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July 2005 Lincoln County, Oklahoma Class A #12204

Motorist has midnight road cross encounter.

Late at night while driving home over a river bridge with the convertible top down, the witness saw a large brown-haired being bent over in the lane apparently picking something up. As she slowed and moved to the other lane to pass, the being froze motionless and she was hit by an overpowering foul odor. She then accelerated home to tell her husband. The encounter happened around midnight about a quarter mile from her home.

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September 2004 Newcastle, McClain County, Oklahoma Class A #9376

While walking dog, man has early evening encounter not far from Canadian River

The witness was walking with a dog on a dirt road in the early evening when the dog became agitated and aggressive. The witness heard grunting and movement in nearby woods, then saw a large hair-covered biped rise from behind a fallen tree and retreat into the woods. The dog chased the creature while the witness ran home, and the dog returned later unharmed. A strong road-kill-like odor was noted around the time of the sighting.

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August 2004 Marietta, Love County, Oklahoma Class A #10074

Hog hunter has dusk encounter in Love Valley Wildlife Management Area

The witness was hunting hogs from a stand when he smelled a strong musky odor and climbed a ridge to investigate. Objects including a heavy rock were thrown toward him, with one landing at his feet. He then observed a very large dark fur-covered human-like figure through his rifle scope before it turned and walked away.

Partial sightingOdorObject throwingRock throwing
4 April 2004 Big Cedar, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #8543

Turkey hunter has close encounter with bigfoot in Kiamichi Mountains

On the afternoon of April 17, 2004, the witness was turkey hunting from a blind in a creek bottom after using a hawk locator call. He noticed what he first thought was a burnt tree about 50 yards away, then realized it was a large, dark-haired bipedal creature watching him. The two stared at each other before the creature turned and walked away upright, and the witness reported being badly frightened and smelling a musky odor when the wind shifted.

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June 2001 El Reno, Caddo County, Oklahoma Class A #3964

Wooded, rural, lake house scene of late night encounter

The couple was outside their house late at night calling for their pet cat when loud hoot-like calls started nearby and multiplied into many very loud varied screams and laughing-like sounds that built to a crescendo then stopped abruptly. After a period of silence with rustling and a loud snap, they got into their car to leave. While driving away they saw a large dark upright figure with glowing yellowish-orange eyes near the road and noticed a strong musk odor.

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July 1997 Marshall County, Oklahoma Class A #1297

Man and his mother witness a Sasquatch while walking in the woods.

The witness and a relative were target shooting near a lake at sunset and walked to look for deer sign. The relative reported seeing a tall hairy figure by the car while whistles were heard. As they returned to the car in the dark they encountered a strong foul odor, heard heavy running footsteps ending with a thud near a gully, and heard a grating voice-like sound before driving away.

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October 1992 Byng, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Class A #3731

Child watches fawn being chased near Canadian River

When the witness was eight, she followed her barking dogs from a camper toward a fawn and encountered a tall, smelly, reddish creature. The creature looked at her, stepped over a tall fence while the fawn ran underneath, and did not catch the fawn. She was left in shock and unable to speak, and later drew the figure for her father.

Full-body sightingOdor
1 August 1990 Eldon, Cherokee County, Oklahoma Class A #2041

August 1 1990 Oklahoma, Cherokee County, near Eldon

On August 1, 1990, a woman at a mobile home near Eldon, Oklahoma reported hearing noises and smelling a bad odor before seeing a very tall, heavy creature. A deputy later found large impressions at the scene. Two days later, two other residents reported a similar upright animal at a trash pile nearby.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundOdorPossible misidentification
Spring 1981 Wilburton, Latimer County, Oklahoma Class A #8678

Mother and sons have encounter with unidentified "prowler."

In the evening the witness and two family members were at home when a strong foul odor entered through open windows. A relative then saw a large hairy unclothed figure watching the house, chased it toward the chicken area where it carried a chicken, hit a wire fence and leapt over a brush pile to escape. Later a hairy face appeared in the living-room window, a storage building and freezer were found entered, and responding deputies found nothing.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingOdorProperty disturbance
6 September 1979 Jay, Delaware County, Oklahoma Class A #27477

Man remembers seeing a large white hairy man at a cemetery outside the city of Jay

Two people sitting in a cemetery after dark heard something approaching down a ridge and through trees. A tall white hair-covered human-like figure stepped over the fence, crossed the cemetery, then noticed the witnesses and left quickly over the opposite fence into timber with loud crashing. The witnesses reported a very strong unpleasant odor during the encounter.

Full-body sightingFootstepsOdor
August 1966 Edge Of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma Class A #34555

Woman recalls her nighttime face to face encounter at her window outside Tulsa

Late at night three girls were lying on a bed by an open screened window talking quietly. After hearing footsteps and bushes rustling, a tall hair-covered creature placed its face at the window inches from the witness and stared for several seconds. The witness screamed and the group fled to another room, after which police searched but found nothing. The witness later said the creature matched descriptions of bigfoot she heard.

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