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March 1995 Florida City Everglades National Park, Monroe County, Florida Class A #36218

Early morning encounter during a rest stop near Florida City

Two friends drove into the Everglades park in the early morning and parked at a pine habitat to nap in their car. They were awakened by an ape-like animal looking into the tinted windows, touching the car, and then rummaging through a nearby dumpster for an extended period while emitting a strong rotten odor. The animal eventually walked away howling, and the witnesses drove to Flamingo where they reported the encounter to rangers.

Full-body sightingVehicle contactProperty disturbanceOdorHowl
February 1995 North Industry, Stark County, Ohio Class A #2850

Two friends witness tall, hairy creature drinking from a pond

The witness was driving and glanced toward a pond, where a large fur-covered creature was seen squatting at the water's edge and drinking with its right hand. A companion in the car saw the same scene. Both were stunned and did not stop for a second look.

Full-body sighting
1995–2003 Trenton, Butler County, Ohio Class A #6804

Two ourtdoorsmen chased by a large bear like biped recount 25+ years of strange occurrences.

The witness and a companion were camping overnight in the woods when they heard an unexplained sound and smelled decaying flesh. They heard something moving toward them and fled to a moonlit clearing where they saw a bipedal creature they first called a bear. The witness fired a shotgun into the air without stopping its approach, then both ran through a creek to a store to call for help. In later years they found broken trees and footprints they attributed to the same creature.

Unidentified soundOdorFootstepsFull-body sightingAnimal behaviour
Winter 1995 Dawson, Sangamon County, Illinois Class A #15251

Multiple witness motorist sighting on Rt 36 east of Riverton

The witness was driving with a companion when they came upon an animal lying in the middle of the road and swerved to avoid it. The animal stood up on two feet, watched them as they drove around and away, and then left on foot bipedally. The witness described it as huge with white to grayish fur and later wondered if it could have been a Bigfoot.

Full-body sighting
Fall 1995 Mid Way Commerce And Cooper, Delta County, Texas Class A #7568

US Air Force retiree encounters bigfoot in Sulphur River bottoms near Cooper Lake

Around 1995 the witness was checking cattle at night in a pasture near Cooper Lake. In the flashlight beam several yards away he saw a man-like, hair-covered animal judged to be about eight feet tall and noticed a urine-like odor. After a few seconds both the witness and the animal turned and fled in opposite directions with no sound heard from the animal.

Full-body sightingOdor
Fall 1995 Soper, Choctaw County, Oklahoma Class A #6541

Young hunters have night time encounter north of Red River

The witness and relatives were spotlighting for coyotes from a pickup truck at night along a treeline. The light revealed eyeshine and a tall brown-haired biped with white patches on its chest and arm that remained in place for about five minutes. The animal then stepped over a fence into the woods and disappeared.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
Summer 1995 Castle Rock, Cowlitz County, Washington Class A #68969

Morning sighting of two sasquatches near Castle Rock while scouting for elk and deer

While slowly driving a forested gravel road on a deer-scouting trip, the witness and a companion saw two hair-covered figures standing at the roadside about 100 yards ahead. Described as a larger and a smaller individual, they appeared to hesitate as if about to cross. They then darted across the road through underbrush and quickly disappeared on the other side.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
18 December 1994 Fasevile Ga, Gadsden County, Florida Class A #246

Daylight sighting by hunter near FL / GA border

In 1994 the witness was hunting on a farm in Florida when a strong foul odor was noticed. Shortly after turning a curve, the witness saw a tall brown bipedal animal about 40 yards away that turned and ran very quickly into the woods. A deep grunt-like vocalization was also heard. The witness did not shoot, citing uncertainty about what it was.

Full-body sightingOdorVocalization
4 November 1994 Paola, Miami County, Kansas Class A #63795

Motorist sighting on Hwy 169 between Paola and Osawatomie

The witness was driving home late at night when headlights revealed a tall, light-colored upright creature crossing the road. The creature kept moving across open fields and stepped over a roughly four-foot fence without breaking stride, remaining upright and moving quickly. The witness was badly frightened and felt it was not any known local animal.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
November 1994 Whitney, Belmont County, Ohio Class A #48372

Memory told of being startled by a large biped while scouting for deer during the day near Whitney

The witness and a relative were scouting hunting locations in the afternoon when the relative walked ahead toward a truck. The witness noticed movement to the side and observed a tall, broad, dark-haired bipedal figure walk a short distance before disappearing into thicker woods. The witness aimed a pistol but chose not to shoot and did not tell the relative about the sighting for over a week.

Full-body sighting
22 October 1994 Polksville, Bath County, Kentucky Class A #78723

Young deer hunter observes a bigfoot around dusk just south of Polksville

The witness was bow hunting deer from a concealed ground blind when a herd of deer ran through erratically. A very large black bipedal figure chasing the deer ran past at close range, knocked down a rotted tree, and continued into the pines. The witness fled to the family farmhouse and told a relative, then avoided discussing the event for years.

Full-body sighting
22 October 1994 Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois Class A #19910

Nighttime sighting by property owner near Kishwaukee River.

Late at night at the witness's home near dense woods, the witness was getting into a car when a noise prompted turning on the headlamps. A tall figure was seen peeking from behind a tree about 30 feet away and held eye contact for several seconds. The figure then turned and ran for several hundred feet, clearing a 5-6 foot fence without breaking stride despite fog.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingUnidentified sound
15 October 1994 White Sulpher Springs (30 Miles), Greenbrier County, West Virginia Class A #19206

Three Creatures observed Ripping Limbs and Bark from Trees in the Monongahela National Forest

The witness and a young relative were walking by a lake at night while camping when they heard a commotion. They watched two very large black upright figures and then a third taller one stripping branches and bark from trees for about 15 minutes from about 125 feet away before running back to their camper. The next day the witness returned to find stripped trees and limbs piled at their bases.

Full-body sightingMovement onlyTree breakAnimal behaviour
10 October 1994 Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Class A #9607

Thirteen year old boy has afternoon sighting while playing.

The witness was playing with relatives on dirt hills behind the house when feeling watched and seeing a tall hair-covered biped. The figure slowly turned and walked away swinging its arms and was gone within seconds before others could look. The next day the witness found twisted small trees and large footprints at the spot.

Full-body sightingTracksTree breakTwist
October 1994 Virgie, Pike County, Kentucky Class A #2435

Several people witness 7 to 8 foot tall creature on an old mining road

A group of eight people were raccoon hunting with dogs when the dogs returned frightened with tails tucked. Shortly after starting to drive out, they saw a huge standing figure ahead of the truck estimated at 7.5 to 8 feet tall and dark in color. After backing up and later returning on foot, they found a large human-like footprint in mud in the road. They heard sticks breaking, left quickly, later returned to find the track destroyed by their vehicle, and subsequent visits produced no further sightings.

Full-body sightingTracksUnidentified sound
9 September 1994 Packwood, Pierce County, Washington Class A #23033

Daylight sighting reported to rangers by park visitor at Mount Rainier National Park

Late at night on a highway near Packwood, Washington, the witness reported seeing a six-foot reddish-brown human-like animal standing in the middle of the road. The animal then moved away on two legs with a lumbering gait. The witness maintained it was not a deer, bear, or elk, and the incident was recorded on a park observation form two weeks later.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
September 1994 Hotchkiss, Delta County, Colorado Class A #7827

Two hunters recount late morning sighting near Hotchkiss

While hunting deer, the witness and companions stopped on a road overlooking a slope and watched several upright jet-black creatures for several minutes with the naked eye and optics. Two larger individuals were first seen in the open, then smaller individuals about half their size emerged from a draw. The creatures moved into brush as a pickup passed on a road below, and the witnesses later found only sliding marks in loose dirt on the steep hillside.

Full-body sightingTracks
September 1994 Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon Class A #15746

Native American woman recalls childhood sighting on family property near Cayuse

Late at night the witness sat in a parked car with a companion planning the next day. When the headlights were turned on to light a path to the front door, the witness saw a huge slender brown hair-covered figure sprint across the backyard covering about 40 yards very quickly. The companion was distracted and did not see it, and the yard dogs were unusually quiet and whimpered.

Full-body sighting
September 1994 Tollgate, Umatilla County, Oregon Class A #980

Elk hunter spots reddish-brown sasquatch

During elk bow season the witness was tracking a wounded elk in daylight when movement was seen across a clearing. A large hair-covered biped with long arms crossed the clearing, paused at the far edge to look directly at the witness, then continued away. The witness watched for about two minutes in bright sunlight before leaving without recovering the elk or checking for tracks.

Full-body sighting
August 1994 Between Manton And Payne's Creek, Tehama County, California Class A #1114

Three motorists have late night sighting near Manton

Late at night the witness was driving home with a son and daughter, all awake and alert, when an ape-like animal crossed the road in front of their moving vehicle at very high speed on its knuckles and disappeared into the darkness. All three occupants reported seeing the same animal and agreed it looked like a primate unlike familiar local wildlife, later speculating it might have been a young Sasquatch.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing