Case file · Cryptid
The Glawackus of Glastonbury
In 1939 residents of Glastonbury, Connecticut, reported a screeching animal that the press dubbed the 'Glawackus', a name from lumberjack folklore for a 'northern devil cat'.
1939 CE · 41.71, -72.61 · status: claim
The account
Hunting parties went out and newspapers had fun with the story. In lumberjack tall tales the Glawackus was a blind cross of bear, panther and lion with a hyena's scream.
The sceptical view
Likely a bobcat, lynx or escaped pet, magnified by a newspaper craze.