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1 October 2021 Kentucky #89f89cba-a9ed-42c3-bb27-c65487a403e4

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (2021)

The two hikers set up a thermal camera on a tripod in a field to watch for deer and bear at night. They observed a large upright creature crossing a road on thermal, approaching to about 90 feet, then fleeing into a thicket where facial details were seen. Later they heard a howl, whoops from multiple directions and grunting near the truck, then felt an impact while driving out that left a dent from a thrown rock.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingHowlWhoopGrowl +2
April 2021 Kentucky #42c08fcc-201f-4097-bda4-28d0a2c66155

Whoop in Kentucky (2021)

After moving onto a wooded hillside property, the witness and family began hearing loud whooping and prolonged howling that did not sound like known animals. On one night while inside the house, the witness heard chattering and grunting right outside the door that stopped when the door was opened. The sounds were unfamiliar and recurred close to the home.

WhoopHowlChatter
26 September 2014 Pine Knot, McCreary County, Kentucky Class B #46578

Possible howls are heard for several weeks near Pine Knot

The witness reports repeatedly hearing loud yells or howls late at night while visiting a companion's residence, occurring every two to three nights over about a month and a half and including the evening of September 26, 2014. Dogs are reported to bark after the sounds, and a musky dog-like scent is noticed when the sounds are close. No visual details of the source are given for this ongoing occurrence.

VocalizationHowlOdor
August 2012 Bagdad, Shelby County, Kentucky Class B #36229

Possible vocalizations and rock throwing on a summer night at a home outside Bagdad

The witness heard repeated howls moving around the house in the early morning, starting close in the treeline and shifting to different sides of the property. After retreating inside, small rocks were heard hitting the porch roof for several minutes. The witness woke his wife and both heard additional more distant howls over the next hour before it became quiet.

HowlRock throwing
1 January 2010 Madisonville, Hopkins County, Kentucky Class B #31443

Possible activity while deer hunting on an old coal mining location outside Madisonville

The witness and her daughter were set up in the woods waiting for daylight while hunting. Right at daybreak they heard a loud sustained sound described as a combined howl, yell and growl three times, lasting about 30 seconds each, with coyotes vocalizing between the sounds. The witness was certain the main sound was not a coyote and both were frightened enough to leave.

HowlScreamGrowl
21 October 2008 Slade, Powell County, Kentucky Class B #24948

Campers experience possible harassment all night in the Red River Gorge

Three people camping overnight near a creek reported prolonged howling in the evening and a close loud scream during the night. Through the night they heard movement around the tents, sticks hitting trees, branches breaking, and had objects disturbed including a tent stake pulled out. They also reported white eyeshine, a pungent odor, a dark figure seen in the treeline after daylight, and footprints and torn branches found in the morning.

HowlScreamWood knockEyeshinePartial sighting +5
September 2007 Brandenburg, Meade County, Kentucky Class A #30673

Family endures confrontation while camping in front yard near Fort Knox

The witness was camping overnight in the front yard with several children when rocks rolled into camp and loud howls were heard. Around 3 a.m. something heavy approached on two feet with a strong animal odor, bumped the witness's tent, then lifted and shook a child's occupied tent before running back into the woods.

Rock throwingHowlScreamFootstepsOdor +1
9 September 2003 Whitesburg, Letcher County, Kentucky Class B #26036

Man describes encounter at a strip mine near Whitesburg

The witness was working overnight security at a remote strip mine and was resting in the guard shack during heavy rain. He heard crunching beside the shack, saw a shadow move toward the door, and something pulled on the door. After he shouted, he heard a terrifying screaming howl and the pulling intensified, so he heated a poker as a threat until it went quiet, then ran to his car where he remained the rest of the night.

Movement onlyDoor or window contactScreamHowlUnidentified sound
September 1993 Keokee Virginia, Harlan County, Kentucky Class B #30596

Ginseng hunter recalls being terrified by a nighttime visitor on old mining property at the KY/VA border

Two companions were camping in remote steep woods while digging ginseng when they were awakened late at night by loud howls, screams, growls and chattering. Something shook trees and threw large rocks and small sapling trees into their camp for hours, retreating when the fire was built up and returning as it died down. At daylight they found saplings broken off and uprooted around camp and hiked out to the road.

HowlScreamGrowlChatterRock throwing +2
1980 Kentucky #9bdb0699-2477-4b65-b7ca-a51f1a3bc0f2

Howl in Kentucky (1980)

Later in 1980, while walking with his mother to a neighbor's house at night, the witness heard a loud close howl he now associates with the Ohio howl. Both he and his mother were frightened.

Howl
November 1978 Boston, Nelson County, Kentucky Class B #23730

Bowhunters get unexpected response near Boston

Three bowhunting companions were camped overnight in an abandoned barn. After the witness made rabbit-distress calls with cellophane, a distant low moan grew into a loud mournful roar twice, followed by total silence from dogs and insects. The men remained silent in their sleeping bags until morning and then packed up and left without hunting.

VocalizationHowl
1978–1988 Campbellsville, Taylor County, Kentucky Class B #3269

Matching vocalizations heard a decade apart

In August 1988 on a rural farm with woods and creeks, the witness and a relative stood outside after dark to listen for a strange sound. They heard loud cries alternating from woods on both sides of the road where two creeks met, suggesting two animals, while noticing a strong musty odor and unusual silence of normal night sounds. Neither saw anything, and a next-day search along the creek banks found no tracks. Days later they felt the cries matched a vocalization heard in a Sasquatch movie.

VocalizationHowlOdor
Summer 1971 Shively, Jefferson County, Kentucky Class B #2385

Strange sounds heard over the course of that summer

The witness was at home at night when called outside by a relative to listen to a distant low moaning howl lasting several minutes while many dogs barked. The sound seemed to fade as if moving away and frightened the witness. No creature was seen and no tracks were found. The witness states similar howls occurred a couple more times that summer.

Howl
a few times Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Related account #38122

Scream near Morehead, Kentucky

The witness and relatives had previously heard scream, whoop and howl sounds on a few occasions in the same general area.

ScreamWhoopHowl
tonight around 1am Jessamine County, Kentucky Related account #46624

Howl near Jessamine County

The witness and a companion heard loud howling calls from a nearby hill for several minutes with cattle calling and neighboring dogs silent.

Howl
Date unknown Kentucky #cb946455-d79d-4e6c-8c7d-fb639f566e42

Howl in Kentucky

While staying with his grandparents as a child, the guest sat on the porch at night with his grandmother listening for birds. They heard a long siren-like howl far off echoing through the hills. The grandmother suggested it was probably a mountain lion.

Howl
Date unknown Kentucky #8ebcc7ee-6871-49bd-b56c-a161f2d5c592

Vocalization in Kentucky

After burning brush in the backyard, the witness was walking toward the house when a very loud yell was heard that set off neighborhood dogs. The witness recorded part of the sound on a phone. Two recordings from the yard were later analyzed and described as having a signature attributed to a sasquatch howl.

VocalizationHowl
throughout the course of the 20 years that we've hunted down there Muhlenberg County, Kentucky #8ebcc7ee-6871-49bd-b56c-a161f2d5c592

Wood knock near Muhlenberg County

Over many years of hunting the same reclaimed coal land, the witness group repeatedly heard loud tree knocks, rocks clanged together, and varied howls after dark. They sometimes returned to camp to find items slightly moved and often felt watched. No creature was seen in these ongoing incidents.

Wood knockUnidentified soundHowlProperty disturbance