Encounter Atlas
Every strange thing, on one map
Bigfoot, Dogman, lake monsters, UFOs and what the military saw. 118 creatures, 10,622 Air Force files, and soon, your reports.
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This month in the Air Force files
UFO reports the Air Force logged in this month, 1947 to 1969.
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Meet the locals
Every creature has its other names, what witnesses report and the cases that made it famous.
Bigfootaka Sasquatch, SkookumA huge, hair-covered, upright ape said to roam North American forests.
Dogmanaka Michigan Dogman, Upright canineA tall, upright, dog-headed creature with glowing eyes, the Midwest's favourite monster.
Chupacabraaka Goat-sucker, ChupacabrasThe goat-sucker: a spiny creature blamed for draining livestock of blood.
Mothmanaka The Bird, Red-eyed winged manA winged figure with glowing red eyes seen around Point Pleasant in 1966 and 1967.
Jersey Devilaka Leeds Devil, 13th child of Mother LeedsA hooved, winged devil said to haunt the New Jersey Pine Barrens since 1735.
Loch Ness Monsteraka Nessie, NiseagScotland's long-necked lake monster, the world's most famous cryptid.
Flatwoods Monsteraka Braxton County Monster, Phantom of FlatwoodsA towering figure with a spade-shaped hood seen after a fiery object fell from the sky in 1952.
Tic Tac UAPaka Nimitz encounter, FLIR1The white, wingless object that US Navy pilots tracked from the USS Nimitz in 2004.The Air Force kept files
Project Blue Book collected 10,622 UFO reports between 1947 and 1969. Find the ones from your state, read the original scans, and see where they cluster.
Military encounters
Foo fighters over Germany, radar returns over the White House, a Tic Tac off San Diego. The cases pilots and soldiers reported.