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Indrid Cold: The Smiling Man of UFO Lore Unveiled

May 30, 2025adminLeave a Comment

Indrid Cold, often referred to as the Smiling Man or the Grinning Man, is a legendary humanoid figure entrenched in 20th-century folklore, particularly associated with UFO encounters and cryptid sightings. The character first emerged in a widely publicized incident on November 2, 1966, when Woodrow Derenberger, a sewing machine salesman from Parkersburg, West Virginia, claimed […]

Giant of Kandahar: Myth or Reality in Afghanistan?

May 29, 2025June 3, 2025adminLeave a Comment

The Giant of Kandahar is a modern legend that emerged from the Afghanistan War, specifically tied to an alleged incident in 2002 involving U.S. military personnel. According to the story, a U.S. Special Forces unit, searching for a missing patrol in a remote mountainous region of Kandahar Province, encountered a massive humanoid creature standing 12 […]

Sandling Park UFO Sighting: The 1963 Hythe, Kent Mystery

May 14, 2025adminLeave a Comment

On the night of November 16, 1963, a chilling encounter unfolded near Sandling Park in Hythe, Kent, England, involving four teenagers who claimed to witness both a UFO and a strange creature, later dubbed the “Bat Beast of Kent.” The incident, occurring just off Sandling Road near Slaybrook Corner in the village of Saltwood, has […]