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11 November 1997 Evergreen, San Jacinto County, Texas Class A #28873

Motorist recounts daylight sighting on her property east of New Waverly

The witness was driving on a narrow wooded road in late morning with three young passengers in the car. She noticed a tall reddish-haired figure in a thicket ahead, initially mistaking it for a horse. As she drove closer the figure turned to look at her, then crouched behind a small tree and watched her pass at close range. She kept driving without stopping, and the passengers did not see it.

Partial sighting
2 November 1997 Park County, Wyoming Class A #1240

Sighting near Yellowstone Park entrance by two witnesses cutting wood

The witness and his brother were cutting firewood near a river when the witness noticed movement on a distant slope across the river. After losing it briefly, the witness watched through binoculars as a bulky dark-haired figure walked upright downhill for about 100 yards. About half an hour later while loading the truck in near-darkness, the witness heard an unfamiliar high-pitched squealing noise from upriver.

Full-body sightingVocalization
November 1997 Tygh Valley, Wasco County, Oregon #382

Sighting by elk hunters near White River drainage

While elk hunting on a snowy open hillside, the witness watched a hairy upright creature walking rapidly away from about 100 yards for a minute or more. The creature was short, about 5-foot-6, with a large barrel chest, long arms, dark brown hair, stooped posture and long bent-knee strides. The witness's adult son was traversing the hillside nearby but did not see the animal.

Full-body sighting
November 1997 Tillamook County, Oregon #354

Group of people witness two Sasquatch run through a clearing

Three women at a hunting camp reported watching hairy bipedal creatures run across a clearcut below the camp. The first creature ran out from one treeline, retreated when two dirt bike riders appeared, then reappeared with a smaller second creature and both crossed to the opposite treeline. The reporter was away hunting and relayed what the women told him, later pacing the distance and finding no tracks.

Full-body sighting
November 1997 Vernonia, Columbia County, Oregon #125

Article in Oregon Hunters Assoc. documents sighting by Portland hunter

A hunter reportedly observed a Bigfoot walking through woods about 15 miles northwest of Vernonia. The account was passed to local hunting association members and noted in a January 1998 newsletter. Authorities were said to be looking into the report but had found no evidence to support it at that time.

Partial sighting
November 1997 Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey Class A #16701

Nighttime encounter at a garbage dumpster in Hamburg, near the Delware Water Gap

Late on a cold fall night, the witness walked out of a separate laundry building at a rural apartment complex and saw a human-like creature about 20 feet away searching through a dumpster under bright lot lights. The two looked at each other briefly, then the witness ran toward the apartment, fell on a gravel road, and looked back to see the creature running away about 200 feet distant.

Full-body sighting
November 1997 Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina Class A #8804

Man has afternoon sighting and finds scat on his property near Flat River

In November 1997 the witness looked from an upstairs window and saw two gray upright figures at the woods edge about 100 yards behind the house. He watched for about ten seconds while they stood side by side swaying, then ran downstairs and outside but they were gone. A relative who was at the house did not see them, and a later search found no tracks or unusual odor.

Full-body sighting
November 1997 Youngstown, Trumbull County, Ohio Class B #5262

Woman see's a large bear like thing standing next to dumpster. The next day she finds large human like five toed tracks where it was standing heading into the woods

Late in the evening the witness drove around the apartment complex and saw a dark figure standing at the edge of the woods by the trash bins. The figure looked at the witness and then moved slowly back into the woods. The next morning footprints were found near the dumpster in snow, leading the witness to conclude the figure was not a bear.

Full-body sightingTracks
November 1997 Markle, Huntington County, Indiana Class A #28803

Hunter has possible encounter near Huntington Reservoir

Before sunrise during deer shotgun season, the witness sat against a tree near a damaged bridge and dozed off. After hearing a twig snap, he saw a tall dark figure walking with long strides along a trail and crossing the washed-out bridge without breaking stride. He first assumed it was another hunter, but later realized no other hunters were present and the figure wore no orange.

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November 1997 Elkhart, Polk County, Iowa Class A #76464

Large bipedal figure seen by pheasant hunter on public hunting land in Chichaqua Bottoms Greenbelt, near Bondurant

The witness was pheasant hunting with a dog on elevated ground beside tall grass. The dog became agitated and barked toward a distant tree line. The witness then saw a large dark figure moving through the tall grass toward the trees and disappearing into timber, after which the witness left the area.

Partial sighting
November 1997 Floodwood, St. Louis County, Minnesota Class A #62558

Hunter's sighting near gravel pits outside Floodwood

The witness was deer hunting from an elevated stand in late afternoon when branches began breaking as something approached. A tall, thick, long-haired biped stopped about 30 yards away for several seconds, gave a very loud howl, then rapidly retreated through thick swamp while breaking vegetation and howled again while moving away to the southwest. The frightened witness ran to the car and later said the experience ended his hunting in that area.

Full-body sightingHowlFootsteps
November 1997 Manitou Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Class A #1359

Multi-witness account of an observation of a strange creature on a ridge

The witness claims to have been stopped in snow-related traffic on Highway 24. After stepping out of the vehicle, the witness noticed another stopped motorist pointing toward a hillside. The witness then observed a creature on a ridgeline about two hundred feet above the highway but could not follow it due to ice and fear.

Partial sighting
November 1997 Panguitch, Garfield County, Utah Class A #17287

Evening road crossing north of Panquitch

The witness was driving at night through Circleville Canyon when headlights revealed a large hairy figure at the roadside. The figure stood and ran across the highway in front of the car, moving quickly with a smooth, non-bouncing gait and long arms, then disappeared into darkness. The witness did not stop to look for tracks.

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November 1997 Cougar, Skamania County, Washington Class A #1650

Creature seen by witnesses at the bottom of the hill

The witness and a companion were elk hunting from a ridge when they heard soft murmuring voices they took for approaching hunters. They then heard heavy thumps retreating down the brushy ridge and briefly saw a big black object moving fast into the trees on the flat below. Both initially considered a black bear but later felt that explanation did not fit the vocal sounds and movement.

Partial sightingVocalizationFootsteps
November 1997 Tillamook County, Oregon Class A #702

Group of people witness two Sasquatch run through a clearing

Three women at an elk-hunt camp watched the clearcut below their campsite in the late afternoon and saw a hairy biped run from the treeline into the opening. The creature retreated when two dirt-bike riders appeared on a trail, then ran out again with a slightly smaller second creature. Both crossed the obstructed clearcut upright on two legs at great speed and disappeared into the far treeline.

Full-body sighting
25 October 1997 Kittitas County, Washington Class A #1687

Sasquatch seen while father and son were hunting elk

The witness and his youngest son were hunting with family and heard noises they thought were elk. While investigating on foot, they noticed a dark trunk-like shape in the bushes about 25 yards away that appeared to have eyes that moved. The son locked the vehicle door and urged immediate departure. The witness remains mostly but not fully convinced the shape was not a tree.

Partial sighting
16 October 1997 Batesville, Panola County, Mississippi Class A #1345

creature leaned on the hood of a car.

The witness reported driving on a country road when a large creature crossed and stopped in front of the car. After the witness brightened the headlights, the creature approached, struck the car and leaned on the hood while screaming loudly. The witness reversed around it and drove away while still hearing it screaming in the distance.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshineScreamVehicle contact
13 October 1997 Gladstone & Rapid River, Delta County, Michigan Class A #29675

Daylight multi-witness road-crossing sighting just outside Gladstone (MI-UP)

A woman driving home with her children at dusk saw a brown figure crouched on the highway median outside Gladstone. The figure stood up, crossed the highway in a couple of steps, lowered its arms to its sides, and disappeared into the woods. She described it as extremely fast and graceful and concluded it could only have been a Bigfoot.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
12 October 1997 Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi Class B #8429

Afternoon sighting by mother and daughter in Honey Island Swamp

Two witnesses taking a dog for exercise at the end of a swamp road noticed a large dark hairy torso-like shape beside a tree about 50-75 feet away and watched it shift for a few minutes. After driving to two other spots up the road, they heard footsteps approaching and then something running toward them through the woods, which frightened the dog. They left the area and returned later that afternoon, but the shape was gone.

Partial sightingFootstepsMovement only
11 October 1997 Otterville, Jersey County, Illinois Class B #30645

Motorists have possible late night sighting south of Otterville

The witness and a companion were driving at night after dinner when their headlights illuminated a dark furry figure on the side of the road. The figure was bent over and then stood up as they passed, showing only its backside, with its hips roughly level with the hood of a small pickup. The witnesses drove back to look again but the figure was gone. The witness kept the account private for years for fear of ridicule.

Partial sighting