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2000–2004 Virginia #754a1f9f-b534-460d-81a0-f9240cc6e597

Sasquatch sighting in Virginia (2000)

The witness's step-uncle reportedly saw two tall dark upright figures crossing a field below the trailer from one woodline to another. The figures were distant and described as gorilla-like. The account was relayed through the stepfather.

Full-body sighting
December 1998 Between Louisa And Mineral VA, Louisa County, Virginia Class A #7294

Witnesses in van catch brief glimpse of bipedal figure walking along road near Louisa

After a late work shift, the witness was riding in a van with coworkers on a rural road at night. In the headlights the witness saw a tall, thin dark figure cross the road and enter roadside woods, moving in an unfamiliar gliding manner that first caused fear. Another woman in the van confirmed she was watching the same spot and shared the fear reaction, and both later described wonder at seeing something unfamiliar.

Road crossingSilhouette
May 1998 Montgomery County, Virginia Class A #2284

While driving home, witnesses observe 5-6 ft. tall hairy creature in middle of road

The witness and spouse were driving on a narrow road when they noticed a hunched, hairy creature standing in the middle of the road. The creature looked toward them and then moved quickly off the left side of the road into the woods. The witnesses remained in the car and left the scene.

Full-body sighting
1998 Virginia #754a1f9f-b534-460d-81a0-f9240cc6e597

Sasquatch sighting in Virginia (1998)

The witness was alone in a tree stand before sunrise waiting near a bait pile. An adult female-like creature and a smaller juvenile emerged on all fours, then the adult stood, vocalized, and left with the juvenile after a distant reply was heard. The witness remained frozen, then backed out and fled to the truck and gave up hunting afterward.

Full-body sightingFootstepsScreamGrowlWhistle +1
December 1997 Virginia #754a1f9f-b534-460d-81a0-f9240cc6e597

Sasquatch sighting in Virginia (1997)

The witness's friend and the friend's former spouse were driving home around midnight after Christmas shopping. They saw a tall figure standing by a barbed-wire fence, watched it with a spotlight as it walked downhill, stopping to turn its whole body to look back. The location was described as within a few miles of the witness's own encounter site.

Full-body sighting
March 1997 Giles County, Virginia Class A #2281

Shocked hikers watch hairy human-like animal run by them 10 feet away

The witness and a companion were hiking in the evening when they heard a muffled gibberish-like scream and called out with no response. As they walked toward the sound, they heard crashing and saw a large, hunched, hairy human-like figure run past about 10 feet away down the mountainside. They were too shocked and scared in the fading light to follow it.

ScreamFootstepsFull-body sighting
February 1994 Quantico. Main Base VA, Prince William County, Virginia Class A #71904

Sasquatch sighting near Quantico. Main Base VA, Virginia (1994)

During a nighttime training exercise, a squad of Marines heard something paralleling their movement through a power-line cut and woods. After taking a defensive position near a road crossing, two members using night-vision goggles observed a tall figure with broad shoulders partly obscured behind a large oak tree. The group continued the mission and later reported the incident to the commanding officer, who dismissed it.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
July 1993 Greene County, Virginia Class A #2283

While out hiking in the woods with his dog, witness smelled a horrible smell.

The witness hiked into a mountain with a dog to collect moss and was returning with a heavy sack. While descending through a ravine the witness felt watched and glimpsed something standing tall about 100 yards ahead that vanished instantly as the dog bolted and later returned subdued. The witness approached the spot, smelled a strong foul odor, found no tracks, and continued home.

Partial sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
22 December 1992 5 Miles From Fries And 17 Miles From Fort Chiswell, Carroll County, Virginia Class A #17730

Late night sighting by motorists on Hwy 94 near the Wythe County border

The witness and a companion were driving at night when they saw an upright figure standing in a field beside the highway. They stopped and watched it from the road for about 10 minutes while illuminating it with a spotlight. The figure shielded its eyes, then walked slowly back toward the treeline, glancing back periodically.

Full-body sighting
July 1992 Bath County, Virginia Class A #1769

A sighting by two motorists

The witness and a companion were driving home from a fishing trip when a deer ran across the road and they stopped. The witness then noticed a large dark animal on the passenger side of the road that stayed motionless for a long time while being observed. It eventually jumped over a guardrail and disappeared down a brushy embankment while continuing to watch them.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
1992–1993 Virginia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/02/14/sc-ep193-primal-fear-of-being-hunted

Sasquatch sighting in Virginia (1992)

The witness and his young son camped overnight in a trail shelter and were eating when their dog barked. The witness saw a tall brown hair-covered figure approach in low light and called out to it. The dog became terrified and incapacitated, the figure paused then walked away and disappeared, and the dog stayed alert between them all night.

Full-body sighting
11 August 1990 Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia Class A #22865

Hairy creature seen watching a college party on Butt Mountain

The witness was camping near an abandoned fire tower with a companion when he noticed movement across a gap while other campers were below cliffs. He watched a dark hair-covered bipedal creature observe the noisy campers for several minutes, noting its build, face and eyes before it looked at him and left uphill. His companion only glimpsed something dark and thought it was a bear, and the witness did not tell her otherwise until the next day.

Full-body sighting
Summer of 1989 Virginia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/5af0hnZsrQX9o5rcS0OK6j23rjpTC6-CDLvw0JBifUQ

Footsteps in Virginia (1989)

The witness and friends drove to a remote gravel road to party at night. After a loud crash from a tree, something bipedal circled them making growling sounds and then gave a loud roar they could feel. It stepped into the spotlight as a massive white figure, climbed a bank in three steps and rushed their truck before they fled, later returning in daylight to find impressions on the bank.

FootstepsGrowlHowlFull-body sightingEyeshine +2
June 1984 Sherando, Augusta County, Virginia Class B #16777

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.

Partial sightingSilhouetteProperty disturbanceUnidentified sound
April 1984 Wythe County, Virginia Class A #2285

Boy sees "Bigfoot" in the woods while looking out the car window

During spring break 1984 the witness was traveling by car through Virginia with family toward Florida. While looking out the window the witness noticed a large upright dark hairy figure walking in woods near the freeway, and a younger brother in the car also saw it while the driver did not. The witness described the figure as about eight feet tall with black hair covering head to toe and a long striding walk.

Full-body sighting
December 1982 Fieldale, Henry County, Virginia Class B #27472

Man recalls watching a possible late night road crossing from his home outside Fieldale

Around 3 a.m. on a cold clear night during Christmas season, the witness got up for a drink and looked out the back-door window toward a lit road. He watched a tall, hairy, upright figure with long arms climb a steep bank, grip a bridge rail, cross the two-lane road in one stride, and disappear down the opposite bank. The observation lasted about five seconds under a street light.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
September 1981 Ft Lee, Prince George County, Virginia Class A #40645

Memory told of observing a hairy biped close to Civil War fortifications near Fort Lee

In early fall 1981 the witness and two friends rode bikes back to a stream in the battlefield woods to retrieve rock chips. They saw a dark, hairy figure bent over in the stream that stood upright, turned toward them, and then ran silently north along the stream on two legs. The group fled, returned later with older kids to search, and found no tracks except additional turned-over rocks.

Full-body sightingOdor
20 December 1980 Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia Class B #36202

Memory told of a tall hairy figure seen in a corn field near Lawrenceville

The witness was riding on a school bus at night after a game when they noticed a tall, hair-covered figure standing in a corn field near a scarecrow. The figure was watched for several seconds as the bus passed about 75 to 100 yards away. Other passengers did not see it and laughed when the witness called out.

Full-body sighting
30 August 1980 Farmville, Amelia County, Virginia Class B #31594

Memory told of a possible sighting of two juveniles tree climbing at sundown near Farmville

The witness waited in a parked car in an open farm field at dusk while a companion hunted nearby. After the companion returned uneasy to the car, both looked toward a large oak tree ahead. The witness saw two small dark hair-covered figures moving and climbing around the tree; one came down, moved behind the trunk, then peered out and stood upright looking toward the car. Frightened, the pair left immediately and drove home instead of staying overnight.

Partial sighting
1980–1984 Virginia #05462760-445b-42b9-8818-e62fd11edf6a

UFO sighting in Virginia (1980)

A farm resident reported waking to three softball-sized colored orbs hovering in line at the foot of her bed, moving in formation down a hallway and into a dining room before disappearing. Next morning she found three circular discolored spots on a window screen. A team radiochemist analysis reportedly found high irradiation and neutron flux effects, and she later reported flu-like illness and porous hip bone described as radiation-like.

Full-body sightingProperty disturbance