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October 1956 Washington County, Missouri Class A #1158

Child encounters a man-like creature in a shed

As a child the witness hid in an old corn crib during a hide-and-seek game near a relative's house at sundown. Inside the dark crib the witness heard heavy breathing and saw a huge hairy man-like creature standing over them staring, with a hog-pen-like smell. The witness ran back to the house crying and reported the encounter to a relative, who did not take it seriously.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundOdor
1955 Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida Class A #13034

Early evening sighting by residents on the Hillsborough River

In the mid-1950s the witness and a companion were watching a drive-in movie from across the river after dark. They heard something behind them, turned, and saw a large hairy creature backlit by a lamplight. They fled immediately without looking back.

SilhouetteFull-body sightingUnidentified sound
October 1953 Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky Class A #1024

An account of bigfoot tool use

In childhood, the witness and a companion heard a thumping noise while playing and went to investigate. They saw a large hairy animal squatting nearby using pieces of firewood to dig in the ground. The animal stood up, bared its teeth silently, and walked toward them, causing them to flee into the companion's house. When an adult checked moments later, the animal was gone leaving only disturbed ground.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
July 1950 San Bernadino, San Bernardino County, California Class A #2248

Sighting along Lytle Creek

The witness heard whistling and chomping sounds near a creek and looked toward them. A very muscular, hairy, man-like creature was present for about two minutes before walking into the treeline at the creek edge. The witness later returned to the area and found footprints by the creek.

WhistleUnidentified soundFull-body sightingTracks
1934 British Columbia #59321171-6806-4d6d-8ffe-b5c669b83190

Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (1934)

A woman washing clothes in a river in British Columbia heard a close buzzing like a hummingbird. She turned to see a Bigfoot nearby and covered her eyes, believing the sound aided hypnotism. The account is presented as a 1934 Canadian report.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
at night Place not stated Related account #16779

Sasquatch sighting

Other people in a nearby village report seeing or hearing a similar figure.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
about 1936 Place not stated Related account #5873

Sasquatch sighting

The witness's father and the father's brother were picking dew worms when they heard a grunt and rustling and saw a giant hairy man walk away into the bush.

Full-body sightingVocalizationUnidentified sound
Dec 2003 Withheld, British Columbia Related account #12703

Sasquatch sighting near Withheld, British Columbia

Three years earlier the witness and a companion found a large woven nest over a dug hole, saw eyes, heard knocks and felt thumps from below, then saw dark shapes while fleeing.

EyeshineWood knockPartial sightingUnidentified soundMovement only
one night Place not stated Related account #1599

Sasquatch sighting

A resident mother reportedly saw something in her driveway at night that ran into the woods while branches were heard breaking.

Partial sightingMovement onlyUnidentified sound
recently Place not stated Related account #3399

Sasquatch sighting

Other people had recently seen a similar creature and heard loud noises in the woods.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
Friday evening on the 8th Potter County, Potter County, Pennsylvania Related account #71728

Sasquatch sighting near Potter County, Pennsylvania

On Friday night the witness scanned the yard with a spotlight and saw two sets of red eyes moving toward the field, then heard branches breaking from the wood line.

EyeshineUnidentified sound
February 1st at approximately 6:45PM Place not stated Related account #78276

Sasquatch sighting

Same witness on a Feb. 1 raccoon hunt heard splashing sounds, saw a black silhouette across the creek, and later had a small stone thrown near his feet at a hatchery entrance.

SilhouetteUnidentified soundRock throwing
BFRO YEAR: Early 70's Harford County, Maryland Class B #1168

Man sees ape-like animal in back yard

The owner heard noises by his fenced trash area late at night and went to look with a rifle. He saw an ape-like animal outside the fence, fired into the air, and watched it stand up with its shoulders and head above the 6-foot fence before fleeing through bushes toward the woods. Footprints were left only in soft dirt by the bushes and one was preserved as a plaster cast.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundTracks
every now and then Place not stated Related account #6875

Sasquatch sighting

Witness reports occasionally hearing odd sounds and seeing similar shadowy figures with eyes from a distance or car since 1993.

SilhouetteEyeshineUnidentified sound
Date unknown Blackstone, Brunswick County, Virginia Related account #29305

Sasquatch sighting near Blackstone, Virginia

The witness reports additional noises and sightings in the woods behind the home after the main event.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 1971 or 72 Hamptonville, Yadkin County, North Carolina Class A #3439

Young boy startles creature under house porch.

The witness went onto a raised side porch to dump breakfast scraps for dogs and noticed light fur under the porch. Hearing a scuffle, the witness turned and saw a tall fur-covered creature with long arms that looked back while moving around the side of the house. The witness dropped a pan and was unable to scream.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
1980, around 10:00 P.M. Place not stated Related account #13674

Sasquatch sighting

The witness and a companion working late heard noises all evening and then saw a large form run through cars and bushes without hitting anything.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
the next weekend Bradshaw, McDowell County, West Virginia Related account #63863

Sasquatch sighting near Bradshaw, West Virginia

The same witness returned the following weekend with five companions to the same path, where the group found two large human-like footprints, heard something ahead on the path, and all six watched a figure move away over the ridge.

Full-body sightingTracksUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 1980 or 81 Wintersville, Jefferson County, Ohio Class A #1507

Witness hears loud noise outside bedroom window, observes bipedal animal running away

As a teenager at home at night, the witness heard a cry and loud noise outside her bedroom window and fetched her father. Her father went outside with a flashlight and reported seeing a huge hairy bipedal figure running away. The next morning the family found a steel downspout twisted around and folded in half.

VocalizationUnidentified soundFull-body sightingProperty disturbance
another weekend Goes, Hocking County, Ohio Related account #3920

Sasquatch sighting near Goes, Ohio

On another weekend in the same area, a relative saw a figure on the opposite hillside while the main witness was positioned elsewhere, after a sound like a log being thrown.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound