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Large bipedal animal frequently observed by a South Dakota family
A family reports seeing an unidentified tall biped around their rural home over four years, usually at night. The creature is described as 7 to 9 feet tall, walking upright with a slight hunch and running too fast to follow. Footprints, hair, possible saliva, blood stains, and snapped small trees were also found on the property. Up to nine family members in three houses have seen it when arriving, leaving, or moving between houses.
Driver has daylight sighting off CO 91 between Copper Mtn. and Leadville
The witness was driving toward Leadville in daylight when he noticed a tall stump-like shape in a meadow about 100 feet away. As he got closer the shape appeared to rotate from the waist up and look at him, revealing a hairy, thick-bodied figure with a head, facial features, and long legs. He braked hard and skidded to a stop, losing sight in the dust, and when he turned back there was no tree or figure in the field.
Two see 7- 8 Foot Creature on dead end road
Two companions stopped on an unused dead-end road late at night. While one waited in the truck with the high beams on, a tall brown man-shaped animal appeared in the light. It stood still for about a minute, made a grunt sound, then turned and walked away with an unusual swaggering gait. The pair left the area in reverse, frightened by what they saw.
Man recalls seeing a tall dark creature behind his house at dusk near Laurel
On a summer evening at dusk the witness was behind the home with the dog near a drainage pond bordering woods. The witness noticed rustling and saw a tall, hairy bipedal figure about 100 yards away just inside the treeline. The witness and dog watched it for a couple minutes until it looked toward them, then it turned and walked deeper into the woods, increasing its pace.
Creature Seen Jumping Over a Barbed-Wire Fence
The witness was driving up the road in the morning and saw what they first thought was a bear in the middle of the road. The animal then stood up, ran on two feet, jumped a nearby barbed-wire fence, and continued running into the woods until it was gone.
Sighting by a Family on the Banks of the Klamath River near Hornbrook
A family of four was fishing along the Klamath River on a sunny afternoon when they noticed quiet woods and a strong sour odor. They saw a very large dark-brown hair-covered figure standing across the river by brush and watched for a few minutes as it crouched to drink. The figure was gone after a loud jeep passed and distracted them.
Sisters have nighttime sighting near Buckley.
Late at night in August 1998, the witness and her sister were driving on a rural road when a tall hairy figure crossed the road in two steps in front of them. Both occupants saw it and immediately agreed on what they had seen. They described it as about seven to eight feet tall, covered in brownish hair with silvery tips, with very long arms, a hunched head with no visible face, and a hurried, determined walk. They drove quickly to a relative's house and later recounted matching details.
Couple hear loud, reverberating screams, witness a large, bulky man-like figure in the moonlight near Pidgeon Mountain
The witness and a companion were camped around a fire late at night when they heard a loud high-pitched scream. The witness then saw a large bulky standing figure with head, arms, torso and legs about 30 yards away on the trail. When the witness brought the companion to look the figure was gone, then a similar scream sounded from close behind and another call answered from ahead. The pair quickly covered the fire and drove out.
Report of a field investigation over several days
Three researchers camped in a remote timbered drainage in early August 1998 to study suspected sasquatch activity. Over two afternoons they heard loud primate-like calls and screams around camp, and during two nights they heard conversational vocalizations, rhythmic rock-clicking, and stealthy footfalls that alarmed horses. They also detected red eyeshine and later found a fresh animal bed overlooking the camp. They left early, concluding no conclusive evidence was obtained but the area warranted further investigation.
Backpacker sighting off the PCT in the Marble Mountains Wilderness
The witness was sleeping alone on a rock ledge above a drainage when she heard loud repetitive whooping and howling from far below. The source moved rapidly uphill, climbed a steep cliff to the ledge, and ran past her toward the peak above, pausing briefly to look toward her. It then vocalized from the top of the peak until near sunrise, and she left the area at first light.
Close-range observation lasting roughly 1.5 hours
After camping overnight, two people went to the Wilson River to cool off and sunbathe. They watched a hair-covered figure wading and moving up and down the river downstream for an extended period. When one of them entered the water the figure froze and stared at them, then moved to their side of the river and partly hid behind bushes while continuing to watch. The witnesses then returned to their car and left, later concluding the figure was non-human.
Close-range observation lasting roughly 1.5 hours
The witness and a companion were cooling off in the river after camping. They noticed a hair-covered figure wading in a calm downstream area, watching the water. After the figure noticed them, it froze, stared, then moved to hide in bushes while continuing to watch. The pair left the area, later concluding the figure was not human.
Early morning sighting by motorists on Hwy 22
The witness, a child passenger in the family car at sunrise, reports the car slowing for what first looked like a crouched hitchhiker by the roadside. As the car got closer, the figure looked toward the car, stood to great height, and left into the forest in one stride. The witness reports being terrified and crying afterward.
Hikers see black hairy figure near [name withheld] Mt.
The witness and a companion camped by a small pond and watched a deer react before noticing a large hairy biped holding a white basketball-sized object. After looking away briefly, the figure was gone. That night a tree shook violently and the woods fell silent, and the next morning they found a broken fly rod and running tracks while leaving.
witnesses all decided together that "No one would believe them" so they did not report the sighting until years later.
Five people riding in a vehicle home from a swimming hole saw a tall hair-covered creature come up from a river and cross the highway about 100 feet ahead in two hurried steps before climbing a steep embankment with ease. The witnesses decided at the time that no one would believe them and did not report the sighting until years later.
Mother and her son see a tall, hairy, bipedal creature cross the road in two steps
Late at night the witness was driving home with a relative as passenger on a two-lane wooded road. A very tall, lanky, dark-haired figure crossed from one side of the road to the other in about two and a half steps. The driver braked hard to avoid striking it with the front of the car and watched it enter the woods.
Many tracks found and terrible screams heard
A hunter reported seeing a tall, black-haired biped twice at dusk while sitting in non-running vehicles in the woods, and the creature ran each time. The account includes reddish eyes and an estimated height of at least eight feet. The reporter, who did not see the creature, relayed the hunter's description along with related track and scream reports from the same mountain area.
Bowhunter has daytime sighting near Six Bit Springs.
While hiking alone during bow season, the witness followed a strong odor to a sunlit dried-pond clearing. From the treeline about 25-35 yards away, the witness watched a dark seated shape shift back and forth as if focused on something in the grass ahead of it. Unsure whether it was a stump, cow, or moose, the witness returned to camp and noted the camp dog acted unusually nervous.
Late night sighting by motorists travelling through Tioga Pass (Yosemite), a few miles beyond Crane Flat Campground
Late at night the witness was driving with family when the headlights revealed a creature standing on a rock beside the road. The creature was initially bent over facing the car, then very slowly rose upright while looking toward the occupants as they passed. The witness described a thin, dark-haired figure with long arms and an elderly appearance.
Witness saw a large man-like figure deep in the woods
The witness was horseback riding with a companion through woods in the hills when she felt watched. She then noticed a large human-like figure deep in the woods beside the trail. She did not tell the companion at the time but urged a faster pace and later told a relative. The witness now avoids riding alone in those hills.