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Summer 1974 Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California Class A #27983

Motorists encounter unusual creature on Highway 46 near Paso Robles, CA

The witness and a companion were driving on Highway 46 after dark when they stopped for a small hair-covered creature in the road holding a chicken. The creature stood on two legs and ran past their vehicle and up over an embankment behind them. The witness briefly considered turning around to pursue it but decided against it for fear larger adults might be nearby.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
December 1973 Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Class A #24405

Man tells of his scary encounter while traveling Route 66 in a snow storm

The witness and spouse stopped their car on a snowy highway near Flagstaff to check a map. They saw a large fur-covered bipedal figure running toward their car from behind. The driver drove away as the figure closed to within about 15 feet and continued to chase the car before falling behind.

Full-body sighting
December 1973 Flagstaff, Arizona EP 7

Sasquatch sighting near Flagstaff, Arizona (1973)

A driver traveling with family for the holidays pulled off a highway in snow to check a map. A tall, bulky, hair-covered bipedal figure ran toward the car from behind and chased it. The driver accelerated away, reaching high speed before leaving the figure behind, and came to believe such creatures exist.

Full-body sighting
November 1973 Buchanan, Botetourt County, Virginia Class A #18623

Memory told of an early morning encounter with hairy biped near Buchanan

After bedding down in an open three-sided shelter, the witness awoke around midnight to a strong odor and saw a tall hairy bipedal silhouette backlit by the campfire. The figure urinated onto the adjacent occupant's sleeping bag before stepping off the shelter floor and leaving. The group then left the isolated shelter for a more populated campground nearby.

SilhouetteFull-body sightingOdorProperty disturbance
November 1973 Baker City (Granite), Grant County, Oregon Class A #7562

Hunter briefly observes a stationary upright animal before it runs away

About 30 years ago the witness was hunting elk alone along a high ridge in daylight. He watched a dark upright shape behind a lone pine for a couple minutes, looked away to check for elk, then glimpsed brown legs to the waist running bipedally and silently across a clearing. He ran to get a wider view but saw and heard nothing further and could not explain the sighting as a known animal.

Partial sighting
28 September 1973 Burns Flat, Washita County, Oklahoma Class A #9765

Motorist and children have daylight sighting near Burns Flat

A woman driving home with her two children in the afternoon saw a large black manlike creature rise from a squat beside a two-lane highway and run across the road a short distance ahead. The creature crossed in three steps, glanced toward the car, then left the road into a ditch and brush. The driver braked but did not stop, feeling frightened for the children.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
September 1973 Wrens, Jefferson County, Georgia #1119

Youths see creature near creek

In the early 1970s two young relatives were walking and playing in a creek behind church grounds on a Saturday mid-morning when they heard shuffling and grunting. Looking through the trees about 75 yards away, they saw what looked at first like a man, then perceived as a large fast-moving bipedal form heading away from the road and church deeper into swampy woods. They ran back to tell their fathers, who searched the area without finding anything.

Partial sightingFootstepsGrowlPossible misidentification
September 1973 Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania Class A #26888

Man recalls his encounter after riding his dirt bike as a young man near Bradford

The witness stopped while riding to pick berries near a pipeline clearing and noticed what appeared to be a bear digging behind a fallen log. After watching for several minutes, the animal stood upright, stared at the witness, then walked smoothly across rough ground into the woods. The witness ran to the bike, briefly returned to the area, then left without looking for tracks.

Partial sightingVocalization
September 1973 Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana Class A #6094

Child has sighting in cornfield near Sheridan

A child playing in tall corn behind the house at dusk heard heavy bipedal footsteps and corn being pushed aside. The corn parted and a very tall, thick dark figure stood within arm's length, emitting a strong musky odor and a heavy sigh or grunt before running around the child and disappearing. The child's mother heard the footsteps and corn breaking but did not see the figure.

Partial sightingFootstepsOdorVocalization
24 August 1973 McCall, Valley County, Idaho Class A #3292

Mountain goat hunters have encounter with 8'-9' tall biped

In late August 1973, two companions setting up a hunting camp at night heard loud screams, whistles, and brush thrashing around them and retreated into their truck cab. The witness then shone a spotlight toward the sounds and saw an erect, dark brown-to-black biped move rapidly up a steep rock slide on two legs. The witness later felt the animal had no intent to harm them.

ScreamWhistleMovement onlyFull-body sighting
August 1973 Estacada, Clackamas County, Oregon #95

Coupland Rd. near Estacada Man describes boyhood experiences with local creature

The witness and siblings were playing outside in the morning when they noticed a dark shape lying under a hay trailer about 60-70 yards away where hay had been pulled down for a bed. The shape looked up at the sound of playing but remained only a dark form. The witness thought it was a bear and ran to get a parent, who did not believe the report.

Partial sighting
August 1973 Yoncalla, Douglas County, Oregon #455

Young boy sees a "hairy man" in a tree

The witness and a relative went to the barn in the morning to tend cattle while lambs were making noise. The witness walked toward an old oak tree on a hill and looked up to see a hairy figure sitting among the limbs. The witness called to the relative to come meet the figure, but the relative reacted with fear and sent the witness toward the house.

Partial sighting
August 1973 East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #33014

Memory told of a daylight sightling while walking down railroad tracks near East Liverpool

The witness and a companion were walking along railroad tracks beside the Ohio River in the evening when they heard brush being trampled on the hillside. They looked up and saw a very tall hair-covered figure about 25 yards away leaning out from behind a tree with an arm around the trunk. Both immediately ran back the way they had come.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
10 July 1973 Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana Class A #10538

Youths have daylight sighting near Westfield

When the witness was thirteen, he and a companion were riding bicycles near abandoned railroad tracks when a small maple tree crashed down. The companion left immediately while the witness saw a very tall, hairy animal standing by the tree about ninety feet away and staring for a couple minutes. When the animal started walking toward him on two feet, the witness fled home by bicycle.

Full-body sighting
July 1973 Crescent City, Humboldt County, California #1354

9 year old girl encounters huge creature while hiking alone

When 9 years old and camping with family, the witness left a lakeside fishing spot for a walk into the woods. After noticing a rotten-like odor and hearing grunting sounds, the witness saw a large black figure squatting in the brush staring at them. The witness kept watching while walking away, then ran back to family without being chased.

Partial sightingOdorVocalization
July 1973 Cumberland County, Maine Class A #1186

Series of sightings taking place over three days

A woman driving home in the evening saw an ape-like animal peeking from bushes about twenty feet away, which then ran on two legs into dense woods. She returned later with neighbors and from her car saw it again peering from the fork of a tree while others searched on foot. Officers from multiple agencies searched the area that night without locating the animal.

Full-body sighting
July 1973 Marblemount, Skagit County, Washington Class A #58048

Recalling a morning sighting as a teenager horseback riding near Marblemount

The witness and a relative were riding horses on a ranch trail in the morning when the horses stopped and refused to move. After the birds went quiet and a branch snap was heard, the witness saw the back of a large hair-covered being about twenty feet away moving trees aside before disappearing. The horses then galloped back to the barn, and the relative declined to discuss what happened.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
6 June 1973 Madison County, Illinois Class C #3472

Series of three incidents describing a human sized creature near edge of Edwardsville

Three residents described separate encounters in early June 1973 with a human-sized creature that chased them. The creature was said to be about 5 feet 8 inches tall and broad-shouldered, with red eyes sensitive to light, a musty odor, and silent movement. One man told police it tore his shirt and scratched his chest.

Full-body sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
June 1973 Murphysboro, Illinois EP 660

Sasquatch sighting near Murphysboro, Illinois (1973)

The investigator recalled a 1973 episode in southern Illinois in which several people reported a large creature over about a week. He said he read about it in a former conservation publication and it prompted him to spend time in the area.

Full-body sighting
June 1973 Victoria, Knox County, Illinois Class A #32162

Recollection of daylight sighting as youth near Victoria

The witness and three companions were hiking on hilltops in a strip-mine area when a bellowing cow drew attention to a nearby clearing. A large white bipedal creature emerged, stopped and stared toward the witness for several seconds after the witness shouted, then turned and walked back in the direction it came from. The group ran back to their campsite and reported the sighting to adults, who did not take it seriously.

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