Other Flying reports from the 1830s
10 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Other Flying · Padang, Sumatera Barat · 1834
The author witnessed a serpent fly from an immense tree at a height of fifty or sixty feet and alight upon another at the distance of forty fathoms.
Other Flying · Padang, Sumatera Barat · 1833
Witness reports that natives claimed to have seen and killed a serpent that flew by making its belly concave, and the author later witnessed a similar creature flying between trees.
Other Flying · Alton, Illinois · 1839
The text recounts an Indian tradition of a giant bird called the Piasa that preyed on humans in Illinois until it was killed by warriors led by Chief Ouatoga.
Other Flying · Hartford, Connecticut · 1833
Witness reports seeing a serpent fly from an immense tree at a height of fifty or sixty feet and alight on another tree forty or fifty fathoms away.
Other Flying · Indonesia · 1831
The author and Mr. [name] witnessed a serpent fly from a tree in a forest near the Pedang Bessie river in January 1831.
Other Flying · Washington, District of Columbia · 1838
The captain and crew report a large owl-headed bird hovering over the ship that survived multiple shots with duck shot and flew away uninjured.
Other Flying · Somalia · 1832
Witness reports that natives claimed to have seen and killed a flying serpent in 1832, and the author personally witnessed one flying in 1831.
Other Flying · Raleigh, North Carolina · 1833
A native chief and another person claimed to have seen and killed a serpent that flew by making its belly concave.
Other Flying · Perú · 1838
Witness reports Mr. [name] claimed to have shot a condor in Peru that was so full it could not fly immediately after eating a horse carcass.
Other Flying · Little Rock, Arkansas · 1834
Witness reports seeing a four-foot-long serpent fly between trees in a forest near the river Pedang Bessit.