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18 April 1994 Pikeville KY, Pike County, Kentucky Class A #27941

Man recalls his early morning sighting driving to work near Chloe

The witness was driving to work westbound on US 460 east of Shelbiana in the morning when a tall, hairy biped came from the river side, went over the guardrail and took two steps across the two-lane highway. The creature looked directly at the witness before disappearing into woods and a ravine on the other side. The witness drove on, turned around to look again, but it was gone.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Summer 1994 Richwood, Boone County, Kentucky Class A #24800

Woman remembers a shaggy white-haired creature watching her while she walked her dog outside Richwood

The witness was walking a dog in a backyard bordering woods during the middle of the day when the dog stopped and growled toward the fence. About 50 feet away at the fence line, a tall off-white hair-covered creature stared at the witness for a few minutes. When the creature turned to run, the witness retreated to the house with the dog and the creature was gone.

Full-body sighting
1994 McQuarrie County, Kentucky #9bd0859b-df59-4297-bea0-831b15ded621

Sasquatch sighting near McQuarrie County (1994)

The guest and his father went deer hunting in Beaver Creek, separated to different fields, and the guest climbed a stand overlooking woods and a field edge. He watched a 5-6 foot black, upright creature with long arms move quietly by leaping between tree bases and walking logs. At about 75 yards it noticed him, hid behind a tree peeking at him, then used the tree for cover and disappeared, after which he climbed down and left.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
October 1993 Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, Kentucky Class A #1045

Father and son have a daylight encounter while deer hunting near Lawrenceburg

The witness and his son were walking back to the truck after deer hunting when they saw a tall hair-covered figure come out of a cedar thicket about 50 yards down their path. The figure stopped when they stopped, then stepped back into the thicket and disappeared from sight. They heard something following them and staying hidden all the way back to the truck.

Full-body sightingMovement only
July 1993 Madison County, Kentucky Class A #2368

Hiker has detailed sighting on Bear Mountain.

The witness was hiking on a mountain and heard a tapping sound while looking down a hollow toward a thicket. Through binoculars the witness watched a large hairy figure sitting on a log hitting it with a rock, then standing, looking toward the witness, moving its head side to side while hunched, and dashing into the thicket.

Full-body sightingWood knock
January 1993 Mayfield Or Wickliffe, Ballard County, Kentucky Class A #2363

Late night sighting by motorists along Highway 121

The witness and a relative were driving home late at night when their headlights revealed a tall, muscular, hair-covered human-like figure standing partly on the roadway. The passenger, within a few feet of it, described its human-like face and eyes watching the car as they passed. After several minutes of silence both occupants reacted and continued discussing the encounter.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1992, the summer Kentucky #4369c15d-f856-44da-a531-37c1124d7dcf

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (1992)

While walking out on a remote logging road after discovering flat tires, the witness confronted a black bear that kept approaching despite shouting. A large hairy biped rushed down the hill on all fours, landed in the road and slid, causing the bear to flee. The biped then stood, stared, and bluff-charged twice with loud vocalizations until the witness fled on foot and was later picked up by drivers in a pickup.

Full-body sightingGrowlVocalizationMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
April 1991 London, Laurel County, Kentucky Class A #18297

Man recalls face to face childhood encounter near London

In April 1991 around 2 p.m., the witness was playing with a BB gun near a garden and ravine, jumped onto a rock, and encountered a roughly 5-foot tall hair-covered creature within about 13 feet. The creature ran away through the woods with loud branch-breaking sounds, and the witness fled to the house then returned with a relative. They found broken branches, slide marks, and a three-toed footprint, though the witness later noted the tracks might not be from the same animal.

Full-body sightingFootstepsTracksTree break
October 1990 Earlington, Hopkins County, Kentucky Class A #21142

Daylight sighting interrupts hunters at an old mining area near Earlington

The witness, about 15 at the time, was bow-hunting from a stand with his father nearby after sunrise. He noticed a large brown bush-like shape on a power-line hill that stood up into a man-shaped figure and then walked toward the woods, pausing to look back. Both the witness and his father watched it for an extended period before leaving the area.

Full-body sighting
9 September 1990 Greenup, Greenup County, Kentucky Class A #51739

Memory told of seeing the neighbor's dog going after a hairy biped while squirrel hunting near Greenup

The witness was hunting alone in woods in the early morning when a neighbor's dog began barking at an animal downhill. The witness approached and watched the upright animal repeatedly bat the dog away, then saw it look directly at them, growl loudly and start moving toward them. The witness dropped a shotgun and ran home, later returning with a relative to recover the gun but seeing nothing.

Full-body sightingGrowlAnimal behaviour
1984–1985 Muhlenberg County, Kentucky #8ebcc7ee-6871-49bd-b56c-a161f2d5c592

Sasquatch sighting near Muhlenberg County (1984)

The witness was deer hunting with a parent when the parent fired three shots from a nearby holler. The witness moved to the edge of a field, heard talking-like chattering, then saw two quadrupedal hairy animals burst from brush and run toward the witness. Both the witness and the parent fired at the animals, which moved very quickly across the creek bottom and up the opposite ridge.

Full-body sightingChatter
September 1983 Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky Class A #25242

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.

Full-body sightingTree breakFootstepsAnimal behaviour
8 August 1982 Maysville (Orangeburg), Mason County, Kentucky Class B #33097

Memory of a possible daylight sighting when returning to retrieve a watch near Marysville

The witness, then a child swimming with siblings, walked back alone to a swimming hole to retrieve a watch. He saw a tall dark upright figure cross his path near a fenceline and take several steps. Startled, he ran home, where family members suggested it was a deer, which he rejects.

Full-body sighting
2 February 1981 Louellen, Harlan County, Kentucky Class A #10556

Two miners have nighttime sighting near Louellen

The witness and a companion were driving to work in the early morning when they saw an animal squatting by the road near dumped garbage. They watched it in the headlights as it moved backward into the road, looked at them, then squatted and leaped off the road into a ravine. A torn bag of garbage was found where it had been kneeling.

Full-body sightingProperty disturbance
1981–1982 Kentucky #9bdb0699-2477-4b65-b7ca-a51f1a3bc0f2

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (1981)

While his parents were away on a trip, the witness was home with his cousin when a very tall white-haired creature filled his bedroom window and stared down at him, frightening him. He fled to the living room and saw a second similar white creature standing on a nearby hill overlooking the house.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
5 November 1980 Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Class A #2426

Early morning sighting by truck driver on I-68. Local police make report

A truck driver hauling steel west on a highway slowed and used high beams to check what was thought to be a hitchhiker on the opposite side. On approaching, the driver reported seeing a tall white-haired ape-like creature. Afterward the driver asked over CB radio about an escaped zoo or circus ape, and police took a statement and filed a report.

Full-body sighting
7 October 1980 Mayslick, Mason County, Kentucky Class A #2425

Family has evening sighting in Mayslick

The witness was watching television at home at night when a loud disturbance on the porch drew attention. Looking outside, the witness reported seeing a large white hairy creature holding a rooster, which it threw against the house before moving behind the house. The witness pursued it with a pistol and fired twice as it ran out of sight up a gravel road.

Full-body sightingObject throwing
1980 Kentucky #9bdb0699-2477-4b65-b7ca-a51f1a3bc0f2

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (1980)

While playing with his dog in the yard in spring, the witness fell backward and saw a large cinnamon-brown human-like creature watching from the wood line about 25 feet away. The dog fled silently, the creature looked curious rather than threatening, then turned and walked into the woods.

Full-body sighting
23 December 1978 Germantown, Mason County, Kentucky Class A #79768

Dairy farmer (former Marine) sees line of bigfoots (7) on his farm 10 miles west of Maysville

A dairy farmer preparing to milk cows in late afternoon saw seven [name withheld] upright figures moving single file across a distant ridgeline. The lead figure paused and faced the witness while the others continued down toward a wooded creek area. When the witness started toward the area, nearby heifers stampeded past him, and he decided not to follow and returned to the house.

Full-body sighting
15 August 1978 2 Miles From Slade. 52 Miles Southeast Of Lexington, Powell County, Kentucky Class A #912

While observing a footprint, youth looks off the path to see shiny haired creature looking at him

In August 1978 a 10-year-old camping with family walked alone at dusk to fetch ice. On a muddy road the witness smelled a strong odor and found a single large bare five-toed footprint, then noticed a dark hairy biped 50 to 80 yards away across a stream that walked gracefully into the treeline in a few seconds. The witness ran back to camp, and relatives later saw the same footprint.

Full-body sightingOdorTracks