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15 February 2003 Welches, Clackamas County, Oregon Class B #14841

Possible approach to a property on the edge of the Salmon Huckleberry Wilderness

The witness was home alone in the evening when something struck the locked front door hard. She heard a low grunting or growling sound and then saw a pair of slanted eyes and a hairy head staring at her from a few feet away in the dark. She watched the motionless figure for an estimated ten minutes. Police arrived hours later on foot and found nothing.

Door or window contactGrowlPartial sighting
Summer 2003 Beaver Creek State Park, Columbiana County, Ohio Class B #15969

Possible daylight sighting on horse trail in Beaver Creek State Park

The witness was horseback riding on a pine-forest trail with her mother when her horse tensed and bolted. She turned and saw a tall, dark, upright figure behind a log that then ran toward a field. Both horses galloped uncontrolled back toward camp, leaving the riders shaken. She estimated the figure at 7-8 feet and said its proportions did not look human.

Partial sighting
Fall 2003 Maybe 20 Miles, Blount County, Alabama Class B #8921

Possible daylight sighting near freeway outside Birmingham

The witness was driving down an on-ramp to Interstate 59 at Exit 166 toward Birmingham in the afternoon when she noticed a figure beside the trees. She described huge green eyes, a visible shoulder, and an arm leaning on a tree, estimating the figure at 6 to 8 feet tall with dark gray-black coloring. The figure stayed behind the tree without moving and was seen only for a few seconds as she drove past.

Partial sighting
2003–2005 Old Northern California Mining Camp,, Siskiyou County, California Class B #12405

Happy Camp local named Tara claims multiple observations. She is not credible

Late at night the witness noticed the apple tree at the far corner of the yard shaking violently. After a brief check with a night-vision scope that revealed nothing, the witness looked again and saw the upper portion of a tall, hairy, human-like figure walking toward the creek past tall berry bushes. The figure was backlit by a neighboring porch light, showing a large rounded head on very large rounded shoulders with little neck.

Partial sightingSilhouette
21 December 2002 Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #5650

Driver has early evening road sighting on Interstate 84 southeast of Pendleton

The witness was driving slowly westbound on I-84 in fog and snow when they passed a large, dark, shaggy creature sitting or leaning against the guardrail beside the lane. The creature appeared to watch traffic pass, turning its head from side to side, with snow streaked on its long hair or fur-like coat. The witness saw no stalled vehicles or reason for a person to be in that isolated, steep, cold location and later wondered if it could have been Sasquatch.

Partial sighting
12 November 2002 Bath, Steuben County, New York Class B #5515

Possible sighting by hunters near Bath

Two deer hunters walking a creek bottom heard movement paralleling them on a deer trail, then saw a figure moving bipedally through the woods about 60 yards away. They watched it cross the creek, climb the banks, and run along a power line into pines where the sounds eventually stopped. They tried to backtrack it but lost sign beyond a farm pond.

Partial sightingFootsteps
5 October 2002 Mineville, Essex County, New York Class B #5047

Possible sighting by motorist at night, outside Westport

The witness was traveling on a road late at night with a companion slightly behind. Near a forested area, something very large and fast ran out in front of the witness on two legs, with one hand held forward and apparently carrying something in the other. Conditions were very dark with light fog and drizzle.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
October 2002 Ardenvoir, Chelan County, Washington Class B #5162

Man hunting deer finds unusual feces and hears animal

While hunting deer alone in the morning, the witness heard repeated sounds like logs or poles being thrown, then found a tree with bark removed, a large packed bed, a human-like track, and unfamiliar scat. After glimpsing brown fur duck behind a log, the witness heard an extremely loud low roar-like yell from behind with crashing, then heard crashing and throwing sounds staying out of sight while leaving for about 200 yards. No full animal was clearly seen.

TracksScatPartial sightingVocalizationObject throwing +3
12 September 2002 Pierce County, Washington Class B #9231

Hunter hears unknown vocalization in the distance, south of Lost Lake in the Norse Peak Wilderness

While camping alone in a tent on a hunting trip, the witness heard unidentified calls over about an hour and later was awakened by movement and shaking of the tent. The witness noticed the tent had been lifted and saw a shadow pass by, then illuminated a large dark human-like figure about 20 yards away that turned and ran into the brush. The witness kept lights on until sunrise and packed up and left the next morning.

VocalizationFootstepsPartial sightingSilhouetteProperty disturbance
13 August 2002 Pennsboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia Class B #26279

Logging reveals a brief sighting of a bipedal creature near Pennsboro

In late summer 2002 the witness was walking alone on a logged ridge in the early evening and heard a tree fall nearby. Shortly after, the witness saw a very large brown figure lope between trees on the ridge, perceiving only an arm and leg and no head. Days later the witness returned and judged from the tree positions that the figure would have been seven to eight feet tall if human.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
July 2002 It Was Pyramid Creek Mt. Rainier, Pierce County, Washington Class B #21807

Teenage girl and her younger sister chased out of the woods near Greenwater

During a daytime rock-hunting outing, the witness and her younger sister walked down a trail past a creek. Something charged toward them from a wooded hill, crashing through vegetation while emitting a terrifying howl/growl, and the witness glimpsed a black figure. Both girls fled back to their group in tears and left the area immediately.

Partial sightingHowlGrowlAnimal behaviourMovement only
April 2002 Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille County, Washington Class B #11186

Possible sighting near Sullivan Lake

Two companions were camping overnight on a fishing trip near Sullivan Lake when they were awakened by a distant crash and a musty odor. A second, louder crash close to camp was followed by a grunt, and the narrator saw a tall gray-furred shape through the tent mesh that fled when lit by a flashlight. Both spent the rest of the night in the truck and left the area the next day.

SilhouettePartial sightingVocalizationUnidentified soundOdor
12 December 2001 Paris, Lamar County, Texas Class B #3587

Late afternoon sighting at creek, about fifteen miles NW of Paris

The witness was on a walk in woods near a creek below her property and sat on a natural log bridge. She twice viewed through binoculars a brown, hairy, bipedal creature about 50 to 75 yards away that appeared frozen mid-stride in a bent-over stance staring toward her, then could not find it on a third look. She heard nothing further, waited some time, and continued her walk about ten minutes later without further incident.

Partial sighting
October 2001 Augusta, Carroll County, Ohio Class B #56957

Woman tells her memory of being wakened by something watching her thru bedroom window near Augusta

The witness, about eight years old at the time, was awakened at night by a noise and saw a large figure looking through her bedroom window. She reports being frozen with fear and remaining hidden in bed until morning. Her parents later found indentations in the ground outside the window.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
17 August 2001 Uniontown, Bourbon County, Kansas Class B #5532

Motorists have daylight sighting near Uniontown

Two people driving on a gravel road around midday saw a hairy biped run across the road about a block ahead near a low-water bridge over a creek. The passenger looked up late and saw it only briefly before it entered the woods, while the driver reportedly got a better look. The witness estimated it at about five feet tall with reddish hair and emphasized its unusual speed.

Road crossingPartial sighting
16 July 2001 Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan Class B #44387

Possible early evening sighting at a cemetery outside Escanaba

The witness was searching for veterans' graves in a cemetery in the early evening when they noticed movement to the northeast along the tree line. At first thinking it was a deer, the witness then perceived a very large, dark, bipedal human-shaped figure watching from the shadows about 100 to 150 yards away. Feeling watched, the witness backed away to their car and left.

Partial sighting
July 2001 Hazelhurst, Oneida County, Wisconsin Class B #5516

Large hairy figure observed at Willow Reservoir.

The witness was fishing from a boat in a small cove with a relative during daytime. After hearing rustling in the woods, the witness observed a tall hairy figure in profile moving very quickly on two legs with its arms swaying. The relative did not see the figure. The witness initially considered a bear but rejected that idea because the figure lacked bear-like ears and a snout.

Partial sighting
May 2001 Hollis, Prince of Wales County, Alaska Class B #8797

Two boys find footprints on Harris River bank

Two cousins walking along a riverbank saw what the cousin thought was something standing about 100 feet ahead. The writer could not see it clearly without glasses, and the cousin then dismissed it as a stump. Going to the spot, they found three large human-like footprints in the sand, then left for a family picnic area.

Partial sightingTracks
October 2000 Dennison/Uhrichsville, Harrison County, Ohio Class B #5013

Campers have encounter at night close to Tappan Lake

A woman left a cabin gathering late at night to sleep in a smaller cabin. Near a parked truck she reportedly saw a large gray standing figure and screamed. The property owner ran out within seconds but perceived nothing. The woman remained deeply shaken and later refused to discuss the incident.

Partial sighting
October 2000 Forks, Clallam County, Washington Class B #6058

Sol Duc River fisherman experiences large animal crashing through heavy brush

The witness drove to the end of a forest road and walked to the river to fish alone in the morning. After casting, he heard cracking across the river and saw bushes moving and a large brown figure without clear details. Two trees snapped and fell uphill as the figure moved upslope into dense forest, and the frightened witness left the area quickly.

Partial sightingTree break