United States / Wisconsin
Cryptids and UFOs in Wisconsin
Hodag, Beast of Bray Road, Dogman: the creatures, UFO files and strange history of Wisconsin, all in one place.
- 3 creatures with famous cases
- 167 Air Force UFO files
- 7 old newspaper reports
- 3 places to visit
Creatures reported in Wisconsin
Hodagaka Rhinelander Hodag, Hodag of WisconsinWisconsin's grinning, horned, spiny-backed beast of the logging camps.
Beast of Bray Roadaka Bray Road Beast, Wisconsin werewolfA wolf-headed creature seen kneeling by a Wisconsin farm road.
Dogmanaka Michigan Dogman, Upright canineA tall, upright, dog-headed creature with glowing eyes, the Midwest's favourite monster.Famous cases
- 1893Shepard "kills" a hodag
Hodag · Rhinelander, Wisconsin - 1896Live hodag shown at the fair
Hodag · Rhinelander, Wisconsin - 1989Endrizzi roadside sighting
Beast of Bray Road · Bray Road, Elkhorn, Wisconsin - 1991Beast of Bray Road
Dogman · Elkhorn, Wisconsin - 1991Gipson Halloween encounter
Beast of Bray Road · Bray Road, Elkhorn, Wisconsin - 2003Godfrey's book The Beast of Bray Road
Beast of Bray Road · Wisconsin
UFO files
- 167 US Air Force Project Blue Book files from Wisconsin, 1947 to 1969
- 1 FAA pilot report of lights and objects over Wisconsin, 2007 to 2024
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Encounters and mysteries
From the old newspapers
Strange creatures, sea serpents and mystery airships reported in Wisconsin papers before 1927.
- 1884A tug captain's Lake Michigan monster
Ellison Bay - 1896High jinks at Lake Ripley
Cambridge - 1896A naked man running wild near Annaton
Annaton - 1896The Rock Lake monster fights back
Lake Mills - 1897A letter from the airship Pegasus
Appleton - 1904A striped serpent beside the tug Thompson
Marinette - 1921A circus ape blamed in Elk Grove
Elk Grove
All 7 newspaper reports from Wisconsin
Places to visit
- Belleville UFO DaysBellevilleA village parade, games and alien costumes in Library Park, started after a 1987 police sighting of a strange object over town.
- Elmwood UFO DaysElmwoodThe self-declared UFO Capital of Wisconsin has thrown this summer festival since 1978, with sighting bus tours, speakers, tractor pulls and an alien parade.
- World's Largest HodagRhinelanderRhinelander's horned, grinning Hodag, a lumberjack hoax from 1893, guards the visitor centre. Lit at night.
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