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15 July 1997 Neeses, Orangeburg County, South Carolina Class A #993

A teenager witnesses a black, fur covered creature attempt to pull a dog pen out of the ground.

Around midday the witness went to check on barking dogs in a pen behind the home. There he encountered a tall, hair-covered figure pulling at the pen wire, which turned to face him before fleeing toward the forest. A relative who ran outside also saw the figure running away. No physical evidence remained the next day after an overnight thunderstorm.

Full-body sightingVocalizationFootstepsOdorProperty disturbance
1997 Oklahoma #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/RsyXRPunfx7DktDqTBta7_58n7fE3JARvOCpjCzJcwo

Whistle in Oklahoma (1997)

The witness was deer hunting alone from a power line easement and walking back to the truck when a rock struck his chest. A creature screamed and ran toward him, then appeared at his truck and climbed onto the bed. He shot it with a .22 Magnum above the eye, it fled screaming, and a large rock later struck his truck on a bridge as he drove out.

WhistleRock throwingScreamFull-body sightingVehicle contact
October 1996 GRAND RIVERS, Trigg County, Kentucky Class A #12641

Mussel poachers have night time encounter near Lake Barkley

Two people were sitting in a parked car by the lake late at night when they saw a large hairy figure approaching on the road. After turning on the headlights the figure ran into the woods, followed by a strong animal odor, loud crashing and scream-like vocalizations. A log was then thrown with enough force to move their car, prompting them to drive away.

Full-body sightingOdorScreamUnidentified soundObject throwing +1
spring of 1996 Florida #14156a1d-8968-4a0d-90a7-756850ae9af6

Sasquatch sighting in Florida (1996)

Two identical-twin brothers hiking through ankle-deep water reached a clearing and found a creature lying on its back that flipped to all fours and sniffed them, appearing confused. It then stood on two legs and shook a tree to intimidate them as they backed out. That night at camp their stacked firewood was moved, and a neighboring camper said he saw two silhouettes moving it.

Full-body sightingProperty disturbanceSilhouette
July 1995 Everson, Whatcom County, Washington Class A #33908

Woman drives car over subject lying on road near Everson

Late at night the witness was driving home with an infant passenger on a wooded road with a guardrail and creek. A dark figure crouched by the guardrail stood, raised its arms, then lay down in the lane and the car drove over it. The witness left the scene out of fear, later reported hitting a bear, but no record of the call or physical trace was found the next day.

Full-body sightingVehicle contactPossible hoax
March 1995 Florida City Everglades National Park, Monroe County, Florida Class A #36218

Early morning encounter during a rest stop near Florida City

Two friends drove into the Everglades park in the early morning and parked at a pine habitat to nap in their car. They were awakened by an ape-like animal looking into the tinted windows, touching the car, and then rummaging through a nearby dumpster for an extended period while emitting a strong rotten odor. The animal eventually walked away howling, and the witnesses drove to Flamingo where they reported the encounter to rangers.

Full-body sightingVehicle contactProperty disturbanceOdorHowl
August 1994 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/09/27/sc-ep150-a-police-officers-encounter

Sasquatch sighting (1994)

When the witness was 11, he stopped to tie his boot while hiking down a mountain trail with family and friends and saw a large black hairy biped downhill about 50 feet away. The creature moved onto the trail to block him, dropped to all fours, made a low bellowing monkey-like sound and curled its lip. The witness fled uphill along the ridge for about two and a half to three hours while the creature paced him at a distance, shook brush and tossed sticks and a small log toward him, and was seen again briefly from the chest up. As rain began the sounds grew more distant, allowing him to return to the trailhead where a search had started, and he told family he had been chased by a bear.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingVocalizationMovement onlyObject throwing +1
October 1993 San Bernardino County, California Class A #2247

A camp site incident at Barton Flats with multiple witnesses. The campers were approached while they were sleeping

The witness was trying to sleep in a van while two companions slept in a tent nearby. The van began rocking violently from side to side until the witness yelled, then the witness shone a flashlight outside and saw a hair-covered figure walking upright past the vehicle into the forest. A foul cesspool-like odor was noticed around the camp, and the companions said pebbles had been tossed onto their tent and something had brushed against it. The group built a fire, discussed what happened, and packed up to leave early.

FootstepsVehicle contactFull-body sightingOdorRock throwing +1
20 August 1993 ELKMONT, Limestone County, Alabama Class A #451

Young man has sighting near home

The witness was looking after his girlfriend and her younger brother when the locked front door knob was jiggled. After leaving to call police from his parents’ house, he stepped outside with a flashlight and saw a tall off-white muscular human-shaped figure standing in the weedy field in moonlight. The figure vanished when he raised the light again, and he later found the weeds mashed down where it stood.

Door or window contactFull-body sightingTracksTree break
15 August 1993 Inman, Spartanburg County, South Carolina Class A #417

Family's daylight encounter near Inman

The witness and a relative were on their deck at night when their dog barked persistently at the woods edge. The witness approached and found a crouched hairy animal that then stood upright on two feet and ran into the woods, knocking down trees amid screaming. The group fled inside with children, and the next day found hair, footprints, and disturbed garden produce in the woods.

Full-body sightingScreamUnidentified soundTracksHair +2
Spring 1993 Steilacoom, Pierce County, Washington Class B #29975

Woman recalls driving at night and feeling her car get shoved by a large biped near Steilacoom

Around 10 p.m. on a dark drizzly night in spring 1993, the witness was driving home on a two-lane road near Puget Sound after dropping off a friend. She felt a hard shove to the rear of her car pushing it into the other lane. Looking up she saw a very tall gray hair-covered biped walking upright away into the woods. She drove home terrified and later found no dent or scratch on the car.

Full-body sightingVehicle contact
10 October 1990 Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan Class A #4325

Nighttime sighting by three in car, near Mt. Pleasant

The witness, his wife, and young daughter were leaving a party by car at night when they saw a tall dark figure stride across the road directly in front of them. The figure paused on the far side, its eyes glowing green, stared for several seconds, then turned into the woods along a trail. The witnesses drove on after a moment and later wrote independent accounts that agreed on key details.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshineVehicle contact
1990–1994 Florida #61f1bd31-f605-42c2-b8bf-f866ae80fba5

Sasquatch sighting in Florida (1990)

The witness motored by airboat at night into an oak hammock to gig frogs and stopped for coffee. After hearing tearing vegetation, ground banging and a loud shrieking scream, large clods of mud were thrown at and onto the boat. Shining a headlamp, the witness saw a huge brown-haired biped about 25 to 30 feet away pumping its arms in an aggressive display, then started the boat and fled to the middle of a nearby lake until daylight and has avoided the spot since.

Full-body sightingScreamObject throwingVehicle contactAnimal behaviour
January 1989 Washington County, New York Class A #1601

Hikers find footprints and see 10 foot tall creature outside home

The witness and a companion found very large footprints and broken branches while hiking and felt watched and followed back to the companion's house. The next morning the witness, sleeping on a couch by large front windows, saw a very tall brown human-like hairy creature in the clearing outside. After watching for several minutes, the creature approached, climbed a bank, and struck the house wall hard enough to wake the companion.

Full-body sightingDoor or window contact
1989–1990 Unionville, Monroe County, Indiana Class A #354

Two sisters observe creature cross the road

Two sisters driving home around 2 a.m. reported a very hairy bipedal creature walking in front of their Honda and touching the front of the vehicle. The creature looked directly at them and continued walking slowly with a sideways gait described as limping or injured, showing no fear. The witness estimated its height at about 5 foot 4.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingVehicle contact
Summer of 1989 Virginia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/5af0hnZsrQX9o5rcS0OK6j23rjpTC6-CDLvw0JBifUQ

Footsteps in Virginia (1989)

The witness and friends drove to a remote gravel road to party at night. After a loud crash from a tree, something bipedal circled them making growling sounds and then gave a loud roar they could feel. It stepped into the spotlight as a massive white figure, climbed a bank in three steps and rushed their truck before they fled, later returning in daylight to find impressions on the bank.

FootstepsGrowlHowlFull-body sightingEyeshine +2
1989 South Dakota #1c382fe9-201d-418b-bd13-7c87ccc363f8

Paranormal encounter in South Dakota (1989)

The witness and his father were awakened around 2 a.m. by knocking at their motel door. Looking through the peephole they saw a tiny elderly woman outside, but when the door was opened she was suddenly a football field away. They followed tiny boot prints across a field into the woods for a quarter to half a mile until the tracks abruptly stopped.

Full-body sightingDoor or window contactTracks
Spring 1989 Robe, Snohomish County, Washington Class A #44368

Memory told of being chased home by a bi-pedal animal near Robe

Two companions were shooting at targets in a logged area and started walking back toward a house at dusk. They heard distant howls that grew closer, then screams and crashing as something rushed toward them. One looked back while crossing a fence and saw a large hairy stocky creature chasing them, then they reached the house where it threw objects and damaged trash cans, fencing and a window, with a strong odor noted.

HowlScreamFull-body sightingObject throwingProperty disturbance +1
September 1988 Urichsville, Tuscarawas County, Ohio Class A #26997

Man recalls childhood observation of rock throwing near Urichsville

Two boys were hiking and exploring in remote hardwood forest in the afternoon when a rock struck a tree beside them. They looked uphill about 50 feet and saw a dark, roughly six-foot-tall figure watching them intently with a hunched, swaying posture. After pausing only a few seconds, both boys ran away and never returned to the spot.

Full-body sightingRock throwing
August 1988 Fairfield, Camas County, Idaho Class A #13692

Daytime sighting by young girl hiking with family north of Fairfield

While camping with family near a ghost town, the group walked back toward camp with their dog. After the dog was sent into brush, yelped, and fled to camp, the nine-year-old [name withheld] saw a tall hair-covered figure standing uphill watching them. The family ran to camp, set up a string-and-can perimeter alarm, then heard growling and rattling around the perimeter before packing up and leaving.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundProperty disturbanceAnimal behaviour