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Fourteen inch by six inch tracks found
The witness was day-hiking alone in a remote wilderness area when they noticed a strong sickly-sweet, garlic-like odor they could not source. In the same area they heard a screeching vocalization they did not recognize as bear, mountain lion, or raptor. They also found large footprints near where they had eaten lunch, measuring about 14 by 6 inches, which they felt were not bear tracks but could not positively identify due to hard rocky ground.
Witness heard what sounded like sticks being beaten on wood
The witness stopped on a bridge over a washed-out creek to videotape the creek bed while sightseeing. While filming he heard heavy wood-on-wood strikes from the left answered from the right at varying intervals, which he verified was not an echo. Feeling anxious, he returned to his idling vehicle and left, and a relative later reviewed the tape where the beats were faintly audible and recorded an interview with the witness that evening.
Sighting by camper in Harrison County near Tappan Lake
The witness was walking around a cabin toward an outhouse just before dawn. About 6-7 feet beyond a makeshift counter she saw peripherally a pewter or dark gray figure moving very rapidly on two feet. She said it made a noise but had no smell. Her companion was awakened afterward and searched but found nothing.
Man in boat spotting deer witnesses a three to four foot tall biped walking on a log followed by a scream
The witness was traveling up a flooded river by boat in the evening to look for deer. While rounding a bend near piled flood debris, the witness briefly saw a small dark biped walk up a log and disappear. Shortly after noticing nearby deer, the witness heard two very loud screams, the second longer and louder, prompting the deer to flee and the witness to leave.
Hiker has nighttime sighting at Minnehaha Falls
In May 1998 the witness hiked alone to Minnehaha Falls near Lake Rabun and remained until after dark. After noticing a bad smell and a squatting figure he mistook for another hiker, he approached and saw a very tall, dark-brown, hair-covered biped that stood, walked away with long strides, then stepped toward him before leaving. The witness drew his service pistol and shouted, after which the creature walked away, and he left the area without telling anyone at the time.
Another nighttime incident near Hoadley, off Hoadley Road (Wayne Nat. For.)
The witness and a companion camped in Wayne National Forest over a holiday weekend. After mimicking animal sounds in the evening, the witness stayed awake through the night hearing crashes, footsteps, grunts and mimicking speech, and saw eye shine high off the ground. In the morning the pair found a snapped tree, strong odor, widely spaced ground marks and a five-toed partial print, which the witness attributed to a large visitor.
At Molalla River site, Steve W. hears chest beating
Shortly after arriving by car at a riverside campsite, the witness and a companion heard a very loud rhythmic beating sound from the opposite hill across the river. The sound lasted a few seconds, starting slowly and ending rapidly and abruptly, and was heard three times within a few minutes. The witness states the sound did not resemble known birds or other familiar woods noises, and notes shooting activity downriver at the time.
Loud vocalizations and accompanying odor near Corydon
Two roommates heard loud wailing vocalizations from outside while watching a movie late at night. The sounds started low and guttural then rose to a high wavering pitch and repeated after a pause, causing neighborhood dogs to react loudly. After the sounds stopped, the witness stepped outside, noticed a horrible smell and a feeling of being watched, then went back inside.
Campers have a night-time encounter in Mark Twain National Forest
About seven years ago a group camping near a secluded lake sat around a campfire late at night. A small bipedal figure about four feet tall emerged from the woods, ran toward the lake in moonlight, circled while waving its arms and vocalizing, then ran back into the woods. The group searched in the morning but found no tracks on the hard ground.
Possible vocalization heard by camper in Strathcona Provincial Park
The witness was camping alone in high alpine forest near a creek and lake. Just before dark a loud crashing noise approached the camp from the creek, and the witness banged cooking pots to scare it away. About ten minutes later a loud drawn-out scream was heard from across the lake. The witness stated the scream was unfamiliar despite lifelong familiarity with local wildlife sounds.
Elementary school campout - witness reports encounter in Williamson River area
While camping overnight near a river with classmates, the witness and tentmates were settling to sleep when wildlife fell silent and a rotten stench appeared. The witness looked out with a flashlight and saw three tall hairy human-like figures with glowing yellow eyes. The group then heard grunts, footsteps, breaking branches and a howl, and felt something strike the tent. In the morning they found snapped tree branches and scattered limbs around camp.
Evening encounter by backpacker in Hoosier National Forest
The witness was backpacking alone and set up camp above a ravine in the evening. After hearing rustling below, the witness used a flashlight and saw a tall dark-haired bipedal figure hiding behind trees about 40 feet away. The figure moved to another tree while being watched for 2-3 minutes, then ran down the creek out of sight. The witness remained by the fire until daylight and found no prints in the morning.
Witness has two encounters with an animal near Genesee River
The witness and a young relative were walking on a trail in winter when they heard movement in the woods beside them. A tall grayish-white animal came onto the path very close to them, made a growl-like sound, and moved away quickly. The pair fled the area and said no one believed their account.
While walking alone in the woods, boy comes face to face with 8 foot tall creature
The witness was walking in the woods behind a former residence in the early afternoon when hearing a noise and seeing a large dark creature with ape-like and human-like facial features. The creature looked at the witness and then walked away, and the witness ran home. The witness also reported hearing an unfamiliar loud noise like an elephant.
Sasquatch sighting in Oregon (1998)
As children playing in the forest, the guest and a large group of kids became suddenly scared for no reason and saw a gorilla-like creature run past them. The creature hooted and hollered territorially as the children fled. When they reached the road they saw it run across, and their parents dismissed the account as imagination.
Sasquatch sighting near Westmoreland, Tennessee (1998)
The witness says he was up about 12-15 feet in a tree at sunrise when he heard racket and a strange noise. He then saw a big, hairy biped run down the hollow to the other side of the mountain. He left and did not return without a gun.
Unidentified sound in Colorado (1998)
At age nineteen the guest went camping on the Grand Mesa with two friends, leaving a cooler outside their tent overnight. He awoke around two in the morning to loud rummaging through ice in the cooler, then fell back asleep, and later he and a friend awoke together to more noise that stopped when they whispered. In the morning they found canned food from the cooler stood upright on a nearby picnic table, with bite marks on a spam can. He doubted his friend's bear explanation because the sounds stopped when noticed and the cans appeared carefully arranged.
Howl in Ohio (1998)
A nine-year-old out alone checking cattle on a freezing winter night heard a howl, rhythmic wood strikes, and deep whoops that scattered the herd. Lights and radio failed and a foul dead smell was noticed. The next morning a large stick with impact damage was found on a tree along with very large human-like prints without clear toes, followed by ongoing missing poultry heads, fence damage, missing hay, and a watched feeling.
Footsteps near Henryville, Indiana (1998)
After moving to Henryville the witness never saw anything but repeatedly heard what sounded like bipedal things walking very close in the woods and creek around the house. The sounds stopped when they stopped, which she felt was not normal animal behavior. On one later occasion her teenage daughter on the trampoline in a clearing called her because something was surrounding her in the woods, which the witness could also hear but not see.
Teens see dark figures near park in area of ongoing activity
The witness was sitting on rocks with two companions as it was getting dark. They heard rustling sounds and then saw multiple figures moving behind them. The figures then stopped moving and disappeared into the surroundings, and the group left on foot while frightened.