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Possible vocalizations heard outside Chapel Hill
Around 2 a.m. the witness heard a long, horrible call she associated with Bigfoot calls played on television shows. Shortly afterward she heard a second, higher-pitched strange cry she said she had never heard except on TV. A daughter living two houses away was also awake and heard the sound, though from farther away.
Wildlife enthusiast records moaning howls near Bainbridge
The witness went to a remote forested area in south Georgia to listen to and record night wildlife sounds. They personally heard three wood knocks and two distant whoops, which two companions present did not perceive. A recorder left running overnight captured several distant howls.
Vehicle shaken in a remote desert location near Grand View
The witness spent the night in a parked car in a gravel pit with a dog while watching a movie on a laptop. Something abruptly pushed the rear of the car down about a foot, jolting the vehicle. The witness looked out, saw nothing in the darkness, and heard nothing leaving. The dog stayed curled up tightly without barking, which the witness described as highly unusual, and no tracks or marks were found the next morning.
Possible footprints found in snow at a home near Lockesburg (w/photos)
The witness went out in the morning to feed dogs kept away from the house and noticed a large barefoot footprint in patchy melting snow. After finding only one clear print, the witness and two relatives searched the surrounding area by ATV and located a second, more melted print some distance away. The prints were measured and photographed.
Possible footprints found near Algonquin
After a major blizzard, the witness and her husband noticed a long line of large footprints crossing their snow-covered backyard. The trackway appeared to start near the patio by the garage, pass toward an outhouse, and continue toward a fence and adjoining trail and woods. No creature was seen, and no photos of the tracks were taken before the snow melted.
Young man staying up late hears and records possible vocalizations near Rainier
The witness was at home in Rainier, Washington, playing video games when unknown loud calls, cries and hoots were heard on several nights in early February 2011. Some sounds were recorded on a cell phone and a webcam left running overnight and later posted online, with relatives also hearing them. The witness described one close cry and later hoots suggesting two individuals calling to each other. An investigator later had the audio compared to suspected vocalizations and visited the surrounding woods.
Property owner describes possible sighting and activity near Godfrey
The witness was driving into his home lane from the paved highway when he saw an animal walking up a ridge through the woods about 80 yards away. He watched it for about 15 seconds until it went out of sight over the ridge. He described it as 7 to 8 feet tall, huge, and dark brown in coloring.
Hikers find large barefoot prints on the Elwha River Trail
The witness and a companion were hiking out after a multi-day camping trip when they found a large barefoot-like print in mud, with additional fainter tracks continuing along the trail, and took a single cellphone photo. That night while sheltering in a trail cabin with a poncho rigged over an open window, the covering was pulled open and a securing board was knocked onto a camper despite no observed wind. The witness noted the nighttime disturbance could have been a bear, but also noted a food-strewn garbage bag was left untouched.
Young woman hears possible vocalization late at night by a home near Gull Lake
The witness reports standing by a garage at a relative's house at night waiting to leave. From nearby woods she heard a strange vocal-like sound followed by branch-like clicks, though bright moonlight revealed nothing to see. She was alone at the time.
Hiker finds possible footprints in Timber Ridge Forest Preserve (w/photos)
The witness was hiking on a new gravel path through a forest preserve at lunchtime. In wet crushed gravel that preserved other footprints, the witness noticed bare footprints about 13 inches long with five toes that appeared deeper than shoe prints and traced them back to thick grass. The witness photographed the prints with a glove for scale and found the step distance too long to comfortably match.
Possible sighting near Bowser on Vancouver Island
About 2.5 years before the report, a 4.5-year-old boy was riding in a van with his mother and grandmother while the family looked for firewood near Bowser. Looking out the open door toward a clearcut bordered by alders, the boy saw a tall upright brown-black animal emerge, take several steps, pause to look at the van, then return to cover. He described it as walking on two legs and swinging its arms, seeing it from the waist up.
Man has possible intimidation encounter in woods close to his home near Country Lakes
On a sunny spring morning in 2011 the witness was walking a trail beside a swampy area when he heard a whistle-like sound followed by loud smashing and crashing in the woods. He never saw the source but interpreted the sounds as a large creature moving parallel to him and later splashing in a creek. He searched for tracks but found only his own.
Farmers record interesting vocalizations west of Clare
The witness reports repeatedly hearing unfamiliar sounds at a central Michigan farm over the prior summer, often while doing outdoor animal chores at night with two other people. The sounds included howls, wood knocking, deep guttural noises, whoops, and indistinct talking-like vocals, which the witness recorded and felt matched published bigfoot recordings.
Large log tossed into Des Moines River as woman watches eagles from bridge at Frank Gotch State Park
The witness stopped on a park bridge after work and felt uneasy and watched from the wooded riverbank. A large log crashed into the river nearby and was seen floating, followed by a low huffing sound, though no creature was seen. The witness inferred the log had been thrown from the forest floor and left quickly feeling scared and shaken.
Driver notices a tall dark figure behind a tree near Kingston
While driving at night the witness rounded a turn and saw a tall dark man-like figure standing behind a tree in the headlights. The figure appeared to try to pull its body behind the tree to hide. The witness was frightened and reports having dreams about the sighting since that night.
Resident hears possible early morning vocalizations near Westfield
Around 3 a.m. the witness went outside to smoke after being unable to sleep and heard distant, powerful howls/screams lasting about ten minutes that faded as if the source was moving. The witness woke a friend, who also heard the sounds and found them chilling. Both men, experienced outdoors, said the vocalizations were unlike any familiar nocturnal animal sounds.
Possible nighttime sighting while standing with friends outside a rural home near Wesley Chapel
Late at night the witness and two companions were talking outside a rural home when the witness noticed movement between houses. Under a street light they watched a tall dark hairy biped run across the cul-de-sac without looking toward them. The group reacted with great fear, with one person running inside and the others driving away, later agreeing they had seen a bigfoot.
Possible vocalizations heard while training hunting dogs near Atwater
Four people were coon hunting at night when their dog-tracking signal failed and dogs became frightened and quit hunting. The group heard repeated loud groaning and wailing howls that they estimated came from about fifty yards away. They recovered the dogs and left the area feeling intimidated and unwelcome.
Homeowner describes possible activity near Richview
At night the witness used a high-powered spotlight from an ATV at the edge of woods on the property to illuminate an upright figure about 40 yards away. The animal was described as about eight feet tall, very wide and very dark-haired, with the face not visible. After being lit, it walked further back into the timber out of sight.
Witness describes possible vocalization near Bath
Late at night the witness was unloading music gear from a truck in the garage when a loud distant scream-like roar was heard twice. The sound was very clear in the quiet night and was estimated at half a mile to a mile away. The witness said it resembled a known Ohio howl recording, did not match any familiar animal, and made the witness want to go inside.