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1997 Wallowa, Oregon EP 832

Scream near Wallowa, Oregon (1997)

The guest and his young son camped overnight above Wallowa while waiting for the guest's brother to join a deer hunt. After dark the woods went silent and they heard distant screams that grew closer over several hours, culminating in a loud scream from across the road. When they drove to leave, headlights revealed large hands parting small trees and the hairy top of a head watching them. The next day they followed flattened grass where the creature had walked but found no clear footprints.

ScreamPartial sightingTracksMovement only
1997 John Day, Grant County, Oregon #1159

Teens have brief sighting on snowbound road

Two companions were creeping in a Jeep along a snowy logging road when a creature leapt in front of the vehicle, paused facing them, then left the road. They got out and found fresh large footprints with distinct toes that were quickly filling with falling snow. After panic set in, one fired a pistol into the air and they discovered an ammunition box left on the hood had disappeared, then they drove out to the main road.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingTracksProperty disturbance
1997 Felsenthal, Arkansas EP 635

Sasquatch sighting near Felsenthal, Arkansas (1997)

The hunter was squirrel hunting in a boat-access swamp when he noticed a dark figure sitting nearby trying to stay still. He watched it eye to eye, noted its large size and white eyes, then it stood and ran away. He and his stepfather left the area by boat.

Full-body sighting
1997 Grant's Pass Area, Oregon EP 604

Sasquatch sighting near Grant's Pass Area, Oregon (1997)

During a major flood the witness was sleeping in the living room by a sliding door overlooking the river. A large hairy figure crawled over the deck railing, broke it and a planter, took three steps across the porch, looked at her, then vanished into the forest. She describes it as heavy, clumsy and hurrying, possibly fleeing the flood.

Full-body sighting
1997 California EP 446

Sasquatch sighting in California (1997)

The witness and his friend stopped on a narrow mountain road at night and saw a huge backlit hairy figure watching them from uphill. The witness threw a beer bottle toward it, it grunted and swayed, and they fled in the truck.

Partial sightingSilhouetteGrowlAnimal behaviour
1997 Wallowa, Oregon EP 428

Scream near Wallowa, Oregon (1997)

The witness and his young son camped in a clearing north of town while waiting for a relative before a deer hunt. After dark the forest went silent and they heard long loud screams that sounded closer over several hours. In headlights across the road they saw huge hands parting small trees and the top of a hairy head, then left for town and tracked flattened grass with a very long stride the next morning.

ScreamPartial sightingTracksMovement only
1997–2001 Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, Ohio Class A #3080

A family's encounters with a reddish brown beast outside of Newcomerstown, Ohio

The witness reports sitting on a deer stand by a field with relatives during a sunny day. The witness looked west and saw a tall reddish-brown animal with dark deep-set eyes, facial hair, and a broad forehead. After looking away briefly, the witness looked back and the animal was gone.

Partial sighting
Fall 1997 Wintersville, Jefferson County, Ohio Class A #4951

Young hunter has sighting, accompanied by knocking sounds, near Wintersville

The main witness was sitting on a log hunting squirrels after an older relative moved to another area. A dark hairy figure reportedly ran upright from behind a tree very fast, making a high-pitched noise with loud thumping footsteps. After it disappeared, the witness ran to tell the older relative, who did not believe the account.

Full-body sightingVocalizationFootsteps
1997–1998 Rose City/lupton, Oscoda County, Michigan Class A #25622

Two men see a bigfoot cross a road near Rose City

After helping at another house, the witness and a companion drove home through wooded roads late at night. Their headlights caught a very large, tall, dark-brown figure running across the road about 40 to 50 feet away. In a few long strides it disappeared into the woods, and the frozen ground left no tracks to examine.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
Summer 1997 Grand Bay AL, Mobile County, Alabama Class B #17168

Nighttime sighting by motorists outside Grand Bay

The witness and a relative were driving at night when headlights illuminated a reddish-brown hair-covered creature sitting on its haunches in the opposite lane. As they passed within a few feet it remained unconcerned but turned its head to watch them, revealing a human-like face with dark eyes and skin. The witness compared its seated height to that of an average man and noted a slender build.

Full-body sighting
Fall 1997 Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee Class B #493

Sheriff deputy's corroboration of Fall 1997 report from Short Mt. area

In the fall of 1997 a woman caller reported seeing a creature in a heavily wooded house area. A dispatcher relayed the report to the writer. The creature reportedly moved with incredible speed after the woman screamed on seeing it. The writer recalls no further details, noting memory of specifics has faded.

Partial sighting
Fall 1997 Buzzard Roost, George County, Mississippi Class A #4767

Brothers have nighttime sighting near Leaf River Wildlife Management Area

The witness was driving at night with a relative while looking for deer when gold eyes were noticed off the left side of the road. On approaching, they saw a roughly six-foot-tall figure with long brown hair standing by a fence and swaying side to side. They drove slowly past without stopping and did not return.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
Winter 1997 Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma Class A #2788

Rural family's dog chases young sasquatch

After arriving home after dark with headlights on, the family heard their dog barking and crashing through vegetation as it chased something toward the car. An upright, dark-brown furry creature burst from behind a tree into the headlights, came within about twenty-five feet, then turned and ran back into the woods with the dog in pursuit. The family watched for a few seconds before retreating into the vehicle, frightened.

Full-body sighting
1997 Washington EP 45

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1997)

The guest's brother and a friend were elk hunting at Mount Rainier. They returned to find their camp destroyed, then slept in the pickup with a camper shell. Around 3:30 a.m. a human-like face appeared at the window, bared long canines, and violently rocked and collapsed the shell until the men fled at sunrise.

Partial sightingVehicle contactProperty disturbance
1997 Marysville, Washington EP 43

Odor near Marysville, Washington (1997)

The guest and three companions visited the quarry caretaker and walked toward the quarry pond. After smelling a musky odor and finding a large nesting area, they saw a female creature sitting by a berry bush that stood and quickly left into the woods. They tracked snapping sounds and heavy breathing with amplified equipment for over an hour until the sounds stopped near a clear-cut.

OdorStructure or nestFull-body sightingFootsteps
31 December 1996 Woodlawn, Harrison County, Texas Class B #8116

People see large, hairy animal near road

The witness and the witness's son were driving north at night toward a New Year's party when they noticed a very large brown-covered figure kneeling just off the road with its back to them. They slowed as they passed, questioned what they had seen, but did not stop or turn back that night. They returned the next morning to check the spot but found nothing there.

Partial sighting
21 December 1996 Whistler, British Columbia EP 925

Sasquatch sighting near Whistler, British Columbia (1996)

Three teenagers drove out of Whistler near midnight and watched a huge hairy figure standing by a road sign in headlights. It stood frozen with hands out, then stepped and jumped into the river and walked upstream. They found only two prints by the sign and one toward the river.

Full-body sightingTracks
12 December 1996 Quitman Or Alba, Wood County, Texas Class A #2048

Night time road crossing observation

On a Sunday evening in winter 1996, the witness was driving home from church with at least one other person. They watched a tall, dark, upright figure cross the road and step over a 3.5- to 4-foot barbed-wire fence without breaking stride. The witness identified the figure as a bigfoot.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
12 December 1996 Ben Franklin, Delta County, Texas Class A #4337

Daytime sighting by hunter near Sulphur River.

The witness was hunting from a fenceline seat when cattle on both sides stampeded to the center and then south. He turned and saw a tall black figure walking north along the far fence, stopping twice to look toward him before moving on. His brother arrived about 30 minutes later from a different direction, ruling out the brother as the figure.

Full-body sighting
December 1996 Between Salitpa And Jackson., Clarke County, Alabama Class A #1907

Motorist sees Bigfoot like creature, hears scream

The witness was in a car in daylight when a large hair-covered creature crossed the road ahead just below a hilltop. The creature was described as moving sideways while crossing. The witness also heard a scream described as unlike anything heard before.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingScream