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19 August 1978 Grimsby, Ontario Class A #1615

Motorists have nighttime sighting near Grimsby

In July 1978 the witness and a companion were driving at night when an animal ran across the road in front of their car, forcing a sudden brake and swerve to avoid hitting it. They watched it turn to look toward them before it ran into the forest. She later described it as a tall, blackish, hairy animal with a broad muscular build and large head.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
15 August 1978 Don't Know, British Columbia Class A #24806

Motorists recount incident on the side of a highway near the BC-Alberta border

The witness and companions had pulled to the side of a road to sleep in their car late at night. After hearing a slap or thump on the roof, the witness looked out and saw a tall, hair-covered biped running across the road toward the woods, lit by passing headlights. The group then left to sleep at a truck stop instead.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingVehicle contact
15 August 1978 2 Miles From Slade. 52 Miles Southeast Of Lexington, Powell County, Kentucky Class A #912

While observing a footprint, youth looks off the path to see shiny haired creature looking at him

In August 1978 a 10-year-old camping with family walked alone at dusk to fetch ice. On a muddy road the witness smelled a strong odor and found a single large bare five-toed footprint, then noticed a dark hairy biped 50 to 80 yards away across a stream that walked gracefully into the treeline in a few seconds. The witness ran back to camp, and relatives later saw the same footprint.

Full-body sightingOdorTracks
8 August 1978 Whitehorse, Yukon Class A #13061

Man recalls his daylight sighting as a young fisherman on the Yukon River

The witness, then 15, was walking to a fishing spot along the Yukon River when a tall dark figure was seen about 200 feet away near trees. The witness hid behind a utility shed and watched the figure hop with legs apart and wave its arms around an aspen tree without sound, then try to pull itself up on a branch that snapped loudly. The witness then kept the shed between himself and the figure and ran away.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviourTree breakPossible hoax
August 1978 Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Class A #10632

Young boy observes animal chasing family horses

In summer 1978 a child sitting on a house deck noticed the family dog growling and horses running agitated toward the barn. The child then glimpsed a large dark brown to black bipedal figure with a massive chest running in a lower field about 100 to 200 yards away. The figure disappeared after the child screamed, and the father later searched the area but found nothing.

Partial sighting
August 1978 Either Jamaica Or Church View, Middlesex County, Virginia Class A #4103

Daytime sighting on Route 17 near Church View

In 1978 while driving on Route 17 in Virginia, the witness slowed for a dead animal in the road and noticed a strong swampy odor. He glimpsed a dark figure crouching at the woods edge, then watched in the rearview mirror as it entered the roadway in a few long strides, paused in a hunched posture over the carcass, and retreated quickly when another car approached. He was shaken and later wondered if the figure could have been a sasquatch, but states he cannot identify what he saw.

Partial sightingSilhouetteOdor
August 1978 Millers Creek/North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina Class A #27908

Man recalls his 1978 close encounter with a large hair covered creature in Wilkesboro

The witness was walking on dirt roads in the early morning and crouched in a cornfield to avoid oncoming vehicle headlights. While crouched, the witness smelled a bad mildew-like odor and then saw a large hairy figure standing motionless at the mountain edge about 30 to 40 feet away. The two stared at each other before the witness ran to the road, hit a barbed-wire fence, and fled.

Full-body sightingOdor
August 1978 Stark County, Ohio Class A #4977

Sasquatch sighting near Stark County (1978)

A group gathered on a front porch at night heard noises near an old chicken coop and saw two pairs of yellow eyes that appeared to be two feline-like animals in the headlights. A large hairy biped then stepped in front of the animals and lurched toward a car, prompting the group to flee inside and call deputies. The biped later stood outside a lit kitchen window for several minutes while occupants held firearms but did not shoot, then left before deputies arrived, leaving a strong odor.

Full-body sightingEyeshineUnidentified soundOdor
August 1978 Crescent Lake Junction, Deschutes County, Oregon Class A #37044

Memory told of a daylight sighting while fishing a creek near Crescent Lake Junction

The witness was fishing alone up a creek in the afternoon when he came within about 25 yards of a large hair-covered figure resting against a stump. The two made eye contact for several seconds before both fled in opposite directions, the figure running up the creek. The witness described it as a clear daylight sighting and did not return to look for traces.

Full-body sightingOdor
August 1978 About Midway Between Barton/Carver., Clackamas County, Oregon Class A #4475

Nighttime sighting by motorist between Barton and Carver

The witness and a roommate were driving at night when they saw eye reflection and a dark brown creature standing behind limbs by the road. The creature was visible from chest to head with arms at its sides and stood watching as they drove by. They returned in daylight and found a trail crossing toward the river but no clear tracks.

Partial sightingEyeshine
7 July 1978 Conemaugh, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Class A #16327

Rural resident describes daylight sighting of a bigfoot north of East Conemaugh

The witness, then a teenager, took a shortcut through woods to return a neighbor's loose German shepherd. In a clearing by a fenced garbage pile, the witness saw a black hairy gorilla-like figure crouched at the fence, reaching through with a hand-like arm to move objects. The dog whined and blocked the witness, and after watching for several seconds the witness left and returned the dog by the road.

Partial sighting
July 1978 Hopatcong, Sussex County, New Jersey Class A #1505

Daylight Sighting, 2 witnesses

Two 11-year-olds were sitting on a rock in the woods when they heard a dead tree fall. They looked up and saw a tall creature walking from right to left toward a stream, which seemed to ignore them. They ran quickly out of the woods, and their small dog that ran toward the creature later returned home unharmed.

Full-body sighting
July 1978 Hudson, Lenawee County, Michigan Class A #31444

Woman recalls being paralyzed by fear during childhood sighting near Lake Hudson State Park

When the witness was about 10, she was picking raspberries near a river bridge while her family fished nearby on a hot clear summer day. She heard a slight rustle, looked up, and saw a large black ape-like figure watching her from the wooded side of the dense patch. She described freezing with fear, then running to her parents without looking back. No other family members saw the figure.

SilhouettePartial sightingUnidentified sound
July 1978 Jupiter, Martin County, Florida Class A #5369

Man recalls childhood evening encounter in Johnathon Dickenson State Park

The witness was camping with family and jogged alone to an observation tower in the evening. After resting on top, the witness climbed down, slipped and landed noisily in brush. A hair-covered animal about 25 yards away raised its head, stared briefly, then ran across the clearing, rising to two legs before crossing the road and vanishing into woods. The witness ran back to camp, where family dismissed the account.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
July 1978 St. Louis County, Minnesota Class A #1062

Witness recalls seeing a Sasquatch looking in the door of his parents' cabin when he was a young boy

The witness reports that at around 9-10 p.m. one night in July in 1977 or 1978, when they were about five or six years old, they saw a sasquatch looking in through the door of their cabin while they looked out at it. No further descriptive details of the entity are given in this section. The witness states they remain strongly convinced of the memory as an adult.

Partial sighting
July 1978 Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Class A #12067

Youth has sighting while fishing on Kansas River near Topeka

When about 10 years old, the witness was fishing apart from two relatives on the Kansas River. He saw a large dark hairy figure standing in the water and splashing as if bathing. After the figure looked at him, he ran back to his relatives in fear and the group left the area.

Partial sighting
July 1978 Southwest Of Wichita Near Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas Class A #1325

Fisherman hears heavy breathing ,turns and sees tall man-like creature

The witness was standing fishing in knee-deep river water while a companion fished downstream. Hearing heavy breathing behind, the witness turned and saw a tall, athletic, hair-covered male-like creature standing by a tree on the bank about 100-150 feet away. The two stared at each other for several minutes, and as the witness moved sideways downstream the creature moved between trees keeping watch, until the witness reached the companion; when they returned the creature was gone and no prints were found in dry sandy soil.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
July 1978 Strawberry/Pinecrest, Tuolumne County, California Class A #1301

Three witnesses have daytime sighting near Strawberry

When the witness was a child, they were walking in the woods with two other children when they noticed a brown conical-shaped head with deep-set eyes watching them from behind a tree uphill about 100-120 feet away. The shape remained motionless while they watched it for about a minute. The younger companion became upset and the children ran from the area. The witness remains uncertain what was seen.

Partial sighting
1 July 1978 Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana Class A #6170

Boy Scouts watch creature eating leaves along Dearborn River

As a child attending a Scout Jamboree, the witness says a friend led him to a river where they watched a roughly 6-foot-tall gorilla-like animal across the water. The animal stood upright with its back to them, plucking leaves with its hands and eating for a couple minutes before walking into brush. They stayed in the area for several days afterward but never saw it again.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
July 1978 Roy/Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington Class A #72287

Close range daylight encounter involving two young teenage sisters near Fort Lewis

Two sisters had stopped with family in woods for a bathroom break while driving home from a camping trip and were walking back to their truck when they turned to see a large hairy figure leaning against a tree about 20 feet away watching them. They walked quickly back to the truck without running. When the witness grabbed a camera to photograph it, the figure was gone, and their father dismissed the report and told them to leave.

Full-body sighting