The Paranormal Database

Black Cat

Location: Okehampton (Devon) - Wooded open ground, end of Wonnacotts Road
Type: ABC
Date / Time: Spring 2006
Further Comments: Two children reported seeing a black, puma-like cat while playing in this wooded area.

Beast of Bexley

Location: Outer London: Bexley (Greater London) - Bexleyheath Golf Club
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 22:30h on 12 July 2005, and February 2006
Further Comments: A teenager reported seeing a giant black cat trotting across the grass here - police were called but could find nothing. The creature was photographed by a woman from the bottom of her garden in Feb 2006.

Large Black Cat

Location: Outer London: Northolt (Greater London) - Central Line Railway between Northolt & Greenford
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 1995 onwards?
Further Comments: It was claimed that this ABC used the local rail tracks to move around without attracting too much attention.

Dog-like Cat

Location: Pakenham (Suffolk) - Road through the village
Type: ABC
Date / Time: Winter 2003
Further Comments: A cat the size of a retriever crossed the road in front of a VW van driver.

Large ABC Footprints in Snow

Location: Peldon (Essex) - Exact area not known
Type: ABC
Date / Time: January 1996
Further Comments: While no animal was seen, a large cat left footprints in the snow here in early 1996.

Black Panther

Location: Pershore (Worcestershire) - Outside of Croome Estate
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 01 June 2012, April 2016
Further Comments: A witness reported seeing a black panther moving through a rapeseed field in 2012, while in 2016, another couple reported seeing another black cat in the same area.

Black Cat

Location: Pitsea (Essex) - Exact location not known
Type: ABC
Date / Time: May 1976
Further Comments: A typical large cat was seen in the area, black in colour.

Fawn Coloured Cat

Location: Podsmead (Gloucestershire) - Widden Field
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 2012
Further Comments: A witness spoke to the local newspaper about observing a fast moving, Alsatian-sized creature which was fawn in colour in a field close to her home. The witness said friends had seen a similar creature in the area.

Canford Heath, Poole.

Cat Calls

Location: Poole (Dorset) - Canford Heath
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 20 August 2005 (cat heard)
Further Comments: A woman with her elderly mother crossing the heath heard a growling noise followed by a loud roar from behind bushes. As they ran off, the roar was heard again. A cyclist and her son have also reported seeing a ghostly woman wearing a grey Victorian dress on the heath, close to the bomb crater used by mountain bikers.

Chimera

Location: Porthcawl (Mid Glamorgan) - Beach
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 10 January 1892, morning
Further Comments: Three men walking along the beach encountered a wailing animal about the size of a large cat. The creature's hind parts were like those of a rabbit and the front resembled a cat. The head was 'short and thick' and looked like that of a tiger, while the tail was short. The men caught the creature, although its ultimate fate is unclear.

Young Puma

Location: Portrush (County Antrim) - General area
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 2006
Further Comments: The press reported that people should not approach a large cat if seen in this area, following several sightings in quick succession.

Rusty Cat

Location: Rackheath (Norfolk) - Exact location not known
Type: ABC
Date / Time: July 1996
Further Comments: Rusty brown in colour, this cat made a fleeting visit to Rackheath.

Large Black Cat

Location: Randaltown (County Antrim) - Exact location not known
Type: ABC
Date / Time: Circa 2008
Further Comments: A local man and his friend witnessed a huge, black creature run past their car while heading towards a local chip shop.

Spotty Cat

Location: Red Lodge (Suffolk) - Russet Drive and woodland
Type: ABC
Date / Time: Summer 2008, November 2014
Further Comments: In 2008, a local resident reported seeing a cat twice the size of a normal domestic feline early one morning along Russet Drive. The creature was described as 'spotty'. Six years later, two sandy-coloured large cats were sighted in woodland and reported to police, who found nothing when they investigated the area.

Lion

Location: Retford (Nottinghamshire) - Hallcroft Road
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 26 January 2008, 19:30h
Further Comments: A bus driver contacted police after witnessing a lion cross the road ahead of his vehicle.

Cats

Location: Retford (Nottinghamshire) - Just outside the town
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 2018, late 1990s
Further Comments: A woman driving her car at night spotted a large black cat the size of a Labrador as it ran out in front of her car. The creature disappeared into nearby fields. Later another woman came forward saying she had seen the exact same thing in the same area in the late 1990s.

Green Eyed Cat

Location: Rochdale (Greater Manchester) - Healey Dell Nature Reserve
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 2011, 2018
Further Comments: In 2011, one witness spotted what they thought was an Alsatian-sized dog, but it ran off and jumped over a wall like a cat. Seven years later, the witness's neighbour had a similar sighting and reportedly observed a black panther with big green eyes.

Big Cat

Location: Rochford (Essex) - General area of Rochford and Hawkwell
Type: ABC
Date / Time: April 1978
Further Comments: A large out of place cat was observed several times in this area.

Black Puma

Location: Rougham (Suffolk) - General area, and on the A14 turning
Type: ABC
Date / Time: Circa 2005 - 2020
Further Comments: Big Cats of Suffolk website reported three sightings of black cats in this area, two spotted by motorcyclists. The most recent sighting in 2020 described the creature as muscular and square jawed.

Big Cats

Location: Roughton (Norfolk) - General area, and Roughton Road
Type: ABC
Date / Time: Summer 1996, 2003 or 2004
Further Comments: Roughton was subject to visitation from at least one alien big cat during the summer of 1996. A few years later, one witness observed a big black cat walking through a field of crops before disappearing into the treeline. The witness described the creature as much larger than a dog, but smaller than a horse.

Large Black Cat

Location: Saltford (Somerset) - Near Bristol and Bath Railway Path
Type: ABC
Date / Time: August 2001
Further Comments: A family walking along the path encountered a large black cat poking around a hedge. The creature looked up at the family before walking into a field and vanishing from view.

Snared Cat

Location: Sandown (Isle of Wight) - Yaverland Manor
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 1987
Further Comments: A medium sized wild cat was caught and killed near the manor house, and later identified as a leopard cat.

Black Cat

Location: Sandy (Bedfordshire) - Close to the site of Morgan Matroc
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 01 August 1999
Further Comments: Three witnesses spotted a large black cat, described as five feet (150 centimetres) long with a two foot (sixty-one centimetre) long tail.

Black 'Panther' Attack

Location: SE19 (Greater London) - Sydenham neighbourhood
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 21 March 2005
Further Comments: Local resident Anthony Holder reported being attacked by a 1.8 metre long black cat in his back garden. The creature bit his fingers and left a large gash on his cheek before escaping. Police marksmen called to the scene found nothing.

Beast of Sydenham

Location: SE21 (Greater London) - Dulwich Wood
Type: ABC
Date / Time: 2009
Further Comments: The press claimed a jogger had reported being chased by a large black cat through this wooded area.