the Cryptid Guide

The strange things in Connecticut continue, with 9 more cases of close contact: Durham, CT 1967: UFO sighting with teleportation/missing timeAvon, CT 1967: robot creature seen on side of the roadWinsted, CT 1967: large UFO accompanied by three alien entitiesWinsted, CT 1968: egg-UFO accompanied by a plethora of fish-bowl-headed aliensWestbrook, CT 1971: UFO spotted with figures inside; reported alongside missing timeNorwalk, CT 1973: woman teleported into UFO, seeing many human-like aliensKent, CT 1873: multiple UFO sightings; strange humanoid encounter alongside missing timeHamden, CT 1976: faceless alien encounteredHamden, CT 1976: UFO and two aliens spottedCheshire, CT 1976: family sees UFO & experiences missing time; claims to be abducted, probed. Continued contact occurs.Also covered is the 1984 Hudson Valley UFO Sightings (Westchester Boomerang) and the Giant Green Whale of Bantam Lake.In this adventure, our cryptid guide, Ballyraven, continues to take us throughout Connecticut to learn about more aliens, more UFOs, and what may be causing them...This episode is sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠Ballyraven Patreon⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Constellation Dive Group⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about the Old Saybrook Blockhead, see sources, and transcripts by visiting the ⁠⁠⁠Ballyraven online encyclopedia⁠⁠⁠. Support the show, buy a ⁠⁠⁠OSB print⁠⁠⁠. Want to listen ad-free? Become a Patreon member.

Strange things have flown over the skies of Connecticut. A bizarre alien hovered in front of a teacher's window. And 9 others touched down between 1957 and 1976. In between, and for long after, hundreds of UFOs were spotted in the small state.In this adventure, our cryptid guide, Ballyraven, will take us to Connecticut to learn about the Old Saybrook Blockhead, cigar-shaped UFOs, and other strange lights seen after dark... This episode is sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠Ballyraven Patreon⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Constellation Dive Group⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about the Old Saybrook Blockhead, see sources, and transcripts by visiting the ⁠⁠⁠Ballyraven online encyclopedia⁠⁠⁠. Support the show, buy a ⁠⁠⁠OSB print⁠⁠⁠. Want to listen ad-free? Become a Patreon member.

It's as big as a human and as angry as the hulk! It will fight anything and bite with two large teeth! It will screech and roar like a train! It's.... a giant beaver? An unlikely fearsome critter, the Mon's Man-Eating Beaver, or "Fangmalia", is a strange, kind of funny cryptid from West Virginia and Pennsylvania that is probably a hoax. In this adventure, our cryptid guide, Ballyraven, will take us to the Monongahela River, through some research files, and back in time to examine the Pleistocene's extinct giant beavers, Castoroides, as well as its presence in one of Ohio's caves. This episode is sponsored by the ⁠⁠Ballyraven Patreon⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Constellation Dive Group⁠⁠. Learn more about Fangmalia, see sources, and transcripts by visiting the ⁠⁠Ballyraven online encyclopedia⁠⁠. Support the show, buy a ⁠⁠Fangmalia print⁠⁠. Want to listen ad-free? Become a Patreon member.

The Tlanuwa is a mythical bird in Cherokee and Natchez mythology/belief. While it is not a cryptid, its stories and ties to Tennessee have influenced modern cryptozoological tales. In this episode, our guide, Ballyraven, will explain what a Tlanuwa is and cover three stories about it.This episode is sponsored by the ⁠Ballyraven Patreon⁠ and ⁠Constellation Dive Group⁠. Learn more about the Tlanuwa, see sources, and transcripts by visiting the ⁠Ballyraven online encyclopedia⁠. Support the show, buy a ⁠Tlanuwa print⁠. Want to listen ad-free? Become a Patreon member.

We're back in the caves with more Paleolithic art! This time, we're taking a deep dive into a painting of a UFO inside Niaux Cave in France. A little younger than the Wounded Man, this one was made in the same era with most of the same tools - though this one needed a bit more spit.Our cryptid guide, Ballyraven, takes us to look at the UFO in Niaux Cave - and get to the bottom of its high strangeness.This episode is sponsored by the Ballyraven Patreon and Constellation Dive Group. Learn more about the Niaux Cave UFO, see sources, and transcripts by visiting the Ballyraven online encyclopedia. Support the show, buy a sticker. Want to listen ad-free? Become a Patreon member.

Our first ancient alien is found in France, created 20,000 years ago in a cave: it is the Wounded Man, a prehistoric engraving that some claim to be an alien and a UFO. What is this strange cave drawing? Is it a depiction of an alien - or something else?Our cryptid guide, Ballyraven, will take us through Pech-Merle Cave to see the Wounded Man and disciver just what his story is.This episode is sponsored by the Ballyraven Patreon and Constellation Dive Group. Learn more about the Wounded Man, , see sources, and transcripts by visiting the Ballyraven online encyclopedia. Support the show, buy an Abducted Sticker. Want to listen ad-free? Become a Patreon member.

Horizon cases. They may be a mystery you're familiar with. The same qualities that make these stories interesting also make them frustrating, disappointing, or unsatisfying. They are simply unanswerable questions.Join our cryptid guide, Ballyrave, as she teaches us about Horizon Cases and step into a long-gone world of them.This episode is sponsored by the Ballyraven Patreon and Constellation Dive Group. Learn more about Horizon Cases and Ancient Aliens, see sources, and transcripts by visiting the www.ballyraven.com. Support the show, buy an Abducted Sticker. Want to listen ad-free? Become a Patreon member.

In the 1960's, southern West Virginia exploded with reports of small, hairy creatures stealing fruit, destroying fences, and being general nuisances. Known today by many names, these small Bigfoot-type cryptids called Apple Devils haven't been seen since the 90's, but many still believe in them and hope to see them again. Our cryptid guide, Ballyraven, will take us through a sighting in Hillsboro, WV, the outbreak in Marlinton, WV, and on an encounter with an Apple Devil mother.This episode is sponsored by the Ballyraven Patreon and Constellation Dive Group. Learn more about the Apple Devil, see sources, and transcripts by visiting the Ballyraven online encyclopedia. Support the show, buy an Apple Devil print. Want to listen ad-free? Become a Patreon member.