Think Anomalous

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Think Anomalous is a video series and online publisher devoted to communicating vital information on anomalous phenomena to a broad audience. We survey the most credible research in anomalistics and make it accessible in the new media environment. More about us.

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We produce three streams of content:

Think Anomalous videos and articles are written and edited by site founder, Jason Charbonneau. Jason lives in Toronto, Canada.

Think Anomalous Videos

Short documentaries on all kinds of anomalous phenomena.

UFO Case Review Videos

Short documentaries on the subject of UFOs only.

Articles

Featured Articles:

Brief writings on anomalies and anomalistics.

The Myth of "Mass Hallucinations"

Discovery, Not Disclosure

What is "Woo"?

Bending Spoons and the Limits of Intellectual Tolerance

What's New?

Today, the so-called “Mothman” - a humanoid monster with red eyes and big, bird-like wings - is a fixture of paranormal horror, immortalized in film. But though it has since slid into the realm of fiction, the “mothman” was first based on a well-documented wave of sightings in the northeastern United States between November 1966 and December 1967. These sightings coincided with a range of other anomalous phenomena far stranger than anything portrayed in the movie adaptation. The sheer volume of these reports, as well as their coincidence in time and space, make the year of the “mothman” one of the most fascinating and perplexing case studies in anomalous history. (continue reading)

UFO Disclosure? Part 2 - Luis Elizondo and the Space Force

In the first video in this two-part series, we reviewed the history of Tom DeLonge’s communications campaign for the US government, and the announcement of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, or AATIP, as well as the introduction of its former director, Luis Elizondo. I reminded viewers of the US government’s long history of seizing UFO evidence and deceiving UFO researchers, and argued that the To The Stars team, or TTSA, might be continuing this legacy of deception, rather than breaking from it. (continue reading)

UFO Disclosure? Part 1 - Tom DeLonge and AATIP

A number of viewers have asked my opinion on the US government’s recent moves towards UFO disclosure, so I’d like to devote this two-part series to reviewing these developments, and offering my take on them. In this first video, we’ll look at the statements of Tom DeLonge, former guitarist of blink-182, and the secret government organization that DeLonge claimed to have helped reveal: the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, or AATIP. In the next video, we’ll look at the statements of AATIP’s director, Luis Elizondo; the UFO evidence disclosed since 2017; and the US military’s UFO report from June 2021. (continue reading)

Medieval UFOs? The Story of the "Flying Ship" over Ireland

In the middle of the 8th century CE, a small flotilla of “flying” ships were seen in the skies over Ireland, and a story soon began circulating around Western Europe that one of the sailors “swam” down to the people below. There are at least seven different versions of this story, with different details, but all share a few core elements, and play to the same metaphysical themes. Like other sightings of UFOs, the story of the flying ship compels us to believe in a race of “higher” beings from a world beyond our own, and calls attention to our human limitations. (continue reading)

"Foo Fighters" of World War II

After the famous Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting of 1947, the U.S. Air Force established the first-ever government office for investigating UFOs. However, it was not the first time that a U.S. government body had encountered reports of airborne anomalies. Throughout the Second World War, both Allied and German air crews saw strange, moving lights in the sky that they called “foo fighters.” The many extant reports of these things suggest that military brass was anything but unfamiliar with UFOs by the summer of 1947, and may have already had a plan in place to manage public perception of the UFO phenomenon. (continue reading)

Travis Walton Abduction, 1975

Though UFO experiencers are often visited alone, Travis Walton was apparently taken by a UFO for five days after it was seen up-close by six of his friends and co-workers. Despite the efforts of police, debunkers, and journalists to discredit their account of events, neither Walton nor any of his co-workers have ever admitted to a hoax, and all seven tell the same story today. The men’s testimony is considered some of the best evidence for extraterrestrial visitation to date, and Walton's fantastical experiences during his abduction - since dramatized in film and television - are now deeply embedded in the public imagination. (continue reading)

"Are Aliens Racist?"
Guest article by Olivier

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests that erupted across the US in the summer of 2020 prompted millions of people around the world to consider how their own behaviours helped to perpetuate a culture of anti-Black racism, and a range of racial disparities. But while a number of leaders in business, politics, and academia have publicly acknowledged the reality of racism within their institutions, and attempted some reforms, there has been almost no reaction at all from the ufological community.

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