Group disappearances, ghosts, mysterious blobs. All across North America, ordinary people experience extraordinary and bizarre phenomena that seemingly can’t be explained. Or can they? The docuseries Files of the Unexplained — produced by Vox (Explained; The Mind, Explained) — investigates eight haunting encounters that may make you start second-guessing everything you’ve ever known. Or, at least, you may be more wary of blobs from now on. 

When will Files of the Unexplained be released?

Stream it April 3.

Where can I find the trailer for Files of the Unexplained?

Check it out at the top of this page. 

What happens in Files of the Unexplained?

Each episode explores seemingly inexplicable tales told by those who experienced them — from apparitions witnessed by guests at a plantation to a series of drownings in Georgia. The episodes review an alien abduction in Mississippi, the US government’s investigation of more than 650 unidentified objects and lights, severed feet washing ashore on the West Coast, and more. The series contextualizes each event with news stories, documentation, witness testimony, and expert analysis.  

Is Files of the Unexplained based on a true story?

Yes, each episode discusses occurrences that real people experienced. 

Where does Files of the Unexplained take place?

The series discusses events that occurred in Yuba County, California; Pascagoula, Mississippi; Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana; Lake Lanier in Georgia; Mount Shasta in California; in Oakville, Washington; and in the Salish Sea in British Columbia. 

What is each episode of Files of the Unexplained about? 

• Episode 1: During a 1973 fishing trip in Pascagoula, Mississippi, two men encountered an unidentified craft and were allegedly abducted. Their strange experience with otherworldly beings left them searching for answers.
• Episode 2: The Myrtles Plantation in St. Francisville, Louisiana, attracts many visitors — and many spirits that are said to roam the historic inn on account of its disturbing past.
• Episode 3: Known as the Yuba County Five, five men in California disappeared without a trace in 1978, leaving investigators puzzled. Why, after watching a basketball game together, did the men venture into the frigid wilderness?
• Episode 4: For decades, members of the US military have reported unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) like the one seen in the now-infamous Gimbal video. The government silenced them — until a whistleblower in the Department of Defense came forward in 2023. 
• Episode 5: Lake Lanier, a man-made lake in Georgia, has claimed hundreds of lives over the years and spawned countless tales of terror — leaving residents to suspect the ghosts of those who drowned there now haunt its waters. 
• Episode 6: An active volcano in northern California, Mount Shasta is considered sacred by the Karuk people, one of the largest Indigenous tribes in the state.  The mountain is also steeped in myths, legends, and history — from the legend of Lemuria to a doomed ski lodge. 
• Episode 7: So-called blobs that rained from the sky in Oakville, Washington, in 1994 caused illness among the town’s residents — who began to theorize about the blobs’ origins. Were these washed-up sea creatures? Or something more sinister?
• Episode 8: A couple exploring the shores of the Salish Sea in British Columbia found shoes among the rocks before realizing they contained skeletal remains. As a number of severed feet washed ashore, investigators began to suspect foul play. 

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