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November 1973 Buchanan, Botetourt County, Virginia Class A #18623

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.

SilhouetteFull-body sightingOdorProperty disturbance
Summer 1973 Springfield, Newington Forrest, Fairfax County, Virginia Class A #23400

Upright creature crosses road in the path of a car near Newington Forest

In summer 1973 the witness was driving on Pohick Road with her children in the evening when a tall hair-covered bipedal creature stepped into the road in front of her car. It stopped two to three yards from the hood, turned toward the headlights and stared for a few moments. It then crossed to the shoulder in one stride with a smooth gait and went into the woods.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
September 1970 Strasburg, Shenandoah County, Virginia Class A #24569

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.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
15 May 1970 PURCELLVILLE VA, Loudoun County, Virginia Class A #35477

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.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
July 1957 Quantico VA, Prince William County, Virginia Class A #679

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.

Full-body sighting
August 1936 Luray, Virginia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/LjviJdFXrUavchlExmK9LAx2OXIcLEoi3KGO4HIJCrE

Sasquatch sighting near Luray, Virginia (1936)

A construction crew camped in a Virginia valley in the mid-1930s reported repeated visits by large hairy beings that stole food, left huge footprints, and were seen felling and dragging trees. Early one August morning in 1936 a being reached into a tent and pulled a sleeping worker out by the ankle. Other workers threw hand axes and chased it with rifles and shotguns, firing many shots without killing it, after which sentries were posted day and night.

Full-body sightingTracksProperty disturbance
two mornings ago Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City County, Virginia Related account #35467

Whoop near Virginia Beach, Virginia

Two mornings before the report, the witness heard loud clear whoops from the wooded area behind the home while letting a dog out.

Whoop
Sometime last year Wytheville, Wythe County, Virginia Related account #62744

Sasquatch sighting near Wytheville, Virginia

The witness and his wife had seen a similar entity cross the same road about a year earlier.

Road crossing
about 3am Meadowview, Washington County, Virginia Related account #37817

Unidentified sound near Meadowview, Virginia

The witness heard something pushing and rattling the house siding around 3am, woke his spouse, and found nothing on checking outside with a flashlight.

Unidentified soundProperty disturbance
several times over the past year Ft. Chiswell, Wythe County, Virginia Related account #35981

Sasquatch sighting near Ft. Chiswell, Virginia

On several return fishing trips over the past year the witness and a companion repeatedly had the impression of being watched.

Spring of 1995 Rawley Springs, Rockingham County, Virginia Related account #17326

Rock throwing near Rawley Springs, Virginia

During a spring 1995 camping trip in the same area, the group heard odd cries and rocks tossed nearby.

Rock throwingVocalization
fall of 1994 Rawley Springs, Rockingham County, Virginia Related account #17326

Rock throwing near Rawley Springs, Virginia

During a fall 1994 camping trip in the same area, the group heard odd cries and rocks tossed nearby.

Rock throwingVocalization
The weekend following this wood knocking incident Rawley Springs, Rockingham County, Virginia Related account #28449

Tracks near Rawley Springs, Virginia

A companion later returned to the lake with a relative and found and photographed a possible footprint in mud.

Tracks
mid morning in the summer, just a couple years after Dad put the camper there Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia Related account #7392

Movement only near Clarksville, Virginia

A couple summers later on a mid-morning the witness watched a dog approach a large oak, get flung backward yelping with no person visible, then flee.

Movement only
BFRO YEAR: 1970? Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, Virginia Class A #7392

Youth catches standing figure in flashlight glow during camp-out

Around May 1970 the witness was camping with family at a lakeside campground and lay awake in a tent near midnight. After hearing trash being disturbed, the witness stepped out barefoot with a flashlight and saw a small upright furry creature looking into a hanging trash bag. The creature turned, made a squeal-grunt cry, and dashed away while the witness ran shouting to wake relatives. No tracks were found afterward because the area was trampled.

Full-body sightingVocalizationProperty disturbance
On another occasion Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia Related account #40362

Movement only near Christiansburg, Virginia

On a different outing the witness and her companion heard something moving on a ridge that paced them for several minutes.

Movement only
Date unknown Greene County, Virginia Related account #2283

Property disturbance near Greene County

The witness noticed several large hand-manageable rocks turned over as if something had been foraging for insects underneath.

Property disturbance
early the next morning Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia Related account #22865

Footsteps near Pearisburg, Virginia

The witness and companion were awakened early the next morning by something walking bipedally around their camp without being seen.

Footsteps
since before they were assigned there Ft Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia Related account #33887

Historical account near Ft Belvoir, Virginia

Base personnel told the witness that similar activity had occurred since before their assignments.

Historical account
Date unknown Ft Belvoir, Fairfax County, Virginia Related account #33887

Unidentified sound near Ft Belvoir, Virginia

Other military personnel and police on base also heard sounds from the swamp and wooded area.

Unidentified sound