Other / Unknown reports from the 1950s
13 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 · Loveland, Ohio · 1955
A chef driving home reported seeing three or four-foot-tall bipedal creatures with gray heads, large mouths like frogs, and a sparking device.
Other / Unknown · Évora, Portugal · 1959
Professor [name] observed a tiny organism in 'angel hair' under a microscope, describing its physical structure and reaction to pressure.
Other / Unknown · Riverside, California · 1958
Another motorist reported seeing a large shadowy something run across the road near the Santa Ana River the night after [name]'s encounter.
Other / Unknown · Loveland, Ohio · 1955
Generalized legend reports an unnamed businessman saw frog-like creatures near a bridge in Loveland.
Other / Unknown · Montgomery County, Maryland · 1958
Mr. [name] reported that a creature ran up at an extremely fast pace while he was parked near the tennis courts.
Other / Unknown · Frametown, West Virginia · 1952
A couple driving through Frametown at dusk encountered a creature with reptilian humanoid upper body and metallic lower body.
Other / Unknown · Flatwoods, West Virginia · 1952
A group of locals saw a large pulsating ball of fire and a mist that made their eyes burn, revealing a creature with metallic armor.
Other / Unknown · Kent County, Delaware · 1953
Witnesses report a strange animal seen at Glasgow that resembles a bear, ape, or gorilla and left fierce claw tracks.
Other / Unknown · Farmville, Virginia · 1958
Witness reports a strange yellowish-grey animal with a long tail and a blood-curdling scream has been seen and heard in Charlotte, Appomattox, and Prince Edward counties for several years.
Other / Unknown · 1950s
Witness reports a group of farmers cornered an unknown creature in a barn in Turkey Hollow after it had been killing livestock.
Other / Unknown · Washington, District of Columbia · 1958
Mr. [name] reported that the thing came up growling and pounded on the right hand side of his car.
Other / Unknown · Pará, Região Norte · 1953
A hunter claims to have killed an enraged mapinguari that reared up on its hind legs in the jungle near Rio Açaituba.
Other / Unknown · 1951
A large unidentified creature terrorized people in 1951 by hunting dogs and screaming loudly; a posse fired seven shots at it.