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After the episode Place not stated Related account #30634

Unidentified sound

Same night after fleeing, the witness and companion heard prolonged movement, branch breaks, and tree and bush shaking in a different forested area without seeing eyeshine.

Unidentified soundTree breakMovement only
the beginning of May Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland Related account #45266

Structure or nest near Port Deposit, Maryland

The witness brought his aunt to the structure site to get her opinion, where they noted animal remains and scat.

Structure or nestScat
BFRO YEAR: Early 70's Harford County, Maryland Class B #1168

Man sees ape-like animal in back yard

The owner heard noises by his fenced trash area late at night and went to look with a rifle. He saw an ape-like animal outside the fence, fired into the air, and watched it stand up with its shoulders and head above the 6-foot fence before fleeing through bushes toward the woods. Footprints were left only in soft dirt by the bushes and one was preserved as a plaster cast.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundTracks
BFRO YEAR: 1970-71 Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Class B #1163

Annapolis resident sees 9-10ft shadowy figure in driveway at 1:30am

The witness's brother spent the night alone in a camper parked in the driveway. Around 1:30 a.m. he watched a shadow move across the curtained window and translucent roof, apparently cast by a neighbor's porch light, as something slowly circled the camper while lightly tapping its sides. The next morning the family found fingerprint smudges, a large handprint, and large toeprints in spilled sand.

SilhouetteVehicle contactHandprintTracks
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #12727

Odor

The witness had previously seen piles of rocks and smelled a similar but weaker body odor.

OdorStructure or nest
Date unknown Fries, Carroll County, Virginia Related account #24325

Structure or nest near Fries, Virginia

The witness recalls having seen tee-pee-like structures in the same woods on prior trips.

Structure or nest
for over two years Blackstone, Brunswick County, Virginia Related account #29305

Tracks near Blackstone, Virginia

Over about two years the witness experienced nighttime wall pounding and rock throwing and tracked large bipedal steps.

TracksRock throwingDoor or window contact
in the spring of 97 Place not stated Related account #8804

Hair

The witness saw long gray hair caught on a barbed-wire fence near the woods.

Hair
shortly after i started hearing the noises at night Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina Related account #8804

Scat near Roxboro, North Carolina

The witness found strange human-like feces with leaves and grass at the woods edge.

Scat
after hunting season Ellerbe, Richmond County, North Carolina Related account #26013

Tracks near Ellerbe, North Carolina

After the season the witness returned to the same area with two younger companions and they saw many tracks and limbs broken high up.

TracksTree break
the next day Nantahala Outdoor Center, Swain County, North Carolina Related account #3338

Tracks near Nantahala Outdoor Center, North Carolina

The witness observed and photographed a fresh bear track in the same canyon the next day while descending.

Tracks
BFRO YEAR: 1/5/1998 Nantahala Outdoor Center, Swain County, North Carolina Class B #3338

Long trail of 13" long human-like footprints found in deep snow and rough terrain

The witness was backpacking alone on a steep, snow-covered trail when they found large bare human-like footprints heading the same direction for about a mile and a half. The witness initially dismissed them as a possible hoax and chose not to photograph them. Overnight rain melted the snow, and the footprints were gone by the descent the next day.

TracksPossible hoax
Around the same time frame Place not stated Related account #30438

Tracks

The witness found mulch piles ripped apart, food items missing or bitten, garden vegetables stomped, and two sets of footprints of very different size and stride.

TracksProperty disturbance
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #24988

Wood knock

The witness reported repeated knocks, screams and other signs at a personal research site.

Wood knockScreamFootstepsTracksStructure or nest
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #41506

Howl

The witness reports hearing limbs and trees being broken and strange howls in the same lake location.

HowlTree break
THE NEXT EVENING Place not stated Related account #15554

Tree break

A relative found a tall sapling behind the house with one trunk bent over and the other snapped off about three feet from the ground.

Tree break
BFRO YEAR: 1985/86 Marietta, Greenville County, South Carolina Class B #791

very loud vocalizationSounds heard by four witnesses near a farmers field used for crops.

The witness was spending the weekend at a friend's house when the group heard loud high- and low-pitched screaming on a summer Saturday night. Three of them walked toward a field near a river with a flashlight and saw red eyes in the brush while hearing limbs breaking, then ran back to the house. Screaming reportedly continued for hours, and the next midday they found a snapped vine, bark torn high on a tree, disturbed ground, and a partial large heel print.

EyeshineScreamOdorTracksTree break
That very night after we had all retired to our tents Place not stated Related account #912

Unidentified sound

Later that night the camp group was awakened by a heavy rushing noise between the tents ending in a stream splash, and in the morning found an overturned picnic table and additional large footprints.

Unidentified soundTracksProperty disturbance
around 1966 or 1967 Ransom, Pike County, Kentucky Related account #30814

Tracks near Ransom, Kentucky

As a child the witness and family found many large humanlike tracks in snow leading from the steep hillside to the house.

Tracks
through the years Place not stated Related account #27941

Rock throwing

The same witness reports repeated rock-throwing incidents and finding tree breaks while camping or fishing in the surrounding hills over the years.

Rock throwingTree break