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?

In the late 19th century, western scholars noted the prevalence of a certain character archetype in Indigenous American mythology that ethnologist Daniel Brinton called the Trickster. Various thinkers have since expanded on the concept, identifying tricksters in nearly every ancient and indigenous culture on Earth. Since then, some have also noted the trickster’s connections to the supernatural, or the paranormal. While the meaning of trickster tales remains hotly debated, some scholarship suggests that the trickster may, in part, be a coded representation of anomalous phenomena. (continue reading)

Carl Higdon Abduction, 1974

In October of 1974, a man named Carl Higdon had a series of bizarre experiences while hunting elk in southern Wyoming. He was taken aboard a strange, transparent craft before being literally dropped back down to earth in a state of utter confusion. Carl’s case is significant not just for its fantastic narrative elements, but for the fact that it appears to have been an aborted disappearance. In this way, it may tell us something not just about UFO abduction experiences, but about a subset of missing persons cases with which they might share a cause. (continue reading)

Near-Death Experiences

For thousands of years, at least, people all over the world have reported deeply impactful, visionary experiences while just on the verge of death, or just after. Traditional religions have interpreted these experiences as evidence of a spiritual essence beyond the physical body. Though western science has long rejected the idea of an immaterial self, modern research into near-death experiences, or NDEs, has now proven that many occur after the point of bodily death, and thus cannot be produced in the brain. Whether they are evidence of the soul, or some other undiscovered phenomenon, NDEs have put Western materialist scientists on the defensive, and led many researchers to embrace bold new theories of consciousness. (continue reading)

The Sandown "Ghost Clown," 1973

In 1973, two children on the Isle of Wight had a rather unique encounter with a strange, clown or scarecrow-like entity. A narrative of the case was later published in the journal of the British UFO Research Association (BUFORA), which remains the only source on the episode. While the children's story is impossible to verify, it is an enlightening glimpse into childhood entity encounters - real or imagined - and hints at the possibility that some of these encounters may actually take place in an alternate reality. (continue reading)

O'Hare Airport UFO, 2006

In November 2006, a UFO encounter took place over Chicago’s O’Hare airport that involved multiple trained observers, including pilots, flight controllers, and airport personnel. The sighting is one of many to involve aviation workers, and adds to the body of evidence proving that pilots and other trained observers see UFOs more often than public confessions would tend to indicate. The case of the O’Hare UFO also reveals the extent to which airlines, airports, and regulatory authorities still intervene to stop these sightings from reaching the general population. (continue reading)