Ivory-billed woodpecker: the disputed Arkansas return
Brief footage and encounters in flooded forest led to a rediscovery claim, but the bird's identification remained disputed.
Under review#0307
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Observations
Documented events, historical claims and public reports. Event dates and review status are listed separately; unidentified does not mean extraterrestrial.
Event year, not the article publication date.
Thylacine: the final films and recovered 21 seconds
An archival release in 2020 moved the latest known film of a living thylacine from 1933 to 1935.
An explanation exists#0305
The Stronsay beast: a body transformed by the sea
An unusual carcass prompted a dispute about sea serpents and the way decomposition changes a shark.
Under review#0303
The Zuiyo Maru carcass
A decomposed carcass suggested a possible plesiosaur; preserved fibers instead supported a basking shark or close relative.
An explanation exists#0295
The Beast of Gevaudan: attacks and hunts
Real fatal eighteenth-century attacks prompted royal hunts and a lasting monster tradition; the animals’ precise identity remains disp…
Under review#0293
The Minnesota Iceman
A hairy figure in ice attracted investigators and the Smithsonian; evidence of a model explains the sensational exhibit.
Manipulation detected#0291
The Patterson–Gimlin film
A short film of a biped became central to the Bigfoot dispute; digital processing improved copies without supplying a new specimen.
Unverified#0289
Jersey Devil: the week of 1909
In January 1909 footprints, noises and newspaper stories turned a local legend into a regional sensation.
Unverified#0287
Mothman: Point Pleasant
Two couples’ account of a winged figure near the TNT area grew into a legend later linked to the Silver Bridge collapse.
Unverified#0285