An open record of things people cannot explain

Someone in the room

Waking unable to move, with the certainty of company


Waking and being unable to move, while absolutely certain somebody is there. Sleep researchers have a name for part of this and it explains a great deal of it. It does not explain why so many people, who never spoke to each other, describe the same figure standing in the same place.

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accounts in the record touch this. Each one was written by somebody who decided not to let it go.

What people describe

the feeling of being watched 222waking to something in the room 100being unable to move 45sudden dread 27being touched 6

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undated

This trip was, in actuality, an expedition my brothers and myself had planned into the mountains of Siskiyou county. Our rationale came from an obscure Californian document called which records one of the earliest Sasquatch encoun…

knocking · wood knocking · three knocks

1979-10-01

My Big Foot Sightings over the years. My first introduction to Big Foot was about 1965. A series of articles appeared in the Portland Oregonian, the Salem-Statesman Journal, the San Francisco Chronical, and at least one other. I s…

growling · an unexplained boom · a very tall figure

1991-08-15

August 1991 Stark County, East Canton OH near to US Route 30 It's hard to say where these stories come from. When I was younger I had always read about them with a grain of salt. I mean you never really take anything serious that…

screaming or howling · whooping calls · sudden silence

2003-08-15

this all started when we were asked to be night watchmen for a logging company to watch the big equipment during the summer months of july and august. it was last week of july when we got there . first incedent we went fishing at…

knocking · screaming or howling · whooping calls

undated

The Backpack trip Draft 9-8-2014 Background: Biologist at a major biotech company. No previous experience with Sasquatch or similar, but have seen a couple shows on television (1 episode of finding BF, and one episode of Survivorm…

knocking · buzzing · screaming or howling

1976-09-18

[ Note: The first names of the witnesses has been changed. ] Preface: This information is based on witnessed facts, and is as close to the events as I can recall. I am blessed with a near photographic memory. First is some backgro…

a low hum · screaming or howling · growling

2004-08-14

This is a compilation of experiences over a period of years in the same area (1988- 2009) - feeling of being watched, wildlife silenced, tree breaks, strong smell once, numerous late night vocalizations, rock knocking, things bein…

knocking · screaming or howling · whooping calls

2010-06-05

I have debated whether or not to report my encounter to the BFRO or any organization. I don't know why, but I guess I wanted to keep this experience to myself for a few years and then it just didn't seem to matter as far as report…

a dark figure · sudden dread · rocks being thrown

2004-10-11

Upon request of Chris Bradley (BFRO investigator) I am submitting this report of what I believe to have been an encounter with a Bigfoot or Sasquatch. I Rodney Frank Williams (Rod) DOB 12/19/42 residing at P.O. Box 140 Joyce Washi…

growling · voices with no source · moving in formation

2008-04-12

Incounter happened on 7th of November 2006. I voted in the Idaho election at 8:00 a.m. Then I went straight home and loaded my two horses to go elk hunting for 3 days in the Big Hole Mountains east of where I live, approimately 25…

screaming or howling · a very tall figure · being unable to move

2011-06-23

I was just outside and my 3 yearold lab was spooked by somethig like I've never seen. Barking--in a fear sound-- and running in circles! Wind is in the west and that is the direction of her concern. Only other time I've seen this…

screaming or howling · voices with no source · the feeling of being watched

2013-03-01

It was in the summer of 2012 around 7 pm. It was very hot outside and we had been in a long drought. The nearest town is Makanda IL. The nearest road is Progress Lane which is off of Water V vcalley road. I believe it is near Unio…

voices with no source · a very tall figure · glowing eyes

undated

Before describing the incident I thought I should give you some personal background. After my family had a suspected nighttime visit from a juvenile sasquatch about a dozen years ago, I’ve developed a keen interest in the subject…

knocking · wood knocking · screaming or howling

2015-12-01

Location, Nashport, Ohio, Near Dillon State Park. This is an account of events that transpired during mine and my friends 5 day hunting trip on a 40 acre tract in Nashport, Ohio, in Muskingum County. This land adjoins Dillon State…

knocking · wood knocking · screaming or howling

When people reported it

1920s1
1950s2
1960s8
1970s29
1980s32
1990s40
2000s131
2010s57
2020s10

Counts follow reporting rather than the world. Why that matters

Where

Pierce County, Washington (7) · Siskiyou County, California (6) · Skamania County, Washington (5) · King County, Washington (4) · Kittitas County, Washington (4) · Tuolumne County, California (4) · Snohomish County, Washington (3) · Clallam County, Washington (3)

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Other kinds of experience

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Accounts where the world did not match itself.

468

Dark figures, seen clearly, with nothing to see.

2,484

The moment the forest goes quiet.

37

Hours that cannot be accounted for.