25 - Roanoke Colony

In 1587 121 colonists led by John White arrived on Roanoke

Island in present day North Carolina to establish a colony. As
tensions mounted with the native population, however, John
White returned to England in order to solicit reinforcements.
When he returned several years later the settlement was
deserted with no signs of a struggle and no remains to be
found anywhere. The settlement became known as the Lost
Colony and none of its members were ever seen again.
24 - Sailing Stones

In the dry lakebed of Racetrack, Death Valley stones as big as
700 pounds mysteriously slide across the surface of the earth
without any notable external forces acting upon them. While
some researchers believe a combination of natural events,
such as wind and ice, cause these stones to sail, others
question this theory pointing out that the stones dont follow
a predictable path and change directions abruptly.
23 - Taos Hum

A low-pitched sound often described as something similar to
a diesel engine idling in the distance is heard in numerous
places worldwide, especially in the USA, UK, and northern
Europe. The name comes from the small town of Taos, New
Mexico where in 1997 Congress actually had researchers try
identify it. In spite of efforts like this, however, its source
remains a mystery.
22 - Wow! Signal

On August 15, 1977 Dr. Jerry R. Ehman detected a strong
narrowband radio signal while working on a SETI project at
the Big Ear radio telescope of The Ohio State University.
Amazed at how closely it matched the expected signature of
an interstellar signal, he circled it on the computer printout
and wrote the comment Wow! next to it. Although it lasted
for a full 72 seconds, it has not been detected again.
21 - Vile Vortices

A term coined by Ivan Sanderson referring to twelve
geographic areas that have been responsible for numerous
mysterious disappearances. The best known of the so-called
vortices is the Bermuda Triangle. Others include the
Algerian Megaliths to the south of Timbuktu, the Indus Valley
in Pakistan, and the Devils Sea near Japan.







20 - Ball Lightning

An unexplained atmospheric phenomenon typically
associated with thunderstorms that consists of spherically
shaped, floating balls of electricity. Due to its rare and
fleeting nature, it has proven almost impossible to study. The
best-documented case occurred in 1984 when ball lightning
measuring about four inches in diameter entered a Russian
passenger aircraft and flew above the heads of the stunned
passengers before leaving the plane almost noiselessly.
19 - Spontaneous Combustion

While the unexplained and spontaneous ignition of living
human tissue has been recorded many times throughout
history there has not been any conclusive research done on
the topic due to lack of evidence. Some of the more prevalent
explanations, however, include static electricity,
concentrated gas, and raised levels of blood alcohol.
18 - Tunguska Explosion

In 1908 a blazing fireball descended from the sky and
devastated an area about half the size of Rhode Island in the
wilderness of Tunguska, Siberia. It has been estimated that
the explosion was equal to more than 2,000 Hiroshima-type
atomic bombs. Although for many years scientists thought it
was probably a meteor, the lack of evidence has led to
numerous speculations ranging from UFOs to Tesla Coils and
to this day no one knows for sure what caused the explosion.
17 - Bermuda Triangle

An area of water between Florida and Puerto Rico, the
Bermuda Triangle has been responsible for the unexplained
disappearance of numerous ships and aircraft. Over the years
many explanations have been put forward to account for the
disappearances, including bad weather, variations in
electromagnetic activity, and methane gas bubbles.

16 - Bigfoot

Also known as the Sasquatch, sightings usually come out of
the American Northwest. Although most experts consider the
Bigfoot legend to be a combination of folklore and hoaxes,
there are several that withhold their reservations. Like the
Loch Ness monster, they say, Bigfoot may be a living remnant
from the time of the dinosaurs specifically a
Gigantopithecus blacki a supersize ape.





15 - Atlantis

In his dialogue Timaeus and Critias, Plato describes Atlantis as
a formidable naval power that conquered much of Europe
and Africa circa 9000 BC. After failing to invade Athens,
however, it sank into the ocean in a single day and night of
misfortune. While there have been numerous efforts
focused on locating the remains of the city, nothing tangible
has ever been found.
14 - Amelia Earhart

During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the
globe in 1937, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific
Ocean near Howland Island after giving her last radio
transmission. Although the official version states that Earhart
ran out of fuel and crashed at sea, there have been numerous
speculations ranging from capture by Japanese forces to
living out the rest of her days as a spy for the CIA.
13 - Voynich Manuscript

A medieval document written in an unknown language, for
hundreds of years its contents have remained a mystery.
Although the prevailing theory is that it served as a
pharmacopoeia, the puzzling illustrations have fueled many
other theories about its origins and content.
12 - El Chupacabra

Literally translated to the The Goat Sucker, the name is
derived from the fact that it supposedly attacks animals to
drink their bloodparticularly goats. It is most commonly
described as a lizard-like being, appearing to have leathery
skin and sharp spines running down its back. Given the name
it shouldnt come as a surprise that most sightings come out
of Latin America.
11 - Bimini Road

In 1968 an underwater rock formation was found near North
Bimini Island in the Bahamas. Although it is considered by
some scientists to be an example of naturally occurring
tessellated pavement, the unusually symmetrical
arrangement of stones has led to speculations about it being
the remnant of some long lost civilization.




10 - Mothman

A legendary creature reportedly seen in and around the Point
Pleasant area of West Virginia between November 15, 1966
and December 15, 1967. Because there were no more
sightings after the collapse of the Silver Bridge on Dec 15,
legend has it that the two events were somehow connected.
Biologists, however, have theorized that the creature was
actually a sandhill crane that had wandered from its typical
migration path.
9 - Babushka Lady

A mysterious woman wearing a brown overcoat and a scarf
on her head that appears in numerous photos immediately
following the Kennedy assassination, her name came from
the fact that Russian grandmothers also called babushkas
used to wear similar scarves. It is hard to tell from the
photographs but it seems she is taking pictures and although
the FBI publically requested for her to come forward with her
footage, she never did.

8 - Black Dahlia

In 1947 the body of Elizabeth Short, also known as the Black
Dahlia according to local newspapers, was found in two
pieces in a Los Angeles parking lot. There has been much
speculation over the source of her nick-name and in spite of
one of the largest police investigations in history no murderer
was ever found.
7 - DB Cooper

A notorious hijacker who, on November 24, 1971, leapt from
the back of a Boeing 727 after receiving $200,000 dollars in
ransom money and a parachute. Although Cooper was never
heard of again, several thousand dollars with serial numbers
matching the ransom money were discovered along the
banks of the Colombia River years later.
6 - Zodiac Killer

A serial killer who, in the 1960s murdered at least 5 people in
North California, he is famous for taunting the police with
cryptic letters that contained information he claimed would
reveal his identity. While Arthur Leigh Allen was the prime
suspect, all of the evidence was against him being the killer
and to this day the Zodiac murders have not been solved.




5 - Marfa Lights

An unexplained series of lights that have been appearing on
Mitchell Flat east of Marfa, Texas for most of the last century,
they are described as being the size of a basketball, floating in
the air at around shoulder height, and sometimes moving
rapidly in various directions. Although sightings are rare there
is a large amount of photographic and video evidence.
Skeptics, however, usually attribute them to traffic on US
Route 67, or electric byproducts of quartz mining in the area.
4 - Jimmy Hoffa

An American labor leader and criminal, Hoffa disappeared
from a parking lot in Detroit shortly after his release from
prison. He had been allegedly due to meet up with a couple
Mafia leaders but was never heard from again. While the
most popular belief is that he was shot and buried in the
Giants stadium, when the MythBusters team dug in the part
of stadium where Hoffa was supposedly buried they found
nothing.

3 - Jack the Ripper

A serial killer that terrorized Londons East End around the
turn of the century, his name was taken from a letter he
allegedly sent to a local newspaper. The murders were fairly
gruesome and typically involved the dismemberment of
prostitutes. In spite of modern police methods, to this day no
one knows who the Ripper was.

2 - The Mary Celeste

On November 7, 1872 the Mary Celeste departed New York
with Captain Briggs, his wife, young daughter and a crew of
eight. Expected to dock in Italy, none aboard were ever seen
again. The ship itself was found floating in the middle of the
Strait of Gibraltar with no signs of a struggle and everything
intact except for a missing Captains log.
1 - Loch Ness Monster

The Loch Ness is a large, deep freshwater lock in the Scottish
highlands where for centuries people have been reporting
sightings of a fairly large cryptid that has affectionately come
to be known as Nessie. Not only has it been photographed
repeatedly, it has even been caught on videotape as
recently as 2007. Heck, its even popped uap on some sonar
equipment. Unfortunately, however, the data and footage is
never clear enough to definitively verify its existence. So, for
now, it remains one of the most famous examples of
cryptozoology in history.