Case file · Cryptid
Dover Demon
Teenagers in Dover, Massachusetts, reported a small creature with a watermelon-shaped head and glowing orange eyes on 21–22 April 1977.
1977 CE · 42.24, -71.28 · status: claim
The account
Seventeen-year-old Bill Bartlett saw it first on Farm Street; others reported it over the next day. The descriptions have been compared to grey-alien encounters.
The sceptical view
Police thought it probably a school-vacation hoax; researchers have suggested misidentified local wildlife.