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Summer of 1989 Virginia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/5af0hnZsrQX9o5rcS0OK6j23rjpTC6-CDLvw0JBifUQ

Footsteps in Virginia (1989)

The witness and friends drove to a remote gravel road to party at night. After a loud crash from a tree, something bipedal circled them making growling sounds and then gave a loud roar they could feel. It stepped into the spotlight as a massive white figure, climbed a bank in three steps and rushed their truck before they fled, later returning in daylight to find impressions on the bank.

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Fall 1988 Amherst County, Virginia Class B #1768

Lifelong hunter hears strange screams in early morning twilight directly under tree stand

The witness was deer hunting from a tree stand before dawn when an extremely loud roar that rose into a piercing scream sounded directly underneath the stand. The witness remained still until daylight, hearing no movement despite very dry leaves, and saw nothing. After daylight the witness found no tracks, spoor, or hair in the area.

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8 August 1985 Mt. Jackson, Shenandoah County, Virginia Class B #62934

Campers report 'Ohio howls' and stalking near Mt. Jackson in George Washington National Forest

Two people camped in a remote, heavily forested area heard prolonged, loud howls from a nearby ridge, along with heavy footsteps and crashing through brush. After briefly walking up the road to listen, they felt the source paced them and then moved closer downhill toward them. They returned to camp, kept the fire built up, and continued hearing sporadic howls and movement until they fell asleep after midnight.

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June 1984 Sherando, Augusta County, Virginia Class B #16777

Possible trash snatching (2 witnesses) outside Sherando

The witness and a companion were sleeping in their truck at a forest camp late at night when a large bipedal shape walked past and went to trash bags hung high in a tree. The shape reached up, carried one bag into the woods where tearing and eating sounds were heard, then returned about half an hour later to take a second bag. The pair remained in the truck, then packed up and left to spend the rest of the night elsewhere.

Partial sightingSilhouetteProperty disturbanceUnidentified sound
April 1984 Wythe County, Virginia Class A #2285

Boy sees "Bigfoot" in the woods while looking out the car window

During spring break 1984 the witness was traveling by car through Virginia with family toward Florida. While looking out the window the witness noticed a large upright dark hairy figure walking in woods near the freeway, and a younger brother in the car also saw it while the driver did not. The witness described the figure as about eight feet tall with black hair covering head to toe and a long striding walk.

Full-body sighting
December 1982 Fieldale, Henry County, Virginia Class B #27472

Man recalls watching a possible late night road crossing from his home outside Fieldale

Around 3 a.m. on a cold clear night during Christmas season, the witness got up for a drink and looked out the back-door window toward a lit road. He watched a tall, hairy, upright figure with long arms climb a steep bank, grip a bridge rail, cross the two-lane road in one stride, and disappear down the opposite bank. The observation lasted about five seconds under a street light.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
September 1981 Ft Lee, Prince George County, Virginia Class A #40645

Memory told of observing a hairy biped close to Civil War fortifications near Fort Lee

In early fall 1981 the witness and two friends rode bikes back to a stream in the battlefield woods to retrieve rock chips. They saw a dark, hairy figure bent over in the stream that stood upright, turned toward them, and then ran silently north along the stream on two legs. The group fled, returned later with older kids to search, and found no tracks except additional turned-over rocks.

Full-body sightingOdor
20 December 1980 Lawrenceville, Brunswick County, Virginia Class B #36202

Memory told of a tall hairy figure seen in a corn field near Lawrenceville

The witness was riding on a school bus at night after a game when they noticed a tall, hair-covered figure standing in a corn field near a scarecrow. The figure was watched for several seconds as the bus passed about 75 to 100 yards away. Other passengers did not see it and laughed when the witness called out.

Full-body sighting
30 August 1980 Farmville, Amelia County, Virginia Class B #31594

Memory told of a possible sighting of two juveniles tree climbing at sundown near Farmville

The witness waited in a parked car in an open farm field at dusk while a companion hunted nearby. After the companion returned uneasy to the car, both looked toward a large oak tree ahead. The witness saw two small dark hair-covered figures moving and climbing around the tree; one came down, moved behind the trunk, then peered out and stood upright looking toward the car. Frightened, the pair left immediately and drove home instead of staying overnight.

Partial sighting
1980–1989 Roanoke, Virginia #7ae3c1b1-c91c-4e55-a7e2-84e3f8ba2559

Eyeshine near Roanoke, Virginia (1980)

A teenager staying alone at a remote hunting cabin after companions left and did not return spent nights unsettled by a wet-animal odor and a feeling of being watched. While sleeping outside by a fire pit, the fire died low and a large unseen presence approached, producing deep growls, snot-blowing sounds, stomping that vibrated the ground, and a pair of very high, widely spaced, bright red glowing eyes. The witness remained still praying until morning, when the presence was gone, and later told companions who laughed.

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1979–1980 Goshen, Virginia #850adcf0-7b4b-4557-a296-653b48f888a5

Sasquatch sighting near Goshen, Virginia (1979)

The witness, then a young child, was walking with a small group in a scout camp to look for deer tracks. He felt another presence on a parallel path, heard cracking noises and smelled skunk. He then saw a tall dark manlike silhouette 30-40 feet away watching the group before they moved on.

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August 1978 Either Jamaica Or Church View, Middlesex County, Virginia Class A #4103

Daytime sighting on Route 17 near Church View

In 1978 while driving on Route 17 in Virginia, the witness slowed for a dead animal in the road and noticed a strong swampy odor. He glimpsed a dark figure crouching at the woods edge, then watched in the rearview mirror as it entered the roadway in a few long strides, paused in a hunched posture over the carcass, and retreated quickly when another car approached. He was shaken and later wondered if the figure could have been a sasquatch, but states he cannot identify what he saw.

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15 July 1978 Ft Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia Class B #33887

Retired Military Policeman remembers strange incidents while on guard duty at Fort Belvoir

The witness was an MP stationed at Davison Army Airfield from late 1977 to late 1979. While alone on night gate duty he noticed a deer acting alarmed, heard a noise in the dark woods beyond the street light, and saw two red eyes reflecting back at a height well above deer level. He connects the incident to repeated nighttime knocks, loud wood breaks and unfamiliar animal sounds heard around the airfield swamp and south perimeter woods.

EyeshineUnidentified sound
10 October 1976 Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Class A #30462

Witness remembers several incidents including a close encounter on a dark road near Danville

The witness and a companion were walking down an overgrown abandoned road at night to collect cans for money. The witness swept a light across the road and saw a dark broad figure step into the trail about 10 feet away and stand looking at them. After a couple seconds the witness shouted and ran, while the figure did not approach.

Full-body sighting
November 1973 Buchanan, Botetourt County, Virginia Class A #18623

Memory told of an early morning encounter with hairy biped near Buchanan

After bedding down in an open three-sided shelter, the witness awoke around midnight to a strong odor and saw a tall hairy bipedal silhouette backlit by the campfire. The figure urinated onto the adjacent occupant's sleeping bag before stepping off the shelter floor and leaving. The group then left the isolated shelter for a more populated campground nearby.

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Summer 1973 Springfield, Newington Forrest, Fairfax County, Virginia Class A #23400

Upright creature crosses road in the path of a car near Newington Forest

In summer 1973 the witness was driving on Pohick Road with her children in the evening when a tall hair-covered bipedal creature stepped into the road in front of her car. It stopped two to three yards from the hood, turned toward the headlights and stared for a few moments. It then crossed to the shoulder in one stride with a smooth gait and went into the woods.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
September 1970 Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia Class A #24569

A couple remembers their daylight sighting while driving thru the Shenandoah National Park many years ago

A couple driving west over Skyline Drive in the morning saw a large hairy biped running toward the road. The driver slowed as the creature crossed about 10 feet in front of the car, continued past the car, then went up a steep embankment into dense foliage and out of sight. The witnesses said it ran on two legs the entire time, never slowed, and ignored them.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
15 May 1970 PURCELLVILLE VA, Loudoun County, Virginia Class A #35477

Memory told of a nighttime sighting while joy riding on train tracks near Purcellville

In May 1970 the witness and a companion were riding in a Jeep along railroad tracks at night. About 70 to 100 yards ahead, a large bipedal hair-covered creature crossed the tracks in a few steps. The pair stopped, then reversed quickly to leave the area.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
July 1957 Quantico VA, Prince William County, Virginia Class A #679

Marine had late night sighting on military base in Quantico

The witness was on night guard duty at a Marine camp when a dog walking with them began barking. The witness looked up and saw a tall figure covered in light-brown hair standing nearby that did not move when encouraged to chase it. After the witness chambered a round in a rifle, the figure ran away on two legs and was not seen again.

Full-body sighting
two mornings ago Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City County, Virginia Related account #35467

Whoop near Virginia Beach, Virginia

Two mornings before the report, the witness heard loud clear whoops from the wooded area behind the home while letting a dog out.

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