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Cryptids and UFOs in North Carolina
Yunwi Tsunsdi, Beast of Bladenboro: the creatures, UFO files and strange history of North Carolina, all in one place.
- 2 creatures with famous cases
- 103 Air Force UFO files
- 2 old newspaper reports
- 3 places to visit
Creatures reported in North Carolina
Yunwi Tsunsdiaka Little People, Yûñwï Tsunsdi'The Little People of Cherokee tradition, knee-high helpers who love music and want to be left alone.
Beast of Bladenboroaka Bladenboro Beast, Vampire Beast of BladenboroA dog-killing 'vampire beast' that drew hundreds of armed hunters in 1954.Famous cases
- 1900James Mooney publishes Myths of the Cherokee
Yunwi Tsunsdi · Cherokee, North Carolina - 1953First dog killed
Beast of Bladenboro · Clarkton, North Carolina - 1954Mass hunt in Bladenboro
Beast of Bladenboro · Bladenboro, North Carolina
UFO files
- 103 US Air Force Project Blue Book files from North Carolina, 1947 to 1969
- 22 FAA pilot reports of lights and objects over North Carolina, 2007 to 2024
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Encounters and mysteries
- The Brown Mountain lightsBrown Mountain, Burke County, North Carolina, USANorth Carolina's famous ghost lights, which a government scientist traced to trains and headlights in 1922.
- The Lost Colony of RoanokeRoanoke Island, Dare County, North Carolina, USAAn English colony of more than 100 people vanished, leaving only the word CROATOAN carved on a post.
From the old newspapers
Strange creatures, sea serpents and mystery airships reported in North Carolina papers before 1927.
- 1896A sea serpent frozen off Currituck
Currituck - 1897A lighted object with rigging over Wilmington
Wilmington
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Places to visit
- Cryptozoology and Paranormal MuseumLittletonFormer mayor Stephen Barcelo fills this small-town museum with an 8-foot Bigfoot, track casts, UFO material, a haunted doll and a shelf of famous fakes.
- WNC Bigfoot FestivalMarionDowntown Marion goes Bigfoot-crazy for a day of speakers, a calling contest, vendors and a 5K, with free shuttles from parking.
- Brown Mountain Lights OverlookMorgantonPull-off on NC 181 north of Morganton facing Brown Mountain, where glowing orbs have been reported for over a century.
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