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30 September 2008 Little Switzerland, Mcdowell County, North Carolina Class B #24988

Possible late evening incidents at a mountain home near Little Switzerland

The witness stayed two nights at a friend's house on a wooded mountain development. On the first night outside the house he reported paired knocking sounds, stones hitting the roof, and a brief glimpse of gray movement. The next day he found two partial human-like footprints in a steep bank near a trail. On the second night he heard more knocks and howling, then was awakened by loud pounding on the roof and walls that the host also heard.

Wood knockRock throwingMovement onlyTracksHowl +2
September 2008 Jacob Lake, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #24732

Hunters have camper shaken and hear whoops on the North Kiabab

Two brothers were camping overnight in a popup camper while on a grouse hunting trip. In the middle of the night the camper was shaken several times, prompting one witness to go outside with a flashlight. He heard something walking in the timber but saw nothing when he shone the light, then after returning inside heard a series of loud whoops from a distance.

Property disturbanceFootstepsWhoop
29 August 2008 Fredonia, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #24659

Trailer shaken and objects thrown at campers on the north rim of the Grand Canyon

On a Friday night during an archery-hunt camping trip, the witness and a relative sat by the campfire while two unseen presences circled the camp, breaking branches, pacing, and making heavy footsteps. Small rocks and sticks were then thrown into camp, including a softball-sized rock that landed nearby, followed by impacts on a food box and the trailer. Others sheltering in the trailer also heard footsteps, breaking branches, impacts, and a heavy sigh, and later a branch-like object was dragged across the trailer roof.

Tree breakFootstepsRock throwingObject throwingProperty disturbance +2
August 2008 Idyllwild, Riverside County, California Class B #24644

Camper hear knocks and camp stalking at Marion Mountain Campground

The witness awoke in his tent around 4:50am to a loud knock like wood hitting a tree trunk, followed by very heavy bipedal footsteps moving uphill through a ravine and across the campground. He heard branches breaking, a rock-like object thrown against a tree near his tent, dogs whimpering, and crickets falling silent. He unzipped his tent window as a neighboring camper emerged to quiet her dogs, after which the footsteps stopped.

Wood knockFootstepsRock throwing
27 July 2008 St. Paul, Neosho County, Kansas Class B #27779

Possible track found and strange occurences on the Neosho River

On a summer night in 2008 the witness was night-fishing by a dam near family cabins when he heard rhythmic splashes crossing the shallow river about 100 feet away and felt intense fear, abandoning his gear to hide in a nearby cabin. Around the same night a relative sitting on a cabin deck smelled a strong death-like odor, heard movement on the stairs and under the cabin, and felt the cabin rock hard enough to knock a VCR and tape rack over. The two compared accounts the next morning on the drive home and concluded the cause was a bigfoot, keeping it to themselves.

FootstepsOdorProperty disturbance
4 July 2008 Cape Fair, Barry County, Missouri Class B #25874

Possible late night encounter by canoeists on Flat Creek near Piney Creek Wilderness

Two companions were quietly floating in a canoe on a dark creek at night when they startled something standing at the creek edge. They heard heavy bipedal footsteps exiting the water, displacing water and making waves, then moving onto the bank. A large rock then splashed into the creek very close to the canoe, after which the subject walked uphill into the woods. The witnesses stayed silent out of fear and never saw the subject because of darkness.

FootstepsRock throwingMovement only
July 2008 Lugerville, Price County, Wisconsin Class A #24265

BFRO Investigator obtains first thermal footage (very brief) outside Phillips

The witness camped alone for several nights using a thermal imager. On the fourth night an object was thrown near the tent, then a heat signature was seen peeking over brush along a trail. The figure stood and ran away bipedally while brush thrashed on both sides, and the witness left the thermal recording overnight.

Partial sightingObject throwingFootstepsMovement only
21 June 2008 Laporte, Hubbard County, Minnesota Class B #24089

Witness hears loud screams and foot steps while camping near Laporte

The witness was camping in tents with five companions. In the early morning after going to bed, she and one companion heard two very loud vocalizations combining screaming and grunting, with the second appearing to move quickly. Later she heard heavy bipedal footsteps in camp, and in the morning bottled water was missing from a cooler while other food remained.

ScreamGrowlFootstepsProperty disturbance
14 June 2008 Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Class A #24674

BFRO Investigator videotapes encounter in Daniel Boone National Forest

An investigator hiked with two companions to the top of a rocky ridge at night to look into recurring activity. While the companions scanned with night vision and a camcorder, the investigator illuminated a sasquatch-like figure standing close below the rocks with a headlamp and watched it withdraw and walk away. The companions recorded eyeshine in the opposite direction, suggesting a second animal, and the group heard footsteps following them as they descended. They later reviewed the tape and confirmed eyeshine had been recorded.

Partial sightingEyeshineFootstepsObject throwing
10 June 2008 Mogadore, Portage County, Ohio Class B #23980

Woman recounts possible night time encounter near Mogadore

A group walking on a path by a closed campground at night heard something large crashing through trees alongside them. A very large rock then landed a few feet away with enough force to vibrate the ground, followed by a loud growl. The group left the area immediately.

FootstepsRock throwingGrowl
October 2007 Lee Vining, Mono County, California Class B #24743

Camper has a possible close encounter west of Mono Lake

The witness was camping alone at night reading in a chair when a loud branch snap was heard nearby. Gas cans and other items behind a shed were knocked over as something large moved a short distance through trees and stopped across a creek. The witness's dogs cowered at the trailer door and the witness retreated inside with a feeling of being watched.

Unidentified soundFootstepsProperty disturbanceMovement only
September 2007 Brandenburg, Meade County, Kentucky Class A #30673

Family endures confrontation while camping in front yard near Fort Knox

The witness was camping overnight in the front yard with several children when rocks rolled into camp and loud howls were heard. Around 3 a.m. something heavy approached on two feet with a strong animal odor, bumped the witness's tent, then lifted and shook a child's occupied tent before running back into the woods.

Rock throwingHowlScreamFootstepsOdor +1
18 August 2007 Sabbath Day Point, Warren County, New York Class B #21488

Female hiker describes rocks being thrown at her and female companion near Sabbath Day Point

Two companions hiking back from a mountain trail claim rocks were thrown toward them from the woods over an extended period, starting with misses above and behind them and later coming close enough to duck. They also report hearing an unidentified whining sound, possible footsteps, knock-like sounds, and a tree being shaken, without ever seeing the source. Near the area they noticed a green limb broken high and left hanging.

Rock throwingVocalizationFootstepsWood knockTree break
18 August 2007 Heber, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #21348

Heavy footsteps and screams heard near Bear Canyon Lake

The witness was camping overnight in a tent with two companions. Around 4 a.m. the witness woke to loud heavy footsteps moving away from camp and found the tent door half open with a damaged zipper. The witness searched with a spotlight, saw no one, and noted the steps stopped while a foul odor like dirty feet and urine lingered. Earlier that night the group had heard loud screaming and growling amid barking dogs.

FootstepsOdorProperty disturbance
24 April 2007 Winston-salem, Davidson County, North Carolina Class B #18943

Possible pre-dawn approach to property outside Winston-Salem

Early in the morning the witness took the dog out to the end of the driveway before work. The dog alerted toward the treeline, then the witness heard a loud howl and wood-on-wood sounds very close and glimpsed a figure by a tree. After going back inside and leaving again, the witness heard footsteps in the dark and saw a huge dark upright figure moving along the fence and driveway by a pond, later noticing a foul odor and disturbed leaves in the area.

HowlWood knockPartial sightingSilhouetteFootsteps +2
2007–2008 Owensboro, Kentucky #4a2bd381-ea8b-47d0-bf1e-5514668f86e1

Rock throwing near Owensboro, Kentucky (2007)

The guest and his best friend fished at the uncle's lake then dug for fossils at the high wall. Rocks were thrown at them from a ravine, then heavy footsteps paced them behind tall reeds. When they reached the truck and turned on headlights, an 8-9 foot upright grayish-black figure ran from behind the reeds up a steep hill in seconds and disappeared.

Rock throwingFootstepsFull-body sighting
January 2007 Heavener, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class B #24967

Off-duty law enforcement officers describe vocalizations, wood knocks, and rock throwning, outside the town of Heavener

Two companions camping with a companion's child heard ape-like calls and slow loud knocks near a creek in the evening and knocked back with logs. Rocks were thrown into camp, and at night something bipedal walked around and brushed the tent while making sniffing sounds at the seams. The activity continued over several days with more distant knocks that seemed to approach, another large rock landing near the witness, and an ice chest found opened.

VocalizationWood knockRock throwingFootstepsAnimal behaviour +3
November 2006 Land O Lakes, Pasco County, Florida Class A #24266

Boy sees large creature peering at him from behind a tree next to Cypress Creek Wellfield

The witness was playing in woods near home with companions when breaking sticks and sounds of something large approaching were heard through dense undergrowth. Sticks were thrown as the group retreated, and the witness briefly saw a very tall hair-covered biped peering from behind a large tree before running out scared. The initial report of something big was brushed off until similar local reports months later prompted detailed questioning.

Partial sightingObject throwingOdorFootsteps
September 2006 Matheson, Ontario Class A #23171

Forest Growth and Yield Tech has strange encounter while working in forest

Two forestry workers measuring trees heard log-ripping and heavy footstep sounds, then had a large rotten root chunk and a smaller stick thrown toward them from an unseen source. One worker walked toward the direction of the throws and saw a tall, broad, long-haired figure standing motionless with its back turned. The witness returned to the coworker without disclosing the sighting and they finished quickly and left.

Full-body sightingFootstepsObject throwingUnidentified sound
2 July 2006 Elberfeld, Warrick County, Indiana Class B #15374

Possible vocalizations outside of Elberfeld, Indiana

A group of four on dirt bikes and quads stopped at night to fix a broken chain. They heard repeated loud moans, then a series of knocks like on a tree, then something running fast through dense woods around them. Frightened, they abandoned one bike and fled, finding the bike moved off the trail when they returned the next day.

VocalizationWood knockFootstepsProperty disturbance