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Possible whoops and knocks heard by relic hunter in the Ace Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve
The witness was searching for relics with metal detectors in a swampy coastal area when separated from two companions. He reports hearing two loud deep ape-like whoops followed by stick-against-tree impacts about 100 yards away and then again farther toward the river. He also notes smelling a foul stench shortly before the sounds while acknowledging it might have had another source.
Possible daylight sighting, rock throwing and missing goats on rural property outside Aragon
At noon on a clear day, two men standing on high ground overlooking a pond watched a tall, black hair-covered biped walk through pines behind the pond for about 100 feet. They estimated its height at 8-9 feet using a 4-foot fence for scale and said it walked casually without noticing them. When it should have entered an open clearing it was gone, and a search of the area found no trace.
Roadside Sighting near Moody
The witness and his wife were driving at night when their headlights caught a hair-covered humanlike figure standing on the left side of the road about 25-30 feet away. It faced them briefly, then ran bipedally a few steps and scrambled on all fours up an embankment behind it. When they looked back after passing, it was gone.
Possible activity (smell, branch twist) around residence outside Atoka
The witness stepped out of the garage around midnight and noticed a strong musky odor while dogs barked across the road. The next morning the witness found a yard tree limb twisted and split despite calm weather the prior day. The witness searched for footprints and other traces but found none, and cut out the twisted section to keep for study.
Dusk sighting by hikers in Flat Island Preserve
The witness and a companion were walking a nature trail at night when they heard repeated wood-on-wood knocking. They approached the sound and saw a tall muscular figure that looked at them briefly before running away. Both witnesses were later interviewed separately and estimated the figure at 7 to 8 feet tall.
Nighttime sighting by motorist on Hwy 33 near Seneca Rocks
The witness was driving east on US 33 at night with a companion dozing in the passenger seat. He saw a tall, bulky, hair-covered upright figure walking along the roadside and shouted in surprise. The vehicle behind them braked and turned on high beams, suggesting its occupants may also have seen it. The figure did not react to the cars or lights and was described as definitely not a bear, deer, or large dog.
Campers hear possible whoop-howls near Yosemite (Sawmill campground)
The witness and two relatives were camping at the Sawmill Walk-in Campground east of Yosemite and talking around the camp table after sunset. From the forested canyon to the west they heard a series of about ten loud whoop-howl calls with pauses between them. Normal background wildlife noise stopped during the calls and resumed shortly after, with no answers or repeats and no visual contact.
Afternoon sighting by hiker at Seneca Rocks
The witness was descending from Seneca Rocks on a shortcut and became lost in rough rocky terrain. They heard heavy footsteps and branches cracking, then saw the back of a tall orange-brown haired creature moving uphill about 30 yards away. The creature continued uphill quickly over rocks and disappeared, and the witness returned to the trail to tell family.
Couple hear wood knocks and howls near Warren
The witness was camping overnight with family near a reservoir when he and his companion heard repeated loud knocks like wood hitting wood from about 100 yards away for about 15 minutes as the sound moved away. He also reported distant howling that he could not confidently identify. The next morning he noticed broken logs and bent trees near the camp. His young child was asleep during the sounds and did not witness them.
Early evening sighting near Moreland
A relative reported on behalf of the witness, who was driving home in the late afternoon when a tall hairy biped stepped onto the road very close to her car. The witness braked and swerved to avoid a collision as it walked slowly across without hurrying, glancing back once before disappearing into woods by a lake. The encounter reportedly lasted about 30 seconds in good daylight.
Group of children spot a Bigfoot emerging from cornfield between Kenton and Rutherford
The witness and six companions were sitting outside talking in a relative's front yard around midnight. After hearing odd noises and corn stalks breaking for some time while dogs reacted defensively, they heard a loud scream and saw a tall hair-covered humanoid emerge from the cornfield across the road. The group fled inside and did not tell the adults at the time.
ATV rider recalls passing very close to a Bigfoot at dusk in Eight Mile Canyon near Leadore
In July 2007 the witness and a companion were riding ATVs back toward camp in the evening when the witness noticed a low shape beside the trail. As he passed, the shape stood to about eight feet, faced away then looked over its shoulder and extended an arm toward him, causing him to duck and accelerate away. He also reported a strong elk-like odor. The companion ahead did not see the figure but noticed the witness was shaken afterward.
Possible sighting by clay pigeon shooters near the base of Mt. Rainier
Four adults spent the day trap shooting at a dead-end road near a washed-out bridge. During a lunch break they noticed a tall dark stump-like shape about 25-30 yards into the forest and watched it remain motionless for 30-45 minutes. When they later looked again the shape was gone, leaving no matching stump. They concluded the object may have been a sasquatch calmly observing them despite hours of shotgun noise.
Bigfoot spotted by driver in Cranberry River region of Monongahela National Forest
While driving home shortly after midnight, the witness encountered a hair-covered biped standing in a forest road and honked at it. The figure ran swiftly uphill along the road and then crashed through elderberry bushes and disappeared downslope. The next day the witness found prints in muddy holes in the road and broken bushes at the exit point.
Possible tracks found crossing dirt road near Hilton Beach
The witness discovered three large human-like footprints in a road in the morning after overnight rain while mowing a cottage drive. The prints were described as large with three toes and deep impressions, spanning the road in three strides from one ditch to the other and continuing through grass and over a log. No creature was seen, and no photos were taken.
Possible vocals at property near the Allegan State Game Area
The witness and his partner were awakened in bed around 2 a.m. by two loud screams coming from the woods about 100 yards away. Their dog also woke and reacted with fear and agitation. The witness did not go outside with a light at the time.
Possible knocking heard in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore
Two people walking toward Miner's Falls heard repeated wood-on-wood banging for about a minute. They saw a large limb held straight out and striking back and forth between two close-set trees about 20 feet away. One witness glimpsed a dark unidentified shape believed to be part of a dark arm that seemed to rise from leaning over before the noise stopped and moved away behind the trees.
Campers awakened by strange howls while camping near Sanford
The witness and his family were staying in a fifth-wheel trailer with the windows open on a cool cloudy night. Around 2 a.m. the witness heard loud scream-like howls from different directions that seemed to answer each other for about ten minutes while appearing to move. Dogs in a nearby town began barking almost immediately.
Possible vocalizations south of Sturgeon Lake
The witness was asleep at home when a very loud screaming and howling sound woke him around 3 a.m. He went to the front door to listen as the sound quieted, describing it as similar to recorded whoop-howls and unlike coyotes he had heard before. He estimated a single caller a quarter to a half mile to the southwest, noting dogs and livestock reacted to it before it stopped.
Incidents and followup near Lake Hartwell Dam
The witness was night-fishing along a river trail when heavy footsteps approached on the wooded hillside. Shining a headlamp toward the sound caused it to stop, and it resumed after the light was removed. The footsteps paralleled the witness back to the parking area without ever emerging, and a search with a brighter light revealed nothing seen or smelled.