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BFRO YEAR: 1998, 1999 Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware Class B #39121

Recollection of a possible night time road crossing near Angola

Two occupants driving slowly on a wooded road at night saw an animal enter the roadway on all fours about 40 to 50 yards ahead. The animal turned its head toward the vehicle, showing red eyes, then continued across the road. When the car reached the crossing point, the occupants saw a tall, large silhouette standing motionless beside the road. They became frightened and drove quickly to a house.

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BFRO YEAR: 1995-96 Harford County, Maryland Class B #1166

Various activities reported near the Gunpowder River.

A family is said to have seen a very tall creature estimated at about ten feet in height. No details about when the sighting occurred or what the creature looked like beyond its height were provided. The account was listed alongside other local reports of tracks, sounds, and prowling around camps.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: Early 70's Harford County, Maryland Class B #1168

Man sees ape-like animal in back yard

The owner heard noises by his fenced trash area late at night and went to look with a rifle. He saw an ape-like animal outside the fence, fired into the air, and watched it stand up with its shoulders and head above the 6-foot fence before fleeing through bushes toward the woods. Footprints were left only in soft dirt by the bushes and one was preserved as a plaster cast.

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BFRO YEAR: 1972-73 Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Class B #10687

Child sees large figure looking at him in window at night

When 10-11 years old, the witness awoke from heat at night and sat up in bed. Looking toward a nearby ground-floor bedroom window, the witness saw a very large hair-covered head looking in, with blinking eyes and visible teeth standing out against darkness. After about 10-15 seconds the witness became frightened, rolled off the bed and crawled to a bathroom where the mother later found him.

Partial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1970-71 Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Class B #1163

Annapolis resident sees 9-10ft shadowy figure in driveway at 1:30am

The witness's brother spent the night alone in a camper parked in the driveway. Around 1:30 a.m. he watched a shadow move across the curtained window and translucent roof, apparently cast by a neighbor's porch light, as something slowly circled the camper while lightly tapping its sides. The next morning the family found fingerprint smudges, a large handprint, and large toeprints in spilled sand.

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BFRO YEAR: 1/5/1998 Nantahala Outdoor Center, Swain County, North Carolina Class B #3338

Long trail of 13" long human-like footprints found in deep snow and rough terrain

The witness was backpacking alone on a steep, snow-covered trail when they found large bare human-like footprints heading the same direction for about a mile and a half. The witness initially dismissed them as a possible hoax and chose not to photograph them. Overnight rain melted the snow, and the footprints were gone by the descent the next day.

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BFRO YEAR: 93-98 Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina Class B #15520

Possible vocalizations heard periodically over the years outside Lexington

The witness reports hearing a very loud, chilling howl and scream repeatedly over many years while living on forested family land. The sounds often occurred in early evening after unusual silence, frightened family members, and caused dogs, horses, and goats to react. Despite multiple hunts nothing was found, and years later the witness felt internet recordings of alleged sasquatch vocalizations matched what the family had heard.

HowlScream
BFRO YEAR: 1985/86 Marietta, Greenville County, South Carolina Class B #791

very loud vocalizationSounds heard by four witnesses near a farmers field used for crops.

The witness was spending the weekend at a friend's house when the group heard loud high- and low-pitched screaming on a summer Saturday night. Three of them walked toward a field near a river with a flashlight and saw red eyes in the brush while hearing limbs breaking, then ran back to the house. Screaming reportedly continued for hours, and the next midday they found a snapped vine, bark torn high on a tree, disturbed ground, and a partial large heel print.

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BFRO YEAR: early90s PIKEVILLE, Pike County, Kentucky Class B #4624

Two teens find prints in the snow near Kimper

Two teenagers hiking in snowy hills found very large bare footprints that ended after a short distance. Frightened, they returned home without looking up to see what made them. The witness still wonders whether something was above in the trees.

Tracks
BFRO YEAR: Sep 2014 Berea, Madison County, Kentucky Class B #47067

ATV riders near Berea have scary ride out of woods at night

The witness and four companions were riding ATVs at night when they heard a single loud branch snap followed by dead silence. After moving to a clearing, a large log and then a limestone slab were thrown from an uphill wooded area toward a companion's ATV, barely missing the rider. Loud thumps and breaking branches suggesting something heavy running downhill followed, and the group started their vehicles and left quickly.

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BFRO YEAR: 1975-77 Leitchfield, Grayson County, Kentucky Class B #10765

Youth watches animal hiding behind trees near Nolin Lake

The witness, then a child on a family vacation at a wooded campsite at Nolin Lake, was standing inside a camper at dusk looking down a hill. The witness saw a grayish-brown hairy figure partly hidden behind a tree, showing head, shoulder, arm, hip and thigh. After turning to speak with a parent, the witness looked back and the figure was gone, and remained frightened inside the camper.

Partial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1983 or 84 Frozen Camp, Jackson County, West Virginia Class B #14037

Possible stalking and vocalizations near Frozen Camp

The witness camped alone overnight on a ridge and was awakened around 10 p.m. by a loud, unfamiliar animal call heard from three directions around the tent. The accompanying dog reacted fearfully while the witness could see nothing with a flashlight. The witness left all gear and hiked out that night, returning the next day to find everything untouched and no tracks.

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BFRO YEAR: about 1960 LeSage, Cabell County, West Virginia Class B #3582

Hunters hear vocalization in a hollow off Route 2, near Lesage

The witness and two companions were coon hunting at night in a hollow when their dogs became frightened and refused to lead. From 80 to 100 yards ahead they heard an extremely loud 6- to 7-second bellow-roar rising to high-pitched cries, then later a low 5-second growl from about 50 yards and a second shorter high-pitched scream after reaching the ridge top. They never saw the source and returned home without further incident.

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BFRO YEAR: 11/15/2012 Camden, Preble County, Ohio Class B #40315

Possible encounter and print find while deer hunting near Camden

The witness was hunting deer from a ground chair and fell asleep. After waking to a noise and standing up, the witness heard screaming, growling/grunting and trees snapping as something moved away quickly. The witness followed snapped trees to the edge of the hardwoods but found no trail in leaf litter, then returned toward the vehicle.

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BFRO YEAR: 09-12 Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio Class B #39037

Possible ongoing activity reported by a family living close to the Ravenna Arsenal

The witness family has lived in a wooded home near a creek since 2000. In spring they repeatedly hear a loud ape-like whooping call at dusk continuing into the night, gathering outside to listen. They later heard online recordings of alleged Bigfoot vocals and felt they matched, leading them to interpret the sounds as Bigfoot.

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BFRO YEAR: 1985-86? Kent, Portage County, Ohio Class B #12736

Student hears vocalization near the Cuyahoga River

The witness and a fellow student were walking through a small wooded shortcut late at night on the way home from a rehearsal. Halfway through they heard a brief unearthly high-pitched shriek from the woods and fled to a nearby grocery parking lot. The witness remembered the incident for years, initially attributing it to an animal.

Scream
BFRO YEAR: 1986 until a few years ago. Kent, Portage County, Ohio Class B #7832

A man has heard similar cries in the night for over 15 years that were noted in another BFRO report from the same location

The witness, a long-term resident of an apartment complex, reports repeatedly hearing a very loud, somewhat high-pitched howling or screaming sound from the heavily wooded area behind the complex on warm spring, summer and fall nights over many years. The sound was loud enough to be heard indoors and was described as suggesting an animal in pain or calling out. The witness initially had no explanation but after reading about Bigfoot wondered if the cries could have that source.

HowlScream
BFRO YEAR: Late 70s Mingo Junction, Jefferson County, Ohio Class B #6848

Human-like footprints are found around a garage heading back into a remote hollow

A garage owner found very large human-like footprints in the snow around a garage set back in the woods. The tracks were said to come out of and return to a densely wooded area called Goulds Hollow after circling the garage. A relative initially dismissed the report but then viewed the tracks himself.

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BFRO YEAR: 1998-00 New London, Huron County, Ohio Class B #11248

A series of sound reports, footprint finds and a sighting from a family living near New London

In mid to late summer 1999, the witness and their father were searching for ginseng in old timber south of town. They heard a very loud rumbling growling howl the witness had never heard before, which frightened them and ended their search. They heard the same sound three more times while leaving the woods, which felt like a warning that they were too close.

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BFRO YEAR: About 1977 Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio Class B #20259

Sisters witness a large, dark biped running through the back of their property near Chardon

Two sisters sitting in the backyard at dusk saw a very tall figure run past them at close range and continue toward a fence line, while their father heard dogs barking and came to the back but did not see the figure. The dogs chased the figure toward a barbed-wire fence then stopped and returned without any sound of impact. Years later the family reinterpreted the cape-like appearance behind the runner as possibly long hair and filed the incident as a possible Sasquatch sighting.

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