About Nightmarks
Nightmarks is a free, independent archive of the unexplained, built and maintained by one person and grown by its community. It maps what people have reported but can't explain: UFO encounters, cryptid sightings, hauntings, and stranger things still, drawn from declassified files, historical records, and accounts from people who were there.
These reports have always been scattered, buried in government archives, local legend, and old newspaper columns. Nightmarks pulls them onto a single map so they can be explored, compared, and added to. The goal isn't to tell you what's real. It's to record what was seen and let you decide what it means.
Every nightmark on the map started as a report. Some come from public records like Project Blue Book and documented historical cases. Others come from the community, people who saw something and wanted it on the record. Submissions are free and always will be. The archive is only as complete as the people willing to contribute to it.
Support the Mission
Running an archive like this has real costs: hosting, storage for thousands of images, the map infrastructure that keeps the whole thing live, and the moderation that keeps the database accurate and the community in good shape. There's no paywall, and exploring the map will always be free. Support helps cover those costs and keeps submissions free, so the database can keep growing without putting anything behind a wall.
If Nightmarks is worth something to you, you can chip in to help keep it running. Any amount makes a difference, and one-time support is genuinely appreciated.
One-time support
Secure one-time payment via Stripe. No account or subscription — just a thank-you.
Not in a position to give? Reporting a sighting or sharing the map helps just as much.