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10 July 1973 Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana Class A #10538

Youths have daylight sighting near Westfield

When the witness was thirteen, he and a companion were riding bicycles near abandoned railroad tracks when a small maple tree crashed down. The companion left immediately while the witness saw a very tall, hairy animal standing by the tree about ninety feet away and staring for a couple minutes. When the animal started walking toward him on two feet, the witness fled home by bicycle.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1973 Flat Rock, Shelby County, Indiana Class A #10153

Motorist has nighttime sighting of animal in soybean field near Flat Rock

The witness was driving home alone in the early morning when headlights lit a large standing figure about twenty yards out in a bean field beside corn. The eyes reflected red and the head and upper body were visible above patchy fog, appearing as tall as the surrounding corn. The witness drove away frightened without stopping for a closer look.

Partial sightingEyeshine
July 1968 Chrisney, Spencer County, Indiana Class A #6534

Young boy has night time sighting near Chrisney

A child staying overnight at a relative's farm looked out an attic window after bedtime and saw a dark figure illuminated by a truck's headlights near a shed. The figure had unusually long arms, a rounded head, and did not reflect light before running west. Two relatives searched the area with shotguns and a vehicle but found no one.

Full-body sighting
January 1967 Perrysville, Fountain County, Indiana Class B #2462

Numerous large footprints seen by rabbit hunters near Wabash River

The witness and a relative were rabbit hunting after a light fresh snowfall when they found large fresh footprints leading into a tree grove and noticed a musty odor. They heard nothing, became frightened, and left immediately for the car. The witness notes the memory is old and that no photos were taken.

TracksOdor
1953–1976 Winamac, Pulaski County, Indiana Class A #9245

Family has several sightings at a summer cabin near Winamac.

During a family weekend at riverside cottages, a group of children playing outdoors screamed and pointed toward the dense woods. Adults who ran outside reported seeing a tall, dark-haired biped walking away toward the treeline, with an additional young witness seeing only its back as it entered the woods. An adult aimed a rifle but lowered it without firing, later saying he feared it might be a person.

Full-body sighting
16 August 1937 Warrick County, Indiana Class A #14336

Old newspaper article (The Hammond Times) mentioning sightings near Boonville

about 1976 Winamac, Pulaski County, Indiana Related account #9245

Sasquatch sighting near Winamac, Indiana

Years later a relative reported waking in the same cabin and seeing a large yellow hairy creature looking through a doorway before it left quickly.

Partial sighting
Ten years later, in 1963 Winamac, Pulaski County, Indiana Related account #9245

Sasquatch sighting near Winamac, Indiana

A decade later two relatives waited quietly on a screened porch at night, smelled a strong rotten-meat odor, and watched a large dark-haired biped pass under a bridge light before dropping to all fours to cross the bridge while a dog chased it and returned injured.

Full-body sightingOdor
about 16 years ago Chrisney, Spencer County, Indiana Related account #6534

Sasquatch sighting near Chrisney, Indiana

A relative reportedly saw a small black bear on the farm years after the main event.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1989/90 Bluffton, Wells County, Indiana Class B #15926

Possible vocalization/intimidation at Ouabache State Park

The witness, on duty overnight at a park gate, heard a loud terrifying scream from about 250 yards away accompanied by the sound of a large tree snapping and falling. After waiting about 45 minutes in the booth, the witness walked to the same spot and heard another scream from about 50 yards away, then stayed in the booth until daylight. A search of the immediate woods the next morning found nothing unusual.

ScreamTree break
about a year later Campbellsburg, Washington County, Indiana Related account #25793

Footsteps near Campbellsburg, Indiana

About a year later the same witness camped in the valley with companions, heard steps descend the valley wall and cross the creek into camp, had a cooler knocked over, and saw a large hairy head look into the tent before it left.

FootstepsPartial sightingProperty disturbance
Date unknown Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana Related account #25869

Growl near Greencastle, Indiana

On a later visit to the same lake, the witness heard a single loud grunt/moan-like sound similar to the main event.

Growl
During July of 2008 Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana Related account #25237

Whoop near Greencastle, Indiana

The witness and a friend camped behind the house, made whoop sounds and knocks, and received whoop replies with brush movement.

WhoopMovement only
in the summer of 2006 Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana Related account #25237

Howl near Greencastle, Indiana

The witness and his father repeatedly heard nighttime howls and whoops from the woodland behind the house over an extended period.

HowlWhoop
the last 2 years Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana Related account #44166

Wood knock near Martinsville, Indiana

On return visits over the last two years the witnesses heard knocks and whoops, had food taken and found prints including in snow without visual contact.

Wood knockWhoopTracksProperty disturbance
Date unknown Loogootee, Martin County, Indiana Related account #60871

Property disturbance near Loogootee, Indiana

A ball from the yard was repeatedly found in the woods and down the road before disappearing entirely.

Property disturbance
this past week Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana Related account #27274

Whoop near Waveland, Indiana

The witness's parents heard two animals whooping back and forth while walking a dog, after noticing an absence of birds and other animals.

Whoop
Date unknown Nineveh, Johnson County, Indiana Related account #13242

Whoop near Nineveh, Indiana

The submitter, who hunts in the same woods, reports hearing whooping sounds from about half a mile away.

Whoop
The next night Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana Related account #2467

Howl near Corydon, Indiana

A friend stayed overnight and a very loud howl was heard right under the upstairs bedroom window.

Howl
The next night Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana Related account #2467

Sasquatch sighting near Corydon, Indiana

The witness's brother woke to a large shape staring in the window, estimated to be at least eight feet tall.

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