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21 October 2008 Slade, Powell County, Kentucky Class B #24948

Campers experience possible harassment all night in the Red River Gorge

Three people camping overnight near a creek reported prolonged howling in the evening and a close loud scream during the night. Through the night they heard movement around the tents, sticks hitting trees, branches breaking, and had objects disturbed including a tent stake pulled out. They also reported white eyeshine, a pungent odor, a dark figure seen in the treeline after daylight, and footprints and torn branches found in the morning.

HowlScreamWood knockEyeshinePartial sighting +5
October 2008 Livingston, Rockcastle County, Kentucky Class A #71854

Hunter's encounters in Daniel Boone NF southwest of Livingston

The witness was hiking alone in dense forest in the late afternoon when the woods fell silent. He heard rustling and grunting and saw a tall hair-covered creature standing near a tree about 50 yards away, then saw it again about 20 to 30 yards away while walking back. He left the area without using the firearm he was carrying and later told a relative what he had seen.

Full-body sightingGrowlMovement only
October 2008 Evarts, Harlan County, Kentucky Class B #25257

ATV riders find possible tracks outside Evarts

Four men riding 4-wheelers in thick forest saw a black bear on an opposite hillside and rode toward it, but the bear disappeared into deep woods. Stopped at the hilltop, they noticed four large human-like footprints in fresh mud heading up the trail in a different direction from the bear. The prints were described as very large with a big toe and a few smaller toes and a long stride. Hunters in the group said the prints looked like Bigfoot prints and differed from bear tracks.

Tracks
14 June 2008 Morehead, Rowan County, Kentucky Class A #24674

BFRO Investigator videotapes encounter in Daniel Boone National Forest

An investigator hiked with two companions to the top of a rocky ridge at night to look into recurring activity. While the companions scanned with night vision and a camcorder, the investigator illuminated a sasquatch-like figure standing close below the rocks with a headlamp and watched it withdraw and walk away. The companions recorded eyeshine in the opposite direction, suggesting a second animal, and the group heard footsteps following them as they descended. They later reviewed the tape and confirmed eyeshine had been recorded.

Partial sightingEyeshineFootstepsObject throwing
11 April 2008 SOUTH PORTSMOUTH, Lewis County, Kentucky Class A #24976

Property owner describes activity near South Portsmouth

The witness reports repeated encounters over three to four months near the family home involving a large bipedal animal that is not a bear and has a very strong bad odor. Dogs are frightened by it and horses become agitated when it is close, and some livestock have been lost. The witness's children also saw it while walking to catch the school bus, and a follow-up account describes a brief thirty-foot sighting of a seven to eight foot tall grayish-black haired animal.

Full-body sightingOdor
September 2007 Brandenburg, Meade County, Kentucky Class A #30673

Family endures confrontation while camping in front yard near Fort Knox

The witness was camping overnight in the front yard with several children when rocks rolled into camp and loud howls were heard. Around 3 a.m. something heavy approached on two feet with a strong animal odor, bumped the witness's tent, then lifted and shook a child's occupied tent before running back into the woods.

Rock throwingHowlScreamFootstepsOdor +1
August 2007 Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky Class A #26173

Daylight sighting while riding a 4-wheeler near Franklin

The witness was riding on a four-wheeler in a creek at dusk with a companion. She glanced to the side and saw a large light-brown furry figure standing in tall cane weeds about 15 to 20 yards away. When she looked again, the figure turned, crouched down, and moved away from her.

Full-body sighting
Spring 2007 Masonville, Daviess County, Kentucky Class A #27024

Late afternoon road crossing sighting by motorists near Masonville

The witness was driving home with her young son in the late afternoon when she saw an upright figure crossing the road ahead. As she got closer, the tall figure covered in dark reddish-brown hair leapt over a ditch and fence and ran very fast across a field into the woods. She was frightened by the encounter and drove quickly home past the woods.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
2007–2008 Owensboro, Kentucky #4a2bd381-ea8b-47d0-bf1e-5514668f86e1

Rock throwing near Owensboro, Kentucky (2007)

The guest and his best friend fished at the uncle's lake then dug for fossils at the high wall. Rocks were thrown at them from a ravine, then heavy footsteps paced them behind tall reeds. When they reached the truck and turned on headlights, an 8-9 foot upright grayish-black figure ran from behind the reeds up a steep hill in seconds and disappeared.

Rock throwingFootstepsFull-body sighting
22 December 2006 Mckee, Jackson County, Kentucky Class A #24131

Large bipedal animal strolls past home near the Daniel Boone National Forest

The witness reports standing in a front doorway changing a bulb when a popping sound was heard and cats ran toward them. About a minute later the witness saw a very tall, light-colored, muscular creature walking calmly in the ditch across the highway behind the mailbox. The sighting lasted several seconds under a street light at close range and left no tracks.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
December 2006 Harlan / Hyden, Harlan County, Kentucky Class A #40278

Hunter in a ghillie suit on Pine Mountain has a close encounter

A deer hunter in scent-masking clothes and a ghillie suit was set up on a rock overlooking a saddle at daybreak. A large dark ape-like animal threw a stick that landed behind him, then charged after he shouted and pointed his muzzleloader. He fired in front of it to deter it; it stopped, stood, grunted, and a smaller one emerged crying before both left. He abandoned his gear and found it ransacked the next day.

Full-body sightingObject throwingVocalizationScreamProperty disturbance
12 July 2006 Beech Grove, McLean County, Kentucky Class A #22981

Motorcyclist has up-close sighting near Beech Grove

In July 2006 around 4:30 a.m., the witness was riding a motorcycle to work when they noticed a large hairy creature squatting beside the road near a sawmill. They passed within about four feet and looked at its face and eyes for a few seconds before continuing, too shaken to stop. The witness described the animal as unlike any known animal and human-like in appearance.

Partial sighting
July 2006 Bardstown, Nelson County, Kentucky Class B #15767

Possible vocalizations and stalking south of Bardstown

In July 2006 around 9:30 p.m., the witness was walking from the garage to the house when a loud unfamiliar screaming was heard from the hollow at the back of the property. The scream was heard again about 30 seconds later. The witness said it was unlike coyotes previously heard and that it sent chills down the spine.

Scream
September 2005 Philpot, Daviess County, Kentucky Class A #48811

Four-wheeler riders are observed by a tall white biped at dusk near Philpot

The witness was driving an ATV with his brother as passenger along a wooded ridge trail at dusk to check a soybean field for deer. The passenger noticed a tall white figure to the left of the trail, and the driver stopped within about 50 yards to look at it. The two stared at the figure briefly before the driver looked down at the ATV controls, and when he looked up the figure was running away through the woods.

Full-body sighting
20 July 2005 London, Laurel County, Kentucky Class A #18174

Small gorilla-type animal seen at dusk along the Laurel River near London

The witness and a companion were riding an ATV along a river at dusk. The witness noticed movement across the river about 75 yards away and saw a reddish-orange quadrupedal animal with a pale face that looked toward him before climbing over a downed treetop and disappearing. He tried to film it but captured only the shaking branch. Deer on the witnesses' side of the river would not cross the water.

Full-body sighting
July 2005 Canton, Trigg County, Kentucky Class A #13289

Daytime sighting near Canton on State Route 164

The witness was driving to work in the morning while watching for deer. From the road the witness saw a tall black-haired figure standing at the edge of the woods in a creek bottom area watching the vehicle pass. The witness slowed but did not stop, and the figure remained standing without acting aggressive. The witness has watched for it since but has not seen it again.

Full-body sighting
June 2005 Mays Lick, Fleming County, Kentucky Class B #25702

Piercing scream heard by twelve people near Mays Lick

The witness's husband and another adult were sitting with boys camping in the woods on a moonlit night when the husband noticed a figure moving between trees, with moonlight visible between its legs. The group left the woods, and the next day the witness found footprints and poured a mold of one, plus other ground and vegetation signs. The investigator later reported the couple described a seven-foot-tall, wide-shouldered creature with a cone-shaped head and no neck.

Partial sightingTracks
April 2005 Pikeville, Pike County, Kentucky Class A #28575

Bipedal creature observed on a cliff outside Pikeville

In April 2005 the witness was looking out a doctor's office window toward a rock cliff when he saw a tall, thin brown creature. The creature walked slumped over on two legs, moving three times between the cliff edge and the treeline before disappearing. A second person in the office also saw it, but it was gone before others could be shown it.

Full-body sighting
summer of 2005, probably June or July Vanceburg, Kentucky #203545a6-d924-4f5c-bacf-143167428913

Sasquatch sighting near Vanceburg, Kentucky (2005)

Shortly after arriving at a secluded cabin, the 17-year-old witness and his best friend took a paddle boat onto the five-acre pond without lights. Near a dark cove they approached a huge dark figure on the shore. As they realized it had broad shoulders and a head with no neck, it lifted its leg and caused a huge splash, and they paddled frantically back to the dock.

Partial sightingSilhouette
20 April 2004 Stanton Ky., Powell County, Kentucky Class A #8517

Pedestrian has nighttime sighting along the Red River

Around 2:30 a.m. on a clear night, the witness was walking home along a road paralleling a river when a strong bad odor and a loud splash drew attention to the water. About 60 feet away, a large, broad-shouldered, dark, long-haired figure stood upright in the river and appeared to be fishing, moving, splashing, and pausing to look around. The witness watched for several minutes while continuing down the road before leaving the area.

Partial sightingOdorUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour