Tales of the Strange Kind

DISCLAIMER: Dudleytown and it surrounding land is a privately owned property, anyone caught trespassing may be subject to prosecution. This is merely a blog that speaks about the rumors and truths of the matter. Do not consider this open invitation to go exploring! Cornwall Connecticut; like many towns of the mid to late 1700's was just as unassuming as any other east coast settlement. Large swaths of agricultural farmlands dotted the landscape. Many immigrants came seeking a new life of prosperity on these foreign soils. So the same aspirations came to a man by the name of Thomas Griffis. Who established a hamlet of his own within the town of Cornwall in 1745, only for it become abandoned by the 1800's. So how did this all happen? Are there more sinister things going on behind the scenes or are the answers to these mysteries more mundane than hoped? It may be better to first look into the rumors and claimed history before looking at the skeptical side of the matter. ...

Art Bell hosted a nightly AM radio talk show, which eventually became Coast to Coast AM, syndicated on hundreds of radio stations across the United States. On February 21, 1997, he had a guest who identified himself as Mel Waters. Mel told Art Bell and several million listeners that he lived near Ellensburg and that there was a bottomless hole on his property. Before Mel had purchased the property, many people would use this hole as a dumping ground for garbage, old appliances, dead animals and even the occasional car. Needless to say this hole was large and deep enough that even years of dumping trash never caused it to overflow. It was nine and a half feet wide and had a rock retaining the wall around it with a metal cover. Mel mentioned that rumors spread around by locals would claim to see a black beam of light shine out of the hole when opened. He also said that a hunter had thrown his dead dog into the hole, only for Mel to see it alive in the woods a few days later. L...

Before I begin, it may be prudent to provide a little geography lesson before I start. Vashon Island as the name suggests, is a large Island to the south-west of Seattle in the Puget sound. From there, there is a little islet connected from Vashon called Maury Island. They are so closely connected with one another that there is a small road that crosses the thin strand of land keeping them together. The 1947 Maury Island incident is one of the lesser known UFO account, but from personal opinion, it is one that should be better known for several reasons. This is the first time a witness claimed that a “man in black” intimidated them into silence, and although it took place before the famed UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico, there were many similarities between the two. Moreover, both of the military intelligence officer investigating the sighting died in a tragic air crash before they could complete their investigation. Unfortunately, the two principal witnesses, Harold Dahl and...