Mystery Calendar
What happened on July 26?
Legends, cryptids, UFOs and other mysteries connected with July 26.
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NHI (Non-Human Intelligence) Urban Legends
An abbreviation of "Non-Human Intelligence." The term was defined in a 2023 U.S. congressional bill on disclosing UFO (UAP) records and spread rapidly after testimony at a congressional hearing. It refers broadly to any intelligence of unknown nature, not only aliens.
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UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) UFOs
The term "unidentified anomalous phenomena" used by the U.S. government and others in place of UFO. In 2020 the Department of Defense released Navy footage, and in 2022 a dedicated investigative office, AARO, was established.
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Yotsuya Kaidan Mysteries & Phenomena
Japan's most famous ghost story, told in the Edo-period kabuki play Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan. Betrayed by her husband Iemon and poisoned so that her face is disfigured, Oiwa returns as a vengeful ghost. It is said that a curse falls on productions whose members do not first visit the shrine dedicated to Oiwa.
Events based on the old lunar calendar, or festivals whose dates vary by year, are shown on approximate dates.