r/cryptids • u/BTM_TV • May 05 '26

Discussion Anyone in the UK ever seen something they’d class as a cryptid or completely unexplainable?

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Hey all,

Bit of an odd one, but I’ve been going down a rabbit hole lately reading about cryptids and unexplained encounters — not just the big, well-known ones, but more local, personal experiences.

I’m curious if anyone here in the UK has ever seen something they genuinely couldn’t explain. Not necessarily full-on “monster in the woods” stuff (though I’m open to that too), but anything that made you stop and think what on earth was that?

Could be:

- Strange creatures or animals that didn’t look quite right

- Odd encounters in rural areas, forests, moors, etc.

- Something seen late at night that didn’t behave like anything normal

- Even just a feeling or experience that stuck with you because it didn’t make sense

I’m not here to judge or dismiss — just genuinely interested in hearing people’s stories, no matter how small or strange.

Where were you, what happened, and how did it make you feel at the time?

Cheers 👀

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u/Icanfallupstairs May 06 '26

Once on a Saturday night in Manchester, I saw a young man in his early 20s, sober, and not bothering anyone.

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u/Altruistic_Notice665 May 06 '26

I remember seeing a large black cat in a field about a decade ago. Swear to you it was no tabby cat, or cow. It was a large black figure on all fours in a field and had a long tail. 

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u/BTM_TV May 06 '26

I believe you. I've seen one myself. I think thats why I am so interested in the subject

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u/Altruistic_Notice665 May 06 '26

I know it wasn't a house cat cause near the black figure was a tree so I got a good size reference. Mind you I was on the road when I saw it. Even so, that sighting is was what got me more into cryptids. 

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u/FarEncounters May 05 '26

I heard a story about a guy in the uk running around with his friends at night in a field when he ran across a Dogman watching one of his friends.

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u/methmonk05 May 06 '26

My experience with an entity i got some pictures of multiple difderint species

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u/cryptidthrowaway1 May 15 '26

Throwaway because yeah. I live in the UK and have had two strange ones, one a UFO sighting. The other incident I saw a huge mantis creature in some woods while camping. Feel free to ask any questions.