The Hubbell Nebraska Creature

In the early morning hours of February 22, 1922, William Lamb was walking near Hubbell, Nebraska, when he encountered something beyond explanation. After discovering strange tracks on the ground and following them, he heard a sudden high-pitched sound. Turning toward the noise, he witnessed a circular object approach and land in a small clearing. Shortly after, he observed a creature approximately eight feet tall flying through the air, having apparently emerged from the direction of the landed craft.

The Encounter

Time and Location

The sighting occurred:

• Date: February 22, 1922
• Time: Approximately 5 AM
• Location: Near Hubbell, Nebraska
• Conditions: Early morning, pre-dawn
• Witness: William Lamb, walking

The Strange Tracks

The first sign:

• Lamb noticed unusual tracks on ground
• Unlike any known animal
• Decided to follow them
• Tracks led toward clearing
• Curiosity drew him forward

The Object

The Sound

What alerted him:

• Sudden high-pitched sound
• Unexpected and startling
• Made him turn toward source
• Not natural sound
• Mechanical or unknown origin

The Craft Appears

What Lamb witnessed:

• Circular object approached
• Landed in small clearing
• Controlled descent
• Not a crash or fall
• Deliberate landing

Physical Description

The craft was:

• Circular in shape
• Solid, structured
• Capable of controlled flight
• Large enough for occupants
• Unlike any known aircraft

The Creature

The Flying Being

After the landing:

• Creature observed flying through air
• Approximately 8 feet tall
• Emerged from direction of craft
• Capable of flight without vehicle
• Not a bird or known animal

Physical Description

What Lamb described:

• Extraordinary height - 8 feet
• Capable of self-propelled flight
• Emerged from craft’s direction
• Humanoid or entity form
• Beyond natural explanation

Connection to Craft

The relationship suggests:

• Creature was occupant of craft
• Used craft for travel
• Capable of independent flight
• Technology and biology combined
• Purpose unknown

Analysis

Unique Elements

What makes this case notable:

• Both craft and being observed
• Being capable of flight
• Unusual height described
• Tracks preceded sighting
• Multiple anomalies in one encounter

Creature Flight

A rare detail:

• Beings flying without craft are uncommon
• Suggests advanced capability
• Biological or technological?
• Personal flight system?
• Beyond 1922 understanding

Historical Context

1922 Nebraska

The setting:

• Rural farming country
• No aviation development
• Early morning - few witnesses possible
• Pre-modern UFO era
• No cultural reference for experience

What Existed in 1922

Technology of the time:

• No circular aircraft
• No 8-foot creatures
• No personal flight capability
• Nothing matching description
• Completely anomalous

Theories

Possible Explanations

What might explain it:

• Misidentification (of what?)
• Hallucination (with physical tracks?)
• Genuine encounter
• Unknown phenomenon
• Hoax (motivation unclear)

The Tracks Problem

Physical evidence suggests:

• Something was there before Lamb
• Tracks were real enough to follow
• Predated the sighting
• Not part of hallucination
• Physical presence confirmed

The Question

At 5 AM on February 22, 1922, William Lamb went for a walk in Nebraska.

He found tracks. Strange tracks that didn’t match any animal he knew.

So he followed them.

Then he heard it. A high-pitched sound, sudden and sharp.

When he turned to look, he saw a circular object descending from the sky, landing in a clearing nearby.

And then, flying through the air - not in a plane, not with wings, but flying on its own - a creature. Eight feet tall.

Coming from the direction of the landed craft.

This wasn’t a shadow glimpsed in darkness. This was a man following tracks at dawn, watching something impossible unfold in front of him.

A circular craft. A flying giant. Both real enough to see clearly in the early morning light.

What was it?

We don’t know.

The craft? Unknown technology. The creature? Unknown species. Unknown origin. Unknown purpose.

What were those tracks leading to the clearing? Why was Lamb drawn to follow them? Was it chance, or was he meant to witness what he saw?

The Hubbell Nebraska Creature of 1922.

One of the strangest early encounters on record.

A craft that landed. A creature that flew. A witness who followed strange tracks to find both.

In the quiet Nebraska morning.

A century ago.

Still unexplained.

Still impossible.

Still waiting for answers.