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Bigfoot, Dogman, lake monsters, UFOs and what the military saw. 245 creatures, 10,622 Air Force files, 17,170 Canadian sightings, and reports from readers like you.

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This month in the Air Force files

UFO reports the Air Force logged in this month, 1947 to 1969.

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Every creature has its other names, what witnesses report and the cases that made it famous.

Bigfootaka Sasquatch, SkookumA huge, hair-covered, upright ape said to roam North American forests.Dogmanaka Michigan Dogman, Upright canineA tall, upright, dog-headed creature with glowing eyes, the Midwest's favourite monster.Chupacabraaka Goat-sucker, ChupacabrasThe goat-sucker: a spiny creature blamed for draining livestock of blood.Mothmanaka The Bird, Red-eyed winged manA winged figure with glowing red eyes seen around Point Pleasant in 1966 and 1967.Jersey Devilaka Leeds Devil, 13th child of Mother LeedsA hooved, winged devil said to haunt the New Jersey Pine Barrens since 1735.Loch Ness Monsteraka Nessie, NiseagScotland's long-necked lake monster, the world's most famous cryptid.Flatwoods Monsteraka Braxton County Monster, Phantom of FlatwoodsA towering figure with a spade-shaped hood seen after a fiery object fell from the sky in 1952.Tic Tac UAPaka Nimitz encounter, FLIR1The white, wingless object that US Navy pilots tracked from the USS Nimitz in 2004.Fairiesaka The Fae, Fair FolkThe hidden people of Irish and British folklore, still reported in gardens, woods and old forts.

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This month in old newspapers

Sea serpents, wild men and phantom airships reported in October, from American papers printed before 1927.

  1. 1869The monster snake of Pyramid Lake
    Pyramid Lake, Nevada
  2. 1884A huge buzzing bird over a Carson ranch
    Road from Carson City to Genoa, Nevada
  3. 1886A 50-foot monster crosses San Diego Bay
    San Diego Bay off the 22nd Street depot, California
  4. 1893Steamer officers see a head 14 feet out of the water off Timaru
    Off the coast south of Timaru, New Zealand
  5. 1909The Jersey Devil found dead
    Burlington, New Jersey

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The Air Force kept files

Project Blue Book collected 10,622 UFO reports between 1947 and 1969. Find the ones from your state, read the original scans, and see where they cluster.

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Canada's UFO sightings

17,170 reports from every province and territory since 1989, from the Canadian UFO Survey. See your town's sightings and the ones nobody could explain.

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Sasquatch, lake monsters and more in Canada

Military encounters

Foo fighters over Germany, radar returns over the White House, a Tic Tac off San Diego. The cases pilots and soldiers reported.

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