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30 August 1968 Leavenworth, Chelan County, Washington Class B #925

Backpacker observes a tall, early morning visitor in camp

The witness and a companion camped near a lake after the rest of their party failed to arrive. After hearing scream-like sounds earlier in the evening, the witness lay awake and watched a tall figure move behind a windbreak, squat to rummage through a pack, then stand and walk away. The witness woke the companion, who did not see the figure but both heard movement in the trees. In the morning the pack contents were scattered and only cookies were missing from their package.

Partial sightingScreamProperty disturbanceFootsteps
1967–1970 Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington Class B #9868

Youths in Summer Camp have noisy nighttime experience

The witness was sleeping in a cabin during a summer camp session when loud nighttime noises caused an uproar. A cabin-mate reportedly looked out and described multiple large, hairy, human-like figures near the water tower and cabins. The next morning the witness saw extensive human-like footprints, a large uprooted tree, and vegetation pulled from the lake. Campers were walked around the perimeter to view the traces and were sent home early.

Unidentified soundFull-body sightingTracksTree breakProperty disturbance
August 1966 Penticton, British Columbia Class B #10572

Possible approach to a camp outside Penticton

The mother, sleeping with family in a tent trailer at a campground, was awake during the night while something was outside. In the morning the family found a cooler that had been tucked under the trailer dragged out, crushed, with food missing. The mother said she had seen its shadow on the tent wall and insisted it was neither a bear nor a man, remaining upset for most of the day.

SilhouetteProperty disturbance
Summer 1964 Estill And Hampton, Hampton County, South Carolina Class B #975

Young boy witnesses man like creature in the swamp while camping, also a mention of a truck driver encountering a similar creature.

The witness's brother was camping with friends late on a Friday night when the group heard noises and reportedly saw a tall hairy man-like figure that frightened them into fleeing and leaving their gear. The witness learned of it secondhand after the brother returned home terrified despite carrying a shotgun. The next day the witness accompanied the brother back to retrieve belongings and found the camp torn up with scattered items and strange toed footprints.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundTracksProperty disturbance
August 1960 Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York Class B #57998

Strange occurrences remembered that happened at a golf course in Syracuse

While caddying on a private golf course in 1960, the witness says a large soil-stained boulder fell vertically through a tree beside the 13th green and nearly struck a golfer. The fall was heard tearing through branches and leaves. He questioned the initial explanation of quarry blasting because the single rock was soil-stained rather than freshly quarried and fell straight down rather than scattering.

Rock throwing
Spring 1942 Gould, Harmon County, Oklahoma Class B #1303

Sisters observe tall hairy creature running away from them

Two witnesses were going through a shelter belt to collect cows from a pasture when they heard rustling in the trees. Thinking it was a cow, they turned and saw a very tall hairy biped running away from them. The witnesses then ran in the opposite direction.

Full-body sighting
Fall 1930 Leon County, Texas Class B #2477

Nine foot tall brown/black creature seen carrying a calf.

Two hunters reported seeing a tall upright creature burst from dense brush carrying a calf in its arms. The men left the area and later returned at dusk with two other men to find a dead calf with entrails removed and disturbed brush nearby. Dogs brought to the site reportedly would not leave the vehicle, and the group left.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: About 1979 British Columbia Class B #2446

Witnesses hear, smell, and feel something large moving & walking right next to them

Late at night in heavy fog, the witness's wife went to the outhouse and encountered something very close that she heard moving and smelled strongly, then fled back inside. The witness went outside with a gun and flashlight but could see nothing in the fog, though he heard bipedal footsteps, noticed a strong odor, and heard a low screeching sound toward a relative's home. The next morning he found a barbed-wire fence broken down with nails pulled out but found no tracks or hair.

OdorMovement onlyFootstepsVocalizationProperty disturbance
Date unknown Addison, Steuben County, New York Class B #4643

Follow up investigation to track find in Rathbone

In early August 1995, a couple fishing at a neighbor's pond near Addison found large footprints, hair-like material and disturbed vegetation. Additional prints appeared on subsequent days on different sides of the pond. State wildlife officials and university staff examined casts and samples but did not identify the source.

TracksHairProperty disturbancePossible hoax
BFRO YEAR: 1978-80 Prosperity, Washington County, Pennsylvania Class B #50123

Audio recording of possible screams, growls, and fight with a dog from the Late 70's near Prosperity

On a fall evening just before dusk, the witness, then a child, and the father were at their farm when the father heard a loud disturbance in a wooded valley below a field. The father took a tape recorder and walked toward the sounds of a loud growling/roaring creature apparently fighting a neighbor's dog while the child waited uphill by a feed trough. The creature was never seen because it was too dark in the woods, and the father returned uphill. The neighbor's dog was never seen again.

GrowlScream
BFRO YEAR: 1985 - '87 McKean County, Pennsylvania Class B #3570

Loud scream heard by three witnesses.

Three bow hunters met in a field after dark while walking out. From a small woodlot about 70 yards away they twice heard a loud scream turning into a guttural growl with heavy breathing. One hunter briefly ran then returned, and the group left quickly after shining a weak light toward the sound without seeing anything.

ScreamGrowlVocalization
BFRO YEAR: 85-present Whittemore, Iosco County, Michigan Class B #14854

Possible ongoing activity outside Whittemore

The witness reports recurring nighttime activity over many years at her parents' wooded property. She and others hear footsteps pacing them along the tree line, loud crashing movement, screeching sounds and cracking noises, often accompanied by a strange smell. Family members and visitors have also reported red eyeshine and ape-like figures, and large footprints were found in snow. An investigator later visited, interviewed family members and noted unusual stick and vegetation features in the woods.

FootstepsScreamUnidentified soundMovement onlyOdor
BFRO YEAR: 1971-72 Homestead, Dade County, Florida Class B #1719

Possible collision with vehicle outside Homestead

Early one Saturday morning in 1971 or 1972 the witness was driving south on US 27 when he stopped at a fresh single-car wreck with law enforcement present. He saw a car with a crushed front fender and overheard officers remark that no one could have walked away from such an impact and about a bear moving unusually. He did not see any animal himself but later heard a radio news report saying the driver claimed to have hit a Florida Skunk Ape that officers chased into a thicket.

Vehicle contact
BFRO YEAR: 08-09 Naples, Ochopee, Collier County, Florida Class B #32227

Man describes possible encounters off Route 41 near Ochopee

The witness and a companion were walking a dirt trail by a canal to find a bass spot while looking down to avoid snakes. They saw large brown legs cross the trail ahead and noticed branches rustling in a nearby group of trees, which the witness attributed to a sasquatch watching them. Scared, they backed away slowly and left the area.

Partial sightingMovement only
BFRO YEAR: 1994-1997+ Concrete, Skagit County, Washington Class B #60

Missing Cattle and large footprints found

Two brothers operating a cattle ranch reported losing 300-400 lb calves without trace each May through early July over three to four years, and noted cattle panicking at their approach from a distance. In the third year they found a freshly killed calf with its neck broken, no teeth or claw marks, and a deep parallel-sided bruise, which a vet and others examined. Three sets of large footprints and unknown feces containing smashed bone were also reported.

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