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1982–1983 Osage Beach, Missouri #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/lNS7OzLHAmwyeK_VKmSh_i-E7qEgjCUwSLRJGTaob0Q

Rock throwing near Osage Beach, Missouri (1982)

The guest and friends stayed midweek at a remote cabin near Osage Beach in August. At night the group had wood chunks and pebbles thrown at them and heard loud whooping, and companions heard splashing while night fishing. The next morning companions reported a hairy bear-like figure by fish guts, the woodpile was toppled, and a beaver dam was found destroyed with a pulled-apart carcass. While squirrel hunting along the creek the guest and his companion watched a five-foot ape-like creature wading and looking in the water, which approached his companion then left after clicking sounds were exchanged with another unseen individual.

Rock throwingObject throwingWhoopFootstepsFull-body sighting +3
1982 Warm Springs, Nye County, Nevada #709fe89a-f8a4-48bd-a6d1-57a09af02d1d

UFO sighting near Warm Springs, Nevada (1982)

A family driving across Nevada early in the morning encountered a strange object that approached their station wagon and flew above the road. After a tire blowout, mist, humming and slowed perception, they stopped and hid in brush where a saucer landed and three floating beings took the two children aboard. The parents sought help at a military gate while the children were found the next morning on the test range and later described examinations, pills, a calming ribbon and a map.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
Summer 1982 Lincoln, Lewis And Clark County, Montana Class A #1519

Boys observe hairy man-like creature several times

Two days after a distant sighting, the witness and companions were walking back toward the cabin across a field on a sunny day. About 50 yards away they saw a creature sitting on an old tree stump just inside the woods watching them. The witness said it turned by moving its whole upper torso as if it had no neck, then looked back before the group fled.

Full-body sighting
Fall 1982 Blackfeet Reservation, Glacier County, Montana Class A #1517

Horse-riding witnesses see hairy bipedal animal cross trail on Blackfeet Reservation

The witness and cousins were riding horses home through a brushy trail in the evening when their horses became agitated. A very tall, very hairy bipedal figure ran beside them, crossed the trail about 40 feet ahead, paused at the brush edge to stare, then disappeared into trees. The group returned the next day and found high broken branches and footprints.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1982 Mt Hood, Hood River County, Oregon Class A #63738

Daylight sighting by horseback rider below Bald Butte, Mt. Hood zone

The witness and a young relative rode a horse up a hillside and stopped for cocoa before dusk. The horse reacted fearfully, and the witness saw a large hairy biped about 50 yards away that took a step toward them then turned and walked away. The pair fled with the horse and the witness reported the sighting to a parent after returning.

Full-body sighting
November 1981 Bon Wier/Newton, Newton County, Texas Class A #13833

Early evening sighting by motorist two miles outside Bon Wier

The witness and their spouse were driving on Highway 190 in southeast Texas at dusk in fall 1981 or 1982. A tall, lean, hairy figure stepped into the road ahead of them, paused near the center to look toward the vehicle, then continued off the road into vegetation. The pair watched for about ten seconds and drove past without stopping.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
26 October 1981 East Of Bedford In., Lawrence County, Indiana Class A #3233

Couple view figure standing on gravel road looking at them

The witness and a companion had pulled off a gravel road east of Bedford in the afternoon when the companion said someone was watching. The witness then saw a tall hair-covered biped standing in the road about 50 to 60 yards ahead. After the witness stepped out with a rifle and started approaching, the creature turned and ran through briars into a cornfield, and the pair left.

Full-body sightingOdor
October 1981 Pillowville-Christmasville Communities, Carroll County, Tennessee Class B #4381

Brief dusk sighting near Pillowville

The witness and a companion were walking along a road after sundown when the witness heard movement on an elevated fence row. The witness climbed up to look across a cut corn field and saw a tall slender brown shaggy figure walking along a ditch, which stepped into a ditch bank after being shouted at. They ran back to the companion's house, and the witness returned the next day to find large human-like footprints in lime dust.

Full-body sightingFootstepsTracks
October 1981 Siloam Springs, Benton County, Arkansas Class A #6178

Motorist crossing a bridge sees sasquatch digging in the dirt below

In early to mid-October 1981, the witness was driving to work on old Highway 68 toward Fayetteville. Near the bridge at Fairmount Road, the witness saw a reddish-brown figure digging at the ground beside the bridge. The figure looked up as the car passed, then jumped up and ran across the road in long, fast strides.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingAnimal behaviour
4 September 1981 Wall, Monmouth County, New Jersey Class A #66051

Youths have evening encounter near Allaire State Park

The witness and a companion were in an open school field at dusk when the witness noticed a large shadowy figure across the field. The figure then ran silently and very fast directly toward them, appearing as a huge reddish-brown shaggy man/ape-like creature. The witness shouted to run and both fled through a neighboring yard to the witness's home. A return search the next day found nothing.

Full-body sighting
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
September 1981 Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan Class A #821

a family reports repeated encounters on their farm. (From newspaper articles.)

Two young family members went to the barn after dark to check animals and one touched fur in the dark and then saw a tall furry biped with red eyes. The creature followed as they left the barn without harming them. An older relative then confronted it with a shotgun, fired in the air, and it ran into the woods making a noise.

Full-body sightingEyeshineGrowlUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
September 1981 Brinnon, Jefferson County, Washington Class A #941

Sighting by a hunter on the edge of a road

The witness was walking back to his camper after hunting when he heard heavy footsteps and waited on the road. An upright bear-like figure appeared in an opening, faced him and froze for a few seconds before turning and leaving silently. He later searched for tracks but found none due to hard ground, then returned with his wife to estimate its size.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
8 August 1981 Shawano, Town Of Wescott, Shawano County, Wisconsin Class A #135

Two couples shine owl and observe large hairy primate

In summer 1981 four young people parked at night with headlights toward the woods and noticed eyeshine high in the trees. When bright headlights were turned on they reported seeing a huge standing figure that turned and walked away, prompting them to flee in reverse. They returned in daylight the next day and noted a large circular area of burned grass tops.

EyeshineFull-body sighting
7 August 1981 Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida Class A #10867

Youths have daylight sighting in wooded area of Sarasota

Three children were playing in a densely wooded area when they heard a loud crack like a stepped-on stick. They saw a tall hairy man-like figure watching them from near old vehicles and a ditch. The figure moved into full view, grabbed a tree branch and leaned forward to look at them, after which all three fled and did not return.

Full-body sightingSilhouette
August 1981 Bronson, Levy County, Florida Class A #27250

Woman remembers observing a bi-pedal hair-covered adult and youth while driving near Bronson

The witness was driving to an early class on a clear morning when a large hair-covered biped emerged from the tree line and crossed the highway in a couple of steps. The figure paused by a fence to look toward the witness, then lifted a smaller hair-covered figure from the weeds onto its hip. It then stepped over a barbed-wire fence and walked unhurried into the woods.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
August 1981 Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona Class A #28946

Army Vet recalls daylight sighting near Prescott

The witness was driving on a dirt road near Prescott at dusk when a large ape-like animal appeared moving parallel to the road just inside the tree line. The witness braked to a stop and watched it walk through a gap in the trees about 100 meters away for about 10 seconds before it disappeared into the forest. The animal was described as tall, very muscular and reddish-brown with longer arm hair and little or no neck, and it never looked toward the car.

Full-body sighting
15 July 1981 Rural Area At The Time; 6 Miles Out Of Town, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Class A #2764

2 mini-bike riders chased by large bipedal creature

The witness and a relative were riding a minibike through a new subdivision when they noticed an upright, black, hairy figure about 500 yards away moving toward them on the road. After backtracking briefly they looked back and saw it approaching faster in the middle of the road, then fled on the minibike without looking back and kept the incident to themselves for years.

Full-body sighting
4 July 1981 HAYWARD WI, Sawyer County, Wisconsin Class A #23691

Man recalls encounter at a cabin on Nelson Lake

Late at night two boys inside a lake-front home noticed a shadow passing a high bedroom window and went outside with lights to check for an intruder. From a deck they heard a loud snap on a trail leading to the woods and saw a very tall, broad, black-haired upright creature run away and disappear. The next day a search found only a broken limb, and the witness later heard that nearby residents had also reported sounds, tracks and fence damage that night.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundOdor
July 1981 Cascade, Valley County, Idaho Class A #6929

16-year-old girl has nighttime sighting near hot springs

The witness was camping with other groups and took a nighttime walk on a dirt road after being unable to sleep. About 200 yards from camp a large grey entity emerged from the roadside 10-15 feet ahead, turned to face the witness, and they made eye contact for a few seconds. Both turned away, the witness ran back to camp and kept watch, with no further appearance.

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