A Timeline of the Unexplained

The map shows you where. This shows you when, from an 11,000-year-old temple to an interstellar visitor that passed through in 2017. Tap any entry to go down the rabbit hole.

The Ancient World

  1. c. 9500 BCEGobekli TepeAncient Mysteries
  2. c. 2560 BCEPyramids of GizaAncient Mysteries
  3. c. 2500 BCEStonehengeAncient Mysteries
  4. c. 500 BCEPlain of JarsAncient Mysteries
  5. c. 200 BCENazca LinesAncient Mysteries
  6. c. 100 BCEAntikythera MechanismAncient Mysteries
  7. c. 100 BCETeotihuacanAncient Mysteries

Before 1500

  1. c. 600Puma PunkuAncient Mysteries
  2. c. 1122Angkor WatAncient Mysteries
  3. c. 1150The Green Children of WoolpitHistorical Mysteries
  4. c. 1200Easter Island (Rapa Nui)Ancient Mysteries
  5. c. 1200Nan MadolAncient Mysteries
  6. c. 1420Voynich ManuscriptHistorical Enigmas
  7. c. 1450Machu PicchuAncient Mysteries

1500 to 1800

  1. 1518Dancing Plague of 1518 (Strasbourg)Consciousness
  2. 1587Lost Colony of RoanokeHistorical Enigmas
  3. c. 1795Oak Island Money PitHistorical Enigmas

The 1800s

  1. 1855The Devil's Footprints (Devon)Historical Enigmas
  2. 1872Mary CelesteOcean Depths
  3. c. 1883Marfa LightsUFOs & UAPs
  4. 1888Jack the Ripper (Whitechapel)Historical Enigmas

1900 to 1949

  1. 1900Flannan Isles LighthouseDisappearances
  2. 1908Tunguska EventSpace Anomalies
  3. c. 1909Jersey Devil (Pine Barrens)Cryptids
  4. c. 1909Mokele-mbembe (Congo Basin)Cryptids
  5. 1922The Hinterkaifeck MurdersHistorical Enigmas
  6. c. 1923Coral CastleHistorical Enigmas
  7. c. 1933Loch Ness MonsterCryptids
  8. 1937Amelia Earhart Last PositionDisappearances
  9. 1945The Sodder ChildrenDisappearances
  10. 1946Bennington Triangle (Glastenbury Mountain)Disappearances
  11. 1947Roswell IncidentUFOs & UAPs
  12. c. 1947SS Ourang MedanOcean Depths
  13. 1948Tamam Shud CaseDisappearances

1950 to 1999

  1. c. 1950Bermuda TriangleOcean Depths
  2. c. 1950Overtoun Bridge Dog LeapsConsciousness
  3. c. 1955Area 51UFOs & UAPs
  4. c. 1958Bigfoot (Pacific Northwest)Cryptids
  5. 1959Dyatlov Pass IncidentDisappearances
  6. 1965Kecksburg UFO IncidentUFOs & UAPs
  7. 1966Lead Masks of Vintem HillDisappearances
  8. 1966Mothman of Point PleasantCryptids
  9. 1968Bimini RoadOcean Depths
  10. 1968Zodiac Killer (San Francisco)Historical Enigmas
  11. c. 1970The Zone of SilenceStrange Places
  12. 1971D.B. CooperDisappearances
  13. 1977The Wow! Signal Origin (Sagittarius)Space Anomalies
  14. 1978Disappearance of Frederick ValentichDisappearances
  15. 1980Georgia Guidestones (former site)Historical Enigmas
  16. 1980Rendlesham Forest IncidentUFOs & UAPs
  17. c. 1981Hessdalen LightsUFOs & UAPs
  18. 1986Yonaguni MonumentOcean Depths
  19. 1989Belgian UFO WaveUFOs & UAPs
  20. c. 1990The Naga FireballsStrange Phenomena
  21. c. 1991Taos HumConsciousness
  22. 1994The Oakville BlobsBizarre Phenomena
  23. 1995Chupacabra (Puerto Rico)Cryptids
  24. c. 1996Skinwalker RanchUFOs & UAPs
  25. 1997Phoenix LightsUFOs & UAPs
  26. c. 1998The Black Knight SatelliteSpace Anomalies

The 21st Century

  1. 2004Tic Tac UFO (USS Nimitz)UFOs & UAPs
  2. 2007Fast Radio Bursts (Arecibo)Space Anomalies
  3. 2011Baltic Sea AnomalyOcean Depths
  4. 2012Cicada 3301Historical Enigmas
  5. 2013Elisa Lam (Cecil Hotel)Disappearances
  6. 2014Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370Disappearances
  7. 2015Tabby's Star (KIC 8462852)Space Anomalies
  8. 2016Havana Syndrome (US Embassy, Cuba)Consciousness
  9. 2017Oumuamua TrajectorySpace Anomalies