Other / Unknown reports from the 1930s
23 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 / Unknown · South Pittsburg, Tennessee · 1934
Witnesses report a mysterious animal described as fast as lightning and resembling a giant kangaroo terrorizing the Hamburg community and killing dogs.
Other / Unknown · Mercer County, Pennsylvania · 1934
Natives of the Pymatuning swamp area insist that strange monsters, described as survivors of an earlier geological era, roamed in the semi-tropical heart of the swamp.
Other / Unknown · Point Barrow, Alaska · 1932
Witnesses report a ship called the flying Dutch man was sighted lodged in ice in the Arctic Sea.
Other / Unknown · Seaside Heights, New Jersey · 1937
A monster turtle weighing a ton with an eight-foot shell was captured at Seaside Heights.
Other / Unknown · Hartford, Connecticut · 1939
The Gazette scribe reports that yarns concerning the 'Glastonbury Glawackus' have aroused curiosity and spread throughout the nation, with locals offering varying reactions to the strange beast.
Other / Unknown · Harpers Ferry, West Virginia · 1932
Natural scientists in Harpers Ferry are unable to identify a family of strange animals unearthed in a cave on Maryland Heights, described as having features of a dog, bear, and cat.
Other / Unknown · Montgomery County, Maryland · 1935
Witness reports that the dreaded Snallygaster has returned to its lair on Sugar Loaf Mountain in Montgomery County due to the Chaco warfare.
Other / Unknown · Ossun, France métropolitaine · 1939
Residents of Ossun report a strange monster with the head of a saurian lurking near the community.
Other / Unknown · Chicago, Illinois · 1938
Witnesses report a strange animal sat on a newspaper on a front porch in Chicago, refusing to move and baring its teeth until captured by police.
Other / Unknown · Neosho County, Kansas · 1937
Fred Clagg reports seeing a crouching animal with glaring eyes that emitted a sound like a lion and cougar before brushing past him.
Other / Unknown · Shaw, Kansas · 1937
Mrs. [name] reports seeing the creature in her yard.
Other / Unknown · Rio Urubu, Região Norte · 1930
A 1930 sighting of a monkey-like mapinguari on the Urubu River was reported in On the Track of Unknown Animals.
Other / Unknown · South Pittsburg, Tennessee · 1934
A giant kangaroo was reported loose in South Pittsburg, Tennessee, killing multiple livestock and ripping an animal in half.
Other / Unknown · Δήμος Πύργου, Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίου · 1932
Witness reports that a woman at Pyrgos gave birth to a winged monster with the head of a snake.
Other / Unknown · Estero Island, Florida · 1935
Fishermen and hunters searched for a spined lizard-like monster on Estero Island, with Lewis Reynolds claiming to have photographed it.
Other / Unknown · Coalridge, Montana · 1935
Witness reports a strange animal resembling a red fox but larger with a coyote-like head was found dead on the Andrew Young farm.
Other / Unknown · Bongo Massif, Vakaga · 1937
Inhabitants claimed a gassingrâm was seen carrying prey to caves in 1937.
Other / Unknown · New Jersey · 1939
The writer reports a local newspaper story about a wild animal at Hitchcock Lake described as big as a large dog with a long head and short hair like a pig.
Other / Unknown · Norway · 1939
The text mentions Norwegians who are always hearing a big sfrj battle.
Other / Unknown · 1930s
Witness reports that a government official discovered an exceptionally large aye-aye skin in a house near Andranomavo.
Other / Unknown · México · 1935
Witness reports seeing a gruesome animal described as a mixture of man, crocodile and black snake in the mountains of Mexico.
Other / Unknown · Madagasikara / Madagascar · 1935
[name] claims British officer [name] found the tree and brought back photos of pitchers swallowing rodents.
Other / Unknown · Washington, District of Columbia · 1936
A witness reports that their youngest son was pursued by a strange animal everyone is looking for.