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September 2024 Smackover AR, Union County, Arkansas Class B #78093

Nighttime sighting of a possible bigfoot by motorists just outside Smackover

Around 2am the witness was driving a coworker home when headlights revealed red eyes behind a tree. The figure peeked out with its head tilted, then turned to show its chest, arm, shoulder and legs before taking one step and vanishing. The witness described it as huge, about 7-8 feet tall with very wide shoulders and grayish hair mixed with black, and said the companion confirmed seeing it.

Partial sightingEyeshine
12 October 2023 Raiford, Union County, Florida Class A #76617

Motorist sighting ~ midnight at bridge of 229 over New River, 22mi N of Gainesville

The driver was traveling home late at night with a companion when a very large dark bipedal figure ran across the road ahead of the vehicle. The figure crossed in only a few strides at high speed and disappeared into the treeline where bushes shook but no trail was visible. The companion did not see it, and the driver slowed but did not turn back to investigate.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
10 February 2023 Union SC, Union County, South Carolina Class A #75643

Repeat visits to rural home 40 miles east of Greenville, on north side of Union

The witness was lying in bed and looked up through a gap above the air conditioner in the bedroom window. In the yard light glow they saw a large dark head with a black face looking down at them. The head stared for several seconds, turned away briefly as if distracted, then looked back. Frightened, the witness turned away, asked it to leave, and did not look back.

Partial sightingSilhouette
21 November 2015 Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois Class A #50341

Home owner gets a good look at his frequent visitor one night near Jonesboro

Late at night the witness went outside to check on a barking dog and shone a headlamp over an orchard fence. About 20 yards away an upright figure stared at the witness and the dog before leaving into the surrounding woods. The witness noted reddish-brown fur, a flat bare face and orange-looking eyes, with follow-up details adding height and muscular build.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
12 November 2013 Alto Pass, Union County, Illinois Class A #59073

Bow hunter has another daylight sighting from his stand near Alto Pass

The witness was sitting in a deer stand in the morning when they heard movement in the brush. A large dark animal then walked across a small clearing about 40 yards away. The witness watched it cross the clearing without being detected, and it never looked in their direction.

Full-body sightingMovement only
29 October 2013 Alto Pass, Union County, Illinois Class A #57880

Juvenile observed during the daytime by a bow hunter near Alto Pass

A bow hunter walking into public land heard a branch snap and saw a small gray-brown upright animal about 78 yards away. The animal stood on two legs but dropped very low when the wind shifted, then disappeared when the witness looked again from behind a tree. The witness interpreted it as a juvenile Bigfoot.

Full-body sighting
3 July 2005 Sarah, Union County, Georgia Class B #23701

Vocalization heard at close range on Appalachian Trail (Gooch Mountain Shelter)

The witness was sleeping alone in a trail shelter when awakened after midnight by heavy movement and loud repeated whooping calls nearby. Unable to see the source in darkness, the witness noted the sound moved sideways and the surrounding woods went silent for several minutes. No physical traces were found during a morning search.

WhoopFootsteps
7 May 2005 El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas Class A #11632

4' - 5.5' upright animal seen crossing dead-end road

Two people were sitting on the tailgate of a parked truck on a vacant road at dusk when the reporting witness went to the cab for a phone and saw a small dark hairy biped about 15 yards away. The entity ran across the road from left to right in a few seconds, paused without looking, then entered the woods while making running noise heard by both people. The pair waited in the truck in fear for several minutes before driving away.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingFootsteps
11 November 2002 El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas Class A #10913

Squirrel Hunter has encounter south of El Dorado

The witness was hunting squirrels alone late in the afternoon along an old road near a swamp. After smelling a strong foul odor and hearing growls, hoot-like sounds, footsteps and brush movement, the witness continued toward a clearing. The witness then saw a tall reddish hairy creature cross the road behind them in one step and run into the brush, then ran to the truck and left.

OdorGrowlVocalizationFootstepsMovement only +2
November 1996 Uniontown, Union County, Kentucky Class A #11998

Woman in parked car has nighttime sighting along the Ohio River

The witness waited alone in a parked truck at night near the river to pick up relatives. A large hair-covered upright figure emerged from woods about 50 feet away, crossed the road and a field to the river treeline, pausing briefly to look around. The witness locked the doors and turned on the headlights, frightened by the encounter.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
April 1996 Pendleton, Union County, Oregon Class B #10934

Young family on afternoon outing find footprints east of Pendleton, Oregon

The witness and her husband drove a remote track until a stream blocked their car and then explored on foot along the bank. The witness reported a strong feeling of being watched from a wooded hillside and then found a very large human-like footprint in ground too firm to show their own tracks. Her husband confirmed the print, she found two more, and they left quickly without taking photos.

Tracks
May 1994 Blairsville, Union County, Georgia Class A #29326

Memory told of a nighttime encounter at close range near Blairsville

Two companions were walking at night toward a house when a noise at the treeline drew their attention. One companion fled while the witness briefly watched a huge dark-haired figure step down an embankment into the road about 30 feet away, hearing a grunt and smelling a musky pine odor. Both ran to the house and dogs chased the figure, with sounds of a violent struggle including roaring and shrieks before the dogs returned, one injured and another with blood on its mouth.

Full-body sightingEyeshineVocalizationGrowlScream +2
October 1988 Palmer Junction, Union County, Oregon Class B #696

Elk hunters find two sets of bare-foot tracks in the snow near Palmer Junction

While elk hunting, the witness and companions walked a logging road to meet another party member and found very large tracks in hardened snow that wandered on and off the road. The tracks came in two sizes, crushed the snow to the gravel, and had not been present that morning. The third party member had also noticed the tracks independently, and the group did not follow them and returned to camp.

Tracks
November 1986 Lake Butler, Union County, Florida Class B #23498

Bow hunter describes possible tracks, sounds and scat north of Lake Butler

The witness was archery hunting from a ground blind near a hog wallow when he heard close grunting and breathing that he could not see. After the sounds stopped he inspected the area and found very large scat and large deep tracks leading to and away from the scat. He first assumed hogs and then a very large bear made the sign, but later judged the scat too large for a Florida black bear.

VocalizationTracksScatOdor
October 1983 Byhalia, Union County, Ohio Class B #4981

Late night encounter by Coon hunters near Byhalia

The witness was following dogs while hunting raccoons in the woods with a party. A loud scream, loud crashing noises, and an awful smell were encountered. The dogs returned scared to the trucks, with one smelling of skunk.

ScreamOdorUnidentified sound
21 August 1982 LaGrande, Union County, Oregon Class A #58004

Archery hunter recalls daytime sighting on Mt. Emily

While driving to the summit with his wife, the witness noticed a dark figure sitting at the base of a tree that he first mistook for a hunter. The figure stood up, walked across the road behind their vehicle, paused about 30 seconds to look at them, then descended a steep hillside out of sight. The witness estimated it at about 8 feet tall by a nearby tree and described it as massive, dark brown and long-haired with wide shoulders and long arms.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1980–1989 Union County, Arkansas Class C #4096

Sighting by truck driver near Felsenthal Wildlife Refuge

A truck driver was sitting in his truck at night on the outskirts of a swamp during an oil loading operation. He reported a strong gamey smell and, after turning on the headlights, saw a large ape-like creature with red eyes staring at him. He panicked and drove away with the loading hose still attached, spilling oil, and afterward refused to do night loads.

Full-body sightingOdor
since March 2023 Union SC, Union County, South Carolina Related account #75643

Unidentified sound near Union SC, South Carolina

Since March 2023 the witness heard what was likely the same creature at least a handful of times at the property.

Unidentified sound
every few nights thereafter Union SC, Union County, South Carolina Related account #75643

Door or window contact near Union SC, South Carolina

After covering window gaps with foil, something tapped on the bedroom window every few nights and the witness did not respond.

Door or window contact
A few more nights later Union SC, Union County, South Carolina Related account #75643

Sasquatch sighting near Union SC, South Carolina

A few more nights later the witness again saw the same large head looking down through the same bedroom window gap and moved to the other side of the bed.

Partial sightingSilhouette