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Other Flying reports from the 1970s

21 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.

  1. Other Flying · Miami, Florida · 1973

    Miami, Florida1 independent source

    Witness reports that a hamburger-shaped object with rotating blue and yellow lights hovered five feet above his house in Miami.

  2. Other Flying · Lake Shelbyville, Illinois · 1978

    Lake Shelbyville, Illinois1 independent source

    [name] in Lake Shelbyville, Illinois in 1978 filmed two large black birds with long necks and bald black leathery heads from his canoe.

  3. Other Flying · Powell Butte, Oregon · 1976

    Powell Butte, Oregon1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing what they thought was a pterodactyl as a child in 1976.

  4. Other Flying · 1970s

    location unknown1 independent source

    Witness reports seeing a giant black bird with a white face feature on a tree branch in their grandparent's yard during the 1970s.

  5. Other Flying · Harlingen, Texas · 1976

    Harlingen, Texas1 independent source

    Witnesses report that [name] and her cousin [name] saw a huge, ape-faced, winged beast with blood-red eyes in an irrigation canal near Harlingen.

  6. Other Flying · Rio Grande, Texas · 1976

    Rio Grande, Texas1 independent source

    Witnesses report that [name] and his nephew [name] encountered a creature with silver dollar eyes and a long beak while fishing.

  7. Other Flying · Harlingen, Texas · 1976

    Harlingen, Texas1 independent source

    Witnesses report that [name] found unusual three-toed tracks measured 8-inches across embedded in the ground.

  8. Other Flying · San Antonio, Texas · 1976

    San Antonio, Texas1 independent source

    Three teachers saw a creature described as a pterodactyl swooping low over their cars with huge bony wings.

  9. Other Flying · Atascosa County, Texas · 1970s

    Atascosa County, Texas1 independent source

    Witness reports a large bird-like humanoid with glowing red eyes and a massive wingspan attacked two men fishing at night.

  10. Other Flying · San Benito, Texas · 1976

    San Benito, Texas1 independent source

    Witnesses report that police officers [name] and [name] saw a large bird-like creature with simian features and red eyes.

  11. Other Flying · Mawnan, England · 1976

    Mawnan, England1 independent source

    Two young girls reported sighting a feathered humanoid figure with glowing eyes and expansive wings near an old church in Cornwall.

  12. Other Flying · Hidalgo County, Texas · 1976

    Hidalgo County, Texas1 independent source

    Witnesses report that [name] was attacked by a soaring, gorilla-faced creature with leathery skin and talon-like claws.

  13. Other Flying · McCook, Texas · 1970s

    McCook, Texas1 independent source

    Witnesses report that [name] saw a huge brownish bird with a transparent beak and blue/white striped wings land in a cow pasture.

  14. Other Flying · Harlingen, Texas · 1976

    Harlingen, Texas1 independent source

    Witnesses report that three teachers saw a creature resembling a pteranodon near Harlingen.

  15. Other Flying · 甲府市, 山梨県 · 1975

    甲府市, 山梨県1 independent source

    Another boy reported seeing an orange light in the sky at the Kofu Bypass.

  16. Other Flying · Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg · 1978

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg1 independent source

    Miners reported a black winged creature wearing a cape that screamed and prevented them from entering a mine.

  17. Other Flying · Harlingen, Texas · 1976

    Harlingen, Texas1 independent source

    Two children reported seeing a bird on the ground with a gorilla-like face and sharp beak, along with tracks found by their parents.

  18. Other Flying · England, United Kingdom · 1978

    England, United Kingdom1 independent source

    Witnesses report seeing an enormous black bird-like figure flying around Renwick on certain evenings.

  19. Other Flying · 1970s

    location unknown1 independent source

    [name] reports seeing a large, ape-faced bird with a transparent beak and striped wings in Texas during the 1970s.

  20. Other Flying · 1971

    location unknown1 independent source

    Police Sergeant [name] saw a giant bird-like creature standing over 6 ft tall with an 8 to 12 ft wingspan near Bird Hill in Marshfield.

  21. Other Flying · Baja California, México · 1970s

    Baja California, México1 independent source

    Witness reports that the narrator's mother and her sisters saw a large winged creature with no teeth flying over their isolated ranch in Baja California.