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Motorists encounter unusual creature on Highway 46 near Paso Robles, CA
The witness and a companion were driving on Highway 46 after dark when they stopped for a small hair-covered creature in the road holding a chicken. The creature stood on two legs and ran past their vehicle and up over an embankment behind them. The witness briefly considered turning around to pursue it but decided against it for fear larger adults might be nearby.
Man tells of his scary encounter while traveling Route 66 in a snow storm
The witness and spouse stopped their car on a snowy highway near Flagstaff to check a map. They saw a large fur-covered bipedal figure running toward their car from behind. The driver drove away as the figure closed to within about 15 feet and continued to chase the car before falling behind.
Memory told of an early morning encounter with hairy biped near Buchanan
After bedding down in an open three-sided shelter, the witness awoke around midnight to a strong odor and saw a tall hairy bipedal silhouette backlit by the campfire. The figure urinated onto the adjacent occupant's sleeping bag before stepping off the shelter floor and leaving. The group then left the isolated shelter for a more populated campground nearby.
Hunter briefly observes a stationary upright animal before it runs away
About 30 years ago the witness was hunting elk alone along a high ridge in daylight. He watched a dark upright shape behind a lone pine for a couple minutes, looked away to check for elk, then glimpsed brown legs to the waist running bipedally and silently across a clearing. He ran to get a wider view but saw and heard nothing further and could not explain the sighting as a known animal.
Motorist and children have daylight sighting near Burns Flat
A woman driving home with her two children in the afternoon saw a large black manlike creature rise from a squat beside a two-lane highway and run across the road a short distance ahead. The creature crossed in three steps, glanced toward the car, then left the road into a ditch and brush. The driver braked but did not stop, feeling frightened for the children.
Man recalls his encounter after riding his dirt bike as a young man near Bradford
The witness stopped while riding to pick berries near a pipeline clearing and noticed what appeared to be a bear digging behind a fallen log. After watching for several minutes, the animal stood upright, stared at the witness, then walked smoothly across rough ground into the woods. The witness ran to the bike, briefly returned to the area, then left without looking for tracks.
Child has sighting in cornfield near Sheridan
A child playing in tall corn behind the house at dusk heard heavy bipedal footsteps and corn being pushed aside. The corn parted and a very tall, thick dark figure stood within arm's length, emitting a strong musky odor and a heavy sigh or grunt before running around the child and disappearing. The child's mother heard the footsteps and corn breaking but did not see the figure.
Mountain goat hunters have encounter with 8'-9' tall biped
In late August 1973, two companions setting up a hunting camp at night heard loud screams, whistles, and brush thrashing around them and retreated into their truck cab. The witness then shone a spotlight toward the sounds and saw an erect, dark brown-to-black biped move rapidly up a steep rock slide on two legs. The witness later felt the animal had no intent to harm them.
Memory told of a daylight sightling while walking down railroad tracks near East Liverpool
The witness and a companion were walking along railroad tracks beside the Ohio River in the evening when they heard brush being trampled on the hillside. They looked up and saw a very tall hair-covered figure about 25 yards away leaning out from behind a tree with an arm around the trunk. Both immediately ran back the way they had come.
Youths have daylight sighting near Westfield
When the witness was thirteen, he and a companion were riding bicycles near abandoned railroad tracks when a small maple tree crashed down. The companion left immediately while the witness saw a very tall, hairy animal standing by the tree about ninety feet away and staring for a couple minutes. When the animal started walking toward him on two feet, the witness fled home by bicycle.
Series of sightings taking place over three days
A woman driving home in the evening saw an ape-like animal peeking from bushes about twenty feet away, which then ran on two legs into dense woods. She returned later with neighbors and from her car saw it again peering from the fork of a tree while others searched on foot. Officers from multiple agencies searched the area that night without locating the animal.
Recalling a morning sighting as a teenager horseback riding near Marblemount
The witness and a relative were riding horses on a ranch trail in the morning when the horses stopped and refused to move. After the birds went quiet and a branch snap was heard, the witness saw the back of a large hair-covered being about twenty feet away moving trees aside before disappearing. The horses then galloped back to the barn, and the relative declined to discuss what happened.
Recollection of daylight sighting as youth near Victoria
The witness and three companions were hiking on hilltops in a strip-mine area when a bellowing cow drew attention to a nearby clearing. A large white bipedal creature emerged, stopped and stared toward the witness for several seconds after the witness shouted, then turned and walked back in the direction it came from. The group ran back to their campsite and reported the sighting to adults, who did not take it seriously.
Fisherman has closeup encounter with a juvenile near Kankakee
While fishing with two companions in a rural backwater area, the witness walked the shoreline away from the group and then pushed backward through a tall hedge onto a grassy lane. Face-to-face at close range he encountered a short, stocky, brown-haired biped that then fled upright down the lane while he ran toward his companions. He described the being as fully hair-covered with dark eyes and elongated arms, moving with a flailing-armed jog, with no sound or odor noted.
Construction worker has startling encounter outside hunting cottage
The witness and a relative camped overnight at two unfinished houses in swampy pine woods while on a work assignment. After dark by a campfire the witness saw eyes and then watched a tall upright figure cross an open area and take bacon left near the fire. The witness retreated into the house, retrieved rifles, and kept watch through the night. No usable tracks were found the next morning.
Two witnesses see a crouched figure on the beach. It stood up and walked into the nearby woods
The witness and a companion went to a remote rocky shoreline on Puget Sound to fish around 5:30 a.m. The witness saw a large dark hairy figure about 150 yards away bent over and apparently turning rocks. After the figure looked up and walked away on two legs, the two left without fishing.
Two young hunters hide and watch hairy bipedal animal walking near the Jenkins Ferry Battleground Historical Monument
The witness and a relative were waiting on a gravel road in forested wetland for daylight to hunt. They saw a tall hair-covered figure emerge at the roadside, pause, then walk across the road before slipping on the bank and entering the water and timber. They fled to their vehicle and left the area with a parent.
Upright creature crosses road in the path of a car near Newington Forest
In summer 1973 the witness was driving on Pohick Road with her children in the evening when a tall hair-covered bipedal creature stepped into the road in front of her car. It stopped two to three yards from the hood, turned toward the headlights and stared for a few moments. It then crossed to the shoulder in one stride with a smooth gait and went into the woods.
Large creature turned and stared at couple
The witness and a companion were driving on remote backroads at night when small pines moved and a large figure emerged. The creature crossed the road in two steps, pausing midway to turn and stare at them. The witness estimated it was about seven and a half feet tall with ice-blue eyes. The companion was frightened and would not allow the witness to leave the car to check for footprints.
Witness has sighting next to his home in Madison Co
Around 2 a.m. the witness stepped out of a backyard tent and saw a tall hair-covered figure standing by the corner of the house near a pine tree. After staring at each other for several seconds, the figure pushed off the tree, causing it to sway, and ran silently down a bank toward the woods and cornfield. The witness described the figure as about 7 to 8 feet tall with off-white to tan hair and longer-than-human arms.