Other Flying reports from the 1900s
24 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 · Knox County, Tennessee · 1907
Witness reports that J. F. Witt discovered a large white bird with black wing tips and a water-holding pouch in the mountains near Zion’s Mill.
Other Flying · Great Salt Lake, Utah · 1903
Two hunters tracked and witnessed a horse-eating monster with an alligator head and bat-like wings on Stansbury Island in Utah.
Other Flying · Van Meter, Iowa · 1903
A posse cornered a monster at an abandoned coal mine in Van Meter, which emerged with a smaller member of its species before fleeing.
Other Flying · Woodland Park, New Jersey · 1909
Witness reports that Patsy McCue saw a creature the size of a sheep with large spreading wings and a mule-like head that kept pace with his trolley car for a mile.
Other Flying · Berea, Kentucky · 1906
A Passamaquoddee tradition is recounted describing a thunder bird whose wing flaps cause lightning and a story of a hunter encountering giants identified as Thunder and Lightning.
Other Flying · Reynolds County, Missouri · 1900
Witness reports an enormous bird killed a hog in Reynolds County.
Other Flying · Maui, Hawaii · 1906
An employee of Haleakala Ranch found a sick and disabled strange bird during a cold north storm, which was cared for until it flew away.
Other Flying · Van Meter, Iowa · 1903
A legendary bat-like creature is said to have terrorized Van Meter in 1903, described as nearly nine feet tall with bat wings and a blinding light from a horn.
Other Flying · Gloucester Heights, New Jersey · 1909
A paperhanger and his wife report seeing a two-legged creature with wings and hoofs on their roof.
Other Flying · Boltaña, Aragón · 1905
A mule-driver named [name] claimed the flying entity was a warning angel and rushed into the church frightened.
Other Flying · Burlington, New Jersey · 1909
Residents in Burlington and South Jersey report seeing mysterious horse-like hoofprints on roofs and window ledges, with some believing the maker is the 'Leeds Devil' or a strange bird.
Other Flying · Lake Chelan, Washington · 1905
The Lake Chelan Dragon was seen again in 1905 as a 75-foot serpentine creature at the head of the lake.
Other Flying · Brigantine, New Jersey · 1909
Captain George Doughty reports battling an immense bird with a large beak and taloned legs that nearly killed him in his boat off Brigantine beach.
Other Flying · Great Salt Lake, Utah · 1903
Witnesses [name] and [name] report seeing a large, dragon-like creature with bat wings and an alligator head flying over Stansbury Island and leaving giant hand-like tracks.
Other Flying · Morgantown, West Virginia · 1909
H. A. Christie reports that a winged monster rose from the water and stole his fishing tackle.
Other Flying · Akron, Ohio · 1902
Harry Breitenstein and his wife saw thousands of rainbow-colored lights playing about an old apple tree which resolved into balls of fire.
Other Flying · Village of New York Mills, New York · 1909
An animal dealer in New York claimed the 'devil' escaped from his store and offered a reward for its capture.
Other Flying · Hillsboro, Ohio · 1906
The text recounts a Passamaquoddy tradition where an Indian hunter follows mysterious snowshoe tracks to a mountain cave and witnesses two stone-faced men identified as Thunder and Lightning.
Other Flying · Iowa · 1903
Witness reports a bullet-proof monster with bat-like wings and three-toed feet running up telegraph poles in Iowa.
Other Flying · Minnesota · 1906
Witness reports a huge eagle swooped down on children in Log Prairie, Minnesota, grabbing a five-year-old girl and lifting her several feet off the ground before being driven off by other boys.
Other Flying · Hazel Green, Kentucky · 1901
The author reports that watching a 'ferry flying serpent' is the order of the night in Morcan County, noting great excitement over what has been seen in the elements.
Other Flying · Opelousas, Louisiana · 1904
Witnesses report a giant winged creature covered in salt that was shot at, fled to a cave, and later carried off a horse.
Other Flying · Hancock County, Mississippi · 1904
Witnesses report a large winged beast with gleaming eyes and sharp teeth that carried a horse in its jaws to a cave before later eating water shrimps near the shore.
Other Flying · Rock Island County, Illinois · 1902
Witness reports that the warrior chief Outaga and his tribe encountered a winged monster called Piusa which attacked him before being killed by arrows.