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16 August 2014 Morton, Lewis County, Washington Class B #47160

Two men observe Strange Lights and a "Finger" up close near Mt. Saint Helens

Two men sat in complete darkness in a forest hotspot talking and playing harmonicas to invite contact while two companions monitored from about 100 yards with a thermal imager. After hearing a stick break and soft knocks, they reported seeing a small red-orange light near the ground that illuminated ferns and silhouetted what looked like a large finger with knuckles moving toward them before fading. They remained on site afterward playing music and talking.

Partial sightingWood knockUnidentified sound
5 August 2014 Sparta, Sussex County, New Jersey Class B #48988

Possible daylight sighting by a young girl catching frogs at Pleasant Acres Campground

The witness reports catching frogs near a small lake while camping with family and friends when a branch snap was heard. The witness turned and saw two brown hairy figures, one large and one smaller, noting a foul odor and loud screams, with the larger grunting as they left with a long stride. A companion reportedly heard the sounds but did not look.

Full-body sightingScreamVocalizationOdorUnidentified sound
June 2014 Yakima, Yakima County, Washington Class B #45360

Campers sleeping inside their tent hear clacking and are touched near Bumping Lake

The witness was sleeping in a tent at a lake campground with family when she awoke to repeated patterned clacking sounds from the south. Later she felt contact through the tent fabric, felt the foot of the tent lift and settle, heard movement and more clacking from two directions, and felt unable to move or speak. She awoke again later to distant clacking, and in the morning found no sign except deer tracks with the tent still staked.

Unidentified soundFootstepsProperty disturbance
May 2014 Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland Class B #45266

Possible activity and odd discoveries found by a Traditional Native American near Port Deposit

The witness and a friend were collecting molted eagle feathers near a swamp around sunset. They heard two very loud splashes close by that sounded like large rocks being thrown into the water. They pushed through overgrown vegetation to investigate and found a fresh path flattened through tall weeds but saw nothing. As they were leaving they heard distant chattering like talking, although they believed no one else was in the woods.

Rock throwingChatterUnidentified sound
5 January 2014 Blue Ridge, Gilmer County, Georgia Class B #43611

Couple spot possible footprints on Benton MacKaye Trail near Blue Ridge

The witness and a companion were hiking back toward their vehicle when they noticed a large deep footprint with toes in clay that they had not seen on the way out. They found several more similar tracks nearby heading downhill toward a creek. While examining the prints they heard a loud noise from a small ridge ahead.

TracksUnidentified sound
Fall 2014 Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Class B #78558

Man and his son hunting elk have an encounter with a possible sasquatch near Packwood

The witness and a companion were elk hunting off a forest road when they heard a loud sharp snap uphill interpreted as a large limb or small tree being broken. They scanned the hillside but saw no animal and heard nothing further. They were then struck by a nauseating putrid odor and felt an ominous urge to leave, so they left the area.

Unidentified soundTree breakOdor
15 September 2013 Linden, Warren County, Virginia Class B #42128

Residents hear possible activity near Linden

The witness and a companion were on the porch in the evening when they heard a rumble-like vocal that turned into a whoop, followed by the sound of a tree crashing nearby. About ten minutes later they heard a second, louder crash from farther away. They searched with a spotlight, saw nothing, heard rustling in the woods, then went inside.

WhoopUnidentified soundMovement only
13 September 2013 Pine Flat Resort, Tulare County, California Class B #42148

Possible nighttime encounters at a campground near Pine Flat Resort

The witness and a companion were camping in tents in a largely deserted mountain campground. On two consecutive nights after 11 p.m. the witness heard strange sounds near his tent, including chatter, stone-like banging, cough-like and shushing noises, and a deep guttural grunt from about thirty feet away. On the second night small debris struck the side of his tent as if thrown. The companion confirmed hearing weird noises on the first night.

ChatterGrowlVocalizationUnidentified soundObject throwing
June 2013 Safford, Graham County, Arizona Class B #41447

Campers on Mount Graham are frightened by late-night visitor

The witness was camping with extended family in multiple tents when awakened after midnight by rhythmic tapping and footsteps moving around the tents. A dog in camp whimpered, and relatives in another tent reported footsteps, heavy breathing, and two individuals apparently communicating before one screamed. The witness and his father exited their tent within seconds and saw nothing. Around 4 a.m. the camp again heard rocks clicking and chattering from dense woods about 50 yards away.

Unidentified soundFootstepsVocalizationChatter
26 May 2013 Safford, Graham County, Arizona Class B #41350

Campers on Mount Graham experience possible intimidation behavior

The witness family was tent-camping at a site on Mt [name withheld]. Between 1 and 4 a.m., after the husband re-entered the tent, the witness and her daughter saw a tall thin figure walk quickly past the tent in the dark and heard slipper-like footsteps on the road. The witness later heard loud chewing and lip-smacking behind the tent and noticed an unfamiliar animal smell. The sounds lasted about 20 minutes and stopped without footsteps after a distant camper door was heard.

Partial sightingSilhouetteFootstepsUnidentified soundOdor
May 2013 Everglade City, Monroe County, Florida Class B #65655

Possible camp stalking at Bear Island Campground in Big Cypress National Preserve

On the ninth night of solo primitive camping, the witness was lying awake in a tent when a very loud thud sounded in front of the tent. Movement was then heard in palmettos beside the tent, followed by human-like whistles exchanged from opposite sides and a guttural growl from behind the tent. The witness stayed inside without looking out and found a snapped limb nearby the next morning before leaving camp early.

WhistleGrowlFootstepsMovement onlyUnidentified sound +1
4 February 2013 Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, Iowa Class B #39831

Photographer spooked off Big Spirit Lake before he gets his photo

Before dawn the witness walked from a parking lot toward the frozen lake to photograph the sunrise. He heard three deliberate wood-on-wood knocks to the north, followed immediately by a bottle-on-metal clattering sound from a closer area to the south. He saw no people or animals, took no photograph, and left the area quickly feeling compelled to leave.

Wood knockUnidentified sound
13 January 2013 The Villages, Sumter County, Florida Class B #38923

Possible nighttime activity in the retirement community The Villages

Over several nights in December the witness and their partner sat on their home lanai at night and heard a loud cry or scream, rock-clacking sounds, and stones or pebbles striking the house and lanai, and noticed a strange unknown odor for two days. No creature was seen. An investigator later visited the property, found a displaced rock, a single possible footprint, and nearby scat, and noted the property backs onto a power-line corridor.

ScreamUnidentified soundOdorRock throwing
January 2013 Archdale, Randolph County, North Carolina Class B #39279

Veteran is surprised at home by a large night visitor near Archdale

Shortly after midnight the witness walked past his front door on the way to the bathroom and noticed a tall, hair-covered figure standing at the bottom of his front steps. He estimated it at about 8 feet tall and as wide as his steps, with long arms and no visible neck or facial features. He turned to grab a camera but the figure was gone when he looked back, and he saw nothing when he opened the door and turned on the porch light. Shortly afterward he heard repeated deep rumbling sounds described as like thunder from inside the house.

Partial sightingGrowlUnidentified soundOdor
November 2012 Siler City, Chatham County, North Carolina Class B #77962

Possible camp stalking by a bigfoot 30 miles southwest of Durham

Two people tending a brush fire at night heard repeated grunt-like vocals and heavy breathing from the woods behind them for about an hour. The sounds stopped whenever they turned to look and included occasional footsteps and snapping limbs. After they went inside, they thought they heard something come out of the woods toward the remaining fire.

VocalizationFootstepsUnidentified sound
November 2012 Franklin, Pendleton County, West Virginia Class B #37565

Hunters hear possible vocalizations, large head seen peeking from behind boulders near Franklin

On the afternoon of opening day, the witness climbed toward a treestand set among boulders and thick vegetation. From the boulders behind him he heard a growl and rock-clashing sounds, then saw a large dark head and shoulders duck behind a boulder. He backed away to about 100 yards while watching, saw it peek out and hide again, then left the area.

Partial sightingGrowlUnidentified sound
10 October 2012 ALVA, Lee County, Florida Class B #38165

Repeat night visits scare away roommates near Alva

The witness reports ongoing nighttime visits at a rental property since March 2012. He hears sounds, smells odor, and sees a shadowy figure run toward the woods. He believes it is a female with a child that steals fruit, garbage and fish, and says the figures watch people in the yard and peer through windows.

SilhouetteUnidentified soundOdorProperty disturbance
October 2012 Ronald, Kittitas County, Washington Class B #36852

Hiker describes possible vocalizations and rocks thrown at a remote lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

The witness camped overnight near a lake while on a solo backpacking trip with a dog. After dark the dog growled intermittently and the witness heard paired screams, rock sounds, and repeated hooting exchanges across the valley. Around 2 a.m. rocks landed in shallow water near the tent, followed by a voice-like sound, and at dawn the dog stared into the woods while the witness packed to leave. The witness reports never seeing any animal or person.

ScreamWhoopVocalizationRock throwingUnidentified sound +1
15 September 2012 Heavener, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class B #36643

Family has possible encounter at Cedar Lake Equestrian Camp

A group of four campers spent the evening at an equestrian campsite beside the forest. After hearing walking sounds and a faint scream-like sound, they watched nearby treetops shake violently while hearing cracking and rattling branches. The shaking then stopped abruptly leaving the woods silent, frightening the group into dousing the fire and going inside. A next-morning search found no footprints or fallen limbs.

FootstepsUnidentified soundAnimal behaviourScream
9 September 2012 Oak Creek, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Class B #36381

Paranormal group experiences possible activity outside Oak Creek

Two people from a paranormal group were in a wooded park at night setting up for an EVP session. They heard knocking sounds, snorting, and sounds they interpreted as a deer being killed very close by. As they left the area they photographed eyeshine that appeared well above a three-foot-tall crop in an adjacent field.

Wood knockEyeshineUnidentified sound