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September 1979 Dunkirk, Blackford County, Indiana Class B #2458

Two brothers hear strange screams while target shooting. Unusual scratchings on a tree discovered the following day

The witness and a relative had been target shooting and had returned to town when they heard an extremely loud scream from the woods they had just left, carrying across a large field. The witness released a dog to investigate, but the dog ran inside the house and refused to go back outside. The next morning the two returned to the area and found several trees with scratch marks about six feet above the ground.

Scream
21 December 1977 Boone County, Indiana Class A #2459

Evening sighting by motorists along I-65 near mile marker 131.

The witness and their spouse were driving on the interstate at night when they saw a large creature cross the road ahead of them. The creature crossed three lanes in about four steps from left to right and was illuminated by oncoming traffic. By the time their car reached the crossing point, it was gone. Both occupants reported seeing it.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
15 June 1977 Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana Class A #29032

Memory told of a mid-afternoon encounter along the Flatrock River

Two friends were playing at a secluded campground by a river on a clear spring afternoon, shooting at a can floating downstream. After noticing sudden silence and a rising noise from across the river, they saw a tall hairy figure standing with one foot in the water and one on the bank. They stared at each other for several minutes, then the witness fired his rifle into the air and both fled by car.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
October 1975 Mooreland, Henry County, Indiana Class B #28453

Growl near Mooreland, Indiana (1975)

The witness and three companions were coon hunting at night with three hounds along a logging road beside a swamp. The dogs yelped in fear and ran past the group back toward the truck. The group heard a deep growl and loud limb breaking and wood knocking moving toward them from the swamp, then left the woods and found the dogs shaking in their boxes on the truck.

GrowlWood knockTree break
July 1975 Marion, Grant County, Indiana Class A #26587

Woman recalls afternoon sighting near the outskirts of Marion

The witness recalled seeing a light-colored hairy creature at the edge of a small woods near the family home on a summer afternoon. From about 70 feet away, the witness watched for about two minutes as it picked berries from a bush while bent over in tall grass. When it noticed being watched, it looked toward the witness, then took large steps into the woods and disappeared, after which the witness screamed.

Full-body sighting
September 1973 Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana Class A #6094

Child has sighting in cornfield near Sheridan

A child playing in tall corn behind the house at dusk heard heavy bipedal footsteps and corn being pushed aside. The corn parted and a very tall, thick dark figure stood within arm's length, emitting a strong musky odor and a heavy sigh or grunt before running around the child and disappearing. The child's mother heard the footsteps and corn breaking but did not see the figure.

Partial sightingFootstepsOdorVocalization
10 July 1973 Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana Class A #10538

Youths have daylight sighting near Westfield

When the witness was thirteen, he and a companion were riding bicycles near abandoned railroad tracks when a small maple tree crashed down. The companion left immediately while the witness saw a very tall, hairy animal standing by the tree about ninety feet away and staring for a couple minutes. When the animal started walking toward him on two feet, the witness fled home by bicycle.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1973 Flat Rock, Shelby County, Indiana Class A #10153

Motorist has nighttime sighting of animal in soybean field near Flat Rock

The witness was driving home alone in the early morning when headlights lit a large standing figure about twenty yards out in a bean field beside corn. The eyes reflected red and the head and upper body were visible above patchy fog, appearing as tall as the surrounding corn. The witness drove away frightened without stopping for a closer look.

Partial sightingEyeshine
July 1968 Chrisney, Spencer County, Indiana Class A #6534

Young boy has night time sighting near Chrisney

A child staying overnight at a relative's farm looked out an attic window after bedtime and saw a dark figure illuminated by a truck's headlights near a shed. The figure had unusually long arms, a rounded head, and did not reflect light before running west. Two relatives searched the area with shotguns and a vehicle but found no one.

Full-body sighting
January 1967 Perrysville, Fountain County, Indiana Class B #2462

Numerous large footprints seen by rabbit hunters near Wabash River

The witness and a relative were rabbit hunting after a light fresh snowfall when they found large fresh footprints leading into a tree grove and noticed a musty odor. They heard nothing, became frightened, and left immediately for the car. The witness notes the memory is old and that no photos were taken.

TracksOdor
1953–1976 Winamac, Pulaski County, Indiana Class A #9245

Family has several sightings at a summer cabin near Winamac.

During a family weekend at riverside cottages, a group of children playing outdoors screamed and pointed toward the dense woods. Adults who ran outside reported seeing a tall, dark-haired biped walking away toward the treeline, with an additional young witness seeing only its back as it entered the woods. An adult aimed a rifle but lowered it without firing, later saying he feared it might be a person.

Full-body sighting
16 August 1937 Warrick County, Indiana Class A #14336

Old newspaper article (The Hammond Times) mentioning sightings near Boonville

BFRO YEAR: 1989/90 Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana Class B #15926

Possible vocalization/intimidation at Ouabache State Park

The witness, on duty overnight at a park gate, heard a loud terrifying scream from about 250 yards away accompanied by the sound of a large tree snapping and falling. After waiting about 45 minutes in the booth, the witness walked to the same spot and heard another scream from about 50 yards away, then stayed in the booth until daylight. A search of the immediate woods the next morning found nothing unusual.

ScreamTree break
about a year later Campbellsburg, Washington County, Indiana Related account #25793

Footsteps near Campbellsburg, Indiana

About a year later the same witness camped in the valley with companions, heard steps descend the valley wall and cross the creek into camp, had a cooler knocked over, and saw a large hairy head look into the tent before it left.

FootstepsPartial sightingProperty disturbance
Date unknown Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana Related account #25869

Growl near Greencastle, Indiana

On a later visit to the same lake, the witness heard a single loud grunt/moan-like sound similar to the main event.

Growl
the last 2 years Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana Related account #44166

Wood knock near Martinsville, Indiana

On return visits over the last two years the witnesses heard knocks and whoops, had food taken and found prints including in snow without visual contact.

Wood knockWhoopTracksProperty disturbance
Date unknown Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana Related account #60871

Property disturbance near Loogootee, Indiana

A ball from the yard was repeatedly found in the woods and down the road before disappearing entirely.

Property disturbance
Date unknown Nineveh, Johnson County, Indiana Related account #13242

Whoop near Nineveh, Indiana

The submitter, who hunts in the same woods, reports hearing whooping sounds from about half a mile away.

Whoop
The next night Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana Related account #2467

Howl near Corydon, Indiana

A friend stayed overnight and a very loud howl was heard right under the upstairs bedroom window.

Howl
when I was 24 years old Indiana #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/01/26/sc-ep75-looking-back-over-the-last-75-shows

Sasquatch sighting in Indiana

The witness was staying at a horse ranch to help with foaling. At dawn a distressed mare ran down a hill, and a tall white hairy biped was seen on the hilltop. The creature later came down to the barn, peered around it at close range, carried a dead foal and laid it in grass, then left with it through the woods. Neighbors later reportedly found the foal miles away with internal organs missing.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour