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The "Big Muddy Monster" flap of Murphysboro
In the late 1970s to early 1980s, residents around the Big Muddy River reported a foul-smelling, hairy hominid-like creature. Witnesses described seeing and hearing it near the river and finding footprints, with size and color accounts varying. The writer compiled these secondhand accounts and notes the creature was never reported as violent.
Hunters witness a large, dark, manlike creature pull a stump from the ground.
Two hunters walking toward a river heard a splash and saw a dark, muscular, hairy creature with its back to them. The creature pulled a cypress stump from the mud, threw it into the river, then turned to look at them and walked briskly away along the riverbank. The men then found large human-like footprints at the spot where it had stood.
Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (1980)
In 1980 two men claiming to be Smithsonian field agents visited the grandmother's farm for two days after magazine coverage. They toured the garden and orchard, noted twisted limbs, cast footprints and a supposed sitting impression, collected hair and produce, and recorded audio. At night the family showed them figures with a spotlight, with up to three seen, and the visitors played a scream recording that was followed by distant chatter.
Sasquatch sighting in Georgia (1980)
A farm worker on a night irrigation check saw a large round shape balled on the ground that stood up to about eight feet with hair all over and a man-like face. He struggled to free his truck from wet field while it walked toward him, then drove out dragging wire. He refused to check irrigation again and still avoids going out after dark.
Sasquatch sighting near Sackett's Harbor, New York (1980)
After cattle broke through the fence, the witness's brother and a friend went deeper into the woods to find a missing cow. They came running out saying they had seen big monkey people and that one chased them.
Road crossing in Kentucky (1980)
That summer the witness's stepdad and a neighbor saw something cross the road while driving home from a horse auction. Both men were visibly scared but refused to discuss what they saw.
Sasquatch sighting near Tallahena (1980)
The guest retells a story told to him by a young coworker about a childhood encounter in the 1980s. The coworker and his brother had built a fort near home where they played daily. One day a large hairy figure rose up and spread trees apart to look at them from about twelve feet away, after which the boys never returned to the fort.
Sasquatch sighting in Utah (1980)
The guest's mother was waiting on an idling snowmobile atop a hill in the high Uintas while the stepfather walked up. She noticed a bulky figure to her left that she first took for another snowmobiler but then judged too large and bulky. When she looked away to call out and looked back, the figure was gone, and she did not mention it until that evening.
Sasquatch sighting near Fairbanks, Alaska (1980)
A long-time mine operator recalled working at the bottom of a long metal tunnel when he sensed a presence and looked up to see a tall figure bent over to peer through the tall doorway. When he waved and shouted, the figure quickly left. He later realized its height must have exceeded the doorway because it had to stoop.
Sasquatch sighting (1980)
A friend of the witness's father was photographing deer in his backyard when a strange upright figure was captured. The witness later saw the print with his brother and described it as a skinny upright teddy-bear-like figure with monkey-like facial features and gray skin around the mouth. The picture could not be scanned and was described as floating around among acquaintances.
Newspaper account of an encounter with an unknown creature near Salt Creek
A motorcyclist turning onto Fairfield Street claimed a Bigfoot-like creature ran in front of him and caused him to fall. The creature then continued south toward Salt Creek while emitting a terrible smell. The frightened rider got up and left. A nearby resident recalling the story years later said it was in the local newspaper the next day.
Sasquatch sighting near Packwood, Washington (1980)
A motorist braked and swerved to avoid a large hairy animal squatting in the road that stood on two legs and left the road.
Several sighting reports near the Racoon River within days of each other.
The witness's brother was driving a tractor home late at night when he noticed two large hair-covered figures walking parallel to the road along a fence line. He described the taller one as about seven to eight feet tall, bulky with long swinging arms, and watched them continue along the timber. The account was relayed secondhand by the reporter along with other nearby reports from the same period.
Several sightings reported.
The reporter's father was squirrel hunting in deep cover near Patoka Lake when he noticed what looked like legs across a slough by a tree. The figure left on two feet and headed toward the lake after appearing to notice it was observed. The father hurried out and said nothing until he was miles away, then advised returning only with a larger-caliber rifle.
Partial sighting near Benzie County (1978)
The witness's father and grandfather were out poaching deer at night. They lit something with a spotlight that went into the brush. Both agreed it was standing upright and walking on two legs, and discussed it in shock back in the kitchen.
Odor in Michigan (1977)
The guest relayed his father's account of a night when the family was home while the grandfather was away hauling freight. After a foul odor and prolonged barking by the guard dog, a long loud vocalization was heard, the dog was apparently dragged from under the chicken-coop camper, and three household members separately reported red eyes staring through windows. By morning the dog was dead and mutilated, all chickens were gone with feathers and footprints scattered, and the coop hatch had been opened from underneath.
Witness noticed creature was human shaped.
The witness was driving to work on a county road when he noticed a large dark figure in an empty hayfield. On approaching closer, the figure looked human-shaped, very tall, and covered in black hair. The creature noticed the vehicle and moved quickly toward cover at a nearby creek. The witness later returned to the site with a relative to look for traces but found nothing.
Partial sighting in Nebraska (1976)
A girl camper ran to the boys' side overnight saying she saw an ugly black face peering in the bathroom window. The children first thought it was a joke but she appeared terrified. The next day the group found large muddy handprints with an oddly offset thumb on the outside wall under a high small window.
Late evening sighting north of Bear Valley
The witness's grandfather was collecting ore samples at night when he heard heavy human-like footsteps moving around him in the snow. He then saw a large dark shape about 40 feet away. Frightened, he ran to his three-wheeler and fired a shot toward where the shape had been after it disappeared.
Sasquatch sighting (1975)
Another person reportedly saw a large hairy figure step from the woods while driving in 1975 before it stepped back.