| NOTABLE WITNESS | STATE | COUNTY | REPORT # | MONTH | DAY | YEAR | SEASON | NEAREST ROAD | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | SEX/AGE | TEMP | TIME | TIME | COLOR | HAIR LENGTH | EYES | BF ACTIVITY | HUMAN ACTIVITY | WITNESSES | REPORT DESCRIPTION | | LOCATION | WEATHER | MOON | CONTINUED/OTHER | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | CLARKE | 1907 | DECEMBER | 5 | 1996 | WINTER | HWY 69 | 6'5" | | | | 3PM | AFTERNOON | | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD IN FRONT OF CAR. WITNESS HAD WINDOW DOWN AND HEARD A SCREAM | | HILL | | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | COLBERT | 577 | | | 1979-1980 | FALL | | 10' | | | | 7PM | EVENING | BLACK/SILVER | | | MOVING IN TREE LINE/SCREAMING | BRING IN CLOTHES FROM LINE | HUSBAND & WIFE | MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES. ANIMAL WAS SEEN SCREAMING BETWEEN THE GATE & THE SHED. SEEMED AGITATED. SEPARATE OCCASION SHADOW WAS SEEN ON WALL OF HOUSE. | | HARDWOODS/RIDGES/HOLLOWS/TENNESSEE RIVER/CREEK/PASTURES | CLEAR | 1/2 | MANY DEER FOUND MISSING ONLY GUTS. LEGS ALL TWISTED & BROKEN. MANY SCREAMS HEARD. DOG BECAME AWARE OF ANIMAL & GROWLED AND FOLLOWED SHADOW IN HOUSE. | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | CONECUH | 4743 | FEBRUARY | | 2000 | WINTER | | 7' | | | | 1:30-2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK/BROWN | | | FOLLOWING HUMAN | WALKING TO GIRL'S HOUSE | (2) 15 YR OLDS | STOPPED ON DIRT ROAD & LEFT MOTORCYCLE. WALKED TOWARD GIRL'S HOUSE. HEAR FOOT STEPS. RUN BACK TO THE MOTORCYCLE. WITNESS SEES ANIMAL JUMPED ONTO THE ROAD. | | MIXED PINES/DECIDUOUS FOREST/SWAMP/CATTLE PASTURE/CREEKS | CLEAR | NEAR FULL | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | DALLAS | 14082 | JULY | | 1985 | SUMMER | COUNTY RD 21 | (1)5' (2)3' (3)2' | | | | 2PM | AFTERNOON | BROWN | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | DRIVING. SEES ANIMALS STANDING BY ROAD. THEY HESITATED & APPEARED THEY COULDN'T DECIDE WHAT TO DO. THEN THEY CROSSED THE ROAD. | | WOODED/SMALL CREEK | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | FRANKLIN | 15102 | DECEMBER | 25-26 | 2002 | WINTER | DUNCAN CREEK RD | 7' | POWERFUL | | | 4-5PM | AFTERNOON | BROWN/GRAY/BLACK | | | HUNTING DEER | HUNTING DEED | 1 MAN | DEER CAME OUT OF A CLEARING ACTING SPOOKED. WITNESS FOLLOWED THEM FOR 10 MINUTES. SEE LARGE ANIMAL COME OUT OF CLEARING & CROSS A FENCE CHASING AFTER DEER. | | PINE FOREST/HARDWOODS/OPEN FIELD/CREEK/HOLLOW | CLEAR | | HAS HEARD ODD NOISES. HAS HAD GOATS GO MISSING. FOUND THE GOAT REMAINS WITH BROKEN RIBS & MISSING SOME ORGANS. | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | JEFFERSON | 10498 | SEPTEMBER | 15 | 1979 | FALL | HWY 31 | 7' | | | | | AFTERNOON | BROWN | MEDIUM LENGTH | | STANDING | WALKING ON TRAIL | 1 PERSON | WALKING ON TRAIL, SEES ANIMAL STANDING 60 FT AHEAD OF THEM. WITNESS RUNS AWAY | | WOODED/PINE/HARDWOODS/WARRIOR RIVER | SUNNY/WARM | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | LEE | 7427 | JANUARY | | 2000 | WINTER | 431 | 7-8' | | | | | MORNING | BLACK/DARK BROWN | | | MAKING NOISE AROUND CAMPSITE | CAMPING | 4 TEEN BOYS | BEGAN HEARING FOOT STOMPS/SMELLING ODOR/SCREAMS. AFTER FATHER INVESTIGATED, BOYS WENT TO SLEEP. WITNESS HEARD MORE NOISES ALL NIGHT. GOT UP IN THE AM & SAW ANIMAL | | CREEK BED/PINE/HARDWOOD | RAINY | | WITNESS SAW ANIMAL OVER A HILLSIDE APROX 30-40 YARDS AWAY. ANIMAL SAW WITNESS & RAN AWAY | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | LIMESTONE | 799 | | | 1978 | SPRING | | 8-9' | | | | | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | SLAPPING WATER | PLAYING IN CREEK | 13 YR OLD | WITNESS WAS SLAPPING AT FISH IN THE CREEK WHEN HE SAW THE ANIMAL COME OUT OF THE SWAMP & WADE IN THE WATER. THE ANIMAL SLAPPED AT THE WATER THEN LEFT. REPEATED | | SWAMP/HARDWOOD/OAK/DOGWOOD/PASTURE/ELK CREEK/DOCKS/CABINS | SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | LIMESTONE | 451 | AUGUST | 20 | 1993 | SUMMER | EASTER FERRY RD | 7'6" | 475LBS | | | 11PM | NIGHT/DAWN | OFF WHITE | | | STANDING IN FIELD | LOOKING FOR BURGLAR | 17 YR OLD | STAYING WITH GIRLFRIEND & HER BROTHER. WENT TO LOCK HOUSE DOOR. 1.5 MINUTES LATER SOMETHING JIGGLED DOOR KNOB. WENT TO LOOK FOR A BURGLAR, SEES LARGE ANIMAL IN FIELD | | RIVER/WOODED/HILLY | HOT | NEAR FULL | NOT CLEAR IF ANIMAL JIGGLED THE DOOR KNOB OR NOT. | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | LIMESTONE | 3296 | | | 2001 | FALL | SWAN CREEK RD | 8-9' | 500LBS | | | 2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BROWN | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 MAN | ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD IN FRONT OF CAR. | | CREEK/BRIDGE/SWAMP/WOODS | FAIR | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | LOWNDES | 24646 | APRIL | 13 | 2001 | SPRING | 26 | | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | GREY/BROWN | | | RUNNING AT TREE LINE | GETTING DRESSED | 1 MAN | GETTING DRESSED TO GO FISHING, SEES ANIMAL RUNNING ALONG THE TREE LINE. | | PINE FOREST/CABIN/5 PONDS | DAMP GROUND | | FELT UNEASY ALL DAY LIKE BEING WATCHED | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | MACON | 17455 | JANUARY | 28 | 2007 | WINTER | HWY 29 SOUTH | 7' | MUSCULAR | | | 3PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | CARRYING OBJECT | HUNTING - DUCK | 2 PEOPLE | WALKING TO DUCK HUNTING DESTINATION, SEE ANIMAL WALKING CROSS BEAVER DAM. ANIMAL APPEARED TO BE CARRYING SOMETHING. ANIMAL DID NOT NOTICE WITNESSES. | | SWAMP/PINE/HARDWOOD MIX | | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | MADISON | 7235 | | | 1949 | SUMMER | 431 | 8' | | | | | AFTERNOON | RED | 3-4" | | STANDING IN DITCH | WALKING HOME | 8-10 YR OLD | WITNESS WAS WALKING HOME FROM UNCLE'S HOUSE. SEES ANIMAL IN DITCH. RUNS TO GET UNCLE. BOTH GO BACK TO THE LOCATION & SEE ANIMAL STILL STANDING THERE. | | GREEN MOUNTAIN/GRAVEL ROAD/CAVES | CLEAR/WARM | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | MADISON | 416 | NOVEMBER | 15 | 1983 | WINTER | WINCHESTER RD | 7'-7'3" | | | | 6:45PM | EVENING | BLACK | | | WALKED BY HOUSE | WATCHING TV | 1 MAN | WATCHING TV, SOMETHING BLACKED OUT HIS WINDOW. SEES ANIMAL WALKING OUTSIDE HOUSE. WIFE SEES HEAD OF SOMETHING WALK BY WINDOW NEXT DAY. FOOT PRINT FOUND. | | HARDWOOD/HILLS/UNDERGROUND STREAM | | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | MADISON | 25559 | FEBRUARY | 28 | 2009 | WINTER | HWY 565 | 6-7' | MUSCULAR | | | 5:40AM | NIGHT/DAWN | GREY | FINE | | PEALING BARK OFF TREE | SITTING ON PORCH | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRINKING COFFEE ON BALCONY OF HOTEL. SAW MOVEMENT. WATCHED ANIMAL 120 YARDS AWAY FOR 5-6 MINUTES. ANIMAL ROCKED BACK & FORTH, THEN PULLED BARK FROM TREE. | | HOTEL/WOODS/SMALL MOUNTAIN | CLEAR/CHILLY/HAD RAINED | | 2 FOOTPRINTS SAW AT LOCATION. WITNESS WENT TO AREA WITH SECURITY GUARD & ANOTHER HOTEL EMPLOYEE. | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | MARSHALL | 18043 | | | 1992 | SUMMER | WHITE ELEPHANT RD | 8' | | | | 8-9PM | EVENING | DARK | | | CARRYING DOG HEAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | DRIVING. SEES ANIMAL WALKING AWAY FROM THE ROAD WITH A ST. BERNARD'S HEAD IN IT'S LEFT HAND. ANIMAL WAS CARRYING THE HEAD BY THE HAIR. DOG BELONGED TO NEIGHBOR. | | LAKE/PINE THICKET/HOUSES/WOODS | | FULL MOON | NEIGHBOR SAID DOG HAD PASSED AWAY DAYS BEFORE. IT IS GUESSED THAT THE DOG MAY HAVE BEEN DUG UP BY THE ANIMAL | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | MORGAN | 3028 | | | 1999 | SUMMER | DARDEN DR | | | | | | AFTERNOON | RED | | | STANDING BY TREE LINE | SITTING IN CAR | 1 WOMAN | SITTING IN CAR WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS CLEARING LAND. LOOKS TOWARD TREE LINE AND SEES ANIMAL. SECONDS LATER ANIMAL IS GONE. | | WOODS/BLUFF/CAVES/WATERFALL | SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | MORGAN | 435 | OCTOBER | 10 | 2000 | FALL | CABBAGE PATCH RD | 7-8' | | | 60 | 1:30PM | AFTERNOON | BROWN | | | BY ROAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | OUT DRIVING LOOKING FOR DEER, COUPLE SEES ANIMAL BY THE ROAD. ANIMAL RUNS OFF. THEY GO BACK THE NEXT DAY AND SEE A MANGLED FENCE, A 8" FOOT PRINT & A PERSIMMON | | PINE FOREST/CREEK/GRAVEL ROAD | BRIGHT/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | PICKENS | 5954 | JUNE | | 1958 | SUMMER | | 8' | | | | | AFTERNOON | DARK | | | WALKING | WALKING HOME | 14 YR OLD BOY | WAS SWIMMING AT LAKE. WALKING HOME SEES ANIMAL. WATCHES FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. ANIMAL TURNS AND GOES INTO WOODS | | CREEK/PINES/OAK/CYPRESS/HICKORY | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | PICKENS | 832 | NOVEMBER | 15 | 1980 | FALL | | | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | | | EYES GLOWED IN HEADLIGHTS | | AT PARK/ AT FARM | 2 MEN | (1) SAW ANIMAL WALKING UP A HILL AFTER HEARING A BELLOW (2) SAW ANIMAL IN HEADLIGHTS CROSS A 5 STRAND BARBWIRE FENCE. | | HEAVY WOODS/DEAD RIVER/SWAMP | | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | RUSSEL | 179 | SEPTEMBER | | 1981 | FALL | MICHAEL TIGNER DR. | 9-10' | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK | | EYES GLOWED RED IN CAR HEADLIGHTS | JUMPED OFF TREE LIMB INTO RIVER | FISHING/SITTING IN CAR | 3 PEOPLE | 1 WITNESS WAS FISHING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. 2 OTHERS WERE INSIDE THE CAR. HEARD A SCREAM. HUGE BRANCH IN TREE SHAKES & ANIMAL JUMPS INTO RIVER. ANIMAL IS SEEN BY HEADLIGHTS | * | RIVER BANK/SWAMP/WOODS | | | TREE BRANCH WAS COMMONLY USED FOR JUMPING INTO RIVER. WITNESS HAD 9 PEOPLE ON BRANCH ONE TIME & WERE NOT ABLE TO SHAKE THE LIMB. | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | RUSSEL | 179 | APRIL | | 1982 | SPRING | | 10'+ | MUSCULAR | | | 12:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK | | | LEANING ON SIGN | DRIVING | BOYFRIEND & GIRLFRIEND | DRIVING HOME, SEES LARGE BLACK ANIMAL LEANING ON ROAD SIGN. HAS A FLAT TIRE 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD. DRIVES TO NEAREST HOUSE TO CALL FOR HELP. HEARS STORIES FROM PEOPLE | * | RIVER BANK/SWAMP/WOODS | CLEAR/STARRY | | SIGN WAS 10' HIGH ANIMAL WAS TALLER. HEARD STORIES FROM PEOPLE @ HOUSE. MISSING HUNTER/ ANIMALS MISSING | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | SHELBY | 8171 | MARCH | 4 | 2004 | SPRING | CO RD 43 | 8-10' | MUSCULAR | | | 11:45PM | EVENING | RED/BROWN | 6" | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | DRIVING HOME, ANIMAL RUNS ACROSS THE ROAD | | PINE/HARD WOODS/MAN MADE LAKE/SUBDIVISIONS/DOUBLE OAK MOUNTAIN | CLOUDY | FULL MOON | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | ST. CLAIR | 8679 | OCTOBER | | 1986 | FALL | | | THIN | | | | EVENING | WHITE | 5-6" SHAGGY/MATTED | | STANDING | LOOKING AT ROCKS | 11 YR OLD | WITNESS WAS OUTSIDE W. DOG LOOKING AT ROCKS. SEES WHAT HE APPEARS TO BE A NAKED OLD MAN. THIN & SCRUFFY. THE WITNESS SCREAMED & THE ANIMAL SCREAMED. WITNESS RAN | | FIELD/HOMES/PINES/OAKS | CLEAR/DRY | | NOTICED ANIMAL WAS AGILE. DOG RAN TOWARD THE HOUSE BEFORE THE WITNESS DID. | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | ST. CLAIR | 22539 | JULY | 18 | 2007 | SUMMER | CHEROKEE RD | 7' | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK | 1-2" MATTED | | BY ROAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | DRIVING, CAME AROUND CORNER & SAW ANIMAL. ANIMAL TURNED TOWARD EMBANKMENT. GOT ON ALL FOURS. TURNED CAR AROUND BUT ANIMAL WAS GONE. | | MOUNTAIN/PINE/CREEKS | HOT/DARK | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | TALLADEGA | 25238 | NOVEMBER | 23 | 1999 | FALL | HWY 21 | | | | | 11PM | EVENING | DARK RED | UNKEMPT | EYES SHINED ORANGE IN HEADLIGHTS | STANDING BY ROAD | DRIVING | MOTHER & DAUGHTER | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SLOWED TO ROUND A CURVE. SAW ANIMAL STANDING BY ROADSIDE. ANIMAL SWUNG ARMS IN THE AIR AS IF ANGRY. | | TALLEDAGA NATIONAL FOREST/APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS | | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | TALLADEGA | 17480 | JUNE | | 2005 | SUMMER | | 6'8" - 7'8" | MUSCULAR | | | 11PM | EVENING | GREY | 3-4" | EYES REFLECTED YELLOW IN SPOT LIGHT | STANDING | CAMPING | 6 PEOPLE | SITTING AROUND CAMPFIRE HEAR NOISE LIKE CHAINSAW STARTING. GOT OUT SPOT LIGHT & SEE ANIMAL STANDING BEHIND A TREE | | MOUNTAIN/LUSH VEGETATION/CREEK BOTTOM | CLEAR/NO WIND | | ON EARLIER CAMPING TRIP HAD HEARD VOCALIZATIONS AND LARGE BIPEDAL FOOTSTEPS. | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | TUSCALOOSA | 245 | JULY | 15 | 1999 | SUMMER | HWY 216 | | | | | 11:30PM | EVENING | | | | CHARGED TOWARD HUMAN | FISHING | 2 MEN | WHILE FISHING, WITNESSES HEAR FOOT STEPS COMING DOWN HILL. WITNESSES GO TO GET BACK IN THEIR BOAT & ANIMAL GROWLS & CHARGES TOWARD THEM. | | WOODED/HILLSIDE/HARDWOODS/PINES/RIVER | CLEAR/3-5MPH BREEZE | | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | TUSCALOOSA | 7031 | JUNE | | 2003 | SUMMER | | 9-10' | | | | 2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | STANDING BY ROADSIDE | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | DRIVING HOME, SEES LARGE ANIMAL STANDING BY ROAD. FAMILY HAS FOUND FECES & FOOT PRINTS ON PROPERTY. | | DIRT ROAD/CREEK/WOODS | HOT/HUMID | NO MOON | | | | | | |
| ALABAMA | WASHINGTON | 961 | JANUARY | 6 | 1997 | WINTER | HWY 56 | | | | 50 | | | | | | BY ROAD | RELIEVING SELF | 1 PERSON | STOPPED TO RELIEVE HIMSELF. SEES ANIMAL ABOUT 3 FT AWAY. ANIMAL APPEARED TO CARRY A STICK. ANIMAL WALKED AWAY, BUT WAS SEEN AGAIN IN REAR VIEW MIRROR | | WATER TOWER/PINE/WOODS | WARM/OVERCAST | | | | | | | |
| ALASKA | ANCHORAGE | 13038 | FEBRUARY | | 2004 | WINTER | | | | | | 11PM | EVENING | DARK BROWN | MESSY/MATTED | | RUNNING | SNOWMOBILING | 1 TEEN | WITNESS WAS SNOW MACHINING WITH FRIENDS. SAW ODD TRACKS. CAME OVER MOUND & SAW ANIMAL RUNNING AWAY. ANIMAL HAD NO TROUBLE RUNNING IN 12" SNOW. | | WOODS/CLEARING/SHRUBS/BUSHES/PIPE LINE CLEAR CUT/POTTER'S MARSH | HAD SNOWED DAYS BEFORE | | | | | | | |
| ALASKA | CORDOVA-McCARTHY | 637 | JUNE | 16 | 2000 | SUMMER | | | | | | 12AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK | | | STANDING ON TRAIL | SMOKING ON TRAIL | 1 PERSON | WITNESS & FRIEND WERE CAMPED. WITNESS WENT TO SMOKE. SAW FIGURE STANDING ON TRAIL. 1ST THOUGHT IT WAS A PERSON ON A BICYCLE, BUT ANIMAL RAN OFF. | | WRANGELL-ST. ELIAS NATIONAL PARK/MOUNTAIN/OLD MINES | CLEAR/DIM BLUE SKY | FULL MOON | | | | | | |
| ALASKA | FAIRBANKS | 1256 | SEPTEMBER | | 1964 | FALL | RICHARDSON HWY | 6' | | | | | | DARK BROWN | SHAGGY | | CROSSED PATH | HUNTING - RABBIT | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS HUNTING RABBIT. ANIMAL WALKED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM, GRUNTED & WALKED INTO WOODS. ANIMAL MAY HAVE FOLLOWED HIM BACK TO TRUCK. HEARD CRACKING BRANCHES | | PINE/BIRCH/POND/ABANDONED CAMP | | | | | | | | |
| ALASKA | FAIRBANKS | 1257 | MAY | 22 | 1998 | SPRING | | 7' | | | | | | | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 4 PEOPLE (2 M, 1 W, 1C) | WITNESSES SAW ANIMAL CROSS 35' ROAD IN 4-5 STEPS. MEN WENT BACK TO LOCATION LATER & SAW "PIGEON-TOED" PRINT. | | WOODS/GRAVEL ROAD/CHENA RIVER/MILITARY AREA | | | | | | | | |
| ALASKA | FAIRBANKS | 1258 | | | 1970s | SUMMER | | | | | | | AFTERNOON | DARK | | | MOVING UP VALLEY | SITTING AT CAMP | MULTIPLE ARMY PERSONNEL | WITNESSES NOTICE MOVEMENT IN VALLEY 1/2 MILE AWAY. SEE ANIMAL WALKING UP VALLEY. ANIMAL CROSSED SNOWY AREA. | | MOUNTAIN/SNOWFIELD/GULLIES | WARM/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| ALASKA | MATANUSKA-SUSITNA | 1260 | | | 1992 | FALL | | | | | | | EVENING | RED | | | SITTING IN ROAD | DRIVING | MAN & WOMAN | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SEE ANIMAL SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ANIMAL IS SITTING W/ KNEES UP TO CHEST & ARMS AROUND KNEES. | | EVERGREEN/BIRCH/BERRIES/LICHEN/TOURIST AREA OF DENALI NATIONAL PARK | | | | | | | | |
| ALASKA | PRINCE OF WALES | 2917 | | | 1995 | SPRING | SALTERY RD | 8-9' | | | | 5-6PM | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN/BLACK | | EYES REFLECTED BLUE IN HEADLIGHTS | STANDING BY ROAD | DRIVING | 1 ADULT 2 CHILDREN | WITNESSES WERE OUT DRIVING. WENT TO TURN AROUND. SEE MOVEMENT IN TREES. SEE ANIMAL'S EYES. DAUGHTER SEES FEET. WITNESSES LEAVE AREA QUICKLY. | | BEACH/WOODS/SMALL MOUNTAIN/PINE | COLD | | | | | | | |
| ALASKA | PRINCE OF WALES | 7963 | FEBRUARY | 9 | 2004 | WINTER | MAIN ST | 7-8' | | | | 11:15PM | EVENING | BLACK | | | WALKING BY HOUSE | IN HOUSE | 1 GIRL | WITNESS CALLED MOTHER & SAID SOMETHING WAS WALKING ON 2 FEET OUTSIDE HER WINDOW. MOTHER CAME TO HOUSE. WITNESS WAS HIDING IN CLOSET. WITNESS SAID ANIMAL WAS 3-4' TALLER THAN WINDOW. | | WOODED/BERRY BUSHES/ALDER/CONIFERS/HOUSES | OVERCAST/MILD RAIN | | MOTHER HAD SUDDEN FEELING OF ANXIETY OR DREAD WHEN SHE GOT TO HER DAUGHTER'S HOUSE. HER HAIR STOOD ON ENDS & SHE GOT GOOSEBUMPS | | | | | |
| ALASKA | SOUTHEAST FAIRBANKS | 9317 | JUNE | 18 | 2004 | SUMMER | | 9' | | | | 11AM | MORNING | BLOND/AUBURN | GLOSSY/GROOMED | | REACHING INTO TREES | DRIVING | PARENT & DAUGHTER | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING & SEE ANIMAL REACHING UP INTO TREES. ANIMAL HAD BACK TO WITNESSES. ADULT WENT TO GET CAMERA & ANIMAL WAS GONE | | ELEVATION 4000+ MOUNTAINS/TETLIN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE/SWAMPS/LAKES | BRIGHT/SUNNY/DRY/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| ALASKA | VALDEZ-CHITINA-WHITTIER | 1261 | | | 1990s | FALL | | | | | | | | | 12-24" | | WALKING ACROSS TUNDRA | FISHING/LOOKING THROUGH BINOCULARS | 1 COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN | WITNESS' COMPANION HAD NOT RETURNED TO BOAT IN TIMELY MANNER. WITNESS LOOKED THROUGH BINOCULARS & SAW ANIMAL WALKING ACROSS TUNDRA 100' AWAY. | | PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND/MOUTH OF RIVER/BAY/TUNDRA | | | WITNESSES TOOK BOAT UP RIVER TO CHECK ON THE SALMON RUN THAT HAD JUST BEGAN. | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | APACHE | 8685 | NOVEMBER | 7 | 1981 | FALL | HWY 33 | 8' | MUSCULAR | | | 7AM | MORNING | BLACK | COURSE/WET | | WALKING DOWNHILL | HUNTING | 20 YR OLD MAN | WITNESS WAS HUNTING. WENT TO CATCH UP W/ COUSINS. SAW ANIMAL WALKING DOW THE HILL 40-50 YARDS AWAY. WATCHED ANIMAL WALK INTO FOREST. | | PINE/OAK BRUSH/MOUNTAIN | SHIFTING FOG/FROZEN GROUND | | WITNESS FEELS ANIMAL MAY HAVE FOLLOWED HIM. HEARD MOVEMENT WHILE WALKING BACK TO THE ROAD. FIRED A SHOT TO SCARE WHATEVER WAS MOVING. | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | APACHE | 6552 | JUNE | 17 | 2001 | SUMMER | 7 | 6' | 250-275LBS | MALE/JUVENILE | | 11PM | EVENING | DARK BROWN | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING 20MPH. SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD 40' IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. ANIMAL THEN TRIED TO HIDE BEHIND A TREE THAT IT WAS BIGGER THAN. WITNESS LEFT AREA | | CHUSKA MOUNTAINS/DESERT/MOUNTAIN OASIS/INDIAN RESERVATION | CLEAR/WARM | | | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | APACHE | 16580 | OCTOBER | 26 | 2006 | FALL | | 6-7' | | | | 2:30PM | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN | 4-6" | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 CHIROPRACTOR | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SEES UP RIGHT ANIMAL CROSS ROAD 1/2 MILE IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. | | ELEVATION 5-6K/MOGOLLON RIM | BRIGHT/CLEAR/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | APACHE | 17804 | FEBRUARY | 1 | 2007 | WINTER | HWY 60 | 7' | | | | 3:30-4PM | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN | 4-8" | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS SAW MOVEMENT TO HER LEFT. SAW ANIMAL CROSS A FENCE, THEN CROSS THE ROAD AND RUN INTO A CANYON. | | HILLS/CANYONS/NEW BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION | HEAVY CLOUDS/MIX OF PRECIPITATION | | | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | COCHISE | 440 | JULY | | 1977 | SUMMER | HWY 10 | 6' | 300LBS | | | 12PM | AFTERNOON | DARK TAN | LONG | | NEAR ROAD/RUNNING | SITTING IN BUS | 1 ARMY MAN | WITNESS WAS ON BUS. OTHERS GOT OUT OF BUS. WITNESS WATCHED OUT WINDOW. SAW ANIMAL COME UP EMBANKMENT. 18 WHEELER PASSED BY. ANIMAL SEEMED SCARED & RAN | | DESERT/1 HOUSE | HOT/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | COCONINO | 24405 | DECEMBER | | 1973 | WINTER | RT 66 / HWY 40 | 10' | | | | | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN/BLACK | | | RUNNING TOWARD CAR | STOPPED TO LOOK AT MAP | HUSBAND & WIFE | WITNESS STOPPED TO LOOK AT MAP. TURNED ON MIRROR LIGHT. SAW ANIMAL RUNNING TOWARD HIS CAR. WITNESS SPED OUT OF AREA. ANIMAL GOT WITH IN 15' OF CAR & KEPT UP WITH CAR UNTIL REACHED 45MPH. | | PINE/MOUNTAINS | SNOWING | | | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | COCONINO | 7776 | JULY | | 1983 | SUMMER | 89A | 6-7' | | | | | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN/BLACK | 3" SHAGGY | | WATCHING HUMAN | FISHING | 13 YR OLD BOY | WITNESS WAS FISHING. HEARD FOOTSTEPS. THEN HEARD BREATHING. WITNESS TURNED & SAW ANIMAL WALKING AWAY FROM HIM INTO THE WOODS | | WOODS/UNDERGROWTH/RIVER | | | WITNESS HAD A LAB DOG. SEVERAL TIME DURING THE NIGHT THE DOG WAS SHIVERING UNCONTROLLABLY IN THE TENT, & 1 TIME DURING THE DAY. THE DOG WOULD NOT COME OUT. | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | COCONINO | 11514 | JULY | | 1990 | SUMMER | HWY 180 | 7'-7'6" | | | | 8-9PM | EVENING | BROWN/LIGHT BROWN | THICK | EYES GLOWED GREEN IN HEADLIGHTS | WALKING ALONG ROAD | DRIVING | BOYFRIEND & GIRLFRIEND | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL WALKING ALONG ROAD. STOPPED CAR 50 YARDS AWAY FROM ANIMAL. ANIMAL TURNED & STEPPED TOWARD CAR. THEN RAN INTO WOODS. | | WOODS | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | COCONINO | 3482 | DECEMBER | 24 | 2000 | WINTER | HWY 87 | 7' | | | | 9PM | EVENING | DARK BROWN | | EYES GLOWED YELLOW IN THE HEADLIGHTS | WALKING ALONG ROAD | DRIVING | 2 COUSINS | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SEE ANIMAL WALKING ALONG ROAD. GOT WITH IN 15' FROM ANIMAL. TURNED CAR AROUND & ANIMAL RAN OFF INTO CANYON. | | HIGH DESERT/PINE/CANYON | | | ANIMAL LEFT 20" LONG FOOT PRINTS IN THE SNOW | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | GILA | 7495 | DECEMBER | 30 | 1983 | WINTER | HWY 87 | 7' | 400LBS | | | 8PM | EVENING | LIGHT BROWN (CAMEL) | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 2 FRIENDS (BOY & GIRL) | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING SEES ANIMAL CROSS ROAD 30 YARDS IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. | | PONDEROSA PINE/WOODS/DIRT ROAD | DARK | | | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | GILA | 23358 | NOVEMBER | 17 | 2006 | FALL | HWY 260 | 8' | | | | 12:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | LIGHT | 3-4" | | STANDING BY ROAD | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. FAMILY WAS ASLEEP. WITNESS SEES ANIMAL STANDING BY ROAD SIGN AS IF WAITING TO CROSS ROAD. | | PINE/CEDAR/SCRUB OAK | CLEAR/CRISP | | | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | GRAHAM | 17448 | JANUARY | 22 | 2007 | WINTER | 191 | 7' | | | | 6:45AM | MORNING | DARK BROWN | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING SEES ANIMAL CROSS THE ROAD YARDS IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. FOG IN AREA DID NOT ALLOW FOR BETTER DETAIL. | | MT. GRAHAM/MESQUITE TREES/RIVERS | THICK FOG | | | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | GREENLEE | 7566 | SEPTEMBER | 4 | 1993 | FALL | HWY 666 (191) | 6'6" | 300LBS | | | 7AM | MORNING | DARK BROWN | | | FOLLOWING HUMAN | HUNTING - DEER | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS HUNTING. FELT UNEASY & FELT LIKE HE WAS BEING WATCHED. TURNED & SAW ANIMAL WALKING TOWARD HIM ON TRAIL @ 70-80 YARDS THE ANIMAL TURNED & WALKED OVER A RIDGE | | ELEVATION 9100/MOUNTAINS/PINE/ASPEN | | | | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | MARICOPA | 18723 | | | 1990 | SUMMER | BARTLET LAKE RD | 7' | | | | 12:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | RED | LONG/STRAGGLY/THIN | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 2 SISTERS | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SEE ANIMAL IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. ANIMAL WALKS OVER EMBANKMENT WITH EASY. | | DESERT/SCRUB BRUSH/VERDE RIVER/ BARTLETT LAKE | HOT | | | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | MARICOPA | 573 | SEPTEMBER | | 1991 | FALL | BASELINE RD/16TH AVE | | | | | | | BLACK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SEE ANIMAL CROSS ROAD ON ALL FOURS - DRAGGING IT'S FRONT LIMBS. ANIMAL LOOKED LIKE AN ORANGUTAN IN THE FACE. | | CANAL/SOUTH MOUNTAIN PARK | CLEAR | | UNCLE OF WITNESS SAW ANIMAL 2 TIMES IN THE EARLY MORNING. ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD IN SAME LOCATION. | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | MARICOPA | 23136 | APRIL | | 2004 | SPRING | BASELINE RD | 7' | 500-600LBS | MALE | | 2:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | GREY | | EYES GLOWED IN HEADLIGHTS | STANDING BY ROAD | DRIVING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING SAW ANIMAL STANDING BY ROAD. WHEN GOT WITH IN 20-30' OF ANIMAL, ANIMAL TURNED & RAN INTO FIELD | | LARGE FIELD/BUDWEISER FACTORY | WARM | NO MOON | | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | MOHAVE | 1853 | | | 19752 | SUMMER | RT 66 | 6'+ | 190LBS/HUSKY | MALE | | 9PM | EVENING | DARK BLOND | WAVY | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 2 SISTERS | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SEE ANIMAL CROSSING ROAD. ANIMAL HOLD OUT HAND, POSSIBLY TO SHIELD LIGHT, WITNESS SWERVES TO MISS HITTING ANIMAL. | | WOODS | CLEAR/DARK | | | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | NAVAJO | 19339 | OCTOBER | | 2006 | FALL | BIA 12 | 5'6" | 200LBS | | | | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | WALING | SITTING IN TRUCK | 1 PARK RANGER | WITNESS WAS WAITING ON WOODCUTTERS. SEES ANIMAL WALKING 100 YARDS IN FRONT OF HIS TRUCK. ANIMAL WALKED INTO GULLY & DISAPPEARED. | | FLAT/OPEN/JUNIPER/PRICKLY PEAR/GULLY/FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION | CLEAR/COLD | | | | | | | |
| ARIZONA | PIMA | 510 | OCTOBER | | 1975 | FALL | SABINO CANYON RD | | | | | 11AM | MORNING | GREY/BROWN | | | DIGGING IN GOPHER HOLE | LOOKING N OLD CORRAL | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS HIKING/LOOKING FOR ARTIFACTS. SMELLED ODOR. THEN HEARD DIGGING NOISE. SAW ANIMAL DIGGING IN GOPHER HOLE 50 YARDS AWAY. WITNESS RAN FROM AREA | | SONORA DESERT/CREASOTE/CACTUS/OLD CORRAL | OVERCAST | | LATER FOUND 14" FOOTPRINT IN THE SAME AREA | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | BAXTER | 1636 | | | 1972 | FALL | HWY 5 | | | | | | AFTERNOON | | | | WALKING | PLAYING | 1 TEEN | WITNESS WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE. HEARD FOOT STEPS IN THE LEAVES. SAW ANIMAL WALKING 50-100 YARDS AWAY. WITNESS RAN AROUND RAVINE TO GET A BETTER LOOK. | | DECIDUOUS FOREST/RAVINE/PASTURE | | | WITNESS NOTICED THAT NO OTHER ANIMAL SOUNDS WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | BAXTER | 1637 | MAY | | 1995 | SPRING | CONNIE DR | 3'6"-4' | | JUVENILE | | | EVENING | | | | RUNNING ACROSS YARD | IN CAR | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WENT TO CHECK ON DOGS. PULLS UP & SEES JUVENILE ANIMAL RUN ACROSS YARD. ANIMAL RAN FROM THE WOODS IN-BETWEEN HOUSE & GARAGE. | | WOODS/HOUSES/OPEN LOTS | | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | BENTON | 6187 | OCTOBER | | 1981 | FALL | HWY 68 | 7' | THIN | | | 5:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | RED/BROWN | | | DIGGING IN GROUND | DRIVING | 17 YR OLD | WITNESS WAS DRIVING TO WORK. SAW ANIMAL BY BRIDGE DIGGING AT GROUND. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL RUN OFF THROUGH REAR VIEW MIRROR | | ROLLING HILLS/OSAGE CREEK | COOL/DRY | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | BENTON | 7045 | | 31 | 1994 | SPRING | | 6' | THIN | | | | AFTERNOON | | | | REACHED UP INTO TREE | RIDING ATV | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS RIDING ATVs WITH FRIENDS. HE GOT AHEAD OF THE GROUP. STOPPED & SAW ANIMAL REACH UP INTO TREE @ 150' AWAY. SAW ANIMAL WALK OVER CREST OF HILL. | | MOUNTAIN (POSEY)/HILL/WOODS | | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | CARROLL | 9507 | JULY | 15 | 1994 | SUMMER | HWY 62 | 7-8' | LEAN | | | 12AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BROWN | | | STANDING BY SIDE OF ROAD | DRIVING | 4 PEOPLE | WITNESS WERE GOING HOME WHEN THEY SAW A LARGE HAIRY ANIMAL STANDING BY THE ROAD. ANIMAL RAISED HAND TO COVER EYES. | | WOODS/OZARK MOUNTAINS | WARM | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | CLARK | 3519 | APRIL | | 1984 | SPRING | HWY 67 | 9' | | | 70-85 | 1-4PM | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN | | | ON RAILROAD TRACKS | DRIVING | 18 YR OLD | WITNESS WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE SAW ANIMAL STANDING ON TRACKS. ANIMAL WAS SPOOKED BY ANOTHER LOGGING TRUCK & TOOK 2 STEPS TO GET INTO THE WOODS. | | RIVER/HARDWOODS/PULPWOODS/NEW LOGGING AREA | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | CLARK | 1638 | SEPTEMBER | 9 | 1996 | FALL | | 7'6" | STOUT | | 69 | 3PM | AFTERNOON | BROWN | | | IN PASTURE | | 1 PERSON | WITNESS SAW ANIMAL IN PASTURE. ANIMAL MADE LOUD NOISE THAT NEIGHBORS HEARD. DOGS WERE BARKING ABOUT 1 MILE AWAY AT THE TIME. | | PASTURE/WOODS | | | WITNESS HAS HAD CATTLE KILLED IN THE SAME AREA | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | CLEVELAND | 2931 | JULY | 29 | 2001 | SUMMER | HWY 63 | 8' | | | | 1:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | STANDING BY FENCE | CHECKING ON DOGS | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS WATCHING TV. DOGS OUTSIDE STARTED BARKING. WITNESS WENT OUT TO CHECK. SAW ANIMAL 5 YARDS AWAY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A FENCE. ANIMAL WALKED AWAY | | PASTURE/POND | CLEAR/SLIGHT BREEZE | | RAW SEWAGE & ROTTING MEAT SMELL NOTICED. GRANDMOTHER HAD BEEN WOKE BY A DISTANT SOUND SIMILAR TO A PANTHER BUT LOWER & DEEPER. | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | CLEVELAND | 18972 | JUNE | | 2003 | SUMMER | | 7-8' | | | | 10PM-12AM | EVENING | BROWN/RED | 3-4" MUDDY/MATTED | | STANDING IN ROAD | RELIEVING SELF | 1 MAN | WITNESS STOPPED TO RELIEVE HIMSELF. NOTICED A "HOG PEN" ODOR. GOT BACK IN CAR & TURNED ON HEADLIGHT & SAW ANIMAL 30 YARDS AWAY. WATCHED ANIMAL FOR 1 MIN. | | WOODS/GRAVEL ROAD/RURAL | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | CRITTENDEN | 13983 | JUNE | | 1980 | SUMMER | HWY 147 | | | | | 8PM | EVENING | DARK BROWN/BLACK | 4-5cm | | WALKING IN WATER | FISHING IN BOAT | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE FISHING WHEN THEY HEARD LOUD SPLASHES. SEE ANIMAL FROM THE TORSO UP. ONLY SEE FOR 10-15 SEC, THEN ANIMAL RAN TOWARD THE TREES. | | CYPRESS/PINE/WETLANDS/LAKE | CLEAR/CALM | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | DESHA | 8913 | MAY | | 2001 | SPRING | HWY 1 | 7' | | | | 1AM | NIGHT/DAWN | WHITE | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING WHEN ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD 30 YARDS IN FRONT OF CAR. | | WOODS/DELTA | CLEAR | | WITNESSES IN-LAWS HAVE HAD SIGHTINGS IN THE PAST IN THE AREA. | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | FULTON | 5228 | MARCH | 14 | 1997 | SPRING | HWY 463 | 7' | HUGE/STOCKY | | | 9PM | EVENING | | | | STANDING BY ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS DRIVING WHEN NOTICED A "TREE" BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ANIMAL TOOK A FEW STEPS INTO THE WOODS. | | WOODS | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | GARLAND | 24254 | SEPTEMBER | | 1992 | FALL | LAKE HAMILTON RD | 8' | 300LBS+ | | | 1:15AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BROWN/BLACK/RED | FLOWING | | WALKING AROUND LAKE | SITTING BY LAKE | MAN & WOMAN | WITNESSES WERE SITTING IN TRUCK BED WHEN NOTICED A FIGURE MOVING AROUND THE LAKE. ANIMAL GOT 75' AWAY THEN NOTICED THE WITNESSES. ANIMAL KEPT COMING TOWARD THEM. WITNESSES GOT INTO TRUCK. ANIMAL GOT WITH IN 25' FROM THEM. | | LAKE HAMILTON/WOODS/PINE/OAK | CLEAR | FULL MOON | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | GREENE | 2774 | JANUARY | | 1988 | WINTER | HWY 135 N | 8'6"-9' | | | 40 | 11PM | EVENING | DARK | | | SWAYING | "PARKING" | BOYFRIEND & GIRLFRIEND | WITNESSES WERE "PARKING" ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. FELT LIKE THEY WERE BEING WATCHED. WHEN THEY WERE ABOUT TO LEAVE NOTICED ANIMAL STANDING BY TENNIS COURT SWAYING 30 YARDS AWAY. AFTER 10 MINUTES ANIMAL WALKED AWAY. | | SCHOOL CAMPUS/PASTURE/WOODS/CREEK | CLEAR | NO MOON | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | HOT SPRINGS | 1640 | OCTOBER | | 1996 | FALL | HWY 7 | 7-8' | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | RED/BROWN | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | PARENT & DAUGHTER | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING & ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD. | | WOODS/HOUSES 200 YARDS AWAY/LAKE DeGRAY | | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | HOT SPRINGS | 1641 | OCTOBER | 29 | 1998 | FALL | | 6-7' | | | | 11:30AM | MORNING | DARK | | | WALKING FENCE LINE | HUNTING - SQUIRREL | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS HUNTING & SCOUTING FOR DEER, CAME OVER A SMALL HILL & SAW ANIMAL WALKING ALONG A FENCE ROW. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL 8-10 SECONDS | | HARDWOODS/PINE/CANEY CREEK/DeROCHE CREEK/LAKE DeGRAY | | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | HOT SPRINGS | 13211 | DECEMBER | 4 | 2005 | WINTER | HWY 7 | 6'9"+ | 280LBS | | 45 | 8:15AM | MORNING | BLACK | | | CROSSING FIELD | WALKING IN FIELD | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS ON PROPERTY WHEN DOG STARTED BARKING. SAW ANIMAL @ 50 YARDS. ANIMAL IS THOUGHT TO HAVE CROSSED THE HIGHWAY AFTER WAITING UNTIL THERE WERE NO CARS | | PINE THICKET/HARDWOODS | COOL/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | INDEPENDENCE | 6932 | NOVEMBER | 15 | 1999 | FALL | | | | | | 3-4PM | AFTERNOON | | | | CROSSED RIVER | HUNTING - DUCK | 1 MARINE | WITNESS WAS HUNTING IN A BLIND. SAW ANIMAL CROSS RIVER @ 100 YARDS. ANIMAL WAS WALKING "ODD" LIKE AN EMU OR AN OSTRICH. LONG STRIDES. | | WHITE RIVER/CORN/SOYBEANS/WOODS/BOTTOM LAND | FAIR/BREEZE | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | JACKSON | 9753 | JULY | 15 | 1986 | SUMMER | HWY 87 | 7'6"-8' | 400LBS | FEMALE ? | | 9-9:30AM | MORNING | RED/BROWN | | | LOOKED IN WINDOW | SLEEPING | 12 YR OLD | WITNESS WAS SLEEPING. WOKE & FELT LIKE HE WAS BEING WATCHED. SAW ANIMAL LOOKING IN WINDOW. WITNESS GOT UP & RAN TO BACK OF HOUSE. SAW ANIMAL RUN THROUGH FIELD | | WOODS/PASTURES/HILLS | BRIGHT/SUNNY/HOT | | WITNESS WAS CALM DURING THE SIGHTING. HE FELT THE ANIMAL WAS CLAM & CURIOUS- ALMOST LIKE A MOTHER LOOKING IN ON A CHILD. | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | LEE | 7234 | | | 1961 | FALL | | 8' | | | | 2PM | AFTERNOON | RED/BROWN | SHINY/WAVY | | WALKING ON ROAD | PLAYING | FAMILY | 11 YR OLD WITNESS SAW ANIMAL WALKING -SEARCH FOR SOMETHING IN DITCH. YELLED FOR MOTHER. MOTHER & 2 CHILDREN GOT IN CAR & WENT TOWARD ANIMAL. ANIMAL RAN INTO WOODS. | | FARM | | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | LITTLE RIVER | 1944 | AUGUST | | 1969 | SUMMER | HWY 32 | 6'6"-7' | | | 70-80 | | NIGHT/DAWN | WHITE | 4-6" | RED EYES | WATCHING CAMP | RELIEVING SELF / CAMPING | FAMILY (9) | MOTHER WENT TO RELIEVE SELF. SAW ANIMAL WATCHING HER 15-20' AWAY. SHE SCREAMED. SCARED ANIMAL. ANIMAL RAN BY TRUCK & PUT A DENT IN IT. FAMILY PACKED UP CAMP. | | BOTTOM LANDS/SWAMPY/RIVER | CLEAR/PARTLY CLOUDY | | ANIMAL CONTINUED TO CIRCLE AREA. IT WAS SEEN BY BROTHER 2 TIMES. BROTHER SHOT @ ANIMAL 3-4 TIMES WHILE FAMILY WAS PACKING UP. 5-6 YRS LATER - WHILE CAMPING WHITE ANIMAL LOOKED IN TENT WINDOW AT MOTHER. | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | LONOKE | 2494 | OCTOBER | | 1943 | FALL | I-40 | | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | | RELIEVING SELF / ON BUS | BUS DRIVER - 2 CHILDREN | BUS DRIVER STOPPED BUS TO RELIEVE SELF. RAN BACK TO BUS & SAID AN APE ALMOST GOT HIM. CHILDREN SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD FROM REAR WINDOW ON BUS. | | HILLS/WOODS | | FULL MOON | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | MADISON | 2957 | JUNE | | 1970 | SUMMER | HWY 74 | | | | | 8-9AM | MORNING | DARK BROWN / GREY SPOT ON CHEST | 5-6" | RED EYES | CROSSED ROAD | RIDING IN BACK OF TRUCK | 2 CHILDREN | WITNESSES SAW WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS A STUMP. ANIMAL TOOK 1 STEP OVER A 6-8' DITCH & CROSSED THE ROAD BEHIND THE TRUCK. | | LOW BRUSH/HILLSIDE | CLEAR/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | MADISON | 11430 | | | 1981 | SUMMER | 412 | 7' | | | | | AFTERNOON | BROWN/GREY | 3" | | HIDING BEHIND TREE | RESTING | 2 TEENS | WITNESSES WERE RESTING IN FIELD. HEARD ANIMAL MOVING. STOOD & SAW ARM & LEG HIDING BEHIND A TREE. WITNESSES FELT AS IF THEY SHOULD NOT BE THERE. ANIMAL DISAPPEARED | | WOODS/PASTURE | BRIGHT | | WITNESS FELT ANIMAL MAY HAVE BEEN TERRITORIAL. | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | MILLER | 7971 | FEBRUARY | | 2000 | WINTER | BLACKMONT/FERRY RD | 8-9' | | | | 1-3AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK/RUSTY BROWN | | EYES GLOWED RED IN LIGHT | SPLASHED WATER/ FOLLOWED HUMAN | HUNTING - RACCOON | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS HUNTING COONS W/ HIS DOGS. HEARD GRUNT. DOGS BECAME SCARED. WITNESS HEARD WALKING. WENT TO LEAVE. HEARD MORE WALKING, TURNED & SAW ANIMAL BEHIND | | SWAMP/CYPRESS BOTTOM/BAYOU | CLEAR/COLD | | WITNESS' DOG GAINED COURAGE & BEGAN BARKING AT ANIMAL. ANIMAL SCOOPED WATER UP IN HAND & TOSSED IT AT WITNESS. ANIMAL FOLLOWED WITNESS FOR A WHILE. DEAD HOG SMELL NOTICED | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | MILLER | 4090 | JANUARY | 15 | 2000 | WINTER | | 8' | | | | | AFTERNOON | RED/BROWN | THICK | | WALKING | WALKING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS SAW ANIMAL WALKING AWAY FROM HIM | | WINTER WHEAT/BOGGY CREEK/SULPHUR RIVER | SUNNY | | MUSKY ODOR NOTICED. | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | POLK | 5607 | | | 1998 | SUMMER | HWY 59/270 | 8' | LANKY | | | 2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK GREY | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND CAR. WITNESS FEELS ANIMAL WAS UNAWARE OF HIS CAR (2ND) FOLLOWING THE 1ST CAR. | | OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST/MOUNTAIN/WOODS/RAILROAD | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | POLK | 16696 | OCTOBER | | 2004 | FALL | COUNTY RD 32 | 8-9' | | | | | EVENING | RED/BROWN | 2.6" | | BY ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS DRIVING & SAW ANIMAL STANDING BY ROAD. ANIMAL TURNED FACE AWAY FROM WITNESS. WITNESS GOT WITH IN 6' OF ANIMAL. | | PASTURE/PINE/HARDWOODS | DUSK | | WITNESS' HOME IS 1 MILE FROM SIGHTING LOCATION. AT HOME WHISTLES, CLICKING & CHATTER HAVE BEEN HEARD. BAGS OF TRASH HAVE GONE MISSING. | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | POPE | 3226 | NOVEMBER | | 1998 | FALL | HWY 7 N | | | | | 9:30AM | MORNING | DARK CHOCOLATE | SCRAGGLY | | CROUCHED IN GRASS | RELIEVING SELF | 1 WOMAN | HUSBAND GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO GO TAKE PHOTOS OF TRACKS FOUND DAY BEFORE. WIFE GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO RELIEVE HERSELF & SAW ANIMAL CROUCHED IN TALL GRASS. ANIMAL RAN OFF. WIFE HONKED ON HORN UNTIL HUSBAND RETURNED. | | PINE/THICKET | | | TACKS FOUND 11-12" LONG W/ 3 TOES SEEN CLEARLY. | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | POPE | 7815 | AUGUST | 12 | 2003 | SUMMER | | 8-9' | 600LBS | | | 12AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK | | | IN TREE LINE | CHECKING ON CATTLE | 1 PERSON | WITNESS & GRANDFATHER NOTICED CATTLE SEEMED AGITATED. GOT IN VEHICLE W/ NIGHT VISION GOGGLES TO CHECK IT OUT. WITNESS SEES LARGE ANIMAL 20-30 YARDS AWAY W/ SPOT LIGHT | | SMALL MOUNTAIN/RIVERBEDS/CREEK BOTTOMS/PINE | CLEAR/WARM | FULL MOON | ANIMAL WAS LEANING AGAINST A TREE BEING VERY STILL. WITNESS WENT TO TELL GRANDFATHER & ANIMAL WAS GONE. | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | PULASKI | 10919 | | | 1975 | SUMMER | OHIO CIRCLE | | | | | | AFTERNOON | BLACK | 4" | | SQUATTING WATCHING CHILD | PLAYING | 7 YR OLD | WITNESS WAS PLAYING & SAW ANIMAL SQUATTING BY A TREE. WITNESS WENT TO TELL MOM & ANIMAL WAS GONE. | | WOODS | SUNNY/WARM | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | RANDOLPH | 4093 | | | 1977 | FALL | SQURRIEL RD | 8' | | | | | AFTERNOON | | | | BROKE ELECTRIC FENCE | CHECKING ON DOG | 1 PERSON | WITNESS HEARD DOG BARKING. WENT OUT & FOUND 1 DOG HIDING UNDER HOUSE. LOOKED & SAW ANIMAL 200 YARDS AWAY. ANIMAL WALKED THROUGH AN ELECTRIC FENCE. | | VALLEY/HILLS/BRUSHES/WOODS | | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | SALINE | 4094 | OCTOBER | | 1994 | FALL | W JACKMAN TR | 7' | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | BROWN/ORANGE | | | STANDING/ CAME TOWARD HUMAN | SCARING DEER OFF | 1 MAN | WITNESS' DOG WERE BARKING. WENT IN TO WOODS TO SCARE DEER OFF W/ A 410. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL. ANIMAL CAME TOWARD HIM. WITNESS FIRED 3 SHOTS OFF AT ANIMAL & RAN HOME. | | WOODS | | | WITNESS SAW FUR FLY WHEN SHOT ANIMAL. ANIMAL KEPT COMING TOWARD HIM AFTER BEING SHOT 3 TIMES. ANIMAL NEVER CAME OUT OF THE WOODS. WITNESS SAID THERE WERE WILD PIGS IN AREA UNTIL TIME OF SIGHTING | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | SALINE | 186 | | | 1998 | FALL | CHICOR RD | | | | | | AFTERNOON | | | | KNEELING/ CHASED | HIKING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESS 2 HURT ANKLE & SAT DOWN. WITNESS 1 WENT ABOUT 50' FURTHER TO INVESTIGATE. SEES ANIMAL KNEELING. WITNESS 1 RUNS & ANIMAL FOLLOWS. BOTH WITNESSES RUN FROM AREA | | WOODS | SUNNY/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | SALINE | 8420 | MARCH | 26 | 2004 | SPRING | S SARDIS RD | 7' | 300-350LBS | | | 5:35AM | AFTERNOON | | | | RUNNING | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS DRIVING & SAW ANIMAL RUN FROM OVER GROWN FIELD INTO WOODS ABOUT 75' AWAY. | | BOTTOM LANDS/CREEK/WOODS | CLEAR/DUSK | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | SEBASTIAN | 8527 | JULY | 9 | 1988 | SUMMER | | 7' | | FEMALE | | 12PM | NOON | RED/BROWN | | | INTIMIDATION BEHAVIOR | FISHING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS HEARD NOISE 15' FROM HIM. SAW ANIMAL. ANIMAL TWISTED 2" TREE OFF & SLAPPED IT ON THE GROUND. ANIMAL GROWLED. WITNESS LOWERED HEAD & SLOWLY BACKED AWAY. | | LAKE/WILLOWS | | | ANIMAL FOLLOWED HIM FOR A SHORT DISTANCE, THEN RETREATED INTO WOODS. ANIMAL MADE WHOOPS & GUTTURAL GROWLS. | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | UNION | 11467 | JULY | | 1975 | SUMMER | HWY 167 | 7'6" | | | | 3-4PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | 1.6-2" | | PEEKING/RUNNING BEHIND CHILDREN | EXPLORING/RIDING BICYCLES | 2 CHILDREN | WITNESSES WERE DEEP IN WOODS. SEE ANIMAL PEEKING FROM BEHIND A TREE. WITNESSES LEAVE QUICKLY ON BIKES. HEAR ANIMAL'S FOOTSTEP PARALLEL TO THEM. | | PINE/SWAMP/SANDY HILL/GROUND UPLIFT | SUNNY/HOT | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | UNION | 10913 | NOVEMBER | 5 | 2002 | FALL | US 167 | 6'6" | | | | | AFTERNOON | RED/BROWN | 3-4" | | GROWLING/ FOLLOWED HUMAN | HUNTING - SQUIRREL | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS HUNTING. SMELLED FOUL ODOR, HEARD GROWL & SAW BUSHES SHAKE. THOUGHT IT COULD BE A BOAR. HEADED BACK TO TRUCK. HEARD WALKING. SAW ANIMAL 20 YARDS BEHIND HIM. | | BAYOU DeLOUTRE/SWAMPY/CYPRESS/WILLOS/PINE/OAK/HICKORY/BEACH TREE | OVERCAST/COOL | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | UNION | 11632 | MAY | 7 | 2005 | SPRING | CALION RD | 5-5'6" | | | | 8:10PM | EVENING | DARK BROWN/BLACK | | | CROSSED ROAD | SITTING ON TRUCK TAIL GATE | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESS GOT DOWN FROM TRUCK TAIL GAIL TO GET CELL PHONE & SODA, SAW ANIMAL RUN ACROSS ROAD 15 YARDS AWAY. TOLD FRIEND TO GET IN TRUCK & THEY LEFT | | PINE/SEWAGE POND | CLEAR/DRY | | | | | | | |
| ARKANSAS | WASHINGTON | 5316 | OCTOBER | 10 | 2002 | FALL | | 8-9' | 500-600LBS | | | 5-6PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | | WALKING IN CREEK | 1 PERSON | WITNESS & FRIEND WERE WALKING IN CREEK. WITNESS CLIMBED THE 7' BANK & SPOOKED THE ANIMAL. ANIMAL RAN. SIGHTING LASTED 5-7 SECONDS. | | WOODS/PASTURES/FIELDS/CREEK | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | BUTTE | 1547 | AUGUST | | 1980 | SUMMER | | | | | | 6:30AM | MORNING | DARK | | | IN WILLOWS | DRIVING | 1 FORESTRY WORKER/FIRE FIGHTER | WITNESS HAD BEEN PUTTING OUT A FIRE SINCE 10-11PM THE NIGHT BEFORE. WAS DRIVING BACK. SEES ANIMAL WALKING IN WILLOWS ALONG CREEK. | | BUTTE MEADOWS/CREEK/BRIDGE/CAMPGROUND | | | 1ST DAY OF BOW SEASON. | | | | | |
| PATTERSON & GIMLIN | CALIFORNIA | DEL NORTE | 1563 | OCTOBER | 20 | 1967 | FALL | | 7'3.5" | | | | | AFTERNOON | | | | DRINKING FROM CREEK | RIDING HORSES/LOOKING FOR ANIMAL | PATTERSON & GIMLIN | WITNESSES HAD FOUND TRACKS. WERE RIDING. HORSES REARED. PATTERSON FELL OFF HORSE, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET A MOVIES CAMERA OUT & FILM THE ANIMAL. | | CREEK BOTTOM | | | PATTERSON'S HORSE REARED UP & THE RIDER FELL OFF. 24' OF FILM WAS SHOT & 14.5" LONG & 6" WIDE TRACKS WERE FOUND. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | DEL NORTE | 12917 | JANUARY | | 1979 | WINTER | HWY 199/ REDWOOD HWY | | | | | 11AM | MORNING | DARK BROWN | | | WALKING DRY CREEK BED | DRIVING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING SEE ANIMAL WALKING IN CREEK BED IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. ANIMAL PAID NO ATTENTION. DRIVER (LOCAL) SAID SEES ANIMALS ALL THE TIME IN THE AREA. | | WOODS/CONIFERS/FIR/PINE/OAK/MADRONE | BRIGHT/COLD/CRISP | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | DEL NORTE | 1664 | MAY | | 1979 | SPRING | HWY 199 | 8' | | | | 10PM | EVENING | | | EYES GLOWED RED | NEAR CAMP | SITTING AT CAMPFIRE | 5 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE SITTING AT CAMPFIRE. HEARD CRASHING IN WOODS. TURNED & SAW GLOWING RED EYES. ANIMAL THEN TURNED & WALKED AWAY. | | ELEVATION 250/WOODS/MOUNTAINS/OLD GROWTH/REDWOODS/SMOTH RIVER | | | EYES SEEMED TO GLOW LIKE A RED LIGHT, NOT A REFLECTION | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | DEL NORTE | 1549 | | | 1983 | FALL | | | | | | | | DARK BROWN | | | WALKING BY HOUSE/ STARING AT CHILD | SITTING ON COUCH | 5 YR OLD GIRL | WITNESS WAS SITTING ON COUCH NEAR A WINDOW. SAW ANIMAL WALK BETWEEN 2 TREES 25' AWAY. ANIMAL STOPPED & LOOKED BACK AT CHILD. | | | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | DEL NORTE | 2954 | AUGUST | | 1993 | SUMMER | | 8' | | | | 12:15AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | WATCHING HUMAN | SITTING BY CAMP FIRE | FIELD RESEARCHER | WITNESS COLLECTED FECAL MATTER & HAIR SAMPLES ON 2 WEEK LONG TREK. ONE NIGHT SAW SET OF EYES WATCHING HIM FROM 70' AWAY. THEY SAT & WATCHED EACH OTHER | | BLUFF CREEK | | | DETAILED REPORT OVER SEVERAL DAYS. SEVERAL CLASS B OCCURRENCES. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | DEL NORTE | 2956 | JANUARY | | 1993 | WINTER | HUNTER CREEK | 8' | | | | | | MEDIUM BROWN | | | WATCHING HUMAN | WALKING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WALKED OVER FALLEN TREE. SAW ANOTHER TREE 30' AWAY. NOTICED ANIMAL WATCHING HIM FROM BEHIND TREE TRUNK. | | WOODS/HILL/40 DEGREE SLOPE | | | NOTICED NO K-9 TEETH. | | | | | |
| REDWOOD FOOTAGE | CALIFORNIA | DEL NORTE | 1557 | AUGUST | | 1995 | SUMMER | | 7'5" | | MALE | | | | | SHAGGY | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING RV | CAMERA CREW | REDWOOD FOOTAGE - CAMERA CREW SEES ANIMAL WALKING ACROSS ROAD. | | REDWOODS | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | DEL NORTE | 1655 | DECEMBER | 22 | 1998 | WINTER | HWY 101 | 7-8' | | | | 5PM | AFTERNOON | RED/BROWN | | | WALKING | DRIVING | FATHER & SON | WITNESSES NOTICE ANIMAL WALKING IN CLEARING. FRESH SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND. PULLED CAR OVER & WATCHED ANIMAL WALK 400 YARDS. 3 OTHER CARS PULLED OVER AS WELL. | | WOODS/CLEAR CUT/SMITH RIVER | RECENTLY SNOWED | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | DEL NORTE | 3075 | SEPTEMBER | 2 | 2001 | FALL | HWY 199 | | | | | 2PM | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN | | | DRINKING FROM RIVER | DRIVING | 8 YR OLD BOY | WITNESS WAS RIDING IN CAR WHEN HE SAW A GORILLA LIKE ANIMAL SITTING ON A ROCK, DRINKING FROM THE RIVER. | | RIVER/BRUSHY/WOODS/CREEK BOTTOM | HOT/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | DEL NORTE | 6946 | SEPTEMBER | 19 | 2003 | FALL | HWY 101 | 6'6"-7' | | | | 1PM | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN | MATTED/DIRTY | | STANDING BY ROAD | PULLED OFF TO LET CARS PASS | 1 MAN | WITNESS PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO LET CARS PASS HIM. HEARD A SCREAM, TURNED & SAW ANIMAL STANDING NEXT TO CAR 5-10' AWAY. ANIMAL RAN OFF. | | REDWOODS | BEAUTIFUL | | SCREAM WAS THE LOUDEST WITNESS HAD EVER HEARD BEFORE. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | DEL NORTE | 6950 | SEPTEMBER | 20 | 2003 | FALL | HWY 101 | 9' | 300-400LBS | | | 11-11:30PM | EVENING | DARK | | | SQUATTING BY ROAD | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL SQUATTING BY THE ROAD. AS HE GOT CLOSER THE ANIMAL STOOD UP & LEAPED OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DARKNESS. | | REDWOODS/VALLEY | CLEAR | BRIGHT MOON | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | EL DORADO | 6746 | JANUARY | 1 | 1983 | WINTER | HWY 50 | | | | | 4PM | AFTERNOON | DARK/BLACK | | | STANDING ON HILL | WATCHING MUD SLIDE | MULTIPLE PEOPLE | WITNESSES STOPPED TO VIEW MUD SLIDE AT HWY 50. GOT OUT OF CAR. LOOKED & SAW ANIMAL WATCHING ON HILL TOP 200 YARDS AWAY. | | RIVER/HILL | MUD SLIDE | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | EL DORADO | 2121 | | | 1986 | SUMMER | HWY 50 | | | | | 11:30PM | EVENING | | | | WALKING BY ROAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. CAME AROUND A CURVE. SAW ANIMAL WALKING ALONG ROAD | | HILL | | | HUSBAND IS A PEACE OFFICER FOR CALIFORNIA | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | EL DORADO | 1055 | APRIL | | 1993 | SPRING | HWY 50 | 6'6"-7' | | | | 6AM | MORNING | DARK BROWN/BLACK | | | WALKING BY LAKE | LOOKING AT LAKE | 2 MEN - 1 HIKER | WITNESSES GOT UP TO FISH. LAKE WAS FROZEN OVER. SAW ANIMAL WALKING BY LAKE. WATCHED FOR 10 MINUTES. ANIMAL WALKED OFF. HIKER CAME INTO AREA & SAID HE HAD SEEN ANIMAL TOO | | HIGH ALPINE/ALOHA LAKE/WOODS/DESOLATION WILDERNESS | SNOW ON GROUND/CLEAR | | WITNESSES FELT LIKE THEY WERE BEING WATCHED DURING 2 DAYS IN THE AREA. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | EL DORADO | 919 | APRIL | | 1996 | SPRING | HWY 50 | 7-8' | | | | | | BROWN/BLACK | | | STANDING BY ROAD | DRIVING | 9 YR OLD BOY | WITNESSES WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT WHEN SAW ANIMAL STANDING BY THE ROAD. | | WOODS/MOUNTAINS | CLEAR/DUSK | FULL MOON | WITNESS' DAUGHTER & NIECE SAW AN ANIMAL PEEKING OUT OF A BARN WINDOW IN 1982. BOTH RAN HOME & GOT UNCLE. UNCLE FOUND INDENTS IN DIRT UNDER WINDOW. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | EL DORADO | 913 | JULY | | 2000 | SUMMER | HWY 37 | 5'9" | 210LBS | | | 1PM | AFTERNOON | | | | WALKING | HIKING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE HIKING. HEARD WALKING IN THE BRUSH. TURNED & SAW ANIMAL. ANIMAL APPEARED TO HAVE A CUT UNDER IT'S EYE | | VALLEY/FLATLAND/SIERRA NEVADA'S | RAINING | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | EL DORADO | 353 | SEPTEMBER | 23 | 2000 | FALL | HWY 89 | 5'6" | | | 45-50 | 10:30PM | EVENING | RUST | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | WITNESSES SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD & RUN TOWARD LAKE AND CAMP GROUND AREA | | WOODS/PINE/UNDERBRUSH/SUGAR PINE STATE PARK CAMP GROUND | CLEAR | NO MOON | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | EL DORADO | 6639 | JULY | 20 | 2003 | SUMMER | HWY 50 | 5'6" | | | 65-70 | 9:55PM | EVENING | LIGHT BROWN | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SEE ANIMAL CROSS ROAD 75 YARDS AWAY. WIFE SAID ANIMAL LOOKED & WALKED LIKE A MONKEY | | WOODS/UPPER TRUCKEE RIVER/MOUNTAINS | CLEAR/WARM | NO MOON | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | EL DORADO | 8595 | | | 2003 | FALL | SLY PARK RD / HWY 50 | 8' | | | | 5:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | GRABBING AT TREE | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. CAME AROUND CORNER. SAW ANIMAL GRABBING AT DOGWOOD TREE IN RESIDENT'S YARD. ANIMAL GOT ON ALL 4s & RAN INTO BRUSH. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL'S FACE IN BRUSH. | | WOODS/RESIDENTIAL/SLY PARK | CLEAR/COOL/DAWN | | WITNESS SAW ANIMAL'S FACE. HAD EMOTIONAL LOOK OF CONCERN OR PANIC | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | EL DORADO | 11656 | | | 2004 | WINTER | WENTWORTH SPRINGS RD | | | | | | EVENING | BLACK | | | MAKING NOISE/WALKING NEAR SPILLWAY | FISHING/PANNING FOR GOLD | BOYFRIEND & GIRLFRIEND | WITNESSES FELT UNEASY. RETREATED BACK TO THE VEHICLE. GIRLFRIEND LOADED GEAR. BOYFRIEND WATCHED W/ GUN. WALKED TOWARD SPILLWAY. SAW 3 ANIMALS CROSSING. SAW 4TH ANIMAL WHEN LEAVING. | | WOODS/PINE/MANZANITA | | | FEET-LIKE ODOR NOTICED. HEARD LARGER ANIMAL MAKE "TALKING" NOISES TO THE 2 SMALLER. REMINDED WITNESS OF A MOTHER SCOLDING A CHILD. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | EL DORADO | 15821 | AUGUST | 20 | 2005 | SUMMER | WRIGHT'S RD | (1)7'-7'6" (2)4'6" | | FEMALE/JUVENILE | | 4:40AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BROWN | | BROWN EYES, NO WHITES | NEAR CAMP | CAMPING | 1 EX-MILITARY SNIPER | WITNESS WAS SLEEPING. HEARD VOCAL NOISES/ GOT OUT OF TENT, SAW SMALLER ANIMAL IN THE SHADOWS. FIRED A SHOT & ANIMAL RAN OFF. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. FINALLY WITNESS --> | | ELEVATION 7K/GLACIATED GRANITE/PINE/STREAM | FULL MOON | FULL MOON | GOT OUT OF TENT & WENT & SAT ON GRANITE SLAB 60' FROM TREE LINE. WOKE AGAIN & SAW LARGE ANIMAL STANDING RIGHT BY TENT. MAN FIRED SHOT AS ANIMAL WALKED TOWARD HIM. ANIMAL LEFT. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | FRESNO | 2879 | JULY | | 1968 | SUMMER | | 4'6" | | | | 3PM | AFTERNOON | | | | LOOKING IN BACK PACK | CAMPING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS CAMPING SAW WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS A BEAR CUB DIGGING IN HIS BACK PACK. WATCHED FOR 2 MINUTES, THEN ANIMAL STOOD UP & WALKED OFF. | | ELEVATION 10,500/BULLFROG LAKE/HIGH SIERRAS/ONION VALLEY/STREAM | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | FRESNO | 11897 | JUNE | | 1991 | SUMMER | ASHLAN | 8'6"-9' | | | | 1AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK | SHINY/WET | | THROWING BOULDERS | FISHING | 3 PEOPLE (17-21 YRS) | WITNESSES WERE FISHING. SEE COYOTE RUNNING, LOOKING BEHIND. WITNESSES HEAR A SPLASH IN THE WATER. 30LB BOULDERS ARE THROWN @ THEM BY ANIMAL STANDING IN WATER | | FARM LAND/SCATTERED TREES/SAN JOAQUIN RIVER/VINEYARD | | FULL MOON | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | FRESNO | 1068 | OCTOBER | 29 | 1995 | FALL | FOREST RD 80 | 7'10"-8' | 500LBS | | | 2PM | AFTERNOON | RED/BROWN | | | WALKING UP HILL | FISHING | 2 MEN | WITNESS #1 WAS WALKING TO NEW FISHING SPOT. CAME BACK & GOT WITNESS #2 TO SHOW HIM ANIMAL. ANIMAL WAS GONE. SMELLED ODOR. BOTH SEE ANIMAL WALKING UP HILL. | | RIVER/STEEP/HILLS/ROCKY/WOODS/MONO CREEK CAMPGROUND/HUNTINGTON LAKE | | | WET/MOLD/MUSKY SMELL NOTICES. NO OTHER ANIMAL NOISES HEARD. BOTH MEN DESCRIBE FEELING "HYPNOTIZED OR DRUGGED" DURING THE SIGHTING. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | FRESNO | 865 | DECEMBER | | 1997 | WINTER | FOREST RD 80 | 7' | 500LBS | | | 2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | RED | 12-18" SHAGGY | | CROSSED ROAD | RIDING ATV | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE RIDING 4WHEELERS. CAME AROUND CORNER, SAW ANIMAL SQUATTING IN ROAD. ANIMAL TOOK OFF ON 4 LEGS THEN STRAIGHTENED UP TO 2 LEGS & RAN OFF. | | DINKY & JOHN MUIR WILDERNESS/SIERRA NATIONAL FOREST/HUNTINGTON LAKE | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | FRESNO | 9296 | OCTOBER | 25 | 2001 | FALL | KEISER PASS RD | | | | 25-30 | 11AM-1PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | LONG | | SITTING UNDER TREE | HUNTING - DEER | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS HUNTING HEARD BREATH, THEN BRANCH BREAK. SAW DEER. DEER RAN TOWARD HUNTER & WAS "FRAZZLED". WITNESS WENT TO SEE WHERE NOISE WAS COMING FROM. SAW ANIMAL. ANIMAL STOOD UP & RAN OFF. | | SWAMP/PINE/CREEK | CLEAR/COLD | | WITNESS HAD SENT IN HAIR SAMPLE FROM ANOTHER EVENT. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 6961 | AUGUST | | 1963 | SUMMER | HWY 101 | 6' | | | | 2PM | AFTERNOON | MEDIUM BROWN | | | EATING BERRIES | HIDING FROM FRIEND | 1 TEEN BOY | WITNESS WAS AHEAD OF FRIENDS. HID IN HUCKLEBERRY BUSHES TO SCARE THEM. NOTICED SMELL. TURNED & SAW ANIMAL. ANIMAL STOOD UP & WALKED OFF. ANIMAL WAS FEEDING | | MOUNTAINS/HARDWOODS/PEPPERWOODS/OLD APPLE ORCHARD/HUCKLEBERRY | CLEAR/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 6963 | JULY | | 1965 | SUMMER | HWY 101 | | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK | | | INVESTIGATING CABIN | SLEEPING IN CABIN | 5 TEEN BOYS (16-18 YEARS) | WITNESSES WERE SLEEPING IN ABANDONED CABIN. WOKE TO HUFFING SOUND & SOMETHING POKING AT CABIN. OPENED DOOR & FIGURE W/ 2 BIG HAIRY LEGS. FIRED .22 AT ANIMAL. ANIMAL RAN OFF. | | PINE/HARDWOODS/MOUNTAINS/ABANDON CABIN | PRE-DAWN | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 1108 | JUNE | | 1975 | SUMMER | COAST HWY | | | | | | EVENING | | | | RUNNING ON BEACH | CAMPING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE NEAR CAMPFIRE. SAW FIGURE RUNNING 70' AWAY FROM THEN. YELLED & INVITED FIGURE TO THEIR CAMP. WENT & SAW FOOTPRINTS 6' WIDE, 12-14" LONG. 10' STRIDE. | | HILL/BRUSH/STONY LAGOON/BEACH/TULIES | BRIGHT/WARM | 3/4 MOON | WITNESSES SHINED FLASH LIGHT & SAW EYE SHINE. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 11576 | OCTOBER | | 1988 | FALL | HWY 96/ HWY 299 | 8' | | MALE | | 8:30-9PM | EVENING | DARK/DIRTY BLOND | SHAGGY | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL CROSSING ROAD IN 3 STRIDES. ANIMAL WAS AN EXACT CROSS OF THE PATTERSON ANIMAL & THE GIGANTOPITHICUS RE-CREATION | | PINE/WOODS/CREEKS | HAD RAINED/DUSK | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 2147 | SEPTEMBER | 1 | 1991 | FALL | | | | | | 2-3AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | NEAR CAMP | SLEEPING/ CAMPING | 2 AIR FORCE PILOTS | WITNESS 1 WAS WOKE BY WITNESS 2. HEARD ANIMAL MOVING ON ROCKS ABOVE THEM. THEN HEARD ANIMAL IN MEADOW. SAW FORM WALKING 200+ YARDS AWAY. FOUND FOOTPRINTS 19"+ | | KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST/KLAMATH RIVER/MEADOW/STREAM | | | FOUND 19" GOUGE IN THE SOFT EARTH BEFORE SIGHTING. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 9283 | JULY | | 1992 | SUMMER | HWY 101 | 7' | HUSKY | | | 6:30-7AM | MORNING | RED/BROWN | | | WALKING AWAY FROM RIVER | DRIVING | 1 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER & FAMILY (2) | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL WALKING AWAY FROM RIVER 400 YARDS AWAY. SAW ANIMAL 10-15 SECONDS | | HUMBOLDT REDWOODS STATE PARK/WOODS/RIVER BED | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 2141 | AUGUST | 22 | 1999 | SUMMER | | | | | | 3-4PM | AFTERNOON | | | | SCRATCHING BACK ON STUMP | HIKING | 1 MAN | WITNESS & 8 YR OLD SON WERE HIKING. STOPPED TO TIE SHOE. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL 150-200' AWAY SCRATCHING IT'S BACK ON A REDWOOD STUMP. BOTH HIKERS RAN FROM AREA | | GRASSHOPPER TRAIL/HUMBOLT REDWOODS STATE PARK/RIVER | | | WITNESS WOULD NOT TAKE ANY CHANCES WITH HIS SON, SO HE LEFT THE AREA. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 7988 | MARCH | | 1999 | WINTER | 299 | | | | | 5-6PM | AFTERNOON | | | | CROSSING RIVER / CARRYING COCOON OBJECT | FISHING | 1 SCIENTIST | WITNESS WAS FISHING. SAW ANIMAL CROSS RIVER. GOT BETTER LOOK & SAW 2ND ANIMAL. ANIMALS HAD A 4' X 2.5' COCOON LIKE OBJECT WITH THEM. WITNESS MOVED UP STREAM & ANIMALS WERE GONE | | MAD RIVER/FLOOD PLANE/WILLOWS | RAINING OFF & ON | | WITNESS THEORY IS ANIMALS POSSIBLE WRAP REMAINS IN DRY GRASSES (COCOON) AND THROW THEM IN RIVER | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 827 | JULY | 13 | 2000 | SUMMER | HWY 101 | | | | | 7:15PM | EVENING | DARK BROWN/BLACK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | BOYFRIEND & GIRLFRIEND | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. CAME AROUND CORNER & SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD. "THERE'S NO WAY IT COULD HAVE BEEN (A BEAR) AT THE SPEED IT RAN" | | REDWOODS/PINE/LAGOON/OCEAN | CLEAR/SUN STARTING TO SET | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 1727 | JUNE | | 2000 | SUMMER | BALD HILLS RD | | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK | | | FOLLOWING HUMAN | RESEARCHING OWLS | 2 WILDLIFE BIOLOGICAL TECHS | WITNESSES WERE WALKING BACK DOWN MOUNTAIN. HEARD BRANCH BREAKS & WALKING BEHIND THEM. 1 PERSON LOOKED OVER SHOULDER & SAW ANIMAL CROSS THE PATH | | ELEVATION 2K/2ND GROWTH & OLD GROWTH/RUGGED/RIDGE/STREAM | TWILIGHT | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 2178 | JUNE | 25 | 2000 | SUMMER | JOHNSON'S RD/BALD HILLS RD/ HWY 101 | | | | | 6:10PM | EVENING | BROWN/GOLD | | | NEAR ROAD/RUNNING | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS NOTICED MOVEMENT TO THE RIGHT OF THE CAR. SAW ANIMAL RUNNING AWAY FROM ROAD, THEN JUMP OFF AN EMBANKMENT. | | WOODS/PRAIRIE/REDWOOD NATIONAL PARK | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 2755 | MAY | 27 | 2001 | SPRING | BALD HILLS RD | 8-9' | | | | | EVENING | NIGHT VISION | | | BLUFF CHARGING CAR/HUMAN | SITTING IN CAR/LOOKING FOR SASQUATCH | 2-3 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE LOOKING FOR ANIMALS. WITNESS TOOK A PHONE CALL TO AREA WITH RECEPTION. ANIMAL BEGAN BLUFF CHARGING TOWARD CAR FOR 30 MINUTES. OTHERS WATCHED WITH NIGHT VISION. | | CLEAR-CUT/FIR/OAK/UNDERBRUSH/KLAMATH RIVER | OVERCAST | | SUPPOSED RECORDING OF THE PHONE CONVERSATION AT SIGHTINGS.COM | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 10265 | APRIL | | 2003 | SPRING | HWY 254 / AVE OF THE GIANTS | 7' | 350LBS | | | | AFTERNOON | GREY/BLACK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 AIR FORCE MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING LOOKING FOR A FISHING HOLE. ANIMAL CROSS ROAD IN FRONT OF HIM. TURNED VEHICLE AROUND & FOUND 14-15" FOOTPRINTS | | REDWOODS/UNDERGROWTH/RIVER/HUMBOLDT REDWOOD STATE PARK | CLOUDY/ON & OFF RAIN | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 7504 | MAY | | 2003 | SPRING | HWY 101 | 7'6" | 400LBS+ | | | | AFTERNOON | DARK RED/BROWN | | | SITTING | WALKING TO FISHING SPOT | 1 AIR FORCE MAN | WITNESS WAS WALKING. SAW A STUMP. WALKED CLOSER. GOT 75 YARDS AWAY. ANIMAL STOOD UP, TURNED, ACTED SPOOKED THEN LEFT AREA. | | CREEK/WOODS | RAINY | | 2ND ENCOUNTER BY WITNESS REPORT #10265 | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 16342 | OCTOBER | 21 | 2006 | FALL | 101 | (1)7-8' | | | | 10:30AM | MORNING | AUBURN/BROWN | LONG | | IN LAGOON | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW 2 ANIMALS. 1 WAS STANDING IN THE LAGOON. THE OTHER WAS SITTING IN THE WATER POSSIBLY LOOKING FOR SOMETHING. | | REDWOODS NATIONAL PARK/LAGOON/PACIFIC OCEAN | CLEAR/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 528 | | | 1957/1958 | SUMMER | OLD ARCATA RD | 7' | | | | | MORNING | RED/BROWN | | | FOLLOWED CHILDREN | RUNNING | 3 CHILDREN (10-13 YEARS) | WITNESSES WERE WALKING DOWN LOGGING ROAD. HEARD NOISE. SAW ANIMAL IN WOODS 100' AWAY. CHILDREN RAN. ANIMAL RAN WITH THEM AT SAME PACE IN WOODS. ANIMAL DISAPPEARED | | WOODS/REDWOODS | CLEAR/SUNNY | | WITNESS FELT ANIMAL WAS CURIOUS, NOT HARMFUL | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 8183 | | | 1960/1664 | FALL | SALMON CREEK RD/ HWY 101 | | | | | | AFTERNOON | | | | WATCHING CHILD | PLAYING | 11-12 YR OLD GIRL | WITNESS WAS PLAYING ALONG A SPRING. SHE LOOKED ACROSS SPRINGS & SAW A BIG APE WATCHING HER. AS AN ADULT, SHE TOLD HER SISTER & THE SISTER HAD A SIMILAR SIGHTING | | REDWOODS/FIR/HUCKLEBERRY/MADRONE/TICK/SPRING/HILLSIDE | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | HUMBOLDT | 2998 | | | 1993-1994 | SUMMER | HWY 101 | | | JUVENILE | | | AFTERNOON | SLIVER/GREY | MEDIUM LENGTH | | TRYING TO GET DRINK | RIDING HORSE/ INVESTIGATING NOISE | 1 PERSON | WITNESS & FRIENDS HAD STOPPED FOR LUNCH. HEARD CRASHING IN BRUSH. THOUGHT IT WAS ELK. WITNESS WENT TO INVESTIGATE. SAW LITTLE ANIMAL TRYING TO GET A DRINK FROM POOL OF WATER WITH STEEP SIDES 30' AWAY. WITNESS FEELS MOTHER ANIMAL WAS MAKING THE CRASHING RACKET. | | REDWOODS/FERNS/BRUSH/CREEK/REDWOODS NATIONAL PARK/TRAIL | | | TOILET PAPER AT THE OUTHOUSE ON THE TRAIL WAS STRUNG ALL ABOUT. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | IMPERIAL | 8345 | NOVEMBER | | 1999 | FALL | HWY 78 | 7-8' | 650LBS | | | 10PM | EVENING | GREY/BROWN | | | RAN PAST HUMAN | RELIEVING SELF | TRUCK DRIVER | WITNESS STOPPED TO RELIEVE HIMSELF. SMELLED "DEAD SKUNK" ODOR. HEARD ROCKS MOVE. SAW ANIMAL. ANIMAL RAN IN FRONT OF TRUCK 20-25' AWAY. ANIMAL GRUNTED. | | DESERT/ROCKY/MOUNTAINS | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | INYO | 8487 | SEPTEMBER | | 1972 | SUMMER | I -395 | 8' | | | | 2-4PM | AFTERNOON | RED/ORANGE/BROWN | | | DIGGING IN DIRT | HIKING | 10 YR OLD BOY | WITNESS GOT AHEAD OF FATHER & FRIEND ON TRAIL. STOPPED TO REST. SAW ANIMAL 12' AWAY DIGGING IN THE DIRT. WITNESS RAN TO ROCK FORMATION. ANIMAL DISAPPEARED. | | ELEVATION 10,500/PINE/BRUSH/MEADOW/CREEK/LAKE MARY/BARNEY LAKE | SUNNY/WARM | | ANIMAL HAD BARE REAR END LIKE A MONKEY. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | INYO | 25266 | DECEMBER | | 1975/1976 | WINTER | HWY 395 | 8-9' | 500-600LBS | MALE | | 8-9PM | EVENING | DARK BROWN | 3-4" | | RUNNING ALONG ROAD | DRIVING | (1) 19 YR OLD BOYS | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SEE ANIMAL OUTSIDE HIGH BEAMS. SLOW DOWN & GET WITH IN 10' OF ANIMAL RUNNING. | | VALLEY/SHRUBS/MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN/PINE/MAMMOTH LAKES | COLD/CLEAR | FULL MOON | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | KERN | 9661 | DECEMBER | | 1976 | WINTER | | 9' | 300LBS+ | MALE | | 12PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | LEANING ON TREE | RIDING HORSE | 14 YR OLD GIRL | WITNESS WAS RIDING. CAME UP ON DEAD COW. SAW ANIMAL LEANING AGAINST TREE. ANIMAL WAS MOVING LEG LIKE DIGGING IN THE GROUND. HORSE NEVER REACTED. | | RANCH/PINE/SMALL LAKES | SUNNY/COOL | | WITNESS FEELS ANIMAL WAS YOUNGER, COMPARED TO A 20 YEAR OLD HUMAN | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | KERN | 264 | OCTOBER | | 1992 | FALL | HWY 33 | 6'+ | 275-300LBS | | 73-78 | 3-4PM | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN | 4" | | FORAGING | HIKING | 1 MAN | WITNESS & FRIEND TOOK A BREAK. WITNESS SAW MOVEMENT 150' BELOW THEM. SAW ANIMAL FORAGING & LOOKING AROUND BRUSH. WITNESS YELLED. ANIMAL RAN OFF. | | PINE/LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST/OLD SHEEP CAMP | SUNNY/SOME CLOUDS | | WATER NOT POTABLE IN AREA. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | KERN | 7778 | JANUARY | 8 | 2004 | WINTER | I -5 | | | | | | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW "STUMP" THEN IT MOVED. ANIMAL MOVED IN TREES ALONG ROAD UNTIL 75' FROM VEHICLE. ANIMAL CROSSED THE ROAD. | | HARDWOODS/PINE/TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS | PARTLY CLOUDY/WARM | | INVESTIGATOR WENT TO AREA. FOUND MANY SIGNS OF WILD HOGS. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | LASSEN | 4132 | AUGUST | | 1982 | SUMMER | | 6'6" | 270-300LBS | | | 7PM | EVENING | LIGHT BROWN | | | WALKING ON TRAIL | WALKING ON TRAIL | (2) 20 YR OLD MEN | WITNESSES WERE WALKING BACK TO CAMP. SEE ANIMAL WALKING 200 YARDS IN FRONT OF THEM. WATCH ANIMAL FOR 1 MINUTE. ANIMAL NEVER APPEARED TO NOTICE THEM. | | MEADOW/MARSH/PINE/MOUNTAINS RIDGE/LASSEN NATIONAL PARK | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | LASSEN | 2191 | | | 1990 | | | 8' | | | | | AFTERNOON | LIGHT/MEDIUM BROWN | | | WALKING AWAY | | 1 MAN | WITNESS SAW ANIMAL WALKING AWAY FROM HIM APROX 100 YARDS AWAY. WENT BACK NEXT DAY TO LOOK FOR TRACK, BUT FOUND NONE. | | ELEVATION 6K/ CLEARING/SWAMP/ABANDONED RAILROAD TRACK | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES | 1742 | OCTOBER | | 1974 | FALL | L-10 | 9-9'6" | 500-600LBS | | | 8-11PM | EVENING | LIGHT BROWN/DARK BLOND | LONG | | STANDING IN YARD | PLAYING INSIDE | 2 COUSINS (10-11 YRS) | WITNESSES WERE PLAYING. HEARD NOISES OUTSIDE. WENT TO CHECK IT OUT. SAW ANIMAL STANDING IN NEIGHBOR'S YARD. BOYS RAN BACK INTO HOUSE. | | HIGH DESERT/FOOTHILLS OF SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS | WINDY/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES | 2249 | JUNE | | 1976 | SUMMER | HWY 395 | | | | | 3-4AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | WALKING DEER TRAIL | WALKING DEER TRAIL | 2 MEN | WITNESSES WERE FISHING. WALKED BACK TO VEHICLE. HEAR ANIMAL WALKING ON FRONT OF THEM 20'. ANIMAL STOPPED WHEN THEY STOPPED. FINALLY SEE ANIMAL IN THE CLEARING. ANIMAL RAN. | | STEEP/RIGGED MOUNTAINS/MORRIS DAM/WILDERNESS AREA | CLEAR/VERY DARK | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES | 21674 | MAY | | 1980 | SPRING | SAN FRANCISQUITO CANYON RD | 8-9' | 300LBS+ | | | 7PM | EVENING | DARK | | | STANDING ON ROAD/ POSSIBLY CIRCLED TENT | LOOKING FOR RATTLESNAKES | (2) 17 YR OLD BOYS | WITNESSES HAD BI-PEDAL ANIMAL WALKING AROUND THEIR TENT NIGHT BEFORE. FIRED SHOTS AT IT. WHILE WALKING ON ROAD NEXT DAY, SEE ANIMAL STANDING 30' AWAY. ANIMAL TURNED & LEFT | | PINE/HIGH DESERT/OLD MINE SHAFTS/CREEK/VALLEY | CLEAR/DRY/LIGHTENING | | DURING THE NIGHT HEARD ANIMAL WALKING AROUND TENT. WITNESSES FIRED 3 SHOTS & ANIMAL CONTINUED TO CIRCLE. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES | 325 | OCTOBER | | 1970s | FALL | HWY 2 | 6' | 200-300LBS | | | | AFTERNOON | BROWN | | | WALKING/WATCHING HUMANS | HUNTING | 2 MEN | WITNESSES SAW ANIMAL 700 YARDS AWAY ACROSS THE CANYON. ANIMAL WENT ON ALL FOURS TO CLIMB A STEEP AREA. | | STEEP CANYON/WOODS/MANZANITA BUSHES/DESERT | CLEAR/WARM | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MADERA | 83 | OCTOBER | | 1988 | FALL | BEASORE RD | 7' | 400LBS+ | | | 5:30-6:45AM | MORNING | BLACK | SHINY | | WALKING/FORAGING | HUNTING/SITTING IN TRUCK | 2 MEN | WITNESSES WERE SITTING IN TRUCK LOOKING FOR DEER. SAW ANIMAL WALKING ON RIDGE. ANIMAL WAS DIGGING IN BRUSH/FORAGING. ANIMAL WALKED WITH IN 50 YARDS OF TRUCK. WITNESS OPENED TRUCK DOOR & ANIMAL SAW THEM & RAN OFF. | | CANYON/BACK OF YOSEMITE PARK | CLEAR | | SIGHTING HAPPENED ON A DEER MIGRATION ROUTE. - WITNESS FEELS THAT IS WHY ANIMAL WAS IN THE AREA. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MARIPOSA | 1643 | MARCH | | 1963 | | HWY 132 / MARSHFLAT RD | 7'6" | 400-500LBS | | | 10:30PM | EVENING | DARK BROWN | | | LOOKING IN HOUSE | IN BED/LOOKING OUT WINDOW | (2) 15 YR OLD BOYS | WITNESSES WERE IN BED. SEE ANIMAL LOOKING IN WINDOW. WATCH ANIMAL FOR 10 MINUTES. WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE, BUT ANIMAL WAS GONE. | | WOODS/OLD HOUSE 200 YARDS AWAY. | CLEAR | FULL MOON | DOGS WERE NOT BARKING, WHICH WAS ODD. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MENDOCINO | 2200 | | | 1963 | SUMMER | HWY 1 | 8' | | | | 9PM | EVENING | BROWN | | | WATCHING CHILDREN | PLAYING | CHILDREN | WITNESSES WERE ROUGH-HOUSING AND PLAYING LOUDLY. NOTICE DEAD DEER/SKUNK ODOR. SEE ANIMAL WATCHING 50' AWAY. | | CAMPGROUND/WOODS/REDWOODS/FERN GROVES/PINE | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MENDOCINO | 8059 | AUGUST | | 1966 | SUMMER | HWY 1 | (1&2) 6'4"+ | BULKY | | | 8PM | EVENING | | LONG/STRINGY | | CHASING SHEEP | SLEEPING IN CAR | BROTHER & SISTER (BOY 15YRS) | WITNESSES WERE SLEEPING IN CAR. HEARD SHEEP UPSET. LOOK & SEE 2 ANIMALS WORKING TOGETHER TO HEARD/CATCH SHEEP 150 YARDS AWAY. WITNESSES HID UNDER BLANKETS. | | HILLSIDE/OCEAN/PASTURE | DUSK | | NEXT MORNING THEY HEARD AT THE POST OFFICE THAT SEVERAL SHEEP WERE KILLED & THEIR SOFT ORGANS WERE EATEN. SHERIFF BLAMED IT ON DOGS. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MENDOCINO | 7860 | SEPTEMBER | | 1974 | FALL | LAYTONVILLE RD | 7' | SLENDER | | | | MORNING | BLACK | 2" | | WALKING UP CANYON | WALKING ON TOP OF CANYON | 1 PERSON | WITNESS SAW ANIMAL WALKING TOWARD HIM 1300 YARDS BELOW. WATCHED ANIMAL IN RIFLE SCOPE UNTIL 80 YARDS AWAY. | | MANZANITA/OAK/DRY WILD OATS/CANYON | CLEAR/NO WIND | | WITNESS WENT BACK TO AREA THE NEXT WEEKEND. WALKED TRAIL ANIMAL WAS ON & FOUND CLEAN SKULL. PUT IT BACK IN IT'S PLACE & WENT BACK 2 WEEKS LATER, SKULL WAS GONE. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MENDOCINO | 22500 | DECEMBER | 15 | 2007 | WINTER | | | | | | 9PM | EVENING | GOLDEN/TAN | | | TOUCHED CAR/WATCHING HUMAN | SITTING IN CAR | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS WITH OTHERS INVESTIGATING BIGFOOT. SHE WAITED IN THE CAR WHILE OTHERS WENT WALKING. SAW ANIMAL. TURNED CAR LIGHT ON/OFF. ANIMAL TOUCHED CAR. ANIMAL RAN PAST WHEN OTHERS CAME DOWN HILL. | | HILLS/WOODS/HORSE PENS/SCRAP METAL | | | WHEN WITNESS TURNED THE INTERIOR LIGHT ON, ANIMAL WOULD GET CLOSER TO CAR. WHEN TURNED OFF, ANIMAL WOULD BACK AWAY. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MENDOCINO | 24146 | JULY | 8 | 2008 | SUMMER | HWY 101 | 7' | 500LBS | | | 7:30PM | EVENING | BLACK | | EYES GLOWED RED | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD. SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ANIMAL. WITNESS STOPPED @ EDGE OF FREEWAY & LOOKED BACK. WITNESS HAD GOOD LOOK @ FACE. | | WOODS/CREEK/STEEP RIDGE/RANCH | SMOKEY/SUN GOING DOWN | | INVESTIGATOR VISITED LOCATION WEEK LATER, FOUND SPOT WHERE ANIMAL RAN UP STEEP EMBANKMENT. PHOTO ATTACHED. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MODOC | 875 | JULY | | 1974 | SUMMER | HWY 299 | 7'6" | 600LBS | | | 1AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK BROWN | | | FISHING | PUTTING OUT CAMPFIRE | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS PUTTING OUT CAMPFIRE. NOTICED MOVEMENT. HEARD PURRING SOUND. ANIMAL STOOD UP & BOTH WERE STARTLED. ANIMAL DROPPED FISH & COULDN'T DECIDE TO PICK IT UP OR LEAVE AREA. WITNESS LEFT AREA. | | PINE/MODOC NATIONAL FOREST | CLEAR | BRIGHT MOON | ANIMAL THREW IT'S HANDS UP IN A "SURPRISED" FASHION. AND SCREAMED LIKE A "GIRL". AFTER ANIMAL LEFT WITNESS SAW CATTAILS MOVING AGAIN & FIGURED THE ANIMAL CAME BACK FOR THE DROPPED FISH. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MONO | 1510 | JULY | | 1977 | SUMMER | HWY 395 | 7' | | | | | | DARK BROWN | | | WALKING AWAY FROM HUMAN | GATHERING FIRE WOOD | (2) TEEN BROTHERS (14 & 16) | WITNESSES WERE GETTING FIREWOOD. HEARD ANIMAL WALKING IN BRUSH. OLDEST TEEN SAW ANIMAL WALKING AWAY. BOTH TEENS ARE SHAKEN UP & OLDEST CRASHED TRUCK INTO TREE. | | PINE/BUSHES/LAKE | CLEAR/DUSK | | | | | | | |
| MONO LAKE | CALIFORNIA | MONO | 23768 | MAY | 18 | 1991 | SPRING | HWY 395 | | | | | 9:20AM | MORNING | BLACK | | | WALKING | HIKING/VIDEO TAPING | FAMILY | WITNESS WAS VIDEO TAPING FAMILY. WATCHED TAPE 17 YEARS LATER & SEE ANIMAL MOVE IN BACKGROUND. | | MONO LAKE/DESERT/ROCKY/BUSHES | OVERCAST/COLD/WINDY | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MONO | 12383 | AUGUST | 21 | 2005 | SUMMER | HWY 108 | 7' | | | 80-85 | 3:15-3:30PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | WALKING PARALLEL TO TRAIL | HIKING | FAMILY (3) | WITNESSES WERE HIKING. MOTHER HEARD SOMETHING WAKING BEHIND THEM. SEE ANIMAL WALING IN MEADOW 500-800 YARDS AWAY. ANIMAL WALKED QUICK & FLUID. | | ELEVATION 7,100/LEAVITT MEADOW/RIDGE/RIVER/WILLOWS | HOT/SLIGHT BREEZE/CLOUDS | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MONO | 15855 | JUNE | 17 | 2006 | SUMMER | HWY 395 | 7-8' | 400-500LBS | | | 4:30PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | 1.5-2" | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 NURSE | WITNESS WAS COME BACK DOWN MOUNTAIN. SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD NEAR MEADOW. THEN ANIMAL CROSSED BACK ON ROAD. WITNESS THINKS ANIMAL WAS DISPLAYING A CHASE RESPONSE. TRUCK WAS COMING & PEOPLE WERE IN THE MEADOW. | | MEADOW/LAUREL LAKE/PINE/NON CONIFERS/CREEKS | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MONTEREY | 12247 | APRIL | 15 | 1974 | SPRING | HWY 101 | | | | | 11AM | MORNING | BLACK | | | RUNNING DOWNHILL | SITTING ON BEACH | (2) 13 YR OLD GIRLS | WITNESSES WERE AT BEACH WHEN SAW ANIMAL RUNNING DOWNHILL. ANIMAL DISAPPEARED INTO TREE LINE. WITNESSES RAN BACK TO CAMP. | | CLIFFS/REDWOODS/OCEAN/BIG SUR COASTLINE | SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MONTEREY | 12292 | JUNE | 15 | 1986 | SUMMER | HWY 1 | 6-6'6" | 190LBS+ | | | 10AM | MORNING | DARK | | | CROSSED PATH | WALKING ON PATH | 16 YR OLD BOY | WITNESS WAS AHEAD OF FAMILY. HEARD NOISE TO HIS RIGHT. SAW ANIMAL RUSHING TOWARD HIM. ANIMAL PASSED BY. WITNESS SCREAMED. FATHER RAN TO HIM & SAW GLIMPSE OF ANIMAL. | | VENTANA WILDERNESS/TRAIL/LAS PADRES DAM/BRUSH/MONTEREY PINE/OAK | CLEAR/WARM/BRIGHT | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MONTEREY | 5463 | FEBRUARY | 16 | 2002 | WINTER | SULPHUR SPRING RD / JOLON RD | 8' | 800LBS | | | | EVENING | WHITE/GREY | 4" | | WALKING | HUNTING - PIG | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS HUNTING. SAW ANIMAL WALKING IN BRUSH A FEW HUNDRED YARDS AWAY. WATCHED ANIMAL UNTIL IT CAME HIS DIRECTION. THEN WITNESS LEFT AREA. | | WOODS/CREEK/LOGGING ROAD/SAN LUCIA MOUNTAINS/LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST | AFTER SUNSET | | MANY WILD PIGS IN THE AREA. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | MONTEREY | 7334 | APRIL | | 1993/1995 | SPRING | ARROYO SECO RD | 8' | | | | 8:30AM | MORNING | | | | WALKING UP HILL | RUNNING | 1 US FOREST EMPLOYEE | WITNESS WAS RUNNING. STOPPED TO TAKE A BREAK. HEARD BRUSH CRACKLE. SAW ANIMAL WALKING UP HILL. SAW ANIMAL 2ND TIME IN 1995, BUT JUST GOT A GLIMPSE. THOUGHT IT WAS A TURKEY - BUT WAS ANIMAL WALKING DOWN SLOPE. | | BRUSH/OAK/POISION OAK/CAMPGROUND/LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST | | | WITNESS SAW ANIMAL 3 TIMES. OTHER EMPLOYEES HAVE SAW ANIMAL AS WELL | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | NAPA | 2210 | | | 1989 | SUMMER | HWY 128 / CHILES-POPE VALLEY RD | 7' | | | | | EVENING | GREY/BROWN | | | WALKED OVER HILL | SITTING ON PORCH | 2 YOUNG MEN | WITNESSES WERE SITTING ON PORCH. ANIMAL WALKED OVER THE HILL, SPOTTED THE WITNESSES, THEN RAN. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES HAVE HAPPENED AT LOCATION OVER 10-12 YEARS | | MOUNTAINS/WOODS/LAKE/STREAM | | | SKUNK/MUSK ODOR NOTICED, SCREAMS HEARD, OTHER VISITS. NEIGHBORS HAS SOMETHING TRY TO GET INTO HOUSE, OTHERS HAD LIVESTOCK MISSING OR HARASSED. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | NEVADA | 4946 | | | 1956 | FALL | | 8-9' | LEAN | | | | AFTERNOON | SANDY BROWN | | | WALKING | HUNTING - DEER | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS SITTING ON A ROCK WAITING FOR FATHER & BROTHER TO FLUSH DEER OUT. SAW ANIMAL WALKING & CROSS ROAD. DOG CHASED AFTER ANIMAL, BUT CAME BACK UNHARMED. | | PINE/GRANITE/MANZANITA BUSHES/POWER LINE ROAD | BRIGHT/SUNNY/WIND | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | NEVADA | 3421 | JUNE | | 1978 | SUMMER | McCOURTNEY RD / HWY 49 | | | | | 9PM | EVENING | | | | SCREAM/ LOOKED AT CHILD | STANDING BY BONFIRE | 4 YR OLD GIRL | GROUP (10+) HEARD SCREAM & ANIMAL RUNNING TOWARD THE FIRE. ALL RAN INTO HOUSE. MOTHER LEFT 4 YR OLD BY MISTAKE. WENT OUT TO GET HER & GIRL SAID SHE SAW ANIMAL | | HOUSE/OAK/CREEK BOTTOM | BRIGHT STARS | | WITNESS' BROTHER WAS STAYING IN A CAMPER @ SAME LOCATION. HEARD BREATHING. OPENED DOOR & SAW ANIMAL RIGHT BY DOOR | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | NEVADA | 12649 | SEPTEMBER | | 1987 | FALL | OLD DOWNIEVILLE HWY | 7-8' | | | | 10AM | MORNING | DARK BROWN | | | RUNNING DOWN CANYON | RIDING BICYCLE | (2) 12 YR OLDS | WITNESSES WERE RIDING BIKES. HEARD BREAKING NOISE. SEE ANIMAL RUNNING 100-150' AWAY DOWN THE SIDE OF A CANYON. | | PINE/CANYON/DEER CREEK/ABANDONED MINING ROAD | OVERCAST | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | NEVADA | 14407 | SEPTEMBER | 5 | 1993 | FALL | | 8-8'6" | | | | | | RED/BROWN | | | SQUATTING BY TREE | GATHERING FIRE WOOD | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS GATHERING FIREWOOD. SAW ANIMAL SQUATTING 60 YARDS AWAY. ANIMAL NEVER TURNED TO LOOK AT WITNESS. STOOD UP & WALKED OFF. | | ELEVATION 8-9K/OLD LOGGING ROAD/WOODS/MEADOW/INDEPENDENCE LAKE | | | WITNESSES HAD HEARD SOMETHING PACING BACK & FORTH IN THE MARSH NEAR CAMP. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | NEVADA | 9555 | AUGUST | 16 | 2004 | SUMMER | HWY 80 | (1) 7-8 (2) 6-7' | | | | 2:20PM | AFTERNOON | (1&2)BLACK | | | CROSSED RIVER | DRIVING | 1 FORMER MARINE/FIREFIGHTER/POLICE | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL EMERGE FROM TREE LINE. STOPPED CAR & SAW 2ND ANIMAL FOLLOWING. BOTH ANIMALS CROSSED THE RIVER WITH EASE. | | WOODS/RIVER/PINE/BRIDGE/RAVINE | BRIGHT/SUNNY/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | NEVADA | 7804 | JANUARY | 4 | 2004 | WINTER | | 7-8' | | | | 9:30- 10PM | EVENING | BROWN/BLACK | | | CROSSED ROAD / STANDING IN ROAD | DRIVING | FAMILY (3) | MOTHER & FATHER WERE DRIVING TO PICK UP SON. ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD IN FRONT OF THEM. PICKED UP SON. ON WAY BACK SLOWED & SAW ANIMAL STANDING IN THE ROAD AGAIN. | | PINE/LARGE FORESTED HOME LOTS | HAD SNOWED/ICY | | WITNESS FEELS ANIMAL WAS DISTRESSED DUE TO THE WEATHER. ALSO FEELS ANIMAL MAY HAVE TRIED TO "FOOL" THEM BY GOING DOWN ON ALL 4s LIKE A BEAR (2ND SIGHTING) | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | PLACER | 3027 | AUGUST | 21 | 2001 | SUMMER | I -80 | 6'3"+ | | | 60 | 3:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK | | | SCREAMED/RAN | PARKED | 3 PEOPLE (2 WOMEN, 1 MAN) | WITNESSES ARRIVED AT AREA & HEAR BRUSH MOVING. THEN HEARD SCREAM & SAW ANIMAL RUN INTO THE WOODS. | | WOODS/RIVER/RAILROAD TRACKS | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | PLACER | 2919 | JULY | 18 | 2001 | SUMMER | HWY 193 | 7' | 300LBS | | 75-80 | 11:30AM | MORNING | DARK BROWN/BLACK | COURSE | | WALKING UP CREVICE | LOOKING AT ROCK FORMATIONS | 3 MEN | WITNESSES WERE LOOKING AT ROCKS FOR CLIMBING. SEE ANIMAL CROUCHED. ANIMAL BEGINS TO MOVE INTO TIGHT CREVICE & CLIMB UP USING IT'S ARMS TO CLIMB UP. | | RIVER VALLEY/ROCKY/PINE/MANZANITA BUSHES/RIVER | SUNNY/WARM | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | PLUMAS | 2226 | FEBRUARY | 13 | 1994 | FALL | HWY 70 | | | | | 1:15AM | MORNING | | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | 2ND HAND REPORT. WITNESS WERE DRIVING, ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD. FOUND FOOTPRINTS IN SNOW NEXT DAY. | * | CEMETERY HILL/QUINCY, CA/ | | | REPORT SUBMITTED BY IVBC. NEWSPAPER RAN 7 REPORTS OVER 3 YEARS. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | PLUMAS | 2226 | OCTOBER | 16 | 1995 | | CEMETERY HILL | 8' | | | | 11:30PM | EVENING | | | | WATCHING HUMAN | WALKING | 1 MAN | 2ND HAND REPORT. WITNESS WAS WALKING. NOTICED ROTTING GARBAGE ODOR. TURNED & SAW ANIMAL WATCHING HIM. | * | LEE SUMMIT/STEEP BANK/WOODS | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | PLUMAS | 2227 | SEPTEMBER | | 1996 | SUMMER | | | | | | | | | | | PEEKING FROM BEHIND A TREE | MINING IN CREEK | 2 MEN | WITNESS WAS MINING IN THE CREEK, LOOKED UP & SAW ANIMAL WATCHING HIM FROM BEHIND A TREE. WITNESS WALKED BACKWARDS & FELL. ANIMAL CLIMBED OVER A ROCK & WAS GONE | | STEEP RAVINE/LOGGING ROAD/CREEK/MEDIUM GROWTH/PLUMAS NATIONAL FOREST | | | WITNESS SLIPPED ON MOSS DURING SIGHTING & INJURED HIS ARM PRETTY BAD. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | RIVERSIDE | 24936 | MAY | | 1979 | SPRING | INDIAN AVE | | | | | 10PM | EVENING | LIGHT TAN | SOFT | | STANDING IN DESERT AREA | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS IN CAR AT CONDO. SAW ANIMAL STEP OUT FROM BEHIND TREE 150' AWAY. WITNESS FLASHED HEADLIGHTS @ ANIMAL. ANIMAL WALKED OFF. | | DESERT/CONDO COMPLEX | | | LOCALS CALL THE ANIMAL YUCCA MAN. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SAN BERNARDINO | 2248 | JULY | | 1950 | SUMMER | RIALTO ST | | MUSCULAR | | | | | | | | WHISTLING/ MAKING NOISE | | 1 PERSON | SHORT REPORT. WITNESS HEARD WHISTLES & "WOOD-CHOMPING" NOISE. TURNED & SAW ANIMAL. WATCHED FOR 2 MINUTES. ANIMAL WALKED INTO TREE LINE. | | WOODS/LYTLE CREEK | | | FRIENDS SAW ANIMAL EATING CRAYFISH BY THE CREEK | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SAN BERNARDINO | 2229 | JULY | | 1975 | SUMMER | | 6-7' | | | | 1AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BROWN | | EYES REFLECTED RED IN FLASHLIGHT | NEAR CAMP | SLEEPING IN TENT | BOY SCOUTS | WITNESSES HEARD A SCREAM EARLIER IN THE EVENING. WENT TO BED. WOKE TO SOUNDS OF BUSHES MOVING. GOT OUT OF TENT & SHINED LIGHT ON ANIMAL. ANIMAL WALKED AWAY. | | WOODS/TRAIL/CAMPGROUND/MOUNTAIN | HOT | | HEARD SCREAMS EARLIER IN THE NIGHT. SCREAMS MADE CRICKETS STOP CHIRPING. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SAN BERNARDINO | 9759 | JUNE | | 1976 | SUMMER | | 8'+ | 500LBS+ | | | 12-2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK | | | WATCHING | RELIEVING SELF | 12 YR OLD BOY | WITNESS WOKE TO RELIEVE HIMSELF. FELT REALLY SCARED. LOOKED TO RIGHT & SAW ANIMAL 20' AWAY WATCHING HIM. WITNESS SAW FACE & HANDS WELL. WITNESS RAN BACK INTO CABIN. | | PINE/MOUNTAINS RIDGE/BIG BEAR LAKE | DRY/SOME MOON LIGHT | | BIGFOOT DRAWING ATTACHED | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SAN BERNARDINO | 2247 | OCTOBER | | 1993 | FALL | HWY 36 | | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | | | SAW YELLOW EYE SHINE | SHOOK VAN/THREW PEBBLES | SLEEPING IN VAN / TENT | 3 PEOPLE | WITNESS WAS LAYING AWAKE IN VAN. HEARD FOOTSTEPS. ANIMAL SHOOK VAN. WITNESS YELLED. ANIMAL WAS SEEN WALKING OFF. WITNESS SPOKE WITH OTHERS IN TENT & PEBBLES HAD BEEN THROWN AT THEM. | | CAMPGROUND (BARTON FLATS)/PINE/BOULDERS/SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAINS/BIG BEAR LAKE | | | NO ANIMAL SOUNDS HEARD IN AREA. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SAN BERNARDINO | 5160 | AUGUST | | 1997 | SUMMER | CHOICEANA AVE / LEMON | 6' | | | | 3-6PM | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN | | | WALKING PARALLEL TO HORSE | RIDING HORSE / LOOKING FOR ANIMAL | 1 GIRL | WITNESS' BROTHERS HAD SEEN ANIMAL DAYS BEFORE. WITNESS WAS LOOKING FOR ANIMAL ON HORSE BACK. ANIMAL WALKED PARALLEL TO HER 75-100 YARDS AWAY. | | DRY RIVER BED/HEAVY BRUSH/DESERT | CLEAR/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SAN DIEGO | 2907 | NOVEMBER | | 1968 | FALL | PACIFIC COAST HWY | 6-7' | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | WALKING UP HILL | TRAINING EXERCISE | 4 MARINES | WITNESSES WERE DUG INTO A HILL COMPLETING A TRAILING EXERCISE. HEAR ROCKS ROLLING DOWN MOUNTAIN. SEE ANIMAL WALKING. ANIMAL CAME WITH IN 6' THEN WALKED BETWEEN THEM. | | WOODS/SMALL MOUNTAIN | CLEAR/STARRY | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SAN DIEGO | 2816 | MAY | | 1982 | SPRING | | 8' | | | | | EVENING | | | | WATCHING CAMPSITE | PUTTING CAMPERS TO BED | 1 MARINE | WITNESS WAS IN CHARGE OF 300 YOUTH & STAFF. EVERYONE WAS BEDDED DOWN. WITNESS WAS LAST ONE AWAKE. SAW FIGURE STANDING 15 METERS BEYOND TENT. WENT TO GET LIGHT. ANIMAL MOVED FROM LOCATION. | | CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST/OCEAN/MOUNTAINS RANGES | STARLIGHT | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SAN DIEGO | 4446 | JULY | | 1993 | SUMMER | PALA RD | 6' | | | | | AFTERNOON | BROWN | | | SQUATTING ON PATH | LOOKING AT TRACKS | 1 NAVY MAN | WITNESS WAS LOOKING AT TRACKS. FELT LIKE HE WAS BEING WATCHED. TURNED & SAW ANIMAL SQUATTING ON PATH. ANIMAL STOOD UP AND WALKED OFF. ANIMAL LEFT FECES ON PATH. | | LA JOLLA INDIAN RESERVATION/CAMPGROUND/SAN LUIS REY RIVER/WOODS | BRIGHT/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SANTA BARBARA | 25444 | APRIL | | 1982 | SPRING | HWY 154 | 6'6"-7' | 300LBS | | | 7-9PM | EVENING | DARK BROWN/BLACK | | | RUNNING ON TRAIL | EATING DINNER | 4 MEN | WITNESSES WERE SITTING AROUND CAMPFIRE EATING DINNER WHEN THEY HEARD A CRASHING SOUND. LOOKED & SAW ANIMAL RUNNING ON TRAIL 15 YARDS AWAY. | | MANZANA RIVER/SANDY/HILLY/PINE/OAK | CLEAR/DARK | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SANTA CRUZ | 20197 | OCTOBER | | 1980 | FALL | HWY 152 | | | | | | EVENING | BROWN | | | WALKING ALONG ROAD | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL WALKING ALONG ROADSIDE. | | REDWOODS/MT MADONNA PARK/MADRONE/OAK/SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS | DUSK | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SANTA CRUZ | 11162 | | | 1998 | WINTER | EUREKA CANYON RD | | | | | | | | | | WALKING ON DRIVEWAY | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING ON DRIVEWAY WHEN PASSED BY ANIMAL WALKING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. DUE TO SIZE OF DRIVEWAY ANIMAL WAS WITH IN FEET OF WITNESS. | * | ELEVATION 1,200/REDWOODS/DRIVEWAY | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SANTA CRUZ | 11162 | | | 2004 | | EUREKA CANYON RD | | | | | | EVENING | RED | | | BALLED UP HIDING | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS LEAVING HOUSE. NOTICED A PILE OF "REDWOOD BARK" LYING ON THE GROUND. DROVE WITH IN 15'. REALIZED IT WAS NOT BARK A COUPLE MINUTES LATER. "BARK" WAS GONE. | * | ELEVATION 1,200/REDWOODS/DRIVEWAY | | | FAMILY'S RANCH BORDERS 60-70,000 ACRES THAT ARE UNINHABITED. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SANTA CRUZ | 11162 | | | 2004 | | EUREKA CANYON RD | | | | | | MORNING | | | | WATCHING FROM BEHIND TREE | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS & WIFE WERE DRIVING ON DRIVEWAY. WIFE SEES FACE WATCH FROM BEHIND TREE. STOPPED THE CAR & HEARD BIPEDAL FOOTSTEPS WALKING AWAY | * | ELEVATION 1,200/REDWOODS/DRIVEWAY | | | WITNESS HAD HEARD AN IMPRESSIVE SCREAM 2 NIGHTS BEFORE & HEARD BIPEDAL FOOTSTEPS ON DRIVEWAY | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SHASTA | 7555 | AUGUST | | 1977 | SUMMER | I-5 | | | MALE | | 1PM | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN/BLACK | | | FOLLOWED CHILD/BLUFF CHARGED | WALKING/JUMPED INTO LAKE | 2 COUSINS | WITNESS TOOK SISTER TO BOAT HOUSE. HEARD ANIMAL WALKING IN WOODS. RETURNED TO COUSIN'S LOCATION. HEARD WALKING ALONG SIDE HIM. ANIMAL CRASHED OUT OF WOODS & CAME W/IN 5'. WATCHED EACH OTHER. WITNESS TOLD COUSIN. COUSIN SAW ANIMAL & JUMPED INTO LAKE. | | UNDERGROWTH/OAK/PINE/LAKE/DOCK/BOAT COVE | SUNNY/CLEAR/DROUGHT | | WITNESS JUMPED INTO THE LAKE W/ COUSIN, BUT STAYED IN LAKE & WATCHED ANIMAL. ANIMAL WATCHED HIM BACK, THEN RAN UP A HILL & DISAPPEARED. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SHASTA | 2844 | OCTOBER | | 1987 | FALL | MEDICINE LAKE RD | | | | | 10PM | EVENING | | | | WALKING IN CLEARING/SCREAMING/THROWING | SITTING BY CAMP FIRE | 2 MEN | WITNESSES SAW SOME ANIMAL WALKING IN CLEARING. THOUGHT IT WAS A BEAR. THE HEARD SCREAMS. HEARD LOG BEING THROWN & MORE SCREAMS. SEE SHADOW OF ANIMAL. | | OLD LAVA BED/WOODS/CAVES/NATURAL SPRING | | MOON LIGHT | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SHASTA | 18298 | JUNE | | 1991 | SUMMER | FRENCH GULCH RD | | | | 65 | 2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK | SHAGGY | | SCREAMED/ RAN TOWARD TRUCK | PICKING UP PINE CONES | 1 RETIRED US ARMY MAN | WITNESS STOPPED TO PICK UP LARGE PINE CONES. SON WAS SLEEPING IN TRUCK. HEARD SCREAM, FOLLOWED BY CRASHING. WITNESS GOT BACK IN TRUCK & SAW ANIMAL IN TAIL LIGHTS AS DROVE OFF. | | SHASTA LAKE DAM/PINE/PINE NUTS | COOL | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SHASTA | 2842 | JULY | 4 | 1993 | SUMMER | | 7-9' | 500LBS | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | WALKING NEAR CAMP | SLEEPING | HUSBAND & WIFE | WITNESSES WERE SLEEPING WITHOUT A TENT. BOTH WOKE. HEARD FOOTSTEPS. SAW ANIMAL 15-20' AWAY WALKING TOWARD THE LAKE. BOTH WENT BACK TO SLEEP. | | LAKE/MANZANITA/MOUNTAINS/WOODS | | FULL MOON | BOTH HAD CASUAL REACTION AND COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY. THEY BOTH WENT BACK TO SLEEP, NOT AFRAID OR CURIOUS. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SHASTA | 6429 | | | 1994 | FALL | HWY 299 / HWY 89 | 7-8' | 500LBS | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | RED/BROWN | LONG/STRAGGLY | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 3 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD IN FRONT OF THEM. | | PINE/RAVINE/BOULDERS | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SHASTA | 11986 | MARCH | | 2001 | SPRING | OBRIEN RD | | | | | | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | RUNNING DOWNHILL | WATCHING ANIMAL | 1 TOUR GUIDE & 2 TOURIST | WITNESSES WERE WAITING ON TOUR. HEARD NOISE. SEE ANIMAL RUNNING DOWN RAVINE 200 YARDS AWAY. TOURIST HAS CAMERA AND MAY HAVE GOTTEN A PHOTO. | | PINE/SHASTA LAKE/RAVINE/CAVE | CLOUDY/RAINY | | STICKS & ROCKS THROWN AT BUILDING FROM TIME TO TIME | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SHASTA | 11496 | | | 1970s | SUMMER | BEAR MOUNTAIN RD | 5' | 150LBS | JUVENILE | | | | DARK BROWN/BLACK | | | WATCHING HUMAN | SITTING ON CAR | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS & FRIEND WERE AT CAMPSITE. FRIEND WAS COOKING. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL STANDING NEAR AREA. ANIMAL LEFT BEFORE FRIEND COULD SEE | * | PINE/LAKE SHASTA/PIT RIVER | WARM | | DOG WAS BARKING THROUGH SIGHTING. ANIMAL APPEARED TO PICK UP A FISH TRAP LOOKING OBJECT FROM THE WATER. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SHASTA | 1653 | | | 1978/1979 | FALL | 299 WEST | 7' | 400LBS STOCKY | | | 4AM | NIGHT/DAWN | TAN/RED | 3" SMOOTH | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD & GO INTO RAVINE. | | MOUNTAINS/WOODS | CLEAR/CRISP/COLD | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SHASTA | 11496 | | | 1990s | SUMMER | BEAR MOUNTAIN RD | 7-8' | 375LBS | | | 11AM-12PM | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN | SHAGGY | | WALKED DOWN TO LAKE/TOOK SOMETHING OUT | FISHING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS & FRIEND WERE FISHING IN A BOAT. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL WALK DOWN TO LAKE. SWOOP ARM IN WATER LIKE CHECKING A TRAP, THEN ANIMAL WALKED OFF. | * | PINE/LAKE SHASTA | DUSK | | @ 2AM, VEHICLE THEY WERE SLEEPING IN WAS SHOOK | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 2896 | AUGUST | | 1944 | SUMMER | | (1)7' (2)6' (3)5' | | FAMILY | | 9AM | MORNING | WHITE | LONG | | | WALKING ON ROAD | BROTHER & SISTER (8 & 9 YRS OLD) | WITNESSES WERE WALKING LOOKING FOR FATHER. SEE 3 ANIMALS. WATCHED ANIMALS FOR A SECOND, THEN THEY TURNED & WALKED INTO WOODS. | | KLAMATH RIVER/HORSE CREEK/REDWOODS/HOUSE/BARN | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 1792 | JULY | | 1966 | SUMMER | HWY 3 | (1)5'6" (2-3)7' | | (1)FEMALE | | | | (1)RED/BROWN | LONG | | STANDING/RAN TOWARD RIM | HIKING/CAMPING | 4 COUNCILORS & 25 CHILDREN (9-15 YEARS) | WITNESSES SAW ANIMAL STANDING 50' AWAY. WATCHED FOR 1 MINUTE. ANIMAL RAN UP TO RIM. LATER @ CAMP. HEAR BRANCHES BREAKING, SMELL ODOR. SAW SHADOWS OF 2 FIGURES. | | EAST BOULDER LAKE/BUCK BRUSH/JEFFERY PINE | | | ONE CAMPER GOT SICK & 2 COUNCILORS WENT FOR HELP AT NIGHT. ANIMAL ACTIVITY STOPPED. WITNESS FEELS ANIMALS FOLLOWED ADULTS. ALSO NOTICED A GREEN, GRAPEFRUIT SIZE LIGHT. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 1473 | | | 1966 | FALL | OLD OREGON RD | 9' | | | | | EVENING | | | | RAN AWAY / NEAR BEE HIVES | CHECKING ON BEE HIVES | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS CHECK ON BEES. HEARD A LOUD YIP SOUND. DOG JUMPED INTO CAR, SCARED. WITNESS SAW MAN-LIKE FIGURE. ANIMAL LOPED OFF. | | MT SHASTA/OREGON TRAIL/GRASSY/PINE/ROCKS | CLEAR/DUSK | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 12294 | MARCH | | 1967 | SPRING | HWY 96 | | | | | 8AM | MORNING | BLACK | FLOWED | | RAN UP HILL | CHECKING ON WATER | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS & 2 SMALL CHILDREN WENT TO CLEAN INTAKE FOR WATER. CAT JUMPED ON TREES STUMP & HAIR STOOD UP & SCREECHED. WITNESS LOOKED & SAW ANIMAL. ANIMAL RAN UP HILL. | | HILLS/HOUSE/FERGUSON GULCH/KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST/FIR/HARDWOODS | | | WITNESS WAS 8 MONTHS PREGNANT & HAD A 3 1/2 YEAR OLD AND A 20 MONTH OLD WITH HER. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 5284 | OCTOBER | | 1979 | FALL | I-5 | | 400-500LBS | | | 11AM | MORNING | DARK BROWN | | | WATCHING HUMAN | HUNTING - DEER | 1 LOGGER | WITNESS WAS ILLEGALLY HUNTING IN AREA. DOG BEGAN TO GROWL. WITNESS SAW FIGURE ON HILL 100 YARDS AWAY. LOOKED @ ANIMAL THROUGH SCOPE. LEFT AREA QUICKLY. | | WOODS/MOUNTAINS/STREAM/CREEK/LOGGING AREA/FRUIT GROWERS | | | WITNESS HAD BEEN LOGGING IN THE AREA PREVIOUSLY. FELT LIKE HE WAS BEING WATCHED, SMELLED HORRID WET DOG/OLD MAN ODOR. FOUND FOOTPRINT & FECES. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 6651 | AUGUST | | 1982 | SUMMER | HWY 96 | 9-10' | 800-1000LBS | | | 6PM | EVENING | DARK BROWN/BLACK | | | STANDING BEHIND BUSH | WALKING TO COUSIN'S HOUSE | 19 YR OLD MAN | WITNESS WAS WALKING. SAW MOVEMENT OUT THE CORNER OF HIS EYE. TURNED & SAW ANIMAL STANDING BEHIND A BUSH 50-60' AWAY. WITNESS TURNED TOWARD DRIVEWAY & ANIMAL WALKED OFF. | | MADRONE/MANZANITA/BUCKBRUSH | | | KARUK TRIBE CALLS ANIMAL MOTACATA. HIS TRIBE TOLD STORIES ABOUT THE MOUNTAINS PEOPLE. WITNESS' GRANDMOTHER SAID THE MOTACATAS WOULD WATCH OUT FOR HIM AS A CHILD. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 174 | MAY | 26 | 1989 | SPRING | 97 NORTH | 7' | | | | 4:30-5AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK | | | LOOKING IN CAMPER | SLEEPING IN CAMPER | 21 YR OLD WOMAN | WITNESS HAD A DREAM THAT SHE WAS BEING WATCHED BY SOMETHING. BECAME FULLY AWAKE & SAW DARK FIGURE MOVING AWAY FROM THE CAMPER. LOOKED & SAW ANIMAL WALKING AWAY. | | CAMPGROUND/KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST/PINE | EARLY MORNING LIGHT | | WITNESS CAN DESCRIBE THE FACE WELL. FEELS SHE WAS IN A HALF AWAKE STATE. DANK/MUSKY SMELL NOTICED | | | | | |
| TOWN START | CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 6824 | | | 1992 | SPRING | EVERETTE MEMORIAL HWY | 6'6" | 200LBS+ | | | 12-2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | WALKING/ WATCHING FROM MEADOW | SITTING BY CAMP FIRE | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS SITTING BY FIRE WAITING ON FRIENDS TO HIKE TO LOCATION. SAW FIGURE IN MEADOW 100 YARDS AWAY. THOUGHT IT WAS FRIEND. ANIMAL WATCHED HER, THEN WALKED OFF. FRIEND SHOWED UP AN HOUR LATER. | | ELEVATION 10K/ MOUNT SHASTA/MEADOW | CLEAR | FULL MOON | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 13424 | DECEMBER | 15 | 1993 | WINTER | ELK CREEK RD | 6-6'6" | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | | 4" | | CHASED AFTER MOTORCYCLE | RIDING MOTORCYCLE | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS RIDING MOTORCYCLE. HEARD NOISE. TURNED & SAW ANIMAL RUNNING BEHIND HIM. MOTORCYCLE WAS GOING 15MPH. | | CREEK/WOODS/PAVED LOGGING ROAD | CHILLY/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 2862 | AUGUST | 11 | 1998 | SUMMER | HWY 96 | | | | | 3PM | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN | THICK | | WATCHING HUMANS/ DRANK FROM RIVER | FISHING | FAMILY (4) | WITNESSES WERE FISHING. NOTICED A SOUR, WET DOG SMELL. LOOKED & SAW ANIMAL STANDING ACROSS THE RIVER. ANIMAL STOOD THERE, REACHED DOWN & DRANK FROM RIVER, THEN LEFT | | PINE/MOUNTAINS RIDGES/KLAMATH RIVER | SUNNY/MILD | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 22434 | AUGUST | 3 | 1998 | SUMMER | ETNA SUMMIT / HWY 3 | | | MALE | | 1-5AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | 3" | | CLIMBED UP CLIFF | SLEEPING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS SLEEPING ON ROCK FACE. HEARD SCREAMS/YELLS. NOISE WAS GETTING CLOSER. WITNESS WALKED TO LEDGE & SAW ANIMAL CLIMBING UP CLIFF. WITNESS HID IN SLEEPING BAG. ANIMAL CAME ONTO OUTCROPPING & NOTICED WITNESS. THEN ANIMAL CONTINUED UP THE PEAK. | | MARBLE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS/CREEK/200' CLIFF/WOOLEY CREEK DRAINAGE/DOUGLAS FIR/OAK | WARM/CLEAR | FULL MOON | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 1391 | MARCH | 4 | 1999 | SPRING | I-5 | 7-8' | | | | 1:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | CHOCOLATE BROWN | 1" THICK | EYES REFLECTED WHITE/YELLOW IN HEADLIGHTS | THROWING ROCK AT CAR | SLEEPING IN CAR | 1 MAN | WITNESS TOOK A NAP IN HIS CAR. WOKE TO SOUND OF ROCK HITTING CAR. GOT OUT TO CHECK CAR. GOT BACK IN CAR & TURNED CAR ON. SAW ANIMAL STANDING IN FRONT OF CAR. | | BUSHES/RIVER | | | ANIMAL DID NOT APPEAR TO BE INTERESTED IN THE WITNESS, JUST WANTED HIM TO LEAVE. WITNESS WALKED RIGHT BY ANIMAL. | | | | | |
| MARBLE MOUNTAINS | CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 2928 | JULY | | 2000 | SUMMER | HWY 3 | 6-7' | | | | | MORNING | BLACK | | | WALKING DOWN SUMMIT | LOOKING AT POSSIBLE DEN/ VIDEO TAPING | MAN & SON | WITNESS WAS WALKING & CAME UPON A SHELTER & A WHAT LOOKED LIKE AN UNUSED FIRE RING. SON NOTICES ANIMAL WALKING DOWN SUMMIT 1 MILE OR SO AWAY. 3 MINUTE VIDEO MADE. | | MARBLE MOUNTAINS WILDERNESS AREA/PEAKS/STREAMS/LAKES/TANBARK OAK/PINE | | | ANIMAL APPEARED TO BE DISTRESSED BY HUMANS NEAR THE STRUCTURE. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 5649 | JUNE | | 2000 | SUMMER | | 7-8' | 400-500LBS | | | | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | PARALLELING HUMANS/WATCHING | RIDING HORSE / FISHING | 3 MEN | WITNESSES WERE RIDING. SAW ANIMAL WALKING ON OTHER SIDE OF RIVER. SAW ANIMAL AGAIN STANDING ON HILL. SAW ANIMAL 3RD TIME 15' AWAY WHILE FISHING. GUIDE SAID ANIMAL WAS THERE OFTEN. | | MOUNTAINS/PINE/RIDGE/SALMON RIVER | SUNNY/NO WIND | | GUIDE HAD SEEN ANIMAL SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE. HORSES ACTED JUMPY. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 3056 | JULY | 27 | 2001 | SUMMER | COFFEE CREEK RD/HWY 3 | 8-9' | 350-400LBS | | | 6:30PM | EVENING | BLACK | NOT SHINY | | CROSSED ROAD CARRYING FAWN | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD 80 YARDS IN FRONT OF THEM. ANIMAL WAS CARRYING ALIVE FAWN. ANIMAL RAN UP THE HILL AFTER BEING SPOTTED. | | ELEVATION 6K/DOUGLAS FIR/SILVERTIP/CEDAR | DUSK | | WITNESS FOUND TRACKS ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALL APROX. 16" LONG. ONE HAVING A 5'5" STRIDE. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 4630 | JUNE | 15 | 2001 | SUMMER | | 7'6" | | | | 4PM | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN | SHAGGY | | FISHING | SITTING ON HILL | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS SITTING ON HILL WHEN NOTICED ANIMAL 300 YARDS AWAY FISHING IN THE CREEK. ANIMAL WAS SEEN CATCHING A FISH W/ IT'S HAND. WITNESS TRIED TO GET CLOSER, ANIMAL RAN OFF. | | CASTLE CRAGS WILDERNESS/CREEK BED | | | WITNESS SAW ANIMAL GRAB A FISH. DOES NOT KNOW IF FISH WAS DROPPED WHEN ANIMAL RAN AWAY. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 7637 | OCTOBER | 18 | 2002 | FALL | | (1)7'6" (2) 5'6" | | FEMALE/JUVENILE | | 9:45PM | EVENING | BROWN | | | STANDING IN YARD | TAKING DOG OUT / LOOKING FOR ANIMAL | FAMILY (3) | 12 YR OLD GIRL SAW 2 ANIMALS WHILE TAKING DOG OUT. GOT PARENTS. PARENTS WENT & SAW FEMALE ANIMAL. ANIMAL JUST WATCHED THEM, THEN RAN OFF. | | MOUNTAINS/RIVER/APPLE, PEAR & NUT TREES | CLEAR | FULL MOON | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SISKIYOU | 21354 | AUGUST | 5 | 2005 | SUMMER | HWY 96 | 6' | 300LBS | | | 12:55AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK BROWN/RUST | 6" MATTED/DANGLY | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | FATHER & DAUGHTER | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD IN 2 STEPS. THE WITNESS HAD SEEN MANY DEE RON THE TRIP & THEIR EYES SHINED, THIS ANIMAL WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF CAR, BUT IT'S EYE DID NOT SHINE. | | KLAMATH RIVER/CAMPGROUNDS/HILL/BRIDGE | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SONOMA | 2864 | APRIL | | 1980 | SPRING | | | | | | 9:30PM | EVENING | | | | DIGGING IN DUMPSTER | GETTING READY FOR BED | 7-10 TEENAGERS (16-18 YRS OLD) | WITNESSES WERE AT A CAMP. TEENS STARTED SAYING A PERSON WAS WALKING OUTSIDE. COUNSELORS DISMISSED CLAIM. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL NEAR TRASH, THEN ANIMAL LOOKED IN WINDOW 12' FROM WITNESS. | | REDWOODS/RUSSIAN RIVER | | | NEXT DAY WITNESS FOUND TRACKS & TUNA CANS HE HAD PLACED IN THE TRASH WERE LAYING OUTSIDE THE DUMPSTER. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SONOMA | 3169 | | | 1991 | FALL | 116 | 7'6" | 400-500LBS | | | 11PM | EVENING | | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING WHEN ANIMAL JUMPED ONTO ROAD 50 YARDS IN FRONT OF THEM. THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR COMING & ANIMAL RAN & CLEARED A 5 STRAND BARBED WIRE FENCE | | MOUNTAIN | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SONOMA | 25260 | SEPTEMBER | 8 | 2007 | FALL | HWY 128 | 6-7' | | | | 8:30-9PM | EVENING | BROWN | THICK/MATTED | | NEAR ROAD | DRIVING | 1 POLICE OFFICER | WITNESS WAS DRIVING TO A POLICE CALL. SAW MOVEMENT IN THE BRUSH. THOUGHT IT WAS A PERSON GROWING POT. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL WALK AWAY FROM HIS PATROL CAR. | | CREEK/RAVINE/CANYON/HILL/FEW HOUSES/FARMS/MOUNTAINS | SUNSET | | ANIMAL DISAPPEARED INTO OVERGROWTH & OFFICER HEARD IT WALK AWAY. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | SUTTER | 9202 | JULY | | 1965 | SUMMER | LIVE OAK HWY | | | | | 11AM | MORNING | | | | SITTING IN TREE | WALKING TO LEVEE | 5-6YR OLD BOY | WITNESS WAS WALKING TO THE LEVEE. NOTICED ANIMAL SITTING IN TREE, SWINGING IT'S LEG. WITNESS RAN HOME & TOLD MOTHER. MOTHER LOCKED DOORS. | | LEVEE/COTTONWOODS | WARM | | WITNESS ATTACHED DRAWINGS. THERE HAD BEEN MISSING RABBITS AT THE LOCATION & IT WAS CAUSING ANIMOSITY BETWEEN NEIGHBORS. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TEHAMA | 1114 | AUGUST | | 1994 | SUMMER | COUNTY RD A6 | | | JUVENILE | | 1-2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | PARENT & 2 TEENS | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING WHEN A SMALL, CHIMPANZEE-LIKE ANIMAL CROSSED THE ROAD 20' IN FRONT OF THEM. THE ANIMAL USED IT'S KNUCKLES TO MOVE QUICKLY. | | HILLS/SACRAMENTO RIVER/BLUE OAK/LIVE OAK/LAVA ROCK/DALE'S LAKE | WARM/DRY | | WITNESS FEELS THE ANIMAL WAS RUNNING TO MEET UP WITH SOMETHING (MOTHER) ON THE OTHER SIDE. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TEHAMA | 849 | NOVEMBER | | 1968/1969 | FALL | | 8' | | | | 12PM | AFTERNOON | DARK | | | CROSSED CREEK | WALKING | 1 TEEN GIRL | WITNESS & 2 FRIENDS WERE WALKING IN THE WOODS. 1 GIRL SAW ANIMAL WALK OVER A HILL & CROSS A CREEK IN 1 STEP. WITNESS WENT BACK & TOLD FATHER. FATHER HAD HEARD BREATHING WHILE HUNTING. | | WOODS/OAK/ROCKS/CREEK | COOL/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TEHAMA | 7731 | OCTOBER | | 1972/1973 | FALL | BARHAM AVE / TEHAMA AVE | | | | 35-45 | 4-5AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK | SHINY | EYES SHINED RED IN HEADLIGHTS | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | UNCLE & NEPHEW | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING SEE ANIMAL CROSS ROAD ON ALL FOURS. NEPHEW SEES ANIMAL STAND UP & STEP OVER A FENCE. | | OLIVE ORCHARD/FIELD/NUT & FRUIT ORCHARDS | CLEAR | | CATTLE & SHEEP IN THE AREA HAVE DISAPPEARED. WITNESS HAS HEARD SCREAMS. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TRINITY | 14642 | AUGUST | 9 | 1982 | SUMMER | HWY 299 | 6-7' | THICK | | | | EVENING | DARK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | WITNESSES WENT OUT FOR A RIDE. SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD AND HEAD TOWARD THE LAKE. | | LEWISTON LAKE/SHASTA WHISKEYTOWN DAM | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TRINITY | 2490 | AUGUST | | 1985 | SUMMER | | | | | | 12AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | SHAKING TREE | SLEEPING ON BEACH | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS & FRIENDS WERE SLEEPING ON BEACH. WOMAN WOKE TO NOISE. SAW ANIMAL ACROSS THE RIVER SHAKING A TREE. FOUND FOOTPRINTS NEXT DAY | | WOODS/SAND BEACH/TRINITY RIVER | WARM/CLEAR | FULL MOON | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TRINITY | 2819 | JUNE | | 1995 | SUMMER | | | | FAMILY | | | EVENING | | | | DISTURBING CAMPSITE/ TOUCHED TENT | CAMPING | MULTIPLE PEOPLE | WITNESSES HEARD CHANTING LIKE NOISE. SAW SHADOWS MOVING IN THE TREES. ANIMALS BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE & STOMP. THEN THEY LEFT. LATER WITNESS SEES A FIGURE TOUCHING THE ZIPPER ON THE TENT. | | CLEARING/RIVER | | | 5 CLEAR DIGITS TOUCHED THE TENT ZIPPER. WITNESS FEELS ANIMAL KNEW HE WAS AWAKE IN THE TENT. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TRINITY | 2820 | MARCH | 15 | 1996 | SPRING | | 8' | | | | 10PM | EVENING | BROWN | | | WATCHING HUMANS / DISTURBED CAMPSITE | PACKING CAMPSITE | HUSBAND & WIFE | WITNESSES HAD RETURNED TO CAMP TO SEE THEIR TENT TIPPED OVER & THINGS STRUNG ABOUT. BEGAN TO PACK THINGS INTO TRUCK. WIFE SAW ANIMAL 15' AWAY. ANIMAL WALKED OFF. | | CAMPSITE | | | PHOTOS WERE TAKEN OF TRACKS & PATH MADE BY ANIMAL. WITNESSES FEEL ANIMAL RUMMAGED THROUGH THEIR CAMPSITE. NOTHING WAS MISSING FROM CAMP. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TRINITY | 13419 | SEPTEMBER | | 2003 | FALL | | 7' | | | | 4-5PM | AFTERNOON | DARK | 5-6" | | WALKING NEAR RIVER | WATCHING ANIMAL | WOODLAND FIREFIGHTERS (4+) | WITNESSES NOTICE ANIMAL WALKING ALONG RIVER BANK 25 YARDS FROM CAMPSITE. GROUP OF PEOPLE GATHER & WATCH ANIMAL FOR 5 MINUTES. ANIMAL GETS SPOOKED & RUNS OFF. | | MOUNTAINS/PINE/RIVER/SHASTA/TRINITY FOREST | | | WITNESSES WERE CAMPED 5-10 MILES AWAY FROM A FIRE. THEY WERE RESERVE FIREFIGHTERS. THE ANIMAL FIRST SEEMED INTRIGUED BY ALL THE PEOPLE. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TULARE | 1229 | AUGUST | | 1955 | FALL | | 7-8' | | | | 2:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BROWN | 4-5"/SHAGGY | EYES WERE 10-12" APART | WATCHING CHILD | RELIEVING SELF | 11 YR OLD BOY SCOUT | WITNESS GOT UP TO RELIEVE HIMSELF. HEARD LIMBS BREAK. TURNED & SAW ANIMAL STANDING. WITNESS RAN BACK TO TENT. | | GRASSLAND/OAK/BRUSH/BOY SCOUT CAMP | DARK | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TULARE | 2877 | AUGUST | 12 | 1998 | SUMMER | | | | | | 8:30AM | MORNING | | | | IN ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. THOUGHT HE SAW A BEAR. ANIMAL STOOD UP ON 2 FEET & JUMPED A BARBED WIRE FENCE, THEN RAN INTO THE WOODS. | | WOODS/SYCAMORE/LIVE OAK/PODEROSA PINE/KAWEAH RIVER | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TULARE | 9357 | MAY | 1 | 2000 | SPRING | HWY 190 | | | | | 10AM | MORNING | RED/BROWN | 6" | | STANDING BY ROCK/ WATCHING HUMANS | TAKING A BREAK | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE TAKING A BREAK. WOMAN NOTICES ANIMAL STANDING BY ROCK 100 YARDS AWAY. WATCHED FOR 10 MINUTES, THEN WENT BACK INTO OFFICE. | | OAK/BUCKEYE/STEEP/RIVER/TULE RIVER INDIAN RESERVATION | CLEAR/SUNNY | | YOKUT INDIANS BELIEVE THAT BF COMES AND CARRIES OFF THE DEAD TO MT. TILLIMAN. THE WOMAN HAD JUST RETURNED FROM HER COUSIN'S FUNERAL THAT MORNING. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TULARE | 24938 | AUGUST | 11 | 2007 | SUMMER | HWY 395 | | | | | 2PM | AFTERNOON | DARK | | | LOOKING AT GROUND | HIKING/RESTING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS RESTING. SAW 2 ANIMALS 200 YARDS AWAY. ANIMALS WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING ON GROUND. WITNESS WATCHED FOR 8-10 MINUTES, THEN USED A COYOTE CALL. ANIMALS LEFT AREA. | | PACIFIC CREST TRAIL/CANYON | | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TULARE | 2794 | MAY | | 1987-1988 | SPRING | HWY 395 | | | | | | EVENING | DARK BROWN | | | RUNNING NEAR ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL RUNNING 100 YARDS OFF THE ROAD IN THE SAME DIRECTION. ANIMAL THEN HID IN A GROUP OF TREES. | | DESERT/JOSHUA TREES/MOUNTAINS | CLEAR/DUSK | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TUOLUMNE | 1301 | JULY | | 1978 | SUMMER | HWY 108 | | | | | | AFTERNOON | BROWN | | | PEEKING FROM BEHIND A TREE | WALKING IN WOODS | (3) 12-7 YR OLDS | WITNESSES WERE WALKING. SAW A CONICAL SHAPED HEAD PEERING FROM BEHIND A TREE. ALL RAN QUICKLY OUT OF THE AREA. | | PINE/GRANITE BOULDERS/CREEK | BRIGHT/WARM | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TUOLUMNE | 1919 | OCTOBER | 25 | 1983 | FALL | HWY 108 | 6'+ | | | | 8PM | EVENING | BLACK | | | STANDING BY CABIN | EXITING TRUCK | 2 MEN | WITNESSES GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO GO INTO CABIN. SAW ANIMAL STANDING 10-12' AWAY FROM THEM. ANIMAL LOOKED AT THEM. WITNESSES GOT BACK IN TRUCK. ANIMAL WALKED OFF | | OLD CABIN/SHED/MANZANITA BUSH | | | WILD PIG WALLOW/SOUR SMELL NOTICED. WITNESS FELT UNEASY IN THE AREA BEFORE THE SIGHTING. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TUOLUMNE | 24574 | AUGUST | 13 | 1993 | SUMMER | HWY 108 | 8' | THICK | | | 7-8PM | EVENING | DARK | | | RUNNING | CAMPING | 3 TEENS & 1 ADULT | WITNESSES HEARD ALOUD CRASHING NOISE. SAW ANIMAL RUNNING THROUGH RAVINE 50 YARDS AWAY. ANIMAL WAS VERY FAST. | | ELEVATION 9K/RAVINE/DEAD TREES/GRANITE BOULDERS | DUSK | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TUOLUMNE | 2886 | JUNE | | 1993 | SUMMER | HWY 108 | 5-6' | 175-225LBS | | | | AFTERNOON | BLACK | 2-3" | | WALKING IN WOODS | SURVEY WORK | 1 WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST | WITNESS CAME ACROSS DEAD FAWN WHILE SURVEYING. WITNESS THEN SEES GLIMPSE OF ANIMAL WALKING IN WOODS. WITNESS LATER COMES ACROSS A BUCK THAT WAS TIRED. WITNESS WAS ABLE TO WALK UP TO & TOUCH THE BUCK. WITNESS THEN FINDS A FRESH DOE KILL. ANIMAL IS MISSING INSIDES/ORGANS. | | BLOOMER LAKE/WOODS | | | DOE FOUND HAD IT REAR LEG RIPPED OFF. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TUOLUMNE | 615 | NOVEMBER | 15 | 1997 | FALL | HWY 108 | | | | | 10:30-11AM | MORNING | BLACK | | EYES WERE YELLOW | WATCHING HUMAN | HUNTING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS HUNTING. HUSBAND WAS NEAR BY. WITNESS SEES ANIMAL IN TREES. SHE WATCHED WITH BINOCULARS FOR 15 MINUTES, THEN FEELS THE NEED TO LEAVE THE AREA. | | PINE/MEADOW/STONE/BOULDERS | COOL/SUNNY/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TUOLUMNE | 3672 | AUGUST | | 1998 | SUMMER | TIOGA PASS | 5'5"-5'9" | 140-160LBS | | 60 | 2-3AM | NIGHT/DAWN | SILVER/BLACK | | | STANDING NEAR ROAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SEE ANIMAL POSSIBLY LOOKING AT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD. ANIMAL WAS BENT @ 90 DEGREE ANGLE & STOOD UP, PULLED BRANCHES AROUND TO HIDE. | | UPPER RIVER CAMPSITE | | | WITNESS FELT ANIMAL WAS OLD. NOTICED THAT ANIMAL APPEARED TO BE ABLE TO GRIP THE ROCKS WITH IT'S FEET- HAVING A BEND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FOOT. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TUOLUMNE | 10980 | DECEMBER | 24 | 2003 | WINTER | HWY 108 | 6'6" | 300LBS | JUVENILE | | | NIGHT/DAWN | ORANGE/BROWN | LONG | | WALKING ON PORCH/LOOKED IN WINDOW | WATCHING ANIMAL | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS WOKE BY WALKING ON THE PORCH. SAW ANIMAL BY PORCH LIGHT. ANIMAL LOOKED IN WINDOW. ANIMAL FINALLY JUMPED OFF PORCH. | | PINE/CABINS/TWAIN HARTE LAKE | | | WITNESS FEELS ANIMAL WAS A TEENAGER & IT LOOKED YOUNG. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TUOLUMNE | 1090 | AUGUST | | 1978/1979 | SUMMER | HWY 108 | | | | | 10AM-2PM | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN | | | PEEKING FROM BEHIND A TREE | PLAYING | 12-13YR OLD GIRL | WITNESS WAS PLAYING IN THE WOODS. SAW AN ARM WITH FINGERS WRAPPED AROUND A TREE. WITNESS KEPT LOOKING & A FACE PEEKED AROUND TREE. WITNESS RAN BACK TO CAMP. | | PINE/CAMPGROUND/CREEK | CLEAR/NICE | | WITNESS HAD JUST STARTED MENSTRUATING. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | TUOLUMNE | 868 | JUNE | | 1994/1995 | SUMMER | HWY 108 | 6' | | | | | EVENING | BROWN | | | NEAR CAMP | CAMPING | 7 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE CAMPING. HORSES BECAME AGITATED. LOOKED & SAW ANIMAL RUNNING ACROSS THE MEADOW. HAD HEARD SCREAMS, FOUND FOOT PRINTS & HEARD SOME ANIMAL RUNNING UP HILL. | | PINE/RIVER | COLD/CLEAR | | WITNESSES NOTICED THERE WERE NO ANIMALS (BIRDS, SQUIRRELS) IN THE CAMP AREA THE ENTIRE TRIP & ALSO FELT AS IF THEY WERE BEING WATCHED. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | VENTURA | 3684 | | | 1950 | SUMMER | | (1)5'3-5'4" (2&3) 3'6" | | FEMALE & 2 YOUNG | | | MORNING | (3) RED/BROWN | | | DRINKING FROM STREAM | RIDING HORSE | 12 YR OLD GIRL | WITNESS WAS RIDING. SAW ALL 3 ANIMALS BENT DOWN DRINKING FROM CREEK. ANIMALS STOOD UP. WITNESS WAVED. LARGEST ANIMAL WAVED BACK, THEN TOOK THE HANDS OF THE SMALLER 2 & WALKED OFF. | | HILLS/GRASS/SESPY RIVER/LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST | SUNNY | | WITNESS THOUGHT THE YOUNG FEMALE MIGHT HAVE BEEN BABYSITTING THE OTHER 2 ANIMALS. | | | | | |
| CALIFORNIA | VENTURA | 24648 | AUGUST | | 1964 | SUMMER | HWY 33 | 7-8' | 500-700LBS | | | | MORNING | DARK BROWN | LONG | | WALKING/WATCHING HUMAN | HUNTING - DEER | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS HUNTING. SAW ANIMAL WALK OUT INTO A FIRE BREAK 50 YARDS AWAY. ANIMAL WALKED INTO TREE & WATCHED WITNESS FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTES. WITNESS FOUND TRACKS | | PINE MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUND/SADDLE BACK RIDGE/WOODS | DAWN | | FOUND 5 TOE TRACKS 16-17” LONG. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | ALAMOSA | 348 | AUGUST | 20 | 2000 | SUMMER | HWY 150 | 7' | | | | 1:40PM | AFTERNOON | LIGHT BROWN | SHAGGY | | STANDING/RAN | RIDING ATV/FOLLOWED ANIMAL | 2 MEN | WITNESSES WERE RIDING ATV. SAW ANIMAL. ANIMAL STOOD & RAN OFF. WITNESSES FOLLOWED ON FOOT. SAW ANIMAL AGAIN, THEN IT DISAPPEARED. | | ELEVATION 11-11,500'/WOODS/MEADOW/SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS | CLOUDY/DRIZZLE | | CELERY ODOR NOTICED. NAVAJO LEGEND SAYS SASQUATCH GUARDS THE SACRED BLANCA PEAK. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | ARCHULETA | 5586 | JANUARY | 25 | 2001 | WINTER | CROMO RD | 8-9' | | | | 11:30PM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 2 MEN | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING, SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD 20 YARDS IN FRONT OF CAR. TOOK 1 AND 1/2 STRIDES TO CROSS ROAD. FOOTPRINTS SEEN AFTER. | | PONDEROSA PINE/OAK/VALLEY | 3-4" OF SNOW | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | BOULDER | 15273 | AUGUST | | 1964 | SUMMER | CO 7 | 8' | WELL BUILT | | | 1PM | AFTERNOON | WHITE/GREY | | | LOOKING DOWN FROM CLIFF | GATHERING FIRE WOOD/THROWING ROCKS | BOY | WITNESS WAS GATHERING FIREWOOD. FELT LIKE HE WAS BEING WATCHED. LOOKED UP & SAW ANIMAL STANDING 50' AWAY. ANIMAL SEEMED AS STARTLED AS WITNESS. | | MOUNTAIN RIDGE/SOUTH ST VRAIN RIVER/CANYON/WOODS | SUNNY/BRIGHT | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | CHAFFEE | 3606 | SEPTEMBER | | 1971 | FALL | CLEAR CREEK CANYON RD | 8' | | | | | AFTERNOON | GOLDEN BROWN | LONG | | CRASHED THROUGH TREES/WATCHED CHILDREN | ROLLING ROCKS DOWN A HILL | 8 CHILDREN (9-14YRS) | WITNESSES WERE PLAYING. HEAR CRASHING IN TREES. SEE ANIMAL 300' AWAY. WATCHED EACH OTHER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. CHILDREN RAN BACK TO CAMP. ANIMAL SWAYED BACK & FORTH. | | CLEAR CREEK RESERVOIR/HILL | | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | CLEAR CREEK | 408 | AUGUST | 26 | 2000 | SUMMER | HWY 6 | | | | | 4:30PM | AFTERNOON | BROWN/BLACK | | | PARALLELED HUMANS/WATCHED HUMANS | HIKING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES & DOG WERE HIKING. HEARD ANIMAL WALKING. TRIED TO SEE ANIMAL. ANIMAL STOPS AND APPEARS TO WATCH THEM THEN MOVED DOWNSTREAM. WITNESSES DID NOT FOLLOW | | BOGGY HIGH MOUNTAINS MEADOW/VALLEY/CONTINENTAL DIVIDE | CLOUD COVER/LIGHT SHOWERS | | WITNESS' DOG DID NOT SHOW AGGRESSION OR FEAR. DOG HAD CHASED A BLACK BEAR BEFORE. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | CONEJOS | 1351 | | | 1990 | | | 7-8' | | | | 1:30PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | STANDING BY CABIN | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | PARENT'S SAW ANIMAL WHILE DRIVING BY CABINS. WITNESS WHO SUBMITTED REPORT HEARD SCREAMS SUMMER 1994. FOUND LINE OF 20 FOOTPRINTS 16-18" SOMEWHAT DISTORTED. | | LAKE FORK RANCH/CABIN/LAKE FORK CAMPGROUND/CONJEJOS RIVER | | | 1991, COUSIN HAD RV ROCKED VIOLENTLY AT LAKE FORK CAMPGROUND & CRATE OF APPLES WENT MISSING. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | CONEJOS | 1352 | JULY | 13 | 1997 | SUMMER | | | | | | 1:30PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | WALKING IN FRONT OF HIKERS | LOOKING THROUGH BINOCULARS | HUSBAND & WIFE | WITNESSES STOPPED @ OVERLOOK. SAW 3 HIKERS & LARGE ANIMAL 400-500 YARDS IN FRONT OF THEM. ANIMAL WAS MOVING QUICKLY. WITNESSES VIEWED FROM 1/2 MILE AWAY. | | LAKE FORK VALLEY/LOGGING ROAD/TOBACCO LAKE TRAILHEAD | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | CONEJOS | 1350 | AUGUST | 4-7 | 1998 | SUMMER | | | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | CALLS/KNOCKS/NEAR CAMPSITE | LOOKING FOR SASQUATCH | 4 PEOPLE | REPORT OF FIELD INVESTIGATION | | ELEVATION 9,400-1K/WOODS | | | HEALTHY ELK HERDS IN AREA | | | | | |
| COLORADO | CUSTER | 14814 | JULY | | 1998 | SUMMER | HWY 165 | 7-7'6" | | | | 3-4AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK | | EYES REFLECTED ORANGE IN HEADLIGHTS | WATCHING TRUCK | DRIVING | FATHER & SON (18 YRS) | WITNESSES WERE LOOKING FOR A CAMP SITE. SEE EYE GLOW. SEE ANIMAL STANDING BEHIND ROCK. ANIMAL'S HEAD FOLLOWED THEM. WENT BACK NEXT DAY TO LOOK IN AREA | | CAMPGROUND/MOUNTAINS/OPHIR CREEK/WOODS/MEADOW | MOONLIGHT | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | DELTA | 7827 | SEPTEMBER | | 1994 | FALL | CO 92 | | | FAMILY (M, F,3 YOUNG) | | 10-11AM | MORNING | (5) BLACK | | | STANDING IN CLEARING | DRIVING | 3 HUNTERS | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SEE 2 LARGE ANIMALS STANDING (MALE & FEMALE) . THEN 1-3 YOUNG ANIMALS WALKED OUT OF THE DRAW AREA. ALL ANIMALS DISAPPEARED INTO BUSH. | | WOLF PARK/PINION PINE/SCRUB OAK | PARTLY CLOUDY | | WITNESS #1 SAW 4-5 ANIMALS. WITNESS #2 SAW 3 ANIMALS. WITNESSES THOUGHT ANIMALS MAY HAVE BEEN MOVING DUE TO ALL THE HUNTERS IN THE AREA. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | DOUGLAS | 1354 | SEPTEMBER | 2 | 1997 | FALL | HWY 67 | | | | | 5:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS HAD JUST STOPPED TO PICK UP NEWSPAPER. BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN & ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD. | | CREEK/SCRUB OAK/OPEN VALLEY | | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | DOUGLAS | 880 | SEPTEMBER | 28 | 1998 | FALL | RAMPART RANGE RD | 7-8' | | | | 6-7AM | MORNING | BLACK | | | FLIPPED WINDSHIELD WIPERS OVER/WATCHED | LOOKING FOR ROCKS | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS WORKING A SITE FOR ROCKS. WENT BACK TO CAR. NOTICED WINDSHIELD WIPERS FLIPPED OUT. LOOKED AROUND & SAW ANIMAL 40' FROM CAR IN WOODS. ANIMAL STOOD UP & RAN OFF | | PIKES PEAK NATIONAL FOREST/8k ELEVATION/PINE/ROCK OUTCROP/MEADOW | CLEAR/MINOR CLOUDS | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | EAGLE | 3636 | NOVEMBER | 5 | 2001 | FALL | I-70 | (1) 5'11" (2) 6'11" | | | 20 | 10PM | EVENING | (1&2) DARK | | | WALKING IN RIVER | STOPPED CAR TO HELP PEOPLE | 1 MAN | WITNESS SAW 2 FIGURES WALKING IN RIVER. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE AN ACCIDENT. PULLED OVER & GOT OUT, BUT THERE WAS NO WRECK. WENT BACK TO GET HIS CAMERA. WITNESS REALIZED THEY WERE NOT PEOPLE | | COLORADO RIVER/WOODS/MOUNTAINS/VALLEY | FULL MOON | | WITNESS HAS HAD 2 OTHER SIGHTINGS IN THE AREA OF EAGLE, CO. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | EL PASO | 17767 | JULY | 17 | 1986 | SUMMER | FR 371 | 6'6" | | | | 3AM | NIGHT/DAWN | LIGHT BROWN | | | ON TRAIL | SIMULATED ATTACK TRAINING | 1 MARINE | WITNESS WAS IN A TRAINING MISSION. BECAME SEPARATED FROM HIS GROUP. CUT THROUGH THE WOODS. CAME WITH IN 10-12' OF ANIMAL. ANIMAL ACTED SURPRISED & SLOWLY MOVED OFF TRAIL. | | MOUNTAIN/WOODS/BUSH | | FULL MOON | NOW WITNESS IS AN ORDAINED MINISTER AND A POLICE OFFICER. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | EL PASO | 1359 | NOVEMBER | | 1997 | FALL | | | | | | | | | | | WALKING ON RIDGE | SITTING IN TRAFFIC | SEVERAL CARS | WITNESS WAS IN A SNOW/ICE STORM. TRAFFIC STOPPED. NOTICES WOMAN POINTING AT SOMETHING ON THE RIDGE. SEES ANIMAL WALKING. | | HILLSIDE | SNOW STORM | | WITNESS HAS SPOKEN TO 35 DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THE TRAFFIC JAM THAT SAW THE ANIMAL. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | EL PASO | 3506 | DECEMBER | | 1999 | WINTER | HWY 115 | 7' | | | | 3:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | EYES REFLECTED YELLOW IN HEADLIGHTS | STANDING BY ROAD | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL BY LEFT SIDE OF ROAD. | | MOUNTAINS/PINE/JUNIPER BUSHES/RESIDENTIAL AREA/MILITARY RESERVATION | CLOUDY | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | EL PASO | 3710 | JUNE | 30 | 2001 | SUMMER | PIKE'S PEAK HWY | | | | | 11:15AM | MORNING | BLACK | | | RUNNING | POSING FOR PHOTO | 9 YR OLD BOY | WITNESS & FAMILY STOPPED AT REST AREA. WITNESS WAS POSING FOR A PICTURE & SAW ANIMAL RUN 100' BEHIND HIS FATHER. THERE IS A BIGFOOT CROSSING SIGN 1/4 MILE AWAY | | PINE/ROCK FORMATIONS/HILL/STREAM | PARTLY CLOUDY | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | EL PASO | 15278 | MAY | | 2006 | SPRING | HWY 115 | 6-7' | | | | 12PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK/BROWN | | | WALKING | HUNTING - TURKEY | 1 SOLDIER | WITNESS AND 3 YR OLD SON WERE TURKEY HUNTING. TRUCK PASSED ON ROAD 600 YARDS AWAY. WITNESS SEES ANIMAL WALKING. ANIMAL COVERS GREAT DEAL OF GROUND. | | TABLE MOUNTAIN/ROCKY/CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR STATION/BLM LAND | CLEAR/SUNNY/WARM | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | FREMONT | 6737 | JUNE | | 1984 | SUMMER | HWY 87 | 7-8' | | | | 12PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | RUNNING | DRIVING | 1 GIRL | WITNESS SAW ANIMAL RUN BY COWS. WITNESS TOLD HER FATHER 5 MINUTES LATER AND THEY TURNED THE CAR AROUND TO LOOK, BUT NOTHING SEEN. | | MOUNTAINS/TREES/BOULDERS/GRASS/PHANTOM CANYON | CLEAR/SUNNY/CHILLY | | CATTLE DID NOT SEEM TO BE BOTHERED BY ANIMAL | | | | | |
| COLORADO | FREMONT | 3185 | OCTOBER | 26 | 1987 | FALL | HWY 115 | 8'+ | | | | 3:15AM | NIGHT/DAWN | RED/BROWN | LONG | | WALKING DOWN STREET | IN PARKING LOT/POLICE OFFICER/NEWSPAPER | 4 PEOPLE | 2 WITNESSES SAW ANIMAL WALKING UP STREET. MINUTES LATER NEWSPAPER MAN CAME BY & WAS STARTLED BY SOMETHING IN OLD BUILDING. POLICE OFFICER WAS ASKED TO INVESTIGATE. HE CAME BACK SHAKEN. | | COMMERCIAL AREA/5k ELEVATION/OAK BRUSH/DRAINAGE DITCH/ARKANSAS RIVER | COLD/OVERCAST | | WITNESSES THINK ANIMAL MAY HAVE COME OUT OF THE DRAINAGE DITCH. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | GUNNISON | 6782 | NOVEMBER | | 1990 | FALL | FR 583 | 6'5" | | | | | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN | LONG | | HITTING ROCKS TOGETHER | HUNTING - ELK | 2 MEN | WITNESSES SMELLED ELK ODOR. TOPPED RIDGE & SAW ANIMAL SQUATTING BY RIVER BED BANGING 2 ROCKS TOGETHER. ANIMAL IMMEDIATELY NOTICES WITNESSES & FLED AREA | | DRY CREEK BED/RIDGE/GAME TRAIL/SCRUB OAK/ASPEN/PINE | CLEAR/CALM/NO SNOW | | ELK URINE SMELL NOTICED | | | | | |
| COLORADO | HINSDALE | 2110 | AUGUST | 5 | 2000 | SUMMER | CO 149 | 8' | | | | | | CHESTNUT | | | VOCALIZATION/BEHIND TENT | CAMPING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS HAD 2 DOGS & 4 GOATS. ANIMALS WERE ALERT. WENT INTO TENT. HEARD A VOCALIZATION. WITNESS CAME OUT OF TENT & WAS 12' FROM ANIMAL. 2ND ANIMAL SEEN | | MEADOW/PINE/SPRUCE/SPRINGS | OVERCAST/DUSK/LIGHTNING STORM | | WATER WAS SCARCE AT TIME. PUPPY HAD GONE INTO FOREST PLAYING SEVERAL TIMES. 1 TIME CAME BACK AFTER ROLLING IN HUMAN-LIKE FECES. GOATS WERE VERY ALERT. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | HUERFANO | 4614 | | | 1994 | SPRING | | 6' | | | | 4-6PM | AFTERNOON | GREY | | | JUMPED BETWEEN 2 TREES | HIKING | 2 HIKERS | WITNESSES AND FRIENDS WERE HIKING. FRIENDS RACED BACK TO CAMP. WITNESSES SAW ANIMAL JUMP BETWEEN TREES - LIKE A JUMPING JACK. | | SOUTH SLOPE/PONDEROSA PINE/SPRUCE/MOUNTAINS | OVERCAST | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | JACKSON | 3664 | JUNE | 26 | 1996 | SUMMER | HWY 40 | 7' | 300LBS | | | 2PM | AFTERNOON | DARK/BLACK | 3-4" SHINY | | BY BOULDER | WALKING TO LAKE | 1 FISHERMAN | WITNESS WAS WALKING TO LAKE. SAW ANIMAL BY BOULDER ON TRAIL. ANIMAL CROUCHED DOWN. WITNESS WAITED. ANIMAL STOOD UP & WALKED OFF. | | HIGH MOUNTAINS LAKES/WOODS/LOST LAKE/CONTINENTAL DIVIDE/LODGE POLE/FIR | WARM/SUNNY | | WITNESS IS AN EMERGENCY SERVICE WORKER | | | | | |
| COLORADO | JACKSON | 1760 | SEPTEMBER | | 1996 | FALL | ST HWY 14 | 7-8' | | | | 8AM | MORNING | BLACK | | | ON HILLSIDE | HUNTING - ELK | 1 HUNTER | WITNESS WAS LOOKING AT HILL FOR ELK, SAW ANIMAL STAND UP. ANIMAL SWUNG WHOLE UPPER BODY TO TURN AROUND & WALK OFF. | | CLEAR CUT/BASE OF MOUNTAINS | HEAVY CLOUDS/SNOWED PREVIOUSLY | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | JEFFERSON | 7225 | SEPTEMBER | | 1978 | FALL | HWY 67 / HWY 285 | 5'9" | | | | 2-3PM | AFTERNOON | WHITE | 2-3" SEMI-CURLY | | HIDING BEHIND BOULDER / PLAYING PEEK-A-BOO | TALKING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS TALKING TO HUSBAND. SAW ANIMAL STEP OUT FROM BEHIND BOULDER. WITNESS TOLD HUSBAND. ANIMAL HIDE BEHIND BOULDER. THIS HAPPENED 4-5 TIMES LIKE ANIMAL WAS PLAYING | | WELLINGTON LAKE/MOUNTAIN/PINE/BOULDERS | | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | LAKE | 1366 | | | 1975 | SUMMER | | 7-8' | | | | 10PM | EVENING | DARK | | | RUNNING/SLOSHING IN STREAM | DRIVING | | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. STOPPED BY STREAM. HEARD "SLOSHING" IN STREAM. GOT OUT SPOT LIGHT & BEGAN TO LOOK. SAW ANIMAL CROSS IN FRONT OF 15' BOULDER. | | STREAM/WOODS/SAGEBRUSH/TURQUOISE LAKE | | | FOREST SERVICE SIGNS HAD BEEN DAMAGED IN AREA. SMEARED GREASE ON TOP OF NEWS SIGNS & A HUMAN LIKE HAND PRINT WAS FOUND AFTER SIGN WAS DAMAGED AGAIN. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | LAKE | 6785 | MAY | 29 | 2002 | SPRING | CO 82 | 7' | 350-400LBS | | 60 | 3:30PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK/BROWN/RED | THICK/MATTED | | SCREAMED/WALKED AWAY | HIKING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS HIKING DOWN TRAIL. HEARD A LOUD SCREAM/GROWL. TURNED & SAW ANIMAL 40-50 YARDS AWAY. ANIMAL TURNED & WALKED OFF. WITNESS UPHOLSTERED GUN & HIKED TO CABIN | | ELEVATION 11,500/MOUNTAINS/OLD MINER'S CABIN/BLACK CLOUD TRAIL | CLEAR/VERY LITTLE SNOW LEFT | | WITNESS HAD GUN & TOOK IT OUT FOR PROTECTION ON REMAINDER OF HIKE. AREA WAS EXPERIENCING A DROUGHT. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | LAKE | 2667 | JUNE | | 1994/1995 | SPRING | | 7' | | | | 2PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | SHORT/DENSE/SHINY | | WALKING BY ROAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | WITNESSES WERE OUT FOR DRIVE. HUSBAND SEES ANIMAL. WIFE STOPS THE CAR & THEY WATCH ANIMAL WALK 100' AWAY. | | MOUNTAINS/TIMBER LINE/PINE | SUNNY/WARM/MUDDY | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | LARIMER | 1367 | AUGUST | 10 | 1990 | SUMMER | HWY 34 | 7' | | | | 11AM | MORNING | BLACK | | | CHASING DEER | TAKING A BREAK | 4 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE BUILDING BRIDGE TO HOME. SAW ANIMAL CHASING AFTER DEER ON MOUNTAIN SIDE. 3 PEOPLE SAW WITH BINOCULARS. | | ELEVATION 6,500/PINE/CREEKS/LAKES/ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FOREST | BRIGHT/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | LAS ANIMAS | 5608 | | | 1985 | SPRING | | | | | | 5-6AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK BROWN | | | RUNNING | IN HOUSE | 14 YR OLD GIRL | WITNESS HEARD DOG BARKING FRANTICALLY. WENT TO KITCHEN WINDOW & SAW ANIMAL RUNNING 400' AWAY. WENT TO WAKE PARENTS, BUT ANIMAL WAS GONE. | | ELEVATION 9,186/PINE/PINYON PINE/CANYON/APPLE ORCHARD/RATON MESA | | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | MESA | 14503 | JUNE | | 1999 | SUMMER | | 8-8'6" | | | | 11PM | EVENING | | | | CAUTIOUS OF OTHER HUMANS | HIDING / PLAYING | 19 YR OLD BOY | WITNESS WAS HIDING PLAYING A GAME. HEARD BUSHES MOVE. SEES ANIMAL. ANIMAL STARTS WALKING, HEARS OTHER CAMPERS COMING AROUND THE BEND & BEGINS TO WALK FASTER. | | WOODS/PINE/STREAM/CAMP GROUND/CABINS/MOUNTAINS/BASEBALL FIELD | | BRIGHT MOON | WITNESS SAW ANIMAL WALK ACROSS BASEBALL FIELD. NO OTHER ANIMAL SOUNDS WERE NOTICED AT THE TIME - WHICH WAS ODD. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | MOFFAT | 1368 | JULY | 2 | 1991 | SUMMER | US 40 | 6' | | | | | | DARK RED/BROWN | | | WALKING NEAR EDGE OF CANYON | | 1 PERSON | WITNESS SAW ANIMAL CRAWLING/CLIMBING/SCRAMBLING ALONG THE ROCKY TERRAIN OF THE YAMPA RIVER. ANIMAL SAW WITNESS & FELL BACK INTO THICK JUNIPER. | | YAMPA RIVER/THANKSGIVING PEAK/DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT/PINION PINE/JUNIPER | | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | MONTEZUMA | 14243 | OCTOBER | | 2004 | FALL | US 160 | | | | | | | DARK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | BUS DRIVER | WITNESS SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD. LARGE HERD OF ELK WAS SEEN RIGHT BEFORE THE SIGHTING. WITNESS THINKS MAYBE DEER WHISTLE ON BUS SPOOKED ANIMAL. | | WOODS | | | WITNESS SAW LARGE HERD OF ELK RIGHT BEFORE SIGHTING. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | MONTROSE | 1075 | MAY | 1 | 1977 | SUMMER | 64.5 RD | 8-10' | | | | 9:30PM | EVENING | BLACK | | | LOOKING IN WINDOW | IN HOUSE | 2 TEEN BOYS | WITNESSES NOTICED ANIMAL LOOKING IN WINDOW. WENT TO GET .22 RIFLE. HEARS BREATHING AND SEES HAND ON BEDROOM WINDOW. FIRES 2 SHOTS. ANIMAL RUNS AWAY | | HOME/DRY/FLAT/ADOBE | COOL | | WITNESS & FRIEND SAW 8-10' FIGURE ON ROAD IN FRONT OF THEM WHILE WALKING HOME ONE NIGHT. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | PARK | 1370 | APRIL | | 1972 | SPRING | | | | | | 10AM | MORNING | | | | BY POND | HIKING | BOYFRIEND & GIRLFRIEND | WITNESSES WERE HIKING. SAW ANIMAL BY POND. WATCHED FOR 45 SECONDS, ANIMAL NOTICED THEM & WALKED OFF. | | LOST CREEK WILDERNESS AREA/ROCK FORMATIONS/PINE/BIRCH/POND | SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | PARK | 22801 | DECEMBER | 15 | 2002 | WINTER | 285 | 7-8' | | | | 7-8PM | EVENING | DARK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING 12-15MPH IN SNOW STORM WHEN SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD IN FRONT OF VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEIR TRUCK. | | PIKE NATIONAL FOREST/PINE/ASPEN/MEADOWS/RIVERS/STREAMS | SLICK/SNOWING/POOR VISIBILITY | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | PITKIN | 470 | AUGUST | 22-23 | 2000 | SUMMER | | 8' | | | | 8:30PM | EVENING | | | EYES REFLECTED GREEN IN MOON LIGHT/HEAD LAMP | EXPLORING CAMPSITE | IN TENT | 1 MAN | WITNESS GOT OUT OF TENT TO RELIEVE HIMSELF. SAW ANIMAL'S EYE REFLECTING 70' IN FRONT. SAW 1-2 MORE SETS OF EYES (YOUNG). TURNED ON HEAD LAMP SAW ANIMAL. PARTNER TURNED ON LAMP & ANIMAL WALKED AWAY | | PAST SNOWMASS LAKE/WOODS/TRAIL/CANYON | RAINED | | WITNESSES FOUND SEVERAL DIFFERENT FOOTPRINTS. NEXT DAY HIKED A FEW MORE HOURS. SET UP CAMP & HEARD WOODS KNOCKS. PARTNER HEARD NOISE ALL NIGHT LONG. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | PITKIN | 3653 | FEBRUARY | 20 | 2001 | WINTER | WEST SOPRIS CREEK RD | | 500LBS | | | 9:30AM | MORNING | BROWN | | | SITTING IN SHADE | HIKING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS WALKING W/ DOGS. DOGS BEGIN BARKING. WITNESS SEES NEIGHBOR'S DOGS. THEY ARE WATCHING SOMETHING. WITNESS SEES ANIMAL SITTING IN SHADE. WITNESS STUMBLES & ANIMAL RUNS OFF. | | PONDEROSA PINE/VALLEY | CLEAR | | WITNESS NOTICED THERE WERE NO GAME TRAILS IN SNOW. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | PITKIN | 7036 | SEPTEMBER | 17 | 2002 | FALL | | 7-8' | | | 50-60 | 9PM | EVENING | BLACK | | | FOLLOWING HUMAN | HIKING BACK TO CAMP | 1 HUNTER | WITNESS LEFT AREA. HEARD SOMETHING FOLLOWING HIM. WENT INTO CLEARING & WAITED 15 MINUTES. CONTINUED BACK TO CAMP. SAW ANIMAL SIT WHERE HE HAD JUST SAT. ANIMAL STOOD UP & WALKED AWAY. | | ELK WALLOWS/FIELD/WOODS/WHITE RIVER NATIONAL PARK | WARM | | ANIMAL CONTINUED TO WALK TOWARD WITNESS FROM CLEARING. WITNESS THOUGHT ANIMAL MAY NOT HAVE SEEN HIM IN THE SHADOWS OF THE TREES. FOOT PRINTS FOUND | | | | | |
| COLORADO | PUEBLO | 1371 | DECEMBER | | 1982 | WINTER | I-25 | 3-4' | | | | 11PM | EVENING | WHITE | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 2 MEN | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING WHEN SMALLER ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD. WITNESSES STOPPED CAR SEVERAL MILE UP THE ROAD TO RELIEVE THEMSELVES & CONFIRMED WHAT THEY HAD SAW. | | ELEVATION 5K/ ROCKY MOUNTAINS/FIELDS/PASTURE | | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | ROUTE | 1372 | OCTOBER | 15 | 1970 | FALL | | 7'6"-8' | 350LBS+ | | | | AFTERNOON | BLACK | SHAGGY/COURSE | | RUNNING/SPOOKED | HUNTING - ELK | 3 MEN | WITNESS HEAR ANIMAL RUNNING THROUGH WOODS. THINK IT'S A BULL ELK. GO TO SEE IT COME INTO CANYON. INSTEAD SEE ANIMAL RUN UP CANYON & DISAPPEAR INTO TREES. | | MOUNTAINS/RABBIT EARS PASS/CANYON | LOW CLOUD COVER | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | SAN JUAN | 15630 | APRIL | | 1989 | SPRING | 550 / OPER PASS RD | 9-10' | 800LBS | | 30s | 5:30AM | MORNING | DARK BROWN/BLACK | 6-8" | EYES REELECTED ORANGE-RED IN HEADLIGHTS | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SEES ANIMAL DESCEND EMBANKMENT AND CROSS ROAD. | | RED MOUNTAIN PASS/PINE | NO MOON | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | SAN JUAN | 1374 | JULY | 25 | 1998 | SUMMER | | 8' | | | | | | BLACK | | | RUNNING | HIKING/SCOUTING FOR ELK HUNTING | FAMILY (H,W,2 BOYS) | WITNESSES WERE LOOKING FOR ELK HUNTING SPOT. SAW ANIMAL 200 YARDS AWAY IN AN OPEN SPOT. ANIMAL RAN (ESTIMATED 20MPH) | | ELEVATION 12,000/CREEK/MOUNTAINS/PINE/GORGES/ROCK LEDGES | | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | SUMMIT | 3652 | SEPTEMBER | 19 | 1998 | FALL | CO 91 | 8' | | | | | AFTERNOON | BROWN | | | STANDING | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS THOUGHT HE SAW A "TOTEM POLE" CARVING STANDING 100' TO THE LEFT. TOTEM POLE MOVED. WITNESS SLAMMED ON BREAKS, WHEN THE DUST CLEARED ANIMAL WAS GONE | | MEADOW/MOUNTAINS HILLSIDE/LODGE POLE PINE/SPRUCE | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | SUMMIT | 15588 | | | 1960s | SUMMER | HWY 9 | | 700-800LBS | | | | AFTERNOON | WHITE | 5-7" | | SQUATTING BY POND | RIDING MOTORCYCLE | 2 TEENS (BOY & GIRL) | WITNESSES WERE RIDING. SAW ANIMAL BY POND. DRIVER TURNED BIKE AROUND. GIRL FELL OFF BIKE. SAW ANIMAL. WATCHED FOR A FEW SECONDS AND GOT ON BIKE & LEFT AREA | | BEAVER POND/ASPEN/PINE/CABIN/CATTLE RANCH/CREEK/MEADOW | | | RANCHER NEAR BY HAD SHEEP & GOATS KILLED. | | | | | |
| COLORADO | TELLER | 10533 | JULY | 4 | 1977 | SUMMER | PIKES PEAK HWY | 6-8' | LEAN | | | | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN/BLACK | | | WALKING DOWN SLOPE | HIKING | 2 BROTHERS | WITNESSES WERE HIKING. SAW ANIMAL 1/2 MILE AWAY. LOOKED THROUGH BINOCULARS. ANIMAL WALKED OFF. WITNESSES CAMPED IN AREA & HAD NO OTHER OCCURRENCES | | ELEVATION 11K/MEADOWS/PINE/PIKE'S PEAK | SUNNY/CALM | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | TELLER | 1376 | | | 1981 | | HWY 67 | | | | | | EVENING | | | | BY BUILDING | CHECKING AREA | 1 MINE WORKER | WITNESS WAS CHECKING PONDS. LOCKED BUILDING, SAW ANIMAL & UNLOCKED BUILDING, HID INSIDE. WITNESS CALLED FATHER VERY UPSET. WITNESS WILL NOT TALK ABOUT EVENT TO THIS DAY | | MOUNTAIN/CRIPPLE CREEK/POND | | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | TELLER | 5493 | JUNE | | 1997 | SUMMER | | 7' | | | | | EVENING | DARK | | | IN CAMP SITE | IN TENT | 9 YR OLD BOY | WITNESS WAS WOKE BY BROTHER'S PET RAT. LOOKED OUT OF TENT & SAW ANIMAL 8-10' AWAY. ANIMAL FROZE, THEN TURNED & WALKED OFF INTO FIELD | | MOUNTAIN/WOODS/FIELD | BRIGHT MOON | | DOG WHIMPERED | | | | | |
| COLORADO | TELLER | 13441 | | | 1970s | FALL | HWY 67 | | | | | 12AM+ | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK | | | LOOKING IN WINDOW - CAMPER | SLEEPING IN CAMPER | 1 GIRL | WITNESS WAS WOKE BY HEAVY BREATHING & "CHATTERING". FINALLY LOOKED OUT WINDOW & SAW 2 EYES LOOKING BACK AT HER. | | PIKES PEAK NATIONAL FOREST/ASPEN/HILL/MOUNTAINS/PINE/ CAMP SITE | CLEAR/COOL | | ADULTS WERE HEARD COMMENTING NEXT DAY THAT "WHATEVER IT WAS TOOK ALL OF THE APPLES AND POTATOES" | | | | | |
| COLORADO | TELLER | 819 | SEPTEMBER | 11 | 1998/1999 | FALL | HWY 67 | 7' | | | | 9PM | EVENING | DARK | | | CROSSED PATH | LEADING GROUP ON TRAIL | 6 PEOPLE | WITNESS WAS LEADING A GROUP OF PEOPLE BACK FROM HUNTING. HORSE STOPPED & BECAME ANXIOUS. WITNESS GOT OFF HORSE & LEAD IN FRONT, SAW ANIMAL CROSS THE PATH 20' IN FRONT. | * | MOUNTAINS/ASPEN/PINE/PIKES PEAK NATIONAL FOREST | 1/2 MOON | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | TELLER | 819 | | | 1998/1999 | FALL | HWY 67 | 7' | | | | 7:15AM | MORNING | DARK BROWN/RED | SHORT | | SQUATTING BY BEAVER POND | HUNTING - ELK | 1 OUTFITTER | WITNESS WAS HUNTING. SAT ON AN OUT CROPPING. BUGLED FOR ELK. LOOKED & SAW ANIMAL SQUATTING BY BEAVER POND. ANIMAL STOOD UP & WALKED TOWARD CAMP, THEN TOWARD A RIDGE | * | MOUNTAINS/ASPEN/PINE/PIKES PEAK NATIONAL FOREST | COOL/CRISP | | | | | | | |
| COLORADO | WELD | 1377 | | | 1972 | FALL | | | | | | | EVENING | DARK | | | IN DRY IRRIGATION DITCH | DRIVING - GOOFING AROUND | 6 TEENS | WITNESSES WERE GOOFING AROUND W/ HEAD LIGHTS OFF. TURNED LIGHTS ON & SEE ANIMAL COMING OUT OF IRRIGATION DITCH. WITNESSES SPED OFF | | HILLS/PRAIRIE GRASS/SAGE BRUSH/COTTONWOODS | | | TEENS WERE "DRIVING AROUND ACTING SILLY" NO DRUGS RO ALCOHOL WAS INVOLVED. | | | | | |
| CONNECTICUT | LITCHFIELD | 847 | NOVEMBER | | 1968 | FALL | FARM | 9' | LANKY | | | | AFTERNOON | BLACK | THIN/SPARSE | EYES GLOWED YELLOW/LIKE A RACCOON OR CAT | WALKING | IN HOUSE | 1 BOY | BOY WAS PLAYING ON 2ND STORY, SAW ANIMAL WALKING ACROSS YARD FROM WINDOW IN HOUSE | | HILLS/MOUNTAINS/PINE/MAPLE/OAK/ASH/BIRCH/WILLOW/SCRUB BRUSH | OVERCAST/COOL | | FACE WAS HAIRY/SKIN LOOKED YELLOW/TANNISH. EYES WERE GLOWING DURING THE DAY. | | | | | |
| CONNECTICUT | NEW HAVEN | 16408 | AUGUST | | 1953 | FALL | BY INDIAN WELLS SP | | | | | 9AM | MORNING | BROWN/GREY | SHORT | | WALKING | PICKING BLACKBERRIES | 3 CHILDREN | ANIMAL WAS SEEN 50 YARDS AWAY WALKING TOWARD WITNESSES. ANIMAL THEN TURNED AWAY FROM CHILDREN AND FOLLOWED THE RAILROAD TRACKS | | LOWER HOUSATONIC RIVER/MOUNTAIN/HILLS/PAUGUSSETT TRAIL/RAILROAD TRACKS | BRIGHT/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| DELAWARE | SUSSEX | 6470 | JUNE | 7 | 2003 | SUMMER | RT 404 | (1)6'+ | | | | 1:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | STANDING BY ROAD | DRIVING | FATHER & SON | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SLOWED DOWN AS DOE CROSSED THE ROAD. FATHER SAW 1 ANIMAL 100-150' FROM WHERE DOE CROSSED. SON SAW 2 ANIMALS. | | FARMLAND/WOODS | LIGHT GROUND HAZE | | | | | | | |
| DELAWARE | SUSSEX | 7771 | JANUARY | 13 | 2004 | WINTER | OLD FURNACE RD | 7-8' | | | 30s | 8:55PM | EVENING | BLACK | THICK | | STANDING BY ROAD | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL STANDING BY UTILITY POLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ANIMAL DID NOT APPEAR BOTHERED BY CAR PASSING. | | WOODS/CREEK | CHILLY/BREEZE | NO LIGHT | SKETCH ATTACHED | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | ALACHUA | 2566 | | | 1985 | FALL | US 441 | 5-6' | | | | | AFTERNOON | | | | CROSSED ROAD | WALKING | 1 PERSON | TAKING A WALK. WITNESS SEES ANIMAL RUN ACROSS THE ROAD DOWN TO A CREEK. ANIMAL WAS COVERED IN GREEN VEGETATION | | WOODS/PASTURE/CREEK BED | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | BAY | 23247 | | | 1985 | SPRING | HWY 98 | 5-6' | | | | 1-2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK/RED HIGHLIGHTS | 6-8"/STRINGY/SHAGGY | | SQUATTED BY ROAD | DRIVING | FAMILY | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL SQUATTING AT THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. ANIMAL STOOD UP & CROSSED THE ROAD, THEN DISAPPEARED INTO THE WOODS. | | WOODS | | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | BREVARD | 591 | SEPTEMBER | 15 | 1989 | FALL | NOVA RD | 7-8' | | | | 11PM | EVENING | DARK | | | RAN TOWARD HUMAN | RELIEVING SELF | BROTHER & SISTER | STOPPED TO RELIEVE HIMSELF. SISTER IN CAR HEARS SOMETHING COMING TOWARD CAR. WITNESS HEARD ANIMAL COMING TOWARD. GETS BACK IN CAR & LEAVES. SAW ANIMAL IN TAILLIGHT | | CATTLE FARM/SWAMP/TV ANTENNA | | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | BROWARD | 592 | JANUARY | 15 | 1975 | WINTER | SAMPLE RD | | | | | | AFTERNOON | BLACK/BROWN | | | BROKE TREE BRANCH | PLAYING | 2 BROTHERS | WITNESSES WERE PLAYING IN A VACANT LOT. HEAR GRUNTING & SEE 18" TREE BRANCH BREAK. SEE LARGE ANIMAL | | WOODS/CANAL/DIRT BIKE TRAIL/VACANT LOT | | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | BROWARD | 594 | JULY | 15 | 1980 | SUMMER | ORANGE DR | | | | | | MORNING | BROWN | | | STANDING BY CANAL | HIKING | 3 BOYS/TEENS | EXPLORING AN OVERGROWN PASTURE, WITNESSES FIND AN ABANDONED TRACTOR TRAILER W/ MISSING DOORS THAT HAD AN ANIMAL STENCH. KEEP WALKING SEE ANIMAL ACROSS CANAL | | COW PASTURE/CANAL/ORANGE GROVE | | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | CHARLOTTE | 445 | AUGUST | 15 | 1962 | SUMMER | I-75 | | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | RUNNING INTO WOODS | WALKING NEAR CAMP | 2 BOY SCOUTS | AT BOY SCOUT CAMP. WITNESSES WERE OUT WALKING & SEE A LARGE ANIMAL RUN INTO WOODS. ANIMAL EMITTED A HIGH PITCHED SCREAM | | PINE/CREEK/QUEDNAU RANCH | | | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM WITNESS' ADULT LIFE AS A SERVICE MAN IN THE LAOS & CAMBODIA REGION & ENCOUNTERS WITH ROCK APES. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | CLAY | 606 | | | 1986 | | SR 209 | 6' | SKINNY | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING & ANIMAL CROSSED THE ROAD. | | CATTLE LAND/PINE/SCATTERED RESIDENTS/RAIL ROAD TRACKS | | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | CLAY | 8316 | APRIL | | 1994 | SPRING | SR 16 | 6-7' | SKINNY | | | 9:30-10:30PM | EVENING | BROWN | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | FATHER & DAUGHTER | WITNESS WAS DRIVING HOME, SAW ANIMAL CROSS THE ROAD. | | SCATTERED HOUSED/WOODS/COW PASTURE | LIGHT FOG | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | CLAY | 14354 | JULY | | 2003 | SPRING | BRANNANFIELD-CHAFFEE RD | 8-9' | | | | | EVENING | DARK | LONG | | STANDING IN TREE LINE | SPOTLIGHTING DEER | 3 PEOPLE | WHILE OUT SPOTLIGHTING DEER THE LIGHT CROSSED A LARGE ANIMAL. THEY BACK THE TRUCK UP & THE ANIMAL WAS GONE. | | WOODS/STREAM/BOTTOM LAND/FLOOD PLAIN/PINE | CLEAR/HOT | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | CLAY | 18065 | | | 2003 | SUMMER | APPALOOSE RD/BRONCO RD | 8' | | | | 12-1PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | THICK/SEMI-LONG | | WALKING ON TRAIL | WALKING TO GET BLACKBERRIES | 2 TEEN GIRLS | WITNESSES WERE OUT WALKING TO GET BLACKBERRIES & SAW LARGE BLACK ANIMAL ON THE TRAIL. WITNESSES TURNED AND RAN | | PINE/PALMETTO BUSHES/INDIAN FJORDS/BLACK CREEK/OAK/CEDAR | SUNNY/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | CLAY | 21879 | JUNE | 15 | 2005 | SUMMER | LENDA LN | 8'6"-9' | BULKY | | | | | BLACK/BROWN | THICK/MATTED | | WATCHING HUMAN | FISHING | 3 TEEN BOYS | WHILE FISHING. YOUNGEST BOY SAW SOMETHING IN TREES. OLDEST BOY WENT TO INVESTIGATE. CAME 10' FROM ANIMAL. BOY SCREAMED & ANIMAL APPEARS TO BECOME AGITATED. ALL BOYS RUN | | CREEK/HARDWOODS/PALMETTOS | SUNNY/CLEAR | | GOOD DESCRIPTION OF ANIMAL. BOYS CAME BACK LATER & PORK CHOPS & FISH WERE GONE. FISHING POLES WERE SCATTERED & ALL THEIR SHIRTS WERE PLACED IN A TREE. WITNESS HAD 2ND SIGHTING 5 DAYS LATER. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | CLAY | 18427 | JULY | | 2006 | SUMMER | HWY 215 | 7'6"-8' | | | | | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | CROSSED TRAIL | GOING TO PLAY PAINTBALL | 2 TEEN BOYS | WITNESSES LEFT BIKES AT THE BRIDGE & WENT INTO THE WOODS TO PLAY PAINTBALL. WALKING ON TRAIL & SAW LARGE ANIMAL RUN ACROSS TRAIL. | | WOODS/STREAM/FLOOD PLAIN | CLEAR/HOT | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | CLAY | 16727 | NOVEMBER | 17 | 2006 | FALL | HWY 739 | 8' | | | | 9:30PM | EVENING | BLACK | SHAGGY | | RUNNING | WALKING | 1 BOY | WITNESS WAS AT CHURCH CAMP. SAW ANIMAL RUNNING ABOUT 50' AWAY. | | LAKE ASBURY/CHURCH CAMP/SCRUB/PINE/OAK/HOLLY/BAY/LAKE/BLACK CREEK | | | WET PIG PEN ODOR NOTICED. WITNESS DESCRIBES ANIMAL'S GAIT. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | CLAY | 21658 | AUGUST | 11 | 2007 | SUMMER | BLANDING | 6'5"-7'5" | | | | 9-10PM | EVENING | BROWN/BLACK | 6" MATTED | | WALKING TO CREEK | SITTING BY CREEK | 1 PERSON | WITNESS & FRIENDS WERE CAMPING. WITNESS WENT FOR A WALK BY THE CREEK, SAT DOWN & HEARD ANIMAL WALKING TOWARD WATER. TURNED ON FLASH LIGHT & SAW ANIMAL | | PINE/OAK/MOSS/WOODS/CREEK | HUMID | | FRIEND HEARD WEIRD HOWLING NOISES LATER THAT NIGHT | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | COLLIER | 2856 | MAY | | 1973 | SPRING | TAMIAMI TRAIL | 8-9' | | | | | EVENING | | 8-10" | SAW EYES 20' AWAY | WATCHING CAMPERS | SITTING BY FIRE | FATHER & SON | WITNESS WORKING ON HOUSE IN EVERGLADES. START CAMPFIRE FOR DINNER. SEES EYES ABOUT 20' AWAY. GO INTO UNFINISHED HOUSE & SEE ANIMAL TAKE BACON FROM CAMPSITE. | | EVERGLADES/SWAMP/FOREST | HOT/CLEAR | | EVERGLADES HAD BEEN OF FIRE. WITNESS HAD A GUN, BUT FEARED IT WOULD NOT BE POWERFUL ENOUGH. ANIMAL WAS NOT THREATENING. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | COLLIER | 7205 | AUGUST | | 1979 | SUMMER | HWY 41 | 6' | | | | | MORNING | RED/BROWN | | | WALKED OUT OF BASEMENT | SITTING ON ROOF | 8 MEN | WITNESSES WERE AT HOUSE TO DEMOLISH IT. SMELL ODOR COMING FORM BASEMENT. ALL MEN GET ON ROOF. SAW ANIMAL LEAVE BASEMENT. ANIMAL WALKED TO EDGE OF TREES 40 YARDS AWAY. ANIMAL STOOD THERE UNTIL TRUCKS CAME TO AREA. | | SWAMP/CONIFERS/NORTHERN EVERGLADES | WARM/SUNNY | | WITNESSES FOUND A BEDDING AREA UNDER SOME STAIRS IN THE BASEMENT. BEDDING COMPOSED OF RAGS, OLD CLOTHES, WEEDS & ANIMAL FUR. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | COLLIER | 607 | NOVEMBER | | 1983 | FALL | INDUSTRIAL RD | 6'6" | SOLID | | | | | DARK BROWN/BLACK | | | STANDING | HUNTING - HOGS | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS HUNTING. SAW DARK OBJECT AT EDGE OF BAYHEAD. CROUCHED & GOT CLOSER. ANIMAL STOOD UP. WITNESS FROZE. ANIMAL WALKED AWAY. | | CORKSCREW SWAMP/CYPRESS BAYHEADS/SAWGRASS | | | SOUR, FOUL ODOR IN THE AREA. WITNESS HAD A SHOTGUN AT THE TIME, BUT FORGOT ALL ABOUT HAVING IT DURING THE SIGHTING. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | COLLIER | 721 | AUGUST | 17 | 1997 | SUMMER | TURNER RD | 7'+ | 300-400LBS | | | | EVENING | | | | IN ROAD | DRIVING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESS WAS OUT BIRD WATCHING. GOT IN CAR TO LEAVE. SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD. TURNED VEHICLE TOWARD DIRECTION OF ANIMAL & SAW IT IN HEAD LIGHTS. | * | SWAMP/PINE/THICK BRUSH/PALMETTOS | ODD WEATHER | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | COLLIER | 721 | JULY | 18 | 1997 | SUMMER | BURNS RD | 7' | | | | 2:30PM | AFTERNOON | BROWN | LONG | | BY ROAD | TOUR BUS | TOUR DRIVER | WHILE ON TOUR. ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD IN FRONT OF TOUR BUS. DRIVER CAME BACK W/ EMPTY BUS & SAW ANOTHER CAR STOP SUDDENLY. TURNED BUS AROUND & ANIMAL IS GONE. | * | SWAMP/PINE/THICK BRUSH/PALMETTOS | ODD WEATHER | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | COLLIER | 721 | JULY | 16 | 1997 | SUMMER | TURNER RD | 7' | | | | 2PM | AFTERNOON | BROWN | | | SWAYING BEHIND BRUSH | TOUR BUS | TOUR BUS | WHILE ON TOUR. BUS STOPPED AT A BURNED WOODEN BRIDGE. SAW ANIMAL SWAYING BACK & FORTH ON 2 LEGS. SEEMED IRRITATED. | * | SWAMP/PINE/THICK BRUSH/PALMETTOS | ODD WEATHER | | WORST MOSQUITO INFESTATION IN 3+ YRS. WINTER WAS WARM & SUMMER HAD RECORD SETTING HEAT. SWAMP WAS HIGH 6-12'+ | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | COLLIER | 721 | JULY | 21 | 1997 | SUMMER | BURNS RD | 7' | | | | 7:20-7:45AM | MORNING | DARK BROWN | THICK | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING TO WORK, ANIMAL CROSSES ROAD IN FRONT OF CAR. ANIMAL HAD A WHITE PATCH OF HAIR ON IT'S CHEST. | * | SWAMP/PINE/THICK BRUSH/PALMETTOS | ODD WEATHER | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | COLLIER | 721 | JULY | 21 | 1997 | SUMMER | TURNER RD | 7' | BULKY | | | 7:45AM | MORNING | RED/DARK BROWN | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 FIRE CHIEF | WITNESS WAS DRIVING TO WORK, ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD IN FRONT OF CAR. WITNESS TOOK A PHOTO OF THE ANIMAL. PHOTO IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR & SHOWS THE REAR & UPPER TORSO | * | SWAMP/PINE/THICK BRUSH/PALMETTOS | ODD WEATHER | | FOOTPRINTS MEASURED 13.5" LENGTH & 6" WIDTH @ TOES. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | COLLIER | 16303 | | | 2001 | WINTER | TURNER RD | 2'6"-3' | | | | | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN | SHORT | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS DRIVING SAW ANIMAL ON ALL FOURS CROSS THE ROAD. ANIMAL NEVER WALKED ON 2 LEGS. | | CYPRESS STAND/PALMETTO HEAD | NICE/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | COLLIER | 13514 | JUNE | 2 | 2005 | SUMMER | US 41 | 8' | 400LBS | | | 11AM | MORNING | DARK BROWN/RED | | | KNEELING DOWN | DRIVING | BOYFRIEND & GIRLFRIEND | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL KNEEL DOWN IN A FIELD. TURNED CAR AROUND & ANIMAL WAS GONE. | | SAW GRASS/HAMMOCK OF TREES/EVERGLADES | PARTLY CLOUDY | | WITNESS HAS FISHED MANY TIMES IN THE EVERGLADES. SOMETIMES ALL THE BIRDS & FROGS GET QUIET AND WITNESS SUDDENLY HAS AN UNEASY FEELING. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | COLLIER | 24656 | SEPTEMBER | 1 | 2008 | SUMMER | TAMIAMI TRAIL / HWY 41 | 5-7' | | | | 7:15AM | MORNING | BROWN/BLACK | | | STANDING IN FIELD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | DRIVING. SEES ANIMAL STANDING IN FIELD. TURNS CAR AROUND & ANIMAL IS GONE. | | SAW GRASS/PALMETTO | CLOUD COVER/HUMID | | ROTTEN EGG/WET DOG SMELL NOTICED. HURRICANE GUSTAV DAYS PRIOR TO SIGHTING | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | DADE | 21951 | NOVEMBER | | 1977 | FALL | OLD DIXIE HWY | 8-9' | 600LBS | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK | 2" | DARK BROWN/BLACK EYES | GRUNTED IN RESPONSE | IN HOUSE | FATHER & SON | WITNESS WOKE UP BEFORE DAWN & WAS ON WAY TO BATHROOM. SAW SHADOW OF A HEAD. WITNESS GRUNTS TO SEE IF IT WAS REALLY SOMETHING. ANIMAL GRUNTS BACK. WITNESS GETS FATHER. | | WOODS/AVOCADO GROVE | | | FATHER WENT OUTSIDE TO LOOK & BOTH SEE ANIMAL AGAIN. ANIMAL RUNS INTO THE WOODS AREA BREAKING 2 TREES. FATHER HAD GUN. NEXT DAY NEIGHBOR SAID HE SAW ANIMAL. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | DIXIE | 722 | FEBRUARY | 9 | 1998 | WINTER | HWY 349 | 5-6' | | | | 5AM | NIGHT/DAWN | RED | | | PICKED UP ROAD KILL | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL PICK UP ROAD KILL AND RUN INTO WOODS | | WOODS/OAK HAMMOCK/SUWANNEE RIVER | | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | DUVAL | 16683 | NOVEMBER | | 1975 | FALL | NORMANDY BLVD | 6'6" | 250 | | | | | BROWN | | | WATCHING HUMAN | FISHING | 23 YR OLD MAN | WITNESS WAS FISHING. WENT BACK TO CAR FOR GEAR. HEARS FOOT STEPS IN LEAVES. TURNS TO SEE ANIMAL. YELLS FOR BROTHER & ANIMAL RUNS AWAY. | | WOODS/MARSH/CREEK | | | LOCALS CALL THE ANIMAL CHICKEN FOOT. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | DUVAL | 8514 | | | 1994 | SPRING | A1A HECKSCHER DR | 6'6"-7'6" | MUSCULAR/SKINNY | | | 11PM-12AM | EVENING | TAN/RED/BROWN | 4-5" | | CROSSED THE ROAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING, ANIMAL CROSSED THE ROAD IN FRONT OF VEHICLE | | COASTLINE/DUNES/SAW GRASS/LITTLE TALBOT ISLAND STATE PARK | CLEAR/STARRY | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | DUVAL | 446 | AUGUST | 22 | 2000 | SUMMER | SOUTHSIDE BLVD | 7-8' | | | | 2-2:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK | | ORANGE/RED EYES | | SECURITY GUARDS | 4 SECURITY GUARDS | MULTIPLE ENCOUNTERS. GROWLS HEARD. TREES BROKEN. EYES SEEN. ONE WITNESS SAW ANIMAL RUNNING TOWARD WOODED AREA. NOTICED WALKING ALONG TREE LINE ANOTHER TIME. | | WOODS/DAIRY FARM/HOUSES | | | 1 OFFICER SAW 7-8' FIGURE LEAVING AREA AFTER ALARM WENT OFF. HORSE OWNER IN AREA BARNS HIS HORSES EVERY NIGHT. FOUND OLD TRACKS MEASURING 12"X4 1/2" | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | DUVAL | 20940 | AUGUST | | 1998-2000 | SUMMER | BURNT MILL RD | 7'6"-8' | 500LBS | | | 2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK | 4" | | | SECURITY GUARDS | 2 SECURITY GUARDS | RELATED TO REPORT #446. DIFFERENT WITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE INCIDENT. WITNESS SAW THE ANIMAL BREAK A 4-5" DIAMETER TREE BRANCH. ANIMAL SCREAMED & RAN OFF | | WOODS | | | STRONG DOG/HUMAN FECES ODOR NOTICED. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | ESCAMBIA | 5801 | APRIL | | 1994 | SPRING | HWY 31 | 6'-6'6" | | | | 7PM | EVENING | DARK TAN | | | WALKING IN WATER | FISHING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS FISHING. ALL NOISE STOPPED. HEARD SPLASHES. SAW ANIMAL WALKING IN WATER. ANIMAL WALKED TOWARD WITNESS UNTIL CHEST DEEP IN WATER. THEN ANIMAL WALKED AWAY | | SWAMP/ESCAMBIA RIVER/FLOOD PLAIN/SCRUB/CYPRESS | DUSK/GOOD LIGHT | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | FLAGLER | 2657 | AUGUST | | 1978-1970 | FALL | A1A | 7' | | | | | AFTERNOON | BROWN/GREY | | | WATCHING HUMAN | PUSHING WOOD INTO WATER | 8 CHILDREN | WITNESS FELT LIKE BEING WATCHED. SAW A "STUMP". NOTICES "STUMP" HAS MOVED. WITNESSES SAW ANIMAL RUN AWAY. | | MARSH/INTRA COASTAL WATERWAY | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | GADSDEN | 246 | DECEMBER | 18 | 1994 | WINTER | 262 | 6'9"-7'4" | | | | | AFTERNOON | BROWN | | | WALKING | HUNTING - DEER/HOGS | 1 PERSON | WITNESS SMELLED BEAR/SKUNK ODOR. TURNED A CURVE & SAW ANIMAL. WITNESS WENT DOWN ON ONE KNEE IN CASE HE HAD TO SHOOT AT THE ANIMAL. ANIMAL QUICKLY RAN OFF. | | FARMLAND/SWAMP/WOODS/PINE | CLOUDY | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | GADSDEN | 13298 | SEPTEMBER | 18 | 2005 | FALL | | 6'+ | | | | 6:30PM | EVENING | | | | WALKING IN YARD | | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS SAW LARGE ANIMAL WALKING THROUGH BACKYARD. HAD A FEELING THAT THE ANIMAL WANTED TO BE SEEN. | | WOODS/SPRING | SUNNY/DRY | | WITNESS HAS HEARD UNIDENTIFIED NOISES AROUND 3AM | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | GILCHRIST | 10855 | NOVEMBER | | 1998 | FALL | RT 26 EAST | 6'+ | | | | 12-1AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK | | | CROUCHED BY SIDE OF ROAD | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS CAME AROUND A BEND & SAW ANIMAL. ANIMAL LOOKED WET. ANIMAL DISAPPEARED INTO SWAMP. | | SWAMP | | | ANIMAL TRIED TO SHIELD IT'S EYES FROM HEADLIGHTS. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | HENDRY | 11762 | | | 1982/1983 | WINTER | CR 833 | 6'+ | 300LBS+ | | | 3-4PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | 4-6" | | WALKED ALONG ROAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | WHILE OUT DRIVING, WITNESSES SAW ANIMAL WALKING ALONG RODE, CROSSED ROAD, KEPT WALKING THEN DISAPPEARED. | | PINE/PALMETTO/CYPRESS/SWAMP | RAINY/OVERCAST | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | HERNANDO | 723 | | | 1969-1980 | | | | | | | 2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | SLIVER | | | WATCHING | CHECKING ON DOGS | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS ASLEEP. HEARD DOGS IN KENNEL MAKING A RACKET. WENT OUT TO CHECK ON THEM & SAW ANIMAL SITTING ON WOOD PILE. | | PASTURE/DOG KENNELS/TRAILERS/MIXED WOODS/SWAMP | | | SEVERAL OCCURRENCES AT LOCATION: FOOTPRINTS FOUND, FENCES PUSHED DOWN & LODGED WITH STICKS, HAND HOLD TWISTED IN PONY'S MANE. HORSES WOULD STARE AT BACK OF PROPERTY. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | HERNANDO | 6708 | | | 1980s | WINTER | US 19/ SR 50 | 7' | | | | | EVENING | DARK | | | WALKING | | 1 PERSON | ANIMAL WAS SEEN WALKING TOWARD THE LAKE 20 YARDS AWAY. | | PINE/OAK/WHITEHURST LAKE | DRY/COOL/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | HIGHLANDS | 14021 | MARCH | 4 | 2006 | WINTER | WASHINGTON | 7' | | | | 1-2PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | ON TRAIL | RIDING ATV | 2 BROTHERS | WITNESSES WERE RIDING ATVs, CAME AROUND CORNER & SAW ANIMAL IN THE TRAIL. ANIMAL RAN AWAY. | | PINE/SAND/BUSHES | CLEAR | | FOUND 17-18" TRACKS IN THE SAND WITH A GAIT OF 4'. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | HILLSBOROUGH | 13034 | | | 1955 | | FLORIDA AVE | | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | BEHIND BOYS | WATCHING DRIVE IN MOVIE | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE WATCHING A DRIVE IN MOVIE SCREEN FROM ACROSS THE RIVER, WITNESS HEARD SOMETHING MOVE BEHIND THEM. SAW ANIMAL STANDING. WITNESSES RAN AWAY. | | HOUSING PROJECTS/HILLSBOROUGH RIVER/WOODS/DRIVE-IN THEATER | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | HILLSBOROUGH | 1061 | JUNE | | 1984 | SUMMER | US 41 | 6'6" | | | | 2-3AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK BROWN/BLACK | | | IN CAMP | CAMPING/SLEEPING | 9 YR OLD | WITNESS SAW SLEEPING. ODOR WOKE WITNESS. TURNED ON FLASHLIGHT & SAW ANIMAL RUN AWAY. | | SWAMP/LITTLE MANATEE RIVER | CLEAR | | BODY ODOR/ROTTEN VEGETABLE ODOR NOTICED. HEARD MULTIPLES SCREAMS THROUGH OUT THE CAMPING TRIP. THEY HAD GUTTED FISH ALONG SIDE THE RIVER. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | HOLMES | 115 | AUGUST | 15 | 1976 | SUMMER | HWY 79 | | | | | | MORNING | BROWN/RED | | | STANDING/WALKING | PLAYING | 2 CHILDREN | WITNESSES WERE PLAYING IN A FORT, WITNESS SMELLS AN AWFUL ODOR, HEARD GROWLS. CHILDREN RAN & HID IN GULLY. SAW ANIMAL WALK UP TO THE FORT, THEN TURN & LEAVE. | | WOODS/POND/FARMLAND | HOT | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | HOLMES | 9545 | | | 1980s | FALL | HWY 27 | 6-7' | | | | 7-8AM | MORNING | BROWN | 6-12" | | BY SIDE OF ROAD | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, SAW A LARGE ANIMAL STANDING BY SIDE OF ROAD. ANIMAL WALKED OFF | | SWAMP/PINE/FIELDS | COLD | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | JACKSON | 724 | | | 1990 | | | 7-8' | | | | | | GREY | | LARGE EYES | WALKING | FISHING | 3 MEN | WHILE FISHING IN A BOAT W/ PADDLES, WITNESSES HEARD ANIMAL WALKING. THEN SAW LARGE ANIMAL WALKING. | | SWAMP/SPRING/HARDWOODS/PINE | | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | LAKE | 14118 | DECEMBER | | 1985 | WINTER | COUNTY RD 448 | | | | | 11:15PM | EVENING | BLACK/BROWN | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING, LARGE ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD IN FRONT OF CAR | | SUBDIVISIONS/CANAL SYSTEM/WOODS PARK | COOL/CLEAR | | NOTICED A STRANGE/STRONG ODOR | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | LAKE | 23696 | | | 1993 | SPRING | HWY 473/ ST RD 44 | 8-9' | | | | 12AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BROWN/BLACK | | EYES REFLECTED ORANGE/RED IN HEADLIGHTS | STANDING IN ROAD | DRIVING | 2 MEN | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL STANDING IN THE ROAD. WATCHED ANIMAL 2-3 MINUTES. ANIMAL SEEMED TO COCK IT'S HEAD "LIKE A DOG WHEN YOU TALK TO IT" AS IF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING | | HAINES CREEK/LAKES/WOODS/BUSHES | CLEAR/WARM | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | LAKE | 19958 | JULY | 12 | 2007 | SUMMER | 26A | 8' | 300-400LBS | | | 9:30PM | EVENING | | | | WOOD KNOCKS | WALKING | MALE & FEMALE | IN NATURE PRESERVE, HEARD LOUD WALKING, BREATHING. FELT LIKE BEING WATCHED. HEARD WOOD KNOCKS & WITNESSES WENT TO INVESTIGATE. SAW LARGE ANIMAL. | | SWAMP/FLAT ISLAND PRESERVE | | | WITNESSES RETURNED THE NEXT DAY & FOUND FOOTPRINTS WITH VISIBLE TOES. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | LEE | 1030 | AUGUST | 8 | 1973 | SUMMER | US WHY 41 | | | | | | EVENING | BROWN/GREY | | | WALKING IN TREES | PLAYING | 4-5 CHILDREN | WITNESSES WERE PLAYING AT A PLAY GROUND. CHILDREN SAW LARGE ANIMAL WALKING IN THE WOODS. | | PINE/SCRUB PALMS/SMALL POND/CANAL | | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | LEON | 5702 | DECEMBER | 31 | 2001 | WINTER | MAHAN DR | | | | | 8:30-9:30PM | EVENING | | | RED EYES | IN TREE LINE | PLAYING | 2 CHILDREN | WITNESSES WERE PLAYING WITH CAP GUNS. SAW LARGE FURRY ANIMAL. ANIMAL WALKED AWAY POSSIBLY WITH A LIMP. OTHER FAMILY WERE SHOOTING FIREWORKS FOR NEW YEAR | | WOODS/SHRUBBY/BUSY STREET | COLD/NO WIND | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | LEVY | 1407 | JUNE | | 1991 | SUMMER | 27 | 8' | | | | 4PM | AFTERNOON | | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 3 PEOPLE | WHILE DRIVING, WITNESSES SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD 70 YARDS IN FRONT OF CAR. ANIMAL APPEARED TO BE CARRYING ITS YOUNG | | WOODS/4 LANE ROAD | SUNNY/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | LEVY | 17644 | SEPTEMBER | | 2005 | FALL | 336/337 | (1) 7'6"-9' (2) 6-7' | | | | 10:30AM | MORNING | (1)DARK BROWN/RED (2)RED | | | STANDING BY TRAIL | SCOUTING LOCATION | 2 MEN | WITNESSES WERE SCOUTING FOR DEER/HOGS. @ 100 YARDS, SAW ANIMAL KNEELING AT SIDE OF TRAIL. WATCHED FOR 10 MINUTES. 2 ANIMALS WALKED ACROSS THE TRAIL. | | PINE/PALMETTO/SWAMPS/OLD LOGGING AREA/GOETHE STATE FOREST | WARM/CLOUD COVER | | FOOTPRINTS MEASURED LARGER THAN 11.5 SHOE | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | LEVY | 14457 | OCTOBER | | 2000/2001 | FALL | 326/US 19 | 6'6"-7' | THICK | | | 11AM | MORNING | GREY | | | CROSSED ROAD | HUNTING - DEER | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS OUT HUNTING WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE. SAW LARGE ANIMAL CROSS THE ROAD. NEXT DAY SHE HEARD BREATHS, GROWLS & GRUNTING. SOMETHING FOLLOWED HER. | | WOODS/BOGGY MARSH/DEEP POND/LIME ROCK QUARRY | BRIGHT/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | MARION | 728 | NOVEMBER | 15 | 1977 | FALL | | 7'6"-8' | | | | | AFTERNOON | DARK | | | | CUTTING WOOD | 1 MINISTER | NEWSPAPER CLIPPING. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL WHEN OUT CUTTING WOOD. WENT TO TRUCK TO GET AN AXE & ANIMAL WAS GONE | | OCALA NATIONAL FOREST/PALMETTO | | | WITNESS WAS A BAPTIST MINISTER | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | MARION | 729 | JULY | 25 | 1997 | SUMMER | HWY 40 | | | | | | AFTERNOON | | | | DRINKING | HIKING | FATHER & 2 SONS | WITNESSES WERE OUT HIKING. RESTED AT A BRIDGE. BOYS WENT TO PLAY. CAME BACK AND GOT FATHER B/C THEY SAW A GORILLA. FATHER WENT TO INVESTIGATE & SAW ANIMAL DRINKING FROM STREAM | | OCALA NATIONAL FOREST/HALF MOON LAKE/BRIDGE/STREAM/WOODS/OAK | | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | MARION | 12921 | JANUARY | 1 | 2000 | WINTER | | 6' | | | | 8AM | MORNING | RED | | | WATCHING HUMAN FROM BEHIND TREE | BIRDING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS OUT BIRD WATCHING. USES BINOCULARS & SAW ANIMAL PEAKING OUT FROM BEHIND THE TREE. WATCHED ANIMAL UNTIL IT RAN OFF. | | WHITE PINE/SAW PALMETTO/RAINBOW RIVER/RAINBOW SPRINGS STATE PARK | BRIGHT/SUNNY | | GOOD DESCRIPTION OF FACE | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | MARION | 23076 | JUNE | 15 | 2004 | SUMMER | ST HWY 19 | 6'6" | | | 95 | 12PM | NOON | DARK BROWN/BLACK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING ROAD GRADER | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS GRADING ROAD & SAW ANIMAL. WATCHED THE ANIMAL FOR 1-1.5 MINUTES. LEFT FOOD & WATER IN THE LOCATION, BUT IT WAS UNDISTURBED. | | OCALA NATIONAL PARK | | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | MARION | 9282 | SEPTEMBER | 6 | 2004 | FALL | 441 | (1) 8' (2) 6-7' | (1)400LBS | | | 6:15AM | MORNING | DARK BROWN | | | | SLEEPING / WOKE | 5 PEOPLE | TAPPING ON WINDOW WOKE WITNESSES. THEY WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT IS MAKING THE NOISE, SAW 2 ANIMALS RUN TOWARD THE WOODS. | | OCALA NATIONAL FOREST/WOODS | HURRICANE | | HURRICANE FRANCES HAD JUST PASSED THE AREA. THE TAPPING SOUND WAS FAIRLY CONSISTENT. DEAD/NASTY GARBAGE SMELL NOTICED. NORMALLY AGGRESSIVE DOGS WERE SCARED. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | MARION | 23120 | JULY | 15 | 2006 | SUMMER | FOREST RD 65 | 5-6' | | | 90s | 6-7PM | EVENING | DARK BROWN | | | WALKING ALONG ROAD | DRIVING | FATHER & DAUGHTER | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING, SAW SOMEONE WALKING ALONG SIDE THE ROAD. NOTICE IT IS AN ANIMAL COVERED IN HAIR. ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD & DISAPPEARED | | OCALA NATIONAL FOREST/WOODS | SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | MARTIN | 5369 | JULY | | 1978 | SUMMER | US 1 | 6-7' | | | | 7PM | EVENING | GREY | | DARK EYES NO WHITES SEEN | RAN AWAY | CLIMBING FENCE | 15 YR OLD | WITNESS CLIMBED OVER FENCE TO GET TO AN OBSERVATION TOWER. STAYED UNTIL ALMOST DARK. CLIMBED BACK OVER FENCE & FELL OFF. SPOOKED ANIMAL. ANIMAL RAN AWAY | | PINE/BRUSH/RIVER/JOHNATHAN DICKINSON STATE PARK/CAMPGROUND | | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | MONROE | 15170 | MARCH | | 2006 | SPRING | PALM DR | 7-9' | MUSCULAR | | | 10AM | MORNING | DARK BROWN | | | STANDING | DRIVING | 3 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SAW SEVERAL CARS & PEOPLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. EVERYONE WAS WATCHING LARGE ANIMAL. ANIMAL WAS STANDING IN FOOT DEEP SEAWATER | | EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK/BOAT RAMP/MANGROVE/CYPRESS | OVERCAST | | THERE WAS A BLUE JEEP PULLED OVER LOOKING AT ANIMAL TOO. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | OKALOOSA | 730 | | | 1996 | FALL | HWY 85 | | | | 75 | | EVENING | | | | | LOOKING FOR A ROAD | 4 PEOPLE | WITNESSES HEARD COMMOTION IN WOODS. SAW LARGE ANIMAL APPROACH. WITNESSES FLEE AREA. | | ELEVATION/80/PINE/SWAMP/LOW LANDS/CREEK/RAILROAD TRACKS | | | AGES OF THE WITNESSES ARE 25-35. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | OKEECHOBEE | 7904 | JANUARY | 18 | 2004 | WINTER | US HWY 441 N | 3'6"-4' | 75-100LBS | | | 5:30PM | AFTERNOON | BROWN/RED | LONG/SILKY | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW SMALL ANIMAL CROSS THE ROAD & LEAP 20-25 FT. | | PASTURE/WOODS | COOL/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | ORANGE | 1275 | | | 1980 | SPRING | APOPKA HWY | | | | | | EVENING | | | | TRIED TO OPEN DOOR | AT HOME | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS SITTING ON THE PORCH. HEARD NOISES OF SOMETHING IN BRUSH. WENT INSIDE HOUSE & GOT RIFLE. ANIMAL TRIED TO GET IN THE BACK DOOR. WITNESS RAN OUT FRONT DOOR & SAW ANIMAL | | ORANGE GROVE/WOODS/SWAMP | | | ANIMAL FOLLOWED WITNESS. WITNESS GOT HELP FROM SOMEONE IN A TRUCK AT THE ROAD. GOT HOME & THE BACK DOOR WAS RIPPED OFF. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | OSCEOLA | 733 | NOVEMBER | 22 | 1998 | FALL | WILLIAMS RD | (1) 6'6" (2) 5'6" | | (1)FEMALE (2)MALE | | 1:30PM | AFTERNOON | (1) LIGHT BROWN (2) BLACK | | | CROSSED ROAD | SITTING IN VEHICLE | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE RESTING FROM HUNTING. SAW 2 LARGE ANIMALS CROSS THE ROAD. 1 ANIMAL WAS MALE & THE OTHER WAS CLEARLY FEMALE W/ BREAST. | | OAK HAMMOCK/PINE/PALMETTOS/SWAMP | | | FEMALE ANIMAL APPEARED TO BE VERY PREGNANT OR TO BE CARRYING A BABY BIGFOOT NEAR HER WAIST. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | OSCEOLA | 736 | JANUARY | 2 | 1999 | WINTER | | 8-9' | 400-600LBS | | | | | BLACK | | | WALKING FAST | SITTING IN TREE STAND | 1 PERSON | WITNESS SAW ANIMAL WHILE SITTING IN TREE STAND. ANIMAL WALK BY AT A HIGH SPEED | | PINE/OAK HAMMOCK/SWAMP/SANDY/THREE LAKES MANAGEMENT AREA | CLOUDY/OVERCAST | | IT WAS RIGHT BEFORE A STORM. PUNGENT, ZOO-LIKE ODOR NOTICED. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | OSCEOLA | 734 | MAY | 21 | 1999 | SPRING | | 7'6" | 350-400LBS | | | | | | | | | HUNTING - ARMADILLO | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE LOOKING FOR ARMADILLO, SAW LARGE ANIMAL FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS. ANIMAL TURNED BACK IN ORIGINAL DIRECTION & DISAPPEARED. | | WOODS | | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | PALM BEACH | 414 | JULY | 15 | 1974-1975 | SUMMER | MILITARY TRAIL | (1)7', (2)8-10', (3)12' | | | | | | (1)BROWN (2)BROWN/GRAY (3)SILVER | | | | | 4-7 PEOPLE | OCCURRENCES OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR. SEVERAL SIGHTINGS. EATING MANGOS, LOOKED INTO TRAILER, KILLED A HOG. TYPICALLY CAME AROUND AT NIGHT. | | MAN MADE CANALS/TREES | | | SEEMED TO BE A FAMILY. ANIMALS WERE OBSERVED CHATTERING. HORSES WOULD GO CRAZY WHEN ANIMALS WERE AROUND. WITNESSES FIRED SHOTS AT ANIMALS, BUT ANIMALS WERE NEVER AGGRESSIVE. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | PASCO | 737 | JUNE | | 1984 | SUMMER | | 8' | | | | | | | | | PICKING BARK OFF OF TREE | | | WITNESSES WERE IN AN OPEN FIELD. HEARD HOWLING/GROWLING NOISE. WALKED TOWARD TREE LINE & SAW ANIMAL CROUCHED DOWN BY TREE. ANIMAL GOT UP & WALKED OFF | | WOODS/SWAMP/MARSH/CREWS LAKE | LITTLE FOG | | WITNESSES HAD ODD OCCURRENCE IN 1988-1989 AT AN ABANDONED HOUSE AT THE SAME LOCATION AS THE SIGHTING. SOMETHING WAS THROWN AT THE HOUSE & PATH IN GRASS SEEN NEXT DAY. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | PASCO | 15361 | JULY | 27 | 2006 | SUMMER | PARKWAY / ERHEN CUTOFF | 8-9' | | | | 10:30PM | EVENING | DARK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. CAR IN FRONT STOPPED. SAW LARGE ANIMAL CROSS THE ROAD & CROSS A BARBWIRE FENCE. | | SWAMP/PINE | COOL/VERY DARK | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | PASCO | 24266 | NOVEMBER | | 2006 | FALL | EHREN CUTOFF | 6'+ | | | | 1PM | AFTERNOON | RED/BROWN | GROOMED | | PEEKING FROM BEHIND TREE | PLAYING | (2) 12-13 YR OLD BOYS | BOYS WERE PLAYING. SAW THE BACK OF SOMETHING LARGE. BOYS STARTED HEADING BACK TOWARD HOUSE. LOOKED BACK & SAW ANIMAL 25' AWAY STANDING BEHIND A TREE. | | SWAMP/PALMETTO/WILD TANGERINES/OLD ORANGE GROVES/CREEKS/WOODS | SUNNY/WARM | | BOY POSSIBLY HAD 2ND SIGHTING OF A BLACK ANIMAL RUNNING AWAY. MOTHER WENT TO AREA & TOOK POSSIBLE FOOTPRINT PHOTOS & FRESH PALMETTO ROOTS SCATTERED ABOUT. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | PASCO | 25582 | MARCH | 5 | 2009 | SPRING | US 19 | 8'6"-9' | | | | 12AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BROWN | NEAT/SHORT | EYES SHINED YELLOW/ORANGE IN HEADLIGHTS | COMING OUT OF TREE LINE | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS CAME AROUND A BEND & SAW EYE SHINE. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL COMING OUT OF TREE LINE. STOPPED CAR & LOOKED AT ANIMAL 20' AWAY. WITNESS SAID HI TO ANIMAL & ANIMAL RETREATED INTO THE WOODS. | | WOODS/SCHOOL | CHILLY | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | POLK | 11812 | SEPTEMBER | | 1974 | FALL | WILLOW AVE | 6-7' | | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | BROWN | | | CLIMBED TREE & JUMPED DOWN | AT HOME | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES HEAR WOOD CUTTING SOUNDS, GO OUTSIDE & SAW ANIMAL CRAWL UP 1 TREE & JUMP TO ANOTHER. ANIMAL LOOKED AROUND, THEN JUMPED 20 FT DOWN FROM THE TREE. | | PINE/SWAMP/CLEVELAND HEIGHTS GOLF COURSE/LAKE JOHN | SUNSET | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | POLK | 24032 | JANUARY | 1 | 1978 | WINTER | HWY 37 | 6'+ | | | | 8AM | MORNING | DARK | SHAGGY | | SPLASHING WATER | DRIVING | 2 SISTERS | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING, SAW ANIMAL AT WATERS EDGE. WITNESS GOT OUT OF THE CAR & WENT TO THE GUARD RAIL & WATCHED ANIMAL CLIMB THE BANK INTO THE WOODS | | RURAL/WOODS/ALAFIA RIVER | BRIGHT/CLEAR | | ANIMAL APPEARED TO BE SPLASHING WATER ON ITS SHOULDERS | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | POLK | 25129 | NOVEMBER | 1 | 2008 | FALL | ORANGE LAKE | 5-6' | 200LBS | | | | EVENING | DARK RED | NEAT | | PICKING PERSIMMONS | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS DRIVING TO A HUNTING SPOT, SAW WHAT HE THINKS IS A BEAR EATING PERSIMMONS. WATCHED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THEN ANIMAL WALKS AWAY ON 2 LEGS. | | SWAMP/OLD GROWTH/PERSIMMON TREE/GREEN SWAMP RIVER SYSTEM | SUNSET | | WITNESS HEARD GROWL/HOWL ON PRIOR HUNTING TRIP. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | POLK | 12732 | OCTOBER | | 2004-2005 | FALL | HWY 60 | 8-9' | | | | 12-2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | RED/BROWN | | | | SITTING AROUND A FIRE | 4 PEOPLE | WITNESSES BUILT A FIRE OFTEN & ANIMAL SEEMS TO COME. GROWLS/GRUNT HEARD. ANIMAL WAS SEEN ONE DAY STANDING AT THE FENCE LINE. | | SWAMP/WOODS | | | DIRTY SWAMP WATER/SKUNK SMELL. HEAR HOWLING & WOODS KNOCKS IN THE AREA. DOG COWARD WHEN SIGHTING OCCURRED. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | PUTNAM | 4795 | | | 1947/1948 | SUMMER | US 17 | | | | | | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | MAKING UP & DOWN MOTIONS ON TREE | RIDING HORSE ON TRAIL | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS RIDING HORSE. SAW LARGE HAIRY MAN. HORSE STOPPED & WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER. WITNESS WATCHED ANIMAL | | PINE/RICE CREEK | CLEAR/BRIGHT/HOT | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | PUTNAM | 1021 | | | 1971/1972 | SUMMER | SR 100 | 6'6"-7' | 270LBS | | | 2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | STANDING IN ROAD | DRIVING | 2 MEN | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SWERVE TO MISS ANIMAL STANDING IN THE LANE. | | WOODS/PINE | FOGGY | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | SANTA ROSA | 989 | JANUARY | | 1982 | WINTER | SR 87 | | | | | 7:30-8AM | MORNING | RED/BROWN | | | RAN | HUNTING - DEER | 1 TEEN | WHILE HUNTING, WITNESS SAW LARGE ANIMAL RUN ON 2 LEGS. ANIMAL CLEARED 125 YARDS IN 10 SECONDS | | PINE/HILLS/BRUSH/FIELD/GULLIES/VINES/FARMLAND | PARTLY CLOUDY/LIGHT MIST | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | SANTA ROSA | 9113 | JUNE | | 2000 | SUMMER | I-10 / 87 | | | | | 6:45AM | MORNING | DARK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. STOPPED TO RELIEVE HIMSELF. WITNESS GETS BACK INTO TRUCK & SAW ANIMAL CROSS THE ROAD. | | SCRUB/OAK/PINE/CREEK/RIVER | | | NOTICED WET DOG SMELL WHERE ANIMAL CROSSED | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | SARASOTA | 10867 | AUGUST | 7 | 1981 | SUMMER | PROCTOR RD / ACORN CIRCLE | 7' | | | | | AFTERNOON | CINNAMON | UNKEMPT | | WATCHING CHILDREN | PLAYING | 3 CHILDREN | CHILDREN WERE PLAYING, HEARD A TREE SNAP. LOOKED UP AND SAW LARGE ANIMAL WATCHING. ANIMAL GRABBED AT A BRANCH TO GET A BETTER LOOK & CHILDREN RAN OFF. | | WOODS/SWAMP/DRAINAGE DITCH/FEW HOUSES | BRIGHT/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | SARASOTA | 12587 | | | 1988 | SUMMER | CAPRI LLSE / US 41 | 7' | | | | 4-5PM | AFTERNOON | RED/BROWN | | | DRINKING | FISHING | 2 BROTHERS | WHILE IN A BOAT FISHING, ANIMAL COMES DOWN TO THE WATER 60 YARDS AWAY & DRINKS WITH CUPPED HANDS. WITNESSES PACK UP THEIR GEAR & LEAVE AREA QUICKLY. | | WOODS/PINE/POND/PALMETTOS/COMPLEXES | SUNNY/CLEAR/HUMID | | NOTICED DEER IN RUT SMELL. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | ST JOHNS | 1003 | OCTOBER | 15 | 1984 | FALL | SR 207 / KINGS ESTATE RD | 6'6" | 250LBS | | | | EVENING | RED | | | WALKED ONTO TRAIL | RIDING HORSES | 2 WOMEN | WITNESSES WERE RIDING HORSES. HORSES START ACTING UP (BLOWING, SNORTING, REARING). HEARD SOMETHING WALKING ON ROCKS. TURNED & SAW ANIMAL STANDING IN TRAIL | | PINE/PALM MEADOWS/SWAMPY/RAILROAD TRACKS | CLEAR | | NOTICED A DEAD ANIMAL SMELL. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | SUWANNEE | 16473 | NOVEMBER | 1 | 2006 | FALL | I-10 | 6' | | | | 4AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK BROWN | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL WALKING IN OTHER LANE. | | OSCEOLA NATIONAL FOREST/WOODS | LITTLE FOGGY | | | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | VOLUSIA | 746 | | | 1989 | SPRING | MAYTOWN RD | | | | | 3:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | STANDING IN ROAD | DRIVING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESS WAS DRIVING AND SAW ANIMAL STANDING IN THE ROAD. STOPPED TRUCK & ANIMAL APPROACHED CAR. | | ST. JOHN'S RIVER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA/MERRIT ISLAND WILDLIFE REFUGE | HAZY/CLEAR | | NOTICED CABBAGE LIKE SMELL | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | WAKULLA | 23570 | FEBRUARY | | 2008 | WINTER | HWY 98 | 7' | | | | 1:20AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK | FUZZY | | ROCK KNOCKS | COOLING OFF IN BROOK | 2 PEOPLE | WHILE IN A BROOK, WITNESSES HEARD ROCKS HITTING TOGETHER. WENT TO LOOK & SAW APE LIKE ANIMAL RUN OFF | | APALACHICOLA NATIONAL FOREST/WOODS/SWAMP/RIVER/LAKES | | | AS WITNESSES APPROACHED THE AREA THEY HEARD A HOG RUN OFF. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | WASHINGTON | 5884 | FEBRUARY | 18 | 2003 | WINTER | I-10 | 7' | 250-275LBS | | | 5:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | RED | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS DRIVING, SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD BEHIND A SEMI-TRUCK. CROSSED BOTH LANES & BREAK DOWN LANE IN 4-5 STEPS | | SWAMP/PINE UPLAND | CLEAR | NO MOON | ANIMAL ALMOST GLIDED AS IT WALKED. | | | | | |
| FLORIDA | WASHINGTON | 9174 | AUGUST | 8 | 2004 | SUMMER | ROLLING PINES RD | 7-8' | | | | 9:30PM | EVENING | | | | STANDING BY OUT BUILDING | IN HOUSE | 1 PERSON | WITNESS HEARD MINI HORSES MAKING RUCKUS OUTSIDE. WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG & SAW ANIMAL STANDING 40-50FT AWAY. ANIMAL GOES BEHIND OUT BUILDING | | WOODS/MOBILE SWAMP/HILLS/MANAGEMENT AREA | RAINING | | FARM NEAR AREA HAVE HAD GOATS & HOGS KILLED. OWNER HAS HEARD SCREAMS/YELLS. FOUND FOOTPRINTS | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | BARTOW | 19421 | SEPTEMBER | 1 | 2006 | FALL | HWY 75 | 8' | | | | 2:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | LIGHT GREY | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL CROSS THE MEDIAN INTO A TREE LINE. | | WOODS/PINE/LAKE/RIVER/SWAMPY/RED MOUNTAIN STATE PARK | RAINED DAYS BEFORE | | | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | BERRIEN | 14525 | OCTOBER | | 1976 | FALL | US HWY 82 | 6' | | | | 7PM | EVENING | BROWN | WET/MATTED | | | CHECKING CATFISH LINES | 1 MAN | AFTER HUNTING BIRDS, WITNESS WENT TO CHECK CATFISH LINES. HEARD LOUD/RASPY BREATHING. SMELLED ODOR. TURNED TO SEE ANIMAL COME OUT INTO A CLEARING. | | FIELDS/RIVER | | | | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | BERRIEN | 24125 | JULY | 2 | 2008 | SUMMER | OLD VALDOSTA HWY / CAT CREEK RD | 6'+ | | | | 12-12:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | LONG/MATTED/DREADLOCKS | | HIT GARAGE DOOR | WATCHING TV | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS ABOVE THE GARAGE WATCHING TV. HEARD SOMETHING HIT GARAGE. LOOKED OUT WINDOW, SAW ANIMAL BELOW WINDOW. ANIMAL WALKED OFF INTO WOODS. | | WOODS/PINE/STREAMS/RIVERS/RURAL AREA | | | FRIEND HEARD LOUD “WHIPPORWILL” LIKE WHISTLE 2 WEEKS LATER. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | BRANTLEY | 10874 | OCTOBER | 11 | 1986 | FALL | 82 | | | | | | EVENING | | | | FOLLOWING HUMAN/LOOKING AT HUMAN | DIGGING | 1 MAN | WITNESS HEARD FOOTSTEPS IN THE WOODS. SAW ANIMAL. ANIMAL WENT BACK INTO THE WOODS. MINUTES LATER WAS BACK BEHIND THE WITNESS AGAIN. | | PINE/SWAMP/SATILLA RIVER | | | 16” LONG 6.5” WIDE FOOT PRINT FOUND. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | BROOKS | 4393 | DECEMBER | | 2001 | WINTER | CLAYTTVILLE RD | | | | | 3AM | NIGHT/DAWN | | | EYES GLOWED RED IN CAR HEADLIGHTS | REACHING FOR LEAVES | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS NOTICED ANIMAL STANDING BY BRIDGE REACHING (FOR LEAVES?). | | BRIDGE/CREEK/WOODS | | | | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | CARROLL | 7113 | JULY | | 1999 | SUMMER | HUTCHESON FERRY RD | 6-7' | 300-400LBS | | | 3PM | AFTERNOON | BROWN/BLACK/RED | | | PLAYING IN CREEK | FISHING | 2 BROTHERS | BROTHERS WERE FISHING, WENT TO CHANGE LOCATIONS HEADS LOUD SPLASH. SAW ANIMAL SLAPPING AT THE WATER. THOUGHT ANIMAL MAY HAVE BEEN COOLING OFF | | SMALL CAVES/WATERFALL/HARDWOODS/ROCKY | HOT/SUNNY/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | CHEROKEE | 1864 | NOVEMBER | 3 | 1993 | WINTER | HWY 108 | | | | | 2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | GREY | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL CROSS THE ROAD. | | WOODS/HILLS/SWAMP | CLOUDY/RAINY | | | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | CLAYTON | 9712 | JULY | | 1984 | SUMMER | HWY 138 | 7-8' | | | | 8PM | EVENING | AUBURN/RED/BROWN/ORANGE | 3-4" | | RAN PARALLEL TO WITNESS | GOING HOME | 13 YR OLD | WITNESS WAS ON WAY HOME. FATHER WAS OUTSIDE TOLD HER TO GO HOME. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL & RAN. ANIMAL RAN PARALLEL TO WITNESS UNTIL CAME TO A CLEARING. | | PINE/WOODS/JACKSON'S LAKE | | | FATHER HAD TOLD WITNESS NOT TO PLAY IN THE WOODS AFTER DARK. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | COWETA | 15457 | NOVEMBER | 17 | 2003 | FALL | HWY 85 | 8' | | | | | EVENING | CINNAMON/BROWN | | | FOLLOWING DEER | HUNTING - TREE STAND | 19 YR OLD | WITNESS WAS HUNTING. SMELLED GARBAGE ODOR. SAW DEER RUN SPOOKED. CAUGHT GLIMPSE OF LARGE MAN-LIKE ANIMAL. 3 MORE DEER RAN BY. WITNESS CALLS FATHER TO LOCATION. | | HARDWOODS/PINE/LAKES/CREEK/MARSH/SWAMP/MOUNTAINS | CRISP/CLEAN | | MUTILATED DEER & CATTLE FOUND AT LOCATIONS. ALSO NOTICED WHILE SCOUTING HUNTING LOCATION TREES BROKE 15-20 FEET IN AIR. LARGE BOULDER OVERTURNED. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | DADE | 21359 | JULY | | 1987 | SUMMER | CLOVERDALE RD | 9-10' | | | | 8:30AM | MORNING | RED/BROWN | | | WATCHING HUMAN | FISHING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS FELT LIKE HE WAS BEING WATCHED. HAIRS STOOD UP ON NECK. WITNESS TURNED TO SEE A LARGE ANIMAL BEHIND HIM APROX 12 FOOT AWAY. ANIMAL TURNED AND LEFT. | | WOODS/POND/SWAMPY/CORN FIELD | | | NO SOUNDS WERE MADE WHEN THE ANIMAL APPROACHED THE WITNESS. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | DOUGLAS | 447 | JUNE | 15 | 1974 | SUMMER | TIBMERRIDGE RD | 8' | | | | | EVENING | BLACK/BROWN | WIRY | GREEN EYES | GRABBED HORSE | RIDING HORSE ON ROAD | 18 YR OLD | HORSE STARTED ACTING UP. WITNESS HEARD RUSTLING IN WOODS, THEN A SCREAM. LARGE ANIMAL JUMPED OUT AT THEM AND GRABBED THE SADDLE/HORSE. | | WOODS/PINE | DUSK/CLEAR | FULL MOON | LEATHER SADDLE HAD TEAR & DEEP SCRATCHES. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL FACE TO FACE. YELLOW TEETH - SOME MISSING. HAIRY HANDS WITH NAILS. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | EMANUEL | 8454 | APRIL | 1 | 2004 | SPRING | HWY 16 | | | | | 9AM | MORNING | BLACK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | FAMILY | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. PARENTS IN SEPARATE CAR. SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD IN FRONT OF SEMI-TRUCK. WITNESS CALLED MOTHER TO CONFIRM SIGHTING. | | WOODS/MARSH | | | THE SEMI DRIVER WAS VISIBLY SHAKEN. AT LEAST 6 PEOPLE SAW ANIMAL, MOST LIKELY MORE PEOPLE AS THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | FANNIN | 2393 | SEPTEMBER | | 1985 | FALL | | (1) 7'6" (2) 8' | | | 60 | 10-11PM | EVENING | | | | FORAGING HELICOPTER CRASH SITE | GUARDING CRASH SITE | 5 MILITARY POLICE | WITNESS HEARD SCREAM. REALIZE SOMETHING IS MESSING W/ CRASH SITE. SHINED LIGHT & SAW 3 ANIMALS. ALL OFFICERS FIRE SHOTS AT ANIMALS. NO BODIES OR BLOOD TRAIL LEFT. | | ELEVATION 3K/MOUNTAIN/CREEKS/STREAMS/OAK/PINE/WALNUT/ELM/BLACKBERRY/PLUM | CLEAR | | PHOTOS OF CRASH SITE ATTACHED. VERY DETAILED REPORT | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | FULTON | 6097 | SEPTEMBER | | 1961 | FALL | CAMPBELTON RD | | | | | | AFTERNOON | | | RED EYES HAVE BEEN SEEN ON PROPERTY | IN UNFINISHED BASEMENT | PLAYING | 4 CHILDREN | CHILDREN NOTICE LARGE HAIR COVERED FIGURE UNDER HOUSE IN BASEMENT AREA. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GORILLA. CHILDREN THREW A FEW STONES AT ANIMAL. THEN RAN TO HOUSE. | | FARM LAND/ PINE/APPLES | SUNNY | | SEVERAL INCIDENTS HAPPENED AT LOCATION INCLUDING SIGHTINGS OF ANIMAL STEALING EGGS & EATING APPLES FROM TREE. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | GLYNN | 8405 | JULY | 4 | 1963 | SUMMER | | 5'6" | 120-130LBS | JUVENILE | | 9PM | EVENING | GREY | 3-4" | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 17 YR OLD | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD AT AN ANGLE. DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ALARMED. | | WOODS/SWAMP | CLEAR | | ANIMAL HAD A GRACEFUL GAIT & DANCE-LIKE. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | HEARD | 398 | JULY | 30 | 1996 | SUMMER | | 8' | | MALE | | 12-1AM | NIGHT/DAWN | LIGHT FAWN W/ RED/BROWN MANE | WIRY | | CROSSED ROAD / GRABBED TREE LIMB | DRIVING | 3 PEOPLE | WITNESSES HAD FINISHED FISHING. DRIVING HOME. ANIMAL IS SPOTTED. ANIMAL GOES INTO DITCH AND GRABS A TREE LIMB TO HELP COVER IT'S FACE. | | PINE/GOVERNMENT LAND/PARK | CLEAR | BLUE MOON | WITNESS FELT THE ANIMAL WAS MALE. ROUND EARS WERE NOTICED. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | LEE | 18707 | JULY | | 1992 | SUMMER | CENTURY RD | 8' | 400-500LBS | | | 9:45PM | EVENING | | | | CAME AROUND CORNER OF HOUSE | TALKING | 5 TEENS | TEENS OUTSIDE TALKING. SAW LARGE FIGURE WALK AROUND CORNER OF HOUSE INTO LIGHT FROM PORCH. TEENS RAN AND GOT IN TRUCK UNTIL ANIMAL WALKED AWAY. | | FARMALND/MARSH/WOODS/KINCHAFOOCHEE CREEK/HOUSE | | | WITNESS WAS FISHING 2 WEEKS LATER & FELT LIKE HE WAS BEING WATCHED. NOTICED A STRONG ODOR & A FRESH FOOTPRINT IN THE SAND BAR. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | LIBERTY | 17089 | NOVEMBER | 12 | 1998 | FALL | HWY 144 | 7-9' | | | | 2AM | NIGHT/DAWN | THERMAL IMAGE | | | CROSSED ROAD | ARMY DRILLS | 1 BRADLEY GUNNER | DOING A TRAINING DRILL. GUNNER SAW ANIMAL WALK ACROSS ROAD 50FT IN FRONT OF MILITARY VEHICLE. FIGURE WAS TOTAL WHITE. NO INDICATION OF CLOTHING | | SWAMP/WOODS | DARK | | 2006 REDWOODS EXPEDITION TOOK PLACE IN THIS AREA. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | LONG | 5395 | OCTOBER | 15 | 1998 | FALL | HWY 196 | 8' | | | | | EVENING | BROWN/BLACK | 1.5" | BIG, RED EYES | STANDING IN PATHWAY | HUNTING - DEER | 1 PERSON | CLIMBED DOWN FROM TREE STAND. WENT TO RELIEVE HIMSELF. NOTICED NO NOISES. FELT UNEASY. TURNED & SAW ANIMAL STANDING IN PATH. ANIMAL SNIFFED AIR AND WALKED OFF. | | PINE/PONDS/SWAMP | DUSK | | WITNESS HEARD NOISES AT HOME, WIFE FELT LIKE SHE WAS BEING WATCHED & DOG WOULD HID UNDER PORCH UNLESS WITNESS WAS OUTSIDE WITH THEM. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | PAULDING | 18016 | JUNE | 16 | 2006 | SUMMER | AUSTIN BRIDGE RD | 9' | | | | | EVENING | DARK | 3-4" | RED GLOWING EYES | BY ROAD | DRIVING | FAMILY | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL AT ABOUT 200 YARDS. WATCHED FOR 2 MINUTES. THEN TURNED VEHICLE AROUND | | | MILD | | ODD FEATURES. BARREL CHEST. NOT VERY BROAD SHOULDERS. LEAN. FACE WAS WOLF OR LUPINE LIKE. SMALL SNOUT. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | PAULDING | 18044 | FEBRUARY | 27 | 2007 | WINTER | HWY 101 | 7' | 400-500LBS | | | 9:30PM | EVENING | RED/BROWN | 3-4" | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | HUSBAND & WIFE | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING HOME USING CAUTION FOR DEER. NOTICED ANIMAL IN ROAD. ANIMAL WALKED ACROSS ON 2 LEGS | | HOUSES/PINE/SWAMPY/CHURCH/BALL FIELD | OVERCAST | | SAW EARS LOW ON THE NECK | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | RABUN | 9818 | MAY | 23 | 1998 | SPRING | US 441 | 9-10' | | | 60 | | EVENING | DARK BROWN | | | SQUATTING BY FALLS | HIKING/EATING | 1 POLICE OFFICER | WITNESS HIKED TO A WATERFALL. GOT DARK. WENT TO HIKE BACK OUT AND NOTICED FIGURE SQUATTING BY FALLS. WITNESS SPOKE BUT GOT NO RESPONSE. ANIMAL STOOD AND WALKED AWAY. | | HARDWOODS/PINE/ROCK WATERFALL/CLIFFS | PARTLY CLOUDY | | NOTICED BODY ODOR/DEAD ANIMAL SMELL | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | RICHMOND | 2218 | DECEMBER | | 1979 | WINTER | | 10-10'6" | 1100LBS | | | 2PM | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN/BLACK | 1" NEAT | | | CHECKING AREA | 1 ARMY MAN | WHILE CHECKING OUT THE AREA, WITNESS IS APPROACHED BY AN ANIMAL. WITNESS WALKED OFF, ANIMAL DID NOT FOLLOW. | | ELEVATION 380-500/RAVINE/SCRUB OAK/STREAM | | | GOOD DETAIL OF FACE/BODY & AREA. FOOT PRINT FOUND 22" LONG. HEEL WIDTH 6"/BALL WIDTH 9". SCAT/VOMIT & SAND PILES FOUND. DRAWING ATTACHED. | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | STEPHENS | 2219 | JUNE | | 1978 | SUMMER | GA 123 | 7' | BULKY | | | 10AM-4PM | AFTERNOON | BLUE | | | CHASED CHILDREN | PLAYING IN WOODS | (3) 12-13YR OLDS | 3 CHILDREN PLAYING IN WOODS SAW ANIMAL 30-40 FEET AWAY, ANIMAL CHASED THEM TO THE EDGE OF THE WOODS. LOOKED LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN A MAN & A BEAR. HAIR ON FACE . | | APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS/AHRDWOODS/POND | WARM/CLEAR/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | TATTNALL | 2279 | | | 1982 | | BEARDS CREEK RD | 7-8' | | | | 10-11PM | EVENING | DARK | | RED EYES IN HEADLIGHTS | | DRIVING | 3 TEENS | WITNESSES WERE OUT DRIVING. SAW SHADOW STANDING BY NEW CHURCH. WENT TO GET A CLOSER LOOK & SAW FIGURE RUN TOWARD GRAVE YARD. FOLLOWED INTO GRAVE YARD. ANIMAL STOOD UP | | WOODS/COUNTRY ROAD/CHURCH/GRAVE YARD/SWAMP/FARM | | | THEY HAD HAD A BEER, BUT WERE NOT DRUNK | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | WHITE | 7237 | NOVEMBER | | 1999 | FALL | HWY 75 | | LEAN/MUSCULAR | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING, SAW A LARGE MAN-LIKE ANIMAL CROSS THE ROAD. WITNESS GOT A GOOD LOOK AT THE ANIMAL IN THE HEADLIGHTS | | CREEK BOTTOM/PINE FOREST/SWAMP | | | | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | WHITE | 9465 | OCTOBER | 5 | 2004 | FALL | HWY 17 | 10' | | | | | AFTERNOON | DARK | | | WALKED BY HOUSE | WATCHING TV | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS WAS WATCHING TV, SAW LARGE FIGURE WALKING OUTSIDE. DOG SAW AT SAME TIME AND WALKED TO THE DOOR. | | OPEN VALLEY | | | | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | WHITE | 21402 | | | 1979-1980 | SUMMER | HWY 75 | 6'+ | | | | | AFTERNOON | DARK | | | WALKING TOWARD CREEK | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS RETURNING FROM SEARCHING FOR ARTIFACTS WHEN SAW ANIMAL WALKING TOWARD THE CREEK. | | CLEAR CUT/NATIONAL FOREST | | | | | | | | |
| GEORGIA | WHITFIELD | 21193 | AUGUST | 1 | 2007 | SUMMER | HWY 286 | | HEAVY/MUSCULAR | | | 3-3:30PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | FISHING IN RIVER | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING OVER BRIDGE, SAW ANIMAL STANDING IN RIVER POSSIBLY FISHING. WITNESS & ANIMAL WATCH EACH OTHER AS WITNESS DROVE BY. | | CREEK BOTTOM/PINE FOREST/CONASAUGA RIVER | HOT/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | ADAMS | 2063 | JUNE | | 1982 | SUMMER | HWY 95 | | | | | 1:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD. REPORT FROM FRIEND THAT WAS SLEEPING IN THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING. | | WOODS | | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | ADAMS | 4987 | OCTOBER | | 1990 | FALL | US 95 | 8'6"-9' | | | | | EVENING | DARK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 SHERIFF | WITNESS WAS DRIVING QUICKLY TO THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT. ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD IN FRONT OF CAR. "HAD IT BEEN A NORMAL FOREST ANIMAL I WOULD HAVE HIT IT" | | PINE/BRUSH/RIVER/JOHNATHAN DICKINSON STATE PARK/CAMPGROUND | | | WITNESS HAD REMOVED SMALL BOULDERS FROM THIS ROAD SEVERAL TIMES. NOTICED STRONG, ROTTEN ODOR IN AREA. PEOPLE SAYING LIVESTOCK WERE ACTING STRANGE. ANOTHER OFFICER CAST A LARGE HUMAN-LIKE FOOTPRINT. | | | | | |
| IDAHO | BEAR LAKE | 1796 | AUG/SEPT | | 1982/1983 | FALL | | | | FAMILY | | | MORNING | (1,2&3) DARK | | | WALKING FAST | HUNTING - WALKING | 2 MEN | WITNESS WAS HUNTING. WALKED AREA IN HOPES TO PUSH A DEER/ELK INTO THE VIEW OF OTHER HUNTERS. WITNESS SAW 3 ANIMALS WALKING AWAY QUICKLY. SMALL ANIMAL HAD A HARD TIME KEEPING UP WITH OTHER 2. | | ELEVATION 7K/ASPEN/PINE/CLEARING/POND | | | THE TALLEST ANIMAL MADE A HAND GESTURE AS IF TELLING THE SMALL ANIMAL TO HURRY UP. | | | | | |
| IDAHO | BONNER | 1801 | JULY | 29 | 1967 | SUMMER | | | | | | 4PM | AFTERNOON | | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS RIDING IN TRUCK. FELT HAIR ON NECK STAND UP. TURNED & SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD BEHIND TRUCK. ANIMAL TOOK 3-4 STEPS TO CROSS. | | SPRITI LAKE/FARM/LODGE POLE PINE | BREEZE/HOT/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | BONNER | 10510 | OCTOBER | | 1969 | FALL | HWY 200 | 7-8' | | | | 4PM | AFTERNOON | DARK | | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | GRANDFATHER & GRANDDAUGHTER | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD. ANIMAL IS SEEN FOR 2-3 SECONDS BEFORE IT RUNS DOWNHILL. | | PINE/FIR/SWAMP/CREEK/CEDAR/HIGH MOUNTAINS | SUNNY/COOL | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | BONNER | 25156 | OCTOBER | 28 | 1980 | FALL | I 57 | 7' | THICK/STOCKY | | | 3:30PM | AFTERNOON | RED/BROWN | 6" | | WALKING BY ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. ANIMAL CAME DOWN EMBANKMENT & WALKED IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. ANIMAL STUCK OUT HAND TOWARD TRUCK. ANIMAL THEN CROSSED THE ROAD. | | OLD GROWTH/STEEP HILLS | CLEAR/DRY | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | BONNER | 20802 | AUGUST | 15 | 1985 | SUMMER | LIGHTENING CREEK RD/ HWY 200 | | | | | | AFTERNOON | DARK BROWN | | | WALKING | PICKING BERRIES | MOTHER | MOTHER WAS WITH FAMILY PICKING HUCKLEBERRIES. SAW ANIMAL WALK OVER THE TOP OF A KNOLL. ANIMAL APPEARS TO SMELL/NOTICE PEOPLE 100 YARDS AWAY. ANIMAL WALKS OFF | | RIDGE/CLEAR-CUT/HUCKLEBERRIES | SUNNY/CLEAR | | WITNESS HAD A GUN, BUT FELT NO THREAT | | | | | |
| IDAHO | BONNER | 5767 | SEPTEMBER | | 1975-1977 | FALL | HWY 95 | 5' | STOCKY | FEMALE | | | | BLOND | WAVY | | EATING HORSE FEED/HIDING BEHIND STUMPS | | FAMILY (3) | WITNESSES SAW FEMALE ANIMAL SEVERAL TIMES. ANIMAL TOOK HORSE FEED, TOOK BOARDS OFF SHACK & PILED THEM, FATHER GOT WITH IN 8' OF HER & SHE WAS TREED BY A HUNTER | * | CEDAR FOREST/LOGGED/CREEK BOTTOM/MOUNTAINS RIDGE | COOL/SUNNY | | FEMALE ANIMAL MADE A HISSING NOISE & SWATTED AT DOG. DOG WAS AFRAID OF ANIMAL. FATHER SAW FINGER NAIL & THUMB ON ANIMAL. ANIMAL WALKED BOWLEGGED | | | | | |
| IDAHO | BONNER | 5767 | | | 1975-1977 | SUMMER | HWY 95 | | | YOUNG | | 2PM | AFTERNOON | BROWN | | | CROSSED LOGGING ROAD | | 6 PEOPLE | WITNESSES SAW YOUNG ANIMAL CROSS THE LOGGING ROAD. THEY ALSO HEARD SOMETHING CALLING THAT SOUNDED LIKE A HOWLER MONKEY. THEY ASSUMED IT WAS THE MOTHER. | * | CEDAR FOREST/LOGGED/CREEK BOTTOM/MOUNTAINS RIDGE | | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | BONNEVILLE | 16527 | NOVEMBER | 4 | 2006 | FALL | BONE RD | 9' | | | | 8PM | EVENING | DARK BROWN/BLACK | THICK | | STANDING IN BORROW/ CHASED CAR | LOOKING FOR ANIMAL | 5 PEOPLE | WITNESSES SAW SOMETHING. TURNED CAR AROUND & MAN GOT OUT. SAW ANIMAL. ANIMAL STOOD UP. MAN YELLED ANIMAL WENT BACK DOWN. MEN LEFT AREA. ANIMAL CHASED CAR @ SPEED OF 30MPH | | THICK WILLOW/CREEK/SAGEBRUSH/CEDAR | | FULL MOON | ANIMAL MADE GROWLING/WHINING NOISE. ANIMAL HAD NO TROUBLE KEEPING UP WITH THE CAR GOING 30MPH. ANIMAL FINALLY CROSSED ROAD BEHIND CAR. | | | | | |
| IDAHO | CAMAS | 2061 | OCTOBER | | 1977 | FALL | | 8-9' | | | | | | DARK | | | CROSSED CLEARING | DRIVING | 3 US FOREST SERVICE WORKERS | WITNESSES SAW ANIMAL 150 YARDS UP SLOPE FROM THE ROAD. ANIMAL CROSSED 150 YARDS IN 20 SECONDS OR LESS. 1 WITNESS WENT BACK TO AREA TO LOOK FOR FOOTPRINTS. NONE FOUND | | ELEVATION 10K/SPRUCE/LARCH/STEAP/SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST | | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | CAMAS | 13692 | AUGUST | | 1988 | SUMMER | COUCH SUMMIT RD | | | | | 7PM | EVENING | ORANGE/RED/BROWN | | | PARALLELED HUMANS | HIKING TO CAMP | FAMILY (5) | WITNESSES WERE HIKING. FATHER CALLED DOG TO CHECK OUT SOMETHING HE HAD HEARD IN THE BUSHES. DOG YELPED & RAN BACK TO CAMP. BOY SAW ANIMAL . FAMILY RUNS BACK TO CAMP. | | PINE FOREST/MACAN GULCH/ GHOST TOWN-MINING | | | ONCE BACK AT CAMP FATHER SET UP A PERIMETER ALARM WITH POP CANS & FISHING LINE. DOG GROWLED. POP CANS SHOOK. FAMILY LEFT AREA | | | | | |
| IDAHO | CASSIA | 3629 | JULY | 15 | 1999 | SUMMER | | 6' | | | | 12-3PM | AFTERNOON | BROWN | | | WALKING UP SLOPE | CUTTING WOOD | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS CUTTING WOOD. SMELLED BAD ODOR. SAW ANIMAL WALKING UP A SLOPE 100' AWAY. ANIMAL SEEMED LIKE AN "OLD MAN" & HAD IT'S HAND OUT SUPPORTING ITSELF ON A TREE. | | MOUNTAINS/RAVINE/LOGGING ROADS | CLEAR/WARM | | ODOR NOTICED SMELLED LIKE DEAD LAMB | | | | | |
| IDAHO | CASSIA | 20884 | AUGUST | 9 | 2007 | SUMMER | | | | | | 5:30PM | AFTERNOON | | | YELLOW EYES. EYES SEEMED "PENETRATING & EVIL" | WATCHED HUMAN/ FOLLOWED HUMAN | WALKING TO BEAVER POND | 17 YR OLD BOY | WITNESSES WERE GOING TO BEAVER POND. GRANDMOTHER FELT UNEASY. GRANDSON SAW ANIMAL WATCHING THEM IN THE TREE LINE. PUPPY WAS FRIGHTENED & BARKED. ALL WALKED BACK TO TRUCK. GRANDSON FELT LIKE ANIMAL WAS FOLLOWING THEM & PUPPY KEPT LOOKING BEHIND THEM. | | PINE/ASPEN/SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST/BEAVER DAM | WARM/NO WIND OR CLOUDS | | NO ANIMAL SOUNDS WERE NOTICED. MANY ELK & DEEP DROPPINGS/TRACK SEEN. GRANDSON DID NOT TELL ABOUT SIGHTING UNTIL BACK IN THE TRUCK. ODOR NOTICED | | | | | |
| IDAHO | CLARK | 11070 | JULY | | 1997 | SUMMER | MEDICINE LODGE RD | | | FEMALE | | | | | | | IN RIVER | IN RIVER | 1 MAN | WITNESS HAD BEEN FISHING. WEATHER WAS COMING IN. MAN WAS CROSSING RIVER WHEN HE SAW ANIMAL IN RIVER 200' AWAY. WATCHED EACH OTHER, THEN ANIMAL WALKED INTO WILLOWS | | CREEK BOTTOM/WILLOWS/RANCH/MEDICINE LODGE CREEK | RAINING | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | CLEARWATER | 2062 | OCTOBER | 28 | 1995 | FALL | 3 BEAR RD | 7-8' | | | | 6PM | EVENING | | | | SCREAMED/NEAR CAMP | STARTING DINNER/CAMPING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES HEARD A SCREAM THAT SOUNDED LIKE A MULE/WAILING. TURNED ON SPOT LIGHT & SAW ANIMAL. ANIMAL WAS HEARD WALKING NEAR CAMP ALL NIGHT. NEXT DAY TREE TWIST FOUND | | WHITE PINE/CEDAR/RED FIR/ELK CREEK/DORSAWCK LAKE/BOGS/SPRINGS | LAKE FOG | NO MOON | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | CLEARWATER | 22651 | SEPTEMBER | | 2001 | FALL | ST JOE RIVER | | | FAMILY (3) | | 12PM | AFTERNOON | BROWN | | | BY LAKE | HIKING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE HIKING. CAME TO A LOOKOUT AND SAW 2 "PEOPLE & A DOG". ANIMALS HEAR WITNESSES TALKING & RAN. LITTLE ONE FOLLOWED ON ALL FOURS. | | ALPINE LAKE/WHITE PINE/CLIFF/HEART LAKE/ST. JOE'S FOREST | SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | CUSTER | 6983 | OCTOBER | | 1975 | FALL | FOREST RD 55 / HWY 93 | 8' | LANKY | | | | | DARK | | | WALKING ON RIDGE | HUNTING | 1 MAN | WITNESS SPLIT FROM PARTY TO SPOOK GAME. SAT ON STEEP SLOPE. SAW SOMETHING WALKING 100' BELOW THE RIDGELINE ABOVE HIS FATHER'S LOCATION. | | WOODS/SALMON RIVER WILDERNESS/STEEP SLOPE | COLD | | 2 DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING, WITNESSES SAW A SLOTH-LIKE ANIMAL OR A WOUNDED BEAR CRAWL ACROSS THE ROAD. 1 PERSON WENT TO INVESTIGATE & CAME BACK 3 MINUTES LATER & INSISTED THEY LEAVE THE AREA. | | | | | |
| IDAHO | CUSTER | 3085 | JULY | 20 | 1980 | SUMMER | CAPE HORN LAKES RD/ HWY 21 | 7-8' | | | | 12PM | NOON | BROWN | THICK | | CROSSED PATH | WALKING TO LAKE | 3 BOY SCOUTS | WITNESSES WERE WALKING ON TRAIL. 5 BOYS WERE DEAF, 1 BOY WAS HEARING. 3 OF THE BOYS SAW THE ANIMAL CROSS THE PATH. ALL BOYS WALK TO AREA TO LOOK FOR ANIMAL. | | PINE/MEADOWS/BOY SCOUT CAMP/3 LAKES | CLEAR | | THE CARETAKER OF THE CAMP HAD MANY STORIES AND 2 POLAROID PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANIMAL. | | | | | |
| IDAHO | KOOTENAI | 10012 | DECEMBER | 3 | 1988 | WINTER | I 90 | 9' | | | | 1AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK | 2-3" | | WATCHING HUMAN | RELIEVING SELF | HUSBAND & WIFE | MAN GOT OUT OF TRUCK TO RELIEVE HIMSELF. FELT LIKE HE WAS BEING WATCHED. TURNED & SAW ANIMAL 10' BEHIND HIM. WIFE SAW ANIMAL FROM CAB OF TRUCK. | | MOUNTAINS/WOODS/THICK UNDERBRUSH | VERY DARK | | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING A SEMI. HAD STOPPED AT AREA TO REST. SAT IN THE TRUCK WITH LIGHTS ON TO DO PAPER WORK BEFORE SIGHTING. | | | | | |
| IDAHO | KOOTENAI | 7180 | OCTOBER | 14 | 2003 | FALL | FERNAN RD | 9-10' | | | 40s | 12:30AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK | | | WATCHING HUMANS/STANDING | DRINKING A BEER | 3 MEN | WITNESSES HAD JUST STARTED DRINK A BEER, 1 MAN SAW ANIMAL SHUFFLE 15 YARDS AWAY. ANIMAL BLENDED IN WITH SURROUNDINGS. 2 OTHER MEN SAW ANIMAL. ANIMAL WALKED INTO TREES. | | GRAVEL/PINE/BOULDERS | CLEAR | FULL MOON | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | LATAH | 6758 | JUNE | 10 | 1963 | SUMMER | STAR RT 1 | | | JUVENILE | | 10-11AM | MORNING | DARK | SHINY/SMOOTH | DARK EYES WITH BLACK PUPILS | JUMPED ON DOWNED TREE | WALKING ON DOWNED TREE | 8 YR OLD BOY | WITNESS' FATHER FELL A TREE. WITNESS WALKED ON TREE TOWARD TIP. ANIMAL THE WITNESS' HEIGHT JUMPED UP ON THE TREE & WAS 8-10" AWAY FROM WITNESS. ANIMAL RAN, WITNESS SCREAMED. | | WOODS/RED FIRS/CEDAR/PONDS/NATURAL SPRINGS/BRUSH/MOSCOW MOUNTAINS | CLEAR/FEW CLOUDS/WARM | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | LATAH | 7993 | APRIL | 20 | 2003 | SPRING | 6 | | | | | | | GREEN & BLACK | SHAGGY | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 3 PEOPLE | WITNESSES SAW WHAT THEY THOUGHT WAS A MOOSE. ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD ON 2 LEGS. TOOK 1 STEP TO GET TO THE CENTER OF THE ROAD. | | WOODS/PINE/BIG TREE AREA | | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | LATAH | 12913 | JULY | | 2005 | SUMMER | RT 8 | (1)8'6"-9' | | FEMALE & CHILD | | 3PM | AFTERNOON | (1)BROWN (2) BLOND | | | (1) WALKING AREA (2) PLAYING | HIKING | MAN & WOMAN | WITNESSES WERE HIKING. SAT TO REST. SAW MOVEMENT. WATCHED LARGE & SMALL ANIMAL FO 20 MINUTES. SMALL ANIMAL APPEARED TO BE PLAYING. LARGE ANIMAL LOOKED LIKE IT WAS FORAGING. | | MOSCOW MOUNTAIN/CEDAR GROVES/PONDEROSA PINE/FIELD | CLEAR/SUNNY | | FOR 10 MINUTES, THE LITTLE ANIMAL WOULD RUN TO THE LARGER ONE & THE LARGE ONE WOULD TICKLE/WRESTLE WITH THE BABY. THEN THE LITTLE ANIMAL WOULD GO BACK TO FROLIC AGAIN. AT TIMES THE LITTLE ONE APPEARED TO NURSE. | | | | | |
| IDAHO | LEMHI | 2317 | AUGUST | 30 | 1995 | SUMMER | | 7' | | | | 12AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BROWN | | EYES SHINED GREEN IN HEADLIGHTS | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS SAW ANIMAL IN HEAD LIGHTS. ANIMAL JUMPED DOWN INTO THE RIVER BOTTOM AFTER 10 SECONDS | | PANTHER CREEK/SALMON RIVER/STEEP/WOODS/SALMON NATIONAL FOREST | | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | NEZ PERCE | 6391 | JUNE | | 1974 | SUMMER | | | | | | | AFTERNOON | | | | CLIMBING RIDGE / HANDS ON HIPS | SITTING IN FRONT YARD | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS SITTING IN A LAWN CHAIR. LOOKED UP & SAW ANIMAL TAKE 2-3 STRIDES TO REACH THE TOP OF RIDGE. THEN ANIMAL PUT HANDS ON HIPS. ANIMAL WALKED OFF. | | MOUNTAINS/HOME | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | OWYHEE | 5720 | JUNE | | 1963 | SUMMER | MUD FLAT RD | | | | | | EVENING | | | | RUNNING | SPOTLIGHTING RABBITS | 6 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE HUNTING RABBITS W/ SPOT LIGHT. LIGHT SHINED ON ANIMAL. ANIMAL RAN & DISAPPEARED INTO A GULLY. | | SAGEBRUSH/FARMS/JUNIPER PINE/OWYHEE MOUNTAINS | WARM/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | SHOSHONE | 23521 | MAY | | 1996 | SUMMER | I 90 | | HEAVY | | | 3AM | NIGHT/DAWN | RED/BROWN | | | SHOOK TRUCK | SLEEPING IN TRUCK | 1 TRUCK DRIVER | WITNESSES PULLED OVER TO REST. FELT TRUCK SHAKE 2 TIMES. THE 3RD TIME THE TRUCK SHOOK W/ FORCE. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL RUNNING INTO TREE LINE. WITNESS LEFT AREA | | MOUNTAINS/WOODS | WARM | | NOTICED A BAD ODOR. | | | | | |
| IDAHO | VALLEY | 4741 | AUGUST | 16 | 1969 | SUMMER | OLD EAST LAKE RD | 6' | | | 65 | 10PM | EVENING | BLACK | DENSE | | WALKED AROUND CAR | SITTING IN/ON CAR | 2 COUPLES | 1 COUPLE WAS SITTING ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, 1 COUPLE WAS ON THE INSIDE. OUTSIDE COUPLE SAID SOMETHING HAD WALKED AROUND CAR. TURNED ON HEADLIGHTS & SAW ANIMAL. | | PINE/DOUGLAS FIR/PAYETTE LAKE | CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | VALLEY | 3292 | AUGUST | 24 | 1973 | FALL | PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST HWY 48 | | | | | 9-10PM | EVENING | DARK BROWN/BLACK | | | SCREAMING/NEAR CAMP | COOKING DINNER | 2 MEN | WITNESSES WERE CAMPING, COOKING DINNER. HEARD A SCREAM FOLLOWED BY A WHISTLE & THRASHING IN THE WOODS. BOTH GOT INTO TRUCK. TURNED ON SPOT LIGHT & SAW ANIMAL LEAVE AREA. | | ELEVATION 6K/SALMON RIVER/FRANK CHURCH WILDERNESS/STREAM | CLEAR | LITTLE MOON LIGHT | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | VALLEY | 12158 | FEBRUARY | 17 | 1979 | WINTER | HWY 55 | 8' | | | | | MORNING | | | SMART EYES | LOOKING IN WINDOW | SLEEPING ON COUCH | 8 YR OLD BOY | WITNESS WAS ASLEEP ON COUCH. HEARD NOISE. SAW REFLECTION OF ANIMAL IN TV SCREEN. WITNESS LOOKED & SAW ANIMAL. WITNESS GOT SCARED & CALLED FOR HIS MOTHER. | | PINE LAKES RANCH/WOODS/PINE/PASTURE | | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | VALLEY | 6929 | JULY | 7 | 1981 | SUMMER | HWY 55 | 7'6"-9'6" | | | | 10PM | EVENING | GREY | | | CROSSED ROAD | WALKING ON ROAD | 16 YR OLD GIRL | WITNESS COULD NOT SLEEP, SO WENT FOR A WALK. ANIMAL CROSSED PATH 10-15' IN FRONT OF HER. BOTH WITNESS & ANIMAL WERE SURPRISED. BOTH RETREATED. | | HIGH MOUNTAINS / CAMPSITE/WOODS/GOLDEN FORK HOT SPRINGS | CLEAR/CALM | MOON LIGHT | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | VALLEY | 8251 | OCTOBER | 25 | 1985 | FALL | PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST HWY 48 | 7-8' | | | | | EVENING | DARK | | | WATCHING HUMANS | SETTING UP CAMP | (2) 12 YR OLD BOYS | WITNESSES FINISHED SETTING UP LEAN-TO. GOT THE FEELING THEY WERE BEING WATCHED. SAW ANIMAL 10' AWAY. TURNED TO GET GUNS & ANIMAL WAS GONE | | ELEVATION 7,200/WOODS/MEADOW/CREEK/STREAM/PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST | COLD/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| IDAHO | VALLEY | 7870 | OCTOBER | 1 | 1996 | FALL | DEADWOOD RES RD./NF 579 | 8' | | | | 8AM | MORNING | BROWN/BLACK | | | WALKED TOWARD WITNESS | HUNTING -DEER | 14 YR OLD BOY | WITNESS WAS GOING TO HUNT. SAW ANIMAL WALKING. ANIMAL NOTICED WITNESS. WITNESS FELT FEAR. ANIMAL STARTED WALKING TOWARD WITNESS. WITNESS RAN BACK TO CAMP. | | ABANDONED MINES/LOGGING SITE/RIVER/EVERGREENS/SMALL MOUNTAINS | SUNNY/COOL | | OTHERS HAD ENCOUNTER - WATER HAULERS SAW ANIMAL @3AM SAME DAY. LOGGING BOSS & SON'S WERE CHASED. POSSIBLE NEST IN ABANDONED BUILDING | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | BOND | 23395 | OCTOBER | 16 | 2006 | FALL | OLD RIPLEY TRAIL | 6' | | | | | AFTERNOON | BLACK | 6" | | TREE KNOCKS/SHOOK TREE | HUNTING - DEER | FATHER & 2 TEENS | WITNESSES SHOT A DEER & WERE LOOKING FOR IT. Heard TREE KNOCKS & SAW TREE SHAKE. SON SAW ANIMAL DESCEND FROM TREE | | FIELD/WOODS/DRY FORK CREEK BOTTOM | SUNNY/NO WIND | | ROTTEN MEAT ODOR NOTICED | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | CALHOUN | 202 | MAY | | 1998 | SPRING | | 5' | MEDIUM | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK | SHINY | | STANDING BY TREE | DRIVING | 1 WOMAN | WITNESS & HUSBAND WERE DRIVING. WIFE SAW DOG RUNNING TOWARD THE CAR. THEN SAW ANIMAL STANDING BY A TREE. | | WOODS/BLUFFS/CHICKEN FARM | MISTY | | | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | CLINTON | 24997 | OCTOBER | 27 | 2007 | FALL | HWY 50 | 6'6"-7' | 300LBS | | | 11PM | EVENING | TAN/LIGHT BROWN | | | JUMPED FROM TREE | WALKING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS WALKING. HEARD SCREAM LIKE A BOBCAT. SAW ANIMAL DROP FROM TREE & RUN AWAY ON ALL FOURS INTO THE TREE LINE | | SYCAMORE/ELM/PIN OAK/PINE/RAILROAD TRACKS/RIVER | CLEAR | FULL MOON | | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | COOK | 12984 | SEPTEMBER | 28 | 1968 | FALL | | 6'6" | 300LBS | | | 9-9:30PM | EVENING | DARK BROWN/BLACK | 6-10" | | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | 2 TEEN BOYS | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING LOOKING FOR LOCATION OF SOME GIRLS. SAW ANIMAL CROSS THE ROAD. | | PINE/HARDWOODS | CLEAR/COOL | | | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | FAYETTE | 2805 | | | 1975 | WINTER | 5TH ST | | HUGE | | | 5AM | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK | | | IN YARD | IN HOUSE | 14 YR OLD GIRL | WITNESS WAS GETTING READY TO WALK A FRIEND HOME, LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW & SAW ANIMAL LOOKING AT SOMETHING IN THE SNOW. NO ONE WENT OUTSIDE, THEY WERE TOO SCARED | | TOWN | SNOW ON GROUND | | WITNESS SAID THE FACE WAS UNFRIENDLY. | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | FRANKLIN | 11273 | AUGUST | 17 | 1979 | SUMMER | RT 37 | 7'6" | | | | | EVENING | DARK BROWN | DINGY | | STANDING | RIDING BICYCLE | 12 YR OLD | WITNESS WAS RIDING BIKE. SAW 2 KIDS RIDING TOWARD HIM SAYING THERE WAS A "HOBO" CHASING THEM. WITNESS RIDES FURTHER & SAW LARGE, HAIRY ANIMAL. ANIMAL WALKED INTO TREES | | ABANDONED RAILROAD BED/WOODS/BOTTOMLANDS/CREEK | HOT/HUMID | | | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | FULTON | 10892 | APRIL | | 1980 | SPRING | YOUTH ACRES RD | 6-7' | 300LBS | | | 2-3PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | WALKING | RIDING BICYCLE | 1 PERSON | WITNESS ROAD DOWN A HILL. HEARD RUSTLING. SAW ANIMAL LOOKING AT HIM. WITNESS WATCHED FOR 20 SECONDS THEN RAN BACK UP THE HILL. | | LAKE CANTON/CORNFIELD/GULLY/WOODS | SUNNY/NO WIND | | FOUL ODOR NOTICED | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | GRUNDY | 12140 | JUNE | | 1979 | SUMMER | RT 6 | 7'6" | 250LBS | | | | EVENING | DARK | SCRAGGLY | | RAN TOWARD CAR | IN CAR BY ROADSIDE | 2 TEENS | WITNESS PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD. FRIEND GOT OUT OF CAR. BOTH HEARD SHRIEKING GROWL NOISE & ANIMAL RUSHED TOWARD THE CAR. WITNESSES SPED OFF | | WOODS | DUSK/NICE | | | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | GRUNDY | 11831 | JUNE | 2 | 2005 | SUMMER | RT 6 | 8-10' | 500LBS | | | 6-7PM | EVENING | RED/BROWN/AUBURN | | | WALKING AWAY | HUNTING - SNAKE | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS OUT HUNTING SNAKES. HEARD RUSTLING IN FRONT OF HIM. SAW BACK HALF OF ANIMAL WALKING AWAY | * | MARSH/WOODS | DUSK | | REPORT # 12439 | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | GRUNDY | 12439 | JUNE | 10 | 2005 | SUMMER | RT 6 | (1)8-9' (2) 6' | (1)600LBS (2)400LBS | | | 6:30PM | EVENING | (1) DARK BROWN (2)DARK RED | | | | LOOKING FOR SASQUATCH | 3 PEOPLE | WITNESS HAD SEEN ANIMAL WEEK EARLIER. WENT BACK W/ A FRIEND TO LOOK MORE. HEARD COMMOTION IN THE WOODS. FRIEND SAW SILHOUETTE OF ANIMAL. WITNESSES GOES TO GET A BETTER VIEW & SAW 2ND ANIMAL IN THE OPEN WALKING TOWARD TREES | * | MARSH/WOODS | CLEAR/COOLING OFF | | DRAWING & PICTURE OF LOCATION ATTACHED | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | HANCOCK | 3521 | NOVEMBER | 15 | 2000 | FALL | FT. GREEN | 8' | | | | | EVENING | BLACK | | | SHOOK TREE/PLAYED PEEK-A-BOO | HUNTING - DEER | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WALKED AROUND TIMBER. SAW ANIMAL SHAKING TREE. ANIMAL USED THE TREE LIKE A CHILD PLAYING PEEK-A-BOO. WITNESS WENT ON TO SHOOT A DEER. ANIMAL FLED. | | WOODS/BRUSH | | | ANIMAL ACTED LIKE A CURIOUS CHILD. | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | HENDERSON | 4099 | SEPTEMBER | 26 | 1985 | FALL | US 61 | 6' | | | | 2PM | AFTERNOON | BLACK | | | WATCHING HUMAN | ARROWHEAD HUNTING | 2 PEOPLE | WITNESSES WERE IN A CORN FIELD LOOKING FOR ARROWHEADS. SAW A "TREE" BY THE FENCE ROW. WITNESS FELT LIKE SHE WAS BEING WATCHED. REALIZES IT IS AN ANIMAL. GOES BACK TO CAR | | CORNFIELD/WOODS | WARM/SUNNY | | | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | HENDERSON | 23949 | MAY | | 2008 | SPRING | IL 94 | 7-8' | 300-400LBS | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | BLACK/RED | | | BREAKING TREES | HUNTING - TURKEY | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS HUNTING. HEARD BRANCHES BEING BROKE. SAW ANIMAL VANISH INTO THE WOODS. | | WOODS/HILLS | COOL/DAWN | | | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | HENRY | 8696 | SEPTEMBER | 15 | 1999 | FALL | RT 6 | 7'6" | 325-350LBS | | | 2:15AM | NIGHT/DAWN | GREY | 4" | | STANDING BY STUMP / RAN | DRIVING | 1 MAN | WITNESS WAS DRIVING HOME, SAW ANIMAL NEAR BURNT STUMP. ANIMAL RAN INTO CORNFIELD TOWARD WOODED AREA | | CORNFIELD/WOODS/CREEK | CLEAR/COOL | NO MOON | WITNESS FELT ANIMAL WAS OLDER. PHOTOS OF AREA ATTACHED | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | IROQUOIS | 14404 | SEPTEMBER | 6 | 2003 | FALL | IL 49 / IL 1 | 6' | 150LBS | | 45-55 | | | DARK | | | AROUND HOME | AROUND HOME | HUSBAND & WIFE | HUSBAND 1ST SAW ANIMAL WHILE WALKING TOWARD HOUSE. ANIMAL CAME BETWEEN HIM & HOUSE & WAS 5-10' AWAY. DAYS LATER WIFE SAW SOMETHING IN SAME LOCATION. BOTH SAW ANIMAL WALKING DOWN DRIVE WAY. | | WOODS/MARSH/FARMLAND | | | ANIMAL WAS SEEN DAYTIME & NIGHT. | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | JOHNSON | 3474 | OCTOBER | 15 | 1989 | FALL | | 7' | | | | 9-10PM | EVENING | DARK | | | | HIKING | 5 TEENS | WITNESSES WERE HIKING AT NIGHT TO AN OLD ABANDONED CABIN. 3 OF THE TEENS SAW THE ANIMAL & CAME TO GET THE OTHERS. WITNESS SAW ANIMAL CROSS THE ROAD. ALL FLED AREA | | ABANDONED CABIN/WOODS | | | ANOTHER FRIEND WAS CAMPING IN THE SAME WOODS & HEARD SOUNDS & CAMPER STARTED TO SWAY. SOMETHING HIT THE DOOR & LEFT DENTS & SCRATCHES. | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | LA SALLE | 11911 | JULY | | 1983 | SUMMER | RT 6 | 8' | 300LBS | | | 8:45-1AM | EVENING | | | | WALKING A 1/2 MOON PATTERN AROUND CAMP | CAMPING | 2 MEN | WITNESSES NOTICED ANIMAL WALKING. ANIMAL WOULD WALK A 1/2 MOON ARCH AROUND THE CAMP. BACK & FORTH. WITNESSES HAD GUNS & THREATENED TO USE THEM. WITNESS PUT OUT | | WOODS /ILLINOIS RIVER | | NO MOON | CAMPFIRE. ANIMAL RAN TOWARD THEM & ENTERED CAMP AREA. WITNESSES CRAWLED OUT BACK TO ROAD. ANIMAL FOLLOWED. SAW ANIMAL CROSS ROAD. MUSKY/GARBAGE/MUSK COLOGNE ODOR NOTICED. | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | MACON | 23104 | OCTOBER | 15 | 2006 | FALL | RT 121 | 7'6" | | | | 8:30PM | EVENING | BROWN/RED | LONG/STRAGGLY | EYES REFLECTED RED IN HEAD LIGHTS | CROSSED ROAD | DRIVING | MOTHER & SON | WITNESSES WERE DRIVING. ANIMAL CROSSED ROAD. | | DECIDUOUS/CREEK | FOGGY | 3/4 MOON | | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | MACOUPIN | 24673 | SEPTEMBER | | 1992 | FALL | RT 4 | 8-9' | HUSKY | | | 11:30PM | EVENING | DARK | SHAGGY | | CROSSED ROAD | WALKING | 4 GIRLS | WITNESSES WENT OUT FOR A WALK AROUND THE LAKE. HEARD SOMETHING BEHIND THEM, TURNED & SAW LARGE ANIMAL WALK ACROSS THE PATH. ALL RAN HOME | | HOUSES/WOODS/LAKE | CLEAR/NICE | | | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | MACOUPIN | 23418 | JULY | 4 | 1994/1995 | SUMMER | | 7' | 250LBS | | | 12-1AM | NIGHT/DAWN | DARK BROWN | STRAGGLY | | CROSSED PATH | WALKING | 1 PERSON | WITNESS WAS WALKING ALONG A PATHWAY TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. SAW ANIMAL CROSS THE PATH. WITNESS DROPPED FLASHLIGHT & RAN BACK TO WHERE FRIENDS WERE. | | PINE | WARM/CLEAR | | | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | MACOUPIN | 25273 | NOVEMBER | 8 | 2007/2008 | FALL | HENRY RD | 7' | 450LBS | | | | NIGHT/DAWN | | | | AROUND HOUSE | IN HOUSE | 1 MAN | WITNESS SAW DARK, SHAPE MOVING IN THE FOG. FIGURE WAS BIPEDAL. | | HARDWOOD/PINE/CREEK/FARM LAND | FOGGY | | WITNESS HAS HEARD WOOD KNOCKS & MOANING HOWLS. HEARD SOMETHING WALKING IN WOODS. FIRE WOOD THROWN FROM PILE. FEELING OF BEING WATCHED. BRANCHES BROKE. | | | | | |
| ILLINOIS | MADISON | 25267 | DECEMBER | 24 | 1982 | WINTER | RR 4 / HWY 40 | 7' | | | | 7PM | EVENING | DARK | 2"/LONG/SHAGGY | | STANDING IN ROAD | DRIVING | 1 SCIENCE TEACHER | WITNESS WAS DRIVING. SAW ANIMAL IN ROAD. CAME TO A STOP WITH IN INCHES OF ANIMAL. ANIMAL SEEMED BLINDED BY LIGHTS. ANIMAL THEN WALKED OFF. | | RURAL/SILVER CREEK | | | | | |
