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October Orick, California EP 639

Sasquatch sighting near Orick, California

A fisherman listening to elk cross Redwood Creek heard a much larger bipedal splashing that never lost footing in deep water. A huge muscular sasquatch emerged from fog about thirty feet away, gave him a contemptuous look, then walked to where the elk exited and followed them back into fog. He fled back to report it.

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Date unknown California EP 639

UFO sighting in California

While far offshore, the crew heard excited radio traffic from other boats and then saw a blue ball of light travel across the sky lighting the horizon. It moved from the east past Mendocino and Sonoma out to the Farallones where other fishermen said it entered the water still glowing. The guest could not tell if it was natural or crafted.

Partial sighting
Date unknown Newport, Oregon EP 639

Cryptid sighting near Newport, Oregon

While the crew sorted shrimp on deck in fog, the skipper came aft and said a sea serpent had swum parallel to the boat about fifty feet away. He described locking eyes with it, noting undulating humps and drum-thick body before it returned into fog. The guest was nearby but missed it while working.

Full-body sighting
around seven years old Slana, Alaska EP 630

Sasquatch sighting near Slana, Alaska

The witness was riding in the back of the family car after collecting river water when a large hairy figure stood up from a roadside ditch about 20 feet away and watched the car. The figure was described as [name withheld]-sized with long brown and gray hair and a mostly human-like angry face. The witness told the parents in the car, who dismissed the report.

Partial sighting
the second time we went up to this spot Easton, Washington EP 635

Whoop near Easton, Washington

On a second trip to the same creek-bed camp, the witness went to bed while three companions stayed up singing loudly. Shortly after they finished, whoops were heard from the treeline across the creek. The area was also said to have prior rock-throwing incidents.

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Around Labor Day weekend Easton, Washington EP 635

Tracks near Easton, Washington

A group camped in a mostly dry creek bed high in the mountains. Around five in the morning the witness and another camper awoke to rock clacking in the creek. They later found prints described as clearly non-human in proportion and stacked rocks, with photos said to exist.

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the very next year Port Townsend, Washington EP 635

Movement only near Port Townsend, Washington

While elk hunting, the witness and a companion made camp on a widened logging road at dusk. They heard movement in three spots around them, then a single extremely loud branch snap like a gunshot from about seven to eight feet up directly behind the witness. Both fled to the truck, where the companion loaded a rifle and insisted lights stay off, and the next morning the area was silent.

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the next year Monroe, Washington EP 635

Footsteps near Monroe, Washington

While scouting separately from a companion, the witness walked past a closed gate into clearings and felt uneasy about continuing. While walking back, distinct bipedal footsteps followed, stopping and starting with the witness and moving fluidly through dense trees. The witness paused to confront it, heard small limb snaps, then ran to the truck.

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Date unknown Darrington, Washington EP 635

Growl near Darrington, Washington

While on a multi-day hunting trip in the mountains, the witness and a companion camped behind tall boulders for wind protection. On the second night something bipedal approached with raspy breathing and growled for about fifteen seconds before walking away on two feet. They stayed but saw almost no game over three days despite bedding and trails.

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about two years later Huntsville, Alabama EP 635

Sasquatch sighting near Huntsville, Alabama

Two friends sat in a parked car at night on a power-line trail waiting for others. The witness saw a large silhouette block the moonlit trail beside a low-hanging limb, then take a couple steps across. Only two thick legs were visible, estimated seven feet tall with a very deep chest, and it struck the limb with an audible crack. Both occupants fled in the car and met their friends coming up.

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during the summer Pine Ridge, South Dakota EP 638

Sasquatch sighting near Pine Ridge, South Dakota

Years later the witness was camping at a ceremonial gathering on a reservation when he repeatedly felt watched going to the restroom at night. An older man walked him away from the fire toward the cook shack to look into the dark, where they both saw two massive shadowy upright shapes standing at the edge of camp watching. The older man said such beings are drawn to ceremonies to observe and protect, and they remained at a distance without approaching or making sound.

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this summer when I was 10 years old Pioneer, Florida EP 638

Sasquatch sighting near Pioneer, Florida

The witness, then a 10-year-old boy, was catching reptiles in a dry creek bed behind his grandparents' rural property when a tall slender ape-like female appeared across the creek with an infant. He crouched and pretended to eat vegetation to avoid provoking her while they observed each other for several minutes. A taller darker male then emerged, bared his teeth and displayed aggressively, and the female positioned herself between the male and the boy. Both creatures then left into the brush, and the boy ran home and told his grandmother, who said she believed him.

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when she was about two years old Crawford County, Indiana EP 625

Cryptid sighting near Crawford County

As a toddler the witness was sitting on her grandmother's porch when two small chimp-like creatures grabbed her diaper and tried to drag her toward the woods. Her grandmother beat one with a broom handle until it released her, while the other seized the family dog and carried it up a tree. Her uncle then shot and killed one creature, and responding sheriff's personnel instructed the family to burn and bury the carcass on the property, where it was said to remain.

Full-body sighting
Date unknown Jabez, Kentucky EP 628

Footsteps near Jabez, Kentucky

The witness describes being followed on multiple walks along a road where something above on the cliff moved when they moved and stopped when they stopped. On one walk a friend accompanied him and also heard it, confirming it was not imagined. They could not see over the edge to identify what made the sounds.

Footsteps
the day after pet cat died Trout Creek, New York EP 622

Paranormal encounter near Trout Creek, New York

The witness relays that a relative heard her deceased cat meowing after it died, then photographed a visiting dog on the deck. On inspection to the right of the dog, a translucent cat shape with eyes and tail appeared in the image.

Partial sighting
probably six weeks ago Oneonta, New York EP 622

Sasquatch sighting near Oneonta, New York

While alone locking up the mall late at night, the witness drove behind stores and saw a dark hairy being on all fours dart from dumpsters toward vans and into a nearby tree line at extreme speed. He saw its lower body with human-like buttocks and no tail, then heard crashing and smelled an intense dirty-feet odor.

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Date unknown Oneonta, New York EP 622

Vehicle contact near Oneonta, New York

Driving about 65 mph after leaving a mall, the witness felt a violent impact that destroyed the front end and scattered parts far behind, but saw no animal. He found hairs and blood spots, noticed a wet-dog smell, and an officer suggested a wolf without filing a report. He later wondered it was a juvenile sasquatch.

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when living in Trout Creek about four years ago, over about two years Trout Creek, New York EP 622

Wood knock near Trout Creek, New York

While living isolated near a reservoir, the witness repeatedly heard packs of coyotes vocalizing late at night followed by loud snapping of healthy trees about 300 yards away, after which coyotes went quiet. He also heard wood knocks almost nightly but never heard howls and never saw an animal.

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Date unknown Whitehall, New York EP 62

Paranormal encounter near Whitehall, New York

The writer had recently moved to Whitehall and was lying in bed when he began crying uncontrollably. A door slammed open and heavy footsteps and furniture movement were heard downstairs, then something came up the stairs. He waited with a bat and confronted a huge black outline with glowing red eyes that seemed to enjoy his fear before leaving.

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Date unknown Ontario EP 620

Footsteps in Ontario

While serving as rear patrol member at night in a training area, the witness heard something following and then flanking the patrol. The patrol stopped, smelled a musty swampy odor, and performed a break-contact drill firing blanks while running to extraction. The commander later dismissed it as probably a bear.

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