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1981–1982 Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida Class A #26581

Man remembers observing a hairy, bipedal creature in the headlights of his car near Port Richey

After an evening class, the witness drove along a dirt access road beside a marsh and stopped when a slim hair-covered creature stepped into the headlights and stood in the road about 40-50 feet away. The creature stared toward the car for several seconds, then walked calmly across the road into the marsh. The witness got out to look and listen but detected no odor or sound, and found no tracks the next morning.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1981 Englewood, Mcminn County, Tennessee Class A #6420

Sighting by young witness on family farm in Chestua community near Englewood.

The witness was playing in the garage of a family farm on a fall or winter afternoon when they felt watched and looked up to see a tall, very hairy, unclothed human-like figure. Frightened, the witness hid underneath a car for about 15 minutes. After hearing men talking nearby, the witness crawled out, ran into the house, and stayed there for the rest of the day.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1981 Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Class A #11430

Two young men have a sighting while spelunking near Huntsville.

Two companions searching for a cave rested in a pasture near a wooded ridge around midday. They heard something large moving in the woods behind them and then saw a tall hair-covered being partly obscured behind a tree a short distance away. The figure disappeared quietly without a clear departure sound, leaving them frightened, and they left the area quickly.

Partial sightingFootsteps
Spring 1981 Palestine, Cherokee County, Texas Class A #24539

Two cousins have a sighting in a thunderstorm on a family farm outside Palestine

The witness and a relative were camping and fishing at a family farm when a thunderstorm forced them to shelter in a barn. During lightning flashes they saw a tall dark upright figure moving quickly with swinging arms. They stayed in the barn overnight and next morning found fish left on a stringer had been eaten.

Full-body sighting
Spring 1981 Wilburton, Latimer County, Oklahoma Class A #8678

Mother and sons have encounter with unidentified "prowler."

In the evening the witness and two family members were at home when a strong foul odor entered through open windows. A relative then saw a large hairy unclothed figure watching the house, chased it toward the chicken area where it carried a chicken, hit a wire fence and leapt over a brush pile to escape. Later a hairy face appeared in the living-room window, a storage building and freezer were found entered, and responding deputies found nothing.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingOdorProperty disturbance
1981–1982 Montpelier, Bear Lake County, Idaho Class A #28709

Several years later bowhunter confirms sighting of Bigfoot family east of Montpelier

The witness was bow hunting with a group and was dropped off to hunt over a ridge toward a beaver pond. From 75-100 yards away he saw three hair-covered figures at the pond's edge and watched them walk around the pond through scrub into timber. He started toward the pond to look for tracks but left the area after realizing their size.

Full-body sighting
1981 Teller County, Colorado Class A #1376

Man sees large creature while working the late shift at a mine.

The witness's relative was working alone on the graveyard shift at a mine, checking pond equipment on nightly rounds. After locking a building and walking toward the truck, he reportedly saw a huge bipedal creature he insisted was not a bear. Frightened and crying, he ran back inside and called relatives by phone to come help and stay on the line to keep him calm.

Partial sighting
24 December 1980 St. Jacob, Madison County, Illinois Class A #25267

Memory told of a sasquatch standing in headlights on Christmas Eve west of St. Jacob

On Christmas Eve evening the witness was driving north on a rural Illinois road when headlights revealed a tall, hair-covered figure standing in the roadway. The witness slowed to almost a complete stop, moved into the opposite lane to avoid hitting it, and observed it closely from inches away before driving on to turn around. When the witness returned about 1.5-2 minutes later, the figure was gone.

Full-body sighting
December 1980 Rossland, British Columbia Class A #14511

Sighting by snowmobilers outside Castlegar

Near Christmas 1980 the witness was riding a snowmobile with a relative on a forest trail at night when they got stuck. Both smelled a strong rotten-meat odor and then the witness saw a fur-covered bipedal figure about six feet tall run across the trail into the bush. The witness found a large bare footprint where it crossed and bipedal steps through deep powder snow. A parent who arrived later saw the remaining marks and told the witness the figure was a sasquatch.

Partial sightingOdorTracks
December 1980 Monroe, Rusk County, Texas Class A #7670

Duck hunter has encounter on Lake Cherokee.

The witness was exiting the water after duck hunting when they noticed a tall dark hairy figure about 200-300 feet away near the shore. The witness and the figure reportedly observed each other for about 20 minutes before the figure turned and walked slowly along the lake bank toward the treeline. The witness did not approach or search for tracks and left for their truck after it disappeared.

Full-body sighting
15 November 1980 Aliceville, Pickens County, Alabama Class A #832

Witnesses spot a tall, brown object moving on a hill, also reported are moans and a sighting where red eyes are described

The witness and a companion drove into the driveway of an unoccupied family farm in the evening. The headlights revealed a figure standing at a five-strand barbed-wire fence, holding the top wire while swinging a leg over. Its eyes glowed in the light. The pair left quickly.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
5 November 1980 Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Class A #2426

Early morning sighting by truck driver on I-68. Local police make report

A truck driver hauling steel west on a highway slowed and used high beams to check what was thought to be a hitchhiker on the opposite side. On approaching, the driver reported seeing a tall white-haired ape-like creature. Afterward the driver asked over CB radio about an escaped zoo or circus ape, and police took a statement and filed a report.

Full-body sighting
November 1980 Brooklyn, Lenawee County, Michigan Class A #29178

Passenger recalls a nighttime sighting near Brooklyn

The witness was riding as a passenger in a car driven by a relative on a Sunday evening trip. A large hairy bipedal creature crossed the road in front of the car from one side to the other within a few seconds. All three occupants reportedly saw it, which was described as reddish in color, moving with fast graceful speed, with no head discernible.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
27 October 1980 Dora, Douglas County, Missouri Class A #29980

Hunter remembers his lengthy daylight sighting through binoculars near Dora

The witness was sitting camouflaged on a hillside in the early morning while scouting and hunting. From across the valley he watched a large hair-covered biped feeding on the ground for about fifteen minutes, at times standing alert to listen. After an unseen uphill sound, the creature made a metallic ping call and walked away bipedally along a cleared fence line.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingVocalizationUnidentified sound
18 October 1980 Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, Louisiana Class A #2388

Lost hunter has encounter with mangy looking bi-pedal creature

The witness had been hunting with a relative and became lost for most of the day. While walking along an old road bed in the afternoon, the witness heard a noise and saw a tall, thin-haired bipedal creature about 50 feet ahead. The creature stood and looked at the witness for a few seconds, then turned and walked back into the woods, glancing back once. The witness then fled and made it out of the woods about an hour later.

Full-body sighting
15 October 1980 Tioga, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Class A #26124

Man recalls seeing a large creature walk across his yard near Tioga

When the witness was a child, they were awakened at night and saw a large shadow filling the bedroom window. They went to the back door and watched a large black hairy figure step over a chain-link fence and walk into the woods. The figure was later described as about eight feet tall with a conical head tilted forward and swinging arms.

Full-body sightingSilhouette
11 October 1980 Fairview, Fleming County, Kentucky Class A #2382

Man fires shots at an unidentified man or animal near his back porch. Later he finds frozen meat littered about his back yard

The witness was home watching a baseball game when a strange noise from the back porch prompted investigation with a pistol. The witness reported seeing a large dark upright shadow-like figure running toward the woods, firing shots, then seeing it again near an old stable and firing again without hitting it. Afterwards the witness found a porch freezer broken into with frozen food scattered, plus white hairs and ground impressions.

SilhouetteFootstepsUnidentified soundTracksHair +2
7 October 1980 Mayslick, Mason County, Kentucky Class A #2425

Family has evening sighting in Mayslick

The witness was watching television at home at night when a loud disturbance on the porch drew attention. Looking outside, the witness reported seeing a large white hairy creature holding a rooster, which it threw against the house before moving behind the house. The witness pursued it with a pistol and fired twice as it ran out of sight up a gravel road.

Full-body sightingObject throwing
October 1980 Goes, Hocking County, Ohio Class A #3920

Hunters have several encounters near Ash Cave State Park

A hunting party spent a fall day along a gasline, noticing a putrid odor and a large bare footprint in the morning. In the afternoon two members heard heavy movement circling in brush, and one moved closer and watched part of a tall dark figure step from behind a tree. The observer described a seven-foot-tall heavily built figure with long arms, no visible neck, and reddish eyes. The pair left the area and discussed the sighting on the drive home.

Partial sightingMovement onlyOdorTracks
October 1980 Nordman, Bonner County, Idaho Class A #25156

Very close daylight sighting by a woodcutter driving down a logging road east of Nordman

The witness was driving his pickup on a logging road when a creature stepped off a 5-ft embankment about 30 ft away and slid down to the road on its feet. It walked alongside the slow-moving truck within arm's length, then crossed in front, holding a hand toward the hood before leaving the road with very long strides into undergrowth. The witness braked, waited, then got out to search for footprints but found none.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing