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July 1978 Southwest Of Wichita Near Viola, Sedgwick County, Kansas Class A #1325

Fisherman hears heavy breathing ,turns and sees tall man-like creature

The witness was standing fishing in knee-deep river water while a companion fished downstream. Hearing heavy breathing behind, the witness turned and saw a tall, athletic, hair-covered male-like creature standing by a tree on the bank about 100-150 feet away. The two stared at each other for several minutes, and as the witness moved sideways downstream the creature moved between trees keeping watch, until the witness reached the companion; when they returned the creature was gone and no prints were found in dry sandy soil.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
1 July 1978 Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana Class A #6170

Boy Scouts watch creature eating leaves along Dearborn River

As a child attending a Scout Jamboree, the witness says a friend led him to a river where they watched a roughly 6-foot-tall gorilla-like animal across the water. The animal stood upright with its back to them, plucking leaves with its hands and eating for a couple minutes before walking into brush. They stayed in the area for several days afterward but never saw it again.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
7 June 1978 Oglethorpe, Macon County, Georgia Class A #32435

Memories told of activity over several years at a family home near Oglethorpe

A family living in a rural wood-frame home reported repeated nighttime visits over several years by two large hair-covered bipeds, one larger and one smaller. The creatures were said to peer in windows, mimic an infant's sounds, produce a strong septic odor, throw heavy tanks, damage a vehicle, and leave hair on the house. Livestock on surrounding farms were found dead with intestines removed. After the father fired through a wall at one creature, only the smaller one was reportedly seen, and activity lessened after relatives guarded the house and a protective ritual was performed.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingVocalizationGrowlObject throwing +6
1978–1980 Navarre, Stark County, Ohio Class A #4484

A series of sightings, screams, and smells near an abandoned strip mine

Around 3 AM on a clear summer night the witness was at home when a relative came to the back door after being outside. The dog hid and whimpered and a foul odor was present. Both then watched a huge hairy biped about seven to eight feet tall walk slumped over out of the moonlit woods and through a neighboring yard.

Full-body sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
Summer 1978 Granite City, Madison County, Illinois Class A #41786

Memory told of daylight sighting along railroad tracks near Granite City

Five children playing behind the family property during a get-together noticed something moving along the railroad tracks behind the yard. When they looked, it stopped, turned, and looked back at them from about 60 yards away before they ran back to the house in fright. They described it as a huge, tall, dark, muscular figure about seven and a half feet tall.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
6 June 1977 Buhl, St. Louis County, Minnesota Class B #1471

Family experienced season of sasquatch visits and mother viewed it eating

The witness reports that during the summer of 1977 something repeatedly came around the family home north of Dark Lake, disturbing a horse, splashing at the lake edge, and prompting nighttime pursuit with gunfire. Multiple family members, guests and neighbors reportedly heard sounds and caught glimpses over the summer, including a daylight sighting of a large reddish creature eating raspberries.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
18 May 1977 Preble County, Ohio Class A #4970

Case report about a sighting by a boy and local rumors about a bigfoot in area.

Two boys were walking their dog in the evening when they noticed a strong rotten-egg smell and saw a large hairy creature. The creature chased them across a field toward home, taking very large steps, and disappeared from view near railroad tracks and a highway. After reaching home they told a parent, who called law enforcement, and responding deputies searched the area.

Full-body sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
January 1977 British Columbia Class A #2447

Boys see man-like creature splashing in water

The witness and a young relative were playing near water when they noticed a tall, black-haired, human-like figure squatting at the water's edge, apparently splashing. They shouted to it several times without response, after which it stood up and watched them. The pair fled to shore, looked back to see it still watching, then kept running.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
Fall 1977 West Springfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania Class A #11506

Youth watches while bipedal creature pushes down trees

The witness was exploring woods near the house in the early evening. From a sand pit, the witness watched a large black figure about 50 to 75 yards away for about five minutes as it tore limbs and pushed over rotted trees. Frightened by its size and strength, the witness ran to the parents' house and avoided the woods for six months.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviourTree break
Summer 1977 Sparta, Morrow County, Ohio Class A #1625

Children have daytime close encounter near Sparta; UPDATED with Witness Sketch

Three children walking on a wooded footpath noticed a tall female-like figure with a smaller juvenile standing by a tree off to the side. The larger figure stared at them, gave off a dead-animal smell, stepped toward them, growled and bared its teeth after being pointed out. The group fled toward a residence while hearing branches breaking, prolonged howling and screaming, and trees being beaten.

Full-body sightingOdorHowlGrowlScream +3
Summer 1977 Wilburton, Latimer County, Oklahoma Class B #2789

Camper says a sasquatch entered a cabin of sleeping girls.

During a church retreat campground stay, the witness lay awake in a top bunk on a stormy night after lights-out. She heard the screen door open and shut, smelled a foul odor, heard heavy shuffling steps and breathing with a soft growl behind her bunk, and felt something large and furry trace her face. She next remembers waking on the floor, and the next morning a bunkmate said she had seen a big black hairy creature standing behind the witness.

Door or window contactFootstepsOdorGrowlAnimal behaviour +1
November 1976 Falcon, Sampson County, North Carolina Class A #6267

Two young men are confronted in broad daylight by a large creature near Falcon

On a November 1976 afternoon two young men hunting squirrels walked toward a river when a large hairy biped came up from the river bottom toward them. It stopped about 30 feet away, looked at them, snapped a small dead tree and vocalized. The pair retreated over a ridge and ran, later discussing whether it had been a person in costume.

Full-body sightingVocalizationTree breakAnimal behaviourPossible hoax +1
September 1976 Great Falls, Manitoba Class A #8576

Man recalls seeing a sasquatch in the early evening near Great Falls

The witness was heading inside for supper when a dog barked toward the river. The witness saw a large shaggy upright creature about 100 yards away running toward the river, which stopped, faced the witness, and gave a loud high-pitched scream described as roar-like. A strong rotten-fish odor was noticed, and the witness fled inside with the dog.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteScreamOdorAnimal behaviour
September 1976 Crawford County, Pennsylvania Class A #3560

Young explorer gets stalked by Bigfoot

On his eighth birthday, the witness walked about a mile from home with a new pellet gun and sensed being watched near a logging trail. He claimed a large dark furry figure about 50 yards into the woods moved parallel to him and stopped when he stopped. Frightened, he dropped the gun and ran home, then returned with his two brothers but did not see it again.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
7 July 1976 Cumberland, Barron County, Wisconsin Class B #1432

Someone or something walks by house and peers from around a tree

As a child the witness was at home at night with siblings and a cousin when the doorbell rang repeatedly with no one there. An older brother became hysterical after seeing something peeking from behind a tree and gesturing, and later a neighbor arrived saying something had followed him in the woods. Two older girls then saw a dark form at the bottom of a trail that moved and had red eyes, and also something with a cone-shaped head peeking around a garage, and the younger children later saw a large figure pass by a window.

Partial sightingEyeshineDoor or window contactAnimal behaviour
May 1976 LEVITTOWN, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Class A #3122

Two teenagers encounter Bigfoot while bowhunting

In 1976 the witness, then a teenager, trespassed with a companion onto a fenced industrial property to hunt squirrels with bows. The witness reported watching a tall, reddish-brown hair-covered figure stand nearby chewing vegetation and looking at them for about 20 seconds. After the witness alerted the companion, the witness claimed to receive a telepathic threat, grabbed the bow, and both fled without further contact.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviourPossible hoaxPossible misidentification
October 1975 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona Class A #510

Man describes an observation near Sabino Canyon when he was 15 years old.

The witness was hiking alone near the school campus in late morning when a strong odor and digging sounds drew attention. Through brush about 50 yards away, the witness saw a large gray-brown hairy animal crouched over a burrow digging with hand-like limbs and making grunting sounds. When it began to shift toward the witness, the witness fled to campus and reported the sighting to school staff.

Partial sightingOdorVocalizationUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
10 September 1975 Peace River, Alberta Class A #17290

Woman describes close encounter when she was 18 near Peace River

The witness and a companion walked near a gravesite picnic area at dusk and approached the outdoor toilets. The witness encountered a tall hair-covered figure beside the toilets that followed closely while bent on its front limbs with its rear raised. The witness fled to the car, after which the figure stood upright, vocalized loudly, and chased the vehicle a short distance before they drove away.

Full-body sightingOdorScreamAnimal behaviour
1975–1976 Oceanside, California #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/YScIFc6KhOX9bnVSe-Zq_N8HMM1bxaBDF02R-yZwEzE

Sasquatch sighting near Oceanside, California (1975)

While living on a military base and walking a trail past eroded hillsides to the beach, the witness repeatedly smelled a strong odor and had small rocks tossed at the back of the carried board. The witness once saw the hairy backside of a large figure running into the hollows, and a friend who teased its speech and threw a rock was chased. Soon after, military police closed the area and the hillside was leveled.

Partial sightingOdorRock throwingVocalizationAnimal behaviour
Fall 1975 Callisburg, Cooke County, Texas Class B #6235

Biology teacher's experiences around "the 1893 Bridge."

A teacher and companions are said to have encountered a tall creature on at least six occasions near an old bridge in Cooke County, Texas. The encounters occurred at night from a vehicle, with the figure seen as a tall silhouette in headlights and heard making threatening noises while moving through brush. On one occasion the creature was described as bouncing a limb, whose height was measured the next day, and daytime searches reportedly found bones in the creek. Shots were allegedly fired at the creature without apparent effect.

SilhouetteVocalizationMovement onlyAnimal behaviour