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November 1996 Fouke, Miller County, Arkansas Class A #26100

Truck driver sees a tall red eyed creature south of Fouke near the Sulphur River

The witness was driving an 18-wheeler north on Highway 71 near the Sulphur River around 1 a.m. when headlights revealed a trunk-like shape with red shining eyes on the roadside by the water. As the truck got closer, the shape turned and walked on two legs into the swampy brush with large quick steps. As the truck passed the spot, a loud scream was heard over the engine noise with the windows closed, and the witness continued driving without stopping.

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May 1996 Plant City, Hillsborough County, Florida Class B #18395

Possible sighting by motorist near the Four Corners phosphate mine

The witness was driving home from work in the early morning when an oncoming car flashed its high beams. While rounding a curve, the headlights illuminated a tall dark human-like figure by a fence that appeared to look toward the car with red reflective eyes, causing intense fear. The witness later wondered what the occupants of the other car had seen.

Partial sightingEyeshine
1996–1997 Menomonee Falls, Practically In Town, Waukesha County, Wisconsin Class B #9295

Possible sighting by child, and other incidents near Menomonee Falls

The witness and her young son were sleeping on the first floor to escape the heat. The son woke the witness saying a strange being was watching him. The son later said a picture on a Bigfoot website matched what he saw, described as having red eyes and bent over with hands on knees. The witness did not see it herself and asked if other reports existed in the area.

Partial sightingEyeshine
10 October 1995 Elk River, Clearwater County, Idaho Class A #2062

Two Hunters hear screams from forest and see a sasquatch, find mangled trees and brush as evidence the next morning

The witness and a companion were at a remote camp in the evening when they heard a loud mule-like wailing scream and then saw a tall hairy creature with a relatively hairless face in a spotlight. The creature showed eye reflection, covered its eyes from the light, braced between two small trees with large hairless-palmed hands, then shambled away. The pair heard movement around camp all night and the next day found freshly twisted tree limbs nearby but no usable tracks due to dry ground.

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30 August 1995 Lemhi County, Idaho Class A #2317

Witness spots a seven foot tall, brown creature in his headlights

The witness was driving on a road north of the Salmon River around midnight after dropping off companions. Headlights illuminated a brown upright animal about seven feet tall standing on the road. After about ten seconds the animal jumped agilely off the road down toward the narrow river bottom.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
July 1995 Wolfe County, Kentucky #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/getbB_16nwpZEww6fJEI-cUABLcp24LPCKmiLpKZqDY

Footsteps near Wolfe County (1995)

Five teenagers camped overnight under a cliff overhang in the national forest. Around midnight they heard heavy bipedal footsteps approach and stop behind a large poplar tree below the camp. Two of them used flashlights to watch red eyeshine peeking from the tree, then the creature stepped fully into view for about ten seconds before retreating behind the tree and later leaving diagonally through the hollow making huffing sounds.

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June 1995 Lafollette, Campbell County, Tennessee Class B #29704

Memory told of a possible encounter while camping with friends near LaFollette

The witness and three companions were sitting by a dying campfire late at night when a dog ran back into camp frightened. They then noticed a tall shadowy figure just beyond the firelight that turned to face them, showing eye reflection and a strong foul wet-animal odor. After staring for under a minute, the figure ran upslope through brush breaking branches, while the group shouted and then kept the fire up all night.

SilhouetteEyeshineOdorScreamFootsteps +1
Spring 1995 Hydaburg, Prince of Wales County, Alaska Class A #2917

Family observes large biped from car

The witness was driving with three children and pulled into a turnaround at dusk with headlights on. Movement in bushes beside the road revealed bright blue eyes on a tall dark figure standing and looking at them, with huge feet noted. The witness drove away quickly and reports avoiding the area after dark since.

Partial sightingEyeshine
Fall 1995 20 Miles South Of Stephenville, Erath County, Texas Class A #11260

Early morning road cross encounter south of Stephenville

While driving south on US 281 before dawn, the witness saw a tall hair-covered figure cross the highway in the headlights and stop in the roadside ditch. As he passed, he observed its large upper body, human-like face, and yellowish-green eyes watching him before it turned into the brush. He briefly considered turning back but continued driving, later questioning what he had seen.

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Fall 1995 Soper, Choctaw County, Oklahoma Class A #6541

Young hunters have night time encounter north of Red River

The witness and relatives were spotlighting for coyotes from a pickup truck at night along a treeline. The light revealed eyeshine and a tall brown-haired biped with white patches on its chest and arm that remained in place for about five minutes. The animal then stepped over a fence into the woods and disappeared.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
Winter 1995 Kittitas County, Washington Class B #38013

Man recalls seeing an unknown animal walking along Hwy. 97

While driving downhill toward Seattle in the early morning with a passenger, the witness noticed an upright figure on the roadside in the vehicle headlights. The figure was described as about six feet tall, robust, covered in black hair with unusually long arms, and its eyes reflected red. The sighting lasted about five seconds at close range and left the witness shocked and fearful for weeks.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
October 1994 Benton, Saline County, Arkansas Class A #4094

Late night encounter near Benton

In the fall of 1994 the witness walked into the woods behind the home at night with a flashlight and shotgun to scare deer away. He shone the light on a tall, broad, fur-covered figure standing still in brush whose eyes reflected the light. The figure grunted, yelled and moved toward him, the witness fired three times at close range then fled to the house, hearing it run and give a long loud warbling yell.

Partial sightingEyeshineVocalizationFootstepsMovement only
May 1994 Blairsville, Union County, Georgia Class A #29326

Memory told of a nighttime encounter at close range near Blairsville

Two companions were walking at night toward a house when a noise at the treeline drew their attention. One companion fled while the witness briefly watched a huge dark-haired figure step down an embankment into the road about 30 feet away, hearing a grunt and smelling a musky pine odor. Both ran to the house and dogs chased the figure, with sounds of a violent struggle including roaring and shrieks before the dogs returned, one injured and another with blood on its mouth.

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April 1994 Girard, Erie County, Pennsylvania Class B #3866

Teens encounter creature near Girard

Five companions were camping in a ravine and staging a b-b gun war when they heard loud movement approaching through the woods. They shone lights toward the sound and saw very large green glowing eyes, then fled to the highway. From a ditch they looked back and saw an enormous upright outline with arms hanging past its knees before running away.

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April 1994 Jackson, Crockett County, Tennessee Class B #27486

Man recalls strange encounter while searching for his father near Jackson

The witness and a friend went out at night to search for the witness's father who had not returned from fishing. While searching along the creek they heard an unfamiliar clicking sound and saw two sets of large red eyes on the far river bank. They found the father deceased beside his boat and later learned he had suffered a heart attack. The witness believed the unknown creatures were watching over his father and had helped him locate the body.

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Winter 1994 Kelso, Scott County, Missouri Class A #18278

Late night sighting by young couple in a parked car on a rural lane outside Kelso

A young couple parked on a dirt lane at night turned on their car headlights and saw an upright, hair-covered creature standing ahead of them. The creature turned to look at them, showed yellow eye shine, took a few steps across the lane and disappeared. Frightened, the driver failed to turn around, backed out to the main road, and drove into town.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
1994 Native Anchorage #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/10/20/sc-ep55-spottsville-monster-part2

Sasquatch sighting near Native Anchorage (1994)

In the video the watchman says he and three crewmen put a spotlight from their seine boat on two large humanlike figures. He says they dropped to a knee and hid behind hair covered arms and were watched for twenty minutes. He compares the posture to ceremonial dancers portraying the wild man.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
November 1993 Woodstock- 2 Miles, Woodlawn 4 Miles,Baltimore, 7miles., Baltimore County, Maryland Class A #6875

Eight year old has night time encounter at grandparents' home near Woodstock

At age 8 the witness was walking at night near a relative's property, heard a stirring and then low tones, and saw a tall shadowy figure with red-glowing eyes on a steep hillside that slowly backed away uphill. Later that same evening while the family car was paused on the driveway, the witness again saw the shadow and eyes from the window. The family dismissed the account, and the witness reports occasional similar figures, eyes and sounds in the area since.

SilhouetteEyeshineVocalizationMovement only
August 1993 Bluff Creek, Del Norte County, California Class A #2954

A field researcher describes the events of his two week long solo backpacking trip in the Bluff Creek area

The witness was camped alone at the intersection of four logging roads in Northern California, tending a campfire late at night. He became aware of a pair of reflective eyes watching him from behind a bush about 70 feet away and watched them for over an hour as the fire died down until they disappeared. In the morning he found large foot-shaped flattened grass impressions leading to and from the spot behind the bush.

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Summer 1993 Ocala, Marion County, Florida Class B #19354

Woman recalls childhood incident -- red eyes looking into window near Withlacoochee River

In summer 1993, a five-year-old child went to the back bedroom of a raised mobile home to get toys from a chest. Upon sitting up, the child saw a pair of piercing red eyes in the middle of the bedroom window and stared before running to report it. The family suggested a neighboring dog, but the witness maintains the eyes were too high for a dog and too close to be an owl or perched animal.

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