For nearly 300 years, stories of the Jersey Devil have haunted the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.

According to legend, the creature was born in 1735 when a woman known as Mother Leeds cursed her unborn child. Moments later, the child transformed into a winged beast and vanished into the night.

But behind the legend lies a real family, political controversy, and generations of fear, rumor, and superstition that transformed the "Leeds Devil" into one of America's most enduring cryptids.

Did the Jersey Devil begin as a frightening tale... or did something in the Pine Barrens eventually give the legend a life of its own?

Join us as we explore another mystery from the Book of Beyond.

In February 1942, air raid sirens echoed across Los Angeles as searchlights swept the night sky and anti-aircraft guns opened fire.

The military fired more than 1,400 shells at an unidentified object above the city…

But when morning arrived, there was no wreckage, no enemy aircraft, and no clear explanation.

Was it wartime panic?
A weather balloon?
Or something far more mysterious?

Book of Beyond explores one of the strangest events in American history: The Battle of Los Angeles.

Six years before the Wright brothers achieved powered flight, witnesses across Chicago reported something that should not have existed.

In April 1897, dozens of people watched a long, cigar-shaped craft glide silently across the night sky. Bright lights swept over rooftops. Some claimed they saw strange figures aboard.

Chicago was not alone.

From Texas to Illinois, hundreds of witnesses described mysterious “airships” crossing the skies—years before powered flight became reality.

There were no inventors.
No blueprints.
No explanation.

So what was flying over America in 1897?

In this episode of Book of Beyond, we explore one of the most intriguing historical UFO mysteries ever recorded.