Rockingham County, Virginia

Near Rawley Springs, VA

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Rockingham County Virginia (Class B) BFRO

November 1995

In college, my social club would go camping twice a year for a bonding event w/ our new members. We would go in Late November after the Thanksgiving Holiday and in Early April. A group of about 40-50 of us would set up a campsite w/ a large bonfire and we would spend most of the night in the woods just doing "guy" things like drinking and telling stories. Invariably we'd get louder as the night went on, but it was a very remote area, not suitable for camping or any type of excursion. We camped at the bottom of a large, steep descent that was a very dangerous rocky climb down. Once we left the cars, even in full moonlight, the trees would be so thick it was pitch black and nearly impossible to see our way down so we were equipped w/ flashlights at all times. All three incidents occurred in the same area, in the fall of 1994 and Spring and Fall of 1995. The most unnerving occurred in the Fall of 1995 and caused most of our members to go home early because most feared we'd be sh...

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Rockingham County Virginia (Class B) BFRO

Driver has possible daylight sighting on US Route 33 outside Rawley Springs

I was on the way home from Franklin West Virginia, just come down Rt. 33 into Rawley Springs Virginia. About 200 ft. in front of me was an animal which I though was a black bear but this thing was as ...

August 2013

Rockingham County Virginia (Class B) BFRO

Driver passes tall bipedal figure at night along Route 33

Tonight March 16 2012, I was driving through the moutains of WV going east on Rt. 33 towards Virginia at 10 pm or so. I was out with my friend and I was driving. I took a turn and my headlights hit a ...

March 2012

Rockingham County Virginia (Class B) BFRO

Nature photogapher hears possible woodknocks on Skyline Drive

I was in the Shenandoah National Park, on Skyline Drive. I had stopped at one of two overlooks (they are only about 2.5 miles apart) in order to take photos of the sunset. The Park Service closes Skyl...

December 2011

Rockingham County Virginia (Class B) BFRO

Possible wood knock interaction by kayaking fishermen on Switzer Lake

My cousins and I were kayak fishing on Switzer Lake in Va. We had been out for around an hour or so when we heard a knocking sound coming from the bank. We paddled a little closer and it stopped. I st...

August 2010

Del Norte County California (Class A) BFRO

While looking out of her livingroom window when she was a child she saw a dark brown creature walk between two trees

This is my story; not very many people believe this. When I was about 5 yrs old we lived in Hiouchi, Ca (1983). One day in the fall, I was staring out my living room window (it faced the woods), an...

January 1983

Park County Colorado (Class A) BFRO

Hikers observe animal crouched next to a pond in the Lost Creek Wilderness Area.

Creature was near a pond, initially bent over he caught sight of us after about 45 seconds of us observing him from about a 45 degree angle looking down and back about 100-150 feet. At first we though...

April 1972

Humboldt County California (Class A) BFRO

Creature observed scratching.

We were about a 1/4 mile up the trail from the river. We were walking relatively quiet and slow along the path when we stopped on the path for a moment for my son to tie his shoe. As I waited, I su...

August 1999

Lauderdale County Tennessee (Class A) BFRO

Motorists view 7' bi-pedal creature cross Hwy 88W in Hailspoint Bottoms, near Halls.

My husband, my brother-in-law, and I were riding down towards the Miss. river about 8:30 p.m. that night. We were in a car, my husband was driving and I was sitting in the middle, my brother-in-law si...

May 1992

Henderson County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Motorist has twilight sighting south of Oquawka

I seen a big harry figure standing in the shallow creek. I was in my truck as I approached this creature. I shut my truck off and watched this thing. I then heard a loud deep roar from the other side ...

May 2012

Sussex County New Jersey (Class A) BFRO

Daylight Sighting, 2 witnesses

My friend and I were about 11 years old. We have found some old playboy books and were sitting on a big rock in the woods looking at them, when we heard a small dead tree fall over. We look up and ...

July 1978

La Salle County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Motorist has daylight sighting near Marseilles

I was driving down Dupont road which y's off at Seneca bridge to go under towards Marseilles and just before turning right onto Main street I seen something??? all I know is I said "what the hell is t...

August 2015

Snohomish County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Footprint found, scream heard in family corn field

At 10PM, sounds were heard from large animal in back yard in a corn garden. Next day a large 16-17" footprint was found. Several ears of corn were missing from the top of some of the 9' tall corn plan...

September 2000