Anomaly Ledger

Timeline

Case files in order of the real historical date of their subject — when the wreck sank, the paper printed, the film was shot — oldest first. This differs from the Archive, which groups files by topic timing, and from the home page, which lists what was added most recently.

Antiquity (BCE) 1

  1. 1st century BCE shipwreck (recovered 1901)

    The Antikythera Mechanism Cited

Before 1500 1

  1. Late 15th or 16th century (Beinecke dating)

    Voynich Manuscript — Beinecke MS 408 Open

1500–1799 4

  1. July–September 1518

    Strasbourg, 1518: The Summer People Danced Until They Dropped Disputed

  2. 21 October 1638

    Widecombe, 1638: The "Great Fiery Ball" in the Church Disputed

  3. 30 June 1764 – 19 June 1767

    The Beast of Gévaudan, 1764–1767 Disputed

  4. Treasure hunting since the 1790s; printed accounts from 1857

    Oak Island and the Money Pit Folklore

1800s 25

  1. Kyōwa 3 (1803)

    Utsuro-bune, 1803: The Hollow Ship on the Hitachi Coast Folklore

  2. 1817–1821

    The Bell Witch: Tennessee's Haunted Family, 1817–1821 Folklore

  3. 17 June 1826 (disappearance); ghost first in print September 1832

    Fisher's Ghost: the Campbelltown Murder (1826) and the Ghost That Arrived in 1832 Folklore

  4. 1829–1831

    The Baldoon Mystery, 1829–1831: A Haunting and a Silver Bullet Folklore

  5. Found 1846; identified 5 July 1847

    The Bunyip Skull: Sydney, 1847, and the Freak Foal That Fooled a Colony Cited

  6. 1850 (Cooper's “The Lake Gun”)

    Seneca Guns: The Booms Over the Finger Lakes, and the 'Legend' Cooper Made Up Open

  7. March 1851 (reported 9 May 1851)

    The Wild Man of the Woods: Arkansas, 1851, and How the Story Reached New Zealand Folklore

  8. 1869

    Cardiff Giant — Carved Gypsum Hoax Hoax

  9. Found 4 December 1872

    Mary Celeste, December 1872: The Ship Found Sailing With No One Aboard Open

  10. 27 March 1873 and 2 October 1874

    The Live Moa Reports: a Waiau Shepherd (1873) and the Browning Pass 'Capture' (1874) Hoax

  11. 1885–1917

    How Halloween Came to Territorial Arizona, 1885–1917 Folklore

  12. 21 October 1888

    The Fox Sisters' Confession, 1888: Raps From a Big Toe Hoax

  13. 26 April 1890

    Tombstone's Winged Monster and the Thunderbird Photo That Never Was Hoax

  14. Dispatch dated Salton, 6 July 1891; printed 7 July 1891

    The Salton Lake Sea Serpent, 1891 Hoax

  15. Printed in the Arizona Weekly Citizen, 22 August 1891 (an earlier daily printing is likely)

    The Seven-Headed Serpent of the Santa Cruz, Tucson 1891 Hoax

  16. c. 1883–1893 (killing reported 25 Feb 1893)

    The Red Ghost: Arizona's Camel With a Dead Man on Its Back Folklore

  17. Name in print 1 April 1893; resort pitch 5 August 1896

    Haunted Canyon: How a Spooky Name Became a Sales Pitch, 1893–1896 Folklore

  18. Sunday 7 October 1894, about 9:30–10 p.m.

    The Meteor Every Town Claimed, October 1894 Cited

  19. Sightings from about 19 September 1894; “laid” 22 October 1894; sentence March 1895

    Tucson's Main Street Spook, 1894: A Ghost for Commercial Purposes Hoax

  20. August 1895 (Mount Gambier dispatch dated 21 Aug)

    The Tantanoola Tiger, 1895: Shot, Stuffed and Still Argued Over Disputed

  21. 17 November 1896

    Sacramento, November 1896: The Airship That Sang Disputed

  22. April 1897 (exact night varies by source)

    Vernon, Kansas, 1897: The Airship That Rustled a Heifer Hoax

  23. Night of 1 April 1897

    Kansas City's April Fool's Airship, 1897 — and Flagstaff's Recipe Open

  24. 19 April 1897

    Aurora, Texas, 1897: The Martian Who Hit a Windmill Hoax

  25. Late August–September 1898 (crowd peak Thu 22 Sep); follow-up June 1899

    Phoenix, 1898: The Stones That Followed a Family Open

1900–1949 22

  1. December 1900 – April 1901

    The Fort Lowell Ghost: A 'Soldier' in the Ruins, Tucson, 1900–1901 Folklore

  2. About 15 December 1900 (discovered 26 December)

    Flannan Isles, December 1900: Three Lighthouse Keepers Gone Cited

  3. 23 May 1903

    The Grand Canyon Wild Man of 1903 Folklore

  4. July–October 1905

    Phosphorus Jack, New Zealand, 1905: A Rumor With a Glowing Coat Folklore

  5. 6 October 1906, about 6 p.m.

    The Phoenix Fireball, October 1906 Cited

  6. McLeod brothers found 1908

    Nahanni: The "Valley of Headless Men" Folklore

  7. 30 June 1908, about 7:17 a.m. local

    Tunguska, 30 June 1908: The Siberian Blast Without a Crater Cited

  8. Reported in print from 1909

    Mokele-mbembe: The Swamp "Dinosaur" of the Congo Basin Folklore

  9. January 1909 press panic (legend set in colonial era)

    The Jersey Devil of the Pine Barrens Folklore

  10. 23 July 1909

    The Kelso Airship: New Zealand's Zeppelin Scare, July 1909 Disputed

  11. 29 July 1909

    The Invercargill School 'Airship': 23 Children, Two Drawings, 29 July 1909 Disputed

  12. September 1924 (finds continue to 1930)

    The Tucson Lead Crosses and the Kingdom of Calalus Hoax

  13. Name popularized in 1926; older traditions

    Ogopogo of Okanagan Lake Folklore

  14. Term popularized from 1929

    Sasquatch: How a British Columbia Word Became Bigfoot Folklore

  15. June 1931

    Adolph Ruth and the Superstitions, 1931 Disputed

  16. Named 1933; Naden Harbour carcass 1937

    Cadborosaurus: The Sea Serpent of Victoria Folklore

  17. 9 October 1933

    October 9, 1933: The Night the Dragon Woke Up Over Europe Cited

  18. Last known thylacine dies, 7 September 1936; records followed to 2019

    After 1936: The Thylacine's Paper Trail Open

  19. July 1937

    The White River Monster: Newport, Arkansas, 1937 Folklore

  20. Early July 1947

    Roswell Debris, Summer 1947 Open

  21. Found 1 December 1948

    The Somerton Man, 1948: "Tamam Shud" and a Name at Last Disputed

  22. First imaged 1949; released 1995

    The Ararat Anomaly: Noah's Ark in a Spy Photo? Disputed

1950–1999 37

  1. 1950–1966 film series

    Blue Book Motion-Picture Films Series (NARA RG 341) Cited

  2. 1950

    Great Falls / Mariana Montana 1950 Film Open

  3. Approved 2 December 1950; ended mid-1954

    Project Magnet, 1950–1954: Canada's Government UFO Study Cited

  4. 1952

    Ruppelt 1952 Talk — Audio in PURSUE Batch 6 Cited

  5. Found 14 March 1952 (Cave 3, Qumran)

    The Copper Scroll: A Treasure List From Qumran Open

  6. 2 July 1952

    Tremonton Utah 1952 Film Digitized — DOW-UAP-PR159 Open

  7. September 1952 (Flatwoods) · 1966 (Point Pleasant)

    Appalachian Winged Folklore Corridor — Flatwoods to Point Pleasant Folklore

  8. 1953

    Navy 1953 Analysis of Utah and Montana Films — DOW-UAP-D098 Cited

  9. Night of 21–22 August 1955

    Kelly–Hopkinsville, 21 August 1955: The Night of the "Little Men" Disputed

  10. Night of 2–3 November 1957

    Levelland, Texas, 2–3 November 1957: The Egg That Stalled Cars Disputed

  11. Night of 1–2 February 1959

    Dyatlov Pass, February 1959: Nine Hikers and a Slashed Tent Disputed

  12. Named 1960; photo 1962

    Manipogo of Lake Manitoba Folklore

  13. 30 January 1962 – mid-1963

    Kashasha, 1962: The Laughter That Closed Schools Cited

  14. 24 April 1964, about 5:45 p.m.

    Socorro, 24 April 1964: Lonnie Zamora and the Landing Open

  15. 9 December 1965, about 4:45 p.m.

    Kecksburg, 9 December 1965: The Acorn in the Woods Disputed

  16. 6 April 1966, about 11 a.m.

    Westall, 6 April 1966: A Melbourne School and a Saucer Disputed

  17. Name first in print by 1967 (paper not yet identified)

    The Mogollon Monster in Print: A Short Explainer Folklore

  18. 20 May 1967

    Falcon Lake, 20 May 1967: A Prospector, a Craft and a Burned Chest Disputed

  19. 4 October 1967, about 11:20 p.m.

    Shag Harbour, 4 October 1967: Something Went Into the Sea Open

  20. 17 December 1969 (end of the 1947–1969 project)

    NARA Blue Book: 701 Residual “Unidentified” Cited

  21. 11 October 1973, shortly after dark

    Pascagoula, 11 October 1973: Two Fishermen and the Tape Left Running Disputed

  22. Night of 18–19 September 1976

    Tehran, 19 September 1976: Two Iranian F-4s and a Light Open

  23. Reports from 1819; Mansi photo 5 July 1977

    Champ: The Monster of Lake Champlain Folklore

  24. September 1977 – 1978

    Operação Prato, 1977–1978: The Air Force Mission to Colares Open

  25. 21 October 1978, 7:06–7:12 p.m.

    Frederick Valentich, 21 October 1978: "It's Not an Aircraft" Open

  26. 31 December 1978 (NZ time)

    The Kaikōura Lights, 1978: What New Zealand's Government Actually Said Disputed

  27. 11 July 1979, 16:37 UTC

    Skylab Falls on Esperance, 11 July 1979 Cited

  28. 26–28 December 1980

    Rendlesham Forest, December 1980: Lights Outside an Air Base Disputed

  29. Reported since the 1930s; peak 1981–1984

    The Hessdalen Lights: A Norwegian Valley With Its Own Light Show Open

  30. Night of 19 May 1986

    Brazil's "Official UFO Night," 19 May 1986 Open

  31. 21 August 1986, about 9:30 p.m.

    Lake Nyos, 21 August 1986: The Night a Lake Exhaled Cited

  32. 29 November 1989 – April 1990

    The Belgian Triangles, 1989–1990, and the F-16 Night Disputed

  33. 9 October 1992, evening (US Eastern time)

    The Peekskill Fireball, 9 October 1992: The Meteor That Hit a Car Cited

  34. 16 September 1994, about 10:15 a.m.

    Ariel School, Ruwa, 16 September 1994: Sixty Children and a Landing Disputed

  35. March–August 1995

    The Chupacabra: Puerto Rico, 1995 Folklore

  36. Publicized from 1996

    The Kaimanawa Wall: A "Pyramid" That Is Rock Hoax

  37. 20 January 1996

    Varginha, January 1996: The "ET" That the Army Says Was a Local Man Disputed

2000–2025 22

  1. January 2000 (Spain); 1998 FAA notice

    Ice From a Clear Sky: Airliner 'Blue Ice' and Spain's Ice-Block Scare of January 2000 Open

  2. 18 January 2000, 16:43 UTC

    Tagish Lake, 18 January 2000: The Meteorite That Fell on Ice Cited

  3. 25 July – 23 September 2001

    Kerala Red Rain, 2001: Blood-Coloured Rain and Alien Cells Cited

  4. 15 September 2007, about 11:45 local

    Carancas, 15 September 2007: A Crater, a Smell and a Sick Village Cited

  5. 7 October 2008, 02:46 UTC

    2008 TC3: The First Asteroid Caught Before It Hit Cited

  6. July 2012 (published January 2014)

    Qinghai, 2012: The Ball Lightning That Got Caught on a Spectrograph Open

  7. 17 October 2012, about 7:45 p.m. Pacific time

    The Novato Fireball, 17 October 2012: Cameras Called the Fall, a Roof Confirmed It Cited

  8. 15 February 2013, 09:20 local

    Chelyabinsk, 15 February 2013: The Fireball Everyone Filmed Cited

  9. 22 December 2015

    The Slow Fireball of December 22, 2015: A Russian Rocket Stage Comes Home Over Arizona Cited

  10. 2 June 2016, 3:56 a.m. MST

    The 2 June 2016 Arizona Fireball: Not a Rocket, and the Stones to Prove It Cited

  11. June 2016 viral press cycle

    Deception Island “Kraken” → Sail Rock Hoax

  12. 22 December 2017

    Iridium-4: The Night Los Angeles Pulled Over to Watch a Rocket Cited

  13. 2 June 2018, 16:44 UTC

    2018 LA: The Asteroid Spotted Hours Before It Hit Botswana Cited

  14. 7 October 2018

    SAOCOM 1A: The 'Ghostlike' Streak Over Phoenix Was a Rocket (and Its Booster Coming Home) Cited

  15. 2021

    Gulf of Oman “Cold Orbs” — DOW-UAP-PR117 Open

  16. Paper published 20 Sep 2021; retracted 24 Apr 2025

    Tall el-Hammam: The "Sodom" Airburst Paper That Was Retracted Disputed

  17. 2023

    Middle East IR Transit — DOW-UAP-PR149 Open

  18. 2023

    Yellow Sea IR Contrast — DOW-UAP-PR150 Open

  19. Shown to Mexican Congress 12 September 2023

    The "Nazca Mummies," 2017–2024: Dolls of Bone and Glue Hoax

  20. 2024

    South China Sea “Line of Contrasts” — DOW-UAP-PR101 Open

  21. 2025

    CENTCOM Spheres on IR: Six Objects, ~480 mph Open

  22. 28 September 2025

    Starlink 11-20: The "Comet" Over Phoenix Was a Rocket Cited

2026 9

  1. 5–7 June 2026

    Squatch Fest — Lee County / Beattyville, KY (2026) Folklore

  2. 9–12 July 2026

    Hodag Country Festival — Rhinelander, WI (2026) Folklore

  3. Release 05 (7 Aug 2026) and 06 (18 Sep 2026)

    PURSUE Portal on war.gov — Rolling Unsealing Cited

  4. Mid-September 2026

    Loch Ness from Orbit: Three Elongated Shapes Open

  5. 11–12 September 2026 (canceled)

    Flatwoods Monster Convention 2026 — Canceled Folklore

  6. 15 September 2026

    The LA Freeway Orb: A Dawn Chopper Clip, Re-dated Open

  7. Republished 18 Sep 2026 (AAWSAP-era papers)

    AAWSAP DIRD Tranche — Speculative Aerospace Papers Cited

  8. 19–20 September 2026

    Mothman Festival Returns to Point Pleasant Folklore

  9. About 23–25 September 2026

    Orbs over Spirit Mountain: Cody's Ridge Lights Return Open

Undated 14

Method notes, records-process files, and objects whose date this ledger has not yet sourced. We leave them undated rather than guess.