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15 October 2012 Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri Class A #36838

Man returns home at night to find a tall figure standing by his deer lick outside Farmington

The witness returned home from work late at night and noticed a large figure crouched near a deer lick in the yard. He turned on bright lights and walked toward it thinking it was a poacher, then smelled strong body odor and mildew and realized it was not human. The figure stood up and they stared at each other before it left down a game trail into the brush.

Full-body sightingEyeshineOdor
May 2012 Kearney, Clay County, Missouri Class A #59450

Close-up nighttime sighting from a car near Kearney

Four occupants sat chatting in a parked vehicle late at night after walking the area. After feeling uneasy they started the vehicle and noticed a large crouched figure with red eyes about 30 yards away. As they turned to leave the figure stood, and they passed within about 7-10 feet, seeing a tall, broad, human-like face before driving away.

Full-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
11 July 2003 Dover, Lafayette County, Missouri Class A #62930

Law enforcement officers' face-to-face encounter outside Dover

The witness was driving slowly on a rural gravel road late at night when headlights illuminated a large dark figure in the road with glowing eyes. The figure moved to the side of the road on all fours, then stood upright beside the road as the witness passed within about fifteen feet. The witness described a very tall, heavily muscled, hair-covered male figure and continued driving home, later telling relatives.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
Winter 1994 Kelso, Scott County, Missouri Class A #18278

Late night sighting by young couple in a parked car on a rural lane outside Kelso

A young couple parked on a dirt lane at night turned on their car headlights and saw an upright, hair-covered creature standing ahead of them. The creature turned to look at them, showed yellow eye shine, took a few steps across the lane and disappeared. Frightened, the driver failed to turn around, backed out to the main road, and drove into town.

Full-body sightingEyeshine