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October 1982 Chenoa, Bell County, Kentucky Class A #23293

Tall creature with red eyes tries to hide from two boys near Chenoa

At dusk the witness was walking home with a companion when they saw a tall creature standing behind a tree at the edge of the woods by the road about 15 feet away. The companion noticed it first and asked the witness what it was. They watched it for 20 seconds or more and noted its glowing red eyes and ape-like features.

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October 1982 Williams, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #1028

Deer hunters find tracks in mountains northwest of Williams

The witness reports finding numerous human-like footprints of varying sizes after hiking a considerable distance from camp during a deer-hunting trip. The largest prints were described as very long and unusually deep compared to the witness's own boot impression. A relative who also saw the prints thought they were probably a hoax, while the witness doubted anyone could have faked many deep prints of different sizes that far out.

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October 1982 Park Hill, Cherokee County, Oklahoma Class B #40280

Memory told of a possible encounter that ends a camping trip early near Park Hill

While camping with fraternity companions near a river at night, the witness and two companions went to gather firewood near a brush-covered hill. They heard something large moving through dense brush toward them, breaking branches, with heavy bipedal-sounding steps and a musty stagnant-water odor. After retreating to the campfire and later returning with additional group members, the group heard rapid heavy steps approaching and fled in a vehicle, without ever seeing the source.

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October 1982 White Salmon, Klickitat County, Washington Class A #986

Hunter observes trio of animals near Nestor Peak Lookout

While hunting at dawn in the Nestor Peak area in fall 1982, the witness watched a smaller hairy biped notice him, scream and crouch to hide. A much larger similar animal then approached, touched the smaller one, and stared at the witness while breathing heavily, before the two walked uphill. A third slightly smaller animal joined them at the ridgetop and all three disappeared over the hill into the canyon.

Full-body sightingScream
September 1982 Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon #254

Near Klamath Falls - Man sees silhouette walking through tree

The witness was walking with a companion on a forested hilly slope in September 1982 near sunset. He reported seeing an about six-foot-tall silhouette or shadow moving through the trees as sunlight shone at an angle. He said the hair stood up on the back of his neck during the sighting.

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September 1982 Mecosta, Mecosta County, Michigan Class B #9568

Teen hears extremely loud vocalization along path near home

As an eighth-grader, the witness walked alone late at night along a familiar wooded shortcut toward home. In pitch darkness he heard an extremely loud, high-pitched scream from about 20 to 30 feet directly ahead, followed by loud crashing as the unseen source moved rapidly downhill toward a lake. He fled home at full speed and never saw what made the sounds.

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September 1982 MORGANTOWN, Morgan County, Indiana Class B #2406

Three teens in tree platform attract something using coyote call

The witness and two companions sat on a raised platform in the woods at night while a coyote call imitating a wounded rabbit was blown for about half an hour. They then heard something circling the platform in dense underbrush with loud footsteps and deep grunting while the surrounding woods went silent. They could not see the source at the edge of the flashlight beam and eventually climbed down and ran to a nearby house.

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September 1982 Tumalo, Deschutes County, Oregon Class B #63779

Branch breaks and close vocalization heard while cutting pole trees mid day, near Tumalo

The witness returned with a companion to collect previously cut poles at the end of a logging road. After about 20 minutes they heard something breaking limbs while approaching from the ridge and retreated to the truck. When the witness stepped toward a large fir tree, an extremely loud guttural roar came from behind it, and both fled leaving tools behind.

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21 August 1982 LaGrande, Union County, Oregon Class A #58004

Archery hunter recalls daytime sighting on Mt. Emily

While driving to the summit with his wife, the witness noticed a dark figure sitting at the base of a tree that he first mistook for a hunter. The figure stood up, walked across the road behind their vehicle, paused about 30 seconds to look at them, then descended a steep hillside out of sight. The witness estimated it at about 8 feet tall by a nearby tree and described it as massive, dark brown and long-haired with wide shoulders and long arms.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
15 August 1982 Greenwater, Pierce County, Washington Class A #4452

US Army Ranger training mission near Greenwater finds large barefoot human shaped tracks

During a military alpine navigation exercise, the witness's squad stopped to rest at a stream and discovered large, deep footprints on a gravel bar and in soft soil. They measured the prints and stride with a tape measure and noticed occasional additional marks downstream before the trail ended. No maker was seen, and the squad leader suggested instructors may have made the prints as a joke.

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8 August 1982 Maysville (Orangeburg), Mason County, Kentucky Class B #33097

Memory of a possible daylight sighting when returning to retrieve a watch near Marysville

The witness, then a child swimming with siblings, walked back alone to a swimming hole to retrieve a watch. He saw a tall dark upright figure cross his path near a fenceline and take several steps. Startled, he ran home, where family members suggested it was a deer, which he rejects.

Full-body sighting
August 1982 Bergholz, Carroll County, Ohio #1397

Man hears creature walking - it growls/screams at him. Mentions brother's sighting in same area

The witness was walking home at night along a road between a pasture and a cornfield when something large moved through the corn toward them. The thing rushed at the witness crashing through the corn and made a loud scream-growl, causing the witness to run home without looking back. The next day tracks were found leading from the woods to the road, but overnight rain had destroyed detail.

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August 1982 Prineville, Crook County, Oregon #4398

Sheriff deputy and companion standoff three+ creatures

Two people camping by a spring on a logging trail were awakened around 2 a.m. by loud high-pitched screaming surrounding their tent. After turning on vehicle headlights they saw three large creatures standing in front of them while hearing more screams from behind and smelling a foul stench. After about ten minutes the three backed up the hill out of sight while still screaming, and the campers stayed in place until daylight before leaving.

Full-body sightingScreamOdor
August 1982 Lagrande, County County, Oregon #17795

Couple bow hunting on Mt Emily initially mistake bigfoot for another hunter

While bow hunting with a companion on Mt. Emily in late August around 1981-1983, the witness drove to the summit and first mistook a figure by a tree for another hunter. As they drove past, the figure stood up, walked across the road to a hillside, paused to look at them, then disappeared over the hill. The witness inspected the spot and estimated the figure at about 8 feet tall by comparison to the tree, concluding it was not a hunter or bear.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
August 1982 Mt. Hood, Hood River County, Oregon #202

south of Bald Butte, near Parkdale - Vocalizations heard; hairy bipedal creature observed

Four men hiked at night toward a mountain summit and stopped to rest about 500 feet below the top. They claimed to hear loud sustained screams from the ridge above followed by a powerful growl. Frightened, they ran down the mountain to the highway and returned home. The witness stated the sounds did not match known local wildlife.

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August 1982 Seabeck, Kitsap County, Washington #1529

Footsteps heard early in the morning until gunshots chased away what was making them

The witness was in bed at home around 2 a.m. when she heard heavy slow footsteps approach along the road, followed by heavy breathing and a strong foul odor. She then heard dogs barking, gunshots, a repeated loud scream, and running footsteps with breaking trees receding into the distance. The next morning a nearby dog was found hiding and footprints were later found by a creek.

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August 1982 Moores Hill, Dearborn County, Indiana Class B #23537

Possible camp stalking and strange sounds heard near Moore's Hill

Four boys were camping behind a house on a wooded hilltop above a creek drainage. During the day they heard loud, repeated bird-like and chimp-like calls approaching to within a few dozen yards, accompanied by movement in the brush, which visibly unsettled one companion. That evening they heard whistling calls across the camp for about an hour, and after most fell asleep the awake brother heard someone approach from the creek side and stand at the camp edge breathing heavily before leaving.

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August 1982 Nye County, Nevada

UFO sighting near Nye County (1982)

A family camping at an abandoned mining camp near a military range boundary was told by military personnel to leave due to an escaped convict, but the personnel left for another call. Shortly after, the father was attacked from behind while the mother drove away with the children after hearing screaming and seeing a monster-like pursuer. The father died, his body was recovered inside the range, and years later the son learned from a supervisor that an escaped non-human entity had killed him.

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August 1982 Lewiston, Trinity County, California Class A #14642

Evening road crossing sighting near Lewiston (Hwy 299)

A couple driving at night braked as a large dark hair-covered biped crossed the road in front of their car. The wife described it as 6 to 7 feet tall, very thick, with exaggerated arms, moving unhurriedly toward Lewiston Lake. Her husband, who was driving, backed up to look around afterward but has since refused to discuss the incident.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
August 1982 3/4 Of A Kilometer South Of Somes Bar., Siskiyou County, California Class A #6651

Young Native American has a short face to face encounter

The witness was walking north along a highway in daylight when he noticed a tall, hairy figure standing in brush across the road. They looked at each other for less than a minute and the witness did not feel threatened. When he glanced toward a relative's driveway and looked back, the figure was gone.

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