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1986 Green Cove Springs, Clay County, Florida Class A #606

witness observed creature running across the road

A driver reportedly encountered a tall, thin figure covered in hair while driving to a relative's house. The figure ran into the paved road, paused briefly in the headlights, then continued across to the other side. The account was relayed by a relative of the driver rather than the driver directly.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Summer 1986 Ava, Douglas County, Missouri Class A #18442

Memory told of being chased on a farm near Ava

The witness and a companion carried makeshift torches toward the woods at dusk but turned back at the tree line. A large grey figure rushed toward them from the woods, prompting them to flee to the house. After waiting inside, they saw a large grey ape-like creature squatting in the field watching them, then retreated again. Overnight they heard commotion, and next morning found shredded torches, a belt torn with teeth marks, and dents in a parked car.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundProperty disturbance
Summer 1986 El Dorado County, California Class A #2121

Lake Tahoe sighting by a motorist

The witness and his wife were driving east on Highway 50 late at night in late summer 1986. As they made a turn on an S-curve, their headlights lit up a large hairy human-like figure walking along the hillside at the roadside about 40 yards ahead. When the road curved away, the figure vanished into darkness, and the two occupants confirmed to each other they had both seen it.

Full-body sighting
Fall 1986 Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington Class A #42736

Man recalls seeing a huge, hair-covered biped standing beside the road at night near Snohomish

Late after midnight the witness was riding home as a passenger while a relative drove. By moonlight and headlights they saw a huge hairy figure standing by a roadside sign, felt eye contact as they passed, then watched it cross the road behind the car and leave on the other side. Both occupants saw it, and the driver offered to turn around but the witness declined.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
21 December 1985 Ellenville, Ulster County, New York Class A #8064

Ulster County, 1985 Winter Hike Leads to Encounter with Large Bipedal Creature

In winter 1985, the witness and a companion were walking in deep snow near a closed attraction when they saw a large brown human-looking biped about 150 feet away. The creature paused to look at them, then walked away quickly with a long stride while glancing back. The witnesses were frightened, tried briefly to follow and look for footprints, but found none.

Full-body sighting
December 1985 Tavares, Lake County, Florida Class A #14118

Night time sighting by motorist on CR 448 near Lake Jem

Late at night while driving home from a night shift, the witness saw a very tall, hairy, dark creature cross the county road in front of her car and disappear into vegetation. She observed it in her headlights from about 50 yards as it moved upright on two legs with swinging arms. After passing the spot she noticed a strong foul odor like road-kill in the air.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
December 1985 Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon Class A #10095

Large truck halts in front of sasquatch on I-84

Around Christmas 1985 a driver was hauling east over Cabbage Hill on I-84 around 1:30 a.m. when a blondish-brown human-like creature crossed in front of the truck. He stopped with it in his headlights about two feet away and watched it for about a minute. It slapped the hood with both hands and then walked and jogged away into the woods, while his co-driver woke only in time to see it leaving.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingVehicle contact
15 October 1985 Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee Class A #81

Daylight sighting by couple

The witness was driving with family members when they stopped to watch a large hairy biped near a cornfield. The creature took a few steps in different directions before walking into trees by a creek and disappearing. The group drove to a relative's house nearby and reported what they had seen.

Full-body sighting
October 1985 Silver Bay, Lake County, Minnesota Class A #4777

Daytime vocalizations and sighting by grouse hunters near Silver Bay along Lake Superior's north shore

Two companions hunting grouse in a remote swampy forest heard repeated loud howls and sensed a large animal moving nearby. They left their birds behind and headed toward the exit trail while the animal paralleled them through dense brush, stopping when they stopped. In a backlit clearing they observed the full outline of a tall, dark, hair-covered biped that crossed difficult terrain with remarkable speed. The animal ceased following as they reached a more traveled ridge trail.

SilhouetteFull-body sightingHowlVocalizationFootsteps
October 1985 Yellowpine, Valley County, Idaho Class A #8251

Young deerhunters see moving biped shape and later hear vocalizations

At dusk while setting up a shelter near camp, the witness and a cousin felt watched and saw a very large bipedal silhouette about ten feet away. They reached for their rifles but the figure disappeared within moments. They first suspected a prank by an older relative, but he was at the campfire, and no tracks were found the next morning because the ground was nearly frozen.

Silhouette
24 September 1985 Cedarville, Crawford County, Arkansas Class A #27482

Man recalls incident while camping as a teenager near Cedarville

Two teenagers camped on a mountain logging road were harassed by thrown sticks, loud grunting and tree-banging sounds, and a strong foul odor. When they shone a light into the woods about 25 yards away, they saw a very tall fur-covered figure that ducked behind a tree. They put out their fire and fled down the trail, saying the figure followed them most of the way back.

Partial sightingObject throwingTwistVocalizationWood knock +3
September 1985 Gulfport, Henderson County, Illinois Class A #4099

Daytime sighting by two arrowhead hunters near Gulfport

Two companions searching for arrowheads in a cornfield noticed a dark stationary shape in the fencerow that resembled a topped-off tree. One experienced a strong feeling of being watched and thought the shape appeared to grin. They left the area and when they returned the shape was gone; follow-up characterized it as a massive, very hairy motionless animal over six feet tall.

Full-body sighting
September 1985 Dalonega, Fannin County, Georgia Class A #2393

The Georgia chopper crash story has been debunked. See msg from P. Caulkins in the investigator notes

A military policeman and four squadmates were guarding a burned helicopter crash site overnight in forested mountain terrain. Around 10 p.m. they heard loud howl-like screams from near the wreckage and advanced with a flashlight. They reported seeing three tall hair-covered bipeds scavenging the wreckage and dragging remains, then fired handguns blindly after the light was dropped. They held position until dawn, found no bodies or blood, and left without telling the crash investigators.

Full-body sightingHowlScream
September 1985 Shell, Sheridan County, Wyoming Class A #1244

Early evening sighting of human-like animal one mile from camp

Three youths hunting squirrels with slingshots encountered a tall, dark-haired human-like animal about 15-20 yards away and watched it for about two minutes. The animal shifted position and made a cough-like vocalization, after which the youths fled to a camper. They returned the next morning with a relative and found only smashed vegetation where it had stood.

Full-body sightingVocalization
15 August 1985 Clark Fork, Bonner County, Idaho Class A #20802

Woman picking berries with family has daylight sighting near Clark Fork

The witness was picking huckleberries with family members in a clearcut area when she sensed a presence and looked up. At about 100 yards she saw a very tall dark-brown hairy biped crest a knoll, step over stumps, glance toward her, and continue down a steep brushy slope out of sight. She felt no fear and noted its human-like arm swing and ease moving bipedally.

Full-body sighting
August 1985 Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio Class A #49813

Woman remembers being shocked to see a running, hairy biped in her backyard in Elyria

In mid-August 1985, the witness had just returned inside after kenneling two large dogs when the dogs began barking intensely. From a kitchen window she watched a large reddish-brown hairy biped run toward a creek for about 30 seconds before it jumped from a drop-off into the creek and headed into the ravine. Later that day she found skid-like slip marks and toe impressions on the trail where it had run.

Full-body sightingTracks
August 1985 Hyampom, Trinity County, California Class A #2490

Nighttime sighting by camper near Hyampom, along South Fork of Trinity River

The witness was sleeping on a river beach with companions and woke past midnight. Across the river in bright moonlight the witness saw a large bipedal creature shaking a big pine tree, then running in an arc into the woods. The next morning the witness and a companion found large four-toed tracks in the sand where the creature had run.

Full-body sightingTracksUnidentified sound
July 1985 Revelstoke, B.C, British Columbia Class A #15085

Morning road-crossing sighting by motorist near Revelstoke

The witness was driving alone on the Trans Canada Highway in the early morning when a very large hair-covered man-like animal crossed the road ahead. The animal paused in the ditch and appeared to look for traffic before taking long strides across the highway and down the opposite ditch. The witness looked into the forest where it went but could not relocate it because it moved fast into dense trees.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
July 1985 Orrville, Dallas County, Alabama Class A #14082

Daylight road crossing sighting near Orrville

The witness was driving home in the afternoon when she saw three hair-covered figures of different sizes standing by the road. As she slowed, the figures ran upright across the road in front of her car and disappeared into thick vegetation on the other side. She did not recognize them as any known animal and drove home quickly to tell her family.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1 July 1985 Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Class A #5609

Child has encounter while looking at the night sky

In 1985 the witness stood in a large backyard bordering pine forest late in the evening to look for a comet when an extremely loud scream came from the forest edge. While running toward the house the witness saw a very large upright creature standing in shadows at the tree line that seemed to move after the witness slipped. The witness ran inside to report it to a relative and returned the next day to sit in the branch level with where the creature's head had been.

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