August 23, 2026

VJ Day

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A silent beam of light strikes a farmer inside his darkened home in Araçariguama, Brazil, March 4, 1946
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1946: The Death of João Prestes Filho — Araçariguama, Brazil

Published: August 23, 2026 | Updated: August 23, 2026 0
Two young men's car stopped before a domed "Mexican hat" disc and three luminous beings on a foggy Flagstaff, Arizona mountain road, January 19, 1946 
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1946: The Flagstaff, Arizona Missing-Time Encounter

Published: August 23, 2026 | Updated: August 23, 2026 0
An elderly hunter recedes down a wooded trail at Bickford Hollow, Glastenbury Mountain, Vermont, moments before vanishing without a trace, November 12, 1945
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1945: Glastenbury Mountain — The Disappearance of Middie Rivers

Published: August 23, 2026 | Updated: August 23, 2026 0
A silent, metallic, cigar-shaped craft glides past artillery Captain William Mandel at eye level along the Okinawa coast, summer 1945
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1945: The Okinawa Cigar — William A. Mandel

Published: August 23, 2026 | Updated: August 23, 2026 0