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Spring 1993 LEESBURG, Lake County, Florida Class A #23696

Huge creature stands in headlights on rural road near Leesburg

Two companions driving on a dirt road toward their house at night stopped when a large creature stood in the road a short distance ahead. With headlights and then high beams on, they watched it for a couple of minutes as it stood and moved its head from side to side. They then drove past it and rushed into the house to tell the occupants and check everyone was alright.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
1993–1994 Indiana #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/s21ek1F7DAcQLzyL6aiYyiliZpcaZXqQhOSCNuCR9Tc

Eyeshine in Indiana (1993)

During foggy opening-day gun season the witness waited in a bowl where ridges met and heard something descend. He saw two amber self-illuminated eyes with vertical slits slightly below eye level despite a downhill angle. It then left through woods, conveying a non-aggressive sense of presence.

EyeshineFootstepsMovement only
November 1992 Marinette County, Wisconsin Class A #2804

Tracks found by hunters, creature seen

The witness and his father were walking to their deer stands before sunrise when they heard something moving parallel to them and smelled a musky odor. Something ahead screamed and howled, and a flashlight revealed eye reflections several feet off the ground. They retreated to the stream and at daylight saw dark fur moving through deadfalls in the distance.

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September 1992 Medina, Medina County, Ohio Class A #10729

Driver encounters an unknown hairy biped just outside of Medina

The witness was driving south at night when headlights revealed eyes beside the road. As the vehicle slowed to a crawl, the witness saw a tall, hairy man-like figure by a large tree watching the vehicle as if waiting to cross. The sighting lasted about 15 seconds and the witness continued driving without turning back.

EyeshineFull-body sighting
July 1992 Bath County, Virginia Class A #1769

A sighting by two motorists

The witness and a companion were driving home from a fishing trip when a deer ran across the road and they stopped. The witness then noticed a large dark animal on the passenger side of the road that stayed motionless for a long time while being observed. It eventually jumped over a guardrail and disappeared down a brushy embankment while continuing to watch them.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
May 1992 Halls, Lauderdale County, Tennessee Class A #6419

Motorists view 7' bi-pedal creature cross Hwy 88W in Hailspoint Bottoms, near Halls.

The witness was riding as a passenger in a car at night when the headlights illuminated a hair-covered biped on the roadside. The creature stood briefly facing the car, then ran across the road at unusual speed. A companion in the car said he saw something cross but thought it might have been a deer.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
August 1991 Ohio #ffac90f6-aeb6-4f58-923f-21180d3f60c6

Sasquatch sighting in Ohio (1991)

The witness was driving slowly on a gravel road at night with two passengers when he noticed unusual eyeshine. A large dark shape crouched in bushes stood up in the headlights and walked along the corn edge. It sidestepped into the corn, looked at the witness, then disappeared between rows.

EyeshineFull-body sighting
24 February 1991 Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio Class A #10925

Four men have a sighting after vocalizations cause them to leave their campsite near Lake Vesuvius

Four companions camping overnight found a large fresh footprint in mud during the afternoon. Late at night they heard prolonged bark-like screams from two directions, then encountered a tall hairy figure at close range with a flashlight. The figure left up a steep bank, and the group retreated to their car while vocalizations followed them and displaced tires blocked the road.

TracksScreamVocalizationPartial sightingEyeshine +2
Winter 1991 Cross Anchor, Laurens County, South Carolina Class A #24235

Man recounts watching a sasquatch cross road near Cross Anchor

In 1991 around 1-2 a.m., the witness and a companion were driving backroads looking for deer when they saw a bipedal figure cross the road ahead in the headlights. They drove closer, stopped, and shone a flashlight into the woods where a figure stood behind a tree about 20 yards in. The figure stepped out, appeared to look toward them with red eyeshine, then walked away into the woods, and the pair drove off frightened.

Road crossingFull-body sightingEyeshine
10 October 1990 Mt. Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan Class A #4325

Nighttime sighting by three in car, near Mt. Pleasant

The witness, his wife, and young daughter were leaving a party by car at night when they saw a tall dark figure stride across the road directly in front of them. The figure paused on the far side, its eyes glowing green, stared for several seconds, then turned into the woods along a trail. The witnesses drove on after a moment and later wrote independent accounts that agreed on key details.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshineVehicle contact
October 1990 Scioto County, Ohio Class A #4976

Witness has two sightings, ten years apart in Cut Rock area

The witness was camping with companions near a field when movement was heard across the field and a feeling of being watched was reported. The witness moved away from the campfire for a clearer view in bright moonlight and observed a tall dark figure walking along the treeline toward a ravine. The figure left the area quickly and was not seen or heard again.

Full-body sightingEyeshineMovement only
October 1990 Council, Adams County, Idaho Class A #4987

Deputy sheriff has vehicle near miss with nine foot tall biped

A deputy sheriff driving north on U.S. 95 well after dark en route to an accident scene saw a large hairy biped cross the road in front of his car. The animal came up one embankment, crossed in a few seconds, went up the steep opposite bank and disappeared into brush. The deputy described dark fur, upright walking, broad build, and eyes reflecting headlights.

Road crossingPartial sightingEyeshine
July 1990 Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Class A #11514

Evening sighting by motorists north of Flagstaff

The witness and a companion were driving at night on a lightly traveled road between the Grand Canyon and Flagstaff when they saw a tall hair-covered biped walking on the shoulder. They stopped about 50 yards away and watched it turn to face the headlights, pause and look curious, then take a step toward the car. After the companion screamed it strode into the forest in a few strides, and the pair drove widely around the spot and left the area.

Full-body sightingEyeshineAnimal behaviour
April 1990 Panama City Beach, Florida #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/2yU9Jmmih4DuVrzwkOp783RPxQE6sCgE6hRBIDI-ScU

Sasquatch sighting near Panama City Beach, Florida (1990)

The witness and three companions parked on a remote logging road near water late at night. He noticed a bright green eyeshine rising silently to about his eye level. After maneuvering the car to shine headlights on the area, he saw a tall camouflage-patterned bipedal creature standing motionless eight feet away, with one eye destroyed by a recent wound, which explained seeing only one eyeshine. The creature stared, then stepped toward the ditch as the group fled in panic.

EyeshineFull-body sighting
1990–1994 Ontario #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/03/26/sc-ep310-it-grunted-like-a-gorilla

Sasquatch sighting in Ontario (1990)

While walking on a forested rural road at night after a family argument, the witness was approached by a growling farm dog. Loud booms and cracking from the woods stopped the dog, then a tall figure with glowing eyes roared. The dog whimpered and fled, the figure vanished, and the witness ran home.

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1990 Mississippi #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/04/14/sc-ep27-its-a-trap

Sasquatch sighting in Mississippi (1990)

The witness drove slowly down a gravel hill at night and saw yellow eyeshine behind a tree. A tall black Sasquatch stepped into the road, initially seeming to move on its hands then standing upright, swaying while headlights silhouetted it. The witness watched long enough to note size and features, then reversed and drove around it.

EyeshineRoad crossingFull-body sighting
1990 Kentucky #9bd0859b-df59-4297-bea0-831b15ded621

Footsteps in Kentucky (1990)

The guest was fishing alone for catfish at night from a low creek bank with a lantern turned low. He heard something run on bare feet across a road, grab a guardrail, and slide down riprap rocks toward the creek. He then heard movement in cane, a whoop followed by a long vocalization, saw widely spaced reddish-orange eyeshine, and heard baseball-sized rocks hitting the water before it moved away.

FootstepsWhoopVocalizationEyeshineRock throwing
October 1989 DeQueen, Sevier County, Arkansas Class B #30063

Man recalls nighttime encounter near DeQueen

The witness drove with a companion to a turnaround at the end of a rough logging road through pine woods to talk. After getting out of the car, the witness heard loud bipedal footsteps approaching and then watched a huge human-like figure move through the trees for about ten seconds. The figure stopped about twenty yards away and looked over the treetops before the witness fled in the car. The witness returned with a relative the next day and reported the trees were nine to ten feet tall, with the head just above that level.

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15 July 1989 Brick, Ocean County, New Jersey Class B #24738

Man recalls incident years before among homes near Brick

Around midnight on a warm summer evening, the witness was talking with a companion beside a car in front of a home. They noticed a large grayish dog-like shape under a streetlight nearby. When high beams were turned on, the figure stood upright and ran bipedally across the road and around the dark side of the house, disappearing within seconds.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshineUnidentified sound
April 1989 Silverton CO., San Juan County, Colorado Class A #15630

Miner reports pre-dawn road crossing near Silverton

The witness was driving alone to work before dawn when headlights illuminated a tall upright figure descending an embankment and crossing the highway. The figure paused briefly in front of a warning sign, looked toward the vehicle, then went over the opposite embankment out of view. The witness slowed briefly then left in fear and later returned in daylight to find large indentations descending the embankment.

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