Search results
Night sighting near Sandyville
Four young people went to a collapsed train tunnel late at night and sat on top of the entrance. They reported an overpowering odor, snapping twigs, loud crashing through trees, a low growl, heavy footsteps they could feel, and a loud thud. As they ran back to their car, the reporter glimpsed huge hairy legs and a large hand with long dark nails, then they drove away quickly after the car lurched.
Possible stalking of ROTC Unit at Indian Mound Reserve
The witness was leading a small ROTC patrol on a nighttime escape-and-evasion exercise along creek and cliff trails. The group heard movement and walking above them with small rocks falling, found no one when they climbed to search, then heard heavy running footsteps and branches being swiped aside approaching them that caused the patrol to flee to a field edge. The opposing unit later said it never left base, and a next-day visit found snapped branches above head height but no tracks.
Sasquatch sighting in California (1988)
While fishing with a parent on a cold morning, the witness noticed a tall thin creature lying on its stomach behind a hollow log across the stream watching them. After the parent also saw it, a loud sharp crack behind them drew their attention, and the creature leapt over the log and crossed the stream in three steps before disappearing across the road into trees. The parent hurried them out and warned the witness never to tell anyone.
On Sabine River, young fisherman has late night encounter.
The witness and companions were cooking catfish at a hunting camp when a noise came from the well where fish guts had been left. The witness went toward the well with a light and rifle, heard a moan, and saw a large dark form that stood upright. After shouting warnings and firing shots in the air, the witness said the form moved off and footsteps were heard in leaves. The next day large five-toed tracks were found at the well and most of the guts were gone.
Man recalls his nighttime sighting through a kitchen window near Ennis
The witness and a companion were inside the home at a table when they heard a noise at a window. A figure appeared at another window very close to the witness's face and remained for a couple minutes before walking away to the east. A relative who arrived later found footprints behind the house.
Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (1988)
The guest described dogs being attacked over several nights, one killed in a gorge with two puncture wounds and no blood and another badly cut but surviving. Days later a partner taking garbage out saw a very tall ugly figure eye-to-eye from a deck. The guest heard heavy crunching footsteps in the gorge, shouted, fired a rifle into the air, and listened as it paused then jumped a high bank without breaking stride and moved away.
Object throwing in Louisiana (1988)
In 1988 during opening week of squirrel season the witness stalked onto a peninsula in the swamp to scout deer sign. A large splash soaked him by a mud puddle, then a rotten pine limb missed his head by inches, followed by a short powerful scream that shook his body. He loaded slugs, retreated to the bayou, then ran to his car, ending his hunting and camping afterward.
Silhouette near Lake Havasu (1988)
While camping with a large group near Lake Havasu, the witness and a friend took a late-night hike. They paused before a tunnel-like brush trail and something black ran at them extremely fast with audible footsteps. They fled back to camp and concluded it could not have been one of their friends.
Vocalization in Texas (1988)
In 1988 around 6 p.m. while with her grandmother, the witness heard a loud yell from the woods that sounded like old-western movie calls and then like a crow. Her grandmother said she did not know what it was but carried a hoe to the woods edge because she felt watched.
12 year old girl sees creature near family home
The witness was walking home from a relative's house when a creature crashed out of the tree line while making loud noise and breaking a large branch. The creature then ran toward the witness, who froze briefly in fear before running home. The entire encounter lasted about five to ten seconds.
White haired creature spotted next to road near Silver Lake
The witness went to an area called Horse Heaven one evening to look for wild horses and watched them for a while. While driving out toward the blacktop and rounding a sharp turn, the headlights revealed a large white-haired creature crouched on its haunches. The creature then stood up with a grunt and walked into a thicket of jack-pines and brush.
Lifelong hunter hears strange screams in early morning twilight directly under tree stand
The witness was deer hunting from a tree stand before dawn when an extremely loud roar that rose into a piercing scream sounded directly underneath the stand. The witness remained still until daylight, hearing no movement despite very dry leaves, and saw nothing. After daylight the witness found no tracks, spoor, or hair in the area.
Hunter describes being paralleled along railroad tracks northeast of Morgantown
While hunting alone along railroad tracks in late fall, the witness heard rustling and then footsteps paralleling his movement through the woods. The source kept pace at a distance, stopping when he stopped and moving when he moved, with heavy footfalls and loud branch breaking. It followed him to the edge of an open field near his parked truck. He never saw the source and called out without reply.
Footsteps in Texas (1988)
The guest and the same cousin were hunting with dogs at night along a creek bed near a dirt road curve. Both felt watched and heard extra steps behind them, then returned toward the parked truck. At the road the dogs froze, and the guest's spotlight revealed a hairy figure across the road by a culvert that covered its face with a hand before stepping into the dry creek as they left.
Sasquatch sighting near Tofty, Minnesota (1988)
The witness and a companion were fishing from shore at a remote northern campground when they watched a tall, reddish-brown, hairy creature stand and walk down an embankment on a peninsula. After discussing the sighting and finding nearby cabins boarded and barricaded, they heard heavy footsteps and a loud growl escalating to a scream near their tent that night. They spent the night in their truck and left early the next morning.
Brothers encounter a large, very well-built, man-like creature
The witness and a relative were walking between ponds at night with lights when they spotted a tall human-like figure watching from behind a tree. After the witness whistled, the figure stepped into the road and took a few walking steps toward them, prompting both to flee back to camp. They later returned with tools to check the area but found no trace of the figure.
Scream (1988)
The caller describes hearing screams that got closer each time they sounded while out near a canyon and later while walking back up a dirt road to camp. The sounds were loud with wide range and could not be matched to known animals. The experience frightened the caller into praying.
Footsteps in Washington (1988)
The witness was on a multi-day field exercise with a platoon of cadets and two Special Forces instructors. In darkness, something heavy and bipedal paralleled the patrol, stopping when they stopped and moving when they moved. An instructor went to check, ran back, and ordered the unit to leave the area quickly.
While riding their dirt bikes down a trail, two high school seniors find their path is blocked by large log
Two companions on a dirt-bike camping trip found a trail they had used all day blocked by a large log at dusk and camped overnight. Around midnight something large crashed through brush, rocks were thrown into camp, and loud screaming and growling occurred. The pair fled in their truck, leaving gear behind, and returned briefly at midday the next day to retrieve it.
Possible vocalizations near Bakersville
Two companions were jogging home in the dark along a rural road in the early morning hours. They heard a loud, high-pitched scream that held then dropped in pitch and ended in a cackle, first from a distance on the left. About an hour and several miles later they heard a similar but closer scream on the right, felt they were being followed, and hurried the rest of the way home.