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Daylight encounter one mile south of Agency on the Platte River
The witness claims they were sitting alone fishing on a riverbank in the early evening when they heard prolonged rustling and noticed a strong foul odor growing stronger. After about 10-15 minutes they turned to see a very tall, broad, dingy-brown hairy figure standing 20-30 yards away staring at them without moving or making sound. After a brief stare-down the witness dropped their fishing pole and ran about a half-mile to their car and drove home, and states they have never returned to the spot.
Late night sighting by young couple in a parked car on a rural lane outside Kelso
A young couple parked on a dirt lane at night turned on their car headlights and saw an upright, hair-covered creature standing ahead of them. The creature turned to look at them, showed yellow eye shine, took a few steps across the lane and disappeared. Frightened, the driver failed to turn around, backed out to the main road, and drove into town.
Nighttime roadside sighting by a motorist outside Joplin
The witness was driving a lifted pickup back toward campus around midnight with two sleeping passengers. While rounding a sharp curve in a wooded area near a creek, the witness saw a large upright creature standing in the ditch a few feet from the road and viewed its upper body eye-to-eye for a few seconds. After passing, the witness looked back and the creature was gone.
Memory told of a nighttime close encounter in the Henning Conservation Area near Branson
Two companions walking a hillside trail at night heard a loud snap and saw two large bipedal figures silhouetted against city lights. After one companion shouted, a second shorter figure stood up beside the taller slumped figure, and both fled on two legs crashing through small trees. The witnesses estimated the taller figure at 7.5 to 8 feet tall, hid at the fire tower overnight, and noted broken limbs and a sweet unpleasant odor in the area the next morning.
Sasquatch sighting near Carroll County (1993)
While inspecting land where the Missouri River had changed course, the witness crossed a levee and came face to face at about 50 yards with two creatures. One stood braced between trees swaying side to side and watching him while the other stayed on hands and knees appearing to dig for crawdads. After about 20 seconds of locked gaze and chest rumbling with dread, the witness left quickly for his car.
Motorist recalls possible early morning sighting north of Mt. Vernon
Around 1991 or 1992, the witness was driving home alone about 1 a.m. when an animal on all fours ran across the road and she braked to barely miss it. In a few seconds she noted its body was level rather than sloped, its legs were distinct without belly skin, and its lighter-colored hairless-looking face without a snout turned sideways to look at her. She heard nothing because the radio was on, and found no sign at the site the next day.
Bowhunter recalls dusk encounter on creek dike near Oak Grove
The witness was bowhunting in the evening along a creek and field dike when rustling was heard behind. A large bipedal creature came over the dike, descended the near side to close range, paused to look around, then walked away along the creek out of sight. The witness reported a strong musky odor that strengthened on approach and faded as it left, and fled home after hiding crouched on the ground.
Youth bicyclist has daytime sighting near Gravois Mills
The witness was riding a bicycle on a gravel road on the way home from a friend's house when something in the woods drew attention. About 100 yards away in the woods, a hair-covered creature walked perpendicular to the witness for about a minute before stopping beside a large birch tree. When the witness looked away to decide which way to run, the creature was gone, and the witness ran back to the friend's house and got a ride home.
A man gathering firewood for his campsite with his ATV encounters a large ape-like animal in a creek bed
While camping, the witness rode an ATV to the back of a farm to gather firewood and noticed a strong odor near a creek. There they saw a large ape- or bear-like creature in a squatting position that made eye contact for about 30 seconds before jumping up an 8-foot bank and running away. The witness returned to camp, then revisited the site with a companion that evening and again the next morning, but flooding prevented finding footprints.
Driver has early morning sighting near bridge over Hog Creek
The witness was driving south to work in the early morning when he saw an upright, hair-covered creature walking toward cedar trees beside the road. The creature moved into the trees as he approached. He judged it to be over six feet tall and broad through the chest, and later noted disturbed leaves and grass at the site but no footprints.
Property disturbance in Missouri (1990)
A friend had been feeding wild creatures until sent overseas, after which his grandfather continued feeding. When the grandfather was hospitalized, no one fed them for about a week. People who went to feed the livestock found dozens of goats and the dogs dead and torn apart, which the teller attributes to the deprived creatures.
Recollection of a possible nighttime encounter on a four-wheeler near Sullivan
The witness and two companions snuck out on a 4-wheeler into woods behind a house on a snowy night. They noticed a dead-like odor and heard monkey-like chattering, then saw a tall hair-covered biped walk toward them while growling. The group fled on the vehicle and on foot as the animal followed to within arm's reach without touching them, apparently driving them from the area.
Group spots a bigfoot late at night walking into Glenwild Cemetery south of Cleveland (MO/KS border)
Late at night in fall 1989, the witness was driving seven companions home from a skating rink and slowed for S-curves on the road. A tall light-brown figure crossed in front of the car and headed toward a nearby cemetery. All occupants reportedly watched it for about 10-12 seconds before driving past and taking another way home.
Family witness a 7-8 foot tall creature, covered with hair, standing in the middle of the road
The witness was riding with family while driving at night on Highway 17 when a tall hair-covered figure was seen standing on the center line. Both the witness's car and an oncoming car stopped and observed it illuminated by taillights for about 30 seconds. The figure then leapt off the roadway into the adjacent creek/river, and both cars drove away without investigating.
Three young men spot a sasquatch on a country road near Cleveland
The witness, then 16, was driving a pickup with two passengers to drop off a friend on a rural dirt road on a clear dark evening. The headlights illuminated a tall bipedal being covered in light brown hair walking along the roadside. The being stepped into a ditch and jumped a barbed-wire cattle fence on one leg within a few seconds. All three occupants reportedly saw it, remaining silent until one asked if the others had seen it.
Multiple witnesses encounter bad smell, three observe creature hiding behind sapling
After exploring an abandoned resort site on a bright moonlit night, three companions walking back toward their van smelled a strong musky, fecal odor. They then noticed a backlit figure about 20 feet away behind brush watching them while holding a small tree and swaying. After watching for a few minutes they fled to the van, and a return visit minutes later found no figure and no odor.
Campsite intrusion near river.
The witness and her husband were camped in a tent on a gravel riverbank during a two-day float trip. About 2 a.m. the witness heard splashing in the river and woke her husband. Something then ran on two legs past their tent, shaking the ground. They later searched but found no tracks and noticed a very foul odor.
Three-toed print found while cutting firewood
The witness reports that while cutting firewood with a relative on a saturated old road on a morning after overnight rain, they discovered a single large three-toed footprint. The print was described as about 14.5 inches long and nearly 5 inches wide and pressed about two inches deep. A relative attempted to replicate the depth with his own step but made only a shallow impression, leading them to infer great weight. No photograph or cast was made and a brief search found no additional prints.
Man recalls his brief daylight sighting outside Bloomfield
In winter 1986 the witness was riding around in Stoddard County, Missouri, looking for wildlife on a cold misty morning. After crossing a river bridge, he saw a dark brown bipedal creature run across the road in front of him and into the woods. The creature was gone in seconds and no other witnesses were present.
Memory told of being chased on a farm near Ava
The witness and a companion carried makeshift torches toward the woods at dusk but turned back at the tree line. A large grey figure rushed toward them from the woods, prompting them to flee to the house. After waiting inside, they saw a large grey ape-like creature squatting in the field watching them, then retreated again. Overnight they heard commotion, and next morning found shredded torches, a belt torn with teeth marks, and dents in a parked car.