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Man recalls his nighttime sighting of a tall hair covered biped outside Orlando
The witness and a cousin were parked late at night beside a playground near a small lake and woods after driving home. The witness, still in the car, saw a huge dark fur-covered figure standing nearby in dim light. When the witness opened the door and the car was started, the figure moved off to the right as they drove away toward their neighborhood. They briefly returned to look for it but found no trace.
5 children observe a very large hairy "man" for several minutes (N. Ft. Myers)
The witness, then a child, was with several other children at a playground at dusk after playing in nearby woods. After another child pointed out movement, the group climbed the slide ladder to look into the woods. They watched a large hair-covered upright figure look at them and then turn and walk slowly away through scrub palms toward a pond for a couple minutes before they ran home.
Young girls have daylight sighting near their home
The witness and a relative went to a play hut at the edge of the woods just after daybreak. They noticed a foul odor, heard something large moving and growling, and hid in a nearby gully. They then watched a very tall, broad, brownish-red haired biped with human-like shape approach the hut from 50 to 70 feet away before turning and walking away, after which they ran home.
Man has brief encounter near lake
The witness reported a dusk encounter at about 20+ yards with a dark, stocky creature that had a wide upper torso and no visible neck in a remote pine-oak area. Waning light limited observable detail, but a reddish reflection from the eyes was noted. The witness was alone at the time.
A tree stump moves closer to a group of young boys
In the late 1970s on a late August morning, the witness and about seven other children were on a remote marshy peninsula at Flagler Beach. The witness noticed a stump-like shape on a grassy hill about 200 yards away across the water, then saw it had moved downhill closer. The witness pointed it out, companions said its head moved, and the whole group fled about a mile. The witness described it as a tall upright figure about 7 feet tall covered in long brownish-grey fur.
Man recalls multiple experiences (including a daylight sighting) as a youth near Gainesville
The witness and a companion were leaving a lake after fishing when they heard dogs barking and deep grunting near a swampy area. A very tall hairy biped emerged from reeds and ran upright across an open field while dogs chased it. After getting tangled and shouting, the witness saw the animal look toward them while running to the tree line, then both youths left for home.
Family reports numerous incidents since 2000
The witness reports repeated encounters over years on a rural property bordering woods and swamp, including sightings, vocalizations, odors, and footprints. The witness believes a family of creatures lives nearby, currently including a mother with young, and describes them as shy and non-threatening. The witness withholds the location and seeks help to protect the animals from harm.
Scary encounters outside a rural home near Jackson
The witness and a companion were camping in a tent on the witness's driveway in mid-October. Around 2 a.m. under a full moon, the witness awoke to grunting and snapping trees and saw a large hair-covered figure striking and eating a deer, then dragging it uphill. The figure approached the tent, giving off a strong musky odor and knocking a frying pan from a tree before leaving. In the morning the witness found deer remains, drag marks, and a shelter-like structure of bent and broken pines.
Man and witnesses have two seperate sighting, 1st while fishing, 2nd while driving
In April 1982, the witness and a companion were driving home from their senior prom late at night on a flat road section. Under the car headlights they saw a massive black-furred creature leaning on a road sign, with about ten feet of its chest-down visible but no head in view. Terrified, they sped up and continued driving; about a mile later a tire blew out, and they drove several miles to a house to call for help.
Daylight sighting by hunter near the Alabama / Mississippi border
Late one afternoon in December 2002 the witness was hunting along a fenceline near home when deer ran past and the witness's dog chased them then fled. Shortly after the witness heard movement in a pine thicket and saw a tall hairy biped emerge, run down the fenceline, cross the fence while chasing the deer, and disappear downhill in under a minute without acknowledging the witness. A follow-up interview added size and appearance details and noted missing pets and livestock near the home.
Man has repeated visits at family farm
In early fall 1980 around 7 p.m., the witness was in the kitchen after feeding horses while his wife brought in laundry. Both heard screaming near the corral gate, the wife ran inside frightened and horses fled, and the witness glimpsed a very tall dark furry figure moving through a lit patch while it screamed and made clicking growling noises before he went back inside and locked doors.
Man recalls multiple witness encounter near Hendersonville
Six people arriving by car at a new house at the edge of a subdivision saw a tall hair-covered man-like figure digging in a trash can at the end of the driveway. Under the headlights it looked toward them, then strode and loped away bipedally with a very long stride without dropping to all fours. After a companion retrieved a gun the figure was gone, and a neighbor's normally aggressive barking dog was found silent, frightened and hiding under a deck.
Motorist has nighttime sighting of animal near Smyrna
The witness was driving home from work at night in heavy ground fog when a creature stepped onto the road ahead and walked across to a partly cleared lot. The witness watched it disappear into fog and darkness, then after calming down drove home, ran inside, and locked up. The witness described the encounter as terrifying and reported sleeplessness for weeks afterward.
Early morning sighting near Bon Aqua
The witness was washing dishes in a rented farmhouse in the early morning and looked out the back window. She saw a very large, tan, long-haired creature hurrying across a fenced field toward a tree line, observing its face, arms and legs as it passed a break in the fence. She moved between windows to keep watching until it disappeared into the trees, and did not go outside to look for tracks.
Morning sighting by hunter in Homochitto National Forest near Knoxville
The witness was deer hunting in the morning and waiting against a tree when a nearby deer spooked. He then heard heavy breathing and saw a tall hair-covered upright creature standing a few feet behind him. He fled leaving his gun, then returned with two companions to find large three-toed tracks leading to a creek.
Two Large Creatures Were Seen Coming Out of Creek
As a child camping with family, the witness woke at night and stayed up to watch raccoons. Two large hair-covered creatures waded across a creek into the camp, growling and grunting while going through items left out. The frightened witness hid and remained still until they left the way they came, after which the raccoons returned.
Late afternoon sighting by motorists, off I-49 20 miles south of Natchitoches
The [name withheld] was driving north on I49 when they saw a tall, black, hairy bipedal creature standing about 100 yards away near a fence and woods. Another driver ahead also appeared to see it, and both drivers later stopped at a gas station and confirmed to each other that they had seen something unusual. The [name withheld] stated it was not a bear and has since shown the spot to friends but never investigated on foot.
Family has nighttime sighting near Gainesville
The witness, then a child, was riding in the back of a car driven by a relative late at night when headlights revealed a tall hair-covered figure crossing in front of the vehicle. The figure continued across a creek, climbed into a yard, and walked uphill out of headlight range while the occupants watched from the car. After driving into the driveway and running inside, a relative briefly went out with a rifle and light before returning.
Childhood face to face encounter at dusk in the river bottoms of Bootheel
At dusk in fall, a child was playing in a field behind the house with a dog when the dog barked fearfully at weeds around an unused barn. A very tall, dark, hair-covered figure emerged chasing the dog and came within about 6-10 feet of the witness, who noted its huge hands with long fingers. The frightened witness ran about 30 yards to the house and told family members, who did not believe the account.
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.