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Cryptids and UFOs in Washington
Bigfoot, Flying saucer, Men in Black and more: the creatures, UFO files and strange history of Washington, all in one place.
- 4 creatures with famous cases
- 200 Air Force UFO files
- 7 old newspaper reports
- 3 places to visit
Creatures reported in Washington
Bigfootaka Sasquatch, SkookumA huge, hair-covered, upright ape said to roam North American forests.
Flying sauceraka Disc, Flying discThe classic disc-shaped UFO that launched the modern era of sightings.
Men in Blackaka MIB, Men in blackPale, oddly behaved men in black suits who warn UFO witnesses to keep quiet.
Batsquatchaka Bat Squatch, Winged BigfootA purple-blue, bat-winged ape that landed in front of a stalled truck.Famous cases
- 1924Ape Canyon attack
Bigfoot · Mount St. Helens, Washington - 1947Kenneth Arnold sighting
Flying saucer · Mount Rainier, Washington - 1947Maury Island warning
Men in Black · Tacoma, Washington - 1994Brian Canfield encounter
Batsquatch · Pierce County, Washington - 2000Skookum cast
Bigfoot · Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington
UFO files
- 200 US Air Force Project Blue Book files from Washington, 1947 to 1969
- 3 FAA pilot reports of lights and objects over Washington, 2007 to 2024
- Saw a strange light? Check whether it was a planet
From the old newspapers
Strange creatures, sea serpents and mystery airships reported in Washington papers before 1927.
- 1892A 40-foot serpent in the Willapa River
South Bend - 1893The steamer Edith meets a serpent in Puget Sound
Port Townsend - 1896A giant wild man near Cape Flattery
La Push - 1896A 75-foot carcass on a Seattle dock
Seattle - 1896Tacoma fishermen bring in a sea serpent
Tacoma - 1896Coloured flashes near Mount Tacoma
Tacoma - 1897A strange light over Tacoma again
Tacoma
All 7 newspaper reports from Washington
Places to visit
- Metaline Falls Bigfoot FestivalMetaline FallsA small-town June weekend for Sasquatch fans in Busta Park, in Washington's far northeast corner.
- Ape CanyonCougarGorge on Mount St. Helens named for a 1924 story of miners besieged by rock-throwing 'apemen'. A popular trail runs alongside it.
- North Fork Survivors BigfootToutleA towering concrete Bigfoot beside a gift shop and an A-frame half-buried by the 1980 Mount St. Helens mudflow.
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