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Cryptid sighting in Tennessee (1983)
The witness woke in his parents' bed to find the room filled with intense red light. Silhouetted figures with bulbous heads lined both sides of the bed while cluttered voices sounded in his head, giving the impression of being studied. His parents remained asleep, and he recalls no transition to sleep, remembering nothing again for days.
Sasquatch sighting near Forsyth County (1983)
The witness and a friend parked in a car on a wide tractor path near creek bottoms at night to drink before a party. A very large hair-covered biped took one long stride into the path about 20-25 feet away and faced the car for a minute or more, breathing heavily and flexing its fists. After a whistle-like sound from the woods, the creature made a dismissive huff, stepped out of sight in one stride, and left silently. The two men drove away and did not return.
Three teens in tree platform attract something using coyote call
The witness and two companions sat on a raised platform in the woods at night while a coyote call imitating a wounded rabbit was blown for about half an hour. They then heard something circling the platform in dense underbrush with loud footsteps and deep grunting while the surrounding woods went silent. They could not see the source at the edge of the flashlight beam and eventually climbed down and ran to a nearby house.
Branch breaks and close vocalization heard while cutting pole trees mid day, near Tumalo
The witness returned with a companion to collect previously cut poles at the end of a logging road. After about 20 minutes they heard something breaking limbs while approaching from the ridge and retreated to the truck. When the witness stepped toward a large fir tree, an extremely loud guttural roar came from behind it, and both fled leaving tools behind.
Possible camp stalking and strange sounds heard near Moore's Hill
Four boys were camping behind a house on a wooded hilltop above a creek drainage. During the day they heard loud, repeated bird-like and chimp-like calls approaching to within a few dozen yards, accompanied by movement in the brush, which visibly unsettled one companion. That evening they heard whistling calls across the camp for about an hour, and after most fell asleep the awake brother heard someone approach from the creek side and stand at the camp edge breathing heavily before leaving.
Night encounter near rural home outside Crooked Tree
Two companions were pushing their bicycles up a steep driveway at night after visiting a neighbor. A large silhouette crossed the driveway entrance twice, then stopped at the top, looked at them and gave a short grunt. Frightened, they dropped their bikes and ran back to the house, later retrieving the bikes with the neighbor's help and riding home.
While searching for their uncle, two boys see a tall creature look at them, grunt and run off towards the woods
The witness and a companion entered a cleared pasture near dark to look for a relative and approached a figure they first mistook for the relative. From about fifty feet they realized it was a hairy biped about six and a half feet tall. The creature turned to look at them, grunted, then ran toward the woods and stepped over a fence as they screamed.
Dairy worker describes 5am sighting between Tappan and Clendening Lake
Early one morning in March 1982 the witness was feeding young cattle in an outdoor pen on a dairy farm. After hearing a grunt, the witness saw a tall dark bipedal figure stand up near a hay feeder and then walk away toward the woods and over a fence. The witness heard crunching footsteps and fence noise for several seconds, then later found no tracks after the frost melted.
Rock throwing near Osage Beach, Missouri (1982)
The guest and friends stayed midweek at a remote cabin near Osage Beach in August. At night the group had wood chunks and pebbles thrown at them and heard loud whooping, and companions heard splashing while night fishing. The next morning companions reported a hairy bear-like figure by fish guts, the woodpile was toppled, and a beaver dam was found destroyed with a pulled-apart carcass. While squirrel hunting along the creek the guest and his companion watched a five-foot ape-like creature wading and looking in the water, which approached his companion then left after clicking sounds were exchanged with another unseen individual.
Whoop in Texas (1982)
The witness, then about 11, went with his father to a surveyor's home in deep East Texas and followed the surveyor's young son down a thin trail behind the house to a deadfall. The son gave whooping calls, after which the witness heard approaching footsteps, heavy breathing like a horse, a deep word-like vocalization and a powerful percussive sound, then breaking limbs. The witness fled back to the house as a tall dark figure ran alongside through the brush, stopping when he screamed for his father.
Sasquatch sighting in Minnesota (1982)
The witness had left a pack with clothes and snacks at his deer stand the day before opening weekend and had noticed snacks missing in prior years. Approaching the stand over a ridge, he heard banging and watched a small ape-like juvenile jumping on the stand, swinging from a branch and climbing the ladder for several minutes. When it noticed him it made a low distress call, followed by an extremely loud roar from a wooded island about 100 yards away that he felt in his chest. He fled immediately and returned about a week later to find the stand torn down and the pack and contents shredded over a wide area.
Sasquatch sighting near Keechah, Louisiana (1981)
While deer hunting in the evening, the witness watched a doe press against the stand as if chased. A tall black hairy biped with a very human face appeared nearby, stared, roared, and exchanged whistles with another unseen individual. The witness fled to a truck, fired a warning shot that struck bark near its face, and saw a second creature on the logging road while driving away.
Man recalls his terrifying encounter near the Econfino State Park while camping with his family
The witness and relatives were sleeping in lean-tos at a family hunting camp when the witness was awakened by shouting and gunfire. A relative said a tall, hairy figure had loomed over the shelter and then fled into the woods with loud crashing sounds. The group reported a strong foul odor around the camp and wood knocks shortly afterward, then left at sunrise.
2 men hear vocalization while calling up coyoties
Two people sat in a field at night using a wounded rabbit call to attract coyotes. A very loud two-toned roar-like crying vocalization was heard from the dark about 10 to 15 times and seemed to move without ever stepping into the light to be seen. The witness tried unsuccessfully to illuminate the source, left afraid, and later returned in daylight and found no tracks.
Vocalization in Louisiana (1981)
The witness went fishing before sunrise and heard a loud groan-growl from across the road that frightened him. After calming down elsewhere, he drove back, noticed paired trails in dew leading into oak woods, and followed them to a tree where a tall hair-covered biped stepped out. The two stared at each other, the creature appeared amused then agitated, building to a vocal display and urinating. Believing he was about to be killed, the witness fired a handgun into its chest at close range; the creature bled from the wound and mouth, stood, and climbed down a bluff toward water, after which the witness left and later found the road closed.
Sasquatch sighting in Louisiana (1981)
The witness, then 18, had gone fishing at dawn near a lake and heard an unusually deep groan-growl from across the road. After driving away to calm down, he returned, parked, armed himself with a large-caliber pistol, and followed disturbed dew trails into oak woods. About six feet from an oak tree a tall hair-covered biped stepped out, exchanged prolonged looks, then appeared to work itself into an agitated vocalizing state while urinating. The witness fired at close range into its chest, saw heavy bleeding from the wound and mouth, and watched it clutch its chest, stand, and disappear over a bluff toward the water.
Brothers hear howl while trailblazing
Two brothers were trailblazing through dense brush at the edge of a marshy swamp in the morning when they heard a very deep, loud howl that echoed. The sound then changed to match a purported Bigfoot scream recording the witness knew, continuing for about half an hour. They also believed they heard a faint answering call from elsewhere in the swamp.
Northeast Washington resident sees a bigfoot looking in the window
In late June or early July 1981, the witness was sleeping on the floor of a friend's home when awakened by an unusual humming and grumbling sound. She saw the outline of a large broad-shouldered figure with a muscular arm and hand cupped to look through a high upper window, which she estimated would require at least seven feet of height. The figure looked in for about a minute, then walked around the house into the woods as the humming resumed. A search the next morning found no tracks in the hard-packed dirt.
Sasquatch sighting near Sykesville, Maryland (1981)
The witness was fly-fishing in the river when a dog nearby began barking at something in the thickets. A tall dark hairy creature stood up, made ticking teeth sounds, and walked toward the woods as a strong musky odor was noticed. The witness drove to town to report it and was later turned away by state police who had cordoned off the area.
Sasquatch sighting near Sykesville, Maryland (1981)
The witness was fly fishing alone in a river pool in the morning when a dog on the far bank began barking. A tall dark-haired biped stood up from the brush, was observed walking through the thicket, then left for the woods. The witness reported the sighting, returned to find police blocking the road, and later saw a large search with vehicles and helicopters but never received follow-up.