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July 1974 Idanha, Linn County, Oregon #6259

Workers see large figure near camp at Fay Lake

The witness was camping with uncles at Fay Lake while doing slash piling work. One evening after dinner the witness heard a noise on the hill behind camp and saw a large figure near the range teepee. After the witness woke the others, the dogs advanced partway toward the figure, then cowered and retreated, and the figure walked off into the timber.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
July 1974 Hood River County, Oregon #209

Fir Mtn, Hood River National Forest [name withheld], Fermin Osborne, J.C. [name withheld] / [name withheld] saw Bigfoot watching crane worked by three loggers. Next day all three saw it at same time; dft Bigfoot walked quickly away from them

Three loggers working with a crane were said to have been watched by a Bigfoot, with one logger seeing it first and all three seeing it together the next day as it walked quickly away. A relative of one of the loggers later wrote to dispute the account, saying that logger had only seen something moving through brush the size of a large dog or larger and describing another of the men as known for telling tall tales for fun.

Full-body sightingPossible hoaxPossible misidentification
July 1974 Withheld, British Columbia Class A #21563

Childhood Sighting Near a House in the Okanagan

Early one summer morning in 1974, the witness, then a child, looked out a bedroom window overlooking Okanagan Lake and saw a very tall, dark, thick-bodied figure standing by the house's sliding glass door. After standing motionless briefly, the figure turned and walked across the lawn into the orchard and out of sight. No one else in the house saw it.

Full-body sighting
July 1974 Alturas, Modoc County, California Class A #875

Man has sighting near Alturas

The witness was camping by a pond with family and stayed up late by the campfire. Around 1 a.m. he heard noise in the cattails across the pond and approached with a flashlight. A tall hair-covered figure stood up, screeched, faced him briefly, then walked toward the forest like a man. He later found flattened cattails and a strong urine odor at the spot.

Full-body sightingScreamGrowlOdor
15 June 1974 Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia Class A #447

Unusual incident... a horseback rider's close encounter

The witness was riding a horse on a wooded dirt road at dusk when the horse became agitated. After hearing rustling and a loud scream, the witness saw eyes and then a large upright creature that lunged out and seized the saddle. Face to face with the creature, the witness clung to the horse's neck as it bolted without looking back. The saddle was later described as torn with deep gouges.

Full-body sightingEyeshineScreamMovement onlyProperty disturbance
June 1974 Warm Springs, Jefferson County, Oregon #231

Man sees BF digging for ants, takes photos

In June 1974 a forestry worker setting flags for a gopher-trapping project near Parker Creek at the base of Mt. Jefferson reported seeing an animal initially mistaken for a bear digging at an ant pile. The animal was described as having a human-like face and being covered in dirt with ants crawling on its face. The witness reportedly took photographs of the creature.

Full-body sighting
June 1974 Sandy, Clackamas County, Oregon #94

Behind Skyline Mobile Park, Sandy Heights Rd While sitting on a platform, 6 ft.up in a tree, two witnesses watch a cinnamon coloured creature walk by them

The witness and a companion were in a raised tree platform around noon shooting a BB gun at a stump. The witness saw a brown-furred head pass in front of the stump while brush hid the rest of the body, then it left almost silently. The companion only saw swaying branches afterward, and they later estimated the height at about 7.5 feet from where it had passed.

Partial sighting
June 1974 I Think Boise (Hells Bar) Snake River, Nez Perce County, Idaho Class A #6391

Camper sees sasquatch across Snake River

The witness was resting in front of a house when they noticed a creature near the top of a ridge across a river. The creature covered the last stretch to the ridgeline in a few strides, then faced the witness with hands on hips for several seconds before walking down the far side with a swaying gait. The witness ran inside to get a scoped gun for observation, but relatives present did not believe the account.

Full-body sighting
June 1974 Clackamas County, Oregon Class A #652

While sitting on a platform, 6 ft.up in a tree, two witnesses watch a cinnamon coloured creature walk by them

Around noon the witness and a relative were in a raised platform in the woods shooting a BB gun at a stump when the witness saw a furry head pass in front of the stump and disappear into brush. The relative turned only in time to see branches swaying. The two later estimated the height at about seven and a half feet from where it had passed.

Partial sighting
5 May 1974 Shawingan Lake B.C. Vancouver Island, British Columbia Class A #24564

Woman recalls multiple witness daylight sighting on Shawnigan Lake

Five girls were walking in the woods when they heard crashing from across a meadow and hid to watch. They observed a very tall, hairy bipedal figure with long arms approaching, noticing a foul smell. After one cousin made a noise, the figure was startled and walked back into the woods, and the girls ran home.

Full-body sightingOdorFootstepsAnimal behaviour
May 1974 El Dorado County, California #5446

Injured man sees hairy creature holding a stone next to a lake.

While backpacking in 1974, the witness went alone to Loon Lake early one morning to bathe after an injury. While wading out of the lake, the witness saw a huge hairy creature standing partly behind a tree about 100 feet away holding a large stone in its right hand. The witness ran back to camp and the group left the area as soon as possible.

Partial sighting
1 May 1974 Fang County EP 882

Sasquatch sighting near Fang County (1974)

A herb gatherer on a mountain encountered a female hairy humanoid that tried to grab him. He grabbed its hair and struck its arm with a machete, causing it to flee into the forest while making wah-wah sounds. He was left holding strands of its hair.

Full-body sighting
18 April 1974 Myrtle Beach, Horry County, South Carolina Class A #11487

Security policeman has nighttime sighting at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base

While on night patrol as a military security officer, the witness turned vehicle headlights back on in a curve and illuminated a large hairy human-like creature mid-stride. The creature leapt over a roadside ditch and disappeared into the treeline within about three seconds. The witness reported the encounter to a supervisor, who advised against filing an official report.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
15 April 1974 Gorda, Monterey County, California Class A #12247

Two teenage girls have daytime encounter on Big Sur Coast

In early spring 1974, the witness and a same-aged companion were sitting on the sand at a Big Sur beach campground. The witness looked toward the mountainside and saw a large dark bipedal figure running rapidly downhill over steep rugged terrain. After alerting her companion, who also glimpsed the figure as it entered the treeline, both girls fled to the campground. The sighting lasted an estimated 10 to 15 seconds on a sunny late morning.

Full-body sighting
April 1974 Buffalo, Scott County, Iowa #3926

Man recalls a childhood sighting of a creature picking up roadkilled rabbit

The witness was riding in the back seat of a family car on a highway near a cement plant outside Buffalo, Iowa when a dark figure was seen in the middle of the road. The driver slowed and then swerved around the figure, which appeared bent over picking up something, possibly a dead animal, from the roadway. The witness got only a brief view while the two adult occupants observed it more closely and later described a very tall, dark, furry human-like figure estimated to stand 7-8 feet tall.

Partial sighting
April 1974 Princeton, British Columbia Class A #294

Two brothers see and verbally confront upright, walking, hairy creature

Two brothers on an early morning run outside town saw an upright, fully hairy creature cross the road onto a gravel road. After one shouted, the creature turned to face them in a brief standoff of about 45 seconds, then walked away around a bend. Minutes later they found large barefoot tracks in light snow and noted a slight lingering odor.

Full-body sightingTracksOdor
March 1974 Florence, Lane County, Oregon #289

Florence - On his way to school, saw 6-ft Bigfoot in scrub beside road. It growled at him but did not chase him

The witness was traveling to school when a 6-foot Bigfoot was observed in low vegetation beside the road. The animal reportedly growled toward the witness but made no attempt to follow.

Full-body sightingGrowl
March 1974 Norcross, Gwinnett County, Georgia Class B #2100

Witness recounts he and his friend's encounters with a strange creature along with strange sounds and footprint finds

Early one morning while still dark, the witness and a companion walking to the bus stop noticed a dark cone-shaped mound under a street lamp about 300 feet away. The shape stood up and walked toward the end of the street, then turned, picked something from the ground, and entered a strip of woods. The witness estimated it was about seven feet tall, very thin with wide hips, long arms, and a pointed crest on its head.

Full-body sighting
March 1974 Reklaw, Cherokee County, Texas Class A #2379

Man recalls childhood experience with bigfoot

When 11 years old, the witness was playing near the woods at dusk and felt repeatedly drawn to look at the tree line. The witness noticed a dark pear-shaped form just inside the woods that resembled a bushy shrub. After staring, the shape stood up and walked down into a streambed and up the other side into the forest. The frightened witness ran inside reporting a monster.

Full-body sighting
The following spring of nineteen seventy four, right around my graduation Ohio EP 349

Sasquatch sighting in Ohio (1974)

In daylight the writer drove a companion to the end of the road and started to back up at the top of the hill. He saw an upright hairy creature leaning over a roadside fence watching him. Both were startled and it fled across a creek and field into woods near a tower.

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