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26 June 2016 Strawberry, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #55195

Camper has a possible afternoon sighting at USFS campground near the town of Strawberry

The witness was camping and sitting in shade at a developed campground when a fast-moving dark figure crossed the campground north to south about 125 yards away. The sighting lasted about three seconds and showed only the torso from the hips up, described as very thick and dark with a reddish tint, with little to no neck and a slight forward lean while running. The witness later inspected the path and reported crushed grass and a crushed fern along the suspected route toward thick timber.

Partial sighting
24 December 2000 WINSLOW, Coconino County, Arizona Class A #3482

Nighttime sighting by motorists on Hwy 87 in Jacks Canyon, 30 miles south of Winslow

On Christmas Eve 2000 two people driving toward Winslow on Highway 87 passed a tall hairy figure beside the road near Jacks Canyon. The figure was seen in the headlights from about fifteen feet away and covered its face against the glare. The driver turned around to look again, but the figure had left at high speed into a nearby canyon, leaving long barefoot tracks in snow.

Full-body sightingEyeshineTracks
June 2000 Christopher Creek, Gila County, Arizona Class B #29441

Possible nighttime sighting outside a home near Christopher Creek

The witness was staying alone in a trailer and went uphill to check what triggered a house motion light. He reports seeing a giant upright human-like silhouette near the house that made a loud howl/scream/growl directed at him before turning toward the forest. He ran back to his trailer and found no clear footprints the next morning due to dry ground.

SilhouetteHowlScreamGrowlTracks
October 1975 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona Class A #510

Man describes an observation near Sabino Canyon when he was 15 years old.

The witness was hiking alone near the school campus in late morning when a strong odor and digging sounds drew attention. Through brush about 50 yards away, the witness saw a large gray-brown hairy animal crouched over a burrow digging with hand-like limbs and making grunting sounds. When it began to shift toward the witness, the witness fled to campus and reported the sighting to school staff.

Partial sightingOdorVocalizationUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour