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26 July 2006 Lakeland, Lanier County, Georgia Class B #15329

Man describes his father's sighting near Lakeland

Late at night the witness stepped onto the porch for a smoke and heard an unfamiliar terrifying vocalization. Shining a light, the witness saw the silhouette of a tall bipedal figure near the pond that stood up and ran off, with vocalizations continuing fainter into the distance. A relative living in the house came outside and heard the final vocalization and a distant gunshot, and another relative later arrived to find the area empty.

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June 1999 Bartow County, Georgia Class B #2094

Second report of scream by resident near Red Top Mountain State Park

The reporter relayed relatives' account of hearing a howl in early afternoon during a heavy rainstorm. The sound was described as similar to a howl heard in the same location in May but about half as long. Neighborhood dogs howled and barked in response to the sound.

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Spring 1983 Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri Class B #1100

Two fisherman run from a large screaming creature in the woods near Highway 7

Two men walking through very dense brush heard a loud roar-like sound ending in a high-pitched shriek. They then smelled a very strong foul odor and heard unseen brush movement, followed by a second, closer howl. Both men fled through the brush and exited about half a mile from where they entered. The account was relayed to the reporter by a relative of one participant, who said the participant remained frightened of that woods afterward.

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1970–1979 St Clair, Missouri #4d4eddad-a9e8-4c49-b10f-5995d8f9225e

Footsteps near St Clair, Missouri (1970)

The guest's sister said that in the 1970s she repeatedly heard something bipedal walking behind her house at night. The next morning her son found long reddish-brown hair on a barbed-wire fence where the sounds had been. In later years she has also reported howl-like vocalizations and heavy breathing from the woods and once made a phone recording.

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over a ten-month period starting November 2004 and ending September 2005 Fort Coulonge, Quebec Related account #23086

Scream near Fort Coulonge, Quebec

Other seasonal and year-round residents heard similar loud unidentified howls, screams and roars at separate times over a ten-month period around the same cottages.

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some winter months Chesapeake, Chesapeake City County, Virginia Related account #4788

Howl near Chesapeake, Virginia

The witness's friend reported hearing the same frightening woodland sound while serving as winter caretaker at the Ranch with a visitor present.

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just a few nights maybe a week later Sanford VA 23426 Is Where This Happened, Accomack County, Virginia Related account #20257

Howl near Sanford VA 23426 Is Where This Happened, Virginia

A few nights later the witness's wife, alone in the same trailer, heard two or three similar scream-howl voices for about five minutes that ended with guttural growling as town dogs began barking.

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a few weeks earlier Malvern, Carroll County, Ohio Related account #11771

Movement only near Malvern, Ohio

A relative's companion heard movement in brush near a night fire, then perceived a very large bipedal animal run across the road into woods, followed about ten minutes later by a strange howl from that direction.

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Around the first weekend in this past May West Union, Adams County, Ohio Related account #58703

Howl near West Union, Ohio

A relative stayed overnight at the cabin and reported hearing howls and screams from down around the creek area.

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the prior spring Cedar Springs, Kent County, Michigan Related account #42226

Howl near Cedar Springs, Michigan

The witness's wife heard similar howls and grunts the previous spring from the same general area.

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early August 2004 Fredricksburg, Crawford County, Indiana Related account #10284

Scream near Fredricksburg, Indiana

A main witness later heard distant dogs fall silent followed by a very long scream/howl similar to the river-night sound.

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frequently Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois Related account #41487

Howl near Godfrey, Illinois

Family members frequently hear distant howls that the witness says match recordings.

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ABOUT 1 OR 2AM MIDDLEBURG, Clay County, Florida Related account #21658

Howl near MIDDLEBURG, Florida

A companion at camp woke around 1-2 a.m. and heard weird howling from about a mile away toward the encounter direction.

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both prior and since this encounter Barnesville, Lamar County, Georgia Related account #23808

Scream near Barnesville, Georgia

A companion reported hearing similar screams or moans in the woods on other occasions both before and after the main encounter.

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Since moving here 7 years ago Oak Grove MO, Lafayette County, Missouri Related account #36247

Howl near Oak Grove MO, Missouri

Over about seven years the resident family and visitors repeatedly heard howls, chatter and wood knocks, including responses to calls made by children.

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Date unknown Ava, Douglas County, Missouri Related account #18442

Sasquatch sighting near Ava, Missouri

Companion claimed to have seen the creature on separate occasions and to hear howls frequently at the location.

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Date unknown Ava, Douglas County, Missouri Related account #18442

Howl near Ava, Missouri

Companion previously reported hearing loud howls and feeling followed with footsteps behind her on walks in the woods that stopped when lighting a cigarette.

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one evening after dinner Ontario #13fdce52-693e-4f85-855a-f19d31393ff4

Howl in Ontario

A woman stood on her back patio after dinner and heard an unnerving howl unlike anything known. She submitted the audio through the organization's report form. A member later interviewed her on video.

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in the summer of 2010 Kiel, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin Related account #39031

Howl near Kiel, Wisconsin

The witness's wife heard a howl-like sound while on the porch at night that she later matched to a recording.

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over the years Avoca, Iowa County, Wisconsin Related account #43742

Howl near Avoca, Wisconsin

Family members who hunted on the property over the years reported hearing strange howls and screams unlike anything they had heard before.

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