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1999 Minnesota #f1eac4a8-c10f-4187-818e-386726736f4d

Sasquatch sighting in Minnesota (1999)

The witness was on a multi-day canoe trip in the Boundary Waters with two friends. After leaving their shared tent late at night to urinate, he urinated on what he thought was a rock. The shape rose rapidly to about three to four feet tall, made a disgusted grunt or exhale, and ran away bipedally, leaving the witness in intense panic.

Partial sightingVocalization
1999 California #75d3826b-0a64-49b3-b8f8-3f94e0da45ac

Whistle in California (1999)

Shortly after graduation the witness and three friends camped overnight in a vacant house and were tormented by whistles and loud bangs on windows all night. They found the house completely destroyed when they returned the next day. On a dusk return with shotguns they saw trailers upslope, heard the whistle again, and a large rock was thrown at them, prompting gunfire before they fled.

WhistleDoor or window contactProperty disturbancePartial sightingRock throwing
1999 Oregon #0976d03e-a8f1-496c-81a1-908192ba6cdb

Sasquatch sighting in Oregon (1999)

While hunting with a friend near an old homestead clearing, the witness saw a tall dark figure drop quickly into bushes. Later that evening while hiking out on a ridge trail, both men were hit by an intense wall of foul body odor. The friend told him to stay quiet and keep walking, and they never discussed it again.

Partial sightingOdor
1999 Oregon #0976d03e-a8f1-496c-81a1-908192ba6cdb

Sasquatch sighting in Oregon (1999)

While driving slowly with a companion looking for deer, the witness saw a tall, thin, dark bipedal figure cross a gap in the treeline. The figure cleared the gap in about three steps and appeared about eight feet tall at 50 to 60 yards. He found a worn trail but no boot tracks and said nothing to his companion at the time.

Partial sighting
22 December 1998 Del Norte County, California Class A #1655

Creature observed stepping up and over a fir sapling.

The witness was driving with a relative in the late afternoon when they noticed a tall, reddish-brown fur-covered human-like figure descending a snow-covered clear-cut hillside. They watched it walk about 400 yards, step over a small fir tree, pause to look around, then disappear into forest at the base. Afterward they realized three other cars had also pulled over to watch.

Full-body sighting
December 1998 Between Louisa And Mineral VA, Louisa County, Virginia Class A #7294

Witnesses in van catch brief glimpse of bipedal figure walking along road near Louisa

After a late work shift, the witness was riding in a van with coworkers on a rural road at night. In the headlights the witness saw a tall, thin dark figure cross the road and enter roadside woods, moving in an unfamiliar gliding manner that first caused fear. Another woman in the van confirmed she was watching the same spot and shared the fear reaction, and both later described wonder at seeing something unfamiliar.

Road crossingSilhouette
November 1998 FANNING SPRINGS, Gilchrist County, Florida Class A #10855

Night time sighting by motorist near Fanning Springs

While driving at night near Fanning Springs, the witness rounded a bend and caught a large black upright figure in the headlights standing on the edge of the road. The figure appeared startled and hunkered down with its head obscured, showing wet glistening black fur. The witness slowed as the figure turned off the road and disappeared into a swampy area.

Partial sighting
November 1998 Nacogdoches, Texas #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/I6n9Dlhaj2ac3zzQcBKURhFPfRrZmODZNOpz0vv2_aA

Wood knock near Nacogdoches, Texas (1998)

The witness, then 15, was hunting with his father on remote public land in East Texas. On the final evening he heard a loud knock then prolonged screaming directed at him and footsteps circling behind him. A creature stuck its head through brush 20 yards away and stared at him until his father's vehicle approached, when it ran off screaming. He fled, was physically ill for days, and avoided deep woods afterward.

Wood knockScreamFootstepsPartial sightingGrowl +1
November 1998 Gabbs, Nevada #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/MoB1lB6mgEp8z_oZgazLZqWBk4Tcpk0FUMWkz1BtkrY

Chatter near Gabbs, Nevada (1998)

The guest took his children and his daughter's boyfriend to cut firewood. They heard child-like giggling, found stacked wood thrown from the truck and food missing, and saw large footprints. While driving out, a log hit the truck hood and two large dark figures ran down the canyon alongside them.

ChatterTracksFull-body sightingObject throwing
15 October 1998 Glendale, Providence County, Rhode Island Class A #15923

Daylight sighting by mountain biker in Black Hut Management Area outside Glendale

The witness was mountain biking with a dog in a management area when they noticed a light-colored figure squatting with its back turned about 50 yards away near a chasm. The figure turned, stood up fairly erect, and disappeared into the woods. The witness rode to the spot but found no tracks, hair, odor, or sign of direction, and the dog did not react.

Full-body sighting
10 October 1998 South Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/02/01/sc-ep402-giant-chimpanzee-on-all-fours-chasing-the-deer

Sasquatch sighting in South Carolina (1998)

The guest was driving his Jeep at night near his hunting spot when a deer bolted across the road. A huge black hairy creature launched off a ridge and chased the deer on all fours across the road into a valley. As the deer neared the treeline, the guest saw the outline of a second, larger creature standing upright as if waiting in ambush.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingSilhouette
October 1998 Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey Class B #39329

Trio remember observing a tall biped figure by a golf course in Vernon

The witness and two relatives were on the back deck of a condo after a barbecue when a tall figure was seen moving down the slope. The figure glanced toward the group as it walked past and climbed over a wooden fence into a wooded ravine. The group went inside after all seeing the same figure.

Full-body sighting
October 1998 Enon, Ohio, Clark County, Clark County, Ohio Class A #1751

Latenight encounter while camping, then morning vocalizations heard

Two boys camping on a wooded ridge left their tent in the early morning and noticed a large bipedal shape moving in nearby trees. They watched it stand and observe them from about 30 feet away but could only discern a dark, fur-covered outline in low light. Frightened, they returned to the tent. Around dawn they heard a strange howling from down the ridge that did not sound like a dog or coyote.

SilhouetteHowl
October 1998 Gum Branch, Long County, Georgia Class A #5395

Deer hunter has encounter south of Fort Stewart.

After leaving his deer stand at dusk, the witness encountered a tall hair-covered figure standing on the trail about 40 to 50 feet away near a deadfall. The figure sniffed the air, stared at him, then took steps toward him before turning off the trail into the woods. The witness backed away and listened as it walked away without crashing through brush.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
October 1998 Caney, Hot Spring County, Arkansas Class A #1641

From top of hill, hunter observes bipedal creature following a fence row

The witness was squirrel hunting and scouting for deer signs from the top of a small hill when they saw a large dark bipedal creature about 50 yards below following a fence row. They watched it for about 8-10 seconds before it disappeared. The witness estimated it was at least 6 to 7 feet tall, did not follow it out of fear, and a later return found no traces or tracks because the ground was very hard.

Full-body sighting
October 1998 Palestine, Anderson County, Texas Class B #3393

Something chases man back to truck and he sees dark figure in rearview mirror

The witness pulled over on a roadside near woods, a creek and a lake for night fishing and stepped a short distance into the woods. He heard heavy footsteps moving through leaves toward him that seemed bipedal and too heavy for a dog, and the sounds paused when he paused and then rushed as he reached his truck. After driving away, he saw a large dark upright figure standing in the road behind him in his rearview mirror.

FootstepsPartial sightingSilhouette
28 September 1998 Stewardson, Shelby County, Illinois Class A #42794

Memory told of a nighttime highway crossing near Stewardson

The witness and a companion were driving at night when a tall greyish bipedal figure ran from one cornfield across the highway into another cornfield about 30 yards ahead of them. It crossed ditches and the road in a few strides with its arms swinging at its sides. They slowed but could see little in the dark, and a next-day search found no sign because the corn on both sides had been harvested that morning.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
28 September 1998 Woodland Park, Douglas County, Colorado Class A #880

Rockhound startled to find he's being observed

The witness was looking for rocks in a forested area in the early morning and returned to the parked car to find the windshield wipers flipped outward. The witness then noticed a dark crouched mass at the tree line first taken for a bear. After getting into the car and slamming the door, the witness saw the figure stand about 7-8 feet tall and run away over a rock mound, then drove away.

SilhouetteFull-body sightingProperty disturbance
15 September 1998 South Sioux City, Dakota County, Nebraska Class B #22577

Three witnesses encounter a large creature while walking down a gravel road outside South Sioux City

Late at night three people walking on a gravel road smelled a strong foul odor. When they returned to the spot, a tall creature stood up from the roadside ditch, frightening them and causing them to flee. As they ran home they saw deer in a nearby cornfield and heard an extremely loud screeching-howling sound.

Partial sightingOdorScreamHowl
12 September 1998 White Pass Ski Area, Yakima County, Washington Class A #78640

Father and daughter see a sasquatch cross the road near White Pass Ski area

The witness and a relative were driving west on Highway 12 late at night toward Packwood. About 100 yards ahead a tall hair-covered figure crossed the road from right to left on two legs in a few long steps and disappeared. The witness slowed but saw nothing else follow.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing