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Memory told of observing a hairy biped close to Civil War fortifications near Fort Lee
In early fall 1981 the witness and two friends rode bikes back to a stream in the battlefield woods to retrieve rock chips. They saw a dark, hairy figure bent over in the stream that stood upright, turned toward them, and then ran silently north along the stream on two legs. The group fled, returned later with older kids to search, and found no tracks except additional turned-over rocks.
Memory told of a tall hairy figure seen in a corn field near Lawrenceville
The witness was riding on a school bus at night after a game when they noticed a tall, hair-covered figure standing in a corn field near a scarecrow. The figure was watched for several seconds as the bus passed about 75 to 100 yards away. Other passengers did not see it and laughed when the witness called out.
Memory told of a possible sighting of two juveniles tree climbing at sundown near Farmville
The witness waited in a parked car in an open farm field at dusk while a companion hunted nearby. After the companion returned uneasy to the car, both looked toward a large oak tree ahead. The witness saw two small dark hair-covered figures moving and climbing around the tree; one came down, moved behind the trunk, then peered out and stood upright looking toward the car. Frightened, the pair left immediately and drove home instead of staying overnight.
Movement only near Bedford, Virginia (1980)
A woman on a farm near Bedford reported long-term poltergeist activity and in 1980 saw three colored balls of light at the foot of her bed that moved down the hall and into a room. Discolored circles were later found on the window screen and reportedly tested as highly irradiated. She reported illness afterward and later hip bone changes described as consistent with radiation.
Eyeshine near Roanoke, Virginia (1980)
A teenager staying alone at a remote hunting cabin after companions left and did not return spent nights unsettled by a wet-animal odor and a feeling of being watched. While sleeping outside by a fire pit, the fire died low and a large unseen presence approached, producing deep growls, snot-blowing sounds, stomping that vibrated the ground, and a pair of very high, widely spaced, bright red glowing eyes. The witness remained still praying until morning, when the presence was gone, and later told companions who laughed.
Sasquatch sighting near Goshen, Virginia (1979)
The witness, then a young child, was walking with a small group in a scout camp to look for deer tracks. He felt another presence on a parallel path, heard cracking noises and smelled skunk. He then saw a tall dark manlike silhouette 30-40 feet away watching the group before they moved on.
Daytime sighting on Route 17 near Church View
In 1978 while driving on Route 17 in Virginia, the witness slowed for a dead animal in the road and noticed a strong swampy odor. He glimpsed a dark figure crouching at the woods edge, then watched in the rearview mirror as it entered the roadway in a few long strides, paused in a hunched posture over the carcass, and retreated quickly when another car approached. He was shaken and later wondered if the figure could have been a sasquatch, but states he cannot identify what he saw.
Retired Military Policeman remembers strange incidents while on guard duty at Fort Belvoir
The witness was an MP stationed at Davison Army Airfield from late 1977 to late 1979. While alone on night gate duty he noticed a deer acting alarmed, heard a noise in the dark woods beyond the street light, and saw two red eyes reflecting back at a height well above deer level. He connects the incident to repeated nighttime knocks, loud wood breaks and unfamiliar animal sounds heard around the airfield swamp and south perimeter woods.
Witness remembers several incidents including a close encounter on a dark road near Danville
The witness and a companion were walking down an overgrown abandoned road at night to collect cans for money. The witness swept a light across the road and saw a dark broad figure step into the trail about 10 feet away and stand looking at them. After a couple seconds the witness shouted and ran, while the figure did not approach.
Memory told of an early morning encounter with hairy biped near Buchanan
After bedding down in an open three-sided shelter, the witness awoke around midnight to a strong odor and saw a tall hairy bipedal silhouette backlit by the campfire. The figure urinated onto the adjacent occupant's sleeping bag before stepping off the shelter floor and leaving. The group then left the isolated shelter for a more populated campground nearby.
Upright creature crosses road in the path of a car near Newington Forest
In summer 1973 the witness was driving on Pohick Road with her children in the evening when a tall hair-covered bipedal creature stepped into the road in front of her car. It stopped two to three yards from the hood, turned toward the headlights and stared for a few moments. It then crossed to the shoulder in one stride with a smooth gait and went into the woods.
A couple remembers their daylight sighting while driving thru the Shenandoah National Park many years ago
A couple driving west over Skyline Drive in the morning saw a large hairy biped running toward the road. The driver slowed as the creature crossed about 10 feet in front of the car, continued past the car, then went up a steep embankment into dense foliage and out of sight. The witnesses said it ran on two legs the entire time, never slowed, and ignored them.
Memory told of a nighttime sighting while joy riding on train tracks near Purcellville
In May 1970 the witness and a companion were riding in a Jeep along railroad tracks at night. About 70 to 100 yards ahead, a large bipedal hair-covered creature crossed the tracks in a few steps. The pair stopped, then reversed quickly to leave the area.
Marine had late night sighting on military base in Quantico
The witness was on night guard duty at a Marine camp when a dog walking with them began barking. The witness looked up and saw a tall figure covered in light-brown hair standing nearby that did not move when encouraged to chase it. After the witness chambered a round in a rifle, the figure ran away on two legs and was not seen again.
Sasquatch sighting near Luray, Virginia (1936)
A construction crew camped in a Virginia valley in the mid-1930s reported repeated visits by large hairy beings that stole food, left huge footprints, and were seen felling and dragging trees. Early one August morning in 1936 a being reached into a tent and pulled a sleeping worker out by the ankle. Other workers threw hand axes and chased it with rifles and shotguns, firing many shots without killing it, after which sentries were posted day and night.
Whoop near Virginia Beach, Virginia
Two mornings before the report, the witness heard loud clear whoops from the wooded area behind the home while letting a dog out.
Sasquatch sighting near Wytheville, Virginia
The witness and his wife had seen a similar entity cross the same road about a year earlier.
Unidentified sound near Meadowview, Virginia
The witness heard something pushing and rattling the house siding around 3am, woke his spouse, and found nothing on checking outside with a flashlight.
Sasquatch sighting near Ft. Chiswell, Virginia
On several return fishing trips over the past year the witness and a companion repeatedly had the impression of being watched.
Rock throwing near Rawley Springs, Virginia
During a spring 1995 camping trip in the same area, the group heard odd cries and rocks tossed nearby.