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23 February 1978 Chetopa, Labette County, Kansas Class A #1312

Chief of police in Chetopa finds two and a half miles of tracks that measured 17 inches in length, 5 5/8 in width. Thousands of curious people came out to look at the tracks. The incident was reported on the local TV news

The police chief in Chetopa reported discovering a two-and-a-half-mile trail of large footprints and recorded their dimensions. The discovery attracted thousands of onlookers and was covered on local television news. The chief later suggested the trail was a hoax made with wooden feet, an explanation the compiler doubts.

TracksPossible hoax
1978 Riley County, Kansas Class A #1315

Couple reported being stalked while walking along a dark country road.

Two companions were walking in a rural area at night and noticed something following them for an extended distance while hearing movement in nearby brush. Only the companion reportedly saw the figure, described as a very tall biped that emerged from the tree line at close range. He did not mention it at the time and told the other walker about it years later.

Partial sightingFootsteps
1960 Jackson County, Kansas Class A #1330

Motorist's sighting results in a collision

In 1960, a man claimed to encounter a very hairy figure on the Pottawatomie Indian Reserve northwest of Topeka, Kansas. He was reportedly so frightened that he drove across a yard and struck a clothesline. The account survives only as an excerpt from a published book.

Partial sighting
at 1 A.M. Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas Related account #32256

Howl near Bennington, Kansas

The witness heard a long howl later that night while still camping and fishing.

Howl
Date unknown Kingman County, Kansas Related account #35984

Scream near Kingman County

The witness heard something yell outside a large south-side window and heard it leave, covering 20 yards in 3-4 steps into the woods.

ScreamMovement only
after moving in Kingman County, Kansas Related account #35984

Object throwing near Kingman County

After moving in, the witness reported objects thrown at the house, screams and howls, footsteps and movement sounds at or near the home.

Object throwingScreamHowlFootsteps