Forty-five files. Not all of them closed.

The newest Pencil Box Press title is out: The Unexplained: A Bold & Easy Coloring Book of UFOs, Cryptids, and Unsolved Mysteries. It’s a coloring book built like a paranormal case archive: 45 full-page illustrations, each one paired with a concise note pulled from reported sightings, public records, and official investigations.

Some of these cases made the evening news. Others barely made it past a local sheriff’s desk. All of them began with someone insisting they saw exactly what they said they saw. Some have perfectly ordinary answers, and those are included too, because a file that closes is still a file.

Five sections of strange history

Sightings, Cryptid Encounters, The Compound, Signs & Phenomena, and B-Movie Night. Revisit Roswell, Bluff Creek, Mothman, Area 51, mysterious crop formations, unexplained lights, government documents, drive-in theaters, and the creature features that turned saucer panic into popular culture.

This isn’t a collection of disconnected monsters and spaceships. Every illustration belongs to a larger case, with notes on what was reported, what investigators found, and what remains unaccounted for. The descriptions draw on sources including Project Blue Book, the Condon Report, and other public records, with complete sourcing and further reading collected in the back.

What’s inside

• 45 full-page illustrations across five case-file sections
• Bold, easy-to-color line art with large open spaces
• A mature retro aesthetic with mystery, atmosphere, and edge
• Case notes accompanying every design
• Large 8.5" x 11" pages
• Single-sided artwork with a blank reverse to protect the next design
• Sources and further reading listed in the back

Use colored pencils, crayons, gel pens, or markers. Place a protective sheet behind the page when using wet media.

You don’t have to believe every file. You only have to wonder why some never quite closed.