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Multiple Witnesses Report Bipedal Figure Near Tillamook State Forest

Three hikers reported a large, dark figure crossing a logging road at dusk. Consistent with previous reports in the area.

Nolan Greer · Mar 28, 2026

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Analysis

Depoe Bay Aquatic Anomalies: A Pattern Analysis

Sighting frequency off the central Oregon coast has increased 340% since January. The data suggests something is moving north.

Ellis Varma · Mar 25, 2026

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Field Report

RC’s Field Notes: 72 Hours in the Blue Mountains

I went in looking for Sasquatch sign. I found something else. The trees were wrong. I can’t explain it better than that.

RC · Mar 22, 2026

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Gear Review

FLIR Scout TK: Is Thermal Worth It for Field Work?

After six months of field use across three states, here’s the honest take on thermal imaging for cryptid research.

Nolan Greer · Mar 18, 2026

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Cultural

The Salmon People: Indigenous Knowledge and River Cryptids

What tribal oral histories can teach us about aquatic entities that Western science refuses to catalogue.

Dr. Mara Vasquez · Mar 15, 2026

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Media Analysis

That Trail Cam Footage From Olympic National Forest Is Real. The Question Is What It Shows.

Frame-by-frame analysis confirms no digital manipulation. The debate isn’t whether it’s authentic. It’s whether it matters.

Ellis Varma · Mar 10, 2026

Latest Sightings

2 Bipedal figure, 7ft+, dark fur Tillamook Co., OR Mar 28

Large wake, no vessel, estimated 40ft length Depoe Bay, OR Mar 26

3 Vocalization recorded, not matching known fauna Gifford Pinchot NF, WA Mar 24

Unusual sonar return, 200m depth, moving against current Crater Lake, OR Mar 21

Aerial entity, estimated 15ft wingspan, silent flight Mt. Hood, OR Mar 19

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Former Cryptids — Now Confirmed

Not every creature in the Cryptidnomicon stays cryptid. Some graduate. The following entries document animals once dismissed as folklore, now recognized by science. We keep them here as a reminder: sometimes the witnesses are right.

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Multiple Witnesses Report Bipedal Figure Near Tillamook State Forest

Depoe Bay Aquatic Anomalies: A Pattern Analysis

RC’s Field Notes: 72 Hours in the Blue Mountains

FLIR Scout TK: Is Thermal Worth It for Field Work?

The Salmon People: Indigenous Knowledge and River Cryptids

That Trail Cam Footage From Olympic National Forest Is Real. The Question Is What It Shows.

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Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)