Luscombe Driver,
I think it is you; in fact, I'm positive !
There is nothing, "bazaar" about this report that I can detect.
Whilst this NTSB reports lacks the superior Layout and Structure of our own UK AAIB Reports, this sad account explains, in simple terms, the most probable cause of the accident.
It starts to go wrong for the pilot around here.....
"Other pilots flying similar routes on the night of the accident reported no visual horizon while flying over the water because of haze."
That the NTSB explain in some detail how control can be lost through, "spatial disorientation" is a lesson to ALL.
With more flying under your belt and less, "Theoretical Physics and Crytzoology" I'm sure you will come across worse reading.
Regards
TG