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14 May 2015 Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa Class B #48686

Possible midnight road crossing near Iowa Falls

The witness was driving home from work at nearly midnight when something jumped onto the road at the top of a hill. It looked toward the vehicle for a second or two, showing big red eyes, then quickly crossed to the woods on the other side. The witness described it as gigantic and black, and said its speed and the height of its eyes made him think it was a Bigfoot.

Road crossingEyeshinePartial sighting
23 July 2013 Ogden, Boone County, Iowa Class B #41700

Motorist observes a dark shaggy figure running on the road in daylight near Ogden

The witness was driving west on a paved rural road after collecting a child from camp when a dark upright figure was spotted walking on the gravel shoulder well ahead. As the vehicle closed the distance, the figure looked toward the vehicle, ran along the shoulder, cut across into the opposite lane while moving uphill, then turned off onto a tractor access and vanished into a cornfield and woods about 100 yards away. The witness's son in the vehicle also saw the figure, while the daughter did not, and the witness described it as dark and shaggy with a fast, unusual motion that left doubt about whether it was human.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
July 2013 Auburn, Sac County, Iowa Class B #48388

Strange, large animal seen at night on a rural road near Auburn

Late on a summer night the witness was riding in a car with three companions on gravel roads near Auburn, Iowa. A very large black-haired animal crossed the road in front of the car in the headlights, clearing the road in one to two steps. The witness described an arched back, odd strides, rear-bent legs and a vaguely dog-like face, and estimated it was taller than the vehicle and larger than a horse.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
November 2012 Boone, Boone County, Iowa Class A #44429

Truck driver watches a Bigfoot chase Deer across US-30 west of Boone

A semi-truck driver traveling east on Highway 30 through the Des Moines River valley at twilight saw three deer run across the road ahead, followed about 75 yards behind by a tall hairy biped apparently chasing them. The biped crossed the highway ditch and lane in a few long strides. As the truck reached the crossing point, the creature stood at the edge of the tree line about 75 feet off the road watching the truck pass and turning to watch the deer.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
August 2011 Sageville, Dubuque County, Iowa Class A #30530

Late afternoon sighting of a road crossing on Hwy 52 north of Dubuque

The witness was driving home from work in the late afternoon when a dark hairy figure crossed the highway and leapt over a guard cable into thick brush. As passing the spot, the witness saw its shoulder and raised arm, noting a tall muscular build and cone-shaped head. The witness turned back to search but the figure was gone, and no tracks were found on a return visit the next day.

Road crossingPartial sighting
June 2000 Davis City, Decatur County, Iowa Class A #1554

Multiple witness road-crossing sighting near Nine Eagles State Park

The witness was driving home at night with two other occupants in the car after a ball game. With high beams on, the witness saw a large shiny black furry figure walking upright as it quickly crossed the road. The witness did not stop and did not tell the other occupants at the time, so they did not see it.

Road crossing
7 July 1983 Jefferson, Greene County, Iowa Class A #2264

Woman sees large upright figure cross road near midnight

The witness was sitting on back porch steps late at night waiting for her boyfriend when she saw a large upright figure cross the road about 150 feet away near a streetlight. The figure continued across and disappeared behind tall shrubs along a neighbor's driveway. Neighbor's penned hunting dogs then began barking intensely, and the witness went inside; her mother and boyfriend heard the dogs but did not see the figure.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
November 1970 Maynard, Fayette County, Iowa Class A #4011

Road crossing sighting in a farm area near Maynard; other incidents in vicinity

Four college students were driving slowly on a snow-covered road at night when a large hair-covered biped came from a field toward the road. It stepped over fences and ditches and crossed in front of their car from right to left without looking at them. The occupants watched it continue into the opposite field and drove on without stopping to look for it.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Summer 1970 Monona, Clayton County, Iowa Class A #1234

Creature observed by witness.

On a moonlit night in summer 1970, the witness was on a road by a cornfield with a companion when a large brownish creature was heard and then seen running across the road, down a ditch, over a fence and into the cornfield. The creature had a foul smell. The witness returned the next day and found large smudged footprints in the road and cornfield.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingUnidentified soundTracksOdor
1 August 1959 Graf, Dubuque County, Iowa Class B #36817

Screams and stalking at a Girl Scout camp 13 miles west of Dubuque

In the summer of 1959 the witness was working as a counselor at a wooded Girl Scout camp. Over roughly two weeks, staff repeatedly heard footsteps moving through the tent area after dark, saw a dark figure near a hut, and found a director's tent ransacked, with deputies searching each day without finding anyone. On the final night the group heard extremely loud screams that moved from near a remote tent toward a pond and creek and found a large maple branch freshly broken off, leading the witness years later to wonder if the visitor had been a Bigfoot.

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