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Spring 1990 White Salmon, Klickitat County, Washington Class B #9665

Young girl sees road-crossing figure during car repair stop

When the witness was in elementary school, the witness stopped with parents and companions on a back forest road in Washington while they looked at a truck with trouble. The witness saw a very tall dark silhouette with thick long limbs cross the road in front over a small bridge, moving quickly. No one else in the party noticed it, and the witness recalls no sound or odor.

SilhouetteRoad crossingPossible hoax
December 1989 Eden, Lamoille County, Vermont Class B #1180

Family discovers fresh footprints in the snow while cutting down a Christmas tree

The witness family went into the woods in deep fresh snow to cut a Christmas tree. They found large footprints that crossed a pond and continued into a hemlock grove, with prints 12 to 14 inches long and a stride estimated at six feet. Something appeared to have stepped over a small leaf-covered tree without knocking leaves off, and the family dog barked intensely, leading the witness to feel they had just missed whatever made the tracks.

Tracks
18 November 1989 Near Sullivan MO- Past The State Park, Right By Pea Ridge Iron Ore, Washington County, Missouri Class B #30159

Recollection of a possible nighttime encounter on a four-wheeler near Sullivan

The witness and two companions snuck out on a 4-wheeler into woods behind a house on a snowy night. They noticed a dead-like odor and heard monkey-like chattering, then saw a tall hair-covered biped walk toward them while growling. The group fled on the vehicle and on foot as the animal followed to within arm's reach without touching them, apparently driving them from the area.

Full-body sightingChatterGrowlOdor
15 November 1989 Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee Class B #10220

Motorists have nighttime sighting near Pulaski.

The witness was riding home at night with two relatives during high winds and approaching rain when a large hairy figure ran upright across the road ahead of the car. The witness and one relative saw it briefly, while the other relative missed it. They first thought it was a bear but concluded it was something else because it stayed upright and looked more human.

Road crossing
November 1989 Prineville, Crook County, Oregon Class B #10034

Hunter hears wood-on-wood knocking

The witness was hunting alone on foot in the morning when he heard repeated groups of rapid wood-on-wood impacts ahead of him. He followed the sounds as they stayed ahead until they were close but still hidden by a rise across a creek, then became uneasy and retreated to the road and camp. He stayed in the camper the rest of the day. Years later after reading a newspaper account of tree-whacking, he concluded the sounds were Bigfoot communication.

Wood knock
10 October 1989 Middleton, Hardeman County, Tennessee Class B #7326

Deer hunter has early morning encounter near Middleton

The witness was deer hunting alone from an elevated stand in early morning mist when a strong musky odor hit. A dark shape circled at about 75 yards for several minutes, moving heavily through leaves and sounding bipedal, before running off. The witness estimated its height at seven to eight feet despite never getting a clear view.

Partial sightingFootstepsOdor
3 October 1989 Manila, Daggett County, Utah Class B #17195

Possible vocalizations heard by elk hunters in the Uintah Mountains (north slope)

The witness was camped with two companions to scout for an elk hunt in the Uinta Mountains. After sunset while cooking at camp, the witness and one companion heard a loud, deep, sustained roar from a hillside about 300 yards away. Both stopped talking and loaded their rifles, while the third companion did not hear the sound. The witness, familiar with local wildlife sounds, said it matched no known animal and later compared it to a gorilla roar.

Vocalization
October 1989 DeQueen, Sevier County, Arkansas Class B #30063

Man recalls nighttime encounter near DeQueen

The witness drove with a companion to a turnaround at the end of a rough logging road through pine woods to talk. After getting out of the car, the witness heard loud bipedal footsteps approaching and then watched a huge human-like figure move through the trees for about ten seconds. The figure stopped about twenty yards away and looked over the treetops before the witness fled in the car. The witness returned with a relative the next day and reported the trees were nine to ten feet tall, with the head just above that level.

Partial sightingFootstepsEyeshine
October 1989 Camp Verde 30 Miles, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #38375

Memory told of a possible early morning sighting while hunting near West Clear Creek

The witness was deer hunting with a companion in a ponderosa pine forest in the morning, walking separate routes to flush deer. After noticing a fox ahead that repeatedly looked back, the witness looked behind and saw a tall, broad, hair-covered biped about 120 yards away walking down into a wash while looking toward the witness. The figure disappeared into the wash after about 5 to 8 seconds, and the witness continued the hunt without following or searching for tracks.

Full-body sighting
October 1989 Fairview, Emery County, Utah Class B #2351

Elk hunters hear loud screams in James Canyon

In October 1989 the witness and a companion were elk hunting in James Canyon near Fairview, Utah, sitting under trees waiting for sunrise. They heard an extremely loud penetrating scream lasting about 10 seconds at a time and repeating for about two minutes. They did not see the source and did not pursue it, but later felt it matched a recording known as the Ohio scream.

Scream
30 September 1989 Town Of Springdale, Dane County, Wisconsin Class B #41734

Bow hunter recalls being shaken by possible incidents near Mount Horeb

After bow hunting, the witness waited by a car near the woods edge for a companion. Hearing loud bipedal movement approaching inside the treeline, the witness called out thinking it was the companion. A loud guttural growl answered from close range, and the walker continued loudly parallel to the field without stopping.

GrowlFootsteps
September 1989 Weldon, Kern County, California Class B #9426

Hunter hears early morning vocalization not far from Weldon

The witness was deer hunting alone before dawn from a rocky bluff. While glassing the brush-covered mountainside in gray light, he heard a very loud booming scream from several hundred yards upslope that he compared to a woman screaming. He first wondered if someone was playing a trick, but the steep terrain, darkness and dense brush unnerved him and he left the area immediately.

ScreamPossible hoax
9 August 1989 Ft. Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina Class B #18680

Soldier on maneuvers finds large, human-like footprints at Fort Bragg

The witness was on a military training exercise at Ft. Bragg when he walked away from his group after sunrise to a small sandy clearing. He found very large human-like barefoot tracks with a smaller set of child-sized tracks crossing the clearing into surrounding pines. He followed them across the clearing where they disappeared into the trees, but returned without others examining them due to lack of time.

Tracks
August 1989 Orangeville, Columbia County, Pennsylvania Class B #216

Vocalizations heard on Knob Mountain

The witness was walking a dog late at night on a road next to woods when the dog stopped, stared toward the mountain, and growled. About 30 seconds later the witness heard a loud howl/scream lasting up to about 20 seconds that seemed to come from partway up the mountain, after which neighborhood dogs began barking. The witness and dog returned home, and a check of the area the next morning found no tracks.

HowlScream
August 1989 Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana Class B #2168

Two campers hear loud vocalizations

Two companions were camping overnight in an old corn crib in August 1989 when they were awakened by a very loud growling and hollering sound from the woods. They heard the same sound again minutes later, louder and closer, unlike any coyote or owl they knew. They could see nothing in the darkness.

GrowlVocalization
August 1989 Tsaile, Apache County, Arizona Class B #13548

Possible vocalization heard in the Chuska Mountains, NE Arizona

Two forestry workers finishing a pre-dawn spotted owl survey heard a loud, deep yell lasting about five seconds from a canyon below them. The sound echoed through the canyon and struck both as too deep and sustained to be human. They saw no animal and later wondered if the source was responding to their imitated owl calls.

Vocalization
22 July 1989 Humboldt County, California Class B #2150

Tracks found on the bank of the Trinity River across from Tish Tang Campground

Children discovered large footprints on a river beach across from a campground. An investigator visited the site days later and documented about half a dozen large tracks leading from the water's edge upstream to bedrock. The tracks were estimated to be at least two weeks old, with grass growing in them.

Tracks
15 July 1989 Brick, Ocean County, New Jersey Class B #24738

Man recalls incident years before among homes near Brick

Around midnight on a warm summer evening, the witness was talking with a companion beside a car in front of a home. They noticed a large grayish dog-like shape under a streetlight nearby. When high beams were turned on, the figure stood upright and ran bipedally across the road and around the dark side of the house, disappearing within seconds.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshineUnidentified sound
7 July 1989 Eldridge, Scott County, Iowa Class B #27141

Campers hear loud scream at close range near Wapsipinicon River

The witness and a companion were camping overnight in a tent near a river when, about 15 minutes after turning in, they heard an extremely loud primal scream from very close range. The witness estimated the sound came from several feet off the ground and within a few dozen yards and remained in the tent out of fear. No visual contact or physical traces were reported.

Scream
July 1989 We Were In Lookingglass, The Nearest Large City Is Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon Class B #3387

Vocalizations heard in Lookingglass

Late at night in summer 1989, the witness and two cousins stepped outside after movies and heard a loud deep guttural sound from the creek bottom rise into a 5-10 second howl. Frightened by its apparent size and closeness, they went back inside and locked the door. The witness described the end of the sound as more wolf-like than cow-like and later compared it to a reference Ohio recording.

Howl