Claimed encounters in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico

11 entries reported in Rio Arriba 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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July 2020 Chama, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Class B #69437

Possible Sasquatch wood knocks in forested riverbed beside Chama during lockdown

Two people were day-hiking on a trail by the Rio Chama in late July 2020. After returning a fearful dog to the car, they heard loud resonant knocks nearby that were answered by lighter-toned knocks from farther away. Believing the sounds were exchanging responses, they decided to leave the area.

Wood knock
11 August 2005 Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Class B #12418

Various sounds heard during the BFRO's Jemez Mts. expedition

The witness and a child sat in a parked pickup with windows down near a night listening location. After waiting, they heard a prolonged clamor of fighting coyotes uphill with a distinct human- or ape-like yowling mixed in lasting about 45 seconds. The witness believed others near the blasting area recorded the sounds and later said several participants agreed they had heard something other than a known animal.

Vocalization
21 June 2005 Dulce., Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Class B #11976

Vocalizations heard near Dulce

The witness went outside in the early morning to see if there was room in the trash cans. From the direction of the river, the witness heard scream-like vocalizations while the surroundings were otherwise silent. The witness then went inside to get a relative to listen, but no further sounds were heard.

Scream
January 2005 Gubnerdor Nm., Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Class A #11109

Close range night time sighting by water hauler near Gobernador (on BLM land)

The witness, a water hauler, was stuck in a ditch in an oil field when they noticed an entity watching them from a few feet away. After turning on work lights, the witness got a clear view before the entity screamed and ran off with long smooth strides. The witness states this was their second sighting in the area.

Full-body sightingScream
December 2004 Bloomfield Nm, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Class A #11526

Water hauler has late night encounter

The witness, a water hauler, reported being outside his truck at a work site in the early morning when he smelled a foul odor and saw a very large bipedal figure in the moonlight. The figure reportedly moved around the truck but stayed out of the work lights. The sighting lasted about 30 seconds and the figure was described as taller than a nearby 6-foot well head with black hair.

Full-body sightingOdor
November 1998 Tierra Amarilla, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Class B #1553

Numerous rocks thrown at elk hunters in deep forest near Tierra Amarilla

The witness, suffering back pain while elk hunting, crawled to a sunny clearing and rested against a low stump. For over an hour, softball-sized rocks were thrown from the treeline at intervals under a minute, striking trees about eight feet up and landing nearby, with no other noise. The witness radioed his brother, who arrived and jointly watched the rock-throwing continue for about 30 minutes. Afterward they searched toward the source but found no tracks due to rocky ground and saw no thrower.

Rock throwing
May 1983 Cuba, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Class A #8409

Sasquatch reaches into tent of adult camper

The witness was sleeping alone in a tent on a group camping trip when a strong odor woke them. A large hairy arm reached in through the tent flap, felt around, then withdrew. The witness then perceived two tall figures outside through the tent fabric and heard male and female vocalizations as the beings yelled and ran away.

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November 1982 Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Class B #20011

Hunters experience powerfull knocks on camper and hear vocalizations outside Jicarilla Indian Reservation

During an evening at a deer-hunting camp, the group heard loud bangs on the side of their camper on two occasions but found no one outside. Later that night while around a campfire, all five heard prolonged screaming and moaning sounds coming from across an arroyo toward the foothills. Two members walked toward the sounds but saw nothing, and a search of the area the next day found nothing unusual.

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the next year Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Related account #20011

Scream near Lindrith, New Mexico

The witness returned to the same area the following year and heard similar screams from much farther away.

Scream
a month befor i did Gubnerdor Nm., Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Related account #11109

Sasquatch sighting near Gubnerdor Nm., New Mexico

A friend of the witness reportedly saw the entity once or twice, including once a month before in about the same area.

Date unknown Gubnerdor Nm., Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Related account #11109

Sasquatch sighting near Gubnerdor Nm., New Mexico

The witness states this was the second time they had seen the entity out there.