Other / Unknown reports from the 1960s
15 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 · Grant Parish, Louisiana · 1966
Witness reports being charged by a large, unseen animal that made bellowing and shrilling noises while fishing with his brother.
Other / Unknown · Gardena, California · 1961
Witness reports a tall, dark, reptilian humanoid with human form appeared in her closet and moved stealthily toward her.
Other / Unknown · 1969
Witness reports seeing a skinny creature with a big head, black eyes, and three long fingers tapping on her window in the late 60s or early 70s.
Other / Unknown · Denver, Colorado · 1960s
Witness reports a general was taken to a secret mountain base in Colorado housing a zoo of living dinosaurs, including a harmless T-Rex variant.
Other / Unknown · Miami-Dade County, Florida · 1961
A columnist reported various monster sightings including footprints, a sea serpent, and birds with 50-foot wingspans.
Other / Unknown · Lengstein - Longostagno, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol · 1969
Witness reports a local man reported a 30-inch-long animal with two hind legs.
Other / Unknown · 1960s
Witness reports a photograph emerged which was supposedly taken of the mysterious creature.
Other / Unknown · 1960s
Witness reports a massive, lanky scarecrow-like creature with straw visible from its hat and hands screamed at her and ran into a corn field.
Other / Unknown · 1960s
The local Sheriff saw the creature in an alfalfa field before it ran into the brush line.
Other / Unknown · 1960s
Two Border Patrol officers spotted the creature crossing a road.
Other / Unknown · Ködörösêse tî Bêafrîka / République centrafricaine · 1960s
A prospector claimed to have seen a mourou-ngou swimming.
Other / Unknown · Acre, Região Norte · 1960
In 1960, a caboclo claimed that the mapinguari was a huge horse-like animal recently seen by men working on the road linking Acre to Brasilia.
Other / Unknown · 1969
A rubber-tapper reported shooting a mapinguari in 1969 and removing its claws.
Other / Unknown · 1960s
The local principal reported seeing a hairless monkey enter his yard and drink from a garden hose.
Other / Unknown · Acre, Região Norte · 1960
In 1960, a cabloco claimed that the mapinguari was really a sort of huge and horrifying horse-like animal recently seen by men working on the road linking Acre to Brasilia.