In 1969, there was a spate of odd sightings near a Texas lake near Forth Worth. The Lake Worth Monster was reported to be shaped like a man-goat hybrid, with both scales and fur, that was prone to chase or attack people. It was seen by plenty of folks over the course of that summer, but never again. Allen Plaster took a photograph of it, shown above.
Another creature described as a man-goat hybrid is said to be haunting the area around Gallup, New Mexico. It doesn't have a common name, but the author calls it the Gallup Goatman. Several people have reported seeing it over the past year.
And then there's a story from Black Mesa, Oklahoma, about a sighting of a horse that is also a man. The Navajo Horse Walker story might be related to the Navajo skinwalker legend, but we don't know when it happened or how true it is.
Of course there is a perfectly logical explanation for all of these: a human-animal hybrid is traveling from state to state. Read about all of these mysterious sightings at The Weird and Wild West. -via Strange Company
(Image credit: Allen Plaster)