408 km · Portland
In 1971 a passenger ticketed as Dan Cooper hijacked a Boeing 727, obtained $200,000 and jumped into a Pacific Northwest night. His ticket, tie, parachutes and some ransom money survived; his identity and fate did not become known.
1,054 km · Plumas National Forest
Five friends left a basketball game in Chico in February 1978 and never reached home. Their car appeared on a snowy road; months later four bodies were found in Plumas National Forest. Gary Mathias remains missing. This dossier follows the evidence, conflicting accounts and questions still open.
1,449 km · Groom Lake
The Groom Lake installation began as a U-2 test site and later hosted the A-12, Soviet fighters, and stealth projects. This dossier follows declassified records, accidents, and workers’ dispute over environmental secrecy, separating verifiable history from claims of extraterrestrial craft.