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1973–1975 Cotton, Cooper County, Missouri Class A #44283

Family members describe screaming and house smacking near Prairie Home

Five women staying overnight at a rural farmhouse heard loud piercing screams approaching from up a hill toward the house. A backlit tall, large-framed figure walking hunched over passed in front of the front picture windows and beat on the house, and a very hairy leg was seen when the front door was opened. The figure then went around the corner of the house and disappeared, leaving a burning skunk-like smell. Two men who had been away returned later and searched the large farm into the early morning without finding anything.

ScreamSilhouettePartial sightingDoor or window contactOdor
November 1972 Estey, Midland County, Michigan Class A #2830

BF shakes bush and screams at 2 hunters

Two people entering the woods to deer hunt at daybreak encountered a large creature about 150 feet ahead. The creature stood up, paced, shook a large bush, and screamed at them, causing both to flee in panic. They returned in full daylight hours later, estimated its height at about 8 feet from the bush, and found no prints or hair.

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15 July 1972 Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri Class A #1136

Creature seen stepping over four foot barbed wire fence near the town of Louisiana

The witness was walking alone east along a rural road at dusk when a strong foul odor appeared and a tall figure was seen at the edge of a pasture. The figure watched the witness, matched movements, and approached, then chased the witness who fled to a farmhouse porch. The creature eventually left toward the pasture with farm dogs chasing it, and the witness hid until a companion arrived.

Full-body sightingOdorScream
June 1972 Kentucky #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/OxWGFnMaBANz91pZyraU_fyUy90HE9u7L06r7QW5K9w

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (1972)

Guest age 7 and his grandfather saw a tall upright figure standing above the corn at the edge of the field in the evening and went inside. Later that night the guest woke to a strong odor and saw a dark hairy figure filling the bedroom window looking in, while his grandfather held a pistol. The figure moved to the front porch where the grandfather fired a shotgun through the screen door, after which it fled up the road vocalizing with screams and distant whoops.

Partial sightingOdorFootstepsScreamGrowl +2
May 1972 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/12/25/sc-ep393-the-christmas-show

Scream (1972)

A couple with the wife's mother camped on newly bought mountain land. After dark a very loud siren-like scream lasting seconds came from close in the woods, prompting the husband to get a gun. Later that night something leaned against the mother's side of the tent and she struck it with a heavy lantern. The husband later said he saw red eyes during the scream.

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Summer 1972 In-between Ennis & Garrett, Ellis County, Texas Class A #27768

Memory shared of a daylight sighting while searching for bottles along a rural road outside Garrett

The witness and two companions were collecting bottles along a shaded dirt road in the evening when they heard an extremely loud scream-like roar and noticed a strong odor. They got into their vehicle and drove uphill about 300 yards before looking back. They saw a tall hair-covered biped standing in the road in sunlight before leaving the area.

Full-body sightingScreamOdor
Summer 1971 Vincent, Washington County, Ohio Class A #4983

Sighting and vocalizations at a home in Wayne National Forest

Late at night two companions were watching TV in a mobile home when they heard a noise at the front. The witness looked through the door window and described a large face peering in that then screamed and pushed away. Both went out the back and watched the figure step over a barbed-wire fence and run away hunched over with very long arms. A next-day search found no tracks, but they measured the door window at seven and a half feet above the ground.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingScreamUnidentified soundDoor or window contact
1971 Place not stated #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/bRI7PtIHlrwhbK9Q6iC7rVENHnXc-aFK_I4aGTEO6Sg

Sasquatch sighting (1971)

A former sheriff told the guest he and deputies were asked to shoot creatures living in a canyon. Helicopters pushed a female and her young into a clearing where the deputy shot the female in the chest and then shot the young in the head. The man kept photos and an audio cassette of the operation hidden in his lunchbox.

Full-body sightingScream
1971 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/07/18/sc-ep41-deathbed-confession--i-shot-sasquatch

Sasquatch sighting (1971)

A former law enforcement officer told two missionaries that in 1971 he took part in an agency-directed helicopter operation to kill Sasquatch living in a canyon in the Dakotas. Two smaller helicopters drove the animals while his crew photographed a female and a youngster from the air, recorded audio, then shot the youngster in the head and shot the female point-blank in the chest from a rope ladder. The female screamed and fled up the canyon with an unknown fate, while the youngster's body was bagged, netted under a helicopter and flown out. The officer said he kept the photos and cassette hidden and had told no one else.

Full-body sightingScream
1971 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/05/18/sc-ep-105-throwback-part-2

Sasquatch sighting (1971)

An ailing homeowner told two visiting missionaries about a directed operation in the Dakotas in 1971 when he served as a sheriff's officer. From helicopters, crews pushed creatures out of a canyon toward a bait station, photographed them, and shot a female and her young. The narrator kept hidden photos and an audio cassette documenting the shooting and the female's scream.

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July 1970 Tooele / Herriman, Salt Lake County, Utah Class B #38797

Woman recalls childhood experience of a terrifying night-time encounter while camping near Kennecott Copper mine

A family group of six was inside a large tent at night during a thunderstorm when they smelled an overpowering odor and heard loud screaming approach. A large hairy figure stood over the tent, visible in lightning flashes, screaming for several minutes while the occupants huddled in fear. An adult companion left the tent, apparently confronted the creature amid scuffling and growling, then returned pale and blocked the zipper until dawn when the group left.

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Summer 1970 Cazenovia, Madison County, New York Class B #454

Man recalls incident as a child in a swampy area near Cazenovia

When the witness was a young child, the witness and a companion were chopping a rotted fallen tree with hammers far out in a swamp. After hearing a loud noise described as like a scream, they saw a very large dark man-like form walking very near them. Both children dropped everything and ran home without looking back.

Partial sightingScream
November 1969 Grand Marais, Minnesota #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/4RJ2Ss199GvHywSJ7FW7iTbJqyuKf-jslhibVqZCvPY

Sasquatch sighting near Grand Marais, Minnesota (1969)

The witness was deer hunting alone from a ground blind in northern Minnesota. A frightened doe ran into the blind and lay down behind the witness. Shortly after, two large hairy creatures appeared on either side, one stepping briefly out of a cornfield and another showing only the top of its head in brush, vocalizing and moving around before leaving, after which the deer walked away and the witness left.

Partial sightingWhistleScreamMovement only
24 August 1969 Curry County, Oregon Class B #661

Campers hear terrifying vocalizations and see a huge dark form

Five boys were camping in a wilderness area when loud screams approached their camp late at night. Something circled the camp on two feet for about half an hour while wailing, as the group hid terrified in sleeping bags. As it left, two or three of them saw a huge hulking shape moving away in moonlight.

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July 1969 Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas Class A #14376

Encounter during a summer camp campout near the Brazos River

During a multi-day canoe camping trip along a river, the witness and a companion chased an animal to the top of a cliff near camp. The witness collided with a large hair-covered creature and both the creature and the two companions screamed. The pair fled in panic over the cliff edge and survived the fall, while other campers heard the screams and saw the fall.

Partial sightingScreamFootsteps
30 August 1968 Leavenworth, Chelan County, Washington Class B #925

Backpacker observes a tall, early morning visitor in camp

The witness and a companion camped near a lake after the rest of their party failed to arrive. After hearing scream-like sounds earlier in the evening, the witness lay awake and watched a tall figure move behind a windbreak, squat to rummage through a pack, then stand and walk away. The witness woke the companion, who did not see the figure but both heard movement in the trees. In the morning the pack contents were scattered and only cookies were missing from their package.

Partial sightingScreamProperty disturbanceFootsteps
15 August 1967 River Grove, Cook County, Illinois Class A #46494

Memory told of a daytime sighting in Schiller Woods

The witness was resting by the Des Plaines River during a bicycle ride when a hair-covered creature was seen across the river splashing in the water. After the witness coughed, the creature threw large rocks toward the witness, then crossed the river silently and confronted the witness at close range. The witness fled along a trail while hearing a loud howl and screaming and seeing additional shadowy figures across the river.

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Summer 1967 Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio Class B #7830

Two teenagers witness something running from a pack of dogs on two legs, screaming very loud. The next day large five toed tracks are found

Late at night in 1967 the witness and a friend were watching TV when barking dogs drew them to look outside. They saw a large human-like figure running while being chased by dogs and emitting a loud screaming sound. The next day the witness found very large bare-foot tracks in mud near home and learned relatives on the next street had also heard the screaming.

Partial sightingScreamTracks
1967 Ear Falls, Ontario #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/S20ftzITq_-sICYMgic1IxjP4d1lUqxBzu8YLWXHXgU

Sasquatch sighting near Ear Falls, Ontario (1967)

A group on a musky fishing trip in Canada heard loud roars from the woods that grew closer. Two giant black beasts emerged fighting, tumbling down the bank into shallow water, slapping, grappling and biting. One prevailed and left into the woods while the other lay motionless before later disappearing.

Full-body sightingVocalizationScream
1967–1968 Louisiana #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/04/29/sc-ep428-sasquatch-in-maine

Sasquatch sighting in Louisiana (1967)

The witness, age 6-7, wandered down a trail from a family levee picnic while watching for snakes. He noticed movement by a large tree about 15-20 feet away, made eye contact with a dark figure, and it screamed and thrust its head forward. He ran back to the picnic blanket believing it meant to harm him.

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