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October 2010 Indiana #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/04/09/sc-ep314-i-thought-it-was-going-to-kill-me

Sasquatch sighting in Indiana (2010)

The witness and three friends went ghost hunting at a remote cemetery in a forest late at night. After hearing grunting and footsteps paralleling them on a footpath, the friends fled while the witness turned to face a very tall dark figure swaying side to side that changed expression on eye contact and huffed, exposing a foul breath odor. When a friend shouted his name, the figure leapt away, and the witness ran to the car.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteVocalizationFootstepsOdor
11 May 2002 Nineveh, Johnson County, Indiana Class A #13242

Hunter has daylight sighting near Nineveh

A man walking in the woods to shoot his rifle reported smelling rot and then seeing a huge hunkered animal staring at him. After a few seconds of mutual staring, the man walked away and the animal bolted past him on two legs, breaking branches as it ran. The account was relayed secondhand by a friend who said the witness was frightened and stayed out of the woods for months.

Full-body sightingOdorTree break
8 August 2001 North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana Class A #3195

Three friends have close encounter

The witness and two companions were walking through woods along a stream after midnight when all three noticed a strong urine odor. The witness and one companion then saw a very tall dark figure with large eyes that appeared to walk on two legs. After the witness threw a rock, the figure walked away but followed the group at a distance as they hurried back to their truck, throwing rocks as they went.

Partial sightingEyeshineFootstepsUnidentified soundOdor +2
October 1988 Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana Class B #2473

Two people observe a large bipedal creature moving towards a creek. Footprints and unusual hair were discovered later in the month

After hearing screams the previous evening, the witness and a companion walked into a heavily wooded area along a power line toward a creek. They felt they were being followed and then saw a large bipedal figure moving toward the creek. Frightened, they headed back toward the road and noticed a large footprint in fresh mud along the way.

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August 1984 Manchester, Dearborn County, Indiana Class A #25454

Man remembers observing creature taking food while camping near Manchester

The witness and four companions were camping overnight near a pond when they heard vocalizations and heavy footsteps approaching. The group hid in their tent while something raided their food bag hung in a tree and ate their snacks. The witness peeked out and watched a large hairy biped squatting nearby eating bean dip before it stood and walked away up the trail. At dawn they found the food cache torn down and learned another nearby camp had also been raided.

Full-body sightingHowlScreamFootstepsOdor +1
May 1982 Gosport Ind, Monroe County, Indiana Class B #1440

Three fishermen watched by "something"

In 1982 three companions were fishing along a river when they noticed an absence of birds and wildlife and a feeling of being watched. They then observed a figure watching them from a wooded ridge 50 to 75 yards away for about 45 minutes. When they left, the figure followed them at a distance as they walked about a mile back to the truck, during which they also noticed a faint dead-like smell.

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26 October 1981 East Of Bedford In., Lawrence County, Indiana Class A #3233

Couple view figure standing on gravel road looking at them

The witness and a companion had pulled off a gravel road east of Bedford in the afternoon when the companion said someone was watching. The witness then saw a tall hair-covered biped standing in the road about 50 to 60 yards ahead. After the witness stepped out with a rifle and started approaching, the creature turned and ran through briars into a cornfield, and the pair left.

Full-body sightingOdor
1 November 1974 Indiana #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/emxwtZ2Fw-5pmgp2LbbBKp6yQuE0M6VuF9UCVxWFsX0

Sasquatch sighting in Indiana (1974)

Two women eating in a parked car saw a very tall greenish creature come from the woods, beat on the windshield and try to bite through glass before they drove to police. Officers doubted them until seeing car damage and stench.

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1 November 1974 Columbus, Indiana #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/yACcTYjnJtaTJHny5xswFcHifrrOYuZI7FaI0hSnIvk

Sasquatch sighting near Columbus, Indiana (1974)

Two women stopped in Mill Race Park in the evening to eat and talk when a very tall creature came from the woods to their car. It beat on the windshield and tried to bite through the glass while they screamed, then the driver started the car and they fled to report it to police.

Partial sightingDoor or window contactVehicle contactOdor
September 1973 Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana Class A #6094

Child has sighting in cornfield near Sheridan

A child playing in tall corn behind the house at dusk heard heavy bipedal footsteps and corn being pushed aside. The corn parted and a very tall, thick dark figure stood within arm's length, emitting a strong musky odor and a heavy sigh or grunt before running around the child and disappearing. The child's mother heard the footsteps and corn breaking but did not see the figure.

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Ten years later, in 1963 Winamac, Pulaski County, Indiana Related account #9245

Sasquatch sighting near Winamac, Indiana

A decade later two relatives waited quietly on a screened porch at night, smelled a strong rotten-meat odor, and watched a large dark-haired biped pass under a bridge light before dropping to all fours to cross the bridge while a dog chased it and returned injured.

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Date unknown Indiana #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/iAmZxMXY0hBsrhZ90Jnj0nPkdQV3mvg5h8NNCScR3w4

Sasquatch sighting in Indiana

While hauling a refrigerated load north at night, the witness pulled onto an exit ramp to check a temperature alert and began diagnostics on the trailer. The witness noticed a musky odor and breathing, turned on cab work lights, and found a tall hairy face leaning in within a few feet. When the trailer engine kicked on, both were startled, the creature slapped the unit hard enough to break fiberglass and then ran across a field with heavy footfalls.

Partial sightingOdorVehicle contactFootstepsUnidentified sound