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April 2012 Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama Class A #79523

Motorist reports 3am road crossing sighting on Hwy 40 across Tennessee River from Scottsboro

The witness was driving up a mountain road in the early morning after taking a friend home. Near a curve sign, a figure initially mistaken for a trash bag stood on two feet and stepped across the two-lane road in front of the vehicle. The figure then stepped over a guardrail and disappeared down the mountainside toward the river. The witness drove to the top, returned to the spot to look again, and saw nothing.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
April 2012 Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas Class B #37010

Man and wife experience intimidation behavior near Malvern

A couple parked at the end of their long driveway for a late-night walk to scout stargazing spots. Halfway up they felt watched and heard something loud running toward them through the woods. One witness fled to the car while the other stayed with a flashlight, smelling a strong foul odor and hearing repeated charges that stopped and started. After shouting and slowly backing uphill, the second witness also ran to the car and they drove to the house without ever seeing the source.

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29 March 2012 Little Manatee River State Park, Hillsborough County, Florida Class A #41448

Motorist has daytime sighting along I-75 near Ruskin

The witness was driving north on the highway in the afternoon when she noticed a hair-covered, human-like figure walking quickly parallel to the road in a grassy meadow near the woodline. As she pulled alongside it, the figure turned its whole body, bent its head, and walked into dense brush where it disappeared. Afterward she noticed a strong rotten-egg/sulphur odor in her car that lasted about 10 minutes.

Full-body sightingOdor
20 March 2012 Rainer, Thurston County, Washington Class A #34710

While target shooting a family observes a large bi-ped in a blackberry patch near the town of Rainier

The witness and four companions were pausing in a hay field during a target-practice outing when the witness spotted a large dark figure rising from a blackberry patch. The figure walked across a trail, paused by a fir tree and looked toward the group, then continued into an adjacent field. The group went to the spot, found flattened brush and a bent-grass trail, estimated the figure's height against the tree, took photos, and then heard knocking beats and hooting sounds after birds flushed and dogs barked in the distance.

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16 March 2012 Brandywine, Rockingham County, Virginia Class B #34583

Driver passes tall bipedal figure at night along Route 33

The witness was driving east on Route 33 at night with a friend when headlights illuminated a tall, black-haired biped walking behind a guardrail. Shortly before the sighting, a loud sustained high-pitched sound was heard. The witness felt panicked and shaken, while the passenger reported only seeing a black blur.

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6 March 2012 Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois Class A #39267

Motorist reports his second sighting near railroad tracks west of Murphysboro

The witness was driving across railroad tracks in late morning when he noticed two dark figures near vegetation about 100 yards away. One figure was standing upright while the other was sitting. He remained in his truck and watched for about a minute before traffic behind him and an approaching train caused him to drive on.

Full-body sighting
3 March 2012 Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky Class B #41776

Humanoid figure spotted at night near Octagon Hall during paranormal investigation

During a nighttime paranormal investigation, two people walked to a tree clump in open fields after hearing about a sighting the night before. After making whoop and howl sounds and hearing possible distant replies, they watched a tall dark human-like silhouette peer from behind a tree 30-40 yards away and sway side to side for several minutes. When they tried to approach, the figure disappeared, and checking the tree revealed nothing to explain what they had seen.

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3 March 2012 Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio Class B #34664

Fishermen describe nightime encounter at Clendening Lake near Buckeye Trail

Two people were fishing at night by a creek feeding into a lake when they heard loud man-like screams from several directions and distances. After one scream was mimicked and answered from farther away, they heard splashes and rocks landing in the water around them. They put out their fire, shouted a warning, then retreated to their truck as another rock landed nearby and left.

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March 2012 Bethel Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #34485

Daylight sighting from a senior apartment building near Bethel Park

On a cold snowy morning the witness was sitting inside a fourth-floor residence when turkeys and deer moved down a hill. Less than five minutes later he saw a large hairy animal near the top of the hill. The animal moved on all fours, then stood partially erect and ran on two feet into the forest, observed for about seven seconds from about 150 feet.

Full-body sighting
March 2012 Austintown/Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio Class B #40715

Possible daylight sighting by a passenger traveling along I-80 over the Meander Creek Reservoir

While riding as a passenger across a bridge over the reservoir on the way home, the witness saw a large hairy bipedal figure at the treeline near the bank. The figure was standing upright holding onto a tree and looking out over the water as the car passed. No other occupants in the vehicle saw it, and no other traces were noticed.

Full-body sighting
March 2012 Ochopee, Collier County, Florida Class B #35218

Possible incidents at Bear Island Campground in Big Cypress National Preserve

The witness was camping with companions in Big Cypress Preserve and walked to a parked Jeep to get a phone. About 15 feet into the woods he saw yellow human-like eyes at about his own eye level and smelled a strong skunk and wet-dog odor. Frightened, he returned to the campfire and later revisited the spot with a companion and spotlight but found nothing.

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March 2012 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Class B #35339

Unexplained happenings on a farm outside Tuscaloosa

A couple at their rural wooded home heard loud long guttural man-like yells almost nightly for several weeks in March 2012, usually around dusk. On March 31 the sounds seemed very close past the fence and suggested two individuals yelling, and on another night a growl from the same area frightened livestock. The sounds stopped for about a month and then resumed.

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March 2012 Big Cedar, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #34657

Daylight sighting along a highway near Big Cedar

A couple was driving slowly through hairpin curves on a mountain highway. The wife saw a tall, brown, hairy biped about 35-40 feet off the road. She watched for about 10-15 seconds as it walked with swinging arms from behind a tree into full side view and away without reacting to them. The husband did not see it because of the road conditions.

Full-body sighting
March 2012 Perma, Or Paradise, Missoula County, Montana Class B #34899

Fisherman finds possible footprint on the Flathead River near Paradise

The witness and a relative were fishing on the Flathead River on March 31, 2012. While walking to the outhouse, the witness found a very large barefoot print with a partial second print. The tracks reportedly led from the river's edge up the bank toward the mountain, were photographed, and were estimated at about 14 inches long.

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25 February 2012 Phelps, WI Address. But We Are Far North Very Close To MI Border And Next To Ottawa National Forest, Vilas County, Wisconsin Class B #34344

Possible nighttime activity at a cabin near Phelps

The witness woke around 12:50 a.m. at a family cabin and went outside to urinate because the indoor bathroom was occupied. While outside, the witness heard dogs barking frantically and then a very loud wood-like knock estimated 50 to 100 yards to the northwest. Feeling watched and frightened, the witness quickly returned inside.

Wood knock
22 February 2012 Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri Class B #33872

Grandmother has a possible night time sighting from her home in the city of Nevada

The witness was waiting at home for grandchildren to return when she saw a large dark bipedal figure crossing an open field and heading out of town. She estimated its height from nearby trees and heard it roar and bang trash bins or dumpsters as it moved southwest behind houses and a store. Dogs and coyotes howled as it continued toward a racetrack and treed creek area.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteRoad crossingVocalizationProperty disturbance
21 February 2012 Ocala, Marion County, Florida Class A #33764

Daylight sighting by a retired Wildlife Officer outside Ocala

The witness was driving on a wooded back road in Ocala in the early afternoon when an animal emerged from the woods and crossed the road. It initially moved on all fours, then stood and walked bipedally across the pavement before pausing at the tree line to look at the witness. The witness described a large dark-brown shaggy animal about 7 feet tall with primate-like arms and hands and no bear-like ears or muzzle, which then disappeared into the woods.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
18 February 2012 Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin Class B #34240

Passenger sees a large figure moving between buildings in Biron

The witness was riding as a passenger in a relative's van past a storage facility in the evening. The witness saw a tall brown human-like figure moving upright between the buildings with a fast smooth stride and a swinging arm. The relative slowed to look for it on the other side of the building, but it did not reappear. The witness stated it was not a person or bear.

Partial sighting
February 2012 Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida Class B #33612

Home owner describes activity on her property since 1969

The witness and a neighbor went into the wooded area of the witness's Florida property after dark to investigate heavy footsteps in leaves and brush. The neighbor ran toward the sounds expecting a person while the witness stayed about 30 yards away. A tall figure then ran past the witness in moonlight at extraordinary speed.

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February 2012 Uriah, Monroe County, Alabama Class B #40542

Possible vocalization brings attention to a large figure just outside a home near Uriah

Around 1-2 a.m. the witness went to retrieve bags from a car near a carport and heard a snorting grunt. Backlit by a carport light, he saw a large wide shape that vocalized again, circled with him as he retrieved a rifle, then left toward the woods. Next morning he found disturbed ground suggesting large bipedal steps.

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