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Fisherman Observes White Creature Swimming in Antrim Lake
The witness reports fishing at dawn on the shore of a quarry lake when bubbles rose and churned in the middle of the water. A large white entity surfaced, swam across the lake, exited on the far side, and walked up the bank into woods bordering a river. The witness estimated its size by comparing it to a cyclist at the exit point.
Nighttime sighting by three in car, on Sprucevale Rd. near Calcutta
Three people driving at night saw a hairy monkey-like figure crouched on a wooded hillside in their car headlights. They did not compare notes until about half a mile later, when they found all three had seen the same thing. They drove back to the spot but the figure was gone, and they left without entering the woods.
Drives around curve, sees a bigfoot step into the treeline
The witness was driving on a paved highway near an ORV area in the morning with a companion. Around a curve she briefly saw a large black hair-covered man-shaped figure take a final step into dense roadside trees. Her companion, who was talking, did not see it. The witness slowed and both looked into the woods but saw nothing further.
Memory told of an early evening sighting at a migrant work camp in Bear Lake
The witness, then a young teenager staying at a migrant apple-picking camp, stepped outside in the evening and saw a very large gray figure walking near a bare hill and orchard tree line toward the highway. The figure was described as thick, hunchbacked, and much taller than a man, moving unlike a man. The witness told no one at the time and now states a belief that such creatures exist.
Man recalls childhood incident near Grayling
As children playing in a cedar swamp, the witness and two friends surprised a roughly six-foot, rusty-brown-haired creature sitting by a creek. They watched for about ten seconds as it stood about 70 feet away and walked gracefully deeper into the swamp. Afterward they went to the spot, found the stump warm to the touch and the ground disturbed, but no clear tracks.
Near Bendon, woman and daughter recall their daylight sighting from automobile
A driver and passenger stopped on a dirt road through woods when several large dogs crossed in front of the car and trotted toward a dark object in a field. The object stood up as a very tall, bulky, dark-gray hair-covered figure with long arms and no visible neck, which the dogs greeted excitedly. The figure then moved quickly into the adjacent woods with long bent-legged strides and exaggerated arm swings while both occupants watched in shock without speaking.
Youth has daylight sighting in corn field near Rock Falls
The witness was in a garage when the dog barked frantically and then hid in its doghouse. The witness then heard heavy running like a galloping horse and felt vibrations, and saw a large bulky humanoid with reddish-brown hair running through a cornfield. The figure glanced briefly, pushed through the corn with swinging arms, attempted to jump an irrigation ditch but fell short, then disappeared into brush.
Two squirrel hunters have sighting near Shoal Creek
Two people driving to find a squirrel hunting area saw an animal in a field that first looked like a deer. The animal moved quickly away, then stood and moved on two legs with long arms swinging before walking into distant woods. The witnesses were speechless at the time and later concluded it must have been a bigfoot.
Memory told of sighting at night along SR 108 near Hagaman
The witness was driving west on a highway late at night after closing work when she saw a tall dark creature standing beside the road near a bridge. As her car drew even with it, the creature turned toward the car and reached out with its right hand. Frightened, she accelerated and drove away.
While riding horse, young teen has day time sighting not far from Palatka
Around 1947-48 on a hot summer day, the witness was riding a horse through pine woods to visit a neighbor when a large dark hairy figure was seen at a distance by a pine tree. The figure appeared to make repeated up-and-down movements with its arms raised and paid no attention to the witness. The horse stopped, pointed its ears forward, and refused to approach, so the witness watched briefly from a safe distance.
Large Creature standing in road
The witness and a companion were driving at night when an entity was standing in their lane and they had to swerve to avoid hitting it. They reported getting a good look as they passed, describing a tall, hairy, man-like figure. The driver was frightened and would not stop or turn around.
Year long sightings by family
The witness describes repeated nighttime visits to a rural property over about a year by a family of large hairy creatures that ate fruit, looked in trailer windows, and once bit a penned hog. The witness reports seeing three individuals of varying heights, hearing frequent chattering, noticing odor, tracks and hair, and attempting to hunt them without driving them away. After about a year the visits stopped, believed to have ended when habitat regrew.
Daylight observation of a hair-covered bipedal figure in the Grassy Waters Preserve
The witness and a companion were walking a preserve boardwalk in the early morning after being denied a guided canoe trip. From the boardwalk they watched a tall dark figure at the base of a distant cypress tree repeatedly squat, dig in the mud, stand, and bring a hand to its mouth for several minutes. Two park rangers were also present, but requested binoculars fogged and were unusable. The witness described the figure as human-like in posture and movement and did not consider it a bear.
Man recalls his nighttime sighting of a tall hair covered biped outside Orlando
The witness and a cousin were parked late at night beside a playground near a small lake and woods after driving home. The witness, still in the car, saw a huge dark fur-covered figure standing nearby in dim light. When the witness opened the door and the car was started, the figure moved off to the right as they drove away toward their neighborhood. They briefly returned to look for it but found no trace.
Young girls have daylight sighting near their home
The witness and a relative went to a play hut at the edge of the woods just after daybreak. They noticed a foul odor, heard something large moving and growling, and hid in a nearby gully. They then watched a very tall, broad, brownish-red haired biped with human-like shape approach the hut from 50 to 70 feet away before turning and walking away, after which they ran home.
A tree stump moves closer to a group of young boys
In the late 1970s on a late August morning, the witness and about seven other children were on a remote marshy peninsula at Flagler Beach. The witness noticed a stump-like shape on a grassy hill about 200 yards away across the water, then saw it had moved downhill closer. The witness pointed it out, companions said its head moved, and the whole group fled about a mile. The witness described it as a tall upright figure about 7 feet tall covered in long brownish-grey fur.
Man recalls multiple experiences (including a daylight sighting) as a youth near Gainesville
The witness and a companion were leaving a lake after fishing when they heard dogs barking and deep grunting near a swampy area. A very tall hairy biped emerged from reeds and ran upright across an open field while dogs chased it. After getting tangled and shouting, the witness saw the animal look toward them while running to the tree line, then both youths left for home.
Scary encounters outside a rural home near Jackson
The witness and a companion were camping in a tent on the witness's driveway in mid-October. Around 2 a.m. under a full moon, the witness awoke to grunting and snapping trees and saw a large hair-covered figure striking and eating a deer, then dragging it uphill. The figure approached the tent, giving off a strong musky odor and knocking a frying pan from a tree before leaving. In the morning the witness found deer remains, drag marks, and a shelter-like structure of bent and broken pines.
Daylight sighting by hunter near the Alabama / Mississippi border
Late one afternoon in December 2002 the witness was hunting along a fenceline near home when deer ran past and the witness's dog chased them then fled. Shortly after the witness heard movement in a pine thicket and saw a tall hairy biped emerge, run down the fenceline, cross the fence while chasing the deer, and disappear downhill in under a minute without acknowledging the witness. A follow-up interview added size and appearance details and noted missing pets and livestock near the home.
Man recalls multiple witness encounter near Hendersonville
Six people arriving by car at a new house at the edge of a subdivision saw a tall hair-covered man-like figure digging in a trash can at the end of the driveway. Under the headlights it looked toward them, then strode and loped away bipedally with a very long stride without dropping to all fours. After a companion retrieved a gun the figure was gone, and a neighbor's normally aggressive barking dog was found silent, frightened and hiding under a deck.