Claimed encounters in Litchfield County, Connecticut
20 entries reported in Litchfield County, Connecticut, each linked to the report or podcast segment it came from. Narrow them down with the filters, or see them on the map.
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Whoops and Footprints near Kent
The witness was at home bringing in trash cans in the evening when two whoop sounds were heard from the property about three minutes apart. The witness started recording after the second sound but heard no further whoops or movement while listening for several more minutes.
Retired Police officer hears whoops on Lake Zoar/Housatonic River, Sandy Hook CT
Late one July evening the witness opened a back sliding door to let the dog out. About ten seconds later two loud roar-like sounds, each about three seconds long and ending in a yip-like rise, were heard a few seconds apart. Nothing was seen and nothing else was heard.
Military serviceman finds 15 inch tracks in People's State Forest CT
The witness reports finding three large footprint-like impressions along a stream in a forested area. Dollar bills were placed beside them for scale and photos were taken, with the witness's spouse assisting in documentation. The witness estimated a foot length of at least 15 inches and a stride of at least five feet. Casts were later made and an investigator visited the site.
Possible ongoing activity at a farmhouse outside Torrington
The witness reports ongoing nighttime disturbances at a rural home shared with a spouse. Strange noises begin at dusk and continue through the night, with knocking, dragging and loud thumps on the house and high windows recurring every couple of months. An investigator later noted additional whoops, chatter and wood-knocks from the timber line and cattle becoming agitated late at night. The witnesses state they have never seen the source and no tracks have been found.
Passenger has possible daylight sighting near New Preston
The witness was driving along a road overlooking a lake in daylight when she noticed a tall black figure moving easily up a steep snow-covered hillside. The figure crossed a driveway between wooded areas toward distant power lines, slouching and swinging its arms, with no hat, clothing, or snowshoes and a head that appeared to sit directly on its shoulders. The observation lasted a few minutes as the car moved, with the dark figure standing out against snow and sunlight. The witness first thought it was a man but concluded a man could not have walked that slope in deep snow so easily.
Large hairy biped seen chasing deer behind a home at dusk near Bridgewater
In the early evening the witness went outside to call the dog in and saw six or seven deer running as if chased. Behind the deer in tall grass about 100 yards from the house, a large hairy animal was running on two legs and towering above the 4-foot grass while chasing the deer. The witness, familiar with local wildlife including bears, concluded it was not a bear.
Heavy bipedal footsteps heard deep within Macedonia Brook State Park
In 2008 the witness and a companion were sitting at a secluded spot deep in the woods on a relative's large forested property. The woods became unusually silent, then heavy bipedal-sounding footsteps approached up a steep brushy slope. Both fled to the house without seeing what made the sounds.
Fisherman hears unusual late night vocalizations at Roraback WMA
The witness walked alone at night to a pond in a wildlife management area to fish. After fishing for about an hour in bright moonlight, the witness heard a loud, deep guttural sound repeated four times from the woodline where they had entered. The witness saw nothing, heard no approach or departure, continued fishing nervously for another hour, then left without further incident.
Three witnesses watch a "Winsted Wildman" two miles SW of Winsted
The witness and two companions stopped during a daytime drive to look from a bridge down into a dry dam area. The witness noticed a large gray creature moving quickly away from under the bridge through stones and brush, leaning forward and appearing to have no visible head. The group quickly returned to the car and drove away.
Possible vocalizations near Bakersville
Two companions were jogging home in the dark along a rural road in the early morning hours. They heard a loud, high-pitched scream that held then dropped in pitch and ended in a cackle, first from a distance on the left. About an hour and several miles later they heard a similar but closer scream on the right, felt they were being followed, and hurried the rest of the way home.
Daytime sighting from a farm house in the hilly area of Newton farm, outside South Kent
As a child, the witness watched from a second-floor farmhouse window as a tall, hairy biped crossed the front yard uphill, repeatedly glancing back and briefly meeting his gaze before disappearing around the house. Frightened, he ran to his parents, and a relative and a companion went outside and found oversized footprints that they followed by car across a plowed field until the tracks led uphill toward the forest and disappeared.
Sasquatch sighting near South Kent, Connecticut
Two neighbors with rifles arrived at the farmhouse shortly after asking if anyone had seen anything.
Scream near Bridgewater CT, Connecticut
In the past, screeching, screams and howls were heard on the farm property.
Sasquatch sighting near Bridgewater CT, Connecticut
About a month later the witness and a companion watched a hairy bipedal creature stand above five-foot grass for several minutes before it retreated to the woods.
Scream near Bridgewater CT, Connecticut
Later in the season the witness and a companion heard a loud screech-like sound from another corner of the property while coyotes went silent.
Footsteps near Kent, Connecticut
The following day the witness and a companion returned to the same spot, again experienced silence followed by louder faster footsteps from a different direction, and fled.
Sasquatch sighting near Torrington, Connecticut
The witness told an investigator he saw something upright on two legs run across the field within a hundred yards, moving fast and effortlessly before vanishing into timber.
Movement only near Torrington, Connecticut
The witness and a friend on the porch sensed something very large and heavy running in a straight line across the field behind the house without seeing it.
Unidentified sound near Canaan Ct., Connecticut
The witness heard sticks breaking from the forest on other nights while on patrol.
Security guard on patrol in Canaan area (Summer 2010) describes loud screams and 18-inch tracks
The witness, working as a night security guard at a facility, stepped onto a rear deck for a patrol around 3 a.m. and heard an extremely loud female-sounding scream from the wooded hillside about 100 feet away. After sunrise he inspected the nearby trail and found large footprints that he measured. He later found a similar scream online and said it matched what he heard.