually a natural rock amazingly correct form and consists of columns sharp corners. This is a truly mysterious place, which, according to research, is more than 200 million years old, located in the United States, on the territory of the modern state of Wyoming. 
In size, the Devil's Tower is several times larger than the Cheops pyramid and from the outside it resembles a man-made structure. Due to its unrealistic size and unnaturally regular configuration, the rock has become the object of attention of many scientists, and local residents claim that Satan himself built it.
2. Mounds of Cahokia, USA
Cahokia or Cahokia is an abandoned Indian city, the ruins of which are located near Illinois, USA. This place reminds of how ancient civilizations lived, and its complex structure proves that this area was inhabited by a highly developed people 1500 years ago. The ancient city impresses with its scale, on its territory a network of terraces and 30-meter earth mounds, as well as a huge solar calendar, have been preserved. 
It is still unknown why almost 40,000 people left their settlement, and which Indian tribes are direct descendants of the Cahokians. Despite this, the mounds of Cahokia are a favorite place for many tourists who come here in the hope of unraveling the mystery of the ancient city.
3. Chavinda, Mexico
This is mystical place, according to the beliefs of the natives, is the center of the intersection of the real and otherworldly worlds. That is why incredible things happen here that are difficult to understand for a modern person. 
Chavinda is of interest to many treasure hunters, because according to legend, this area hides unprecedented riches. Unfortunately, no one has yet been able to find the treasure. Unfortunate treasure hunters often attribute their failures to otherworldly forces.
4. Newgrange, Ireland
Newgrange is the oldest building on the territory of modern Ireland, it is already about 5 thousand years old. It is believed that this long corridor with a transverse room is a grave, but for whom, scientists have not yet been able to determine. 
It is still unknown how ancient people were able to build such a perfect structure, which for five millennia was not only lucky enough to survive, retaining its primitive appearance, but also to remain completely waterproof.
5. Pyramids of Yonaguni, Japan
Mysterious underwater pyramids near the western Japanese island Yonaguni cause a lot of controversy among modern archaeologists and surveyors. The main question is whether the structures are a natural phenomenon, or whether they were created by the hand of an ancient person. 
In the course of numerous studies, it was possible to establish that the age of the Yonaguni pyramids is more than 10 thousand years. Therefore, if the Yonaguna monuments created mysterious civilizations unknown to us, then the history of mankind should be rewritten.
Mysterious civilization. Underwater cities of Yonaguni
6. Geoglyphs of Nazca, Peru
The Nazca geoglyphs in Peru are one of the most mysterious places on the planet. They were discovered in the middle of the last century and are still being actively discussed by scientists who cannot unequivocally say what ancient people wanted to express with these giant drawings of animals and for what purpose they were used? 
Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to ask the creators, but scientists offer 2 main versions: some, leaning towards the cosmic theory of the origin of geoglyphs, believe that they are landmarks for alien ships, others argue that they are giant lunar calendars. In any case, the Nazca rock paintings are evidence of the existence of an ancient and mysterious civilization on the territory of modern Peru, which lived here long before the famous Incas and was distinguished high level development.
7. Black Bamboo Hollow, China
The hollow of black bamboo or Heizhu is perhaps the most terrible place on Earth. The locals called it the Valley of Death, and for any money they do not even want to come close to it. One memory of the hollow brings great horror to them. 
They say that children and pets disappear without a trace here, which has a lot of documentary evidence. Scientists have been interested in the hollow of black bamboo for more than a decade, who managed to prove that the valley in the Chinese province of Sichuan is an anomalous area with a difficult climate and rapidly changing weather conditions, which together provoke subsidence of the soil, which, according to scientists, are the reasons for the disappearance of people .
8. Path of the Giants, Ireland
Path of the Giants, or the Road of the Giants in Northern Ireland- an amazing coastal area, formed many centuries ago as a result of a volcanic eruption. It consists of about 40 thousand basalt columns that look like giant steps. 
Natural landmark belongs to the number of objects world heritage UNESCO. This place deserves admiration, so it is visited annually by more than one thousand tourists from all over the world.
9. Goseck circle, Germany
The Goseck Circle is an ancient Neolithic structure in the German district of Burgenlandkreis. The circle was accidentally discovered in the early 90s of the last century while surveying the area from an airplane. 
The original appearance of the building was returned only after a complete reconstruction. Scholars have little doubt that the Goseck Circle was used for astronomical observations and calendaring. This proves that our ancestors also studied space bodies, their movement and kept track of time.
10. Moai Monuments on Easter Island
Easter Island is world-famous for its giant Moai statues scattered throughout its territory. Each such megalithic figure is a large monument created by the masters of an ancient civilization in the crater of the local volcano Rano Raraku. 
In total, about 1000 remains of such man-made monuments were found on the island. Most have already gone under water.
Today, the vast majority of the statues are again placed on platforms facing the ocean, from where they continue to meet the guests of the island and remind of their former power. ancient people that inhabited these spaces.
Easter Island - Moai Message
11 Georgia Guidestones, USA
The Georgia Guidestones are 20 tons of polished granite slabs inscribed in eight of the world's most famous languages. The inscriptions are commandments for future generations on how to rebuild civilization after a global cataclysm. The monument was installed in 1979, the customer is listed in the documents under the name Robert C. Christian. 
The height of the monumental structure is a little over six meters, and the slabs are oriented towards the four sides of the world and have holes. In one of them you can see the North Star at any time of the year, in the second - the Sun during the solstice and equinox. A few years ago, the monument was vandalized and damaged by paint, which has not yet been removed.
12. Richat (Eye of the Sahara). Mauritania
On the territory of modern Mauritania, the largest desert in the world hides an amazing natural phenomenon of the Proterozoic period, whose name is Richat or the Eye of the Sahara. 
This object has an incredibly huge size (up to 50 kilometers in diameter), so it can be seen even from space. The structure has several ellipsoidal rings formed by sedimentary rocks and sandstones about 500 million years ago.
13. "Gate to Hell" - Darvaza crater in Turkmenistan
In the Turkmen desert of the Karakum, there is the gas crater Darvaza, which looks like a gate to hell. This fire pit, about 60 meters in diameter and up to 20 meters deep, is the result of excavations carried out here during the Soviet Union. 
During such geological studies, a group of scientists discovered an underground cavern with natural gas which almost led to the death of a huge number of people. Therefore, the management decided to set fire to the gas so that it would not threaten the local residents. But the fire, which was supposed to burn no more than 5 days, is still burning, instilling fear in everyone who comes close to it.
brave people ready to take a selfie at the Gates of Hell
14. Arkaim, Russia
Arkaim is an ancient settlement reminiscent of ancient civilizations, which was discovered several decades ago in the vicinity of Chelyabinsk. It is believed that this landmark of Russia is the birthplace of the ancient Aryans, who gave rise to European, Persian and Indian civilizations. 
Arkaim is not only a unique architectural monument with a thousand-year history, but also a place of concentration of healing energy flows that can save a person from any disease.
15. Stonehenge, England
English Stonehenge is a real place of pilgrimage for tourists from all over the world. It attracts with its mystery, legends and mystical beginning. Stonehenge is a megalithic structure up to a hundred meters in diameter, which is located on the Salisbury Plain.23 485
Mysterious Murders at the Hinterkaifeck Farm
In 1922, the mysterious murder of six people committed on the small farm of Hinterkaifeck shocked all of Germany. And not only because the murders were committed with horrendous cruelty.
All the circumstances associated with this crime were very strange, even mystical, and to this day it remains unsolved.
During the investigation, more than 100 people were interrogated, but no one was ever arrested. Not a single motive that could somehow explain what happened was also identified.
The maid who worked in the house ran away six months ago, claiming it was haunted. The new girl arrived just a few hours before the murder.
Apparently, the attacker was on the farm for at least a few days - someone fed the cows and ate in the kitchen. In addition, neighbors saw smoke coming from the chimney during the weekend. The photo shows the body of one of the dead, found in a barn.
Phoenix Lights
The so-called "Phoenix Lights" are several flying objects that more than 1000 people observed on the night of Thursday, March 13, 1997: in the sky over the states of Arizona and Nevada in the USA and over the state of Sonora in Mexico.
In fact, two strange events occurred that night: a triangular formation of luminous objects that moved across the sky, and several motionless lights hovering over the city of Phoenix. However, in the latest US Air Force, they recognized the lights from the A-10 Warthog aircraft - it turned out that at that time military exercises were taking place in southwestern Arizona.
Solway Firth Astronaut
In 1964, the family of Briton Jim Templeton was walking near the Solway Firth. The head of the family decided to take a picture of his five-year-old daughter with Kodak. The Templetons claimed that there was no one else in these marshy places except them. And when the pictures were developed, one of them showed a strange figure peeking out from behind the girl. The analysis showed that the photo was not subjected to any changes.
falling body
The Cooper family has just moved into their new house in Texas. In honor of the housewarming was covered festive table, at the same time decided to take some family photos. And when the pictures were developed, a strange figure was found on them - it seems that someone's body is either hanging or falling from the ceiling. Of course, the Coopers did not see anything like this during the shooting.
Too many hands
The four guys were fooling around taking pictures in the yard. When the film was shown, it turned out that one extra hand appeared on it from nowhere (peeps out from behind the back of a guy in a black T-shirt).
"Battle of Los Angeles"
This picture was published in the Los Angeles Times on February 26, 1942. To this day, conspiracy theorists and ufologists cite it as evidence of extraterrestrial visits to Earth. They claim that the photo clearly shows that the beams of searchlights fall on an alien flying ship. However, as it turned out, the photo for the publication was pretty retouched - this is a standard procedure, which almost all published black-and-white photographs were subjected to to heighten the effect.
The incident itself, captured in the photo, was called a “misunderstanding” by the authorities. The Americans had just survived the Japanese attack, and in general the tension was incredible. Therefore, the military got excited and opened fire on the object, which, most likely, was a harmless weather balloon.
The lights of Hessdalen
In 1907, a group of educators, students and scientists set up a scientific camp in Norway to study a mysterious phenomenon called the Hessdalen Fires.
On a clear night, Bjorn Hauge took this picture using a shutter speed of 30 seconds. Spectral analysis showed that the object must be composed of silicon, iron and scandium. This is the most informative, but far from the only photo of the Hessdalen Lights. Scientists are still scratching their heads as to what it could be.
Time traveller
This photo was taken in 1941 during the opening of the South Forks Bridge. The attention of the public was attracted by a young man who was considered by many to be a "time traveler" - because of his modern hairstyle, zip-up sweater, printed T-shirt, fashionable glasses and a soap camera. The whole outfit is clearly not from the 40s. On the left, a camera is highlighted in red, which was actually in use at that time.
9/11 Attack - South Tower Woman
In these two shots, a woman can be seen standing on the edge of the hole in the South Tower after the plane crashed into the building. Her name is Edna Clinton and, not surprisingly, she was on the list of survivors. How she did it is beyond me, considering everything that happened in that part of the building.
skunk monkey
In 2000, a woman who wished to remain anonymous took two photographs of the mysterious creature and sent it to the Sarasota County Sheriff (Florida). The photographs were accompanied by a letter in which the woman assured that she photographed a strange creature in the backyard of her house. The creature came to her house three nights in a row and stole the apples left on the terrace.
UFO in the painting "Madonna with Saint Giovannino"
The painting "Madonna with Saint Giovannino" is by Domenico Ghirlandai (1449-1494) and is currently in the collection of the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Above Maria's right shoulder, a mysterious flying object and a man who is watching it are clearly visible.
Incident at Lake Falcon
Another encounter with a supposed extraterrestrial civilization took place near Lake Falcon on May 20, 1967.
Someone Stefan Michalak was resting in these places and at some point noticed two descending cigar-shaped objects, one of which landed very close. Michalak claims to have seen the door open and heard voices coming from within.
He tried to speak to the aliens in English, but there was no answer. Then he tried to get closer, but came across an "invisible glass", which, apparently, served as a protection for the object.
Suddenly, Michalak was surrounded by a cloud of air so hot that his clothes caught fire. The man suffered severe burns.
Bonus:
This story took place on the evening of February 11, 1988 in the city of Vsevolozhsk. There was a light knock on the window of the house where a woman who was fond of spiritualism and her teenage daughter lived. Looking out, the woman saw no one. Went out on the porch - no one. And there were no footprints in the snow under the window either.
The woman was surprised of great importance did not give. And half an hour later there was a pop and part of the glass in the window where the invisible guest was knocking fell off, forming an almost perfectly round hole.
The next day, at the request of the woman, her Leningrad acquaintance, candidate of technical sciences S.P. Kuzionov, arrived. He carefully examined everything and took several pictures.
When the photograph was developed, it showed the face of a woman peering into the lens. Both the mistress of the house and Kuzionov himself found this face unfamiliar.
10 Skunk Monkey
The skunk monkey is a cryptid creature believed to be native to Florida. The skunk monkey is most often described as a bipedal primate with long, dark hair that smells very bad. He was allegedly seen many times in swamps near Florida. In 2000, an unknown woman anonymously sent two photographs to the Sarasota Sheriff's Department. The letter attached to the photo claimed that the pictures were taken in the backyard of the woman's house, and this creature intended to steal apples from her. Skeptics claim that this is just a man in disguise or an escaped orangutan. But, in truth, it is worth noting that there are many more witnesses who allegedly saw a skunk monkey than people who saw an apple thief dressed as a monkey or an escaped orangutan.
9. Faces of Belmes 
In 1979, members of the Pereira family living in the city of Belmes began to see strange faces in their house, which mysteriously appeared and disappeared. They appeared in different places and in different time. According to legend, one day in August, Maria Gomez told her husband that she saw a face right on the kitchen floor. Her husband immediately broke the floor in this place with a pick, but the same face reappeared in another place some time later. The mayor of the city after their story told them in next time do not touch the face, but leave to study. Faces appeared over the next 30 years, these were the faces of both men and women, which expressed various emotions. It was later established that this house was built in a cemetery, and buried bodies were found under the house. Despite the fact that the floor in the house was changed several times, they constantly washed their faces various means they kept on and on and on. Skeptics claim that the faces were artificial, painted with oxidizers.
8 Fresno Stranger
This is a video from two surveillance cameras in the city of Fresno, which captured a strange figure walking along the frame. Nothing is known about this recording, and no one can explain what is happening on it. The creature in the frame moves in a strange way, as if on stilts. The quality of the recording is not very high, so it is not possible to understand exactly who is depicted on it.
It is alleged that there are allegedly other records that filmed the movement of such creatures.
7 Paulding Lights 
According to one legend, Paulding's lights appeared when a train hit a switchman at night, who was trying to signal something to a sleeping driver. According to another legend, this is the ghost of a man who, with a lantern, was looking for his missing son in the forest at night and was hit by a train. Be that as it may, this mysterious ball of light has been emerging for 40 years. They show up almost every night. University of Michigan students claim to have debunked that myth, and these lights are just the headlights of cars driving on the freeway nearby. But many do not believe them. According to eyewitnesses, the lights are white, green and red. The city even installed special signs indicating where it is best to observe this phenomenon.
6. Ghostly railways in San Antonio
These railroad tracks, located in San Antonio, became known as ghost tracks because of what happened to the cars that stopped on them. According to legend, once a school bus with children stalled right on the rails, and ... you can already guess what happened. The train hit the bus and all the children died. Since then, whoever stops on these rails, the ghosts of children are sure to push a car off them. In addition to moving the car, people say that the car is shaking and children's voices and whispers are heard. To make it even more creepy, people claim to find children's handprints on cars after they drive down these tracks. Skeptics believe that cars simply roll down due to the fact that this section of the road is located on a hill, but they do not find an explanation for the prints of children's hands.
5 Beckenham Gargoyle 
The video, filmed in the British city of Beckenham (video not found on YouTube), shows a gargoyle jumping off a building. Many people later looked for her in the area and said that they then had the feeling that they were being watched. But no other evidence of the existence of the gargoyle has been found. Skeptics deny the existence of the gargoyle, claiming that this video is just a montage. This creature had brightly glowing eyes, and it moved very strangely and quickly.
4. Room 428 
This room at Ohio University is inaccessible to students. It was sealed due to numerous reports of paranormal activity occurring in it. A poltergeist allegedly lives in it: people saw objects flying, doors opened and closed on their own, inexplicable shadows were visible. The most eerie event associated with this room is the appearance of a demonic face on the door. The door was changed several times, but the face appeared again and again. They say that the ghost of a student who once committed suicide lives in the room. Imagine superstitious students who have to live and study on the same floor as a ghost!
3. Zone of Silence in Mapimi 
In Mexico, near the city of Mapini, there is a desert in which there is one place that is a zone of anomalous radio wave activity. In July 1970, a test launch of a rocket was made from the US military base in Utah, which went off course and fell right in this place. A team was sent to search for the wreckage, which was supposed to deliver them back. The rocket allegedly carried a radioactive charge, due to which the upper layers of the soil were contaminated with radiation.
And since then, neither radio, nor television, nor shortwave, nor microwave, nor satellite signals can pass through this zone. Also in this area were seen strange lights, UFOs and pale humanoid creatures. Some people claim to have seen and talked to these creatures. They asked people for water, and when asked where they came from, they answered: "From above." Perhaps this is all fiction, but it has been scientifically proven that this area has an unusually high level of magnetite in the soil. This may be evidence that a lot of meteorites used to fall here. Either way, something is wrong with this place.
2. Hand of Pangboche 
This hand was kept in a Buddhist monastery in Tibet, and some claim that it belongs to Bigfoot. Some believe that it is a fake, but many tourists came here to look at it. The monks considered this hand sacred and did not allow its scientific study. It is alleged that one day a man named Peter Byrne stole it and took it to the University of London for study. William Hill studied the hand and came to the following conclusion: the hand does indeed belong to a hominid, but rather Neanderthal than modern man. Then the hand was stolen again, and it is not known where it is now. It is believed that most likely it is in some private collection, and the owner bought it on the black market.
1. Battle for Los Angeles 
On February 24, 1942, an air raid alert was raised in Los Angeles. Many believed that this was another Japanese attack. The 37th Artillery Brigade opened barrage fire and fired 1,400 anti-aircraft rounds at a mysterious object hovering in the night sky. The shelling continued for a whole hour and was stopped at 7:21 am.
The media went crazy over the incident, front-page stories about the incident. What kind of object is this, which for an hour withstood the fire of anti-aircraft shells? Of course the weather balloon! That is what the government said when commenting on the incident. During this event, three people died of heart attacks due to stress. The target at which the fire was fired is described by some eyewitnesses as one huge object, and by some as a cluster of several small objects. Be that as it may, something strange happened in Los Angeles that night, and people still don't know real reason these events.
Oleg "Solid" Bulygin
People around the world are witnessing strange and sometimes inexplicable paranormal phenomena. Our country is rich not only natural resources but also strange places and mysterious phenomena. Today I will tell you about 11 of the most interesting and famous of them.
Astronaut meeting with UFO
The pioneers of space exploration had a hard time: the technologies of the beginning of the space age of mankind left much to be desired, so emergency situations arose quite often, like the one that Alexey Leonov encountered, almost remaining in outer space.
But some of the surprises that lay in wait for the space pioneers in orbit were not related to the equipment at all. Many Soviet cosmonauts who returned from orbit spoke about unidentified flying objects that appeared near terrestrial spacecraft, and scientists still cannot explain this phenomenon.
Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, cosmonaut Vladimir Kovalyonok said that during his stay at the Salyut-6 station in 1981, he observed a bright, luminous object the size of a finger, rapidly enveloping the Earth in orbit. Kovalenok called the crew commander Viktor Savinykh, and he, seeing an unusual phenomenon, immediately went for the camera. At this time, the “finger” flashed and split into two objects connected to each other, and then disappeared.
It was not possible to photograph it, but the crew immediately reported the phenomenon to Earth.
Observations of unknown objects were also repeatedly reported by participants in the missions of the Mir station, as well as employees of the Baikonur Cosmodrome - UFOs appear quite often in its vicinity.
Chelyabinsk meteorite
On February 15 of this year, residents of Chelyabinsk and the surrounding settlements observed an extraordinary phenomenon: a celestial body entered the Earth's atmosphere, which, when falling, was 30 times brighter than the Sun. As it turned out later, it was a meteorite, although various versions of the phenomenon were put forward, up to the use of secret weapons or intrigues of aliens (many still do not exclude such a possibility).
Exploding in the air, the meteorite split into many pieces, the largest of which fell into Lake Chebarkul near Chelyabinsk, and the rest of the fragments scattered over a vast territory, including some regions of Russia and Kazakhstan. According to NASA, this is the largest space object that has fallen to Earth since the Tunguska fireball.
The “guest” from outer space caused quite significant damage to the city: the glass in many buildings was shattered by the blast wave, and about 1,600 people were injured of varying severity.
The series of "space" adventures for Chelyabinsk residents did not end there: a few weeks after the meteorite fell, on the night of March 20, a huge glowing ball. It was observed by many townspeople, but there is no exact explanation of where the “second Sun” suddenly appeared from, and even at night. However, some believe that the ball arose due to the reflection of the lights of the city on specially located ice crystals in the atmosphere - that night Chelyabinsk was covered with a thick cold fog.
Sakhalin monster
The remains of an unknown creature were found by the Russian army on the coast of Sakhalin Island in September 2006. According to the structure of the skull, the monster somewhat resembles a crocodile, but the rest of the skeleton is completely different from any other. known to science reptile. It also cannot be attributed to fish, and the locals, to whom the soldiers showed the find, could not identify in it any creature living in these waters. The remnants of animal tissues have been preserved, and, judging by them, it was covered with wool. The body was quickly picked up by representatives of the special services, and its further study took place "behind closed doors."
Now most experts are inclined to believe that these were the remains of some kind of cetacean, according to some versions, killer whales or beluga whales, but others object that the creature differs from both of them in its skeleton. As an alternative to the "accepted" point of view, one can name the opinion that the remains belonged to a prehistoric animal, which probably still survived in the depths of the oceans.
Seeing off the mermaid
Mermaids are one of the main characters of Russian folklore. According to legend, these spirits living in water bodies are born as a result of the painful death of women and children, and rumor has it that meeting with a mermaid does not bode well: they often seduce men, luring them into the abyss of a lake or swamp, steal children, scare animals and generally behave not too decently. According to tradition, in order for the year to be successful and fertile, the villagers brought various gifts to the mermaids, sang songs about them and danced in honor of these restless souls.
Of course, now such beliefs are far from being as common as in the old days, however, in some parts of Russia, rituals associated with mermaids still take place. The most significant of them is the so-called Mermaid Week (also known as Trinity Week or Seeing the Mermaid) - the week preceding the Trinity (50th day after Easter).
The main part of the ritual is the making and destruction of a stuffed mermaid, accompanied by fun, music and dancing. During the Mermaid Week, women do not wash their hair to protect themselves from spirits, and men, for the same purpose, carry garlic and walnuts. Of course, at this time it is strictly forbidden to enter the water - so as not to be dragged away by some bored mermaid.
Russian Roswell
A missile military range near the village of Kapustin Yar in the northwest of the Astrakhan region is often found in reports of the most strange and inexplicable incidents. Various UFOs and other curious phenomena are observed here with surprising regularity. Because of the most high-profile case of this kind, Kapustin Yar received the nickname Russian Roswell, by analogy with the city in the US state of New Mexico, where, according to some assumptions, an alien ship crashed in 1947.
Almost a year after the Roswell incident, on June 19, 1948, a silvery cigar-shaped object appeared in the sky over Kapustin Yar. On alarm, three MiG interceptors were raised into the air, and one of them managed to knock out a UFO. The "Cigar" immediately fired a beam at the fighter, and it crashed to the ground, unfortunately, the pilot did not have time to eject. The silvery object also fell in the vicinity of Kapustin Yar, and it was immediately transported to the bunker of the landfill.
Of course, many have questioned this information more than once, but some documents of the State Security Committee, declassified in 1991, indicate that the military has repeatedly seen something over Kapustin Yar that does not yet fit into the framework of modern science.
Ninel Kulagina
During the Second World War, then Nina Sergeevna Kulagina served as a radio operator in a tank and participated in the defense of the Northern capital. As a result of her injury, she was commissioned, and after the blockade of Leningrad was lifted, she married and gave birth to a child.
In the early 1960s, she became famous throughout Soviet Union like Ninel Kulagina - a psychic and the owner of other paranormal abilities. She could heal people with her mind, determine color with the touch of her fingers, see through the fabric that lies in people's pockets, move objects at a distance, and much more. Her gift was often studied and tested by specialists from various institutions, including secret scientific institutes, and many testified that Ninel was either an extremely clever charlatan or actually possessed anomalous skills.
There is no convincing evidence of the former, although some of the former employees of the Soviet research institutes assure that when demonstrating "supernatural" abilities, Kulagin used various tricks and sleight of hand, which was known to the KGB experts investigating her activities.
Until her death in 1990, Ninel Kulagina was considered one of the most powerful psychics of the 20th century, and those associated with her unexplained phenomena received the designation "K-phenomenon".
Dragon from Brosno
Lake Brosno, located in the Tver region, is the deepest freshwater lake in Europe, but it is known to the whole world mainly because of the mysterious creature that the locals believe lives in it.
According to numerous (but, unfortunately, not documented) stories, an animal about five meters long, resembling something like a dragon, has been seen more than once in the lake, although almost all observers describe it differently. One of the local legends says that a long time ago, the "dragon from Brosno" was eaten by the Tatar-Mongolian warriors, who made a halt on the shore of the lake. According to another story, in the middle of Brosno, an "island" suddenly appeared, which disappeared after a while - it is assumed that it was the back of a huge unknown beast.
Although there is no reliable information about the monster supposedly living in the lake, many agree that some oddities do sometimes occur in Brosno and its environs.
Space Defense Troops
Russia has always sought to protect itself from all possible external (and internal) threats, and more recently, the defensive interests of our Motherland include the security of its borders. To repel an attack from outer space, the Space Forces were created in 2001, and in 2011, the Space Defense Forces (VKO) were formed on their basis.
The tasks of this type of troops include mainly the organization of missile defense and the control of military satellites coordinating it, although the command is also considering the possibility of aggression from alien races. True, in early October of this year, answering the question of whether the East Kazakhstan region was ready for an alien attack, Sergey Berezhnoy, assistant head of the German Titov Main Test Space Center, said: “Unfortunately, we are not yet ready to fight extraterrestrial civilizations” . Let's hope the aliens don't know about it.
Ghosts of the Kremlin
There are few places in our country that can compare with the Moscow Kremlin in terms of mystery and the number of ghost stories that are found there. For several centuries it has served as the main citadel Russian statehood, and, according to legend, the restless souls of the victims of the struggle for her (and with her) still roam the Kremlin corridors and dungeons.
Some say that in the Ivan the Great Bell Tower you can sometimes hear the weeping and groaning of Ivan the Terrible, atoning for his sins. Others mention that they saw the spirit of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin in the Kremlin, moreover, three months before his death, when the leader of the world proletariat was seriously ill and no longer left his residence in Gorki. But the most famous ghost of the Kremlin is, of course, the spirit of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin, who appears whenever shocks await the country. The ghost radiates coldness, and sometimes he seems to be trying to say something, perhaps warning the leadership of the state against mistakes.
Black bird of Chernobyl(although not Russia, but also worthy of attention)
A few days before the infamous accident of the fourth power unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, four plant employees reported seeing what looked like a huge dark man with wings and glowing red eyes. Most of all, this description resembles the so-called Mothman - a mysterious creature that allegedly repeatedly appeared in the city of Point Pleasant. american state West Virginia.
The workers of the Chernobyl station who met the fantastic monster claimed that after the meeting they received several threatening calls and almost everyone began to have vivid, incredibly scary nightmares.
On April 26, the nightmare happened not in the dreams of the employees, but at the station itself, and the amazing stories were forgotten, but only on a short time: while extinguishing the fire that raged after the explosion, survivors of the flames said that they clearly saw a 6-meter black bird that flew out of the clubs of radioactive smoke that fell from the destroyed fourth block.
Well to hell
In 1984, Soviet geologists launched an ambitious drilling project ultra-deep well on the Kola Peninsula. The main goal was to satisfy scientific research curiosity and verify the fundamental possibility of such deep penetration into the depths of the planet.
According to legend, when the drill reached a depth of about 12 km, the instruments registered strange sounds coming from the depths and most of all resembling screams and groans. In addition, voids were found at great depths, the temperature in which reached 1100 ° C. Some even reported a demon flying out of a well and a flaming "I have conquered" sign appearing in the sky after terrifying screams were heard from a hole in the ground.
All this gave rise to rumors that Soviet scientists drilled a "well into hell", but many of the "evidence" does not stand up to scientific criticism: for example, it is documented that the temperature at the bottom point reached by the drill was 220 ° C.
Perhaps David Mironovich Guberman, one of the authors and project managers of the Kola super-deep well, told the best about the “well”: “When I am asked about this mysterious story, I don’t know what to answer. On the one hand, stories about the "demon" are bullshit. On the other hand, as an honest scientist, I cannot say that I know what exactly happened here. Indeed, a very strange noise was recorded, then there was an explosion ... A few days later, nothing of the kind was found at the same depth.
People have always been interested in various mysteries, mysteries and phenomena. It's all about human psychology, which explains the presence of a craving for everything hidden and new. It is difficult to argue that inexplicable phenomena on Earth are of a mystical nature, and scientists are tirelessly engaged in trying to understand the cause of existing phenomena.
Unexplained phenomena in the ocean
The depths of the sea have always attracted people and the oceans have been studied by no more than 10%, so many phenomena are still inexplicable, and people associate them with various mystical manifestations. Mysterious phenomena in the ocean are fixed regularly, so whirlpools arise, huge waves, luminous circles. It is impossible not to mention, called triangles, where people, ships and even planes disappear without a trace.
Whirlpool Maelstrom
In the Norwegian Sea near Vestfjord Bay, a modest whirlpool appears twice a day, but sailors are afraid of it, because it has claimed the lives of a huge number of people. Many inexplicable natural phenomena are described in the literature and the work “The Overthrow into the Maelstrom” was written about the maelstrom whirlpool. It is also noted that once every hundred days the movement of the whirlpool changes. Scientists argue that the danger of the Maelstrom and the stories of people are greatly exaggerated.
michigan triangle
Among the famous mysterious places, not the last place is occupied by the Michigan Triangle, which is located in the north of America on Lake Michigan. It is clear that serious storms and storms can regularly occur on a large body of water, but even scientists cannot explain some disappearances:
- Describing the most inexplicable phenomena, it is worth mentioning the mysterious disappearance of flight 2501. On June 23, 1950, a plane flying from New York disappeared from radar screens. The wreckage of the liner was not found either at the bottom or on the surface of the water. No one was able to determine the cause of the accident, and whether any of the passengers survived.
- Another disappearance that could not be explained occurred in 1938. Captain George Donner went to his room to rest and disappeared. What happened, and where the person went, could not be established.
Glowing circles in the ocean
In different oceans, large rotating and luminous circles periodically appear on the surface of the water, which are called “Buddha wheels” and “devil carousels”. According to reports, for the first time such inexplicable natural phenomena were noticed in 1879. Scientists put forward many hypotheses, but it was not possible to determine the exact cause of the appearance. There is an assumption that the circles are formed by marine organisms that rise from the bottom. There are versions that this is a manifestation of underwater civilizations and UFOs.
Unexplained atmospheric phenomena
Although science is constantly developing, many natural phenomena still remain inexplicable. Many phenomena continue to amaze the minds of people, for example, various flashes in the sky, incomprehensible movements of stones, drawings on the ground, and so on can be attributed here. Scientists put forward many assumptions that could have provoked the mysteries of nature and other inexplicable phenomena, but so far they remain only versions.
Fireballs Naga
Every year in October, in the northern part of Thailand, fireballs with a diameter of 1 m appear above the surface of the Mekong River. They fly into the air and dissolve after a certain time. People who have observed this phenomenon claim that the number of such balloons can reach up to 800, and during the flight they change color. People explain such mysterious natural phenomena in different ways:
- Local Buddhists claim that Naga (a gigantic seven-headed snake) releases fireballs in honor of his devotion to the Buddha.
- Scientists believe that these are not mysterious natural phenomena, but ordinary emissions of methane and nitrogen that form in the silt. The gas at the bottom of the river explodes and bubbles form, which rise up, turning into fire. Why this happens only once a year, scientists cannot explain.
The lights of Hessdalen
In the Netherlands, near the city of Trondheim, in the sky of the valley, one can observe a phenomenon that is inexplicable today - luminous rays that appear in different places. In winter, flashes are brighter and appear more often. Scientists attribute this to the fact that the air is rarefied at this time. Studying incomprehensible phenomena, it was determined that the shape of the luminous formations can be different and the speed of their movement can be different.
Scientists have done a huge amount of research, and what is strange - the lights behaved differently, so sometimes the spectral analysis did not give any results, but there were cases when the radars recorded a double echo. To determine what these inexplicable phenomena are and what nature they have, a special station was created that constantly takes measurements. In one of the scientific journals, a hypothesis was put forward that the valley is a natural accumulator. The conclusion was made on the basis of the fact that large reserves of chemicals are concentrated in the territory.
black mist
Residents of London periodically cannot move normally around the city, as thick black fog envelops it. Similar inexplicable phenomena on earth were recorded by scientists in 1873 and 1880. It was noted that at that time the mortality rate of the inhabitants increased many times over. The first time, the figures increased by 40%, and in 1880 dangerous mixtures with high levels of sulfur dioxide were found in the fog, which claimed the lives of 12 thousand people. The last time an inexplicable phenomenon was recorded in 1952. It was not possible to determine the exact cause of the phenomenon.
Mysterious phenomena in space
The universe is huge and man is mastering it with leaps and bounds. This fully explains that the most mysterious phenomena occur in space, and many of them are still unknown to mankind. Some phenomena refute many laws of physics and other sciences. Thanks to the use of new technologies, scientists find confirmation or refutation of some phenomena.
Satellite of the Black Knight
Tens of years ago, a satellite was recorded in Earth's orbit, which, due to its external resemblance, was called the "Black Knight". It was first recorded by an amateur astronomer in 1958, and it did not appear on official radars for a long time. US military experts claim that this was due to the fact that the object was covered with a thick layer of graphite that absorbs radio waves. Such mysterious phenomena have always been considered a manifestation of UFOs.
After a while, thanks to ultra-sensitive equipment, the satellite was discovered, and in 1998 the space shuttle took photographs of the Black Knight. There is information that it has been spinning in orbit for about 13 thousand. After careful study, many scientists have concluded that there is no satellite and this is a simple piece of artificial origin. As a result, the legend was dispelled.
Space signal "WOW"
In the state of Delaware, on August 15, 1977, a signal was drawn on a printout of a radio telescope that lasted 37 seconds. As a result, the word “WOW” was obtained, which caused this phenomenon, it was not possible to determine. Scientists have found that the pulses came from the constellation Sagittarius at a frequency of about 1420 MHz, and, as you know, this range is prohibited by international agreement. The mysterious phenomena have been studied all these years, and astronomer Antonio Paris presented a version that the hydrogen clouds surrounding comets are the source of such signals.
tenth planet
Scientists have made a sensational statement - found the tenth planet solar system. Many strange phenomena in space, after much research, lead to discoveries, so scientists were able to determine that outside the Kuiper Belt there is a large celestial body that is 10 times more massive than the Earth.
- The new planet moves in a stable orbit, making one revolution around the Sun in 15 thousand years.
- In its parameters, it is similar to such gas giants as Uranus and Neptune. It is believed that it will take about five years to conduct all the research and finally confirm the existence of the tenth planet.
Unexplained phenomena in people's lives
Many can say with confidence that they have encountered various mystics in their lives, for example, some have seen strange shadows, others have heard footsteps, and still others have traveled in other worlds. Unexplained paranormal phenomena are of interest not only to scientists, but also to psychics who claim that this is a manifestation of the inhabitants of other worlds.
Ghosts of the Kremlin
It is believed that the souls of dead people live in ancient houses, who during their lifetime were associated with these buildings. The Moscow Kremlin is a castle that has a stormy and bloody story. Various assaults, uprisings, fires, all this left their mark on the building and do not forget that there was a torture chamber in one of the towers. People who have ever been in the Kremlin claim that supernatural phenomena are not uncommon here.
- Cleaning ladies are already accustomed to the fact that frightening voices and other noises are heard in empty offices. Situations when objects fall by themselves are considered the norm.
- Describing the famous inexplicable phenomena of the Kremlin, it is worth mentioning the most famous ghost of Ivan the Terrible. Often he walks on the lower tiers of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower. It is believed that the ghost of the king appears to warn of some kind of disaster.
- There is evidence that periodically in the inner territory of the Kremlin you can see Vladimir Lenin.
- At night in the Assumption Cathedral you can hear children crying. It is believed that these are the souls of children sacrificed in the temple, which used to be located on this territory.
Black bird of Chernobyl
The tragedy that occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant is known in different parts of the world. Long time the information associated with it was hidden, but after that, evidence appeared that strange and inexplicable phenomena occurred before this event. For example, there is information that four employees of the station said that a few days before the accident they saw a strange creature with a human body and huge wings flying over it. It was dark and with red eyes.
Workers claim that after this meeting, they began to receive threatening calls, and at night they saw vivid and terrifying nightmares. When the explosion occurred, people who were able to survive after the tragedy claim that they saw how a huge black bird appeared from the smoke. Similar unexplained phenomena on earth in more are considered delusions and stress visions.
Near death experiences
The sensations that people experience before or during death are called near-death experiences. Many people believe that such sensations make a person understand that after earthly life other reincarnations await the soul. strange phenomena associated with clinical death are interesting not only ordinary people but also scientists. The most typical sensations include the following:
- unpleasant noise;
- a tunnel at the end of which light is visible;
- understanding of one's own death;
- the feeling that the space has changed;
- peace and tranquility;
- meeting with people who have passed away;
- feeling that the soul has left the body;
- fear and desire to return to your body.
Such inexplicable phenomena on earth are not mysticism for scientists. It is believed that when the heart stops, hypoxia occurs, that is, a lack of oxygen. At such moments, a person can see specific. The receptors begin to react sharply to any irritants and flashes of light may appear before the eyes, which many consider to be the "light at the end of the tunnel." Parapsychologists believe that the similarity of near-death experiences means that there is life after death and this phenomenon needs to be sorted out.