Nightmarks in Virginia
6 nightmarks documented
Ball Lightning Report from Rich Valley, Virginia (2025)
Ball lightning was reported as recently as 2025 in rural Virginia — proof that centuries-old accounts aren't just historical curiosities.
Edgewood Plantation — ghosts of the James River, Charles City, Virginia
Lizzie Rowland still watches from the cupola for a Confederate soldier who never returned — her weeping echoes through this 1849 James River plantation.
Lee-Fendall House — Alexandria, Virginia's haunted Colonial mansion
37 members of the Lee family lived here from 1785 to 1903 — the rustle of long skirts and the scent of lavender still fill this Alexandria mansion.
Bright object observed near military installations at Crittenden, Virginia (1969)
One of Blue Book's final unknowns — near the world's largest naval base, as the 22-year program drew its last breath.
Close encounter with landed object near South Hill, Virginia (1967)
A luminous object descended near a Virginia highway — physical traces on the vegetation marked where it had been.
Bright object observed over historic Williamsburg, Virginia (1965)
An unknown over colonial Williamsburg — where 18th-century streets looked up at a 20th-century mystery.