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While driving home, witnesses observe 5-6 ft. tall hairy creature in middle of road
The witness and spouse were driving on a narrow road when they noticed a hunched, hairy creature standing in the middle of the road. The creature looked toward them and then moved quickly off the left side of the road into the woods. The witnesses remained in the car and left the scene.
Sasquatch sighting in Virginia (1998)
The witness was alone in a tree stand before sunrise waiting near a bait pile. An adult female-like creature and a smaller juvenile emerged on all fours, then the adult stood, vocalized, and left with the juvenile after a distant reply was heard. The witness remained frozen, then backed out and fled to the truck and gave up hunting afterward.
Sasquatch sighting in Virginia (1997)
The witness's friend and the friend's former spouse were driving home around midnight after Christmas shopping. They saw a tall figure standing by a barbed-wire fence, watched it with a spotlight as it walked downhill, stopping to turn its whole body to look back. The location was described as within a few miles of the witness's own encounter site.
Shocked hikers watch hairy human-like animal run by them 10 feet away
The witness and a companion were hiking in the evening when they heard a muffled gibberish-like scream and called out with no response. As they walked toward the sound, they heard crashing and saw a large, hunched, hairy human-like figure run past about 10 feet away down the mountainside. They were too shocked and scared in the fading light to follow it.
Late night sighting by motorists on Hwy 94 near the Wythe County border
The witness and a companion were driving at night when they saw an upright figure standing in a field beside the highway. They stopped and watched it from the road for about 10 minutes while illuminating it with a spotlight. The figure shielded its eyes, then walked slowly back toward the treeline, glancing back periodically.
A sighting by two motorists
The witness and a companion were driving home from a fishing trip when a deer ran across the road and they stopped. The witness then noticed a large dark animal on the passenger side of the road that stayed motionless for a long time while being observed. It eventually jumped over a guardrail and disappeared down a brushy embankment while continuing to watch them.
Sasquatch sighting in Virginia (1992)
The witness and his young son camped overnight in a trail shelter and were eating when their dog barked. The witness saw a tall brown hair-covered figure approach in low light and called out to it. The dog became terrified and incapacitated, the figure paused then walked away and disappeared, and the dog stayed alert between them all night.
Hairy creature seen watching a college party on Butt Mountain
The witness was camping near an abandoned fire tower with a companion when he noticed movement across a gap while other campers were below cliffs. He watched a dark hair-covered bipedal creature observe the noisy campers for several minutes, noting its build, face and eyes before it looked at him and left uphill. His companion only glimpsed something dark and thought it was a bear, and the witness did not tell her otherwise until the next day.
Footsteps in Virginia (1989)
The witness and friends drove to a remote gravel road to party at night. After a loud crash from a tree, something bipedal circled them making growling sounds and then gave a loud roar they could feel. It stepped into the spotlight as a massive white figure, climbed a bank in three steps and rushed their truck before they fled, later returning in daylight to find impressions on the bank.
Boy sees "Bigfoot" in the woods while looking out the car window
During spring break 1984 the witness was traveling by car through Virginia with family toward Florida. While looking out the window the witness noticed a large upright dark hairy figure walking in woods near the freeway, and a younger brother in the car also saw it while the driver did not. The witness described the figure as about eight feet tall with black hair covering head to toe and a long striding walk.
Man recalls watching a possible late night road crossing from his home outside Fieldale
Around 3 a.m. on a cold clear night during Christmas season, the witness got up for a drink and looked out the back-door window toward a lit road. He watched a tall, hairy, upright figure with long arms climb a steep bank, grip a bridge rail, cross the two-lane road in one stride, and disappear down the opposite bank. The observation lasted about five seconds under a street light.
Memory told of observing a hairy biped close to Civil War fortifications near Fort Lee
In early fall 1981 the witness and two friends rode bikes back to a stream in the battlefield woods to retrieve rock chips. They saw a dark, hairy figure bent over in the stream that stood upright, turned toward them, and then ran silently north along the stream on two legs. The group fled, returned later with older kids to search, and found no tracks except additional turned-over rocks.
Memory told of a tall hairy figure seen in a corn field near Lawrenceville
The witness was riding on a school bus at night after a game when they noticed a tall, hair-covered figure standing in a corn field near a scarecrow. The figure was watched for several seconds as the bus passed about 75 to 100 yards away. Other passengers did not see it and laughed when the witness called out.
UFO sighting in Virginia (1980)
A farm resident reported waking to three softball-sized colored orbs hovering in line at the foot of her bed, moving in formation down a hallway and into a dining room before disappearing. Next morning she found three circular discolored spots on a window screen. A team radiochemist analysis reportedly found high irradiation and neutron flux effects, and she later reported flu-like illness and porous hip bone described as radiation-like.
Sasquatch sighting near Goshen, Virginia (1979)
The witness, then a young child, was walking with a small group in a scout camp to look for deer tracks. He felt another presence on a parallel path, heard cracking noises and smelled skunk. He then saw a tall dark manlike silhouette 30-40 feet away watching the group before they moved on.
Witness remembers several incidents including a close encounter on a dark road near Danville
The witness and a companion were walking down an overgrown abandoned road at night to collect cans for money. The witness swept a light across the road and saw a dark broad figure step into the trail about 10 feet away and stand looking at them. After a couple seconds the witness shouted and ran, while the figure did not approach.
Memory told of an early morning encounter with hairy biped near Buchanan
After bedding down in an open three-sided shelter, the witness awoke around midnight to a strong odor and saw a tall hairy bipedal silhouette backlit by the campfire. The figure urinated onto the adjacent occupant's sleeping bag before stepping off the shelter floor and leaving. The group then left the isolated shelter for a more populated campground nearby.
A couple remembers their daylight sighting while driving thru the Shenandoah National Park many years ago
A couple driving west over Skyline Drive in the morning saw a large hairy biped running toward the road. The driver slowed as the creature crossed about 10 feet in front of the car, continued past the car, then went up a steep embankment into dense foliage and out of sight. The witnesses said it ran on two legs the entire time, never slowed, and ignored them.
Memory told of a nighttime sighting while joy riding on train tracks near Purcellville
In May 1970 the witness and a companion were riding in a Jeep along railroad tracks at night. About 70 to 100 yards ahead, a large bipedal hair-covered creature crossed the tracks in a few steps. The pair stopped, then reversed quickly to leave the area.
Marine had late night sighting on military base in Quantico
The witness was on night guard duty at a Marine camp when a dog walking with them began barking. The witness looked up and saw a tall figure covered in light-brown hair standing nearby that did not move when encouraged to chase it. After the witness chambered a round in a rifle, the figure ran away on two legs and was not seen again.