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April 2004 Murdock, Kingman County, Kansas Class B #38143

Couple driving at night see a tall, greyish white figure running near Murdock

In 2004 the witness and a companion were driving on a dirt road near Murdock, Kansas at night when they saw a tall grayish-white figure running parallel to the road along a fence line about 15-20 feet away. The sighting lasted about 10-12 seconds in full moonlight. When the witness turned the car around to look again, the figure was gone.

Full-body sighting
November 2003 Wichita, Sumner County, Kansas Class A #40035

Memory told of a dusk sighting as a passenger in traffic on I-35 outside Wichita

While riding as a passenger on a congested interstate at dusk in drizzle, the witness watched a large hair-covered animal loping in a deep drainage ditch. As the car pulled alongside, the animal stood upright on two legs, stepped up the bank and over a barbed-wire fence into a tree line and disappeared. The husband who was driving did not see the figure.

Full-body sighting
March 2003 South Haven, Sumner County, Kansas Class A #7709

Close roadside encounter of juvenile biped animal near South Haven

After a flat tire at night, the witness left his car to walk toward a companion's car parked beyond an overpass. While descending a slope beside a fenced pasture, he encountered a small hair-covered biped squatting and digging, which then stood and shuffled sideways along the fence while holding it. The witness fled back to his car while shouting over a radio, then locked himself inside and called for roadside assistance.

Full-body sighting
17 August 2001 Uniontown, Bourbon County, Kansas Class B #5532

Motorists have daylight sighting near Uniontown

Two people driving on a gravel road around midday saw a hairy biped run across the road about a block ahead near a low-water bridge over a creek. The passenger looked up late and saw it only briefly before it entered the woods, while the driver reportedly got a better look. The witness estimated it at about five feet tall with reddish hair and emphasized its unusual speed.

Road crossingPartial sighting
October 2000 Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas Class A #2033

Photographer has daytime sighting in woods near Lawrence

The witness walked into woods to take photographs and saw a tall, hair-covered figure standing ahead. The figure jumped over a fallen tree and retreated silently into brush, making no further sound. The witness followed briefly with a camera but found nothing and left for the car.

Full-body sighting
May 1996 Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas Class A #564

Witness observes sasquatch run along treeline

The witness had gone outside to bring the dog in on a dark, cloudy day with light rain. From about 200 yards away across a golf course, the witness saw a large darkish-brown upright figure emerge from the tree edge, cross about 20 yards in 5 to 6 seconds, and disappear into the tree line. The witness searched the area the next week but found no footprints due to rain.

Full-body sighting
4 November 1994 Paola, Miami County, Kansas Class A #63795

Motorist sighting on Hwy 169 between Paola and Osawatomie

The witness was driving home late at night when headlights revealed a tall, light-colored upright creature crossing the road. The creature kept moving across open fields and stepped over a roughly four-foot fence without breaking stride, remaining upright and moving quickly. The witness was badly frightened and felt it was not any known local animal.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
October 1991 Louisburg, Miami County, Kansas Class A #1314

Large, dark figure seen standing down by the mailbox.

Late at night in the fall of 1991, the witness and a sibling were watching television at home when their dog began barking. They opened the door and saw a large dark figure, hunched over, standing near a distant mailbox. They left to get a flashlight, but the figure was gone when they returned, and they reported no further sightings.

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August 1984 Scranton, Osage County, Kansas Class B #26790

Fisherman has night time sighting along dirt road east of Scranton Lake

The witness was driving on a dirt road by a small lake late at night while looking for a fishing spot. They stopped after noticing a tall, muscular, fur-covered figure standing in the grass by a small tree and watched it looking toward the car. The witness left quickly after a companion said it moved.

Full-body sighting
July 1980 Geary County, Kansas Class A #1311

Daylight sighting by two moto-cross riders

While riding motorcycles on a dirt road near the lake with a companion, the witness crested a hill and saw a dark, large-bodied figure standing by a tree about 75 yards away. After the pair glanced at each other, the figure was gone when they looked back. The pair fled to camp and later agreed on its broad, neckless appearance with an oversized head.

Full-body sighting
July 1978 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Class A #12067

Youth has sighting while fishing on Kansas River near Topeka

When about 10 years old, the witness was fishing apart from two relatives on the Kansas River. He saw a large dark hairy figure standing in the water and splashing as if bathing. After the figure looked at him, he ran back to his relatives in fear and the group left the area.

Partial sighting
July 1978 Southwest Of Wichita Near Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas Class A #1325

Fisherman hears heavy breathing ,turns and sees tall man-like creature

The witness was standing fishing in knee-deep river water while a companion fished downstream. Hearing heavy breathing behind, the witness turned and saw a tall, athletic, hair-covered male-like creature standing by a tree on the bank about 100-150 feet away. The two stared at each other for several minutes, and as the witness moved sideways downstream the creature moved between trees keeping watch, until the witness reached the companion; when they returned the creature was gone and no prints were found in dry sandy soil.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
1978 Riley County, Kansas Class A #1315

Couple reported being stalked while walking along a dark country road.

Two companions were walking in a rural area at night and noticed something following them for an extended distance while hearing movement in nearby brush. Only the companion reportedly saw the figure, described as a very tall biped that emerged from the tree line at close range. He did not mention it at the time and told the other walker about it years later.

Partial sightingFootsteps
25 November 1977 Montgomery County, Kansas Class A #1332

newspaper article about a sighting by a jogger. Later, a sherif deputy found a track at the scene of the incident.

Late on Thanksgiving night in 1977, the witness was returning home from jogging when he heard a noise in nearby bushes and ran uphill toward his house. He then turned and watched a large figure running along the road before it went over a barbed-wire fence with little effort and disappeared into a field. A deputy later reported finding an unusually large, deep foot-shaped track in gravel.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
1977 Kansas #fc9b28df-7c0f-46c6-a981-b0270c6e3826

Sasquatch sighting in Kansas (1977)

The witness was deer hunting with his brother when he saw a very large figure standing by a tree about 300 yards away through his scope. He first thought it was a person in a ghillie suit but decided it was too large to be a man. His brother later found very long footprints in dust where it stood, and they heard strange vocal sounds that day.

Full-body sightingTracksVocalization
15 November 1975 Sedgwick County, Kansas Class A #1326

Early morning sighting by a hunter

The witness went alone to hunt rabbits along a flood-control dike in the early morning, then hid to wait for doves. He heard splashing to the south and watched a distant creature standing in the stream, splashing water and briefly rising on two legs to look and smell before resuming splashing. He tried to approach from downwind via the north and a cliff overlook, but the creature was gone when he arrived.

Full-body sighting
9 November 1974 Lebo, Coffey County, Kansas Class A #10660

Motorist has nighttime sighting of animal east of Lebo

The witness was driving slowly on a rural road at night to bring awards to a scout campout when a hair-covered biped stepped over a fence into the road. She stopped close to it, stepped out behind her car door, and watched it for about a minute under her headlights while noting red glowing eyes and a musky odor and feeling calm. The biped then crossed the road, stepped over the opposite fence, paused to look back, and strode toward trees out of sight.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshineOdor
1970–1989 Lenexa, Kansas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/04/14/sc-ep422-this-haunts-me-to-this-day

Sasquatch sighting near Lenexa, Kansas (1970)

While throwing a football alone at night, the witness noticed a small head with pointed ears peeking from behind tall hedge bushes and threw the ball toward it after it repeatedly ducked. Later that same night while sleeping near a low bedroom window, a much larger hairy face appeared at the glass, made eye contact, shifted its eyes, wrinkled its brow and opened a wide mouth showing pointed teeth. The witness fled to a parent's room while heavy pacing was felt and heard around the house, then police were called but found nothing. The next morning the witness found large prints around windows and garden, recalled repeated early-morning howls, a growl with a branch breaking, grunting in the basement and a violently shaking backyard tree.

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1960 Jackson County, Kansas Class A #1330

Motorist's sighting results in a collision

In 1960, a man claimed to encounter a very hairy figure on the Pottawatomie Indian Reserve northwest of Topeka, Kansas. He was reportedly so frightened that he drove across a yard and struck a clothesline. The account survives only as an excerpt from a published book.

Partial sighting
about two weeks ago Norton, Kansas #2d7f3652-190c-4075-abe1-623c27c3e4c9

Cryptid sighting near Norton, Kansas

The witness was driving in the morning when something struck the rear of the car. Looking in the mirrors, she saw a large long-haired quadruped with a human-like face running across the road through open fields. She chose not to stop and continued driving.

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