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November 2007 Earlham, Madison County, Iowa Class A #23489

Nighttime sighting near Goeldner Woods County Park

The witness was driving at night with sleeping family members when he noticed a tall, lanky figure covered in brown hair crouched by an intersection sign. The figure stood as the car approached as if to cross the road, and its eyes reflected yellow in the headlights. The witness swerved and kept driving, then woke his wife and later called a relative to lock doors.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
8 September 2007 North Of Cloverdale, Sonoma County, California Class A #25260

Nighttime sighting (in headlights) by law enforcement officer on patrol near Cloverdale

The witness, on patrol driving west on Highway 128 outside Cloverdale, first noticed movement and eye reflection in brush along a ravine. After backing up, the witness observed a tall, brown-furred bipedal figure walking away through overgrowth, pushing branches aside with its arm. The witness then stopped and listened for several minutes as slow crunching sounds receded toward a creek area.

Partial sightingEyeshineFootstepsAnimal behaviour
18 July 2007 Moody, St. Clair County, Alabama Class A #22539

Roadside Sighting near Moody

The witness and his wife were driving at night when their headlights caught a hair-covered humanlike figure standing on the left side of the road about 25-30 feet away. It faced them briefly, then ran bipedally a few steps and scrambled on all fours up an embankment behind it. When they looked back after passing, it was gone.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
January 2007 Ridgeville, Dorchester County, South Carolina Class A #17306

Early morning sighting by paper carrier in rural Ridgeville

While delivering newspapers before sunrise, the witness stopped at paper tubes and noticed a dark figure walking along the edge of a cornfield by the treeline. The figure turned toward the witness, showing large red eyes, paused to look again when the witness moved the vehicle for a better view, then continued walking away. The witness left quickly after watching for about 20 to 25 seconds.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
Winter 2007 BETWEEN TATE AND NELSON, Pickens County, Georgia Class A #23911

Nighttime sighting by motorists north of Canton

The witness and a relative were driving home at night when a large hair-covered biped crossed the road in front of their vehicle. It was fully lit by the headlights, its eyes reflecting brightly, and it grasped the top of a road sign as it stepped off the road. The witness described it as nearly eight feet tall with dark red hair.

Road crossingFull-body sightingEyeshine
Summer 2007 McCall, Valley County, Idaho Class A #57970

Memory of a moonlight sighting as a Boy Scout at Payette Lake near McCall

The witness and a companion were walking back to their campsite at night when they stopped on a small bridge over a stream. They watched a fur-covered figure crouched at the water's edge drinking with its hand. The figure stood to at least eight feet, stared at them without blinking for a minute or two, then resumed drinking as the two left in fear.

Full-body sightingEyeshinePossible misidentification
2007–2008 Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California Class A #65978

Road crossing sighting just after sundown on Hwy 108 between Strawberry and Beardsley Lake

The witness was riding in a car following friends toward a lake campground just after dark. Friends in the lead car reported something crossing the road after a bridge, and about a minute later the witness saw a tall hair-covered figure in brush beside the road that turned to look at the car before walking toward the river and into the woods. No one else in the witness's car saw it, but both occupants of the lead car said they saw it.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
October 2006 Agusta, Hampshire County, West Virginia Class A #16204

Repeat visitations described near rural home

The witness reported seeing a tall, large creature with yellow eyes watching her companion as he placed puppies in a fenced pen on 8 October 2006. She moved her young child to the porch while her companion remained unaware he was being observed. Later that night her companion encountered something very large approaching on foot, prompting him to run inside and lock the doors, concluding it was not a bear.

Full-body sightingEyeshineFootstepsPartial sightingPossible misidentification
6 June 2006 Hiram, Paulding County, Georgia Class A #18016

Nighttime sighting by motorists outside Hiram

A family driving in the evening on Austin Bridge Road toward Ridge Road encountered a tall animal standing in the road near Mein Mitchell Road. The animal was described as about 9 to 10 feet tall with a bear-like, barrel-chested body standing upright, dark hair, and a wolf-like face with red glowing eyes. After watching for about two minutes from about 200 yards away, the driver turned the vehicle around and took a different route.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
Fall 2006 Mt.Zion, Macon County, Illinois Class A #23104

Motorist and son observe road crossing near Spitler Woods State Park

The witness was driving home at night with her mother after dropping off a friend. A tall, broad animal covered in brownish-red hair ran across the road about thirty feet ahead, crossing in a few steps over about five seconds. Both occupants observed long arms, long straggly hair and red eyeshine, but no facial features.

Road crossingFull-body sightingEyeshine
11 November 2005 El Dorado Springs, Cedar County, Missouri Class A #23686

Two young men almost run into a large nighttime visitor north of Stockton Lake

Two young men were burning trash and playing harmonicas at a house when they started to race toward a barn. After a few steps they saw a very tall, broad figure that stopped and looked toward them, which startled them so they ran back inside the house. Soon after they heard banging sounds described like rocks being thrown at the house, but found no one outside when they checked.

Partial sightingEyeshineRock throwingUnidentified sound
10 October 2005 Rome, Floyd County, Georgia Class A #30004

Backyard nighttime sighting in a village outside Rome

The witness and her mother heard a whistle around 2 a.m. and went outside to check. From near their elevated pool deck, they shone a flashlight on an unknown figure with red eyes positioned just above deck level. The figure moved its head to avoid the light, then walked away while repeatedly looking back and briefly peeking from behind a neighbor's shed.

WhistlePartial sightingEyeshineAnimal behaviour
27 August 2005 White Shield, McLean County, North Dakota Class A #12562

Multiple witness sighting near White Shield

After two relatives reported a roadside figure, the witness joined them and an uncle in a van to spotlight nearby wheat fields the same night. They watched an apelike figure first on all fours that then sat for several minutes before standing on two legs, with two additional sets of eyeshine behind it. The group left to contact authorities, later noted a strong urine-like odor, received a distant bellowing reply to an imitated howl, and searched with a game warden until morning.

Full-body sightingEyeshineOdorVocalization
June 2005 Anniston, Talladega County, Alabama Class A #17480

Sighting by a group of campers in Cheaha Mountain State Park

A group of six campers sitting around a campfire at night heard strange low and high-pitched sounds approaching through the woods. They scanned with a powerful spotlight and saw a hairy upright figure partly hidden behind a tree about 20-30 yards away, with yellow eye glow. It stayed motionless for 30 to 60 seconds and was gone after the light was briefly turned away.

Partial sightingEyeshineVocalization
2 February 2005 Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio Class A #10766

Motorist has a nighttime sighting just outside of Chardon

The witness was driving home from work late at night when headlights caught glowing eyes beside the road. Looking in the rearview mirror, she saw a very large, thick-limbed silhouette standing in the road behind her under bright moonlight. She stopped to watch as the upright, slightly bent figure crossed the road and disappeared into trees on the other side.

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January 2005 Cardington, Morrow County, Ohio Class A #10863

Two young men have a sighting while tending a campfire near Cardington

The witness and a friend were maintaining a camp fire at night behind the friend's house near a wooded ravine. When the witness stepped toward the ravine to gather twigs, he saw a tall black form standing in tall weeds below and watched it move side to side before it looked up showing red eye reflection. After the friend also looked and fled to the house, the form ran across the creek toward a field and the witness ran inside.

Partial sightingEyeshineFootsteps
November 2004 Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia Class A #23437

Night time sighting by motorist outside the town of Keyser

The witness was driving down a mountain road at night after dropping off a companion when headlights illuminated a large hairy figure sitting on a log beside the road. The figure stood, leapt into the roadway, and ran across into dense cover while the witness watched. The witness stopped, turned off the vehicle, and listened briefly to heavy crashing footsteps receding into the woods before driving on and noticing a nearby campfire gathering.

Full-body sightingEyeshineRoad crossingFootsteps
5 October 2004 Bruceton Mills, Preston County, West Virginia Class A #14280

Night sighting outside rural home near Bruceton Mills

Late at night at a farm home, the witness and a companion looked out the back door after the dogs barked then went quiet. They saw a large hair-covered creature near a mineral feeder that rose onto two legs, looked toward them, then walked upright toward a hay field while swinging its arms. They also heard heavy breathing and a gruff sound and noticed a foul odor during the stare.

Full-body sightingEyeshineVocalizationOdor
1 September 2004 Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee Class A #9254

Man working with wrecker has late night encounter in Tennessee woods

Late at night the eyewitness went outside to work on a trailer and used a flashlight to check a noise. The light reflected off eyes on a nearby bank, revealing a large hair-covered human-like creature squatting a short distance away. The creature turned its head away from the light, and the eyewitness went back inside to call a relative. When the door was reopened, the creature was heard retreating through the woods while vocalizing.

Full-body sightingEyeshineVocalizationFootsteps
25 August 2004 Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico Class A #9228

Nighttime sighting by residents on Mescalero IR

Early one morning the witness found the dogs under the house barking toward the back, then saw a big tall hairy entity with red eyes looking at them through the back window. The witness stared at it for a long time and the spouse also saw it and became frightened. Tracks were later noticed in the area.

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