Search results
Vocalization near Washington, District of Columbia (2006)
While on late-night duty alone the witness heard banging and screaming like trapped people inside a locked concrete electrical room. The witness saw only personal footprints in dust and no sign of entry. The noise stopped suddenly and the witness ran upstairs and avoided the area for the night.
Footsteps near Chanute, Kansas (2006)
The witness was playing at the edge of a barn light in a pasture when heavy footfalls were heard from the timber edge. A loud exhale was followed by an extremely loud scream or roar. The witness ran to the house where a parent, who had heard the sound from inside, met them at the door.
Fisherman hear loud bigfoot howl on a sunny summer afternoon at North Battle Creek Reservoir
In late summer 2006, two companions fishing from a canoe in the middle of a remote mountain lake heard a very loud, long growl-yell coming from a hillside. They froze and visually scanned the hillside for several minutes but saw no movement and heard no further sounds, then packed up and left. The witness stated neither person had heard a similar sound despite extensive time outdoors.
Horse boarder hears possible vocalizations late at night west of Belgrade
The witness was outside at the horse boarding property late at night when loud screams were heard from the west toward the river. The witness first thought of a woman screaming but judged the sounds as not human. About 20 horses became agitated and stared west while the witness's dog growled with raised hackles, and the dog remained wary toward the same area the next morning. No creature was seen.
Possible vocals heard near Klamath Lake
The witness stepped outside at night to empty the trash and heard 4 or 5 loud siren-like whoops with emphasis toward the end. A pack of coyotes vocalized intensely during the sounds. After the sounds ended, everything went quiet, including the coyotes.
Elk hunters see huge, white upright figure approach their campfire north of Fort Collins
Four men arrived after dark at a family property for an elk hunt and built a campfire. They heard heavy footfalls and branch breaking approaching from a draw, then saw a large light-colored upright figure about 40 feet away at the edge of the firelight. The figure crouched, turned to look at them, then stood and walked away quickly in a few steps. The group sheltered in a trailer and found no tracks the next morning.
Late afternoon sighting in the Pine Barrens
The witness and a companion stopped while driving on a dirt trail when the companion saw a tall brown figure cross the road. The witness got out to check and reported seeing a black-faced, ape-like animal with sandy-brown hair peering from brush about 25 feet away. After a few seconds it stood fully upright and ran bipedally into the pines, and the pair later heard bipedal running approaching the car before leaving.
Possible vocalizations near Salado
The witness was gathering firewood behind the house at night when whooping sounds were heard coming from dark woods about 100 yards away. Horses were heard bolting nearby and the witness's dog barked toward the woods while a faint zoo-like odor was smelled. The event lasted about one to two minutes and the witness felt watched without ever seeing the source.
Footsteps in Georgia (2005)
Two friends camped deep along a river between mountains in winter with no one else around. Around midnight they heard a huge splash as something jumped into deep water and waded across toward them with bipedal splashes. It stopped at the bank in darkness for a long silent period, then circled the camp staying just beyond firelight before leaving up the hillside. They waited until sunrise without sleep and hiked out without checking for tracks.
Vacationer hears possible vocalizations late at night southeast of Helen
The witness had just lain down to sleep in a rented cabin around 11pm when a loud, close, high-pitched scream/howl was heard. The sound repeated several more times at 15-25 second intervals, while dogs were heard barking higher up the ridge. The witness estimated the source was within a few hundred feet and said the sound was unlike any known animal and not believed to be human.
Two young men almost run into a large nighttime visitor north of Stockton Lake
Two young men were burning trash and playing harmonicas at a house when they started to race toward a barn. After a few steps they saw a very tall, broad figure that stopped and looked toward them, which startled them so they ran back inside the house. Soon after they heard banging sounds described like rocks being thrown at the house, but found no one outside when they checked.
Hunter hears loud vocalization and is nearly trampled by a spooked Elk north of Burns
The witness and a relative were elk hunting and following two blood trails in a steep ravine at dusk. After a wounded bull ran past the witness, a very loud angry howl or growl came from the wooded hill below. The sound was described as far louder than an elk bugle and spooked horses in the area, and a strong foul odor was noted.
Man observes creature walking across road
The witness was driving home at night through a canyon pass when the headlights revealed a tall, big bipedal animal crossing the highway into a gully. The witness repositioned the vehicle to shine light into the gully but could not relocate it, hearing rocks rolling as it moved up. While standing in front of the truck the witness heard a very loud scream/roar described as gorilla-like but higher pitched, which prompted leaving the area immediately.
Possible vocalizations heard at Lake Huron near the town of Bruce Mines
Late at night at their home, the husband went outside to smoke and heard loud strange vocalizations coming from the creek area and called his wife to listen. She also heard loud, deep, resonant sounds pulsing at intervals that grew closer to the house and crossed the adjacent field. Unable to see anything in the darkness, they turned off lights and searched with a flashlight but found nothing, and the sound stopped after she closed a window.
Animal behaviour in Pennsylvania (2005)
The witness was deer hunting on a friend's wooded property in Pennsylvania during buck season in 2005. From a ridge he watched a single hairy biped for about 10 to 12 minutes as it broke a small pine tree, investigated the stump, and appeared to eat ants from a rotten stump. The creature sniffed the air, showed no aggression, then walked away apparently unaware of the witness. The witness noted an apparent left arm injury and described the animal as about his own height, thin, and more human-like than expected.
Couple camping at a lake near Greenwater experience possible screams
The witness and a companion were camping at an isolated lake over a long weekend. On Saturday morning they began hearing very loud guttural scream-growls that seemed to warn them away from certain areas, including the path to the lake, and the sounds continued into Sunday. Overnight they heard cooking gear clanging and a heavy thump like logs dumped beside their trailer, but in the morning the gear was largely in place and no logs were found, and the companion also reported a strong putrid smell.
Zoologist hears wood knocking
The witness was hunting and staying in a tent in the Chuska Mountains. At about 12:30 a.m. the witness heard two clear wood knocks from the north side of the tent. The witness listened for additional knocks or noises but heard nothing further.
Possible vocalization heard near Woodlands Parkway
The witness was walking dogs late at night near dense forest around a subdivision when they heard an unidentified whooping call from a distance. They described the source as a larger animal and said the whooping matched a 1974 recording and a vocalization heard on a website. The dogs reportedly did not react, and the witness hoped to record the sound if heard again.
Possible knocks heard near the Flat Tops Wilderness area of White River National Forest
The witness and his father were dressing an elk on a steep mountain slide when they heard 8-10 loud rhythmic knocks from dense timber about 100 yards away to the south. The sounds were described as crisp impacts like rock on wood and unlike anything they could identify. The father had heard similar loud knocks earlier that same morning from up the slide.
Possible late night vocalizations heard outside Redmond
Late at night the witness lay in bed and heard repeated moaning-howl sounds from outside through a partly open window. After looking from a lit front window without seeing anything, the witness went to a parent's back bedroom where the sound was still clearly audible. When blinds were raised and a window was opened noisily the sound stopped and was not heard again.