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October 1955 British Columbia Class A #1083

William Roe account -- Highway worker has lengthy sighting at close range & records much detail

The witness hiked to a deserted mine on a mountain in the afternoon and encountered an upright hair-covered female creature at close range. The creature approached, squatted to strip and eat leaves, noticed the witness, vocalized, and walked away into timber, later appearing briefly on a distant ridge. The witness considered shooting it for science but refrained, then examined droppings and a bedding spot.

Full-body sightingVocalizationAnimal behaviour
October 1955 British Columbia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/emxwtZ2Fw-5pmgp2LbbBKp6yQuE0M6VuF9UCVxWFsX0

Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (1955)

A hunter watched a hair-covered female-like biped strip leaves and eat, approach within 20 feet, notice him, then walk away while making a half-laugh vocalization. He chose not to shoot and later examined feeding and sleeping signs.

Full-body sightingVocalization
October 1955 British Columbia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/JIXgl3Wz15O7YUv4aMl5Gq6qfU8nSrXrFWjjSs1TQUE

Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (1955)

Retold as a classic historical report, a hunter watched a large hair-covered biped emerge near a mine, eat leaves, notice him, and walk away vocalizing. He described human-like ears, small dark eyes, broad nose, and long arms, and decided not to shoot.

Full-body sightingVocalization
October 1955 Tete Jaune Cache, British Columbia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/iqimrATuQKXg0yc7o6x_-4bDjWzMteVl9yuRWmJEZt0

Sasquatch sighting near Tete Jaune Cache, British Columbia (1955)

The witness hiked up a mountain to visit an abandoned mine and encountered a large hair-covered biped at close range. The creature approached to within about twenty feet, foraged on leaves, then noticed the witness and retreated while vocalizing. The witness considered shooting it for science but refrained, then examined droppings and a bedding site before describing the encounter as a lasting mystery.

Full-body sightingVocalizationScat
August 1955 Porterville, Tulare County, California Class A #1229

Boy Scout has late night sighting above Porterville

An 11-year-old on a Boy Scout camping trip left his tent around 2:30 a.m. to use the latrine near a small ravine. Hearing brush breaking across the ravine, he shone his flashlight and saw a tall hair-covered biped with a very large head, no visible neck, very long arms, and widely spaced glowing orange eyes. He fled back to the tent in terror and was not believed when he told others.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
1955 Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida Class A #13034

Early evening sighting by residents on the Hillsborough River

In the mid-1950s the witness and a companion were watching a drive-in movie from across the river after dark. They heard something behind them, turned, and saw a large hairy creature backlit by a lamplight. They fled immediately without looking back.

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1955–1960 Louisiana #5f830af4-b4f3-41af-b8e3-743099a9e8cc

Sasquatch sighting in Louisiana (1955)

As a youth hunting with a small dog, the witness followed the dog down a creek and found a long dark form lying in a dugout in the bank. Looking closer the witness saw feet, a bleeding leg with sand piled on it, breathing and grumbling, and a large hand thrown behind it like a resting person. Frightened, the witness carried the dog away quietly then ran home.

Partial sightingVocalization
1955–1956 Silverton, Oregon #ce48b170-ef13-45eb-9b63-f4829d08eff9

Sasquatch sighting near Silverton, Oregon (1955)

The witness was driving with his girlfriend to a high school dance when a dark hairy biped emerged from a grass field and walked diagonally into the road in front of the car. The driver slowed and swerved around it while it turned to look at them twice, showing no fear or expression, then left the road into a field. The couple fled shaken, and the passenger refused to discuss it afterward.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
October 1953 Liberty, Casey County, Kentucky Class A #1024

An account of bigfoot tool use

In childhood, the witness and a companion heard a thumping noise while playing and went to investigate. They saw a large hairy animal squatting nearby using pieces of firewood to dig in the ground. The animal stood up, bared its teeth silently, and walked toward them, causing them to flee into the companion's house. When an adult checked moments later, the animal was gone leaving only disturbed ground.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
24 August 1953 Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois Class B #49182

Memory told of a possible childhood encounter at Georgefield Barracks

The witness was staying at home with her older sister while her parents were out. After hearing movement outside and seeing a large head at the window, she opened the front door, turned on the porch light, and came face to face with a tall hair-covered figure. Her middle sister arrived and ran toward the figure, which then left and quickly disappeared. The sisters did not discuss the incident at the time and only recalled it decades later.

Partial sightingMovement only
August 1953 White Hills Region, Shelton, Fairfield County, Connecticut Class A #16408

Children observe bipedal animal walking along railroad tracks near the Housatonic River

In 1953 three young children were picking blackberries near a railroad track when a tall hair-covered biped came down a steep hillside and walked north along the tracks, looking at them briefly. The witness recalled long arms, a long stride, a primate-like face, and a thin build with short dark hair. The children ran back to the cottage to tell parents, who dismissed the account.

Full-body sighting
1953–1976 Winamac, Pulaski County, Indiana Class A #9245

Family has several sightings at a summer cabin near Winamac.

During a family weekend at riverside cottages, a group of children playing outdoors screamed and pointed toward the dense woods. Adults who ran outside reported seeing a tall, dark-haired biped walking away toward the treeline, with an additional young witness seeing only its back as it entered the woods. An adult aimed a rifle but lowered it without firing, later saying he feared it might be a person.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1953 Abbeville, Henry County, Alabama Class A #44986

Memory told of a close up daylight encounter with two, possibly young, Bigfoots near Abbeville

The witness, then a child, was walking from a cornfield to a nearby house to fetch water for a cousin. At a dirt road she came within about 10 feet of two small, hairy, human-like figures standing together on the opposite side. They looked at each other for about a minute before she ran to the house, and the figures were gone when she walked back.

Full-body sighting
1953 Kathmandu #c5faa337-7046-492d-8698-08b16a318533

Cryptid sighting near Kathmandu (1953)

Two trekkers ahead of their porters rested on rocks in misty woods when they heard cries and roars. A five-foot upright monkey-like creature with a tail confronted them, joined by several others, one carrying a baby. The men fired shots overhead until porters arrived and the animals dispersed.

Full-body sightingVocalization
1952 Orleans #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/KXhfUMlqLHXysKTU_otECL8AXsxtjh6CCXROoO_34jw

Sasquatch sighting near Orleans (1952)

A logger driving alone at night to collect a coworker saw a figure by the road and then a face in the mirror. He found a small tree blocking the road and, after getting out, heard running footsteps as a creature charged and backed off repeatedly. The creature tried to push the car off the road before the driver escaped, and the coworker later reported a similar push.

Partial sightingFootstepsVehicle contact
21 August 1950 Gaylord, Otsego County, Michigan Class A #30753

Witness recalls a childhood face to face daylight sighting near his home and night vocalizations outside Gaylord

The witness was in an outhouse near the home after waking when rustling and sticks breaking were heard approaching. The witness opened the door and saw a tall, hairy, ape-like figure that fled into the woods on being seen. Later that night the witness and relatives heard loud screams or howls.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
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
1950–1959 British Columbia Class C #2440

Camp cook sees a sasquatch at a logging camp while loggers were away from camp

A cook at a remote logging camp reportedly saw a being she described as a sasquatch while the crew was away cutting trees. The account is presented as a long-circulating story among local old residents, said to date to the early 1950s. No visual details of the being are given in the report.

Partial sighting
Summer 1950 Warfield Ky, Martin County, Kentucky Class A #5678

Woman recalls childhood sighting near Warfield

While searching for a rock cliff with a cave with companions in a heavily wooded mountain area, the witness noticed a muscular figure standing on a rock above them. The figure watched the group for about fifteen seconds while holding a heavy stick before stepping out of sight, after which the group fled. The witness later described the encounter to a relative who advised keeping it private.

Full-body sighting
1950–1959 Cary, Bell County, Kentucky Class A #2364

Two teenage boys encounter a white ape-like animal

Two boys were playing in the afternoon near a slate dump and coal mine entrance when they saw an upright gray-white ape-like creature standing at the mine mouth with an arm resting on a high timber. They watched each other briefly while it moved its arm, and the boys became frightened and ran to get parents. When they returned, the creature was gone.

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