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Early morning sighting on US 59 near Poteau
The witness was driving at night and turned onto a county road when the headlights revealed a tall hunched figure on the roadside. The figure ran into the trees as the vehicle approached. The witness slowed with the windows down to look for it and heard a very loud growl but did not see it again.
Night time sighting truck driver near Clear Boggy Creek
The witness was driving a truck north on a highway at night when a tall, dark-haired biped ran toward and across the road. The entity crossed both northbound lanes, the median, and the southbound lanes in two long strides, running upright with its arms at its sides. Two other truck drivers also witnessed the crossing, and the three later met to discuss what they saw.
Daylight road crossing sighting by motorist in Cogar
The witness was driving with a companion in the afternoon when he saw a dark, hair-covered, manlike figure on two legs run across the intersection ahead and appear to step over a barbed-wire fence. He also noticed a black shape near the fence that seemed to be sitting, but it was gone when he reached the intersection. The companion did not see the figure.
Unknown primate type creature on all-fours passes in front of hunters north of Mannsville
In January 2003 while bobcat hunting and driving slowly through a wooded pasture, the witness and a companion watched a muscular grey-furred animal cross the road on all fours about 30 feet ahead for 6-7 seconds. The animal stayed low and bent over, moved awkwardly with weak-looking front limbs and kicking hind legs, then vanished. Both occupants compared it to a gorilla and later agreed it could not have been a bobcat.
Rural commuter sees large animal shift from quadrupedal to bipedal movement
In early fall 2002 the witness was driving to work on a highway in the morning and saw a large dark-brown hairy animal crossing the road on a hill crest. The animal first moved on all fours, then rose onto its hind limbs, ran with long steps and leapt over an embankment and fence into the woods. The sighting lasted only a few seconds, and a later visit to the site revealed many game footprints.
Oil well owner and rig hand have road crossing encounter.
The witness and a coworker were driving when a tall hairy biped carrying an animal carcass over its shoulder crossed the road ahead of them from east to west during a rain squall. The crossing lasted only a few seconds before the creature disappeared into a creek bed. The next day they found partial footprints along the creek bank but lost the trail in dense undergrowth.
Young man has road cross encounter at dusk
A driver reported watching a large, brown, heavy-set creature slowly jog across a remote two-lane road and continue up a hill on two legs without looking at him. The observation lasted about 10 seconds at dusk. He first thought it was a bear but changed his mind when it moved bipedally like a person.
Nighttime sighting by trucker near Honobia
In July 1983 the witness was driving a tanker truck in the Honobia-Pickens area. A very large hairy creature ran across the road in front of the truck, nearly being hit, and continued running without stopping. The witness estimated it at about seven feet tall with a brownish upper body and lighter lower body and noted it wore no shoes.
Morning road crossing sighting near the town of Edmond.
The witness was driving in a truck in the morning when a hairy creature crossed a dirt road ahead. It was walking at first but moved into a fast gait after noticing the approaching truck. After crossing, it disappeared into the woods. The witness heard nothing and did not search for footprints.
Creature observed running across the road.
The witness was riding in a small car with two companions while taking a relative home on a dirt back road lined with trees. A fast-moving grayish bipedal figure described as thick-shouldered like a football player ran across the road in front of the car. The occupants did not stop and continued driving because they were scared.
Motorist and children have daylight sighting near Burns Flat
A woman driving home with her two children in the afternoon saw a large black manlike creature rise from a squat beside a two-lane highway and run across the road a short distance ahead. The creature crossed in three steps, glanced toward the car, then left the road into a ditch and brush. The driver braked but did not stop, feeling frightened for the children.