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The Mysterious Phenomena That Haunt Soldiers and Participants in Armed Conflicts

On Halloween night of 1980, something worthy of Stephen King's pen happened at Joint Base Anacostia Bowling in Washington DC. One of the security officers was found unconscious in the cockpit of an old fighter jet installed as a monument. Notably, the man couldn't remember how he got there. The last thing left in his memory was a mysterious glow that emanated from the cockpit and seemed to beckon him. This is just one of many mysterious phenomena that keep haunting soldiers and participants in armed conflicts worldwide.

Werewolves and Nazis

In armed conflicts, soldiers face many dangers, including paranormal phenomena. For example, during World War I, rumors spread around a military unit that British soldiers fell victim to the hell hound of Mons, a giant rabid dog that killed only British soldiers. Later, it was revealed that the German government tried to create a new biological weapon, and German synologists trained dogs of the German Shepherd breed to obey killer commands near the city of Mons. Several of these animals bit British soldiers.

Another example occurred in 1988 at the U.S. Han Air Base located in Morbach, Germany. The alarm went off in one of the main halls, and a security policeman saw a silhouette moving on two legs across the hall. Although it was not a human, it was a giant shaggy wolf-like creature. The beast was about two and a half meters tall. Shortly after that, military working dog was brought to the area, but it just wind and failed trail. Police received numerous reports from local residents; they were terrified by a creepy half-person half-dog.

The CIA and Ghosts

The CIA also created ghosts in the Philippines during the 1940s. Edward Lansdale, a U.S. Air Force major general, studied Filipino folklore to think over intimidation tactics to frighten the rebels. The entire operation was carried out by the CIA. They wandered through the woods at night, kidnapping Filipinos and mutilating them as if it was done by vampires. The Aswang attacks turned out to be one big setup.

Conclusion

These examples show that paranormal phenomena are not just fictional tales. They can be found in real-life conflicts, and their origins can be both natural and man-made. Many of these phenomena remain unexplained, and they continue to haunt soldiers and participants in armed conflicts worldwide.

Vietnam War

During the Vietnam War, American soldiers heard heartrending cries that sounded like human speech. It was believed that the souls of those who could not be buried with honors became cursed spirits causing drought and disease. The American scouts played recorded sounds of these “otherworldly voices” over speakers placed in the jungle to scare off Vietnamese partisans. The Pentagon's nonlethal weapons lab is now creating a device that can generate sound up to 30 kilometers away using a laser-induced plasma effect.

Giant Humanoid Monkeys

American units reported attacks by three-meter-tall humanoid monkeys covered with long red hair during the Vietnam War. They carried away not only their dead relatives but also entire layers of earth drenched with their blood. Paranormal experts suggest that all those soldiers might have seen giant beasts due to fatigue. However, a giant footprint found in the jungle in 1974 by a Vietnamese zoologist and professor at Vietnam National University measured at least 40 centimeters in length, which is 10 centimeters more than the average male foot.

Giant of Kandahar

In 2002, a US special forces group encountered a red-haired, four-and-a-half-meter-high giant in the remote mountains of Afghanistan. The creature immediately attacked the soldiers with a spear. It took 30 seconds of continuous fire to knock it down. The giant was real, but the US military refused to believe it. The examination results were classified, and each expedition member was forced to sign nondisclosure agreements.

Sea Monsters and Krakens

For many years, stories of mythical krakens attacking military vessels were considered just tales. However, in 2004, researchers discovered a new squid species that can grow up to a few dozen meters in length. The glow in the fighter jet on Halloween night of 1980 might have come from something unknown to science, a bioluminescent beast.

Encounter with Humanoids

In 1982, Soviet navy divers encountered humanoid creatures covered in unidentifiable silvery material while on a training dive in Lake Baikal. The creatures did not have scuba gear or any other diving equipment. When one of the officers tried to drop a big net on the nearest creature, the divers were shot with waves from a mysterious device, and they lost consciousness. When the divers did not return from the dive, they were found washed ashore with broken scuba gear.