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October 1956 Washington County, Missouri Class A #1158

Child encounters a man-like creature in a shed

As a child the witness hid in an old corn crib during a hide-and-seek game near a relative's house at sundown. Inside the dark crib the witness heard heavy breathing and saw a huge hairy man-like creature standing over them staring, with a hog-pen-like smell. The witness ran back to the house crying and reported the encounter to a relative, who did not take it seriously.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundOdor
1954 Gasconade County, Missouri Class B #1115

Hair raising screams heard in the forest behind a four acre rye field.

The witness describes hearing loud hair-raising screams from a forested ridge behind the family farmhouse. The main incident occurred while cleaning up after butchering a hog with a relative, an experience that frightened farm dogs. No creature was seen and no tracks were reported, with neighbors referring to the unknown source as a panthercat.

Scream
On November 15, 2011 Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri Related account #30442

Property disturbance near Forsyth, Missouri

Something large and tall from the ground reached over a 6-foot deck railing to move a heavy homemade doghouse used for cats and loudly hit the house, leaving no claw marks.

Property disturbanceUnidentified sound
A few hours later Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri Related account #22600

Vocalization near Forsyth, Missouri

A few hours later the same relative was awakened by a very loud roar that seemed close to her home.

Vocalization
10:30 pm Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri Related account #22600

Whoop near Forsyth, Missouri

A relative living in the old trailer next to the new house heard a long whoop from the woods at 10:30 pm while neighborhood dogs barked and her cat growled.

Whoop
Date unknown Bloomfield, Stoddard County, Missouri Related account #27410

Wood knock near Bloomfield, Missouri

The same witness reported hearing wood knocks and other sounds many times while hunting in the same woods.

Wood knockUnidentified sound
Date unknown Rayville, Ray County, Missouri Related account #38339

Footsteps near Rayville, Missouri

The friend told the witness that he too had heard something walking in the woods.

Footsteps
summer, 1981 in the early evening, right at dusk St. James/Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri Related account #21660

Vocalization near St. James/Rolla, Missouri

The witness and two relatives heard a loud deep roar from the woods behind the house at dusk and ran inside.

Vocalization
through the next spring Currotherville, Pemiscot County, Missouri Related account #15610

Howl near Currotherville, Missouri

The witness and household heard loud noises, banging sounds and high-pitched howls from the silo area through the winter into the next spring.

HowlUnidentified sound
on occasion while living in the house where the encounter occurred Hornersville, Pemiscot County, Missouri Related account #26962

Scream near Hornersville, Missouri

The witness recalled hearing unidentifiable animal screams and vocalizations on other occasions while living at the same house.

ScreamVocalization
Date unknown Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri Related account #65691

Vocalization near Charleston, Missouri

The witness heard distant high-pitched echoing sounds off the pump station walls and found them odd but ignored them.

Vocalization
BFRO YEAR: 2015-16 Charleston, Mississippi County, Missouri Class A #65691

Three incidents in marshy zone outside Charleston next to Mississippi River

The witness and a companion were bowfishing at night at a pump station when they heard high-pitched sounds. A spotlight then revealed a tall hair-covered figure about 25 yards away at the treeline, gripping a limb and watching them for under a minute. The figure grunted loudly and walked away steadily while breaking limbs in its path, after which the two left terrified.

Full-body sightingVocalizationGrowlTree break
Date unknown Missouri #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Be6UISlnLqXrqPqtuXoGsqeHv3MDvtCb947ODto7Km8

Rock throwing in Missouri

A small research team camped for five days on the Missouri property to document ongoing rock-throwing activity. At night rocks repeatedly struck the tent, table, chairs and vehicle from a ridge above. The team marked piles of rocks with marker and later found marked rocks thrown into camp, along with foot tracks and a handprint.

Rock throwingTracksHandprintFootsteps
Since moving here 7 years ago Oak Grove MO, Lafayette County, Missouri Related account #36247

Howl near Oak Grove MO, Missouri

Over about seven years the resident family and visitors repeatedly heard howls, chatter and wood knocks, including responses to calls made by children.

HowlChatterWood knock
Tonight Grain Valley, Jackson County, Missouri Related account #39835

Tracks near Grain Valley, Missouri

After the sighting the witness returned to the exact spot, found large wet footprints crossing the road and heard nearby wood-knock responses.

TracksWood knock
a night before Grain Valley, Jackson County, Missouri Related account #39835

Unidentified sound near Grain Valley, Missouri

The prior night the witness's hound trailed then went silent and returned cowering after loud splashing was heard.

Unidentified sound
around 5:30am Potosi, Iron County, Missouri Related account #26694

Unidentified sound near Potosi, Missouri

A family member heard a very loud crash in the forest followed by a less intense crash behind the hammock while the witness slept.

Unidentified sound
the second night Potosi, Iron County, Missouri Related account #26694

Vocalization near Potosi, Missouri

The witness and family heard a very loud owl-like sound during the second rainy night in camp.

Vocalization
this morning Cherryville, Crawford County, Missouri Related account #62432

Wood knock near Cherryville, Missouri

While walking the dog the husband heard a wood knock in one direction and a whistle in another, and the witness had heard whistles another night.

Wood knockWhistle
Date unknown Cherryville, Crawford County, Missouri Related account #62432

Growl near Cherryville, Missouri

The witness reported being growled at once, otherwise saying the creatures never hurt or threatened the family.

Growl