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Sasquatch sighting near Newport, Vermont (1987)

January 1987 night, dark Newport, Vermont 1 witness

Account

The witness left a house on a snowmobile on a dark snowy night and chose a snow-covered dirt road instead of the trail. The headlight revealed a large figure standing in a snowbank beside a farm field about 15 feet away. The figure stared at the witness for about ten seconds before the witness sped away for home.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
as big as a regular cow
Hair colour src
dark black hair with gray hair
Face src
thick, squared mouth area with white frothy buildup
Arms src
weird long arms

Facts & provenance

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Date
January 1987
Time of day
night, dark
Place
Newport, Vermont
Map point
44.9367, -72.2096 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Newport city (GEOID 5048850), matched from nearest town 'Newport'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
1
Figures reported
1
Witness was
riding snowmobile home at night
Witness's word for it
a Sasquatch
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2017-02-12 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 0:07:46 (account ends about 0:14:02) Hash 7dc2aad272b7
    Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts)