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5 September 2015 Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Class A #49697

Daytime sighting while traveling on US-7 North of Williamstown

A couple traveling north in a motor home on Route 7 near the Vermont state line claimed a daytime sighting. The wife, a front-seat passenger, spotted a very tall black upright figure in an open grassy field west of the highway. She watched for about four to five seconds as it walked steadily north toward a treeline, about 50 yards from the road edge. Both occupants said they were mystified about what the animal could have been.

Full-body sighting
June 2013 Hanson, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Class A #44263

Road crossing and a close call with a vehicle during the day outside Hanson

The witness was driving in heavy rain in the early afternoon when a large hair-covered figure entered the road to cross. The figure nearly collided with an oncoming minivan, twisting and raising its arms to avoid contact before continuing into dense woods. The witness braked, stopped, and later checked the treeline but saw nothing further.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
14 July 2009 New Bedford/Freetown Line, Bristol County, Massachusetts Class A #26277

Night sighting by a motorist near Freetown

The witness was driving northbound on a highway at night with a companion when the companion noticed a large hair-covered figure standing up from a crouch beside the road. The witness looked over and saw the figure standing very close to the vehicle for about three seconds as they passed. They returned to the location shortly afterward but saw nothing and then contacted emergency dispatch.

Full-body sighting
May 2008 South Uxbridge Exactly .5 Mile From Rhode Island Boarder, Worcester County, Massachusetts Class A #23732

Sundown sighting by motorists near Rhode Island state border

The driver was traveling north with a companion when a tall, dark-haired bipedal figure was seen on the grass near the tree line. The figure walked parallel to the woods and then turned into the trees, disappearing after several seconds. The driver slowed and both occupants stared into the woods, with the companion thinking dark movement was visible among the trees.

Full-body sightingMovement only
Summer 1989 Berkshire County, Massachusetts Class A #1199

Creature seen moving stones and small pieces of wood

The witness was hiking alone on a wooded mountain trail in summer when they noticed a moving, fur-covered animal about 100 yards ahead. Using binoculars and moving closer downwind, they watched it forage, move stones and wood, and stack rocks, noting its tall massive body, reddish fur, long arms, large human-like hands, and dark human-like face. The animal eventually moved back into the forest and the frightened witness ran back to the trail.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
13 April 1978 Plum Island, Essex County, Massachusetts Class A #6631

Essex County, April 1978, Encounter with Creature

The reporter and three companions spent about half an hour on an observation tower, where the reporter heard loud clicking and short high-pitched screams and noticed an absence of birds. While driving out of the refuge minutes later, the reporter and the front-seat companion watched a huge, very wide, all-black upright figure cross the wide road in about three steps and disappear into dense brush. The companions in the back seat did not see it, and a brief stop found only a disturbed path through the brush where it had entered.

Road crossingFull-body sightingScreamUnidentified sound
17 December 1977 Ashburnham, Worcester County, Massachusetts Class A #8717

Snowmobilers have daylight sighting near Ashburnham

In December 1977 the witness and a companion were riding a snowmobile on a fire road near a swamp to a cabin. When they turned the sled around, the witness saw a large dark hair-covered biped cross the road in front of them in about two steps, swinging its arms. The creature looked at them, then quickened its pace into the woods.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing