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August 1994 Dickerson, Montgomery County, Maryland Class B #10778

Vocals and thrown objects experienced by two friends exploring

Two companions hiked through dense brush to explore a quarry in the woods. While approaching and resting at the water they repeatedly heard very loud screech-like sounds and heard several large splashes in the water. As they climbed out and walked toward their vehicle, hard objects began striking the ground near them with increasing accuracy. They fled across a creek and out to their vehicle without ever seeing what produced the sounds or thrown objects.

ScreamRock throwingObject throwing
November 1993 Woodstock- 2 Miles, Woodlawn 4 Miles,Baltimore, 7miles., Baltimore County, Maryland Class A #6875

Eight year old has night time encounter at grandparents' home near Woodstock

At age 8 the witness was walking at night near a relative's property, heard a stirring and then low tones, and saw a tall shadowy figure with red-glowing eyes on a steep hillside that slowly backed away uphill. Later that same evening while the family car was paused on the driveway, the witness again saw the shadow and eyes from the window. The family dismissed the account, and the witness reports occasional similar figures, eyes and sounds in the area since.

SilhouetteEyeshineVocalizationMovement only
15 September 1993 Street, Harford County, Maryland Class A #31814

Memories told of several incidents including an observation through a rifle scope while target practicing outside Street

The witness and several companions were sighting in rifles on a warm sunny afternoon when they noticed a large dark figure moving in woods across a creek. Through a rifle scope the witness watched the upright, dark-haired figure repeatedly grab and shake a large tree for 15-20 minutes. Only the upper half of the figure was visible, and the group left without further interaction.

Partial sightingSilhouette
5 May 1989 Hancock, Washington County, Maryland Class B #29330

Recollection of possible vocalizations and brush crashing while camping in the Lil-Aaron Straus Wilderness Area

Three companions camped off-trail in a low valley. In the early morning the reporter and one companion were awakened by loud, close wailing vocalizations followed by crashing vegetation, breaking branches and heavy thuds lasting several minutes. A third companion slept through the episode. The group left at dawn and found no physical signs.

GrowlScreamTree breakMovement only
June 1985 Thurmont, Emmitsburg, Fredrick County, Maryland Class B #6249

Screams heard at night near rental cabin in Catoctin Mountain State Park

The witness and a companion spent the night in a rustic cabin after hiking during the day. After falling asleep, the witness awoke to repeated series of strange cries from a distance that sounded closer with each new series over about an hour. The companion slept through the sounds and the witness heard nothing similar before or since.

Vocalization
July 1984 Harford County, Maryland Class A #1167

Large, dark creature seen crossing the road.

The witness was riding a motorcycle north on a straight stretch of road. A large dark bipedal thing emerged from woods on the right, crossed the road in six steps, and disappeared into woods on the other side. The witness first thought it was a person and noted no other traffic was present.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
9 May 1981 Sykesville, Howard County, Maryland #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/03/09/sc-ep21-sykesville-monster

Sasquatch sighting near Sykesville, Maryland (1981)

The witness was fly-fishing in the river when a dog nearby began barking at something in the thickets. A tall dark hairy creature stood up, made ticking teeth sounds, and walked toward the woods as a strong musky odor was noticed. The witness drove to town to report it and was later turned away by state police who had cordoned off the area.

Partial sightingVocalizationOdor
9 May 1981 Sykesville, Maryland #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/03/03/show-notes-with-shannon-lon-strickler-and-sean-forker

Sasquatch sighting near Sykesville, Maryland (1981)

The witness was fly fishing alone in a river pool in the morning when a dog on the far bank began barking. A tall dark-haired biped stood up from the brush, was observed walking through the thicket, then left for the woods. The witness reported the sighting, returned to find police blocking the road, and later saw a large search with vehicles and helicopters but never received follow-up.

Full-body sightingVocalization
Spring 1981 Sykesville, Maryland, Carroll Co., Carroll County, Maryland Class A #231

Man witness confrontation between bigfoot and stray dog, near Sykesville

The witness was fishing on the north bank of a river when a dog on the south bank barked at brush and confronted an upright, hair-covered animal. The animal knocked the dog down, emitted a ticking sound and a musky odor, then walked into the woods where the witness lost sight of it while wearing waders. The witness later found the dog with blood on it and reported seeing a taped-off police search at the site.

Full-body sightingVocalizationOdor
November 1978 Maryland #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/01/05/sc-ep395-i-saw-a-dogman

Dogman sighting in Maryland (1978)

The witness and his girlfriend were parked in a lot at night when deer ran past and something thumped the car. The witness got out with a flashlight thinking friends were pranking him and came face to face with a huge wolf-headed creature that growled. He scrambled back into the car and fled, later finding a dent, and both occupants remained frightened for months.

Partial sightingGrowlEyeshineVehicle contact
Summer 1977 Howard County, Maryland Class A #1169

Large human-like footprints found on a path.

The witness family discovered their very heavy cable-spool picnic table missing from their yard. Along a path bordered by cornfield and forest they found places where the spool had been rolled and carried, along with very large human-like footprints. They later found the spool about a mile away where it had been tossed into a steep gully, and felt children were unlikely to have moved it over rugged terrain.

TracksProperty disturbanceObject throwing
Summer 1970 Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland Class A #232

Woman recalls sighting near Williamsport

In the summer of 1970 the witness was walking with a pony and dog in thick woods behind the family home when a large dark hairy biped was seen on a hill beyond a fence about 50 feet away. The witness fled in fright while the animals showed no reaction. The figure was never seen again.

Full-body sighting
1970–1979 Westminster, Maryland #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/lyh6Q5ehMqbfY7uVOBR9MrGdYBz8OG9LiDuVOKhL5is

Sasquatch sighting near Westminster, Maryland (1970)

A Maryland storyteller said his best friend was running in woods at night and collided with a hair-covered biped local legend called a werewolf. The creature broke the runner's arm and threw him down. The storyteller later reinterpreted it as a sasquatch-type animal.

Full-body sighting
1960–1979 Maryland #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/8nTV2dMS6KE33KVJW9DjgYIuT-nS1XXJ8GiwJxG6Ie0

UFO sighting in Maryland (1960)

The witness's grandmother reportedly woke at night and saw a hovering disc illuminating the sky and casting light down over the farm woods at a distance. The telling places it in the 1960s or 1970s. The witness also recalls her mentioning balls of light in the woods.

Partial sighting
annually, during the months of September, October and November Street, Harford County, Maryland Related account #31814

Odor near Street, Maryland

The witness, a relative and the landowner occasionally smelled the creature's scent on the wind annually in fall months.

Odor
Date unknown Street, Harford County, Maryland Related account #31814

Object throwing near Street, Maryland

While bow hunting the same property a relative was repeatedly and accurately pelted with acorns with no squirrel visible.

Object throwing
on separate occasions Street, Harford County, Maryland Related account #31814

Animal behaviour near Street, Maryland

On another occasion a different person was also chased from the same woods in the same manner.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Street, Harford County, Maryland Related account #31814

Animal behaviour near Street, Maryland

The landowner told the relative that he had been chased from the same woods in the same manner on a separate occasion.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Street, Harford County, Maryland Related account #31814

Footsteps near Street, Maryland

While deer hunting a relative heard loud bipedal steps and grunts and tree shaking, then was followed and chased back through a creek to a barn.

FootstepsVocalizationAnimal behaviour
in the years before the encounter described above Street, Harford County, Maryland Related account #31814

Property disturbance near Street, Maryland

Years before the main sighting the landowner's wife was alone in a trailer when something furiously shook it without being seen.

Property disturbance