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winter of ninety six, Wednesday in ninety six Maryland EP 404

Sasquatch sighting in Maryland (1996)

The guest's father was hunting alone from a tree stand when he heard heavy bipedal footsteps approach to 25-30 yards. A seven-foot hair-covered being with red eyes stared at him, then ran through an impenetrable briar patch roaring like a lion and elephant combined.

Full-body sightingFootstepsVocalization
1996 Oakville, Grays Harbor County, Washington #4422

Tall upright creature spotted walking across a hay field

Four people in a car rounded a corner, stopped, and watched a creature cross a hay field. The creature was described as about 7 to 8 feet tall and dark brown, and it looked toward the group while walking. The witnesses observed it from an estimated 75 to 100 yards away.

Full-body sighting
1996 Fargo, Georgia EP 346

Sasquatch sighting near Fargo, Georgia (1996)

The witness and a companion were drifting in a canoe on a narrow tributary toward the main lake when they heard splashing and commotion on the bank. About forty to fifty feet away a hairy upright figure stood up, turned away, and moved smoothly into the thick trees. Both were frightened and agreed not to discuss it with the rest of the camping group.

Partial sightingMovement only
1996–1997 Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine Class A #1188

Two sisters see dark, shaggy haired, bipedal creature standing in middle of road

The witness and a relative were driving to school one morning when they noticed a figure standing at the edge of the road watching their approach. The figure was described as human-sized, covered in very dark shaggy hair, hunched with arms hanging low, standing on two feet. As they drove past it disappeared into the surrounding forest and could not be seen when the witness looked back.

Full-body sighting
January 1996 Flatwoods, Greenup County, Kentucky Class B #16896

Possible sasquatch seen squatting in a road near Flatwoods

Two people were walking on a gravel road at night when they noticed a large dark object ahead. As they approached, it rose from a crouch revealing a very tall black furry figure that they watched for about 20 seconds. The figure then walked into the adjacent woods, and the pair fled the area.

Full-body sighting
Fall 1996 Valparaiso, Okaloosa County, Florida Class A #730

Sighting by Five witnesses of a large, humanoid form.

The witness and four companions were parked on a dirt road at dusk trying to find a way out of the area. They heard a commotion in nearby woods suggesting something large approaching. As it got closer they saw a large upright humanoid form that did not respond to yelling, and all five fled in panic.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
1996–1999 Michigan EP 735

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan (1996)

While driving early in the morning, headlights revealed a dark crouched figure by the road with its back turned. When lit, it stood, crossed the road in two strides heading south, dropped into a ditch and vanished. The companion also witnessed it but would not label it.

Road crossingPartial sighting
1996–1997 Georgia EP 49

Sasquatch sighting in Georgia (1996)

The witness had parked facing outward near an unfinished house in his uncle's neighborhood and walked to his cousin's house. Returning about 100 yards away in the dark, he saw a tall dark shape pause behind his car and walk into the woods, mistaking it for his tall cousin. At the car he found his cousin already asleep inside, realizing what he saw was not him.

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1996–1997 Menomonee Falls, Practically In Town, Waukesha County, Wisconsin Class B #9295

Possible sighting by child, and other incidents near Menomonee Falls

The witness and her young son were sleeping on the first floor to escape the heat. The son woke the witness saying a strange being was watching him. The son later said a picture on a Bigfoot website matched what he saw, described as having red eyes and bent over with hands on knees. The witness did not see it herself and asked if other reports existed in the area.

Partial sightingEyeshine
1996 La Crosse, Wisconsin And LaCresent, Minnesota, La Crosse County, Wisconsin Class C #3044

Second-hand report of creature looking in at woman through window

About two decades ago a woman washing dishes at night saw a large hairy-faced man looking through the window above her sink. Police were called and during the subsequent search an officer saw a tall man-like figure run across a highway. Very large tracks with a long stride were found but dogs could not track anything and the figure vanished into river bottoms. A later visitor examined a cast and said weight distribution argued against a fake shoe.

Partial sightingRoad crossingTracks
1996–1999 Michigan EP 948

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan (1996)

While driving to work early in the morning with his son's mother, headlights revealed a dark shimmery-black figure crouched on the roadside. When lights hit it, it stood, crossed the road in two strides heading south, rolled into the ditch and vanished. The co-witness would not call it Bigfoot but did not know what it was.

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1996 Fort Lewis, Washington EP 897

Sasquatch sighting near Fort Lewis, Washington (1996)

While serving as OPFOR team leader, the guest camped with four soldiers on a hilltop at Fort Lewis. They awoke to live gunfire and powerful roars that made three men ill, then approached to find special-operations personnel standing over two shot Sasquatch bodies. After the female died before them, the team was removed, threatened with prosecution if they spoke, and later found the site cleared.

Full-body sightingGrowlOdor
1996 Monterey, California EP 859

UFO sighting near Monterey, California (1996)

The witness accompanied his teenage daughter to a downtown cemetery where she was taking night photos for a class. They watched two orange spheres detach from a meteor-like streak, reappear over a nearby ball field and pass overhead, followed by three bright lights that became a large silent triangular craft passing low overhead before vanishing. Afterward they attempted to report the sighting to police, the airport tower, and a UFO reporting center.

Full-body sighting
1996–1997 PERKINS, Payne County, Oklahoma Class A #4134

Man has close moonlit encounter

The witness and a companion were parked by a river around midnight under a full moon. The witness stepped a short distance from the car and heard movement in the grass and brush. A tall, broad-shouldered hairy silhouette emerged and faced the witness for several seconds. The witness fled to the car and the pair left the area.

SilhouetteMovement only
1996 Place not stated EP 471

Sasquatch sighting (1996)

A delivery driver walked into the back workshop of a taxidermy shop while the owner was in the bathroom. He saw a blood-soaked Sasquatch head on a work table with tissue hanging from the neck. He left the back room and pretended to have just arrived. The owner claimed he was gutting a boar, which the witness did not believe.

Partial sighting
1996–1998 St. Étienne De Bolton, Quebec EP 191

Sasquatch sighting near St. Étienne De Bolton, Quebec (1996)

The guest, then 12 to 14, went with his younger cousin down a hill to a creek behind the family house. About 25 to 30 feet away they saw a grayish-white bony creature sitting at the water's edge with its hand possibly in the creek. When it began to turn, they ran back to the house and told their parents, who suggested a big dog.

Partial sighting
1996 Oregon EP 1289

Paranormal encounter in Oregon (1996)

A young couple entered an abandoned mine and came upon a large hairy humanoid sitting very close with a strong decay odor. They fled quickly and contacted a group. Investigators returning two days later found a constructed oval bed and signs it had been eating foliage gathered from miles away.

Full-body sightingOdorStructure or nest
1996 Oklahoma EP 1180

Sasquatch sighting in Oklahoma (1996)

While the witness waited during a hay trade at a rural house, he saw a very hairy shirtless figure lean out from behind the back corner of the house with its head near the eave. His large companion did not see it. They left without mentioning it to the residents.

Partial sighting
1996–1997 Nealsville, Jackson County, Wisconsin EP 1141

Paranormal encounter near Nealsville, Wisconsin (1996)

Four young men drove late at night to find a reputedly haunted mansion and nearby infant grave. Two of them approached an iron-gated house that appeared well-kept and spoke with a very old woman in historic clothing who held a candle and gave directions using wagon trails. After hearing loud infant crying at the grave site, they drove past the house again and found it dilapidated and overgrown, though the woman with the candle could still be seen inside. The group fled and never discussed the night together again.

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spring of 1996 Florida EP 1144

Sasquatch sighting in Florida (1996)

Two identical-twin brothers hiking through ankle-deep water reached a clearing and found a creature lying on its back that flipped to all fours and sniffed them, appearing confused. It then stood on two legs and shook a tree to intimidate them as they backed out. That night at camp their stacked firewood was moved, and a neighboring camper said he saw two silhouettes moving it.

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