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September 1998 Cuba, Sandoval County, New Mexico Class B #5535

Elk hunters threatened by deep, angry growl in Jemez Mountains

In September 1998 the witness and a companion were stalking elk in the morning when they heard a very loud, low, powerful growl nearby. The witness, an experienced hunter, said he had never heard anything like it and his companion was very frightened. They stopped hunting for the day and returned to camp without seeing the source.

Growl
August 1997 Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico Class A #3895

Incidents around home on Mescalero IR

In March 1997, two sisters driving to their mother's house encountered a large hairy figure sitting beside a dirt road. When headlights illuminated it, the figure stood to seven feet or taller and then moved toward the river. The witnesses were frightened and said it was neither a bear nor a human.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
Summer 1996 San Juan County, New Mexico Class B #491

Observations by locals along the San Juan River

The witness reports a large hairy thing that walks along the San Juan River onto the reservation and is known to local residents. The thing is said to smell strongly, make loud noises that set dogs howling, and appear every few years near the witness home about an eighth-mile from the river. Residents avoid going down to the river because of its presence.

Partial sightingVocalizationOdor
July 1995 Cloudcroft, Otero County, New Mexico Class B #7823

Campers hear screams around midnight

Two campers were awakened in their tent around 1 a.m. by distant screams that grew closer as the source moved through the campground. The screams sounded like a woman or baby, with grunts and sniffing pauses between, and the source stopped very close to their tent before moving away and fading. The witnesses stayed inside the tent and never saw the source.

ScreamGrowl
November 1987 Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico Class B #9918

Pre-dawn screams on the Mescalero Reservation

About 20 years ago, the witness and a cousin were walking early in the morning toward the paved road to hitchhike to work. From the treeline across the road they heard frightening noises that seemed to follow them, stopping when they stopped and moving when they ran, with branches snapping audible. With no nearby houses for refuge, they flagged down a passing truck and got in.

VocalizationFootsteps
December 1986 San Antonio Nm, Socorro County, New Mexico Class A #66089

Night time sighting on I-25 within Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

The witness was driving south on Interstate 25 with his wife on Christmas Eve 1986 when both saw a tall, hairy figure run across the highway heading west. The driver pulled over to shine headlights toward it, but the figure had gone over an embankment and was not seen again.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
May 1983 Cuba, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Class A #8409

Sasquatch reaches into tent of adult camper

The witness was sleeping alone in a tent on a group camping trip when a strong odor woke them. A large hairy arm reached in through the tent flap, felt around, then withdrew. The witness then perceived two tall figures outside through the tent fabric and heard male and female vocalizations as the beings yelled and ran away.

Partial sightingSilhouetteVocalizationScreamWhoop +1
November 1982 Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Class B #20011

Hunters experience powerfull knocks on camper and hear vocalizations outside Jicarilla Indian Reservation

During an evening at a deer-hunting camp, the group heard loud bangs on the side of their camper on two occasions but found no one outside. Later that night while around a campfire, all five heard prolonged screaming and moaning sounds coming from across an arroyo toward the foothills. Two members walked toward the sounds but saw nothing, and a search of the area the next day found nothing unusual.

Vehicle contactScream
July 1980 Toadlena, San Juan County, New Mexico Class A #490

Navajo man describes sighting at a sheep herder camp in Chuska Mountains

The witness was spending the summer with family at a mountain property with a cabin and livestock. Near dusk after dinner, a relative ran back frightened and the family gathered at the doorway to look toward the well. The witness saw a grayish-brown hairy figure kneeling at the well as if drinking or washing, which then looked over its shoulder revealing manlike features, frightening the witness who ran inside to hide.

Partial sighting
November 1976 Pinon N.M., Otero County, New Mexico Class A #8417

Daylight sighting by a deer hunter

The witness had separated from companions while deer hunting and was resting near a small meadow in thick pinyon forest. A tall, dark, hair-covered bipedal figure emerged from the tree line, crossed along the edge of the meadow in daylight, and re-entered the trees without noticing the witness. The witness did not pursue, confront, or shoot at it.

Full-body sighting
seven years later Alamogordo, New Mexico #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/13/sc-ep49-bigfoot-encounter-stories

Sasquatch sighting near Alamogordo, New Mexico

Seven years after the paper-route events, while stationed in southern New Mexico, the witness drove at night with his girlfriend on a scenic road above the city. Both saw glowing eyes and a large silhouette step from one shoulder across the road and down a steep embankment. They agreed it was a Sasquatch and drove away.

EyeshineSilhouetteRoad crossing
Date unknown New Mexico #60e67380-13f5-43f2-8c2b-1d454f02a0f8

UFO sighting in New Mexico

The witness reported seeing three lights in a triangular arrangement that could not be explained. The lights could not be picked up on a thermal scope that would normally detect distant aircraft. No further detail about duration or movement was given.

A few weeks later Toadlena, San Juan County, New Mexico Related account #490

Sasquatch sighting near Toadlena, New Mexico

A few weeks after the well sighting the witness saw a shadow standing outside the tent at about 2 a.m. while the dogs stayed silent.

Silhouette
all the time Shiprock, Teec Nos Pos, San Juan County, New Mexico Related account #12542

Sasquatch sighting near Shiprock, Teec Nos Pos, New Mexico

The witness claims they frequently see strange things in the area.

the next day Cuba, Sandoval County, New Mexico Related account #5535

Sasquatch sighting near Cuba, New Mexico

The next day a scared, hungry bear-hunting dog wearing a radio collar lingered near camp but could not be caught and was left there.

Date unknown Crystal, San Juan County, New Mexico Related account #26414

Sasquatch sighting near Crystal, New Mexico

The witness states they have had two other unspecified incidents in the same area.

the next year Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Related account #20011

Scream near Lindrith, New Mexico

The witness returned to the same area the following year and heard similar screams from much farther away.

Scream
Date unknown Gubnerdor Nm., Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Related account #11109

Sasquatch sighting near Gubnerdor Nm., New Mexico

The witness states this was the second time they had seen the entity out there.

over 10 years Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico Related account #23585

Sasquatch sighting near Mescalero, New Mexico

Over ten years living there, the family experienced multiple incidents including unexplained killing of several dogs.

the following morning Thoreau, McKinley County, New Mexico Related account #28964

Unidentified sound near Thoreau, New Mexico

The witness returned to the same location with a relative the next morning to search for footprints, found none because the snow had melted, and heard a loud crashing noise in nearby trees.

Unidentified sound