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Vocalization in Virginia (2014)
About a month after moving in August 2014 the witness heard an extremely loud owl-like sound he thought could not be a real owl or person. He later heard rocks clanging, tree beating and movement over the hill. A couple months later he and his cousin heard the owl sound again, this time more like a monkey trying to imitate an owl.
Travelers have a nighttime sighting of two hairy bipeds on Hwy. 180 near Grant Grove
The witness and his wife were driving on Highway 180 at night when their headlights lit two upright, hair-covered figures ahead. The larger figure led while a smaller figure followed, and both crossed the road in a few seconds and went down the embankment into a forested area. The witness emphasized the figures walked on two feet with long human-like strides and were not bears or people.
For two nights campers are scared by loud vocalizations near Brinnon
Six people were camping together on a ridge between two rivers over Labor Day weekend. Starting early Saturday morning and continuing Saturday night into Sunday morning, they heard series of very loud roar-like vocalizations from a creek bed several hundred yards away. The sounds lasted up to 45 minutes at a time, frightened the group and a dog, and led a camper to ready a pistol. Steep terrain prevented them from investigating for tracks.
Night driver snaps photo of bipedal animal on remote gravel road near Annapolis
The witness was driving slowly on a remote gravel road at night while checking a phone message. A hair-covered upright creature crossed the road ahead, paused near the roadside while watching the witness, then left into the woods. The witness stopped nearby and managed to take one photo before it disappeared.
Family experiences possible activity outside their home near Bemidji
The son wandered a short distance into the woods while helping with yard work and saw a large dark figure with its back turned. The figure turned to face him for several seconds, showing a hairless gray-brown face on a black-haired body with no visible neck and the head set low and forward. The son ran back to his mother and when they looked again the figure was gone.
Close daytime sighting on a ranch in the Canadian River Valley
The witness was driving slowly on a ranch lease road in daylight when they noticed a large hairy figure standing in the open about 70 feet away. After initially mistaking it for an unusually large bull, they concluded it was a Bigfoot positioned on all fours. The witness glanced away briefly to stay on the road, and when they looked back the figure had vanished. They exited the vehicle to search but neither saw nor heard it again.
Motorist has dusk sighting west of Galesburg
The witness was driving west at dusk with a companion when an animal crossed the road about 15 yards ahead. The witness described a very dark, long-haired animal moving on all fours with an awkward gait, higher rear end, flat face and round head. The companion did not see it, and the pair could not relocate it after turning around.
Native American elder observes a deer being chased
An elder witness watching from his front porch saw a deer running fast across a field with a large grey bipedal creature chasing it. The creature reportedly used its arms and legs in a loping run. Both animals left view, after which the witness heard the deer bleat, then a thump, then silence.
Bigfoot running with a deer in its arms is struck by a car late at night north of Wells
Around 12:37 a.m. the witness was driving on Route 8 when a tall dark-furred creature carrying a deer ran into the roadway. The front passenger corner of the car struck the creature, which then slid down the length of the vehicle causing extensive damage from hood to rear. The frightened witness did not stop and continued driving.
Motorist has possible nighttime sighting in the Forest Preserves outside Chicago
The witness was driving home in the early morning through a heavily wooded area when a tall, thin figure darted across the road from left to right ahead of the vehicle. The figure crossed both lanes in a few fast strides and was no longer visible when the witness slowed and approached the area. The witness first wondered if it was a person but noted its unusual speed.
Whooping sound wakes and unnerves a couple near West Alexandria
The witness was at home in bed when repeating loud whoop-like sounds woke him and seemed to approach the house, getting louder and more frequent. He woke his wife, who also heard the sound, and went to the back door with a shotgun. When the sound was very close, he fired three rounds toward it, after which the vocalizations stopped and the source receded through the woods behind the house and was never heard again.
Multiple incidents including rock throwing at a rural cabin near Kalkaska
After other family members left the cabin for the evening, a father and his adult son stayed to clean the cabin exterior when stones began landing around them. They retreated inside as stones continued to strike the cabin on multiple sides. The father then saw a large dark figure run bipedally across the driveway, and impacts on the cabin walls continued late into the night.
Camper hears strange knocking and screams in Tillamook Forest
The witness was camping alone in a tent trailer at dusk. Loud prolonged yells were heard first from the south and minutes later much louder repeated yells from the north, then again from the south. Frightened by the loudness, the witness lay still in the dark trailer with a firearm until logging trucks passed at dawn.
Motorist observes a large biped crossing US-33 at night near Plattsburg
The witness was driving south on US 33 near Plattsburg late at night when an upright animal crossed the road west to east in front of the vehicle. The animal moved very quickly from the ditch to a fence, braced with its left hand and jumped over with both feet into corn. The witness described a very tall, stout, shaggy light red-brown animal seen in side profile without a clear view of head or feet.
Vocalization in Missouri (2014)
During a day hike the witness left a recorder on the truck windshield to monitor activity around the vehicle. The recorder captured a prolonged grunting sequence accompanied by knocks. The witness later compared the sounds to known animals and primate recordings.
Father and son have a close daylight encounter while driving to Wright Patman Lake
A man driving to fish with his son stopped on a road near a lake after seeing what he thought was a bear. The animal stood upright, revealing a very tall, broad, dark-brown hairy human-like form, and the driver got out and shouted at it. The creature vocalized loudly, threw part of a snake toward them, then ran rapidly into the woods.
Boater spots something odd during the day on Lake Shasta
The witness was riding a personal watercraft up the Pit River arm of Shasta Lake in July. While rounding a turn, the witness saw a large hairy head with eyes about 20 feet from shore staring at them. After a few seconds the head submerged leaving a ripple, and the witness circled and searched the area but found no further sign.
Two campers take photos of what they see in the trees in the El Dorado National Forest
The witness and a companion were finishing a dispersed camping trip and had hiked back to the car on a clear sunny day when the witness looked back at the treeline. About 500 feet away, two jet-black figures were visible near the tops of two adjacent pine trees, first taken for bears. The witness took phone photos and watched for about a minute as the figures stayed mostly still while wiggling and appearing to hug the trunks, then left after the companion grew concerned, later concluding they looked like lean human-like silhouettes rather than bears or humans.
Late-night frog hunters experience possible territorial behavior north of Rimrock
The witness and two companions were walking upstream frog gigging at night when they noticed a musky odor and heard heavy movement ahead in dense brush. Three rocks were thrown from above across the creek, followed by crashing movement across the water and another rock landing nearby in the creek. An unseen very large mover then rushed toward them through thick brush, prompting the group to leave for their vehicle.
Dirt bike riders hear possible knocks north of Lake Wenatchee
Four people on a dirt-bike trip stopped at a dirt-road intersection and heard knocking like someone hitting a tree. After finding no people or vehicles nearby, one witness knocked on a tree and two or three loud knocks answered within seconds. The group left immediately, and a search the next day found no trails or camps to explain the sounds.