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October 2014 Fort Ashby, Mineral County, West Virginia Class B #46665

Possible activity including eye glow outside a home near Fort Ashby

Around 1 a.m. the witness got up for water and looked out the kitchen window. About 20 yards into the woods behind the house, three pairs of red glowing eyes moved single file at an estimated 7 feet off the ground. No bodies could be seen in the darkness except moving branches, and the movement was described as smooth, balanced and agile.

Eyeshine
15 September 2014 Quinwood, Greenbrier County, West Virginia Class A #46528

Very close observation of a road crossing at night near Quinwood

While driving down a mountain road to work in the evening, the witness slowed for what looked like a bear. The animal stepped over a guardrail, looked at the stopped vehicle, then crossed the two-lane road in two steps and went up the mountain into the woods. The witness described it as very tall with dark matted hair and was shaken by the encounter.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
11 September 2009 Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia Class A #27363

Witness describes getting a good look at a bi-pedal creature while driving on a country road in Buckhannon

The witness was driving home alone at night on a narrow wooded road when eyeshine caused her to slow near a curve. Her headlights revealed a brown-haired bipedal creature standing off the road about ten feet away. The creature watched her pass, making eye contact and showing pointed teeth, then turned its head to follow until she left the area. She felt intense fear only after passing.

Full-body sightingEyeshineAnimal behaviour
August 2008 Valley Head, Randolph County, West Virginia Class B #24494

Possible nighttime encounter while raccoon hunting outside Valley Head

Two people training a hound at night saw bluish-green eyes watching them from about 40 yards away in the woods. They approached the spot, found nothing, then on returning to the road saw the eyes again along with a second taller orange-red pair. Both pairs stared without apparent fear while the dog barked, then appeared to follow the truck for about half a mile as the witnesses drove away.

Eyeshine
Winter 2008 Renick, Greenbrier County, West Virginia Class A #23762

Sasquatch meets car running along US Hwy. 219

The witness and a companion were driving south from home around 1:30 a.m. when a tall, hairy creature ran north past the passenger side of their car. They turned around in a nearby lot but did not see it again. Later they found flattened grass in long strides, possible footprints up a hill, and hair caught on a fence wire.

Full-body sightingEyeshineTracksHair
October 2006 Agusta, Hampshire County, West Virginia Class A #16204

Repeat visitations described near rural home

The witness reported seeing a tall, large creature with yellow eyes watching her companion as he placed puppies in a fenced pen on 8 October 2006. She moved her young child to the porch while her companion remained unaware he was being observed. Later that night her companion encountered something very large approaching on foot, prompting him to run inside and lock the doors, concluding it was not a bear.

Full-body sightingEyeshineFootstepsPartial sightingPossible misidentification
November 2004 Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia Class A #23437

Night time sighting by motorist outside the town of Keyser

The witness was driving down a mountain road at night after dropping off a companion when headlights illuminated a large hairy figure sitting on a log beside the road. The figure stood, leapt into the roadway, and ran across into dense cover while the witness watched. The witness stopped, turned off the vehicle, and listened briefly to heavy crashing footsteps receding into the woods before driving on and noticing a nearby campfire gathering.

Full-body sightingEyeshineRoad crossingFootsteps
5 October 2004 Bruceton Mills, Preston County, West Virginia Class A #14280

Night sighting outside rural home near Bruceton Mills

Late at night at a farm home, the witness and a companion looked out the back door after the dogs barked then went quiet. They saw a large hair-covered creature near a mineral feeder that rose onto two legs, looked toward them, then walked upright toward a hay field while swinging its arms. They also heard heavy breathing and a gruff sound and noticed a foul odor during the stare.

Full-body sightingEyeshineVocalizationOdor
27 November 2003 Burlington, Mineral County, West Virginia Class A #21894

Large creature on all-fours seen crossing US-50 near Burlington

Late on Thanksgiving night in 2003, the witness was driving home on Route 50 near Burlington after dropping off a friend. She braked to avoid a large black animal crossing the road on all fours. The animal reached the far side, turned to look at her with orange eye reflection in the headlights, and she fled home in distress.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
11 November 2001 Cairo, Ritchie County, West Virginia Class A #3655

Daylight sighting near rural church on Rt. 31, east of Parkersburg, near Cairo

Four teenagers left a church after an evening rehearsal to go for a walk along a road lined with pines. One who hid behind the trees encountered a tall hairy figure at very close range pulling back a branch, then fled screaming. Another teen then watched the tall muscular figure emerge from the trees, cross the road, and walk up a hillside while turning its upper body to glance back.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteEyeshine
2001–2002 Onego, Pendleton County, West Virginia Class B #8796

Hunter experiences object throwing and vocalizations near Onego

The witness was climbing a steep ridge before dawn with hunting gear when his light revealed three or four sets of yellow eyes about 60 yards ahead. One set rose vertically and maintained eye contact as the group moved off across a hollow without showing deer traits like a white tail or snort. Shortly after, a heavy object landed near him, which he later interpreted as thrown, followed by guttural vocalizations unlike known wildlife and a skunky odor at a suspected bedding area.

EyeshineVocalizationObject throwingOdor
2001 Pawpaw, West Virginia #b1634e7e-d17d-4dcc-a091-ef6e3eacebbf

Cryptid sighting near Pawpaw, West Virginia (2001)

The witness was camping at a small private campground when he heard something crashing toward camp. He shone a flashlight and saw a black, bear-headed creature about 5-foot-9 tall with kangaroo-like arms and an odd posture. After a few seconds it dropped low and scuttled rapidly into the woods, leaving him uneasy.

Full-body sightingEyeshineFootsteps
4 July 1987 Edited, Tucker County, West Virginia Class A #7188

Two men shocked to see hairy figure close on trail in Monongahela National Forest

Three men encountered two large hairy figures at night on a mountain trail. Two of the men observed one figure at close range, about nine feet away, shining a flashlight on its face, noting yellow eyes and a dragging right leg. The close figure left the trail, crossed a meadow into heavy brush and was not followed, while the second figure was seen moving in the opposite direction.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
10 August 1979 Princeton WV, Mercer County, West Virginia Class A #24061

Family gathering interrupted by 8-foot tall visitor at the kitchen window

The witness and extended family had arrived late for a summer visit at the grandparents' mountain home and were talking inside. An older relative noticed something at the high kitchen window, prompting several men to go outside with firearms. The grandfather fired a shotgun toward the rear of the house while the witness, locked out front, saw the outline of a shoulder and head with reflective eyes near the roofline. The group regrouped inside, and dogs normally around the house were absent that night but returned frightened in the morning.

Partial sightingSilhouetteEyeshine
1970–1979 Knipetown, Berkeley County, West Virginia Class A #13949

Late-night road-crossing sighting by firefighter near the Potomac River

Late at night the witness was driving on a rural road with a farm on one side and an apple orchard on the other when a large hair-covered figure crossed the road ahead of the vehicle. The figure paused in the middle of the road to look toward the headlights, allowing a clear view, then continued across. The witness kept driving, was shaken by the sighting, and avoided that road afterward.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
just two weeks ago West Virginia #13d24e9d-1cb2-4a26-a9fe-c9997ce0704f

Dogman sighting in West Virginia

The witness drove her brother's car to a nearby Sheetz around midnight and noticed a large dark animal near the drive-through area. As she parked the animal rose onto its hind legs, stared at her with white reflective eyes, then ran bipedally into nearby woods at remarkable speed. She remained frozen in the car in fear for several minutes before leaving, and later revisited the spot in daylight with her husband and found no trace.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
a couple of years back, when she was 7 maybe 8 years old West Virginia #6f5c50e8-cbf4-4c23-ac9a-3d5f8b308499

Sasquatch sighting in West Virginia

The young witness was tending a fire she built with her father after he went inside briefly. She repeatedly saw a very tall dark furry figure standing at the woods edge watching her, with glowing reddish eyes. She fled to the house in fear, and afterward flattened leaves and a broken branch out of adult reach were found at the spot.

Full-body sightingEyeshine