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Today Precisely what happened on Feb. 24 and 25, 1942 in the skies over LA remains a mystery, though UFOlogists have offered plenty of theories. Whatever you believe, the anniversary of the Battle of Los Angeles seems like a fitting time to highlight the best of the bizarre, the paranormal, urban legends and the just plain weird. UFO Landings: All Their Greatest Hits The earliest UFO sightings date back to the late 19th century and were often hard to corroborate and only reported locally. But they set the stage for what was to come: worldwide sightings, purported landings and abductions likely to live forever in UFOlogy lore. How the Belgian UFO Wave Became Classic What is Area 51? Most Memorable UFO Photos 16 (Un)Believable Alien Abductions Search Related Topics:  ufos  aliens  ufo landings The Most Trusted Name in Weird News You can't beat Ripley's Believe It Or Not! when it comes to the outlandish or simply stories and images sure to capture your attention if not make you an actual believer. Here are more than 50 of Ripley's weirdest culled from many years of inconceivable stories. Dumb Crimes That Happen Every Day ... With Mugshots to Match Making Sense of Angelina Jolie's Tattoos Search Related Topics:  circus/sideshow  strange museums  ripley's Photos That'll Make You Believe in Ghosts There are a million ways to digitally manipulate images today, and, in fact, creating pictures of "ghosts" using all manner of chicanery with the sole purpose of scamming people is nothing new. But we'll let you be the judge: do any of these pictures make you believe? 16 Signs Your House is Haunted How to Know if You Had a Past Life What (or Who) Are Shadow People? How to Use a Ouija Board (and Why) Search Related Topics:  ghost pictures  ghosts  What Makes Something an Urban Legend? Not to be confused with hoaxes, rumors or other forms of deceit, urban legends are also usually not true. But, then again, that's not always the case. They are a kind of folklore, and most tend to share a certain set of tell-tale characteristics. Best New and Classic Urban Legends 16 Urban Legends with Punch Lines 50 Questions: Can You Spot the Fakes? Did a Man Really Die Because an Olympic Ring Didn't Open? Search Related Topics:  folklore basics  urban legends basics  urban legends faq Related Searches UFO Lights UFO Sighting UFO Story NASA UFO UFO Alien Featured Articles Follow About.com on Pinterest Top 10 Job Search Secrets How Tweens Can Have Fun and Be Quiet How Safe is Open Source Software? How Madonna Dissed Venezuela, Russia & Ukraine Are Narcissists Better Leaders?   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Today newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com     Follow us on: Advertisement