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12 August 2007 Lindside, Monroe County, West Virginia Class A #20863

Youngster Surprised by Tall Creature near Linside

The witness walked up the driveway after collecting the morning newspaper and paused to put hair up. On looking up, the witness saw a large tan-brown creature with short clumped fur and a hump on its back. The creature ran into the woods, the witness ran back inside, and tree banging was then heard.

Full-body sightingWood knock
8 July 2007 Harmon Or Seneca Rocks, Pendleton County, West Virginia Class A #20159

Nighttime sighting by motorist on Hwy 33 near Seneca Rocks

The witness was driving east on US 33 at night with a companion dozing in the passenger seat. He saw a tall, bulky, hair-covered upright figure walking along the roadside and shouted in surprise. The vehicle behind them braked and turned on high beams, suggesting its occupants may also have seen it. The figure did not react to the cars or lights and was described as definitely not a bear, deer, or large dog.

Full-body sighting
2 July 2007 Petersberg, Pendleton County, West Virginia Class A #20101

Afternoon sighting by hiker at Seneca Rocks

The witness was descending from Seneca Rocks on a shortcut and became lost in rough rocky terrain. They heard heavy footsteps and branches cracking, then saw the back of a tall orange-brown haired creature moving uphill about 30 yards away. The creature continued uphill quickly over rocks and disappeared, and the witness returned to the trail to tell family.

Partial sightingFootstepsUnidentified sound
30 June 2007 Camden On Gauley, Nicholas County, West Virginia Class A #20068

Bigfoot spotted by driver in Cranberry River region of Monongahela National Forest

While driving home shortly after midnight, the witness encountered a hair-covered biped standing in a forest road and honked at it. The figure ran swiftly uphill along the road and then crashed through elderberry bushes and disappeared downslope. The next day the witness found prints in muddy holes in the road and broken bushes at the exit point.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingTracksTree break
June 2007 Onego, Pendleton County, West Virginia Class A #20846

Late night sighting by motorists on US 33 / St Rt. 55 in Seneca Rocks Nat. Rec. Area

Late at night the witness was driving with a companion toward a fishing and camping area when furry upright beings appeared in the roadway in front of the vehicle. The witness saw two beings while the companion reported a third walking ahead, and the beings looked at the vehicle before diving headfirst into roadside brush. The sighting lasted only seconds, after which the witnesses decided not to camp.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
January 2007 Read Above, Pendleton County, West Virginia Class A #19841

Road crossing sighting by motorist on Hwy 55 north of Seneca Rocks area

The witness was driving south on Route 55 near Seneca Rocks late at night in rain while towing a trailer when he saw a tall hair-covered biped about 20 feet away. He turned around, shined headlights and a flashlight into the woods, then heard movement through brush, vocalizations and wood pounding for several minutes before silence. He returned the next day, found apparent footprints, and photographed them.

Full-body sightingVocalizationWood knockMovement onlyTracks
October 2006 Agusta, Hampshire County, West Virginia Class A #16204

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.

Full-body sightingEyeshineFootstepsPartial sightingPossible misidentification
10 August 2006 KENOVA, Wayne County, West Virginia Class A #15481

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.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
29 July 2006 Ridgeview, Boone County, West Virginia Class A #15355

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.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingWhoopTracks
July 2006 Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia Class A #16890

Repeat visitations described near rural home outside Princeton

The witness was asleep at home when loud moaning and howling outside the open bedroom window woke her. The sounds shifted from distress-like cries to very deep angry growls. A pet dog barked from below, then something approached the garage area, growled deeply, and struck the building, after which the dog fell silent. The witness stayed in bed too frightened to look outside.

HowlVocalizationGrowlProperty disturbance
March 2006 Belington, Barbour County, West Virginia Class A #16529

Nighttime sighting by motorist along US-250 outside Belington

The witness was driving alone at night on a two-lane highway when the headlights revealed a tall hair-covered figure standing on the edge line. The figure stayed motionless and stiff as the car passed very close, with the sighting lasting about ten seconds. The witness continued driving without stopping and later told relatives, who were skeptical.

Full-body sighting
12 December 2005 AMGIO (Left Fork Mines), Wyoming County, West Virginia Class A #13237

Daylight sighting near an abandonned mining chamber near Amigo

The witness was driving back along a remote mine haul road after collecting a coal sample when two deer ran through the woods. The witness then saw a light-tan biped rise from the ground, make a hand-clapping motion, then kneel and crawl into an abandoned mine opening. A second, very dark biped then ran past and crawled into the same opening. Both disappeared inside the chamber.

Full-body sighting
3 March 2005 Near Milemarker 150, Jackson County, West Virginia Class A #10945

Passenger has late night sighting along interstate

The witness was riding as a passenger in a car traveling north on I-77 in the early morning while his wife drove. He noticed a very tall figure walking across a steep snow-covered hillside near the road. The figure moved from right to left with long strides and did not appear to have difficulty on the steep slope. The witness was unsettled and uncertain whether he had seen a heavily dressed man or something else.

Full-body sighting
13 January 2005 Harman, Randolph County, West Virginia Class A #47460

Woman and daughter recall their close daytime encounter at their home east of Elkins

In January 2005 the witness walked to meet her young daughter at the school bus in the afternoon. Upon returning toward the house they saw a tall brown man-like figure standing motionless by the porch and staring. They watched it from ground level and then from the upstairs porch while the child tossed pebbles, but it did not move. They went inside without seeing it leave, and overnight snow covered any possible tracks.

Full-body sightingOdor
12 December 2004 Warwood, Ohio County, West Virginia Class A #10006

A woman has late night sighting when a motion detecting light illuminates her back porch

Late at night the witness went to check on children sleeping in a bedroom that opens onto a porch against a wooded hillside. A motion light came on and the witness saw a tall, dark, shaggy creature standing on two legs at the window, partly obscured by a blind. The figure stood briefly, then left toward the woods. The next morning the witness found slide marks in mud on the hillside but no clear footprints.

Partial sightingSilhouette
November 2004 Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia Class A #23437

Night time sighting by motorist outside the town of Keyser

The witness was driving down a mountain road at night after dropping off a companion when headlights illuminated a large hairy figure sitting on a log beside the road. The figure stood, leapt into the roadway, and ran across into dense cover while the witness watched. The witness stopped, turned off the vehicle, and listened briefly to heavy crashing footsteps receding into the woods before driving on and noticing a nearby campfire gathering.

Full-body sightingEyeshineRoad crossingFootsteps
5 October 2004 Bruceton Mills, Preston County, West Virginia Class A #14280

Night sighting outside rural home near Bruceton Mills

Late at night at a farm home, the witness and a companion looked out the back door after the dogs barked then went quiet. They saw a large hair-covered creature near a mineral feeder that rose onto two legs, looked toward them, then walked upright toward a hay field while swinging its arms. They also heard heavy breathing and a gruff sound and noticed a foul odor during the stare.

Full-body sightingEyeshineVocalizationOdor
27 November 2003 Burlington, Mineral County, West Virginia Class A #21894

Large creature on all-fours seen crossing US-50 near Burlington

Late on Thanksgiving night in 2003, the witness was driving home on Route 50 near Burlington after dropping off a friend. She braked to avoid a large black animal crossing the road on all fours. The animal reached the far side, turned to look at her with orange eye reflection in the headlights, and she fled home in distress.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
8 August 2002 Upper Tract, Pendleton County, West Virginia Class A #50589

Recollection of a daytime road crossing near Upper Tract

On a clear sunny afternoon in August 2002, the witness was commuting to work when a reddish-brown creature with long arms emerged from the woods. The creature crossed the road in about three steps, glanced toward the witness, and continued up the opposite bank. The witness later estimated it at seven to eight feet tall and much bulkier than a 6'1" person.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
11 November 2001 Cairo, Ritchie County, West Virginia Class A #3655

Daylight sighting near rural church on Rt. 31, east of Parkersburg, near Cairo

Four teenagers left a church after an evening rehearsal to go for a walk along a road lined with pines. One who hid behind the trees encountered a tall hairy figure at very close range pulling back a branch, then fled screaming. Another teen then watched the tall muscular figure emerge from the trees, cross the road, and walk up a hillside while turning its upper body to glance back.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteEyeshine