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Bennington Triangle

**Theories** |  · A cryptid · Demonic presence

The **Bennington Triangle** is an area of southwestern Vermont within which a number of people went missing between 1920 and 1950.

## Background

Precisely what area is encompassed in this hypothetical "mystery triangle" is not clear, but it is purportedly centered on Glastenbury Mountain and would include some or most of the area of the towns immediately surrounding it, especially Bennington, Woodford, Shaftsbury, and Somerset. Glastenbury and its neighboring township Somerset were both once moderately thriving logging and industrial towns, but began declining toward the late 19th century and are now essentially ghost towns, unincorporated by an act of the state legislature in 1937.

## Notable Accounts

* Account #1
* Account #2
* Account #3
* Account #4
* Account #5
*On November 12, 1945, 75-year-old Middie Rivers, a local outdoorsman with much experience, guided a hunting party onto Glastenbury Mountain. While returning to camp, Rivers got ahead of the others and vanished. Police and volunteers launched a search party for the hunter, but found nothing. The only clue was a single bullet found by a stream.*

*On December 1, 1946, an 18-year-old Bennington College coed named Paula Welden went on a day hike on Glastenbury. She got a ride to the trailhead and several eyewitnesses confirmed seeing her on the trail. When she failed to return to school, over 1,000 volunteers searched the area. Despite a $5,000 reward and investigators from the FBI, Welden was never seen again.*

*Three years to the day after Welden's disappearance, James Tetford vanished from a bus bound for Bennington. He boarded it in St. Albans, Vermont, and although passengers confirmed his presence on the bus, he was not on it when it reached Bennington.*

*On October 12, 1950, eight-year-old Paul Jepson disappeared as well. His parents were the caretakers of a local dump. Paul's mother left him sitting in her truck unattended for several minutes, but when she returned, he was nowhere to be found. Bloodhounds managed to follow his scent to a nearby road, but immediately lost it.*

*Three weeks after Jepson's disappearance, Frieda Langer was hiking with her cousin Herbert Elsner when she slipped and fell into a stream. She told her cousin to wait for her while she ran a short distance back to their campsite to change into dry clothes. When she didn't return, Elsner went back to camp and discovered that Langer had never arrived. Various search teams made five different attempts over the next week, but found nothing. Langer's body did not turn up until the next spring, where it was found badly mangled in an open area that teams had already searched repeatedly.*

## Trivia

* In the late 1800s, a stagecoach traveling on what is now Route 9 near Glastenbury, Vermont, encountered a Bigfoot-like cryptid that attacked and overturned the vehicle.
Camerahead (Unknown Revision from /x/)

The video associated with the post.
This is 1 out of 2 revisions of cameraheads that have been found, however more could exist. (Found by "Marnen005")

A possible creature or living thing called a CAMERAHEAD, which is never shown, described, or referred to except in one letter, "written in charcoal or ash" on "a torn envelope" which was picked up or seen by a poster on /x/. The original poster describes his or her experience in encountering the artifacts (a miniDV tape and the letter) and then viewing the tape, which is implied to reveal more of itself on subsequent viewings.

Since its upload on youtube, the video has been found to contain additional random clips of alleged spirits or ghosts observing the viewer. This strange appearance of seemingly random 'ghost' imagery is inconsistent with the original impression that a CAMERAHEAD is a living and mortal demon, forcing us to believe this video was created simply as a creep-tactic on part of the original poster who has not returned since the original posting.

## The Original Post

Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2008 by Anonymous

"/x/ what's a camerahead?

I was walking home through a nearby gully and came across a weird stack of rocks and a torn envelope with some writing on it. It appeared to have been written in charcoal or ash.

It said, "I KILLED A CAMERAHEAD" on the next line "IT TOOK TREVOR" and the last line "GET HELP IF I DON'T COME BACK"

and there was a miniDV nearby. this was all that was on it besides static, though i had to watch it a few times before i found this clip.

Who took this video? A camerahead sounds really silly if it's a monster with a camera for a head."

## The Video

A few hours after the initial post, the original poster managed to deliver the following video uploaded to Youtube, claiming a few minutes of static had to be cut due to Youtube's length restriction.

## In Popular Culture

Camheads are an unused gang design from the video game, Manhunt.
Ambize

**Theories** |  · Cryptid · Large fish

The **Ambize** is an enormous lake monster that is said to inhabit the African Congo. This odd looking fish is reportedly prized among the Congolese natives for its remarkably pork-like flavor.

## Appearance

The Ambize is said to have the body of the fish, the head of an ox, two human like hands and a bizarre, target shaped tail.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species (a Cryptid)
* A large fish

## Trivia

* The exact size of the fish is mostly unknown.
Octosquatch

**Theories** |  · Cryptid · Hoax

**Octosquatch**, alternatively known as the **Octo-Squatch**, was the name given to a strange hairy cephalopod reportedly sighted in the summer of 1961 in Spain. The monster was seen only once, late at night in the summer of 1961, by a truck driver and his anonymous riding partner.

## Appearance

It was described as a “hairy octopus” that was approximately 3-4 feet tall and covered with a shaggy coat of “rust-colored hair.” It had “round glowing eyes” and four “tentacle-like arms".

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species (a Cryptid)
* A hoax

## Trivia

* The creature did not move far from its spot at the base of an embankment, and the trucker and his partner were to scared to exit their vehicle. Finally, realizing there was nothing more they could do, the trucker and his partner drove away.
Coke Mystery Vending Machine

**Theories** |  · Pocket dimension · Refilled at night

The **Coke Mystery Vending Machine** is a supposedly-haunted (now debunked) Coca-Cola vending machine located on Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington.

## Description

Located in front of the Broadway Locksmith shop, the machine continues to dispense pop and mysteries in exchange for three quarters, despite its dilapidated appearance. Until recently, no one had ever seen the machine actually being restocked, leading some to believe it was haunted or contained a pocket dimension.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the phenomenon could be. Theories include:

* A pocket dimension
* An employee refills it at night

## Trivia

* You can find the Mystery Coke Machine at 918 E John.

## Gallery

### Photo Gallery

A photo of the machineThe machine being refilled
Ghost Moose

**Theories** |  · Ghost · Cryptid

The **Ghost Moose**, also known as the **Specter Moose** or the **Spectral Moose of Maine**, is a ghostly animal said to have been sighted in several areas around Maine during the 1900s.

The creature was described as being an enormous moose 10 to 15 feet high, with a ghostly, dirty white coloration and brandishing an immense set of formidable antlers. The coat of the animal is sometimes described as glowing faintly. The Specter Moose was said to have an extremely acute sense of smell and hearing, as well as the ability to appear or disappear at will and to phase through solid objects. Hunters who came across the apparition often told of not being able to get near enough for a shot, as well as the animal’s rather disconcerting habit of suddenly blinking in or out of existence right before their eyes. (mysteriousuniverse.org)

## Background

The Specter Moose was first sighted in 1901, when a sportsman from Boston by the name of M.A. Cushing spotted the beast near Chairback Mountain in the Katahdin region. A few months later, the giant moose was seen again near the Lobster Lakes by a town guide named Clarence Duffy and a Bangor lumberman called John Ross. In the following years the moose would appear in waves of sightings only to disappear for years at a time before rearing its head again. One such rash of sightings occurred in 1917, another in 1932, and then again in 1938. (mysteriousuniverse.org)

## Notable Accounts

As of yet, there are no notable accounts that we could find.

## Trivia

* A hunter by the name of Gilman Brown and his companion, a taxidermist named Granville Gray, described an encounter in which they fired at the moose only for it to vanish immediately.
* This is the 200th page on this wiki.
Overton Center mystery fumes

**Overton Center mystery fumes**, an event that occurred in Fort Worth, Texas on April 1st, 1997, caused people to experience symptoms of drowsiness and eventually unconsciousness from inhaling noxious fumes from an unknown source.

## History

Less than a week later, about 600 workers at an office building in the Fort Worth area had to evacuate two days in a row because of nausea.

Fire department spokesman Gary Pipes said 10 workers from the Centerpoint Building in Arlington, located between Dallas and Fort Worth, were taken to the hospital.

He said the blood tests were normal and they will be released. Pipes said hazardous materials handling teams had thoroughly searched the building but were unable to find the source of the mysterious odor.

The building has been returned to its owners and continues to operate.

According to Pipes, there is no known connection to the smoke that ultimately forced the closure of the tower of the Overton Center in Fort Worth.

The fire station has been closed until experts determine the cause of the problem and for two consecutive days, Britain evacuated more than 1,000 workers from the Overton building.

In both incidents, workers complained of dizziness, headache, and lightheadedness.

In the Fort Worth case, more than 100 people were taken to the hospital for evaluation, but doctors said there were no serious infections.

### The Fumes

For the second week in a row on Wednesday, mysterious smoke that smelled of cheap perfume wafted through office towers in Texas, sending dozens to hospitals and forcing hundreds to evacuate.

Authorities said 15 office workers complaining of trouble breathing, vomiting, and dizziness were taken to the hospital by ambulance, while another 15 received preventive health checks by bus.

Outside his nine-story Overton Center office tower in southwestern Fort Worth, 30 people were sprawled on grass benches, given oxygen, and treated by an ambulance.

The smoke that hospitalized 72 workers and sickened 130 on Tuesday caused breathing problems and nausea just hours after firefighters concluded it was safe for workers.

## possible causes

* a terrorist attack

1. ↑ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1997/04/07/Fumes-force-another-Texas-evacuation/1329860385600/
2. ↑ https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1997/04/03/mystery-fumes-strike-again/
Headless Angel of Portugal

**Theories** |  · Angel · Hoax

The **Headless Angel of Portugal** was a mysterious humanoid being sighted by four young shepherdesses near Cabeco, Portugal, in the summer of 1915.

## Appearance

The entity was described as "a figure like a statue made of snow which the rays of the sun had turned somewhat transparent". The entity reportedly had bright white skin and a distinct lack of a head, but somehow managed to hover in the air with no discernible wings.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An angel
* A hoax

## Notable Encounters

There are no notable encounters that we can find.

## Trivia

* One of the girls, Lucia Abobora, was present during the events in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917, when 70,000 people witnessed a hovering disc.
Kabagon

**Theories** |  · Cryptid · Hoax · Iceberg · Misidentified whale or giant squid

**Kabagon** is a large aquatic cryptid reported to live in Antarctic seas off the cost of Lyttleton, New Zealand. It was sighted once by the crew of a Japanese fishing vessel.[1]

## Appearance

Most notable features of the creature are very large eyes at the top of the head. Below these are two circular shapes which some members of crew characterized as a second set of eyes, others apparent nostrils, and large head measuring 1.5 meters in height from under the eyes/nostrils to top of the head. Coloration is grayish, with reports citing the animals texture as rough and hairy, or otherwise scaled with spikes. In general, the head of the creature resembles a gigantic spider's head and eyes. It also resembles a cryptid known in Japanese waters, the giant sea ghost Umibōzu. Kabagon has been associated with similar Japanese sightings in Antarctic waters, including the Antarctic Godzilla and the Ningen.[2]

## Sighting

In the afternoon of April 28, 1974, On February 13, 1958, at about 7:00 PM, all 28 crew members including the captain of Japanese fishing vessel 28th Konpiramaru from Mekawa, Miyagi witnessed a large creature off Lytteleton Peninsula. Only the 1.5 meters-tall head of the creature was observed, and the creature dived after watching the crew for a while. Captain Kimura sketched the animal.
Local magazine in New Zealand New Zealand Weekly Magazine later picked this sighting and mysterious footprints were reported on a beach nearby the sighting location.[3]

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species (a Cryptid).
* An exotic species, such as a walrus.
* A known animal, such as an Elephant Seal.
* An iceberg. There have been sightings of "phantom islands" off the New Zealand coast which were attributed to icebergs.
* A misidentified whale or, due to the enormous eyes, a giant squid.
* A rotting body of a large known animal, distorted into a monstrous shape, often called a globster.
Dancing Underpants

**Theories** |  · Ghost · Hallucination

The **Dancing Underpants** were the focus of a bizarre and arguably-disturbing encounter that a man named R. E. Barker had at the age of nine.

While inspecting an abandoned barn at a nudist camp, Barker found that the door was locked. Looking through the crack between the floor and the bottom of the door, Barker glanced upwards and was met with a pair of white underpants floating in mid-air and dancing around. Barker turned and ran immediately.

## Description

The phenomenon, only encountered once, was described as a pair of white Fruit-of-the-Loom underpants floating in mid-air and dancing, as if possessed.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the phenomenon could be. Theories include:

* A ghost
* Hallucination

## Trivia

* The story was featured in a small article in *Weird N.J.*.
Crawfordsville Monster

**Theories** |  · Alien · Flock of birds · Cryptid

The **Crawfordsville Monster**, also known as the **Crawfordsville Dragon**, is a dragon-like cryptid that was sighted over Crawfordsville, Indiana in 1891. The creature writhed as though in great pain, "squirmed in agony", and sounded a "wheezing, plaintive noise" as it hovered at 300 feet.

## Appearance

Witnesses described a violently flapping "thing" with a flaming red "eye", twenty feet long and eight feet wide. Descriptions of the creature vary, with some accounts suggesting that it had no head, and others describing it as having glowing red eyes and hot breath. Accounts generally agree that it is a large rectangular creature, possibly eel like in appearance, with several undulating fins down the sides of its body. Witnesses at the second appearance described the creature as writhing and squirming, and as producing a wheezing sound, as if it were in pain.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species (a Cryptid)
* Extraterrestrial
* A flock of birds

## Trivia

* What is strange about the creature is that it has an eye in its mouth, three jaws, and it appears to be a cyclops. It also seems to be eel-like in shape, with feathery protrusions coming out of its sides and back.
* The commonly-accepted explanation for the Crawfordsville Dragon is that it was a simple misidentification of a flock of Killdeer, a species of bird.

## Gallery

### Photo Gallery

An artist's renditionAn artist's depiction (by nocturnalsea)
Churchill Sea Serpent

**Theories** |  · Cryptid · Sea Serpent

**Churchill Sea Serpent** is a sea serpent that is said to inhabit the waters off the coast of serpentine sea beast off the notoriously monster ridden coast of Port Natal, South Africa. This creature vary, but it is generally depicted as a large, serpentine sea monster with a long, sinuous body and a reptilian appearance. Reports of sightings of the Churchill Sea Serpent date back to the early 20th century, with numerous accounts from sailors, fishermen, and other individuals who claim to have encountered the creature.

On August 31st, 1884, the crew aboard the stream-tug known as the “Churchill” — which was anchored off the coast of Durban (formerly Cape Natal) on the eastern coast of South Africa — bore witness to one of the weirdest and outright frightening sea monster ever recorded. The ship’s Captain, a man chronicled in the accounts only as Captain Wellington.

## Appearance

The creature that a huge beast suddenly appeared level with the bulwarks presenting the most terrific appearance. It seemed covered in large sea shells and to have a big, hairy head; twice it appeared, and as suddenly plunged down again. The second time the whole of its body passed under the ship, and in doing so all aboard assert positively that its head could be seen some distance at one side while its tail was still visible many yards away at the other. It’s length was estimated at 60 feet.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species (a Cryptid)
* A Sea Serpent
Pig Lady

**Theories** |  · Hoax · Ghost · Deformed human · Misidentified animal

The **Pig Lady** is a horrific mutant entity that has been sighted on the aptly-named "Pig Lady Road" in Hillsborough, Somerset County.

Now, the Pig Lady was supposed to be an old maid who was injured during a fire at the mansion. A fire broke out, and this woman was on the second floor and was abandoned by everyone else as they saved themselves. She fell from the second floor, disfiguring her face, and she disappeared to live in the woods. However, there are many different origin stories for the Pig Lady.

## Appearance

The Pig Lady has been described as resembling a humanoid creature with a horribly deformed, pig-like face.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* A hoax
* A ghost or spirit
* A deformed hermit

## Notable Encounters

* Account #1
*The story goes that in the early 1900’s when Hillsborough was all farms and vast woods there lived a lady who resembled a pig. She lived on a farm secluded from civilization because as a child she was picked on and teased constantly, so she vowed never to have to deal with that kind of torture ever again. One day as she was gardening, a young boy came along with two of his friends and noticed the Pig Lady gardening. The boys made jokes about her hideous pig face and vowed to go back later that night, and place a slaughtered pig head on her door step. They went that night and were never heard from again. Years later as Hillsborough grew in population, the missing teenagers’ bones were found where her garden once was.*

*Legend has it that in order for her to come out, you must annoy her by flashing your lights, screaming Pig Lady, and beeping the horn. Then you must leave someone from the group on the street, and drive off without looking back. Once you get to the end of the road you turn around and go back and see what your friend has witnessed. The whole drive from leaving your friend and coming back takes ten minutes.*

*We all admitted to being scared except for my friend Jenn. She was calling us stupid for being scared and taunted the Pig Lady when she got out of the car. We did the routine and sped off. We arrived back and laughing at how scared we all were, except there was no Jenn. We thought she was playing a joke, so we got out of the car. My friend Shannon heard crying from a nearby bush. My friend John carried Jenn out and we got into the car in silence. After leaving the deserted road we stopped to get gas. Jenn was still crying and I turned to comfort her – that’s when I noticed the scratches on her face, arms, and legs.*

*We dropped her off and she never spoke to us again. She moved one year later.* (account taken from *Weird N.J.*)
## Trivia

* Supposedly when she was born she was so ugly and grotesque her father chopped off a pig’s head and put it on her. Now she suffers like this for eternity and tries to steal your head if you go down her road.

## Gallery

### Photo Gallery

A dramatization appearing in *Weird N.J.*
Pennsylvanian Albino Bigfoot

**Theories** |  · Cryptid · Human prankster · Hoax

The **Pennsylvanian Albino Bigfoot** was a humanoid creature allegedly caught in a videotape in Carbondale, Pennsylvania.

## Appearance

The creature is said to have been 6-7 feet tall and covered with snow-white hair.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species (a Cryptid)
* An unidentified human prankster
* A deliberate hoax

## Trivia

* In the video, as the man’s camera hits the creature’s face, it quickly moves away. Over the Internet, the video clip is said to display some bizarre factors. For starters the animal’s body proportions are extremely large, which is not easily faked. The creature holds a defined brow ridge, coned head, and hooded nose. The shoulders are extremely high and the arms are long. The object is fast and mobile. The creature has white fur on its head and small ears. Most importantly, the video shows the object’s face contorting as it runs away, which suggests that it may not be a mask.
Bell Witch

**Theories** |  · Ghost · Witch's curse

The **Bell Witch**, also known as the **Bell Poltergeist** or **Kate Batts**, was a deadly apparition that allegedly terrorized the 19th-century Bell family of Adams, Tennessee.

There have been several movies based, at least in part, on the Bell Witch legend, including *The Blair Witch Project* in 1999, *Bell Witch Haunting* in 2004, *An American Haunting* in 2005, *Bell Witch: The Movie* in 2007, and *The Bell Witch Haunting* in 2013.

## Manifestations

* Sucking sounds
* Objects disappearing and reappearing in a new location
* Vicious attacks via slapping or scratching
* A disembodied voice
* Thrown objects
* Manifestation of objects from thin air

## Background

John Bell Sr., who made his living as a farmer, resided with his family in Adams, Tennessee in the early 1800s. In 1817, his family came under attack by a witch, who was believed to be a woman named Kate Batts. Various accounts written afterward tell stories similar to other poltergeist legends. It began with noises in the walls and grew to include unusual sounds, people being slapped and pinched, objects being thrown, and animals being spooked without visible cause. The activity centered on the Bells' youngest daughter, Betsy, and worsened after she became engaged to one Joshua Gardner.

Several accounts report that during his military career, Andrew Jackson was intrigued with the story and was frightened away after traveling to investigate. Other stories relate that the family was haunted by scratching noises outside their door after Bell found a half-dog, half-rabbit creature. Some stories end up with Bell being poisoned by the witch. Accounts vary about the witch being someone who had been cheated by Bell or a male slave whom Bell had killed.

## Notable Accounts

There are no notable accounts that we could find.

## Trivia

* Seattle-based doom metal band Bell Witch took their name from this legend.
* The American television series *Ghost Adventures* filmed an episode at the Bell Witch Cave.
Ningen

**Theories** |  · Cryptid · Hoax · Submerged ice · Misidentified whale

The **Ningen** is a large aquatic cryptid reported to live in the frigid waters near Antarctica. It appears to be a halfway mix between a whale and a human being.

## Appearance

Said to be between 60 and 90 feet in length, the Ningen has been described as being a humongous, “blubbery, whale-like creature,” whose smooth, pale form vaguely resembles the head, torso and appendages of a human being. That having been noted, there are some eyewitnesses who have testified that it has a mermaid-like tail rather than two hind “legs” and others who insist that there are what resemble “hands” complete with five fingers at the ends of its tendril-like arms. Many observers have also reported that these animals have no distinct facial features save for two, huge eyes and a mouth-like slit.

The Antarctic Godzilla has been described as a Ningen, although it has some differences, being notably hairy and of a reptilian aspect. It has also been associated with the cryptid Kabagon.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species (a Cryptid)
* A submerged piece of ice
* A misidentified whale

## Trivia

* The word "ningen" means "human" in Japanese.

## Gallery

### Photo Gallery

An alleged photo of the creatureAn artist's depictionMigalloo, the world's only known albino humpback whale and a possible candidateA supposed Ningen shown on Google MapsAn artist's depictionAn artist's depictionAn artist's depictionAn artist's depiction
Flying Horse of Virginia

**Theories** |  · Cryptid · Strange cloud · Hoax

The **Flying Horse of Virginia**, also known as the **Swimming White Horse**, was a flying creature spotted by a farmer near in Parkersburg, Virginia, while he was plowing his field in 1878.

## Appearance

Around 7:00 PM, the farmer looked up at the cloudless sky and saw a strange flying object about 1 kilometer (0.5 mi) away in the west. He described it as "an opaque substance, resembling a white horse, with head, necks, limbs, and tail clearly defined, swimming, moving its head from side to side, always ascending at an angle of about 45 degrees."

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species (a Cryptid)
* A strange cloud
* A hoax

## Trivia

* The farmer rubbed his eyes, assuming that it was a hallucination or trick of the light, but it was still there, swimming through “the ether.” When he yelled at some men about 100 meters (300 ft) away and asked them what they saw, they confirmed that there was a white horse swimming through the sky. They were scared, but the farmer was apparently stoic enough to simply sit down and observe the apparition until it finally disappeared into space.
Hook Island Sea Monster

**Theories** |  · Cryptid · Giant salamander · Hoax

The **Hook Island Sea Monster**, also known as the **Tadpole Creature**, was an aquatic cryptid reportedly sighted off the coast of Hook Island.

The monster was sighted by Robert Le Serrec and his family in 1964 when it moved towards his ship with its mouth open as if to attack. He spotted its tail was injured, probably by a ship's propeller or by a larger creature.

## Appearance

The creature was described as enormous, roughly 70-80 feet in length. It resembles a giant tadpole, has a gaping mouth with small teeth, and eyes placed on top of its head. The skin looked more like that of a shark than an eel. There were no apparent scales.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species (a Cryptid)
* A giant salamander/axolotl
* A hoax

## Trivia

* The evidence that it is fake and that it is real are equally balanced out. Some say it was hoaxed using Photoshop, but that wasn't invented back then. Others say it was a large sheet of plastic weighed down by sand.
* In their book *Field Guide to Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents, and Other Mystery Denizens of the Deep*, Loren Coleman and Patrick Huyghe stated that the case was a hoax.

## Gallery

### Photo Gallery

An alleged photographAn artist's depiction (drawn by eternalsaturn)
Bermuda Beast

**Theories** |  · Cryptid · Hoax

The **Bermuda Beast** is a colossal beast said to live in the Bermuda Triangle, reportedly responsible for the disappearances of the planes and other vehicles that disappear over the Bermuda Trangle. The creature has never been seen and thus is purely hypothetical in nature.

## Appearance

It is supposedly four times the size of the Eiffel Tower (3,044 feet), and is speculated to be one of the largest cryptids, next to the Antarctic Godzilla .

The rest of the creature's physical appearance is unknown, leading many to illustrate what they think the Bermuda Beast looks like.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species (a Cryptid)
* A hoax

## Trivia

* This cryptid is a man-made concept used in a theory to explain the famous Bermuda Triangle.

## Gallery

### Photo Gallery

An artist's depictionAn artist's rendition
Emela-ntouka

**Theories** |  · Cryptid · Living dinosaur

The **Emela-ntouka** is an African cryptid in the mythology of the Pygmy tribes, and a cryptid purported to live in Central Africa. Its name means "killer of the elephants" in the Lingala language. In other languages it is known as the **Aseka-moke**, **Njago-gunda**, **Ngamba-namae**, **Chipekwe** or **Irizima**.

## Appearance

The Emela-ntouka is claimed to be around the size of an African Bush Elephant, brownish to gray in color, with a heavy tail, and with a body of similar shape and appearance to a rhinoceros, including one long horn on its snout. Keeping its massive bulky body above ground level supposedly requires four short, stump-like legs. It is described as having no frills or ridges along the neck. The animal is alleged to be semi-aquatic and feed on Malombo and other leafy plants. The Emela-ntouka is claimed to utter a vocalization, described as a snort, rumble or growl.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species (a Cryptid)
* A living dinosaur

## Trivia

* They are claimed to be solitary, herbivorous animals. The inhabitants of the area are alleged to treat the creature with great fear.

## Gallery

### Photo Gallery

An artist's depictionAn artist's depictionAn artist's depiction
Black Mist of Casa Grande Mountain

**Theories** |  · Gun smoke · Dust storms

The **Black Mist of Casa Grande Mountain** is a strange phenomenon that is often encountered on Casa Grande Mountain, located in the town of Casa Grande between Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona.

## Description

The park's visitors describe the mist as appearing at nighttime on the roads around the base of the mountain. Dark and ethereal, it follows anyone it discovers in the area. Stop and it will engulf you, plaguing you with terribly uneasy feelings.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the phenomenon could be. Theories include:

* Gun smoke
* Dust storms

## Trivia

* The mist was featured in *Weird Arizona*.
* Because the area was originally home to the Hohokam Indians, some believe the mist is in some way related to the ancient civilization.
Giant Vampire Caterpillar

**Theories** |  · Cryptid · Zooform Entity · Misidentification or hoax

The **Giant Vampire Caterpillar** is a creature sighted once by 23 year old Geoffrey Anderson, in Edinburgh, Scotland, 1904.[http://]

## Lore

The creature is similar in appearance, if not in coventional behaviour, to a similar Scottish nursery bogey, the Awd Goggie .

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species (a Cryptid)
* A nature spirit
* A "bogey story" meant to scare children
* A bio-phantasmal manifestation

## Gallery

### Photo Gallery

An illustration by Wilson of her sighting.
Man in the Plastic Bag

**Theories** |  · Cryptid · Suicide attempt · Hoax

The **Man in the plastic bag** is an entity spotted by six people in California, United States in August 2018.

## Appearance

The Man in the plastic bag is described as a normal, but creepy human being. The witnesses said he was crouching, wearing boxer shorts, and was not wearing any footwear.

## Encounter

Six people were in an tunnel in California, when they spotted a man with a plastic bag over his head crouching, wearing boxer shorts, and not wearing any footwear. The witnesses got their smartphones out and photographed the man, and when they went to talk to him, he just stood up and walked away to the woods, plastic bag still in head.

## Possible explanations

Theories include

* A cryptid
* A human attempting to commit suicide by asphyxiation
* A hoax

## Sources

* Have you ever experienced any paranormal activity? Pedro Rosemark answer, Quora
* Columbine High School Massacre Discussion Forum - Off Topic - Just witnessed a strange thing by Enesbrietchvonfrederitch, Columbine High School Massacre Discussion Forum
Death Valley Sailing Stones

**Theories** |  · Ice shove · Hoax

The **Death Valley Sailing Stones** are a geological phenomenon where rocks move and inscribe long tracks along a smooth valley floor without human or animal intervention. This phenomenon has been debunked and explained.

## Description

Stones with rough bottoms leave straight striated tracks while those with smooth bottoms tend to wander. Stones sometimes turn over, exposing another edge to the ground and leaving a different track in the stone's wake.

Trails differ in both direction and length. Rocks that start next to each other may travel parallel for a time, before one abruptly changes direction to the left, right, or even back to the direction from which it came. Trail length also varies – two similarly sized and shaped rocks may travel uniformly, then one could move ahead or stop in its track.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the phenomenon could be. Theories include:

* Ice shove
* A hoax

## Trivia

* Clouds are in fact capable of odd appearance and behavior.
Moha Moha

**Theories** |  · Cryptid · Unknown turtle · Hoax

The **Moha Moha** was an aquatic cryptid reported to inhabit the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia. The only known witness was a school marm from Sandy Cape named Miss S. Lovell, who allegedly stood within five feet of the creature on Great Sandy Island in 1890.

## Appearance

The Moha Moha resembles a large, long-necked turtle with a long, fish-like tail. The head and neck are greenish-white, with large white spots on the neck and a band of white around its eyes. The body is dome-shaped, about 8 feet across and 5 feet high, smooth, and slate-grey in color. Miss Lovell also mentioned that its scales were perpendicular to the axis of its body,

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species of turtle (a Cryptid)
* A hoax

## Trivia

* Some writers who have bothered with the tale wonder if Miss Lovell even existed, or if the letters were the product of some anonymous hoaxer.
* Cryptozoologist Bernard Heuvelmans once noted that scales perpendicular to the axis of an animal's body are a physical impossibility.
* Allegedly, William Saville Kent, assistant curator of the London Natural History Museum, gave the creature the scientific name *Chelosauria lovelli*.
* To this day, most cryptozoologist consider this cryptid to have been a hoax.
Corkscrew UFO

**Theories** | Hoax

The **Corkscrew UFO** was a bizarre object sighted by a plane passenger over the Indian state of Rajasthan in November of 2015.

## Appearance

The craft appears to be a corkscrew-shaped object, which appears to remain in a fixed upright position throughout the footage and slowly descends in to the clouds before disappearing out of sight after only a few seconds. (unexplainedmysteries.com)

The video is a hoax as can be gathered due to the incorrect tracking when the ship slides below the clouds and other incongruities.

## Trivia

* The craft was accompanied by several small white lights that orbited it. These are in fact an optical artifact caused by sun refraction.

## Gallery

### Video Gallery

HUGE UFO over India filmed from Airplane window - Nov 2015 !!!UFO Over India DEBUNK
Kinnula Humanoid

**Theories** |  · Extraterrestrial

The **Kinnula Humanoid** sighting is a extraterrestrial sighting that took place in the evening of February 2, 1971. At approximately 8 pm., two Finnish women, Sinikka Kuittinen and one Mrs. Manninen, were driving from Kuusamo towards Oulu (in a region near Kiiminki) when they spied a strange light behind their car on the right side of the road. After a few moments this mysterious light slipped over the vehicle and began to pace the car on the left side of the road.

## Appearance

The entity was described as a peculiar, helmeted creature that stood approximately 3-feet tall. The enigmatic entity was clad in a greenish-brown suit and crossed the road in front of the two women utilizing a series of small jumps. On the front of the head was a face plate that was described as being akin to that of a scuba diver. Although the creature had arms and legs, the suit gave no indication of hands or fingers.

## Trivia

* On the snowy, overcast afternoon of February 5, 1971, two Finnish lumberjacks, 21 year-old Petter Aliranta and 18 year-old Esko Juhani Sneck, also had a close encounter with the same entity. The fantastic event began at approximately 3:00 pm. when the young duo — who had spent the morning cutting down trees in the forests near the village of Kangaskyla in Kinnula – decided to call it a day because the overcast conditions were making it too dark to continue.
	+ According to their account, Aliranta had just turned off his chainsaw, when he suddenly noticed an odd metallic object hovering at tree-top level. He claimed that it was shaped like “two saucers” on top of each other and was about 15-feet in diameter. At the bottom of the vehicle there were four thin landing legs with rounded bases, which he estimated to be more than 6-feet long. If the craft made any sound it was no doubt overwhelmed by the continued roaring of Sneck’s chainsaw. Aliranta continued to watch as a circular portal opened at the base of the slowly descending ship. Within moments the object landed in a small clearing between the trees, less than 50-feet away from the awestruck lumberjack and his still oblivious comrade.
* When the "spaceman" exited the craft, Aliranta attempted to capture it, but was surprised to find that the creature's space suit burned to the touch. The wounds caused by the contact with the boot were, according to reports, still clearly visible two months later.
Glowing Winged Woman of Vietnam

**Theories** |  · Angel · Hoax

The **Glowing Winged Woman of Vietnam** was a mysterious humanoid being sighted by a man named Earl Morrison, along with several comrades, in August of 1969.

## Appearance

The entity was described as a floating feminine figure with pitch black skin. The woman’s hair was dark and straight, and her large black wings may have had a slight furry quality to them. Her arms appeared to lack bones as indicated by their sheer flexibility. The entity also had a slight greenish glow surrounding her entire body.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An angel
* A hoax

## Notable Encounters

* Account #1
*We saw what looked like wings, like a bat’s, only it was gigantic compared to what a regular bat would be. After it got close enough so we could see what it was, it looked like a woman. A naked woman. She was black. Her skin was black, her body was black, the wings were black; everything was black. But it glowed. It glowed in the night, kind of greenish cast to it. She started going over us, and we still didn’t hear anything. She was right above us, and when she got over the top of our heads she was maybe 6 or 7 feet up.*
*We watched her go straight over the top of us, and she still didn’t make any noise flapping her wings. She blotted out the moon once – that’s how close she was to us. And dark – looked like pitch black then, but we could still define her because she just glowed. Real bright like. And she started going past us straight towards our encampment. As we watched her – she had got about 10 feet or so away from us – we started hearing her wings flap. And it sounded, you know, like regular wings flapping. And she just started flying off and we watched her for quite a while.* (mysteriousuniverse.org)

## Trivia

* The investigators Janet and Colin Bord said of this particularly odd case, in their classic 1980 book, Alien Animals: “Usually our reports of winged figures describe them as ‘men,’ but without any indication whether features are seen which tell the witness definitely that it is a man. In view of this we suspect that so-called ‘birdmen’ should strictly be termed ‘bird people’ or ‘bird persons,’ and that no sex attribution can honestly be made. However, the Da Nang sighting does not come into that category.” (mysteriousuniverse.org)
Boneless

**Theories** |  · Extraterrestrial · Cryptid · Giant slug species

**Boneless** was a slug-like cryptid reportedly sighted late one September night during the 1950s. Railwayman John Davies was riding his motorbike back home to his cottage in Derbyshire’s Longdendale Valley when he saw what appeared to be "Boneless", as the entity was known locally, crossing the road not far ahead.

## Appearance

The creature was described as a huge black slug sliding across the road and up the moor, making a scraping noise as it did so. Up closer, it looked somewhat like a massive whale and even possessed an eye-like structure on its side. The creature's size is unknown.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species (a Cryptid)
* Extraterrestrial
* An undiscovered giant slug
* A demonic entity.

## Trivia

* Another observer was a friend of Davies, who had seen it sliding across the valley below Ogden Clough.
Michigan Blue Hell

**Theories** |  · Tunnel out of Reality · Urban Legend

The **Michigan Blue Hell** is an urban legend which posits that somewhere in the states extensive undergound tunnel systems there is a passage out of reality itself. The phenomena is named for the 'Blue Hell' glitch found in video games, which occurs when clipping doesn't fuction correctly causing the player avatar to appear outside of the game map, with the "skeleton" of buildings and environments visible yet unreachable.[1]

## Description

There are few reports of the Blue Hell itself, and it is believed by many that if one enters Blue Hell they can never return to normal reality.[2] Some believe that, if one were to enter, they would die, others that it allows you to observe the world without being seen, as if trapped behind a one way mirror *(hence the video game comparisons)*.[3]

## Location

The location of the entrance to Michigan Blue Hell is disputed. Because Michigan has a rich history of subterranean tunnel systems and consequently of urban exploring there have been many supposed locations.

* Beneath Lake Erie.[4] In Native American and early colonial accounts a tunnel system linking Lake Erie to other bodies of water, underground cave systems and even directly to Hell itself were said to exist beneath the lake's waters.[5] A tunnel disaster beneath the lake was fictionalised in a novel called "Tunnel to Hell", which references the old legends.
* In a military base.[6] There are extensive tunnels under West Fort Hood which have been rumoured to hold secret government projects.[7]
* In a non-descript abandoned building somewhere in Detroit.[8] According to this theory the Blue Hell is accessed through a process similar to the "elevator game" in a certain abandoned building. A story often associated with this theory is that Native American tribes imprisoned a "great serpent" or monster beneath the earth where the cursed building now stands, and that those who play the elevator game in this building or otherwise descend into its lowest depths in search of Blue Hell are devoured.
* In Hell, Michigan. While there is a real town named Hell in Michigan state it doesn't appear to have any stories of Blue Hell experiences and this theory seems to be based on confusion over the similar names.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the phenomenon could be. Theories include:

* An entrance to another universe or plane of reality.
* An embellished story about Michigans real tunnel networks.
* An urban legend told to scare novice urban explorers.
* Glitches in Reality.
Flying Rays

**Theories** |  · Alien crafts · Atmospheric life forms

**Flying Rays** are a strange variety of atmospheric creature described as resembling giant flying manta rays.

On December 3, 2004, in Mason County, a flying “manta ray” was witnessed. On a clear night, after two people, a man and a woman departed Point Pleasant en route to Huntington, West Virginia. On their journey, the woman noticed a sudden movement in the sky over the Ohio River. The shape swooped in a figure 8 in front of the windshield and then was suddenly gone.

## Appearance

These objects/creatures have been described as resembling enormous, flying manta rays the size of an average car or larger. They are often described as being gray or black in color, as well as being translucent.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the creature could be. Theories include:

* An undiscovered species (a Cryptid)
* A UFO

## Trivia

* Another sighting was reported in Randolph County near Black Fork and Blackwater River. A woman and her daughter saw a manta shaped creature that glided along over or near their car.
* Known ray species (such as the Manta and the Mobula) can lift themselves at least 9 feet out of the water and glide. Since both sighting occurred near rivers, it is plausible that this creature is an undiscovered river ray.

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Flying Mist Mattress

**Theories** |  · Ghost · Odd weather pattern

The **Flying Mist Mattress** was a bizarre phenomenon encountered by a woman named Judy one night in November of 2001. While driving a friend home along Highway 36, the two women were startled by a rectangular cloud of mist that flew across the road in front of them at incredible speeds.

## Description

The cloud was described as being rectangular or square in shape. Judy claimed it was wider than her car, two feet thick, and hovering three feet above the road.

## Possible Explanations

There are several explanations as to what the phenomenon could be. Theories include:

* A ghost
* An odd weather pattern

## Trivia

* The story was featured in a small article in *Weird N.J.*.