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Early evening sighting by motorist on Hwy 244 near Horsethief Lake
The witness was driving westbound home on Highway 244 when he saw a large, reddish-brown hairy figure standing a few feet off the side of the road. He viewed it in left-side profile for only two to three seconds as he passed, noting its tall lean build, long arms, slouched posture, and thigh hair. When he checked the rear mirror it was gone, and a return visit the next day found only a well-used trail.
Multiple witness incident at night near Idaho Falls
The witness was driving home at night with four relatives when the group noticed something beside the road. The driver turned around and approached on foot with a flashlight, then saw a large dark-haired animal stand upright about 30 feet away in a borrow pit. The animal ducked when shouted at but then chased the vehicle, running alongside it at up to 30 mph while making a growling whine sound, with no facial details visible.
Memory told of a daytime sighting on a farm south of Rock Falls
In late morning in November 2006 the witness was walking a dog with a companion on a farm with cornfield and pine grove. The witness looked up and saw an upright honey-brown figure standing sideways with its head down, banging large rocks together. The companion did not see it, and when the witness looked back the figure was gone. The witness became frightened and asked to turn back.
Possible highway sighting near Osceola National Forest
The witness was driving on I-10 around 4 a.m. while a companion slept in the vehicle. The witness reported seeing a tall, dark, hair-covered man-like figure crossing the road with an ape-like walk, heading northeast. Visibility was limited to moonlight with some fog, and the witness estimated the figure was about six feet tall.
Deer hunter observes tall bi-pedal creature running on the other side of a dry riverbed outside Wellman
The witness was hunting on a relative's timber land and walking back to a truck on a trail when a noise was heard by a dried riverbed. The witness looked through a gun scope and saw a large black hair-covered creature 30 to 40 yards away running away through dense brush like a person with arms raised. After it went out of sight the witness sprinted back to the truck and left.
Camper startles a "Chewbacca" like creature in Palo Duro Canyon State Park
The witness was camping overnight and walked toward a public restroom around 1 a.m. when rustling drew attention. Shining a flashlight, the witness saw a large hair-covered biped that vocalized and then moved into trees and disappeared. The frightened witness returned to the tent without using the restroom and remained sleepless.
Possible sighting by motorist beside Highway 101 between Orick and Trinidad
The witness was driving south on Highway 101 in the morning with her young child asleep in the car. After rounding a corner beside a lagoon, she noticed two figures in the water that she first mistook for fishermen. As she slowed and passed within about 40 feet, she described one as a tall, muscular, fur-covered figure walking toward shore while the second remained seated or stooped in the water, then she sped away frightened.
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.
Late afternoon road crossing near Cibecue (Fort Apache Reservation)
In 2006 the witness, working as a forest ranger, was parked by a road near an airport waiting to check woodcutters' permits around sundown. A black-haired, man-like creature crossed the road about 100 yards ahead, moving quickly from the northeast to the west toward gullies. The witness drove toward it for a better view but it had disappeared, and the witness did not leave the vehicle to investigate.
Afternoon road-crossing sighting by motorist on RT 61 near Concho
The witness was driving toward Concho, Arizona in the afternoon when he saw a tall, dark-brown, hair-covered biped step onto the highway ahead. The figure stayed fully upright and ran across the road from right to left before disappearing into brush. The witness's wife was in the vehicle but did not look up in time to see it. The witness stated he was certain of what he saw and ruled out a bear based on its erect posture and movement.
Late night sighting by motorist near Decker Montana
The witness was driving a shuttle van alone at night toward a coal mine near Decker, Montana. A tall, long-haired figure walking on the right side of the road crossed in front of the van, forcing a hard stop, then stood on the left shoulder with its back to the vehicle before leaving into a ditch toward a fence. The witness returned in daylight to measure roadside features for a size estimate of at least eight feet tall and found no hair or tracks.
Nighttime sighting by truck driver near Red Top Mountain
A truck driver traveling north on an interstate in the early morning reported seeing a large bipedal figure move from the road shoulder into the median and out of view. The figure was described as tall and grayish with long arms and a conical-shaped head, moving in a casual, unhurried manner. The account was submitted by a relative of the driver, with additional details obtained when an investigator spoke to the driver by phone.
Forest Growth and Yield Tech has strange encounter while working in forest
Two forestry workers measuring trees heard log-ripping and heavy footstep sounds, then had a large rotten root chunk and a smaller stick thrown toward them from an unseen source. One worker walked toward the direction of the throws and saw a tall, broad, long-haired figure standing motionless with its back turned. The witness returned to the coworker without disclosing the sighting and they finished quickly and left.
Runner has sighting near home south of Jacksonville
The witness was out running in the evening to get in shape and stopped at a road. He saw a very tall, dark brown, muscular figure standing in the road watching him, saying he could see its whole body but was too far away to identify it. He estimated it was close to nine feet tall and then turned around and went home.
Early morning sighting by motorists on Tolsia Highway outside Kenova
The witness and a companion were driving to work in the early morning when they noticed a figure crossing the road ahead. The witness initially described it as a man, but both became frightened as they got closer, with the companion calling it Bigfoot. They left the area, continued to work, and the witness called a relative immediately afterward.
Daylight sighting close to tourist cabins near Sioux Narrows
The witness was cleaning cabins at a camp and walking to inspect another cabin when a loud crack in the brush drew attention. About 40 feet away, a hair-covered bipedal creature was seen walking through the brush. The witness followed it a short distance until it disappeared behind a cabin and went silent in thicker brush.
Early morning sighting by bat survey crew
While checking nets during a late-night bat survey, the witness and two coworkers heard a whoop and then saw a tall hair-covered biped cross a dirt road in front of them. The creature looked at them, took two steps up an embankment and disappeared. The group fled and later returned with two more people to find large footprints in mud and trampled vegetation before leaving the site.
Sundown sighting by teen on bicycle in Eau Galle River bottoms
In July 2006 the witness was biking through a swampy, wooded area toward a friend's house in the late afternoon. Near a knoll the witness heard sticks breaking and footsteps, then saw a tall dark figure to the side and heard a frightening vocalization. The witness screamed and pedaled away fast while continuing to hear breaking sticks, and the creature reportedly fled bipedally in the opposite direction during about ten seconds of observation.
Young Woman Observes Large Biped in a Field east of Pittsburgh
The witness was sitting outside at night talking on the phone when she heard movement in nearby woods and then noticed a strange odor. She looked up and saw a very large, hair-covered figure standing in a field about 30 feet away. Frightened, she ran inside and locked the doors, and a family member found nothing that night with a flashlight. The next morning she and a relative found flattened grass, clearings, and tracks leading into the woods but were too frightened to follow them.
Vocalizations and a sighting with a spotlight near Murrayville
In 2007 the witness led an armed group with spotlights to an area where relatives had heard screams. He shone a light across a field and saw a large dark hairy figure with outstretched arms run away in a split second. The group pursued into trees hearing walking and branches breaking but found nothing.