Claimed encounters in Otero County, New Mexico
19 entries reported in Otero County, New Mexico, 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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Mescalero Reservation resident sees silhouetted figure swaying at window, large footprints outside house
The witness was awake in a ground-floor bedroom late at night when she heard heavy breathing and something striking the outside wall. A large dark silhouette appeared at the closed bedroom window, swaying as if trying to see inside, and remained for several minutes despite the TV volume being raised. The next morning she and her daughter found large five-toed footprints in snow by the walkway.
Nighttime sighting by residents on Mescalero IR
Early one morning the witness found the dogs under the house barking toward the back, then saw a big tall hairy entity with red eyes looking at them through the back window. The witness stared at it for a long time and the spouse also saw it and became frightened. Tracks were later noticed in the area.
A few witnesses see something reach through an open window in Mescalero N.M
The witness was staying with a companion in the living room of a relative's house late at night after a relative had reported a very tall figure outside. After hearing noises like objects being thrown in the dining room, the witness went to check and saw a large hand reach through the window, across a table, and take a bowl containing food. Those present were frightened and the witness called the conservation office, after which nothing further happened that night.
Possible night time sighting by a resident in the Carrizo neighborhood of Mescalero IR
After being awakened around 1 a.m. by barking dogs and loud screaming and hollering sounds that lasted about ten minutes and came closer, the witness looked out a window and saw a tall hairy man-like figure standing at another window looking in. The witness hid, then later saw the figure walking away into the dark carrying something. A sour body odor was noticed during the presence, and deer jerky hanging on the front porch was missing the next morning.
Nighttime screams heard near residences on Mescalero IR
On the night of July 29, 2000, the witness and companions were getting home late when they heard loud screaming or screeching several times over about 10 minutes from behind houses. Dogs in the area that had been howling and barking became quiet after the sounds. No creature was seen during the main event.
Nighttime sightings on Mescalero IR
The reporter woke about 3 a.m. and saw a tall black figure walking up the road near a street light, noticing a dead-like odor. After it passed behind trees, the reporter woke the mother and both watched its figure through trees in a ditch by the road. They described it as playing with a can or object lying by the road.
Incidents around home on Mescalero IR
In March 1997, two sisters driving to their mother's house encountered a large hairy figure sitting beside a dirt road. When headlights illuminated it, the figure stood to seven feet or taller and then moved toward the river. The witnesses were frightened and said it was neither a bear nor a human.
Campers hear screams around midnight
Two campers were awakened in their tent around 1 a.m. by distant screams that grew closer as the source moved through the campground. The screams sounded like a woman or baby, with grunts and sniffing pauses between, and the source stopped very close to their tent before moving away and fading. The witnesses stayed inside the tent and never saw the source.
Pre-dawn screams on the Mescalero Reservation
About 20 years ago, the witness and a cousin were walking early in the morning toward the paved road to hitchhike to work. From the treeline across the road they heard frightening noises that seemed to follow them, stopping when they stopped and moving when they ran, with branches snapping audible. With no nearby houses for refuge, they flagged down a passing truck and got in.
Daylight sighting by a deer hunter
The witness had separated from companions while deer hunting and was resting near a small meadow in thick pinyon forest. A tall, dark, hair-covered bipedal figure emerged from the tree line, crossed along the edge of the meadow in daylight, and re-entered the trees without noticing the witness. The witness did not pursue, confront, or shoot at it.
Sasquatch sighting near Mescalero, New Mexico
On a later night the daughter was awakened by heavy footsteps and saw the head and shoulders of a large dark creature pass between the house and clothes lines.
Sasquatch sighting near Mescalero, New Mexico
The witness's mother was awakened by barking dogs, looked out a window, and saw a dark figure walking up the road while hearing deep grunting, with trees partly blocking the view.
Tracks near In Mescalero, New Mexico
A relative found very large tracks with a smaller set in snow between the house and clothes line, with some clothes on the ground.
Sasquatch sighting near In Mescalero, New Mexico
A relative reported seeing a very tall figure walking back and forth on the trail below the house before it approached the corner of the house.
Sasquatch sighting near Mescalero, New Mexico
Over ten years living there, the family experienced multiple incidents including unexplained killing of several dogs.
Property disturbance near Mescalero, New Mexico
A floodlight previously mounted at eleven feet had recently been ripped off the house and replaced higher up.
Sasquatch sighting near Mescalero, New Mexico
Other people reportedly saw the creature around the reservation near dumpsters or crossing roads, sometimes with a stench that frightened dogs.
Sasquatch sighting near Mescalero, New Mexico
Other people reportedly saw a tall hairy creature eating from dumpsters at night.
Sasquatch sighting near Mescalero Apache Nation, New Mexico
Relatives who still live in the home report continued activity in the area after the witness moved away.