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Possible vocalization heard by fishermen at Tappan Lake
The witness and companions were night-fishing when they heard an extremely loud scream from the hillside described as woman-like but different. After a flashlight search revealed nothing, the sound repeated three more times followed by loud pain-like howling. The reporter's group and two nearby anglers all left quickly, saying they had never heard such sounds.
While staying in cabins, sleepers awakened in early morning by strange sounds and notice unusual smell in Appalachian foothills
A group staying overnight in cabins was awakened around 3 to 4 AM by loud wood-on-wood knocking that continued on and off for about five minutes. The witnesses could not determine the direction or distance of the sounds. Some in the group had noticed a foul odor earlier that night, and a dog had reacted aggressively to something across the hollow the previous evening.
Possible howls heard near Thomaston
The witness was alone planting flowers at a relative's rural property in the late morning. She heard a loud, powerful scream-like sound twice coming from the direction of a lake not visible from the house. Frightened, she left immediately and later found an online recording she felt matched exactly what she heard.
A few witnesses see something reach through an open window in Mescalero N.M
The witness was staying with a companion in the living room of a relative's house late at night after a relative had reported a very tall figure outside. After hearing noises like objects being thrown in the dining room, the witness went to check and saw a large hand reach through the window, across a table, and take a bowl containing food. Those present were frightened and the witness called the conservation office, after which nothing further happened that night.
Screams heard at Odell Lake
The group had just set up camp for a multi-day fishing trip when they began hearing loud echoing calls described as a mix of howl and scream lasting about five seconds each. The sounds seemed to come from above railroad tracks at the west end of the lake and continued for roughly 35 minutes despite shouting from another camper.
Strange vocalizations heard by swimmers near Oroville
At dusk three people were at a lake launch ramp making loud echoes and whistle imitations. Something large was heard moving through brush toward them, followed by a loud cooing sound nearby. After retreating to their car, they saw eyes low at the treeline in a light, exchanged soft whistles with the source, and left after it whistled back.
At dusk, swimmers hear vocalizations and whistles near Lake Oroville
Three people were at a lake launch ramp at dusk when the witness imitated a whistle from a recording. Movement was heard approaching through brush above the lake to within about 200 feet. A light showed eyes low along the treeline, and whistling exchanges continued until the group left in their car.
Three men have a late night encounter with a bi-pedal figure
Three friends were on a late-night bike ride and had stopped to talk by a pond. They noticed a tall tan-or-gray figure standing behind a tree in the darkness. As they approached, the figure moved bipedally across the path toward the woods and one witness saw it glance back. The group followed to the wood line and heard movement in the branches for a short time before silence.
Birdlike calls heard throughout the night
The witnesses reported hearing birdlike signaling noises from three directions from about midnight until shortly before dawn, with the noises reacting when a flashlight was shone toward the house. In the morning they found two different-sized possible tracks and a trail of spaced pushed-down vegetation that they could not explain. They also noted local predators such as coyotes had been absent for about a week.
Night time calls and footprints witnessed by several people northeast of Colton off Highway 211
The witness was visiting a friend's house near Colton when strange birdlike noises were heard from the treeline overnight. Five other people joined the witness to listen and agreed the sounds were unfamiliar, and shining a light toward the closest sounds made them stop temporarily. The noises continued until shortly before dawn. In the morning, possible unfamiliar tracks and a trail of pushed-down grass with long strides were found in a field behind a stream.
Teens report tripping over something furry in the dark while searching for younger brother
The witness and a friend were walking toward a creek to meet the witness's brother. Near a fence they heard bipedal footsteps and brush movement, then walked into a dark shape they mistook for a bush. They felt fur and the shape moved vigorously, suggesting a large seated being they had stepped on, after which both fell, screamed, and ran toward a nearby yard light.
Teen girls scared by foot stomping/growling sounds
The witness and a relative went out at night to find relatives who had gone fishing. While walking through weeds and woods, they heard loud footsteps getting louder and faster, then a low growl followed by a loud prolonged growl. Feeling watched, they ran away without looking back.
Woman on horseback hears footsteps; observes animal running away through woods
The witness was riding horseback along a dirt road on a hillside in the afternoon when the horse shied sideways. She heard two heavy footsteps and vegetation being trampled close to the road. She then glimpsed a large white hairy figure moving quickly through the brush, only partly visible, before the sounds and figure disappeared suddenly.
Possible night time sighting by a resident in the Carrizo neighborhood of Mescalero IR
After being awakened around 1 a.m. by barking dogs and loud screaming and hollering sounds that lasted about ten minutes and came closer, the witness looked out a window and saw a tall hairy man-like figure standing at another window looking in. The witness hid, then later saw the figure walking away into the dark carrying something. A sour body odor was noticed during the presence, and deer jerky hanging on the front porch was missing the next morning.
Campers hear vocalizations
The witness was camping with family when, the next morning, the witness and the father heard a high-pitched howl from the north followed by a deeper call from the west. The sounds stopped or were masked when a train passed to the north, and the father agreed he thought it was a sasquatch. No visual observation was reported.
Various incidents around Paul Lake Provincial Park outside Kamloops
The witness was hiking back toward the day-use lot in light rain after walking to the west end of the lake with a companion. After scuffing a foot on gravel, the witness heard a loud grunt and a large branch snap uphill, then saw a large reddish-brown hairy form crouched by a fallen tree about 40-50 ft away, partly hidden by undergrowth. The form stood, held an arm across the face area, looked back once, and left quickly and silently upright without dropping to all fours.
Woman experiences rock throwing, vocalization during walk
The witness was walking with a dog on a gravel road through woods when she heard repeated banging like something striking a tree. Two rocks were then thrown from the woods and narrowly missed her as she hurried away. Near a bend in the road she heard a loud low growl followed by a scream and fled running. She later learned a family member had been home the whole time and days later saw a large oddly shaped footprint near the roadside.
Vocalizations heard and rocks thrown at fisherman and family on Blue River
Three family members were night-fishing from a riverbank lit by a lantern when large objects began splashing into the water upstream, landing progressively closer over about 12 to 15 minutes. They never saw the objects or the thrower and heard no movement despite listening and sweeping with a search light. They had earlier heard distant high-pitched screams, and after a final close splash threw spray onto the bank they left on ATVs. The account was submitted by a coworker of one witness, not by a witness directly.
Possible vocalizations heard by campers near Lowman
A family was setting up camp at a remote site in the afternoon when loud high- and low-pitched screams were heard coming from nearby woods. The sounds seemed to come from different directions in turn and continued off and on for about 30 minutes. The reporting witness first wondered if people were playing by the river but later felt the sounds matched a presumed vocalization heard on a show.
Campers driven off mountain by unseen intruders
Three campers were around a late-night campfire when they heard repeated series of deep two-tone howls from hills to the north and south and a loud tree-impact sound. One source of howls moved from about 100 yards west to about 50 yards in the treeline, appearing to exchange calls with a distant source while crashing through brush toward camp. Alarmed, the group packed under guard and drove out, hearing the howls again from about a mile behind them. They later interpreted the incident as possibly involving three large communicating beings.