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December 1993 HANCOCK NEW YORK, Wayne County, Pennsylvania Class A #1005

Hunter sees creature through rifle scope

The witness was deer hunting in a thick pine area bordering a swamp in northeastern Pennsylvania in 1993 when he noticed a strong rotten smell. He then watched what he first thought was a large bear walking upright for about 200 yards and viewed it through his rifle scope, concluding it was not a bear. He described it as man-like, about 5'10", wide and stocky with a slight limp, and said he was frightened and ran away once it was out of sight.

Full-body sightingOdor
15 October 1993 Shelton, Mason County, Washington Class A #1568

Creature observed by motorist near Jarrel Cove State Park

Late at night the witness was driving north on Harstine Island and slowed for a turn when headlights and moonlight revealed a huge upright figure in a pasture about 40 feet away. The figure looked at the car, walked parallel along the fence line, stepped over the fence, crossed the road and vanished into brush. The witness drove quickly to a campground shower and did not stay overnight, returning the next day to find the fence pushed down.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
October 1993 Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky Class A #1045

Father and son have a daylight encounter while deer hunting near Lawrenceburg

The witness and his son were walking back to the truck after deer hunting when they saw a tall hair-covered figure come out of a cedar thicket about 50 yards down their path. The figure stopped when they stopped, then stepped back into the thicket and disappeared from sight. They heard something following them and staying hidden all the way back to the truck.

Full-body sightingMovement only
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
September 1993 Nordegg, Alberta Class A #5996

Youth Group shine flashlights on Sasquatch on Tower

A group walking back from an old cemetery at night shone lights on a tower and saw a hairy creature standing on top. The creature raised its arms, jumped from the tower and ran into brush with sounds of trees breaking. After a brief silence a loud high-pitched scream was heard and a distinct odor lingered.

Full-body sightingScreamOdorTree break
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
7 July 1993 Pinevill S.C., Berkeley County, South Carolina Class A #789

Creature stepped out in front of witnesses.

The witness and a companion were camping at night when they heard something heavy climbing the bluff toward camp. They fled to the truck and drove slowly past the camp entrance with headlights on. A tall, hairy biped stepped into the road, stared at them, then walked away on two legs. They found larger-than-human footprints and disturbed ground the next day.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingTracksOdorMovement only
July 1993 Monroe County, Michigan Class A #812

Two people spot a 7-8 foot tall creature walking on two legs.

The witness and a companion were driving on back roads when they noticed a dark hairy figure by the roadside. After the witness honked, the figure stood up, looked at them, then walked bipedally north into the woods. The witnesses reported a rotten-egg odor and described the figure as 7-8 feet tall and well built before driving away.

Full-body sightingOdor
June 1993 Ontario Class A #1291

Witnesses see a large, black, hairy creature standing upright only 30 feet from them.

A couple was parked in a car on a back road in the early morning and noticed a foul smell. The man stepped outside and saw a large hairy biped standing about 30 feet away, which he watched for several minutes. The creature then walked silently into the woods, paused to look back, and left, after which the pair drove away shaken.

Full-body sightingOdor
May 1993 Helen, White County, Georgia Class A #28637

Two fisherman recall a daylight encounter north of Helen

Two companions trout fishing walked up an old roadbed paralleling the river and stopped where a gully crossed the road. They heard a loud thud and found a large log across the path behind them, then heard leaves shuffling upslope and saw a very large hair-covered figure standing close by. They fled back to their other companions, then the witness returned with two companions, found a large barefoot-like footprint in mud, but saw nothing else.

Full-body sightingTracksMovement onlyUnidentified sound
October 1992 Byng, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Class A #3731

Child watches fawn being chased near Canadian River

When the witness was eight, she followed her barking dogs from a camper toward a fawn and encountered a tall, smelly, reddish creature. The creature looked at her, stepped over a tall fence while the fawn ran underneath, and did not catch the fawn. She was left in shock and unable to speak, and later drew the figure for her father.

Full-body sightingOdor
1992, the summer Kentucky #4369c15d-f856-44da-a531-37c1124d7dcf

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (1992)

While walking out on a remote logging road after discovering flat tires, the witness confronted a black bear that kept approaching despite shouting. A large hairy biped rushed down the hill on all fours, landed in the road and slid, causing the bear to flee. The biped then stood, stared, and bluff-charged twice with loud vocalizations until the witness fled on foot and was later picked up by drivers in a pickup.

Full-body sightingGrowlVocalizationMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
15 October 1991 Snoqualmie, King County, Washington Class A #27473

Man recounts seeing a sasquatch while driving a logging road near Snoqualmie

Two companions driving home from fishing on a logging road saw a large hair-covered biped walking rapidly away. They stopped, watched it look back at them and disappear around a bend, then drove forward to see it again further down the road as it crossed into thick brush. After stopping, they heard brush rustling for about 20 seconds but could no longer see it.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingMovement only
October 1991 Oak Grove, Jackson County, Missouri Class A #30573

Bowhunter recalls dusk encounter on creek dike near Oak Grove

The witness was bowhunting in the evening along a creek and field dike when rustling was heard behind. A large bipedal creature came over the dike, descended the near side to close range, paused to look around, then walked away along the creek out of sight. The witness reported a strong musky odor that strengthened on approach and faded as it left, and fled home after hiding crouched on the ground.

Full-body sightingFootstepsOdor
October 1991 British Columbia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/11/19/sc-ep274-first-nations-encounters-with-sasquatch-1

Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (1991)

The guest and a companion returned to the caretaker trailer on Village Island to remove supplies. The companion was startled at the trailer hitch, dropped a battery and fled, while crashing was heard in the forest and a bad smell was noticed. The next morning the companion said a black form had jumped up and run away fast on two legs.

Full-body sightingMovement onlyOdor
September 1991 Ashland County, Ohio Class A #3380

Two high school students are chased by large unknown creature

Two high-school companions went to an old single-lane railroad bridge at night to look into stories that it was haunted. While walking toward an abandoned barn they heard approaching rustling, then a loud scream-growl and heavy footsteps. A large shaggy creature reportedly ran at them on all fours, stood up about 15 feet away, and chased them back to their car before leaving when something else came down the road. They returned the next day and found odd-looking footprints.

Full-body sightingScreamGrowlFootstepsMovement only
Spring 1991 Cyrene, Pike County, Missouri Class A #1135

A man gathering firewood for his campsite with his ATV encounters a large ape-like animal in a creek bed

While camping, the witness rode an ATV to the back of a farm to gather firewood and noticed a strong odor near a creek. There they saw a large ape- or bear-like creature in a squatting position that made eye contact for about 30 seconds before jumping up an 8-foot bank and running away. The witness returned to camp, then revisited the site with a companion that evening and again the next morning, but flooding prevented finding footprints.

Full-body sightingOdor
Fall 1991 St. Louis County, Minnesota Class A #1064

A woman witnesses a 8-9 foot tall creature running.

In the fall of 1991 the witness was driving home from a sports event on a rural road. The witness saw a very tall, shaggy, human-like creature running alongside the car for a few seconds while noticing a strong unpleasant smell. The creature then left the road for nearby woods, where the witness stopped and saw it again before driving home.

Full-body sightingOdor
November 1990 Gunnison, Gunnison County, Colorado Class A #6782

Hunters observe dark creature pounding rocks together

The witness and a relative were hunting elk when they followed a strong smell and clashing rock sounds to a ridge. They observed a large hair-covered animal squatting in a dry creek bed striking two rocks together while vocalizing, which then stood, leapt the creek, and ran upslope out of sight. They later collected two chipped rocks from the spot but found no tracks or hair.

Full-body sightingGrowlOdorAnimal behaviour
October 1990 Scioto County, Ohio Class A #4976

Witness has two sightings, ten years apart in Cut Rock area

The witness was camping with companions near a field when movement was heard across the field and a feeling of being watched was reported. The witness moved away from the campfire for a clearer view in bright moonlight and observed a tall dark figure walking along the treeline toward a ravine. The figure left the area quickly and was not seen or heard again.

Full-body sightingEyeshineMovement only