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Late afternoon sighting of a road crossing on Hwy 52 north of Dubuque
The witness was driving home from work in the late afternoon when a dark hairy figure crossed the highway and leapt over a guard cable into thick brush. As passing the spot, the witness saw its shoulder and raised arm, noting a tall muscular build and cone-shaped head. The witness turned back to search but the figure was gone, and no tracks were found on a return visit the next day.
Daylight sighting by a roofing contractor near the Mississippi River, south of Dubuque
Early one morning the witness was standing beside a house making a phone call for work when a tall, hair-covered figure stepped from behind a tree and looked toward the witness. Only the upper body was visible above very tall grass before it ran quickly across an open field into surrounding woods. The witness estimated its height from how much of its body showed above the grass.
Nightime sighting by fisherman on Wapsipinicon River 11 miles SW of Clinton
The witness was night fishing with two companions by a fire on a riverbank. After hearing an unusual noise from across the river, the witness saw a very large, hairy figure moving in the dark. When a flashlight was shone on it, the figure quickly disappeared into the woods and was not seen again that night.
Observation of possibly two animals in or near back yard of apartment complex
Over two nights a group of five gathered outside on the property for hide-and-seek and heard strange noises. The husband and a companion went to investigate and saw an entity 50 yards away hiding between two silos, noted for goldish reflective eyes, with a second smaller similar entity present on the last night. Tracks with reported measurements were found where they investigated.
Youths see unknown hairy primate staring at them from distance
Six companions walking in riverside woods around 12:30 a.m. saw a large furry creature crouched behind a bush between two trees, holding a tree and peering at them. When they turned on a camera light they saw red eyeshine and fled in fear. The video did not capture the creature, and later daytime return visits found bones, fur, and a dead deer nearby.
Sasquatch surprises hunter in prairie grass while hunting with bb gun
The witness and a companion were walking in woods overlooking a river when the witness noticed a large hair-covered figure out of the corner of his eye. The figure was seen standing in tall grass from about 15 yards away, showing the upper body with wide massive shoulders and a dark face. It left the area quickly and silently without a trace.
Large bipedal figure seen by pheasant hunter on public hunting land in Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt, near Bondurant
The witness was pheasant hunting with a dog on elevated ground beside tall grass. The dog became agitated and barked toward a distant tree line. The witness then saw a large dark figure moving through the tall grass toward the trees and disappearing into timber, after which the witness left the area.
Bigfoot creature being seen & heard throughout night and footprint evidence found
Between midnight and 5 a.m. residents of an apartment building heard branch-breaking and other noises. The following morning footprints were found widely in the area, including across the street. A sighting was also reported outside a resident's window at 5 a.m. on August 9, 1997, amid similar activity said to have persisted for weeks.
More sightings of a strange creature centering around the town of Ottosen. Other stories told about strange sounds, footprints and animal mutilatations.
A witness doing dishes at night looked up to see a hairy-headed creature with burning red eyes staring through a nearby window for about three minutes. Frozen with fear, the witness screamed, and the creature fled into the darkness outside the rural home.
Newspaper article about "The Lockridge Monster."
A farm wife driving past an abandoned farmyard just before dark reported seeing a hair-covered creature with a monkey-like face. She left the area quickly without lingering. The report was part of a series of accounts of a bear-like animal in a turkey-farming community that also included turkey losses and large tracks.