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Young man tells of childhood experiences
The witness woke in the middle of the night and saw the outline of a huge figure standing on the front deck, made visible by a security light. The figure was described as much taller and broader than a tall adult relative. Too frightened to approach the window, the witness lay back down.
Memories told of several incidents including an observation through a rifle scope while target practicing outside Street
The witness and several companions were sighting in rifles on a warm sunny afternoon when they noticed a large dark figure moving in woods across a creek. Through a rifle scope the witness watched the upright, dark-haired figure repeatedly grab and shake a large tree for 15-20 minutes. Only the upper half of the figure was visible, and the group left without further interaction.
Man remembers seeing an animal move through a ravine near Yosemite
The witness was camping with four companions near Sonora Pass at dusk when the group heard loud crashing from a nearby ravine. The witness then watched a dark, hair-covered figure run upright across granite rocks and through fallen trees at high speed, breaking branches as it moved. The companions retreated in fear while the witness moved closer to observe to within about 100 feet.
Memory told of a nighttime close encounter in the Henning Conservation Area near Branson
Two companions walking a hillside trail at night heard a loud snap and saw two large bipedal figures silhouetted against city lights. After one companion shouted, a second shorter figure stood up beside the taller slumped figure, and both fled on two legs crashing through small trees. The witnesses estimated the taller figure at 7.5 to 8 feet tall, hid at the fire tower overnight, and noted broken limbs and a sweet unpleasant odor in the area the next morning.
Sasquatch sighting near Seaside, Oregon (1993)
The guest, an Army combat engineer, was riding in a convoy down from a demolition site in Oregon timberland when he looked toward a recently blasted quarry. He saw three large, jet-black, hair-covered bipeds standing in the open, with broad shoulders, no visible neck, and very long arms. He watched them for about 25 seconds until the convoy turned a corner and lost sight.
Man recalls close encounter while on afternoon walk near Whitehorse
The witness was walking with his mother along a narrow winding old road in daylight, walking ahead to check each bend. At one bend he stopped and watched a large dark figure standing on a rise about 80 feet away for several minutes, unable to see its face in the shade. After leaving with his mother, he looked back and briefly saw the figure about 20 feet behind before it disappeared silently into the woods.
A family is chased by a sasquatch near Wadena
After dinner at a family friend's house, children were taking down a sheet fort on a clothesline after dark while two witnesses watched from a van. They noticed a tall dark upright figure standing by a tree watching the children, then hurried into the van and drove away. As they left, the figure reportedly ran alongside in the ditch, keeping pace with the van for about a half mile before dropping back.
Possible daylight encounter on Fort Rucker Army Base
The witness was walking alone during a work break to look for arrowheads when he heard movement and grunts near a creek. He briefly saw a large dark man-shaped figure about 6 to 7 feet tall standing in dense woods before it turned and crashed away. He left quickly and initially tried to explain it as a stray horse.
Footsteps heard on porch, large dark shadow passes window, near Gettysburg
The witness was lying in bed trying to sleep in a cabin bedroom when heavy stomping sounds passed by the window. By moonlight through a curtained window, the witness saw a tall shadowy figure with a large head and broad shoulders moving slowly past. The next morning the witness found a single very large footprint in dirt and grass on the otherwise clean porch where the figure had passed.
Scream in Washington (1992)
The witness and a fellow soldier were on a moonlit two-man patrol defending a simulated missile site during a training exercise. They heard a long loud scream that shifted into babble and cackling, saw a large silhouette on a ridge, and followed it for over a kilometer. When the figure charged downhill toward them they moved to intercept, then stopped amid intense layered odor and withdrew feeling they were in danger.
Adult recounters childhood sighting on Black Mountain
The witness was inside an upper house getting ready for bed and looked out a window at the night sky. They saw the dark silhouette of a tall figure walking past, with only the top half visible above the treetops. The figure was estimated at seven feet or more, with a mullet-like head shape, a slight slouch, and arms swinging like pendulums while walking.
Witness hears scream, sees large 2-legged figure covered with hair
The witness stopped on a gravel road while driving home from a hunting trip and heard a loud high-pitched screech. The witness then saw a dark figure on a hill ahead and watched it cross the road in the vehicle headlights. The figure was described as hair-covered and moving with animal-like movements before disappearing into trees. The witness did not look for tracks and drove away quickly.
Large, dark figure seen standing down by the mailbox.
Late at night in the fall of 1991, the witness and a sibling were watching television at home when their dog began barking. They opened the door and saw a large dark figure, hunched over, standing near a distant mailbox. They left to get a flashlight, but the figure was gone when they returned, and they reported no further sightings.
Possible encounters near the Upper Chattahoochee River Recreation Area
Late at night in 1990, the witness and five companions were walking to their camp in the mountains when they saw a distant moonlit silhouette on a nearby ridge. The figure stood, jumped a great distance, then strode over the far side of the ridge without audible sound, frightening the group. The witness later estimated from memory that the animal was at least eight feet tall.
Sasquatch sighting in North Carolina (1990)
The witness brought friends by car to the cornfield and walked with a friend atop lined hay bales toward the woods. They found something hunkered by the bales, shone a small light on it, and it stood up very tall and screamed. The witness fled, ran off the bales, severely broke an ankle, and required hospital surgery.
Sasquatch sighting in North Carolina (1990)
The witness joined relatives for a night coon hunt in a cornfield. He saw a tall silhouette at the woods edge that stood slumped with long arms swinging and noticed a strong rotten odor. The figure returned to the woods, gave a howl then a rising scream, and the hunting dogs abandoned the hunt and returned to the truck.
Road crossing in Washington (1990)
While driving slowly up Mount Walker in dense fog with two companions, a huge dark mass crossed the road 50-60 feet ahead from an uphill slope to a steep downhill drop. They stopped, got out, and looked for tracks. They could not identify what it was but felt it was too large for a bear.
Sasquatch sighting near Washougal, Washington (1990)
The witness was teaching a companion how to camp without fire or lights in wooded terrain when they realized they were surrounded by several large upright figures. The figures remained mostly still, with only minor sounds, while the pair talked and then backed out with firearms ready without firing at the figures. One figure was later seen leaping from the roadside high into a tree. The witness returned the next day to recover gear, found extensive large tracks, followed fresh tracks, and encountered one individual at close range.
Young girl sees road-crossing figure during car repair stop
When the witness was in elementary school, the witness stopped with parents and companions on a back forest road in Washington while they looked at a truck with trouble. The witness saw a very tall dark silhouette with thick long limbs cross the road in front over a small bridge, moving quickly. No one else in the party noticed it, and the witness recalls no sound or odor.
Sasquatch sighting in Michigan (1989)
The witness and a hunting partner encountered a very tall hair-covered figure on a raised railroad bed while walking to their tree stands. They shone a flashlight on it, saw a huge hand raised to its face, and watched it approach to about 25 yards. They fled to a ladder stand, then heard it running and a violent fight with another unseen animal that ended with a splash in the river, after which they waited until daylight to leave.