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June 1997 Redwater, Alberta Class A #27043

Man recalls disturbing two sleeping creatures lying on a road near Redwater

The witness was riding as a passenger while the mother drove to work in the early morning. They came upon two large hairy animals lying on the highway and honked; one rose onto two legs and ran into the woods, while the other first ran on all fours down the road before standing onto two legs and also leaving the road to the west. The witness heard heavy breathing, tried to get out of the moving van to follow but was stopped, and a return to the spot later that day found no trace.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
June 1997 Franklin County, Ohio Class A #4557

Saturday morning sighting by a motorist on William's Road

Early one Saturday morning in mid-June 1997, the witness was driving to work when she noticed a reddish-brown figure stooped in the road near an overpass. As she approached, the figure stood upright on two feet, looked at her for a few seconds, then stepped over a guardrail into a wooded area and disappeared.

Full-body sighting
June 1997 Marion County, Missouri Class A #1118

Witness saw man-like creature in a corn field.

The witness was riding a four-wheeler on an old gravel road in a rural area with a cornfield on one side and woods on the other. From a distance the witness saw a figure first thought to be a dog, then recognized as man-like as they got closer. The figure rose from a kneeling position, moved to the roadway, looked at the witness, and then went into the woods. The witness paused briefly and then turned around and rode away, afraid it might return.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
June 1997 Woodland Park, Teller County, Colorado Class A #5493

Young camper has early morning encounter.

The witness was camping with family at a secluded wooded site and sleeping in a tent when awakened during the night. Through the tent screen the witness saw a tall, dark, hair-covered bipedal silhouette standing a short distance away, which stood still briefly before turning and walking away toward a field out of view. The witness told family the next morning and later searched the field but found no trace.

SilhouetteFootsteps
June 1997 Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon Class A #64019

Daylight sighting from horseback on Spring Hill, near Hillsboro

The witness was riding horseback with a companion and a dog along a game trail when she noticed a dark figure foraging about 120 yards away. The figure stood upright and sprinted up a steep ridge on two legs while swinging its arms, and the dog chased it out of sight. The witness rode another trail to higher ground but could not follow through the timber, and the dog returned later tired. The companion did not see the creature.

Full-body sighting
23 May 1997 Modena, Ulster County, New York Class B #7514

Video footage shot at dusk shows a primate in a tree in the background

A group filmed their campfire in upstate New York in 1997 without noticing anything unusual at the time. Years later while transferring the tape, a viewer noticed a dark figure moving in the trees in the background. The footage is described as showing a smaller ape-like figure about five feet tall climbing and swinging between trees with great agility, and follow-up review describes a second larger bipedal silhouette nearby.

Silhouette
15 May 1997 Clackamas County, Oregon #30

Man sees BF wading across Molalla River

On May 15, 1997, two companions were sitting at the edge of the Molalla River at night when they heard small noises and then a loud thrashing in the water. One companion watched in moonlight as a very wide, person-like figure waded through a five-foot-deep rapid with water only at its waist and then disappeared into the woods amid sounds of large limbs snapping. Both then left the scene.

Partial sightingMovement onlyTree breakUnidentified sound
10 May 1997 Holiday Island, Carroll County, Arkansas Class A #62678

Father and two sons see a sasquatch near Holiday Island

The witness and two companions were trolling from a boat in the morning when they saw a hairy biped crossing a rocky power-line clearing. The creature moved over large rocks from woods on one side to woods on the other while the boat drifted past. All three watched in stunned silence and discussed the sighting afterward.

Full-body sighting
25 April 1997 New Brunswick Class A #1484

Ape-Like figure seen running through the woods

The reporter and other witnesses observed a large ape-like figure running through the woods that appeared frightened. The group stated they had never seen anything like it before. They later checked the area for footprints but found none.

Full-body sighting
4 April 1997 MEDINA, Orleans County, New York Class A #18122

Morning sighting by motorist at railroad crossing near Median

The witness was driving home from work in the early morning and stopped at a railroad crossing. While crossing she looked west and saw a tall, dark, hair-covered biped about 100 yards away crossing the tracks toward brush. She watched only a few seconds before driving home frightened.

Full-body sighting
14 March 1997 Salem, Fulton County, Arkansas Class A #5228

Motorist has nighttime sighting of bipedal animal at roadside

The witness was driving alone at night on a wooded highway. After noticing what looked like a tree beside the road, the witness saw it turn and take a few steps into the woods, describing it as huge with long matted hair. The sighting lasted only a few seconds, and the witness then drove away quickly.

Partial sighting
March 1997 Morrison, Colorado EP 698

Sasquatch sighting near Morrison, Colorado (1997)

The witness was driving a delivery truck out of Morrison in heavy fog and snow when a hairy animal crawled out of Bear Creek onto the road. It ran toward the truck on two legs while pumping its arms and struck the passenger mirror with its shoulder. He continued his route while trying to rationalize what he saw.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingVehicle contact
March 1997 Giles County, Virginia Class A #2281

Shocked hikers watch hairy human-like animal run by them 10 feet away

The witness and a companion were hiking in the evening when they heard a muffled gibberish-like scream and called out with no response. As they walked toward the sound, they heard crashing and saw a large, hunched, hairy human-like figure run past about 10 feet away down the mountainside. They were too shocked and scared in the fading light to follow it.

ScreamFootstepsFull-body sighting
6 January 1997 Wagarville, Washington County, Alabama Class A #961

Motorist confronted by hairy, man-like creature on roadside

The witness stopped a car by a wooded road to urinate. A hairy man-like creature approached to within three feet while snorting and grunting and holding a small limb-like object, then walked away. The witness fled in the car and saw the creature standing at the road edge in the rear-view mirror.

Full-body sightingVocalization
1997 Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin #478

Scream causes man to turn and see large creature walking by

The witness was fishing in a lake when an eerie scream drew their attention. Turning, they saw a 7-foot-tall hairy figure about 47 yards away. The figure kept watching the witness while walking quickly away into the woods and out of sight.

Full-body sightingScream
1997–1998 Leroy Township, Ohio EP 1040

Sasquatch sighting near Leroy Township, Ohio (1997)

Two brothers were playing in the yard before dinner when something jumped from a tree and ran bipedally into the woods at remarkable speed. It was seen only as a solid silhouette, described as bear-like but upright. The witness was in mid-teens at the time.

Partial sightingSilhouette
1997–1998 Lake Louise, Alberta EP 930

Sasquatch sighting near Lake Louise, Alberta (1997)

While seated above pavement behind a loading dock, the witness watched a dark form spider-crawl toward him with outstretched arms low to the ground. When it moved left out of view he ran to look but it had vanished. He only years later linked it to described spider-crawl behavior.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
1997 Idaho Falls, Idaho EP 935

Dogman sighting near Idaho Falls, Idaho (1997)

After dinner the witness walked a friend to her truck in a parking lot when a tall lanky creature with gray skin, sparse black fur, pointy ears and red eyes approached on two legs, then dropped to all fours by the truck. They got in, it leaped onto the hood rocking the truck, then leaped across the lot and over a fence as another truck with friends arrived.

Full-body sightingEyeshineVehicle contact
1997–1999 Oregon EP 911

Sasquatch sighting in Oregon (1997)

The witness and a friend snuck into a small meadow to hunt elk the evening before season. A cow elk entered followed closely by a bipedal figure that tracked it into the timber without alerting it. The witnesses stayed hidden in fear until well after dark, and a friend later cast a footprint from the meadow.

Full-body sightingTracks
1997 Saint Augustine Beach, Florida EP 872

Sasquatch sighting near Saint Augustine Beach, Florida (1997)

While driving home from fishing in the afternoon, the witness saw a tall bipedal figure step onto the highway and cross it in three steps, then continue down a fire trail. Passengers in his own vehicle said they missed it, but several vehicles behind stopped and watched it with him. He ruled out bear based on familiarity with local wildlife.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing