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Fall 1996 Valparaiso, Okaloosa County, Florida Class A #730

Sighting by Five witnesses of a large, humanoid form.

The witness and four companions were parked on a dirt road at dusk trying to find a way out of the area. They heard a commotion in nearby woods suggesting something large approaching. As it got closer they saw a large upright humanoid form that did not respond to yelling, and all five fled in panic.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
1996–1997 Menomonee Falls, Practically In Town, Waukesha County, Wisconsin Class B #9295

Possible sighting by child, and other incidents near Menomonee Falls

The witness and her young son were sleeping on the first floor to escape the heat. The son woke the witness saying a strange being was watching him. The son later said a picture on a Bigfoot website matched what he saw, described as having red eyes and bent over with hands on knees. The witness did not see it herself and asked if other reports existed in the area.

Partial sightingEyeshine
1996 La Crosse, Wisconsin And LaCresent, Minnesota, La Crosse County, Wisconsin Class C #3044

Second-hand report of creature looking in at woman through window

About two decades ago a woman washing dishes at night saw a large hairy-faced man looking through the window above her sink. Police were called and during the subsequent search an officer saw a tall man-like figure run across a highway. Very large tracks with a long stride were found but dogs could not track anything and the figure vanished into river bottoms. A later visitor examined a cast and said weight distribution argued against a fake shoe.

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1996 Fort Lewis, Washington EP 897

Sasquatch sighting near Fort Lewis, Washington (1996)

While serving as OPFOR team leader, the guest camped with four soldiers on a hilltop at Fort Lewis. They awoke to live gunfire and powerful roars that made three men ill, then approached to find special-operations personnel standing over two shot Sasquatch bodies. After the female died before them, the team was removed, threatened with prosecution if they spoke, and later found the site cleared.

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1996 Monterey, California EP 859

UFO sighting near Monterey, California (1996)

The witness accompanied his teenage daughter to a downtown cemetery where she was taking night photos for a class. They watched two orange spheres detach from a meteor-like streak, reappear over a nearby ball field and pass overhead, followed by three bright lights that became a large silent triangular craft passing low overhead before vanishing. Afterward they attempted to report the sighting to police, the airport tower, and a UFO reporting center.

Full-body sighting
1996–1997 PERKINS, Payne County, Oklahoma Class A #4134

Man has close moonlit encounter

The witness and a companion were parked by a river around midnight under a full moon. The witness stepped a short distance from the car and heard movement in the grass and brush. A tall, broad-shouldered hairy silhouette emerged and faced the witness for several seconds. The witness fled to the car and the pair left the area.

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1996–1997 Nealsville, Jackson County, Wisconsin EP 1141

Paranormal encounter near Nealsville, Wisconsin (1996)

Four young men drove late at night to find a reputedly haunted mansion and nearby infant grave. Two of them approached an iron-gated house that appeared well-kept and spoke with a very old woman in historic clothing who held a candle and gave directions using wagon trails. After hearing loud infant crying at the grave site, they drove past the house again and found it dilapidated and overgrown, though the woman with the candle could still be seen inside. The group fled and never discussed the night together again.

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1996–1997 Corona, California EP 1053

Sasquatch sighting near Corona, California (1996)

The witness and two friends snuck into a fenced stormwater tunnel project at night and then drove toward a dead-end road where a parked car sat. They saw a tall black figure crouched behind the car, illuminated it, watched it stand and then disappear near a fence. They searched the open field with a spotlight, found nothing, and later told the witness's father.

Full-body sighting
1996 Maine EP 1008

Sasquatch sighting in Maine (1996)

The teenage guest was riding overnight in his uncle's semi-truck in Maine. He saw a dark person-shaped silhouette come from a marsh and run toward the truck, then cross directly in front of it blocking the windshield. His uncle braked hard and sped away terrified, later saying the being looked at him with cold dark eyes and had gray-toned skin.

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1996 Snohomish County, Washington EP 1038

Sasquatch sighting near Snohomish County (1996)

The witness was riding with two friends at night when a large hairy creature came out of a ditch on all fours in front of the car. It paused to look toward the headlights, then bounded across the road and up an embankment with unusually fast, skittering movement. The witness recalls seeing a large charcoal-gray human-like foot as it left.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Summer 1996 San Juan County, New Mexico Class B #491

Observations by locals along the San Juan River

The witness reports a large hairy thing that walks along the San Juan River onto the reservation and is known to local residents. The thing is said to smell strongly, make loud noises that set dogs howling, and appear every few years near the witness home about an eighth-mile from the river. Residents avoid going down to the river because of its presence.

Partial sightingVocalizationOdor
Summer 1996 Bandon, Coos County, Oregon Class A #660

Sighting by two young men on motorcycles

While riding motorcycles, two people stopped to rest and noticed a large bipedal figure across a valley. They watched it stand, move about on two feet, and then sit on a stump. They did not approach it and left the area.

Full-body sighting
25 November 1995 Molalla, Clackamas County, Oregon #45

MRS - Bigfoot stares at campers

Two people were camping in the afternoon during heavy rain and warming themselves at a campfire. A reddish-brown, 6.5-foot-tall human-like creature stood next to a tree 50-70 feet away and stared at them for several minutes without moving. When one witness stood and approached, the creature turned and walked slowly away.

Full-body sighting
25 November 1995 Molalla, Clackamas County, Oregon #34

Orey's encounters at MRS

The witness, his father, and a companion camped in a truck-camper at a riverside camp where a caged rabbit was placed as bait with glowsticks and spotlights for night watching. During the first night, the father and companion reported seeing the top of a creature's head moving outside, then the witness looked out and encountered a dark head shape within a foot of his face. Later the witness and companion both reported seeing a large five-fingered hand pass across the rabbit cage, and a brief dark shape was recorded on video when lights were switched on.

Partial sighting
23 November 1995 Florida EP 875

Sasquatch sighting in Florida (1995)

The witness and a hunting partner were returning from a Thanksgiving morning rifle hunt and unloading vehicles by a fire trail. They watched a tall lanky reddish-orange hair-covered figure walk into palmettos, followed by a shorter jet-black hair-covered female with a large belly and visible breasts that stopped, reacted to being seen, then ran bowlegged into the same cover clutching its midsection. The witness interpreted the belly as possible pregnancy or an infant clinging the same color as the mother. A third driver behind them also claimed to have scoped hair-covered figures, and check-station staff and family members reacted with disbelief.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
18 November 1995 Longview, Alberta Class A #211

Daylight sighting by a hunter east of Alberta Hwy 22, near Hwy 532

The witness was hunting deer on a snow-covered hillside when several trees were seen shaking in the distance. A black human-like figure emerged and ran upright down the steep slope waving its arms overhead, covering the distance in about ten seconds. The witness first assumed it was a person trying to disrupt the hunt, but after revisiting the site doubted a person could have shaken the trees or run that fast in deep snow.

Full-body sighting
15 November 1995 Baker, Baker County, Oregon #2

Hunting/fishing partner related to a friend he saw something over 6' stand on it's hind legs and quickly walk 40 to 50 yards near Hells Canyon

A man hauling firewood in Hells Canyon noticed what he first thought was a bear near a cattle salt box and drove closer in his pickup intending to shoot it. From about 400 yards away he watched it stand on its hind legs and walk quickly about 40 to 50 yards into a steep creek bottom. He described it as over six feet tall and uniformly dark brown or black, and noted no other vehicles or roads were in the area. He did not stop to look for footprints and drove past with an uneasy feeling.

Full-body sighting
15 November 1995 Baker, Baker County, Oregon Class B #650

Hunting/fishing partner related to a friend he saw something over 6' stand on it's hind legs and quickly walk 40 to 50 yards near Hells Canyon

A man hauling firewood was driving down a dirt road in a canyon when he spotted what he first thought was a bear near a cattle salt box. When he was about 400 yards away, the dark figure stood up on two legs and quickly walked 40 to 50 yards down into a steep creek bottom. He did not stop to look for tracks and kept driving past the spot.

Full-body sighting
14 November 1995 Ash, Coos County, Oregon Class A #3297

Daytime sightings by hunters near Headwaters Ridge in Elliot State Forest

On the fourth day of an elk hunt, the witness stopped on a ridgeline trail and watched a large upright brown figure across a ravine. The figure walked on two legs, then sat on a downed alder with its back to the witness, swinging its legs and appearing to pick foliage for about 30 minutes while the witness watched through binoculars and a rifle scope and whistled to get its attention. The witness then left up the ridge without approaching and rejoined the hunting party at the vehicles.

Full-body sighting
11 November 1995 Batsto, Burlington County, New Jersey Class B #10249

Night time sighting in Wharton State Forest, within five miles of Batsto

The witness was bow hunting from a tree stand at dusk near a swampy dead-end road when he heard something climb down a tree and walk toward him. At about 10 to 15 yards he saw an upright, entirely black figure walking bipedally and swinging its arms. He shined a flashlight and whistled, the figure stopped, and when he looked again it was gone without sound; his companion at the truck reported seeing no one.

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