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10 July 2017 Parrish, Manatee County, Florida Class A #57884

Nighttime road crossing outside Parrish

After an overnight fishing trip, a family driving outside Parrish before sunrise reported a large dark bipedal figure crossing the highway between their car and the car ahead. The two adults in the front seat saw the figure take about two large steps across the road while illuminated by headlights and the preceding car's taillights. The vehicle was immediately filled with a strong foul odor, which all awake occupants smelled.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
24 June 2017 Liberty Hill, Williamson County, Texas Class A #69015

Motorist daylight sighting 35 miles north of Austin

The witness was driving with a young relative in the morning when a gorilla-like biped was seen on the left side of the road. It ran across the road in front of the car and climbed into a tree on the other side. The tree was then seen shaking violently, though the creature itself was not seen doing the shaking. The witness did not stop and later found no reports of an escaped gorilla.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
23 June 2017 Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas Class A #57760

Nighttime sighting in a backyard in Round Rock

On a Friday evening the witness was at home writing music when he heard a loud howling-hoot and noticed his dogs were agitated. He went outside and briefly saw a tall, hairy creature with glowing greenish-yellow eyes and large feet by the creek-side swing. The creature quickly ran south along the creek under a highway overpass and disappeared while both the witness and his wife heard the strange vocalization.

Full-body sightingEyeshineHowl
3 June 2017 Lees Point, New Jersey #23892198-383b-4e46-9533-253c965d557f

Cryptid sighting near Lees Point, New Jersey (2017)

The father and his two sons drove to a marshy clearing in the afternoon to visit the legendary area. Across the marsh they saw a strange horse-like animal with a sloped back and split tail that appeared to move without advancing and had a shimmery mirage-like quality. While still at the car they heard an unexplained heavy voice from beside the vehicle.

Full-body sightingVocalization
June 2017 Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio Class A #57659

Daytime sighting in Tipp City while fishing the Great Miami River

The witness was fly fishing with five friends in the evening when the group heard a snap from across the river. The witness claims a tall creature stood up, growled, and trees fell as the group fled to their truck, then saw the creature walking in front of the gravel road watching them. The group later returned and reported finding tracks, broken trees and unusual intertwined structures.

Full-body sightingGrowlTree breakRoad crossingUnidentified sound
June 2017 Ozark County, Missouri #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/_hVc2jjpNEX4qdmXMbKY0skHADpEZsL8LB4C5TH0IS4

Sasquatch sighting near Ozark County (2017)

The witness was staying at his uncle's cattle farm to shoot a suspected coyote stealing chickens. From a barn loft at night he watched a tall bipedal creature emerge from the tree line and move very quickly toward the coops. After he shouted, it growled, screamed and charged the barn, shaking it, while he fired dozens of rounds down at it before it fled to the woods. No blood was found, only partial tracks, and a conservation officer told them to keep quiet.

Full-body sightingGrowlScreamTracksProperty disturbance
April 2017 Higgins Lake, Roscommon County, Michigan Class A #57401

Family driving a rural two-track have a late day encounter north of Higgins Lake

The witness and two daughters were driving a pickup on a forest two-track in the evening to gather rocks for a fire pit. A tall black-haired biped ran across the trail in front of the vehicle in a forward-leaning run with arms hanging low, followed about 15 feet behind by a large gray wolf. Both continued up the hill on the far side and disappeared, and a next-day search found no tracks because of overnight heavy rain.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
March 2017 Homosassa, Citrus County, Florida Class A #78337

Day-time road crossing sighting 40 miles southwest of Ocala

Early one morning in 2017 the witness was driving with a companion toward a boat ramp for a fishing trip. While navigating an S-curve, the witness saw a tall hairy figure cross the road from left to right about 75 yards ahead, moving from shadow into a sunlit patch. The figure disappeared behind a blind spot before the vehicle reached the crossing point, and the companion did not see it. After stopping at the location, the witness found no tracks, trail, or odor.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
February 2017 North Ogden, Utah #18752035-105b-426a-95f0-fd3b44ee1a0d

Sasquatch sighting near North Ogden, Utah (2017)

While driving west in early evening the witness saw a tall figure standing beside a lone pine on the south side of the road. She perceived a person-like form with a pointed head like a hoodie, assumed masculine because of size. After a couple seconds she glanced for traffic and it was gone, possibly dropping in deep snow. A friend later estimated 12 feet against the tree.

Full-body sighting
21 January 2017 Rio Grande, Gallia County, Ohio Class A #56586

Motorist sighting at night a few miles north of Rio Grande

The witness stopped on a road at night to count deer in a field beside the road and noticed a tall light to medium brown figure with a large upper body standing near one deer. The figure then ran toward the treeline with an uneven gait after apparently noticing it had been seen. The encounter occurred under vehicle headlights at about 25 to 35 feet distance.

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21 January 2017 Everson, Whatcom County, Washington Class A #63451

Sickly sasquatch observed by farmhand around 5am, 5 min outside Everson

Early one morning while driving to a farm job, the witness stopped at an intersection and saw a tall, emaciated, fur-covered figure holding a tree branch in the headlights. The figure stared at the car, then bared worn and broken teeth when the car moved toward it, before the witness drove past within close range. The witness later interpreted the animal as an elderly, starving individual possibly seeking chickens during severe winter weather.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
1 January 2017 Ideal, Macon County, Georgia Class B #56567

Men sees and photographs a tall dark figure watching them BBQ a hog near Ideal City

The witness was cooking outdoors midday with a relative and the property owner when a large hairy figure was seen standing by a tree in a field 300 to 400 yards away watching them. The witness took a cell phone photo, and about 40 seconds later the figure was gone without being seen leaving. The witness and the relative then walked to the spot, found tracks, and estimated the figure's height at 8 feet from tree marks and the photo.

Full-body sightingTracks
Summer 2017 Hattieville, Conway County, Arkansas Class A #58768

Late night sightings by resident near two homes in the Macedonia area

At about 11 pm in September 2017 the witness was walking from the house past a truck toward a storage room in a flood-lit yard. A tall human-like figure sprinted past within about 30 feet and disappeared in about two seconds without making sound. The witness described it as 7-8 feet tall with massive torso, long arms, dark undercoat with lighter outer hair, running erect with long effortless strides, then chased briefly with a flashlight but saw and heard nothing further.

Full-body sighting
January 2017 Jacksonville, North Carolina #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/lyh6Q5ehMqbfY7uVOBR9MrGdYBz8OG9LiDuVOKhL5is

Sasquatch sighting near Jacksonville, North Carolina (2017)

The witness lived with children in a rental trailer near woods where toys disappeared, trash was disturbed, and the children felt watched. Returning late at night to find the front door open, the witness stepped onto the deck and saw a huge hairy figure emerge and growl. The witness fled inside and later moved away within weeks.

Full-body sightingGrowlProperty disturbanceHowlTree break
3 December 2016 Haralson County, Georgia Class A #56061

Nighttime sighting by a husband and wife driving near Rockmart

A couple driving home at night saw a tall figure covered in reddish-brown fur standing at the tree line beside the road. The figure was illuminated by a light from across the street and appeared to be about to cross. Both witnesses watched it as they drove past, with one looking back through the rear window as they continued on.

Full-body sighting
December 2016 Acorn, Polk County, Arkansas Class A #56108

Sighting at dusk by a Retired Police Officer with Anthropology Degree

The witness was driving south with two family members at dusk when a very tall dark upright figure was seen standing at the crest of a hill by the highway. The figure crossed the road west to east and disappeared into heavy woods beyond a steep rocky drop. The driver stopped at the crossing point but could see nothing further.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
21 November 2016 Manchester I Think, Ocean County, New Jersey Class A #56480

Men have early morning sighting on way to job site near Manchester

While driving to a job in the early morning, the witness and a companion stopped for deer crossing the road. A large hairy figure came to the edge of the pavement, paused briefly, then turned and went back into the woods. Both occupants viewed it from a short distance and discussed matching descriptions on the way to the job.

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16 November 2016 Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey Class B #55961

Men see upright creature walking in front of a home at dusk near Ocean City

Five men were watching TV at a house when they saw a hair-covered biped walking on the street in front of the house. The figure passed under a streetlight about 150 feet away but was in silhouette, showing a hunched posture and broad build, before going behind trees into woods across the street. The men watched for several seconds and did not pursue it, later agreeing it did not look human.

Full-body sightingSilhouette
November 2016 Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois Class A #55934

Nighttime sighting near Sunset Lake west of Girard

The witness was driving home at night when a tall bipedal animal crossed in front of the vehicle and went into the woods across from the house. The animal was described as 7 to 8 feet tall and muscular, covered in matted burgundy to brick-red hair about 4 inches long, with a grayish pale face whose features could not be discerned. The witness thought it might have been scavenging fish along a nearby lake bank.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
November 2016 Brookings, Oregon #c28653f6-4e98-436c-b3f3-6181eed9e7d1

Sasquatch sighting near Brookings, Oregon (2016)

In November 2016 the witness was driving slowly with his wife, newborn son and a friend toward the Ludlum House along the Winchuck River to sightsee. At a bend he looked down into the creek and saw an upright, furry dark-brown figure standing in mid-water that looked up over its shoulder at the car and then looked away. On the drive back the figure was gone and he later found no stump in that spot, and since then he reports an uneasy watched feeling past about mile eight.

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