King County, Washington

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King County Washington (Class B) BFRO

October 2005

I was lying in bed, trying to go to sleep, when I heard an unusual sound from outside through my partly-opened window. It sounded like a cross between a person moaning, a dog howling, and a cat growling (the timbre was human-like and in human vocal range, it was a high-to-low pitch sound like a howl, and there was a hint of growliness underneath that sounded like an angry cat, but much larger). It sounded almost like someone moaning "booooooo". The "b" sound was faint, but definitely present. Each vocalization was about 5-6 seconds in length, with about 5 seconds between each. It didn't seem very loud, but it also was not faint. I listened for several seconds, then got out of bed to peek out the window. My front yard is well-lit by a streetlight, but I didn't see anything. I have very bad eyesight, though, so after looking and listening for a minute and seeing nothing obvious, I went to get my glasses. I noticed my cat was staring at the window very intently, not moving. Normally wh...

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King County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Couple awakened by very loud howls near Maple Valley

Last night my girlfriend and I were awoke by a very disturbing howl outside (1:30 am). We normally sleep with the bedroom window open since we like the sound of the rain and wind at night. We heard th...

May 2014

King County Washington (Class B) BFRO

New home owners hear possible screams near Issaquah

We bought a new home 2 months ago. It has 5 acres and close to a wild life preserve/park. My husband was the first to tell me he heard something weird. He said it sounded like an owl, but not an owl. ...

December 2012

King County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Man sees large, hair-covered figure while riding on train near the Cascade Tunnel

My wife and I just returned from a trip out to Seattle via Amtrak. We took the 'Empire Builder' out of Chicago, all the way to Seattle. On the morning of Tuesday, August 4th, around 8:00am, I was sitt...

August 2009

King County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Backpacker hears possible vocalizations and wood knocking in the Alpine Lakes wilderness near North Bend

I was backpacking alone deep in the alpine lakes and on friday August eigth 2008 things got really weird. I had stopped and set up camp at a lake and on the first day every thing was normal .I had the...

August 2008

Midland County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

witness describes an "ape-like" creature along a road.

Sighting on Nov 15, 1997 I was driving north around 6:45 and saw a creature coming out of the ditch. Hair on arms and head approx 8 inches hanging down face was facing forward then head turned when I ...

November 1997

Dixie County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Five or Six foot tall ape looking creature observed picking up road kill.

At 5 am Feb 9 1998 Heading north on 349 a small redish long haired ape looking creature about 5 foot five-6 foot tall, picking up road kill in the middle of the road ran off in to the woods ...

February 1998

Monroe County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

Two boys, out "hunting" with BB guns, witness a seven foot tall creature on two legs.

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October 1983

Pendleton County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Witness sees a large creature crossing the road

I was traveling early one morning in January, in snowy conditions, when I spotted a large, upright, dark-colored creature just off Rt.55. Very tall, fuzzy looking, with primate features, similar to an...

January 1998

York County Maine (Class A) BFRO

Creature seen by witness

I was gathering cut firewood on my grandmothers land in southern Maine. I heard a noise behind me and turned around expecting to see a moose as I was in moose country. At first I saw nothing and resum...

January 1985

San Bernardino County California (Class A) BFRO

Sighting along Lytle Creek

Heard whistling and wood-chomping noises and looked towards sounds and saw hairy man-like creature (very muscular). It saw me and stayed there for approx. 2 min. Then walked into the treeline by the e...

July 1950

Trumbull County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Prints found following sighting near Mosquito Lake

At about 5:45pm I was walking out back and saw a large black creature out by the road. I yelled at it and it ran down the street. I think it went into the woods. When I walked up by the road I didn't ...

February 2000

Beltrami County Minnesota (Class A) BFRO

Beltrami County, Minnesota; sighting and tracks found by logging crew.

saw a mnlike creature on an island in a bog. Tracks seen by District Forester quoted because of the deep snow conditions and temperatures no human cpuld go that way and survive. ...

November 1978