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September 1981 Ft Lee, Prince George County, Virginia Class A #40645

Memory told of observing a hairy biped close to Civil War fortifications near Fort Lee

In early fall 1981 the witness and two friends rode bikes back to a stream in the battlefield woods to retrieve rock chips. They saw a dark, hairy figure bent over in the stream that stood upright, turned toward them, and then ran silently north along the stream on two legs. The group fled, returned later with older kids to search, and found no tracks except additional turned-over rocks.

Full-body sightingOdor
September 1981 Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan Class A #821

a family reports repeated encounters on their farm. (From newspaper articles.)

Two young family members went to the barn after dark to check animals and one touched fur in the dark and then saw a tall furry biped with red eyes. The creature followed as they left the barn without harming them. An older relative then confronted it with a shotgun, fired in the air, and it ran into the woods making a noise.

Full-body sightingEyeshineGrowlUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
September 1981 Brinnon, Jefferson County, Washington Class A #941

Sighting by a hunter on the edge of a road

The witness was walking back to his camper after hunting when he heard heavy footsteps and waited on the road. An upright bear-like figure appeared in an opening, faced him and froze for a few seconds before turning and leaving silently. He later searched for tracks but found none due to hard ground, then returned with his wife to estimate its size.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
8 August 1981 Shawano, Town Of Wescott, Shawano County, Wisconsin Class A #135

Two couples shine owl and observe large hairy primate

In summer 1981 four young people parked at night with headlights toward the woods and noticed eyeshine high in the trees. When bright headlights were turned on they reported seeing a huge standing figure that turned and walked away, prompting them to flee in reverse. They returned in daylight the next day and noted a large circular area of burned grass tops.

EyeshineFull-body sighting
7 August 1981 Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida Class A #10867

Youths have daylight sighting in wooded area of Sarasota

Three children were playing in a densely wooded area when they heard a loud crack like a stepped-on stick. They saw a tall hairy man-like figure watching them from near old vehicles and a ditch. The figure moved into full view, grabbed a tree branch and leaned forward to look at them, after which all three fled and did not return.

Full-body sightingSilhouette
August 1981 Bronson, Levy County, Florida Class A #27250

Woman remembers observing a bi-pedal hair-covered adult and youth while driving near Bronson

The witness was driving to an early class on a clear morning when a large hair-covered biped emerged from the tree line and crossed the highway in a couple of steps. The figure paused by a fence to look toward the witness, then lifted a smaller hair-covered figure from the weeds onto its hip. It then stepped over a barbed-wire fence and walked unhurried into the woods.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
August 1981 Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona Class A #28946

Army Vet recalls daylight sighting near Prescott

The witness was driving on a dirt road near Prescott at dusk when a large ape-like animal appeared moving parallel to the road just inside the tree line. The witness braked to a stop and watched it walk through a gap in the trees about 100 meters away for about 10 seconds before it disappeared into the forest. The animal was described as tall, very muscular and reddish-brown with longer arm hair and little or no neck, and it never looked toward the car.

Full-body sighting
15 July 1981 Rural Area At The Time; 6 Miles Out Of Town, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Class A #2764

2 mini-bike riders chased by large bipedal creature

The witness and a relative were riding a minibike through a new subdivision when they noticed an upright, black, hairy figure about 500 yards away moving toward them on the road. After backtracking briefly they looked back and saw it approaching faster in the middle of the road, then fled on the minibike without looking back and kept the incident to themselves for years.

Full-body sighting
4 July 1981 HAYWARD WI, Sawyer County, Wisconsin Class A #23691

Man recalls encounter at a cabin on Nelson Lake

Late at night two boys inside a lake-front home noticed a shadow passing a high bedroom window and went outside with lights to check for an intruder. From a deck they heard a loud snap on a trail leading to the woods and saw a very tall, broad, black-haired upright creature run away and disappear. The next day a search found only a broken limb, and the witness later heard that nearby residents had also reported sounds, tracks and fence damage that night.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundOdor
2 July 1981 Colville, Stevens County, Washington Class A #1113

Northeast Washington resident sees a bigfoot looking in the window

In late June or early July 1981, the witness was sleeping on the floor of a friend's home when awakened by an unusual humming and grumbling sound. She saw the outline of a large broad-shouldered figure with a muscular arm and hand cupped to look through a high upper window, which she estimated would require at least seven feet of height. The figure looked in for about a minute, then walked around the house into the woods as the humming resumed. A search the next morning found no tracks in the hard-packed dirt.

Partial sightingSilhouetteVocalizationFootsteps
July 1981 Bracebridge, Ontario Class A #5873

Man describes childhood sighting at a cabin in Ufford County

The witness, then a child sleeping in a cabin, claims to have been awakened around 2 a.m. by a deep sneeze-like sound and a strong foul odor. A very large monkey-like head peered into the bedroom window, blocking the light, with huge eyes, a large flat nose, little facial hair and deep nasal breathing. The witness whimpered, the mother entered and the figure left; in the morning plowed vegetation and footprints were reportedly seen.

Partial sightingOdorUnidentified soundTracks
July 1981 Leroy Center, Lake County, Ohio Class A #4731

A woman sitting on a bench in a park sees a large hairy creature behind a four foot wall staring at her

The witness drove to a seldom-crowded park with falls midday and sat on a picnic table. After about a minute, the witness turned and saw a furry figure about six feet away, visible from the waist up above a drop-off. Frozen in fear, the witness could not warn a passing group, then ran to the nearby car and has not returned to the park.

Partial sighting
July 1981 Cascade, Valley County, Idaho Class A #6929

16-year-old girl has nighttime sighting near hot springs

The witness was camping with other groups and took a nighttime walk on a dirt road after being unable to sleep. About 200 yards from camp a large grey entity emerged from the roadside 10-15 feet ahead, turned to face the witness, and they made eye contact for a few seconds. Both turned away, the witness ran back to camp and kept watch, with no further appearance.

Full-body sighting
June 1981 Leopolde, Perry County, Indiana Class A #25189

Husband and wife recall daytime sighting while their boys swam in Tipsaw Lake near Leopold

The witness and his wife were picnicking at a closed lake beach around noon while their two young children swam nearby. The witness noticed a tall dark figure on a hillside near the dam that came down to the water's edge and paced while facing the children. After joint observation, the figure moved up the dam and the family left the area.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
26 April 1981 St.Ambroise, Manitoba Class A #2404

Girl celebrating her birthday has encounter with upright animal walking through yard

The witness went outside to retrieve a bicycle. As relatives shouted from the yard and house, the witness saw a slim hair-covered figure with long arms walk past nearby, look toward the witness, and continue into the bush. Relatives searched immediately after and found footprints, from which a cast was made that was later lost.

Full-body sightingTracks
2 February 1981 Louellen, Harlan County, Kentucky Class A #10556

Two miners have nighttime sighting near Louellen

The witness and a companion were driving to work in the early morning when they saw an animal squatting by the road near dumped garbage. They watched it in the headlights as it moved backward into the road, looked at them, then squatted and leaped off the road into a ravine. A torn bag of garbage was found where it had been kneeling.

Full-body sightingProperty disturbance
January 1981 Whitehall, Washington County, New York Class A #2704

Man has clear sighting of a bipedal primate on clear winter night

Late at night two people parked near a bridge watched a tall figure cross a marsh, step over a fence without stopping, then turn and run toward them at high speed. They drove away over the bridge while the figure pursued briefly before breaking off at the hardtop road and returning to the forest. The writer states the figure matched no known animal or human they had encountered.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
Spring 1981 Washington,N.J 07882, Warren County, New Jersey Class A #27743

Man recalls his late night sighting outside the town of Washington

In spring 1981 the witness and a companion were stopped in a car on a rural road at night with headlights on. A very large gray-haired bipedal creature emerged from bushes about 15 yards ahead, paused to look at them, then crossed the road and continued up a hill into the woods. The companion locked the doors and did not want to follow on foot.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Spring 1981 Sykesville, Maryland, Carroll Co., Carroll County, Maryland Class A #231

Man witness confrontation between bigfoot and stray dog, near Sykesville

The witness was fishing on the north bank of a river when a dog on the south bank barked at brush and confronted an upright, hair-covered animal. The animal knocked the dog down, emitted a ticking sound and a musky odor, then walked into the woods where the witness lost sight of it while wearing waders. The witness later found the dog with blood on it and reported seeing a taped-off police search at the site.

Full-body sightingVocalizationOdor
Summer 1981 PICKENS, Pickens County, South Carolina Class A #16962

Possible early morning sighting along country road near Pickens

Around mid-summer 1981, the witness was riding a bicycle home in the early morning hours ahead of a companion. Near an intersection he looked back and saw a whitish object moving quickly from one side of a barbed-wire fence to the other into woods, knocking branches aside. He did not get a clear view and first thought of a horse, but on revisiting the site the next day concluded a horse could not have moved that way through the dense cover.

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