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Friends have night sighting above Sonora
Two men returned at night to a fenced rural property above Sonora after viewing a motorcycle for sale. A tall, wide human-like figure stepped from brush a short distance away, looked at them, then crossed the clearing toward a shed in a few strides while making a huff sound. One man got into their truck while the other backed onto the hood with a knife, and they later spent a sleepless night guarding the cabin door.
Early morning traveler recalls roadway sighting near Holly Ridge
The witness was driving north on US-17 near Holly Ridge around 1 a.m. after a day trip when headlights illuminated a large hairy bipedal figure walking south on the shoulder. The witness slowed to near walking speed and observed the upper body and face clearly for about fifteen seconds as it continued forward without reacting to the car. After passing, the witness stopped, looked back in the brake lights, and woke a companion who also looked but thought it was a bear.
Woman remembers evening sighting while driving on Hwy. T near Oxly
The witness and a relative were driving home from church at night when they saw a tall, upright, hair-covered figure standing in the middle of the rural road. They stopped and watched it look toward them for about 15-20 seconds before it leaped over a roadside fence from a standing start and moved bipedally across a field. The pair drove home frightened and locked the house, and did not see it again.
Man recalls being chased by a sasquatch while riding his bike near Waco
In the fall of 1983 the witness rode a bike to a friend's house at the end of a wooded gravel lane and found no one home. He then saw a tall black-haired upright figure tear a limb from a tree and look at him. He fled by bike toward the main road while hearing branches breaking and heavy footsteps alongside him until he reached the highway, where the sounds stopped.
witness heard footsteps.
The witness was walking home alone on a gravel road when they noticed footsteps that seemed to stop and start with their own steps. They then saw a very large, hairy humanoid shape behind them that stared before moving, which frightened them into running to a lit section of road. The witness also noticed an odd smell and heard nearby hound dogs barking frantically.
Woman recalls afternoon sighting as a child near Port Angeles
In fall 1983 five children playing in a driveway noticed a pastured buffalo act spooked, then a tall dark biped across a creek and field. The witness stared at what looked like a dark stump under a tree that then ran bipedally with long swinging arms before turning back toward the woods when the children screamed. The next day they found flattened grass but no footprints where it had run and where it entered the woods on a deer path.
Good Samaritan has encounter near Liberty Hill
A driver stopped to help two motorists whose car had left the road after swerving to avoid a large hairy creature chasing a deer across the road. While fetching a rope from his truck to pull their car out, he walked directly into the creature standing behind his truck. He noted a foul smell, red eyes, and a low growl before it walked to the woods edge and then into the woods. He then helped move the car and continued his trip, shaken by the encounter.
While riding bicycle, teenager has afternoon, close encounter not far from Trinity River
As a boy riding his bicycle home on a trail through the woods on a hot clear afternoon, the witness felt watched and then heard brush thrashing as something kept pace with him. He raced to a more open trail and looked back to see a very tall, shaggy reddish-brown creature with dark bare facial skin standing at the tree line watching him. He reported a horrible stench filling the air and an absence of normal forest sounds, saying the sighting lasted about half a minute and left him avoiding the woods for months.
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.
Sighting by young fisherman at dusk on Wabikon Lake
The witness was fishing from a small boat close to shore in the evening when they heard splashing and noticed a strong odor. A tall, hairy, human-like figure stood up nearby in shallow water and stared at them for several seconds. The witness fled in the boat after the figure gave a loud high-pitched scream, later telling family members who found nothing on a return visit the next day.
Sighting by mother and daughter near Kinderhook
The witness was driving with a companion and turning beside a cow pasture in the late afternoon when they noticed a large hairy human-like figure rising from a crouch to a standing position. The witness stopped the car suddenly, the figure glanced toward them and then departed in the opposite direction through the pasture. The whole incident lasted less than five minutes.
Motorist slams on his brakes when a 4-5' brown shaggy creature steps in front of his car near Hendersonville
The witness was driving through hills and forest in North Carolina in the early morning while two companions slept. A small brown shaggy creature with a pointed head crossed quickly in front of the car with its arms swinging. The witness braked hard, missed the creature, and woke the companions, initially comparing it to a robed figure.
Bluff charge by a sasquatch at sunrise on Manatee River, 30 miles south of Tampa
The witness returned early in the morning to a familiar fishing spot by a river. A large hair-covered creature stepped onto the trail, noticed the witness, and ran toward them. The witness climbed over a tall fence to escape and was confronted face-to-face across the fence before fleeing along the fence line as the creature chased from the other side until it was stopped by dense vegetation.
Group of yougsters see large hairy creature
A group playing in the woods outside Jefferson heard strange noises and went to investigate, thinking it was other members of their group. They saw a large hairy creature moving away rapidly that could run upright and did not have the shape of a bear. The group ran home at that moment and never encountered anything similar again.
Memory told of a close encounter while riding a bike as a teen in Brewton
The witness was riding a bicycle on a trail through woods near a grocery store when a large hairy creature stepped into the path, causing a fall. The creature stood over the witness at close range and produced a loud howl/growl with its mouth open before leaving into the woods at high speed while breaking branches. The witness then rode home quickly and hid inside.
Young boy has encounter with young bigfoot on front porch at grandparents' house
The witness was playing with toys on the floor inside a relative's home with the front door open and a screen door closed. A small reddish-brown furry biped stood on the porch beyond the screen watching, and the witness approached very close for about half a minute before leaving to fetch an adult relative. When they returned the creature was gone, and a toy left outside the next day was never seen again.
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.
Sasquatch sighting near Forsyth County (1983)
The witness and a friend parked in a car on a wide tractor path near creek bottoms at night to drink before a party. A very large hair-covered biped took one long stride into the path about 20-25 feet away and faced the car for a minute or more, breathing heavily and flexing its fists. After a whistle-like sound from the woods, the creature made a dismissive huff, stepped out of sight in one stride, and left silently. The two men drove away and did not return.
Sasquatch sighting near Wairika, California (1983)
In the summer of 1983 six children split into two teams for a hide-and-seek war game on school grounds at night. Three hairy bipedal figures emerged from shadows by storage sheds, walked past one team and over or around a tall chain link fence. Moments later the teller confronted one at ten to twelve feet, saw hair and build, yelled and watched all three leap away across the field while glancing back.
Elk hunter observes an apparent family group
The witness was archery hunting with a group near Elk Valley and walked into a clearing expected to lead to ponds. From about 100 yards away the witness saw three erect dark-brown figures walking quickly in height order toward timber, with the leader gesturing for the smallest to hurry. The figures disappeared into the timber, and the witness did not investigate but later learned a companion nearby had seen the same thing.