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Incidents around a cabin near Grantsburg
Three teenagers staying overnight at a wilderness cabin woke after 1 a.m. to see a head and broad shoulders silhouetted in a moonlit upstairs window, with lightly glowing orange-red eyes peering inside. The closest teen moved away, the figure dropped from view, and the group shut the shade and remained shaken. The family dog was unusually spooked and refused walks the next day.
Sasquatch sighting near Okeechobee, Florida (1985)
Two teenage stepbrothers were driving a Jeep at night shining for deer. They spotted large eyeshine and a huge hair-covered body about 20 yards away. The passenger shot twice with a .30-30, the first shot appeared to drop it, then a second creature approached from the side and they fled. They returned the next day and found no blood or body.
Man recalls incident while camping as a teenager near Cedarville
Two teenagers camped on a mountain logging road were harassed by thrown sticks, loud grunting and tree-banging sounds, and a strong foul odor. When they shone a light into the woods about 25 yards away, they saw a very tall fur-covered figure that ducked behind a tree. They put out their fire and fled down the trail, saying the figure followed them most of the way back.
Child has encounter while looking at the night sky
In 1985 the witness stood in a large backyard bordering pine forest late in the evening to look for a comet when an extremely loud scream came from the forest edge. While running toward the house the witness saw a very large upright creature standing in shadows at the tree line that seemed to move after the witness slipped. The witness ran inside to report it to a relative and returned the next day to sit in the branch level with where the creature's head had been.
Memory told of a daylight sighting at a golf course in North Bonneville
The witness went into brush beside a fairway to look for a lost golf ball on a sunny mid-morning. After noticing a strong rotten smell, the witness saw a tall hair-covered figure standing by a tree a short distance away. After a brief stare the witness glanced away and the figure walked quickly uphill away, and the witness ran back to the fairway without telling companions what was seen.
Man spots a BF while driving on US-41
In 1985 on a Saturday mid-morning, the witness was driving north on U.S. 41 toward Chicago when they looked east into a shallow depression with a stream about 100-150 yards away. They observed a large, very broad, dark-colored figure walking away with visibly swinging arms for 4-5 seconds until trees blocked the view, with tall grass obscuring its lower legs. The witness turned around to re-check the spot minutes later but nothing was there.
Creature seen by witness
The witness was collecting firewood on a relative's land in southern Maine in the summer of 1985. After hearing an unspecified noise behind them twice, the witness turned and saw an entity standing about 30 feet away watching them. The witness then left the area quickly.
Sasquatch sighting near Guasave, Sinaloa (1985)
As a young child riding in the bed of her family's pickup truck at night, the witness woke to her parents panicking while a large black hairy animal chased and gained on the truck. The animal ran on its knuckles, climbed onto the tailgate, and reached toward her with a leathery human-like hand while making a rumbling sound. Her father shot at it, it fell off and rolled, and she then saw a second tall skinny brownish-reddish hairy figure lean over it.
Dogman sighting near Usiris, Ohio (1985)
The witness was on a nighttime training run on a rural road bordered by corn and beans when movement in the corn paced the witness. The movement stopped when the witness stopped and resumed when the witness ran. Near the highway the witness looked back and saw a tall dog-headed creature with a muscular chest and rolled shoulders emerge from the corn. The witness sprinted across the highway and jumped a fence into a friend's pool area, after which the creature was gone.
Dogman sighting near Usiris, Ohio (1985)
As a teenager training for a 10K, the witness went for a late-night run on a rural road lined with corn and bean fields. Something in the corn paced him, stopping when he stopped and sprinting when he sprinted, staying silent except for rustling stalks. Near the end of his route he glanced back and saw a tall, dark-furred, dog-headed biped with a muscular chest and long arms emerge from the corn and look at him. He sprinted across a busy highway to a friend's house, jumped the pool fence, and hid underwater until he felt safe.
Sasquatch sighting in Maine (1985)
While jogging on a wooded dirt trail in the evening, the witness came around a bend and saw a huge reddish-brown shaggy animal standing in marsh water about 20 yards away. The animal was bent over with its back to him, digging into the bank with both hands and flinging mud behind it. Realizing it was not a bear or moose, the witness ran home terrified and returned once the next day before avoiding the spot.
Boy scout observes large brown animal on two legs run by him
The witness remained alone in a tent at a Boy Scout camp while the rest of the troop was away. After hearing a troop mate shout, the witness left the tent and saw a large brown bipedal figure flash past and run up a brush-covered incline with great speed. The figure paused at the crest to look back before disappearing when the boys entered the brush.
Boy wakes and has sighting through bedroom window in Shelton
The witness was sleeping alone in the family home when they awoke suddenly in the early morning and saw a dark head-shaped outline at the bedroom window, apparently peering inside. The figure immediately fled off the deck and ran around the house into the woods behind, moving very fast and making loud crashing noises. The witness was frightened and spent subsequent nights at a relative's house nearby.
Big, fast moving creature seen near Laurel Hill Turnpike
The witness was walking back from a grassy field off an old road when they felt watched and smelled a strong odor like body odor and wet dog. They then glimpsed something out of the corner of their eye moving parallel to the road through dense woods. They described it as larger and faster than a bear and noisy while moving, and they left quickly without checking for tracks.
Hunters Hear High Country Vocalizations
Four bowhunters bugling for elk heard a powerful howl they said was not an elk and was not made by their own party. As the sounds drew closer, one member of the party saw a dark brown flash of fur in the trees but could not identify it. The group then drove out of the area and did not return to hunt.
Campers observed by unknown animal
The witness and two companions were camped by a remote lake after dusk when they noticed amber eyes in the woods up the hill. After rocks were thrown, the animal stood and moved toward them on two legs, then circled their camp for about three hours while staying outside the firelight. The witness described it as 7 to 8 feet tall, agile on two legs, and curious rather than aggressive, and it left after fuel thrown on the fire made a flare. No tracks or other sign were found the next morning.
Girls see retreating biped near Molalla River
In 1984 two teenage companions were hanging out near a river swimming area under a bridge before dusk when they both noticed a tall, dark, hair-covered human-like figure running between trees on the far side of the river. The figure moved fast with human-like motion, slightly stooped, glanced at them while running, and quickly disappeared. Both fled home and told the witness's parents, who did not believe them.
June 1984 Manatee County FL Late evening sighting by 9 yr/old camper off Little Manatee River in Ruskin
The witness was camping by a river when a foul odor woke him in the middle of the night. He turned on a flashlight and heard something moving through nearby palms. He briefly saw the upper back and head of a large dark-haired animal as it ran away.
Possible trash snatching (2 witnesses) outside Sherando
The witness and a companion were sleeping in their truck at a forest camp late at night when a large bipedal shape walked past and went to trash bags hung high in a tree. The shape reached up, carried one bag into the woods where tearing and eating sounds were heard, then returned about half an hour later to take a second bag. The pair remained in the truck, then packed up and left to spend the rest of the night elsewhere.
While watching TV, witness sees large, dark, upright object pass by the window
In summer 1984 the witness was watching television at home late in the evening with a window open when grunting sounds approached the house. The witness looked and saw a large dark upright figure pass by while neighborhood dogs became agitated and a foul skunk-like odor was present. The witness judged the figure too large to be a man and moving unlike a bear.