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BFRO YEAR: 1992 or 93 Butler County, Pennsylvania Class A #3551

Campers have close encounter with large, hairy creature

Three people were sitting around a campfire late at night when they heard footsteps in the woods and a loud crash against a nearby mobile home. The reporter ran to wake a sleeping companion while the other two put out the fire. Those two companions reported seeing a large hairy man-like figure about 20 feet away, about 7-8 feet tall with red eyes, which then ran off hunched over.

Full-body sightingEyeshineFootstepsProperty disturbance
BFRO YEAR: Late '70's Kilbuck Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class B #856

Woman recalls sightings and sounds she and her brother encountered

A relative of the reporter reportedly encountered a figure called Chewbacca standing in nearby woods and watching while playing alone. The incident occurred near the family home in the late 1970s in late afternoon to early evening.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: Mid 80's Dravosburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #11228

Two teenagers have a surprise encounter in mid - 80's

Two companions hiking on the floor of a hollow came upon a brown hair-covered shape about 10 feet away near a deadfall. The shape stood to about seven and a half feet tall and ran away bipedally through brush toward a road while the witnesses fled uphill out of the woods. A return visit days later found a large matted clear spot but no footprints or hoofprints.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1998 ? Gettysburg PA, Adams County, Pennsylvania Class A #3360

Nighttime sighting by motorists on Route 116 between Gettysburg and Fairfield

The witness and a companion were driving home late at night when an animal stepped over a roadside fence and crossed the road in front of them. The animal stopped in an open field and looked back while the witness stopped the car and both occupants watched it from about 150 feet away for an extended time. They noted its tall height, hair covering, and red eyes before the witness drove away.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
BFRO YEAR: 1976 or 77 Sussex NJ, Sussex County, New Jersey Class B #7185

Teens have scary encounter in abandoned creamery near Sussex

Two teenagers exploring an abandoned creamery had the companion climb a ladder to the upper floor, where he reported a foul smell and hairy legs behind a box. Both then heard heavy running overhead with ceiling boards moving, and saw a large hairy figure break through a wall, cross a roof, and appear directly after loading doors blew open. They watched it run away through a cornfield for several seconds until it went over or through a fence and disappeared.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingFootstepsOdorProperty disturbance
BFRO YEAR: 1994? Manahawkin, Ocean County, New Jersey Class B #12825

Possible vocalizations heard in undeveloped section of Ocean County

Late at night the witness and a companion were talking outside a house bordering woods when they heard loud screaming they first mistook for a woman. They took a light and tools and went a short way into the woods, where the sound became a loud high-pitched whistling with heavy rapid breathing very close beside them. Unable to see the source and unnerved, they retreated, called police, and listened as the screams moved away to the southeast and faded.

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BFRO YEAR: 1998, 1999 Lewes, Sussex County, Delaware Class B #39121

Recollection of a possible night time road crossing near Angola

Two occupants driving slowly on a wooded road at night saw an animal enter the roadway on all fours about 40 to 50 yards ahead. The animal turned its head toward the vehicle, showing red eyes, then continued across the road. When the car reached the crossing point, the occupants saw a tall, large silhouette standing motionless beside the road. They became frightened and drove quickly to a house.

Road crossingEyeshineSilhouette
BFRO YEAR: 1995-96 Harford County, Maryland Class B #1166

Various activities reported near the Gunpowder River.

A family is said to have seen a very tall creature estimated at about ten feet in height. No details about when the sighting occurred or what the creature looked like beyond its height were provided. The account was listed alongside other local reports of tracks, sounds, and prowling around camps.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: Early 70's Harford County, Maryland Class B #1168

Man sees ape-like animal in back yard

The owner heard noises by his fenced trash area late at night and went to look with a rifle. He saw an ape-like animal outside the fence, fired into the air, and watched it stand up with its shoulders and head above the 6-foot fence before fleeing through bushes toward the woods. Footprints were left only in soft dirt by the bushes and one was preserved as a plaster cast.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundTracks
BFRO YEAR: 1972-73 Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Class B #10687

Child sees large figure looking at him in window at night

When 10-11 years old, the witness awoke from heat at night and sat up in bed. Looking toward a nearby ground-floor bedroom window, the witness saw a very large hair-covered head looking in, with blinking eyes and visible teeth standing out against darkness. After about 10-15 seconds the witness became frightened, rolled off the bed and crawled to a bathroom where the mother later found him.

Partial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1970-71 Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Class B #1163

Annapolis resident sees 9-10ft shadowy figure in driveway at 1:30am

The witness's brother spent the night alone in a camper parked in the driveway. Around 1:30 a.m. he watched a shadow move across the curtained window and translucent roof, apparently cast by a neighbor's porch light, as something slowly circled the camper while lightly tapping its sides. The next morning the family found fingerprint smudges, a large handprint, and large toeprints in spilled sand.

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BFRO YEAR: 1981-82 Severna Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Class A #3602

Dusk sighting above a creek in the Severn Run area

The witness, then 13, was playing alone along a stream between subdivisions on a clear late-fall afternoon. Feeling watched, he looked uphill about 250 ft away and saw a tall dark figure standing and looking in his direction. He ran away without looking back and told no one at the time.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1978 or 79 Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Class A #1164

Hunched figure seen covered with hair

In mid-summer or early fall of 1978 or 1979, the witness and a friend were in the woods behind the witness's house when they saw a tall hair-covered hunched figure in reeds about 300 feet away. They watched it for about 20 seconds before it noticed them, stood up, and ran into the woods. The witness was struck by how fast it moved through marshy mud that caused the children to sink to their knees.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1970? Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia Class A #7392

Youth catches standing figure in flashlight glow during camp-out

Around May 1970 the witness was camping with family at a lakeside campground and lay awake in a tent near midnight. After hearing trash being disturbed, the witness stepped out barefoot with a flashlight and saw a small upright furry creature looking into a hanging trash bag. The creature turned, made a squeal-grunt cry, and dashed away while the witness ran shouting to wake relatives. No tracks were found afterward because the area was trampled.

Full-body sightingVocalizationProperty disturbance
BFRO YEAR: 1971 or 72 Hamptonville, Yadkin County, North Carolina Class A #3439

Young boy startles creature under house porch.

The witness went onto a raised side porch to dump breakfast scraps for dogs and noticed light fur under the porch. Hearing a scuffle, the witness turned and saw a tall fur-covered creature with long arms that looked back while moving around the side of the house. The witness dropped a pan and was unable to scream.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 1/5/1998 Nantahala Outdoor Center, Swain County, North Carolina Class B #3338

Long trail of 13" long human-like footprints found in deep snow and rough terrain

The witness was backpacking alone on a steep, snow-covered trail when they found large bare human-like footprints heading the same direction for about a mile and a half. The witness initially dismissed them as a possible hoax and chose not to photograph them. Overnight rain melted the snow, and the footprints were gone by the descent the next day.

TracksPossible hoax
BFRO YEAR: 2005-06 Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina Class A #13492

Family describes incidents in Pisgah Nat. Forest ; NC-06 Exped notes

The witness and family were sitting around an outdoor fire at a relative's wooded mountain home around 10 p.m. on a damp night. While listening to recorded purported Bigfoot sounds, they felt watched and then heard saplings breaking upslope followed by a larger tree snapping and sliding toward them. Frightened, the group ran to the house porch.

Unidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 93-98 Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina Class B #15520

Possible vocalizations heard periodically over the years outside Lexington

The witness reports hearing a very loud, chilling howl and scream repeatedly over many years while living on forested family land. The sounds often occurred in early evening after unusual silence, frightened family members, and caused dogs, horses, and goats to react. Despite multiple hunts nothing was found, and years later the witness felt internet recordings of alleged sasquatch vocalizations matched what the family had heard.

HowlScream
BFRO YEAR: 71' or 72' Casar, Cleveland County, North Carolina Class A #10608

Deer hunter watches large upright walking animal on Butler Knob

The witness was deer hunting alone on a remote mountain ridge in the early morning around 1972-73. From about 400 yards away on another ridge, the witness watched a very large, very dark upright figure for several minutes. The figure was first mistaken for a bear but kept walking upright too long to be a bear, paused to manipulate a tree limb, then walked over the ridge and was not seen again.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1982 or 83 Liberty Hill, Kershaw County, South Carolina Class A #4196

Night sighting on Hwy 97, north of Liberty Hill

The witness was driving at night with a companion when an erect, hair-covered creature crossed the highway in front of the vehicle. The driver braked and alerted the companion, who saw only a brief glimpse as it entered dense woods. The driver searched the crossing point with a flashlight but found no tracks or other sign.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingPartial sighting