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Possible bigfoot encounters at night on Wachusett Mountain, 7 miles west of Leominster
The witness was hiking down a mountain road at dusk. Near the 10th Mountain trail he saw a large dark shape move a few feet sideways then crouch down, showing what looked like head and shoulders. As he continued toward the parking lot he heard branch snaps from the woods on both sides of the road.
Sasquatch sighting near Lee, Massachusetts (2021)
The witness was hiking alone in a large state forest to decompress after midterms and to catch sunset views. On a side trail the witness encountered a human-sized hairy figure eating leaves, then a taller female figure that gestured to the smaller one to stay calm and made a strange vocalization toward the trail behind. While leaving near the parking lot the witness saw an even taller male figure behind a rock staring, then left quickly and remained distressed afterward.
Daylight sighting and video attempt by Mother and son near Charlton
The witness reported seeing a tall, wide, black furry figure leaning against a tree near a dirt road while riding an ATV, then speeding home. The witness returned to the site with a relative in a vehicle, recorded video, and both watched the figure leave toward pines. An investigator later visited, marked the reported head height at over eight feet, and found no tracks in fresh snow.
Daytime sighting while traveling on US-7 North of Williamstown
A couple traveling north in a motor home on Route 7 near the Vermont state line claimed a daytime sighting. The wife, a front-seat passenger, spotted a very tall black upright figure in an open grassy field west of the highway. She watched for about four to five seconds as it walked steadily north toward a treeline, about 50 yards from the road edge. Both occupants said they were mystified about what the animal could have been.
Road crossing and a close call with a vehicle during the day outside Hanson
The witness was driving in heavy rain in the early afternoon when a large hair-covered figure entered the road to cross. The figure nearly collided with an oncoming minivan, twisting and raising its arms to avoid contact before continuing into dense woods. The witness braked, stopped, and later checked the treeline but saw nothing further.
Homeowner sees red eyeshine and hears wood knocks in woods near Becket
The witness was on the back porch at night when a noise was heard moving in the wooded hillside. The witness shone a flashlight into the woods and saw reddish eyeshine staring back for about 20 seconds, during which it blinked. The animal then turned and walked away uphill deeper into the woods, and the witness later measured a reference tree to estimate the eye height at about 7 feet.
Sasquatch sighting in Massachusetts (2009)
A couple driving home at night came upon a semi-truck that had struck a large animal. The driver said he hit a Bigfoot that ran in front of his truck while chasing a deer. The witness walked with a trooper to the animal on the roadside and saw a gorilla-like face with blood, an eye blink and slight hand movement. The trooper shot the creature, and the couple later heard nothing about the incident in news reports despite asking.
Night sighting by a motorist near Freetown
The witness was driving northbound on a highway at night with a companion when the companion noticed a large hair-covered figure standing up from a crouch beside the road. The witness looked over and saw the figure standing very close to the vehicle for about three seconds as they passed. They returned to the location shortly afterward but saw nothing and then contacted emergency dispatch.
Sundown sighting by motorists near Rhode Island state border
The driver was traveling north with a companion when a tall, dark-haired bipedal figure was seen on the grass near the tree line. The figure walked parallel to the woods and then turned into the trees, disappearing after several seconds. The driver slowed and both occupants stared into the woods, with the companion thinking dark movement was visible among the trees.
Possible nighttime sighting while driving over a bridge near Charlemont
The witness claims that while driving to work late at night in light rain, he saw a tall hair-covered figure standing motionless behind a guardrail near a bridge. He turned around to look again, but it was gone. He states he drives the route regularly and was certain the figure did not belong there.
Cryptid sighting near Dartmouth, Massachusetts (2006)
The witness was riding a quad alone on a straight power-line trail on a warm day. A man in a blue tracksuit and sunglasses came out of the woods and jumped straight up onto a tall rock without bending his knees, landing in a frog-like crouch with his head bobbing. Startled, the witness turned around and rode back to the truck, seeing the figure still perched on the rock as he left.
Night fisherman has possible encounter at the Cobble Mountain Reservoir
The witness was fishing alone by low water late at night when heavy footsteps approached through brush. The witness saw eyeshine and a dark shoulder-like silhouette and then heard a loud high-pitched shrieking howl. Frightened, the witness abandoned fishing gear and ran back to the car.
Sasquatch sighting in Massachusetts (2000)
A report filed in 2000 described a Bigfoot-type creature at Cobble Mountain Reservoir. It was consistently described as over seven feet tall with broad shoulders and an upright primate form. Some accounts gave it glowing red eyes and others glowing white eyes.
Memory told of seeing three large bipeds jogging together in the woods near Rowley
As children searching for a trail to a nearby plaza, the witness and a friend heard a noise and saw three tan-colored, unclothed, upright figures jogging in single file on a ridge above them. The figures were larger than a very large man and moved away at moderate speed during an encounter lasting about 20 seconds. The boys then left the woods quickly and returned to the friend's house.
Cryptid sighting near Rainham, Massachusetts (1990)
After finishing a late shift, a man walked his large dog on a different route near power lines to a road lit by a streetlight. The dog trembled as a high-pitched voice repeatedly said I want you. A small hairy erect being stepped into the light, beckoned, and the man and dog quickly left.
Creature seen moving stones and small pieces of wood
The witness was hiking alone on a wooded mountain trail in summer when they noticed a moving, fur-covered animal about 100 yards ahead. Using binoculars and moving closer downwind, they watched it forage, move stones and wood, and stack rocks, noting its tall massive body, reddish fur, long arms, large human-like hands, and dark human-like face. The animal eventually moved back into the forest and the frightened witness ran back to the trail.
Sasquatch sighting near Russell, Massachusetts (1984)
The witness was driving down the mountain to work in the pre-dawn dark when she saw widely spaced red eyes on a hill. She stopped and watched a large hairy biped come down sideways into her headlights. It experienced a loss of time moving to her windshield, communicated reassurance without speaking, then crossed the road through saplings and a creek into the woods.
Two witnesses observe creature on edge of forest
Two coworkers claimed to see a tall, dark, hair-covered biped accompanied by a black dog at a garden center entrance in Mashpee in the fall of 1980 or 1981 between 2 and 3 a.m. They reported extreme shock and drove away at high speed. The area was described as adjacent to the largest forest tract on Cape Cod near an Army training base.
Sasquatch sighting in Massachusetts (1980)
Four campers at October Mountain heard rustling in the bushes for about two hours and felt it was not normal animal behavior. They investigated and saw a tall broad-shouldered creature. They then fled the area.
Essex County, April 1978, Encounter with Creature
The reporter and three companions spent about half an hour on an observation tower, where the reporter heard loud clicking and short high-pitched screams and noticed an absence of birds. While driving out of the refuge minutes later, the reporter and the front-seat companion watched a huge, very wide, all-black upright figure cross the wide road in about three steps and disappear into dense brush. The companions in the back seat did not see it, and a brief stop found only a disturbed path through the brush where it had entered.