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November 1968 South Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut Class A #847

Daytime sighting from a farm house in the hilly area of Newton farm, outside South Kent

As a child, the witness watched from a second-floor farmhouse window as a tall, hairy biped crossed the front yard uphill, repeatedly glancing back and briefly meeting his gaze before disappearing around the house. Frightened, he ran to his parents, and a relative and a companion went outside and found oversized footprints that they followed by car across a plowed field until the tracks led uphill toward the forest and disappeared.

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October 1968 Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Class A #1526

Couple parked on dirt road encounter hairy, man-like creature

Late on a full-moon Friday night the witness and a companion were parked and talking on a dirt road beside pine woods when the witness felt watched and saw a very large hairy man-like figure hunched down staring through the driver-side window from about six feet away. The companion screamed and the witness drove away to safety. The witness later returned with companions and again the next day, but the main close encounter lasted only a flash.

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Fall 1968 Wheeler, Weber County, Utah Class A #2347

Witness observes a pair of glowing red eyes looking in the window.

In the fall of 1968, the witness was home late at night watching television while a small child slept in another room. After getting up, the witness saw glowing red eyes and a dark outlined shape in the window behind the chair. The witness waited, then called law enforcement to report a prowler and while waiting heard windows and the back door rattle softly. Deputies arrived much later and remarked the figure must have been fairly tall, and no tracks were found the next day because of leaves.

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September 1967 Ligonier Pa, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Class A #23956

Man recounts boyhood sighting at Fairfield Summer Camp near Ligonier

As an eight-year-old at a two-week summer camp, the witness was lying awake in an open cabin at night after the head count. He heard footsteps circle the cabin and then saw a very tall, dark-haired, gorilla-like figure fill the open doorway and stare in for several minutes. The figure then left toward the mess area, after which the witness heard garbage cans being overturned.

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July 1963 Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio Class A #7026

Three teenage boys witness an ape-like creature lope across a field into the woods

Three teenagers were sitting talking in a rural yard at dusk when a dog ran yelping from behind a barn. They then watched a tall, hairy creature lope across the yard, over a road, and into woods. After gathering knives and flashlights they followed to the woods edge, saw two bright pink eyes reflected in the light, and fled.

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July 1963 JEKYLL ISLAND GA., Glynn County, Georgia Class A #8405

Early evening road crossing sighting by motorist on Jekyll Island

On a clear July evening the witness was driving with a younger relative on a narrow dirt road when headlights illuminated a hair-covered creature stepping onto the road. The creature paused and looked toward the vehicle before crossing to the opposite side and entering the woods. The relative recalls being frightened that evening but recalls no further detail.

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August 1955 Porterville, Tulare County, California Class A #1229

Boy Scout has late night sighting above Porterville

An 11-year-old on a Boy Scout camping trip left his tent around 2:30 a.m. to use the latrine near a small ravine. Hearing brush breaking across the ravine, he shone his flashlight and saw a tall hair-covered biped with a very large head, no visible neck, very long arms, and widely spaced glowing orange eyes. He fled back to the tent in terror and was not believed when he told others.

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BFRO YEAR: 1970 to current Kootenay Bay, Abbotsford & Mission, British Columbia Class A #28740

Man recollects multiple encounters from 1970 to present near Kootenay, Chadsey & Davis Lakes

On a warm summer night in 1993, the witness rode with two companions in a truck from the lakeside cabin toward a property above. In the headlights about 100 metres away they saw a small dark hairy creature crouched on all fours in the road with long straight legs, no visible tail or protruding ears, and large bright shining eyes. After a moment of sudden fear the group drove up a driveway, discussed the sighting briefly, and returned minutes later to find nothing.

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BFRO YEAR: 1995, 1998 Broome County, New York Class A #1405

Glowing eyes seen by witness during snowstorm

On a snowy winter night around 1995, the witness was shoveling snow on the front porch when the dog rushed out then abruptly turned back inside as if frightened. The witness then noticed a pair of glowing eyes on a tall shape about 25 feet away toward the driveway. After staring briefly, the witness ran inside in fear and later told a relative about the experience.

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BFRO YEAR: 1988-89 Erie, Or Wesleyville, They Are About The Same Distance Away, Erie County, Pennsylvania Class A #3634

Night time sighting near a secluded forest home outside Wesleyville

One evening around dusk the witness sat locked out on the front porch of the parents' wooded house. A very large hair-covered biped approached to about 40-50 yards, paused and stared with glowing red eyes for about half a minute, then ran away rapidly breaking branches. The next morning large footprints were found in wet driveway dirt but were washed away by rain before they could be photographed.

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BFRO YEAR: 1992 or 93 Butler County, Pennsylvania Class A #3551

Campers have close encounter with large, hairy creature

Three people were sitting around a campfire late at night when they heard footsteps in the woods and a loud crash against a nearby mobile home. The reporter ran to wake a sleeping companion while the other two put out the fire. Those two companions reported seeing a large hairy man-like figure about 20 feet away, about 7-8 feet tall with red eyes, which then ran off hunched over.

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BFRO YEAR: 1998 ? Gettysburg PA, Adams County, Pennsylvania Class A #3360

Nighttime sighting by motorists on Route 116 between Gettysburg and Fairfield

The witness and a companion were driving home late at night when an animal stepped over a roadside fence and crossed the road in front of them. The animal stopped in an open field and looked back while the witness stopped the car and both occupants watched it from about 150 feet away for an extended time. They noted its tall height, hair covering, and red eyes before the witness drove away.

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BFRO YEAR: 1997 -98 West Union Near Lynx, Adams County, Ohio Class A #3315

Nighttime sighting by mother and son in Lynx, near West Union

Late at night in December, the witness's wife reported seeing glowing eyes looking through a back window while the family watched TV. Moments later their son stepped onto the front porch and reported seeing a tall, dark, long-haired figure peeking from behind the garage. The reporter did not see the figure but later found a large faint footprint in the field beside the garage.

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BFRO YEAR: 1996 or 97 Beaverton, Gladwin County, Michigan Class A #25651

Man tells of sighting of two creatures while shining for deer near Beaverton

The witness and companions were driving through farm fields shining a spotlight for deer in the evening. The light revealed two large black standing figures with bright red reflective eyes that blinked but did not move. After watching for several minutes the witness felt uneasy and left the area. No deer were seen that night, which was considered unusual.

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BFRO YEAR: Late 80's Spring Hill / Brooksville, Hernando County, Florida Class A #6708

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.

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BFRO YEAR: 2002 1990 Cass Lake, Beltrami County, Minnesota Class A #4616

Midnight sighting by children near Cass Lake, Minnesota

The witness and two relatives riding in the back of an open pickup late at night saw a large dark-furred animal crouched in weeds beside the road. As the truck passed, the animal stood upright on its hind legs, its eyes shining green in the headlights. The driver did not see it and no search for tracks was made.

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BFRO YEAR: 72-73 Corning, California North//paskenta Nw, Tehama County, California Class A #7731

Hunting Partners Have Early Morning Roadway Sighting

Early one morning in 1972 or 1973 the witness rode with a relative toward a hunting area when headlights revealed an animal leaving an orchard and crossing the road on all fours. The animal turned its head toward the vehicle, showing teeth, then went into a ditch, stood upright and stepped over a fence before disappearing from view. The relative acknowledged an animal crossing but did not see the upright movement and later did not recall the event.

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BFRO YEAR: 2001--2008 STANWOOD, WASHINGTON [Property Address Removed By MM], Snohomish County, Washington Class A #26448

Man describes history of incidents around his home outside Stanwood

In October 2006 on a dark evening, a relative was warming up and moving a car in the witness's front yard when the headlights revealed a tall bipedal creature with red eyes standing by a maple tree and rocking. The creature turned and ran into the forest, and the relative heard it moving through woods and then through water with an echo. A later retracing indicated the water was a large culvert under the main road leading toward an undeveloped green belt.

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BFRO YEAR: Around 1992 Walla Walla Wa, Umatilla County, Oregon Class A #692

Witness observed two creatures crossing the road

About seven years earlier, while driving at dusk on a gravel road into the Blue Mountains, the witness came around a bend and saw two tall figures crossing the road in the headlights. The lights reflected yellow from their eyes while low sunlight illuminated their bodies. The witness stopped and got out after they walked into the woods but saw nothing further and found no tracks because the ground was hard.

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