Flap: Lacey, Washington, Jul–Oct 2026
3 reports · 5 separate documents
Other / Unknown (2), Other Humanoid (1).
In the 10 years either side we have 8 other reports within 37 miles of here.
The reports, in order
- Jul 26, 2026 The narrator's daughter also saw the same spider-like creature on her ceiling.
Other / Unknown · Lacey, Washington - Aug 2026 Witness and friend report seeing a person-like figure in bushes that shrunk to four feet tall and disappeared when illuminated by headlights.
Other Humanoid · Olympia, Washington - Oct 21, 2026 The narrator's mother and the narrator report seeing a transparent, dog-sized creature with visible striped legs on their driveway in Western Washington.
Other / Unknown · Western Junction, Washington · rabbit hole
Sources: Reddit (3).
How we find flaps
- Plain rules, no model: reports within 37 miles and about four months of each other are grouped, and a group counts only when it is at least 5 times what that place usually sees over the 10 years either side.
- A flap needs at least 3 reports from at least 3 separate documents: one article listing six sightings is one telling.
- Copies are not confirmations: a story reprinted in thirty papers counts once.
- Investigator logs (BFRO, NAWAC, the Loch Ness Register) are left out, because a busy field season looks just like a flap.
- Only reports placed to a town or county and dated to the month are used. A flap is a burst of reports, not proof of a creature: panics, hoaxes and newspaper fashions make flaps too.