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131 encounters
1994 Culver, Oregon #95d976f1-4e47-450d-a56a-5dda261ed027

Cryptid sighting near Culver, Oregon (1994)

The witness and several friends drove to the top of a desert butte late at night to continue partying. A silent light approached, hovered overhead, and shined a bright spotlight on the group, followed by several orange lights rising from the valley floor into the sky. While driving down, three of them saw a huge bipedal shape cross the road and followed it on foot, getting close enough to hear it breathing before it left silently. At sunrise the two who remained saw several tall slender gray-haired humanoids with yellow eyes peeking from cover and felt they were being escorted off the land.

Road crossingSilhouetteFull-body sightingPartial sightingMovement only +1
November 1993 Woodstock- 2 Miles, Woodlawn 4 Miles,Baltimore, 7miles., Baltimore County, Maryland Class A #6875

Eight year old has night time encounter at grandparents' home near Woodstock

At age 8 the witness was walking at night near a relative's property, heard a stirring and then low tones, and saw a tall shadowy figure with red-glowing eyes on a steep hillside that slowly backed away uphill. Later that same evening while the family car was paused on the driveway, the witness again saw the shadow and eyes from the window. The family dismissed the account, and the witness reports occasional similar figures, eyes and sounds in the area since.

SilhouetteEyeshineVocalizationMovement only
August 1993 Branson, Taney County, Missouri Class A #41427

Memory told of a nighttime close encounter in the Henning Conservation Area near Branson

Two companions walking a hillside trail at night heard a loud snap and saw two large bipedal figures silhouetted against city lights. After one companion shouted, a second shorter figure stood up beside the taller slumped figure, and both fled on two legs crashing through small trees. The witnesses estimated the taller figure at 7.5 to 8 feet tall, hid at the fire tower overnight, and noted broken limbs and a sweet unpleasant odor in the area the next morning.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteUnidentified soundFootstepsTree break +1
April 1992 Ft Rucker, Dale County, Alabama Class B #22899

Possible daylight encounter on Fort Rucker Army Base

The witness was walking alone during a work break to look for arrowheads when he heard movement and grunts near a creek. He briefly saw a large dark man-shaped figure about 6 to 7 feet tall standing in dense woods before it turned and crashed away. He left quickly and initially tried to explain it as a stray horse.

Partial sightingSilhouetteVocalizationMovement onlyPossible misidentification
1992 Washington #68252e33-a5e9-487f-9205-54c8981783f5

Scream in Washington (1992)

The witness and a fellow soldier were on a moonlit two-man patrol defending a simulated missile site during a training exercise. They heard a long loud scream that shifted into babble and cackling, saw a large silhouette on a ridge, and followed it for over a kilometer. When the figure charged downhill toward them they moved to intercept, then stopped amid intense layered odor and withdrew feeling they were in danger.

ScreamChatterSilhouetteFootstepsTree break +1
1990–1994 North Carolina #dccb8130-881e-46af-9c62-f45ca4459603

Sasquatch sighting in North Carolina (1990)

The witness joined relatives for a night coon hunt in a cornfield. He saw a tall silhouette at the woods edge that stood slumped with long arms swinging and noticed a strong rotten odor. The figure returned to the woods, gave a howl then a rising scream, and the hunting dogs abandoned the hunt and returned to the truck.

SilhouetteHowlScreamOdor
1990–1999 Washougal, Washington #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/VPtSeCcL5RZz6k0N8RKsllN61SSaTU_fdYmqP1o4Ex0

Sasquatch sighting near Washougal, Washington (1990)

The witness was teaching a companion how to camp without fire or lights in wooded terrain when they realized they were surrounded by several large upright figures. The figures remained mostly still, with only minor sounds, while the pair talked and then backed out with firearms ready without firing at the figures. One figure was later seen leaping from the roadside high into a tree. The witness returned the next day to recover gear, found extensive large tracks, followed fresh tracks, and encountered one individual at close range.

SilhouetteVocalizationFootstepsTracksMovement only
March 1989 Estacada, Oregon #0c25fd7b-680e-484c-8f23-e30bc8e49354

Sasquatch sighting near Estacada, Oregon (1989)

Four youths went hunting past the guest's camp on a logged area near Estacada. After feeling uneasy in young fir trees and hearing a loud snap near a brush pile, they noticed something pacing them in brush. About 100 yards from the paved road they saw the head and shoulders of a seven-foot dark silhouette between poplar trees at sunset; it shifted its weight, confirming it was solid, and they retreated to the road.

Partial sightingSilhouetteFootstepsUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour +1
September 1988 Goodells, St. Clair County, Michigan Class A #822

Piercing scream heard by hunters.

Three people were camping on a ridge during deer season when they heard heavy footsteps circling and piercing screams. After a tree was heard falling, something very large rushed past the camp breaking saplings, and a snapped tree was later found. A large shadowy outline then watched the camp from beyond the firelight for the rest of the night.

FootstepsScreamTree breakSilhouetteMovement only
June 1988 Springfield, Greene County, Missouri Class A #2036

Multiple witnesses encounter bad smell, three observe creature hiding behind sapling

After exploring an abandoned resort site on a bright moonlit night, three companions walking back toward their van smelled a strong musky, fecal odor. They then noticed a backlit figure about 20 feet away behind brush watching them while holding a small tree and swaying. After watching for a few minutes they fled to the van, and a return visit minutes later found no figure and no odor.

Partial sightingSilhouetteOdor
October 1987 McCloud, Shasta County, California Class A #2844

Loud Screams Heard by Hunters While Camping Near a Natural Spring

Two hunters were camped overnight during deer season when they noticed a bipedal figure crossing a moonlit clearing. Shortly after, they heard loud screaming and crashing in brush on the hillside, followed by a log coming down, a strong urine-like odor, and renewed screams. Later, from inside their tent, both saw a very large shadow pass between the campfire and the tent. The next morning they found no tracks but noticed a large log newly present near their vehicle by the spring.

Partial sightingSilhouetteScreamFootstepsObject throwing +1
August 1987 Montevallo, Bibb County, Alabama Class B #21714

Rescue workers describes possible stalking on the Cahaba River outside Montevallo

The witness and a companion were waiting on a riverbank at night to help pull rescue canoes from the water. After hearing brush-breaking and grunting sounds for some time, the witness was rushed by a large upright figure that came within about 10 feet while making loud vocalizations. Both individuals fled and the figure did not pursue further.

SilhouetteVocalizationGrowlMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
June 1987 Immokalee, Collier County, Florida Class B #20420

Possible nightime encounter near Lake Trafford

Late at night the witness's family was at home when a dog outside sounded distressed. A relative went out, saw a large shadow by the shed, retrieved a firearm, then saw something flee down the driveway and fired, after which a loud growl-howl was heard followed by silence. The next morning the family found unfamiliar footprints and believed the visitor had leapt across a nearby canal.

SilhouetteMovement onlyGrowlHowlUnidentified sound +1
December 1984 Shelton, Mason County, Washington Class B #9168

Boy wakes and has sighting through bedroom window in Shelton

The witness was sleeping alone in the family home when they awoke suddenly in the early morning and saw a dark head-shaped outline at the bedroom window, apparently peering inside. The figure immediately fled off the deck and ran around the house into the woods behind, moving very fast and making loud crashing noises. The witness was frightened and spent subsequent nights at a relative's house nearby.

Partial sightingSilhouetteFootstepsMovement only
25 October 1983 Sonora, Tuolumne County, California Class A #1919

Friends have night sighting above Sonora

Two men returned at night to a fenced rural property above Sonora after viewing a motorcycle for sale. A tall, wide human-like figure stepped from brush a short distance away, looked at them, then crossed the clearing toward a shed in a few strides while making a huff sound. One man got into their truck while the other backed onto the hood with a knife, and they later spent a sleepless night guarding the cabin door.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteVocalizationOdor
August 1983 Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington Class B #24310

Camper diverts tall creature approaching him near Puyallup

In 1983 the witness was camping and was awakened around 11 p.m. by loud screams repeated every 15-20 seconds that approached through brush. The witness then saw a tall dark shape about 7-8 feet tall striding through undergrowth and yelled, after which it veered to go around and continued on screaming. A foul odor was noticed as it passed, and broken branches were found the next morning.

ScreamSilhouetteFootstepsOdorTree break
May 1983 Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio Class A #5311

Large hairy creature and footprints seen along fence line on property with past activity

The witness visited a friend's farm after loaning a truck and found a very large footprint in mud, attempting a plaster cast. Later he saw a dark figure bobbing while holding a tree limb across a field, then saw a hairy long hand touching the plaster. The friend confirmed seeing the distant figure and the friend's wife reported hearing breathing near a shed, followed by rustling and barefoot sounds.

TracksPartial sightingSilhouetteFootstepsMovement only +1
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.

Partial sightingSilhouetteVocalizationScreamWhoop +1
July 1980 Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio Class A #7803

Three college students witness a large creature standing just off of the railroad tracks.

Three college students walked back to their dorms along railway tracks at night after buying snacks. Ahead of them a dark shape crossed the tracks and briefly blocked a distant streetlight. A short distance later they smelled a strong wet-dog odor and the reporter saw a tall creature at close range with shining eyes. The group fled to their dorm, later drove back for another look without approaching closely, and the reporter retrieved dropped groceries the next day.

SilhouetteEyeshineOdorPartial sighting
Summer 1979 Montague, Muskegon County, Michigan Class B #31302

Avid hiker recalls years of experience living in an area with what local people called the "Shadow People" near Montague

The witness describes repeated activity over years living near woods in White River Township. The witness reports seeing part of a tall hair-covered figure peeking from brush, finding deer carcasses cached high in trees, stacked bone piles and dugout shelters, hearing breathing and strange calls, smelling musk, feeling watched, and being chased at night by a bipedal creature that halted near the road.

Partial sightingVocalizationUnidentified soundFootstepsOdor +4