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Documentation archive — ratings measure evidence volume, not truth.

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Jersey Devil

Active · Rating B · Various locations, New Jersey · 16 January 1909

In January 1909, an unprecedented wave of over 1,000 documented sightings across New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania reported a bipedal, winged entity known as the Jersey Devil. Wi…

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Glawackus of Glastonbury

Historic · Rating C · Glastonbury, Connecticut · 14 January 1939

On January 14, 1939, residents of Glastonbury, Connecticut, began reporting a mysterious, feline-like creature dubbed the "Glawackus." Described as a combination of a dog, panther,…

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Loch Ness Monster

Active · Rating B · Loch Ness, Scotland · 28 April 1933

The Loch Ness Monster, affectionately known as "Nessie," is a famous aquatic cryptid alleged to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. Popularized in 1933 following local sig…

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Beast of Gévaudan

Historic · Rating A · Gévaudan region, France · 30 June 1764

Between 1764 and 1767, a man-eating creature terrorized the rural province of Gévaudan, France, resulting in over 100 documented deaths. Witnesses described a wolf-like beast with…

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Gef the Talking Mongoose

Historic · Rating C · Dalby, Isle of Man · 1 October 1931

From 1931 to 1939 on the Isle of Man, the Irving family claimed their remote farmhouse was inhabited by "Gef," a talking entity possessing the body of a mongoose. High-pitched voic…

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Fouke Monster

Historic · Rating C · Fouke, Arkansas · 1 May 1971

On the night of 1 May 1971, Bobby Ford, 25, told authorities that a hairy, manlike animal had grabbed him at a rented house on U.S. 71 near Fouke, in Miller County, Arkansas. He pu…

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Beast of Bray Road

Historic · Rating C · Near Elkhorn, Wisconsin · 29 December 1991

On 29 December 1991, The Week, a Walworth County newspaper, printed two accounts of a wolfish animal on Bray Road, outside Elkhorn, Wisconsin. Lorianne Endrizzi, then unnamed, said…

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Mothman Sightings - Chicago

Active · Rating C · Lake Michigan region, Illinois · 22 August 2011

From 2011, and especially in 2017, witnesses across Chicago and the wider Lake Michigan shore reported a large winged humanoid — often dark, bat- or owl-like, sometimes with glowin…

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Mothman Sightings - WV

Historic · Rating C · Point Pleasant, West Virginia · 15 November 1966

Between November 1966 and December 1967, witnesses in and around Point Pleasant, West Virginia, reported a large winged figure with glowing red eyes — especially near the abandoned…

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Champ of Lake Champlain

Active · Rating C · Lake Champlain, Vermont · 5 July 1977

Champ — sometimes “Champy” — is the name given to a legendary lake creature said to inhabit Lake Champlain, which borders New York, Vermont, and Quebec. Hundreds of sightings have…

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Dover Demon Event

Historic · Rating C · Dover, Massachusetts · 21 April 1977

The Dover Demon is the name given to a small, unidentified creature reportedly observed in Dover, Massachusetts during the nights of April 21-22, 1977. Over a period of roughly twe…

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Bridgewater Triangle

Active · Rating C · Bridgewater area, Massachusetts · 10 May 1760

The Bridgewater Triangle is a region of southeastern Massachusetts associated with a wide range of reported unexplained phenomena, including UFO sightings, unusual animal encounter…