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Possible activity including eye glow outside a home near Fort Ashby
Around 1 a.m. the witness got up for water and looked out the kitchen window. About 20 yards into the woods behind the house, three pairs of red glowing eyes moved single file at an estimated 7 feet off the ground. No bodies could be seen in the darkness except moving branches, and the movement was described as smooth, balanced and agile.
Very close observation of a road crossing at night near Quinwood
While driving down a mountain road to work in the evening, the witness slowed for what looked like a bear. The animal stepped over a guardrail, looked at the stopped vehicle, then crossed the two-lane road in two steps and went up the mountain into the woods. The witness described it as very tall with dark matted hair and was shaken by the encounter.
Witness describes getting a good look at a bi-pedal creature while driving on a country road in Buckhannon
The witness was driving home alone at night on a narrow wooded road when eyeshine caused her to slow near a curve. Her headlights revealed a brown-haired bipedal creature standing off the road about ten feet away. The creature watched her pass, making eye contact and showing pointed teeth, then turned its head to follow until she left the area. She felt intense fear only after passing.
Possible nighttime encounter while raccoon hunting outside Valley Head
Two people training a hound at night saw bluish-green eyes watching them from about 40 yards away in the woods. They approached the spot, found nothing, then on returning to the road saw the eyes again along with a second taller orange-red pair. Both pairs stared without apparent fear while the dog barked, then appeared to follow the truck for about half a mile as the witnesses drove away.
Sasquatch meets car running along US Hwy. 219
The witness and a companion were driving south from home around 1:30 a.m. when a tall, hairy creature ran north past the passenger side of their car. They turned around in a nearby lot but did not see it again. Later they found flattened grass in long strides, possible footprints up a hill, and hair caught on a fence wire.
Repeat visitations described near rural home
The witness reported seeing a tall, large creature with yellow eyes watching her companion as he placed puppies in a fenced pen on 8 October 2006. She moved her young child to the porch while her companion remained unaware he was being observed. Later that night her companion encountered something very large approaching on foot, prompting him to run inside and lock the doors, concluding it was not a bear.
Night time sighting by motorist outside the town of Keyser
The witness was driving down a mountain road at night after dropping off a companion when headlights illuminated a large hairy figure sitting on a log beside the road. The figure stood, leapt into the roadway, and ran across into dense cover while the witness watched. The witness stopped, turned off the vehicle, and listened briefly to heavy crashing footsteps receding into the woods before driving on and noticing a nearby campfire gathering.
Night sighting outside rural home near Bruceton Mills
Late at night at a farm home, the witness and a companion looked out the back door after the dogs barked then went quiet. They saw a large hair-covered creature near a mineral feeder that rose onto two legs, looked toward them, then walked upright toward a hay field while swinging its arms. They also heard heavy breathing and a gruff sound and noticed a foul odor during the stare.
Large creature on all-fours seen crossing US-50 near Burlington
Late on Thanksgiving night in 2003, the witness was driving home on Route 50 near Burlington after dropping off a friend. She braked to avoid a large black animal crossing the road on all fours. The animal reached the far side, turned to look at her with orange eye reflection in the headlights, and she fled home in distress.
Daylight sighting near rural church on Rt. 31, east of Parkersburg, near Cairo
Four teenagers left a church after an evening rehearsal to go for a walk along a road lined with pines. One who hid behind the trees encountered a tall hairy figure at very close range pulling back a branch, then fled screaming. Another teen then watched the tall muscular figure emerge from the trees, cross the road, and walk up a hillside while turning its upper body to glance back.
Hunter experiences object throwing and vocalizations near Onego
The witness was climbing a steep ridge before dawn with hunting gear when his light revealed three or four sets of yellow eyes about 60 yards ahead. One set rose vertically and maintained eye contact as the group moved off across a hollow without showing deer traits like a white tail or snort. Shortly after, a heavy object landed near him, which he later interpreted as thrown, followed by guttural vocalizations unlike known wildlife and a skunky odor at a suspected bedding area.
Cryptid sighting near Pawpaw, West Virginia (2001)
The witness was camping at a small private campground when he heard something crashing toward camp. He shone a flashlight and saw a black, bear-headed creature about 5-foot-9 tall with kangaroo-like arms and an odd posture. After a few seconds it dropped low and scuttled rapidly into the woods, leaving him uneasy.
Two men shocked to see hairy figure close on trail in Monongahela National Forest
Three men encountered two large hairy figures at night on a mountain trail. Two of the men observed one figure at close range, about nine feet away, shining a flashlight on its face, noting yellow eyes and a dragging right leg. The close figure left the trail, crossed a meadow into heavy brush and was not followed, while the second figure was seen moving in the opposite direction.
Family gathering interrupted by 8-foot tall visitor at the kitchen window
The witness and extended family had arrived late for a summer visit at the grandparents' mountain home and were talking inside. An older relative noticed something at the high kitchen window, prompting several men to go outside with firearms. The grandfather fired a shotgun toward the rear of the house while the witness, locked out front, saw the outline of a shoulder and head with reflective eyes near the roofline. The group regrouped inside, and dogs normally around the house were absent that night but returned frightened in the morning.
Late-night road-crossing sighting by firefighter near the Potomac River
Late at night the witness was driving on a rural road with a farm on one side and an apple orchard on the other when a large hair-covered figure crossed the road ahead of the vehicle. The figure paused in the middle of the road to look toward the headlights, allowing a clear view, then continued across. The witness kept driving, was shaken by the sighting, and avoided that road afterward.
Dogman sighting in West Virginia
The witness drove her brother's car to a nearby Sheetz around midnight and noticed a large dark animal near the drive-through area. As she parked the animal rose onto its hind legs, stared at her with white reflective eyes, then ran bipedally into nearby woods at remarkable speed. She remained frozen in the car in fear for several minutes before leaving, and later revisited the spot in daylight with her husband and found no trace.
Sasquatch sighting in West Virginia
The young witness was tending a fire she built with her father after he went inside briefly. She repeatedly saw a very tall dark furry figure standing at the woods edge watching her, with glowing reddish eyes. She fled to the house in fear, and afterward flattened leaves and a broken branch out of adult reach were found at the spot.