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Sighting Report

Multiple Witnesses Report Bipedal Figure Near Tillamook State Forest

Three hikers reported a large, dark figure crossing a logging road at dusk.

Nolan Greer · Mar 28

Analysis

Depoe Bay Aquatic Anomalies: A Pattern Analysis

Sighting frequency off the central Oregon coast has increased 340% since January.

Ellis Varma · Mar 25

Field Report

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

I went in looking for Sasquatch sign. I found something else.

RC · Mar 22

Gear Review

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

Six months of field use across three states.

Nolan Greer · Mar 18

Cultural

The Salmon People: Indigenous Knowledge and River Cryptids

What tribal oral histories teach us about aquatic entities.

Dr. Mara Vasquez · Mar 15

Media Analysis

That Trail Cam Footage Is Real. The Question Is What It Shows.

Frame-by-frame analysis confirms no digital manipulation.

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Latest Sightings

2Bipedal figure, 7ft+, dark furTillamook Co., ORMar 28

Large wake, no vessel, estimated 40ft lengthDepoe Bay, ORMar 26

3Vocalization recorded, not matching known faunaGifford Pinchot NF, WAMar 24

Unusual sonar return, 200m depth, moving against currentCrater Lake, ORMar 21

Aerial entity, estimated 15ft wingspan, silent flightMt. Hood, ORMar 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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The Cryptidnomicon

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 Is Real. The Question Is What It Shows.

Recent Entries

Mothman

Sasquatch / Bigfoot

Loch Ness Monster

Chupacabra

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Former Cryptids — Now Confirmed

Giant Squid (Architeuthis dux)

Okapi (Okapia johnstoni)

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus)