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Man recalls Bigfoot sighting while visiting Big Bear area.
Five people on a skiing trip were playing in the snow late at night when they noticed a tall, dark, heavy figure standing quietly up the road watching them. The figure was described as as large as or larger than a 6-foot-4 relative and did not move or answer when shouted at. After standing for a few seconds in fear, the group ran back to the cottage.
Man recalls his brief daylight sighting outside Bloomfield
In winter 1986 the witness was riding around in Stoddard County, Missouri, looking for wildlife on a cold misty morning. After crossing a river bridge, he saw a dark brown bipedal creature run across the road in front of him and into the woods. The creature was gone in seconds and no other witnesses were present.
Teenagers witness creature hurl a salt lick.
At sunset while sitting by a campfire, the witness and a companion watched a man-like figure approach a distant deer salt lick, pull it from the ground and throw it before staring at them. A relative came outside and fired a small-caliber rifle at the figure, which stood unmoved, made a whining sound, and walked back into the woods. The next morning the pair found the salt lick displaced with its cement base out of a deep hole.
Sasquatch sighting in Vermont (1986)
The stepfather and cousin arrived early for an ice-fishing derby and, while cooking at dawn, noticed a tall black figure walking on the far side of the reservoir. They approached on an ATV and saw an eight-foot ape-like creature with very long arms. It appeared startled and left into the woods.
Silhouette near Jasper, Oregon (1986)
Shortly after finishing high school, the witness sat in a driveway with her boyfriend and heard something behind them. Turning, she saw a very large black silhouette that vanished by the time they turned the vehicle. She only recognized it as a possible encounter years later.
Sasquatch sighting in West Virginia (1986)
At sixteen the witness walked up a hill to hunt before sunset and saw a huge hairy head then shoulders over the crest. Sunlight glinted off groomed hair and no ears were seen. The witness froze in intense fear and fled downhill when the creature walked away.
Excellent sighting by couple at Multnomah Falls
The witness and a companion stopped with their sleeping infant in a parking lot late in the evening to stretch their legs. They watched a very large, tall, dark hairy biped emerge from a pedestrian tunnel, walk past within about 20 feet, briefly turn toward them with a sound and arm gesture, then vault a cement wall into dense forest and disappear.
Sasquatch sighting near Gallia County (1986)
The witness describes waking in the middle of the night in a newly placed rural home and seeing a large solid-black figure filling the bedroom window. The figure remained motionless for several minutes before turning sideways and leaving the window in a single step, with faint steps heard around the house. The witness was a young child at the time and only later linked what was seen to similar reports.
Scream near Caroline County (1986)
At age 11 the witness was walking to his deer stand on his grandparents' farm when he startled something large. Behind him something screamed twice like a fire whistle and shook a 50-foot loblolly pine. He stayed until meeting his brother and was ridiculed when he reported it.
Man remembers hearing strange vocalizations and seeing a hairy, upright figure while hunting in Sweden Valley
The witness was deer hunting alone in the afternoon near the top of a snowy ravine when he heard loud, unintelligible voices moving rapidly uphill. After hearing limbs breaking, he saw a tall hairy figure standing under a pine tree about 70 yards away, apparently shaking the tree and then stepping behind nearby trees where it disappeared from view. He reported feeling intense dread and chose not to approach to look for tracks, ending his hunting afterward.
Man describes road sighting in teen years near Pine Stump Junction
The witness and two companions were driving south at night when headlights illuminated a large dark animal crouched over roadkill at the road edge. The animal turned to look at the car, then rose onto two legs and left the roadway into the woods in two steps. The group did not stop and continued driving in silence.
Memory told of a possible sighting at night in a pasture east of Jacksonville
On a winter night in 1986-87 the witness was alone on his turn riding a three-wheeler through a snowy pasture near a wooded creek in Morgan County while a companion waited elsewhere. From about 30 yards away he watched a roughly 7-foot tall, dark-haired, roughly 400-lb figure walk across a narrow strip of pasture between two stands of woods. The figure looked toward him and then kept walking as if unconcerned.
witness observed creature running across the road
A driver reportedly encountered a tall, thin figure covered in hair while driving to a relative's house. The figure ran into the paved road, paused briefly in the headlights, then continued across to the other side. The account was relayed by a relative of the driver rather than the driver directly.
Hunting party shadowed by footsteps after loud vocalization heard from treeline
The witness waited alone at the bottom of a gully while two companions followed a deer's blood trail. A deep woofing sound came from the nearby treeline, prompting the witness to move to higher ground. After regrouping, the three heard heavy footsteps keeping pace with them as they hiked toward their vehicle, and shouting and gunfire did not stop the sounds before they reached the truck.
Memory told of being chased on a farm near Ava
The witness and a companion carried makeshift torches toward the woods at dusk but turned back at the tree line. A large grey figure rushed toward them from the woods, prompting them to flee to the house. After waiting inside, they saw a large grey ape-like creature squatting in the field watching them, then retreated again. Overnight they heard commotion, and next morning found shredded torches, a belt torn with teeth marks, and dents in a parked car.
Rock throwing in Tennessee (1986)
The witness and a friend camped in a state park and set noise-making traps around camp. The traps kept going off without visible cause, then rocks were thrown at them. They fired a warning shot and the unseen presence paced them as they left.
Vocalization near Nashville, Indiana (1986)
After working a midnight shift, the witness drove toward a wedding and found a pedestrian in the road trying to stop him. The pedestrian said something was following him, throwing rocks and making loud noises from a wooded hill. The witness let him in the van, drove away as rocks fell, and saw a large standing figure in the road behind them in the mirror.
Paranormal encounter near Belvedere, Illinois (1986)
After moving into a rented house by a hospital, the family heard night noises and found objects moved. Coming home one night, the witness and a parent both saw a human-like silhouette in the hallway that fled and vanished. Days later the front doorknob turned and the door opened by itself, and a parent reported being tapped on the shoulder with no one there. They left and later learned others had also left quickly and neighbors had seen lights and shadows when empty.
Lake Tahoe sighting by a motorist
The witness and his wife were driving east on Highway 50 late at night in late summer 1986. As they made a turn on an S-curve, their headlights lit up a large hairy human-like figure walking along the hillside at the roadside about 40 yards ahead. When the road curved away, the figure vanished into darkness, and the two occupants confirmed to each other they had both seen it.
Man recalls seeing a huge, hair-covered biped standing beside the road at night near Snohomish
Late after midnight the witness was riding home as a passenger while a relative drove. By moonlight and headlights they saw a huge hairy figure standing by a roadside sign, felt eye contact as they passed, then watched it cross the road behind the car and leave on the other side. Both occupants saw it, and the driver offered to turn around but the witness declined.