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May 1983 Cuba, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Class A #8409

Sasquatch reaches into tent of adult camper

The witness was sleeping alone in a tent on a group camping trip when a strong odor woke them. A large hairy arm reached in through the tent flap, felt around, then withdrew. The witness then perceived two tall figures outside through the tent fabric and heard male and female vocalizations as the beings yelled and ran away.

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Spring 1983 Pleasant Hill, Cass County, Missouri Class B #1100

Two fisherman run from a large screaming creature in the woods near Highway 7

Two men walking through very dense brush heard a loud roar-like sound ending in a high-pitched shriek. They then smelled a very strong foul odor and heard unseen brush movement, followed by a second, closer howl. Both men fled through the brush and exited about half a mile from where they entered. The account was relayed to the reporter by a relative of one participant, who said the participant remained frightened of that woods afterward.

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Summer 1983 Montgomery County, Texas Class A #4138

Two brothers have encounter while building house.

The witness and his brother were building a house on an undeveloped lot and sitting outside on the road at night after turning off lanterns. About fifty yards away, at least three very large animals began screaming, cackling, and babbling like primates. The witness tried to illuminate them with a motorbike headlight, but they were already gone and the night fell still.

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Early summer of 1983 Duluth, Minnesota #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/NQZPbxMC39Tlwf-PX2v5G33-jlhNSUjSgIYO5AEFnrI

Scream near Duluth, Minnesota (1983)

The witness and girlfriend walked onto a moonlit golf course green late at night. A large tree began thrashing with loud grunts, yells and a lion-like scream. They ran downhill to the car as a tall hairy wide-shouldered creature dropped, pursued and flanked them, and they escaped by driving to town.

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November 1982 Lindrith, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Class B #20011

Hunters experience powerfull knocks on camper and hear vocalizations outside Jicarilla Indian Reservation

During an evening at a deer-hunting camp, the group heard loud bangs on the side of their camper on two occasions but found no one outside. Later that night while around a campfire, all five heard prolonged screaming and moaning sounds coming from across an arroyo toward the foothills. Two members walked toward the sounds but saw nothing, and a search of the area the next day found nothing unusual.

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October 1982 White Salmon, Klickitat County, Washington Class A #986

Hunter observes trio of animals near Nestor Peak Lookout

While hunting at dawn in the Nestor Peak area in fall 1982, the witness watched a smaller hairy biped notice him, scream and crouch to hide. A much larger similar animal then approached, touched the smaller one, and stared at the witness while breathing heavily, before the two walked uphill. A third slightly smaller animal joined them at the ridgetop and all three disappeared over the hill into the canyon.

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September 1982 Mecosta, Mecosta County, Michigan Class B #9568

Teen hears extremely loud vocalization along path near home

As an eighth-grader, the witness walked alone late at night along a familiar wooded shortcut toward home. In pitch darkness he heard an extremely loud, high-pitched scream from about 20 to 30 feet directly ahead, followed by loud crashing as the unseen source moved rapidly downhill toward a lake. He fled home at full speed and never saw what made the sounds.

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August 1982 Nye County, Nevada #709fe89a-f8a4-48bd-a6d1-57a09af02d1d

UFO sighting near Nye County (1982)

A family camping at an abandoned mining camp near a military range boundary was told by military personnel to leave due to an escaped convict, but the personnel left for another call. Shortly after, the father was attacked from behind while the mother drove away with the children after hearing screaming and seeing a monster-like pursuer. The father died, his body was recovered inside the range, and years later the son learned from a supervisor that an escaped non-human entity had killed him.

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August 1982 Parkdale, Hood River County, Oregon Class A #672

Vocalizations heard; hairy bipedal creature observed

Four men hiked up a mountain at night intending to camp on the summit. While resting about two-thirds of the way up at about 2:20 a.m., they heard two long loud screams from the ridge above followed by a powerful growl. Terrified, they ran down the mountain to the highway and went home.

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1982–1983 Massachusetts #c417924a-ee05-4a16-b29e-a888cab928f8

Scream in Massachusetts (1982)

The witness and a companion were sitting by a fire with a tent behind them when they heard a distant loud scream. Something then rushed down the cart road at high speed, braked, and screamed so loudly it was felt through the body. The witness fired a shotgun blast through his own tent, then they fled on foot hearing it pace them. Later that night at home they heard the same scream on a movie and the companion left upset.

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1982–1983 Yamhill County, Oregon #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/xCnS3JHtFLPkTNFKI-OKoR2E87ZPdIYhgWWoDZEht14

Rock throwing near Yamhill County (1982)

While staying at a farm, two children had a rock tossed at them in a clearing and were herded home by dogs. Over following months they heard screams and knocks, found a large footprint with ridges, a distressed horse, and disturbed hay resembling a nest in the barn loft. In mid-winter the witness saw a curious dark-haired face looking in a basement window, and in spring the father returned from a short walk to grab firearms and forbid solo trips into the woods.

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1982–1983 Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/5fUeXNpIfrqNJVHWjBxh6RiUWIAdbUVxjKjtDtd0yg8

Sasquatch sighting near Tahlequah, Oklahoma (1982)

As children the witness and his older brother were playing near an old cabin on their grandfather's property overlooking the river. The brother pointed out a large hair-covered figure standing by the water about 100 yards away. When the witness shouted, the figure turned, screamed loudly, and ran quickly along the tree line and disappeared. A neighbor rushed the boys inside, and the grandfather spoke with the neighbor in another language and kept the boys from returning to the river, saying the beings were passing through.

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1982 Lemhi County, Idaho Class B #2316

Strange loud sounds; track discovered the following day

As a teenager camping with a relative and a companion, the witness heard a loud evening vocalization at bedtime that was first thought to be an elk bugle but the relative disagreed. The next morning while preparing to pack into nearby lakes, the group found a single track in a marshy area near the trailhead. The witness and companion were frightened by the find and did not discuss it further.

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December 1981 South Boston (Salem Area), Washington County, Indiana Class B #874

Hunters hear night scream near South Boston

In 1981 the witness and a relative were raccoon hunting with dogs at night when they heard an extremely loud prolonged scream lasting about fifteen seconds. The dogs fell silent and ran back to the witnesses, with one staying between the witness's legs looking toward the sound. The witnesses loaded a gun, backed toward their car, and ended the hunt when the dogs jumped into the back seat.

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October 1981 Tabernacle NJ, Burlington County, New Jersey Class B #14232

Possible Nightime Encounter In Wharton State Forest

When the witness was 14, he camped alone in a forested area and noticed something in the brush paralleling him as he returned to camp near dark. The presence circled the camp and later approached the tent, producing an extremely loud scream followed by growls and chatter, then retreated after the frightened witness yelled back. The witness stayed awake all night, left at first light, and never saw what made the sounds.

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15 August 1981 Inglis, Levy County, Florida Class B #430

Brothers hear howl while trailblazing

Two brothers were trailblazing through dense brush at the edge of a marshy swamp in the morning when they heard a very deep, loud howl that echoed. The sound then changed to match a purported Bigfoot scream recording the witness knew, continuing for about half an hour. They also believed they heard a faint answering call from elsewhere in the swamp.

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2 July 1981 Jenner, Sonoma County, California Class B #6971

Couple hear late night scream near Fort Ross

While bicycle-camping overnight at Fort Ross, the witness and a companion were awakened around 1 a.m. by an extremely loud, prolonged scream very close to their tent. They stayed frozen in the tent listening for about an hour, and later heard a similar scream from farther away near the lower parking area. They did not see the source and did not look for tracks the next morning.

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5 February 1981 Eldridge, Iowa #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/09/13/sc-ep49-bigfoot-encounter-stories

Tracks near Eldridge, Iowa (1981)

The witness, then in eighth grade, was delivering papers before dawn during a bitterly cold snowy week. He felt watched, found very large barefoot-like tracks in snow that conformed to a curb, followed them through a park across a creek and fence toward sewage ponds, found the same trail backtracked the next morning, then days later heard an extremely loud scream from nearby bushes that terrified him.

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4 February 1981 In The City Of Eldridge, Scott County, Iowa Class B #22945

Man recalls observing possible tracks and being screamed at on his paper route in Eldridge

As a paperboy delivering newspapers in Eldridge in early February 1981, the witness found very large human-like footprints in snow crossing the town from northeast to southwest, and found a second set retracing the route in reverse the next morning. Several days later, while delivering Sunday papers with his father driving, the witness tossed a paper against a door and immediately heard a loud scream from beside the house that he attributed to the same creature. The witness never saw the animal itself.

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February 1981 Rogersnille, Hawkins County, Tennessee Class B #8022

Couple hears vocalizations on Short Mountain

A witness living on a remote farm reported prolonged screaming and growling from the ridges around the house late at night. The sounds appeared to circle the house for over an hour and were accompanied by tree cracking and rock-clicking noises. The witness went onto the porch briefly then remained inside frightened, without seeing any creature.

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