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July 1969 Long Lake Village, Hamilton County, New York Class B #1524

Couple sees "something" looking through their window late at night

The witness and his wife were lying awake in a lakeside cabin at night when his wife repeatedly said a raccoon was looking in a small rear window. After several minutes he rolled over quickly and saw a dark-faced, brown-furred creature with a large conical head peering in, which left within seconds. The next morning he found a single large heel/footprint about eight inches wide in mud by a small stream behind the cabin.

Partial sightingTracks
20 October 1967 California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/03/28/sc-ep90-interview-with-bob-gimlin

Sasquatch sighting in California (1967)

The guest describes traveling with a companion to Northern California to look for footprints and riding out daily from a camp on Bluff Creek. On October 20 they rode up the creek bed and encountered a large muscular creature standing by the water, which the companion filmed while the guest covered him. They followed its scuffs and a partial footprint uphill, later protected tracks for others to see, and noted a strong musky odor.

Full-body sightingOdorTracks
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
1967–1970 Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington Class B #9868

Youths in Summer Camp have noisy nighttime experience

The witness was sleeping in a cabin during a summer camp session when loud nighttime noises caused an uproar. A cabin-mate reportedly looked out and described multiple large, hairy, human-like figures near the water tower and cabins. The next morning the witness saw extensive human-like footprints, a large uprooted tree, and vegetation pulled from the lake. Campers were walked around the perimeter to view the traces and were sent home early.

Unidentified soundFull-body sightingTracksTree breakProperty disturbance
July 1965 Myers Flat, Humboldt County, California Class A #6963

Teens have unusual experience near Myers Flat

Five boys were camping overnight in a repaired old logging cabin in the woods. During the night they were awakened by huffing, shuffling and prying sounds as something circled and probed the cabin walls. When the door was opened they saw only dark hairy legs in the darkness, a companion fired a rifle, and the creature screamed and fled with heavy thuds, leaving torn ground and indentations.

Partial sightingScreamUnidentified soundFootstepsProperty disturbance +1
August 1964 Ojai, Ventura County, California Class A #24648

Man retells his close, visual encounter at dawn on Pine Mountain as a young deer hunter

The witness, deer hunting at dawn from a ground position below a relative, watched a tall hair-covered biped step into a fire lane, pause and look toward the witness after hearing the witness speak, then cross and wait in brush before leaving downhill. The witness later found large barefoot-like tracks and noticed a strong foul odor at the crossing site. The witness did not shoot and initially told no one.

Full-body sightingFootstepsTracksOdor
Summer 1964 Estill And Hampton, Hampton County, South Carolina Class B #975

Young boy witnesses man like creature in the swamp while camping, also a mention of a truck driver encountering a similar creature.

The witness's brother was camping with friends late on a Friday night when the group heard noises and reportedly saw a tall hairy man-like figure that frightened them into fleeing and leaving their gear. The witness learned of it secondhand after the brother returned home terrified despite carrying a shotgun. The next day the witness accompanied the brother back to retrieve belongings and found the camp torn up with scattered items and strange toed footprints.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundTracksProperty disturbance
Fall 1961 Wheatley, Lee County, Arkansas Class A #7234

Daylight sighting by two sisters near their farm in the early 1960s

The witness was playing in the front yard of a farm in the afternoon and saw a very tall, long-haired figure walking along the road and appearing to search the ditches. The witness screamed, and the mother and older sister came out and also saw it before driving toward it for a closer look. The figure ran under a bridge and into the woods and was lost from sight. The next day, large footprints were found in the road.

Full-body sightingTracks
August 1960 Currotherville, Pemiscot County, Missouri Class A #15610

Children see creature emerging from abandoned barn near Caruthersville

The witness had recently moved into a farmhouse and was on the front porch in the morning with relatives when a large hair-covered creature emerged from a nearby barn. The creature stepped over a hog-pen fence and walked away to the west. Later that day the witness found large five-toed footprints near the barn, and the household heard loud banging and howling sounds around the property through the following winter and spring without seeing the creature again.

Full-body sightingTracks
July 1958 Lake County, California #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/z0Eeje6JvJvDDeP-HxDjlRGDKYzn-xYslP585x3gsfM

Sasquatch sighting near Lake County (1958)

The witness, then a teenager, was riding with his brother and a friend in an old pickup checking irrigation on his father's walnut ranch when they spotted a tall hairy biped moving through the orchard. They chased it by farm roads as it ran uphill diagonally across a 40-acre block, stopped to watch it pass close by, then followed it across more blocks until it crossed a road and disappeared into dense brush on a neighboring property. Afterwards they inspected its long strides in wet ground and decided not to tell his father for fear of losing their irrigation job.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingFootstepsTracks
July 1950 San Bernadino, San Bernardino County, California Class A #2248

Sighting along Lytle Creek

The witness heard whistling and chomping sounds near a creek and looked toward them. A very muscular, hairy, man-like creature was present for about two minutes before walking into the treeline at the creek edge. The witness later returned to the area and found footprints by the creek.

WhistleUnidentified soundFull-body sightingTracks
September 1941 Ruby Creek #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/02/23/sc-ep82-100-bigfoot-nights

Sasquatch sighting near Ruby Creek (1941)

A mother home with three children saw a large man-like creature approaching. The family fled to a nearby village while the creature broke into the house, destroyed property and ate stored fish. The husband later found large humanoid tracks, hair and blood around the house.

Full-body sightingTracksProperty disturbance
1940–1949 St. Anthony, Idaho #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/11/03/sc-ep376-the-dog

Sasquatch sighting near St. Anthony, Idaho (1940)

As a young teenager bringing cows across a canal near dark, the diarist saw a large bear-like figure standing on hind feet by a sapling 600-700 feet away and felt intense chill. Cows were undisturbed and his father was unconcerned. Next morning with his friend [name withheld] he found a huge bare footprint in wet mud under the sapling, estimated 8.5-9 feet tall using [name withheld]'s height, and nearby found a stick-bed with a strong repulsive odor.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteTracksOdorStructure or nest
August 1936 Luray, Virginia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/LjviJdFXrUavchlExmK9LAx2OXIcLEoi3KGO4HIJCrE

Sasquatch sighting near Luray, Virginia (1936)

A construction crew camped in a Virginia valley in the mid-1930s reported repeated visits by large hairy beings that stole food, left huge footprints, and were seen felling and dragging trees. Early one August morning in 1936 a being reached into a tent and pulled a sleeping worker out by the ankle. Other workers threw hand axes and chased it with rifles and shotguns, firing many shots without killing it, after which sentries were posted day and night.

Full-body sightingTracksProperty disturbance
10 July 1924 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/09/03/sc-ep357-1924-ape-canyon

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)

Five miners were sleeping in their log cabin when multiple creatures attacked through the night. The beings threw rocks, tried to force the door, climbed on the roof, and dug underneath. At dawn the creatures left, and the shaken men hiked out to get help.

Full-body sightingRock throwingDoor or window contactProperty disturbanceTracks
July 1924 Washington #0ad7e1d7-18bc-473d-a117-acc5b0bf0906

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)

Five miners in 1924 reported poltergeist-like activity around their mine and cabin, including voices, machinery sounds, an apported pencil and isolated footprints. After one miner reportedly shot a creature, several creatures allegedly attacked the cabin at night throwing rocks and trying to enter. Only left footprints were reported the next morning.

Full-body sightingTracksRock throwingProperty disturbanceVocalization
July 1924 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/10/13/sc-ep54-ape-canyon-sasquatch-attacks

Tracks in Washington (1924)

Five miners prospecting near Mount St. Helens found large tracks and later shot at a creature watching near a tree. That night multiple creatures attacked their cabin, throwing rocks and trying to enter from all sides including the roof. The men fired back until just before dawn when the creatures left.

TracksPartial sightingRock throwingDoor or window contact
1921 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1921)

A woman saw a four-foot object moving along a rear fence and fetched a neighbor, who shot it with a shotgun and saw it drop. When approached, it jumped to hind legs and chased the shooter back into the house, then left toward another town. Strange footprints were later reported nearby.

Full-body sightingTracksDoor or window contactHistorical account
1914 Seattle, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/01/12/sc-ep397-bigfoot-west-coast-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Seattle, Washington (1914)

A laborer picking berries was attacked by a hairy giant called Bosco that clawed his throat and struck him with a 25-pound window weight. Witnesses, tracks, bitten trees, eaten dog remains, and asphalt footprints were reported. The creature was seen swimming, eating fish, and peering into buildings.

Full-body sightingObject throwingTracksVocalization
1906 Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Springfield, Pennsylvania (1906)

Residents reported a hair-covered animal sometimes upright and sometimes moving on all fours at racehorse speed with a leaping stride. Heavy steel bear traps set and wired to an oak were found sprung with bait eaten, wire snapped, ground torn, and traps dragged rods away. Later explanations blaming a dog or disguised man were followed by continued reports.

Full-body sightingTracksProperty disturbanceHistorical account