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1997 Saint Augustine Beach, Florida EP 872

Sasquatch sighting near Saint Augustine Beach, Florida (1997)

While driving home from fishing in the afternoon, the witness saw a tall bipedal figure step onto the highway and cross it in three steps, then continue down a fire trail. Passengers in his own vehicle said they missed it, but several vehicles behind stopped and watched it with him. He ruled out bear based on familiarity with local wildlife.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1997 Alabama EP 774

Dogman sighting in Alabama (1997)

The guest learned years later that his young children encountered a bipedal creature while playing in a yard in Alabama. The girls ran inside while his son remained outside. The son later described it as doglike, and the children still recall it vividly.

Full-body sighting
1997 John Day, Grant County, Oregon #1159

Teens have brief sighting on snowbound road

Two companions were creeping in a Jeep along a snowy logging road when a creature leapt in front of the vehicle, paused facing them, then left the road. They got out and found fresh large footprints with distinct toes that were quickly filling with falling snow. After panic set in, one fired a pistol into the air and they discovered an ammunition box left on the hood had disappeared, then they drove out to the main road.

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1997 Felsenthal, Arkansas EP 635

Sasquatch sighting near Felsenthal, Arkansas (1997)

The hunter was squirrel hunting in a boat-access swamp when he noticed a dark figure sitting nearby trying to stay still. He watched it eye to eye, noted its large size and white eyes, then it stood and ran away. He and his stepfather left the area by boat.

Full-body sighting
1997 Grant's Pass Area, Oregon EP 604

Sasquatch sighting near Grant's Pass Area, Oregon (1997)

During a major flood the witness was sleeping in the living room by a sliding door overlooking the river. A large hairy figure crawled over the deck railing, broke it and a planter, took three steps across the porch, looked at her, then vanished into the forest. She describes it as heavy, clumsy and hurrying, possibly fleeing the flood.

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1997 Montana EP 246

Sasquatch sighting in Montana (1997)

The guest recounts a man he met while listening to a Bigfoot program who said that while hiking in Glacier National Park in the late 1990s he encountered a massive black gorilla-like creature with a domed head, small ears, black almond eyes, and a misaligned jaw. The man was so frightened he soiled himself and cried when retelling it years later. He reportedly developed lasting fear of woods with panic attacks near forests.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1997 Kouchibouguac Village, New Brunswick Class A #7353

Extended daylight sighting from tower at Kelly's Bog in Kouchibouguac National Park

The witness was on a solo vacation and stopped at a large bog with a viewing tower in a national park. Early one morning he watched a uniformly greyish-brown upright figure from about 500 feet away, first walking away and then crossing his view for about 20 minutes while appearing to pick plants. He walked the boardwalk at ground level and then returned to the tower for the longer observation. He did not follow it into the bog and left without a definite identification.

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Fall 1997 Wintersville, Jefferson County, Ohio Class A #4951

Young hunter has sighting, accompanied by knocking sounds, near Wintersville

The main witness was sitting on a log hunting squirrels after an older relative moved to another area. A dark hairy figure reportedly ran upright from behind a tree very fast, making a high-pitched noise with loud thumping footsteps. After it disappeared, the witness ran to tell the older relative, who did not believe the account.

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1997–1998 Rose City/lupton, Oscoda County, Michigan Class A #25622

Two men see a bigfoot cross a road near Rose City

After helping at another house, the witness and a companion drove home through wooded roads late at night. Their headlights caught a very large, tall, dark-brown figure running across the road about 40 to 50 feet away. In a few long strides it disappeared into the woods, and the frozen ground left no tracks to examine.

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Summer 1997 Grand Bay AL, Mobile County, Alabama Class B #17168

Nighttime sighting by motorists outside Grand Bay

The witness and a relative were driving at night when headlights illuminated a reddish-brown hair-covered creature sitting on its haunches in the opposite lane. As they passed within a few feet it remained unconcerned but turned its head to watch them, revealing a human-like face with dark eyes and skin. The witness compared its seated height to that of an average man and noted a slender build.

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Fall 1997 Buzzard Roost, George County, Mississippi Class A #4767

Brothers have nighttime sighting near Leaf River Wildlife Management Area

The witness was driving at night with a relative while looking for deer when gold eyes were noticed off the left side of the road. On approaching, they saw a roughly six-foot-tall figure with long brown hair standing by a fence and swaying side to side. They drove slowly past without stopping and did not return.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
1997–1998 North Carolina EP 992

Sasquatch sighting in North Carolina (1997)

The witness's older relatives were sitting at a field wood line when a large upright creature approached them quickly, sounding like it was tearing down trees. One shone a light and threw the flashlight toward it, and both were left badly shaken in their truck. One has since refused to return to that area.

Full-body sightingTree break
1997–1999 Utah EP 649

Sasquatch sighting in Utah (1997)

A radio caller reported seeing a white hairy biped while walking on the same shoreline trail in the late nineties. The guest heard the call years later and took it as confirmation of his own family encounter in the same place.

Full-body sighting
1997–2002 Michigan EP 592

Paranormal encounter in Michigan (1997)

The witness and a trooper responded to a health facility for a report of a possibly suicidal staff member who had reportedly turned his head fully backward with eyes rolled back. The next morning multiple officers fought for many minutes to restrain the same small man, who displayed extraordinary strength, chanted unintelligibly, and turned his head backward with whitened eyes. Medical testing reportedly found no drugs or alcohol, and the man later left the area.

Full-body sightingVocalizationAnimal behaviour
Winter 1997 Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma Class A #2788

Rural family's dog chases young sasquatch

After arriving home after dark with headlights on, the family heard their dog barking and crashing through vegetation as it chased something toward the car. An upright, dark-brown furry creature burst from behind a tree into the headlights, came within about twenty-five feet, then turned and ran back into the woods with the dog in pursuit. The family watched for a few seconds before retreating into the vehicle, frightened.

Full-body sighting
1997 Oklahoma EP 493

Whistle in Oklahoma (1997)

The witness was deer hunting alone from a power line easement and walking back to the truck when a rock struck his chest. A creature screamed and ran toward him, then appeared at his truck and climbed onto the bed. He shot it with a .22 Magnum above the eye, it fled screaming, and a large rock later struck his truck on a bridge as he drove out.

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1997 Marysville, Washington EP 43

Odor near Marysville, Washington (1997)

The guest and three companions visited the quarry caretaker and walked toward the quarry pond. After smelling a musky odor and finding a large nesting area, they saw a female creature sitting by a berry bush that stood and quickly left into the woods. They tracked snapping sounds and heavy breathing with amplified equipment for over an hour until the sounds stopped near a clear-cut.

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21 December 1996 Whistler, British Columbia EP 925

Sasquatch sighting near Whistler, British Columbia (1996)

Three teenagers drove out of Whistler near midnight and watched a huge hairy figure standing by a road sign in headlights. It stood frozen with hands out, then stepped and jumped into the river and walked upstream. They found only two prints by the sign and one toward the river.

Full-body sightingTracks
12 December 1996 Quitman Or Alba, Wood County, Texas Class A #2048

Night time road crossing observation

On a Sunday evening in winter 1996, the witness was driving home from church with at least one other person. They watched a tall, dark, upright figure cross the road and step over a 3.5- to 4-foot barbed-wire fence without breaking stride. The witness identified the figure as a bigfoot.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
12 December 1996 Ben Franklin, Delta County, Texas Class A #4337

Daytime sighting by hunter near Sulphur River.

The witness was hunting from a fenceline seat when cattle on both sides stampeded to the center and then south. He turned and saw a tall black figure walking north along the far fence, stopping twice to look toward him before moving on. His brother arrived about 30 minutes later from a different direction, ruling out the brother as the figure.

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