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8 August 2013 Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida Class A #41892

Woman is startled to see a large hairy biped climbing her fence outside Clearwater

Around 1:55 a.m. the witness stepped outside to smoke and heard the chain-link fence rattle and brush breaking. Under a nearby security light she saw a large hairy creature straddling the fence; it turned, made eye contact, then swung its leg back over and dropped into the woods. She woke her daughter and both heard movement and smelled a foul odor, later finding the fence top bent and branches broken.

Partial sightingEyeshineOdorMovement only
August 2013 Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama Class B #44479

Possible encounter while fishing Lake Guntersville at night

The witness was night fishing from a dock when an otter nearby suddenly fled. The witness then saw a large grey shape move quickly and silently between cover, followed by a large splash near the dock. Frightened, the witness left immediately and found large four-toed footprints on a return visit the next day.

Partial sightingEyeshineObject throwingTracks
August 2013 Fraser, Boone County, Iowa Class B #41845

Group of campers has strange encounters over three nights near Fraser

A group camping near a river spent three late nights walking north of their campsite to look for Sasquatch. They claim loud tree knocks, howls, grunts, heavy bipedal movement and red glowing eyes, plus a shadowy figure that rose from about five feet to about eight feet tall. They also claim a glow stick left on a gravel road was later found moved to the base of a hollow tree.

Wood knockFootstepsEyeshineHowlVocalization +3
13 July 2013 Norway, Menominee County, Michigan Class B #48073

Fisherman sees tall figure with orange eyeshine leaving the Menominee River near Norway

The witness was fishing and walking back to a parked truck at dusk when they noticed movement and saw a tall dark figure with orange eyeshine watching them. The figure stood for 5-10 seconds before turning and walking away. The witness also reported sensing being watched and hearing a tree break before reaching the truck.

Full-body sightingEyeshineTree break
July 2013 Granite Falls, Verlot, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #41602

Group of friends have possible late night interaction in an old rock quarry near Granite Falls

Six people hiked up a forest road at night to revisit the witness's prior sighting area. After making knocks and whoop calls, they reported hearing a return knock, whoops, a guttural grumble and a moan, and seeing multiple eye-shines. Later in a quarry area they reported watching a human-like figure in night-vision goggles that crouched when noticed, followed by a rock thrown nearby, after which they left.

EyeshineWood knockWhoopHowlVocalization +3
28 June 2013 Orr, St. Louis County, Minnesota Class B #42295

Possible encounter makes campers leave Lake Jeanette campground near Orr

The witness and a companion camped for two nights beside a lake in pine forest. On both nights they exchanged wood knocks with unseen sources and heard a whoop, and something large walked past their tent. On the second night they watched red eyes near camp, then heard a very close loud grunt and packed up and left feeling unwelcome.

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25 June 2013 Valley City, Medina County, Ohio Class B #41774

Woman is startled after seeing a face with yellow eyes peering into her kitchen window near Valley City

The witness was making coffee at about 3 a.m. when she saw widely spaced large yellow eyes looking through a window, with a dark width blocking the outside light and shifting side to side. She backed away and waited in the dark until daylight while a rank skunk-like odor entered the house. After daylight, she and a relative found a strong odor in the yard, vegetation matted and crushed under the window, and squirrel corn missing.

EyeshineSilhouetteOdorProperty disturbance
17 June 2013 Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio Class B #41452

Couple flees their camp site after a possible late night encounter at Salt Fork State Park

The witnesses were camped overnight in a tent when they heard loud screams and later activity just outside the tent described as pulling grass. One witness shined a flashlight toward the tree line and reported large yellow eyes close together that then turned toward the woods. They reported hearing movement retreating into the woods, then packed their vehicle and drove home in the early morning hours.

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5 May 2013 Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut Class B #62902

Encounters on rural property a few miles from Housatonic River outside Bethel

Late at night the witness arrived home and got out of the car with a young dog, which ran toward a brushy stone wall barking aggressively. The witness shone a flashlight and watched a dark bulky shape with bright reddish-orange eyes move slowly, crouch behind a tree and peer out before standing taller. The witness first assumed it was a bear but later concluded it was a sasquatch.

Partial sightingEyeshine
13 April 2013 Spencer, Medina County, Ohio Class B #42022

Possible nighttime encounter near Spencer leaves three men startled

Late at night three companions pulled over by an overgrown archery field to look for deer and noticed green eyeshine wide apart just above tall grass. The source of the eyes stood upright to a great height, looked toward them, then walked into the adjoining woods. After leaving, they returned for a size comparison with a 6-foot companion walking toward the treeline while the others watched from the truck; the figure reappeared, stood up and towered over the companion before leaving into the woods again.

EyeshineFull-body sighting
1 March 2013 Makanda Or Cobden, Jackson County, Illinois Class B #40120

Possible vocalizations and rock throwing east of Makanda

On a night trip in early March 2013, the witness and three companions stopped in the woods around 2:30 a.m. after hearing a loud moaning sound. The witness shone a light downhill and saw a head with two closely spaced eyes about 40 feet away and 5 to 6 feet off the ground. The eyes stared for about 45 seconds before sidestepping behind a tree, and a quick search found nothing and no tracks.

VocalizationPartial sightingEyeshine
1 January 2013 June Park, Brevard County, Florida Class B #38764

Deer hunters are rattled with tree crashes and a howl west of Melbourne

Two hunters sat in a blind when the woods went quiet and they heard crashing, bipedal footsteps, a loud crash and a deep howl. After waiting until dark, they left and walked toward their boat. When one turned around he saw eye shine several feet off the ground behind them, which then turned away.

FootstepsHowlEyeshineTree break
January 2013 Rocky Head Community, Coffee County, Alabama Class A #47975

Motorist observes a tall biped with an ape-like face while driving at dusk near Ariton

The witness was driving north on a rural highway just before dark when they noticed a large dark shape in the roadway ahead. As they got closer, the shape stood and moved to the road shoulder in a few steps, revealing a tall bipedal creature in the headlights. The creature faced the vehicle and raised an arm as the witness passed within about thirty feet, with the significance of the encounter registering only afterward.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
2013 Colorado #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/07/14/sc-ep40-sasquatchs-circling-our-camp

Eyeshine in Colorado (2013)

While packing the truck to leave, the guest's son shone a light into the woods and reacted in fright. The son reported orange eyeshine low to the ground. As the guest stood at the truck he heard a very deep sound from that direction, then they left quickly.

EyeshineUnidentified sound
29 December 2012 Woodstown, Salem County, New Jersey Class A #40462

Night time road crossing near Woodstown

The witness was driving home late at night and stopped near a telephone pole after headlights revealed reflective eyes. A tall, dark-haired figure stood behind the pole swaying for several seconds before running into the woods. The witness heard grunting and a screech, smelled a musky odor, and noticed a dead deer in a nearby field.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshineGrowlScream +1
2 December 2012 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Class B #37988

Late night observation by a home owner near Lake Decatur

The witness was smoking on the front porch at night when rustling was heard nearby. A dark massive upright figure stood up about 30 yards away, looked both ways, then ran across the street into a wooded area. Later that night the witness noted a musty odor and heard a deep scream-howl sound on and off.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshineOdorScream +2
December 2012 Folkston, Nassau County, Florida Class A #39080

Late night sighting by a stranded boater on the St. Marys River

After their boat motor failed, two companions camped overnight by a campfire on the riverbank. Around midnight they heard something approaching through the woods, followed by loud growling, grunting, stomping and tree knocks. One of them shone a light across the narrow river and saw a head, shoulder and red eyes looking back before it retreated, continuing noise for over an hour. They left at first light and were later towed back to the landing.

Partial sightingEyeshineGrowlVocalizationWood knock +3
16 November 2012 Meadowview, Washington County, Virginia Class B #37817

Possible incidents outside a home near Meadowview

On the night of November 23 the witness shone a light from the deck toward a small woods patch behind the house to check for deer. About 160 yards away he saw a pair of large, brilliant emerald-green eyes spaced widely apart. As an experienced outdoorsman he said he had never seen eyes of that shape, brilliance and spacing, and said the sighting combined with an earlier strange vocalization made him open to a Sasquatch-type creature being present.

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19 October 2012 Chulaota, Orange County, Florida Class B #36710

Small school group observe man-like figure on two separate nights east of Orlando

Five people were driving at night hoping to see something. Three of them saw a large dark bipedal figure run quickly from a tree into a pasture toward a tree line. One reported huge widely spaced silver eye shine, and the group noticed a foul rotting-garbage odor after stopping and opening windows.

Full-body sightingEyeshineOdor
15 October 2012 Farmington, St. Francois County, Missouri Class A #36838

Man returns home at night to find a tall figure standing by his deer lick outside Farmington

The witness returned home from work late at night and noticed a large figure crouched near a deer lick in the yard. He turned on bright lights and walked toward it thinking it was a poacher, then smelled strong body odor and mildew and realized it was not human. The figure stood up and they stared at each other before it left down a game trail into the brush.

Full-body sightingEyeshineOdor