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18 July 2023 Mt Wachusett, Worcester County, Massachusetts Class B #76281

Possible bigfoot encounters at night on Wachusett Mountain, 7 miles west of Leominster

The witness was hiking down a mountain road at dusk. Near the 10th Mountain trail he saw a large dark shape move a few feet sideways then crouch down, showing what looked like head and shoulders. As he continued toward the parking lot he heard branch snaps from the woods on both sides of the road.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
30 January 2012 Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Class B #32670

Homeowner sees red eyeshine and hears wood knocks in woods near Becket

The witness was on the back porch at night when a noise was heard moving in the wooded hillside. The witness shone a flashlight into the woods and saw reddish eyeshine staring back for about 20 seconds, during which it blinked. The animal then turned and walked away uphill deeper into the woods, and the witness later measured a reference tree to estimate the eye height at about 7 feet.

Eyeshine
Summer 2006 Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts Class B #46780

Possible nighttime sighting while driving over a bridge near Charlemont

The witness claims that while driving to work late at night in light rain, he saw a tall hair-covered figure standing motionless behind a guardrail near a bridge. He turned around to look again, but it was gone. He states he drives the route regularly and was certain the figure did not belong there.

Partial sighting
September 2000 Blandford/Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts Class B #38386

Night fisherman has possible encounter at the Cobble Mountain Reservoir

The witness was fishing alone by low water late at night when heavy footsteps approached through brush. The witness saw eyeshine and a dark shoulder-like silhouette and then heard a loud high-pitched shrieking howl. Frightened, the witness abandoned fishing gear and ran back to the car.

EyeshineSilhouetteFootstepsScreamHowl
July 1996 Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Class B #41492

Memory told of seeing three large bipeds jogging together in the woods near Rowley

As children searching for a trail to a nearby plaza, the witness and a friend heard a noise and saw three tan-colored, unclothed, upright figures jogging in single file on a ridge above them. The figures were larger than a very large man and moved away at moderate speed during an encounter lasting about 20 seconds. The boys then left the woods quickly and returned to the friend's house.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 1977-8 Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Class B #20562

Man describes possible sighting in childhood near Sandwich

The witness, then a child home alone on a snowy midday, reported seeing a furry face looking through a den window. The figure made a grunting sound and ran on two legs around the house toward the woods. Friends who came over later viewed hoofed footprints outside with the witness.

Partial sightingVocalizationTracks