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July 1975 Fayette County, Pennsylvania Class A #3562

Witness observes red eyes on a tall animal in the dark

Late on a warm clear night in July 1975, the witness heard a loud noise in the woods in front of the house. Looking out, the witness saw two very large red eyes positioned too high for a deer and heard slow heavy breathing. After retrieving a flashlight the figure was gone, and the next morning the ground at the spot was heavily trampled but with no clear prints.

EyeshineUnidentified sound
July 1975 Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina Class A #26029

Recollection of a twilight encounter on Lake Keowee

While walking in a remote forested area near a lake at twilight, the witness saw a large reddish figure cross a dirt road and enter dense forest. The figure reportedly noticed the witness, then ran uphill paralleling the road while emitting a loud distress-like scream with heavy footfalls. The frightened witness fled the area.

Full-body sightingScreamFootsteps
July 1975 Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia Class B #4237

Three youths have a menacing encounter near Beckley

Three boys were hiking back up a hollow after a day of fishing when they heard rustling on a logging road above them. Large boulders then came down the hillside toward them, prompting them to flee uphill. As they ran, the writer glanced back and saw a large black shape disappearing over the hillside.

Partial sightingRock throwingUnidentified sound
July 1975 Marion, Grant County, Indiana Class A #26587

Woman recalls afternoon sighting near the outskirts of Marion

The witness recalled seeing a light-colored hairy creature at the edge of a small woods near the family home on a summer afternoon. From about 70 feet away, the witness watched for about two minutes as it picked berries from a bush while bent over in tall grass. When it noticed being watched, it looked toward the witness, then took large steps into the woods and disappeared, after which the witness screamed.

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July 1975 Cape Fair, Stone County, Missouri Class A #15075

School teacher remembers his close encounter with a sasquatch while hunting near Cape Fair

While hunting and hiking back toward their car, the witness and a companion encountered a large dark animal at very close range. The animal ran past them from left to right and downhill into the forest in a matter of seconds. After reaching a road and fence, the pair heard a loud chilling scream. They then ran to their car and left the area.

Full-body sightingScream
July 1975 Mikana, Barron County, Wisconsin Class A #49019

Memory told of a close daylight encounter while playing near Mikana

Four children were playing on a swing set at the edge of the woods when they turned to see a large hairy biped standing about 10 feet away staring at them. After a few seconds of mutual staring, the creature headed back into the woods while the children ran to the house to report a monster, but the adults laughed. A year later the witnesses concluded it matched Bigfoot after seeing a book with film stills.

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July 1975 Huntsville, Walker County, Texas Class A #2050

While rowing a boat across a lake in Huntsville Park witness saw a dark animal in the form of a man running away

The witness and a relative paddled a rowboat across a lake toward a fishing trail. As they neared the far shoreline after birds flushed, the witness saw a dark-haired, man-like animal running away while looking back at them. The witness panicked, screamed, and paddled rapidly back to camp without seeing the animal again.

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July 1975 San Bernardino County, California Class A #2229

A scout troop's late night sighting at the edge of their camp near Barton Flats. Multiple witnesses. Reporting witness now a law enforcement officer

The witness was camping with a scout troop when loud howl-like screams were heard late at night. A few hours later, after being awakened by rustling in nearby brush, the group shone a flashlight into the treeline and saw a tall hair-covered figure watching them. The figure then turned and walked with long steps northeast up a wooded hill out of sight.

ScreamHowlFull-body sightingEyeshineMovement only
July 1975 Wolf Creek, Josephine County, Oregon Class A #3702

Daytime sighting by swimmers in Wolf Creek area

In mid-summer 1975 the witness and a companion were at an isolated creek swimming hole. While washing hair in the water, the witness noticed a head watching from behind a fallen log, which then ducked out of view. Moments later the witness saw the head, shoulder, arm and upper torso of a very tall brownish hair-covered upright creature near scrub vegetation across the creek. Both people quickly left the water, and a later search of the hillside revealed nothing.

Partial sighting
20 June 1975 Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey Class B #13310

Possible sighting near Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

After two young companions reported seeing a large white-covered creature at the woods edge, the witness retrieved a spotlight and went with them toward the woods behind the apartments. From about fifty feet away the light revealed glowing red eyes and a large two-legged silhouette standing behind trees. The group fled to tell parents, who did not believe them.

EyeshineSilhouettePartial sighting
20 June 1975 Redland, Dade County, Florida Class A #49084

Memory told of a 'Hairy Man' crossing Hwy. 27 north of Homestead

Late at night in June, the witness was driving south on a dark two-lane highway through swampland with three children asleep in the back. She saw a large hair-covered figure come up from a roadside canal, stand on two legs and cross in front of her car. She slowed to almost a stop and watched it at very close range as it turned toward her before walking into the canal, then woke the children to tell them.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
June 1975 Orick, Humboldt County, California Class A #1108

Bigfoot sighted in Stony Lagoon south of Orick,Ca by two men camping who were so frightened they left in middle of night.

Two people camped overnight near the beach while traveling to fish. Under bright moonlight they watched a large humanlike figure trot south down the beach, and a companion called to it without effect. They later found very large widely spaced footprints in the sand, heard noises in nearby brush, and the companion reported eyeshine before they quickly left.

Full-body sightingTracksEyeshineUnidentified sound
15 March 1975 Beaver, Millard County, Utah Class C #1950

Late evening sighting north of Bear Valley

The witness's grandfather was collecting ore samples at night when he heard heavy human-like footsteps moving around him in the snow. He then saw a large dark shape about 40 feet away. Frightened, he ran to his three-wheeler and fired a shot toward where the shape had been after it disappeared.

FootstepsSilhouette
15 January 1975 Coral Springs, Broward County, Florida Class A #592

Two witnesses observed a large, black-brown human-like form between Wiles Rd. and Sample Rd

The witness and a relative were playing in a vacant lot across a narrow canal from a wooded area with a dirt-bike trail. They heard grunting and movement in bushes beside a large tree and saw a large black-brown human-like figure near the tree. The figure reportedly snapped a thick branch at its base with ease, then ran into the woods knocking down small trees.

Full-body sightingVocalizationTree breakMovement only
Summer 1975 Fort Frances, Ontario Class B #10734

Man recalls childhood incident, possible sighting outside home near Fort Frances

The witness woke in bed at night and saw a large silhouetted figure with wide shoulders looking through a high bedroom window for about five minutes. The figure appeared to watch and breathe loudly, moving slightly when the witness moved, then turned and left. The witness ran to a parent, who went outside, saw nothing but noticed a strong smell. By morning two pet rabbits kept outside were gone, with no damage to the cage.

Partial sightingSilhouetteUnidentified soundOdorProperty disturbance
Winter 1975 Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois Class A #2805

Early morning sighting of creature looking at "something" in the snow in Vandalia

The witness looked out a bedroom window early in the morning to check the snow and saw a large dark creature close to the window bent down in the snow. The creature looked up at the witness, stood up slowly, and took a step toward the window. The frightened witness ran to another room and hid until a parent arrived.

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Summer 1975 This Area Is Located In A Triangle Between Blountsville, Hanceville & Holly Pond., Blount County, Alabama Class C #1830

Two separate sighting reports of a creature

The writer's brother was driving alone late at night on Skyball Mountain when he smelled a strong odor. He saw a large dark hair-covered figure in tall weeds beside the road that stepped onto the road and stared at him while he stopped and watched for a minute or more. The figure then walked into the woods on the other side of the road and he drove home.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
Summer 1975 Between Culman And Warrior Near Blount Springs., Blount County, Alabama Class A #50178

Recollection of a roadside sighting of a white Bigfoot near Blount Springs

The witness was driving a VW bus around a tight curve at night when the headlights illuminated a white-haired creature loping uphill on all fours toward the road. As it reached the road edge within feet of the vehicle, it stood upright on its hind legs. The witness drove past it, did not see it in the mirrors in the dark, and was frightened.

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Summer 1975 Hancock County, Mississippi Class A #1341

Family witness a large, hair covered creature eating food from their garden.

The witness woke upstairs at night after a neighbor's dog barked and looked out a window with siblings at a garden below. They described a large human-like entity covered in dark hair squatting and eating vegetables, which looked up with glowing eyes but showed no fear. After a relative fired a gun into the air, the entity stood, ran bipedally toward nearby woods and a river, and large human-like footprints were found in the garden the next morning.

Full-body sightingEyeshineTracks
Summer 1975 Jacksonville., Pulaski County, Arkansas Class A #10919

Youth has sighting from his backyard on Air Force Base

After school the witness was playing in the backyard behind the home near woods and a lake when he noticed a dark hair-covered figure squatting by a tree and apparently watching him. Startled, he ran inside to tell his mother he had seen a gorilla, though he knew it was not actually a gorilla. When he looked back the figure was gone.

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