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Memory told of a nighttime road crossing near Coal City
The witness was driving west late at night when a 6-foot-tall hairy creature stepped into the road. It crossed slowly about 50 yards in front of the vehicle and showed no fear. The creature was described with reddish-orange hair, massive legs, long arms, and eyes that shone emerald green in the headlights.
Road crossing sighting in a farm area near Maynard; other incidents in vicinity
Four college students were driving slowly on a snow-covered road at night when a large hair-covered biped came from a field toward the road. It stepped over fences and ditches and crossed in front of their car from right to left without looking at them. The occupants watched it continue into the opposite field and drove on without stopping to look for it.
Memory told of seeing an upright figure walk into a shooting lane while hunting near Nashwauk
The witness was deer hunting from a stand when he heard an unfamiliar grunt. He watched a tall brown hair-covered figure approach to about 50 yards, yelled at it, and saw it turn to look before walking away toward cedars. He later returned with his father and estimated its height at about eight feet using nearby tree branches.
Hunters have an encounter returning from hunt
Three elk hunters walking back toward camp heard a loud crash and chased what they assumed was a bull elk to the rim of a deep, steep-sided canyon. From across the canyon the reporter watched through a rifle scope as a tall, black-haired biped ran up the opposite slope on two feet and briefly turned to show its face in profile before entering the trees. The group chose not to pursue closely, later backtracked the trail toward the highway, and examined broken vegetation and footprints the following day.
near Hwy 30 - Graceful creature ran by man when he was 15
The witness was sitting alone on a stump while deer hunting when a large human-looking figure ran past about 50 feet away from right to left through heavy brush. The witness initially mistook the figure for a companion, noting its quiet, graceful and powerful running and a hood-like appearance. Shortly after, the companion appeared on foot from the same direction, noisy and much smaller relative to the brush, making the witness realize the first figure was much larger.
While watching TV at night, teen has sighting through window in Spanaway
In October 1970, a teenager watching television indoors glanced toward a large picture window and reported a tall grey hair-covered figure standing very close outside staring in. The figure remained motionless while staring directly, with massive arms, reddish glowing eyes, and visible breathing. After the witness fled to another room, the figure was gone.
Graceful creature ran by man when he was 15
While deer hunting alone from a stump, the witness saw a large human-like figure run through brush about 50 feet away. The figure was first mistaken for the witness's father, but the father then appeared elsewhere on foot, smaller and much noisier. The witness described the figure as huge, powerful, fast, graceful and quiet.
Near Coos Bay - [name withheld] saw two Bigfeet
A witness reportedly observed two dark figures on a hillside. One was described as about 8 feet tall and the other about 6 feet tall, the shorter with long silver-tipped hair on the head, neck and calves. The two ran along the hillside for about a quarter mile as if fleeing something.
A couple remembers their daylight sighting while driving thru the Shenandoah National Park many years ago
A couple driving west over Skyline Drive in the morning saw a large hairy biped running toward the road. The driver slowed as the creature crossed about 10 feet in front of the car, continued past the car, then went up a steep embankment into dense foliage and out of sight. The witnesses said it ran on two legs the entire time, never slowed, and ignored them.
Dusk sighting by two women near Three Lakes (w/sketch by artist)
Two witnesses driving west on Highway 41 between Three Lakes and Tioga around sunset stopped to watch a tall white-furred biped standing on a hilltop south of the road. They described it as human-like but much larger, covered in long flowing hair, watching them from about 100 to 150 feet away for about 30 seconds. They then left unnerved, stating they had consumed only coffee.
An Interview with a San Diego Sheriff's Sergeant Regarding a Series of Incidents after the Laguna Fire of 1970
A family living in a thinly populated brushy area reported encountering three hairy upright creatures in their yard at night while calling for a pet dog. An animal initially mistaken for the dog stood up and walked away to join two larger individuals, and all three left into the brush. The account was relayed to night-shift deputies by the head of the household, who described the group as differing in size.
Boy sees a Sasquatch
As a young child playing in fields at night, the witness became separated from two companions and started walking home alone. The witness noticed a strong odor, shone a flashlight, and saw a tall hairy figure standing on two legs. After staring briefly, the figure dropped between hay rows and made a high-pitched cackle, and the witness ran home.
UFO sighting in Alabama (1970)
The witness had just moved into a rural log house. During the first night he awoke outdoors some distance from the front door in his underwear after following a multicolored light he describes as like a window. He says stepping on an acorn woke him and the light vanished.
Man recalls sighting as a youth, near Bass River State Forest
Two scouts walking on a gravel road in a pine forest at night smelled a foul odor and heard gravel being disturbed. They then saw a large, hairy silhouette run across the road and fled back to camp. When they told their scout leader, he laughed and sent them to bed.
Woman describes a childhood encounter outside a tent on the edge of Lake Shasta
While camping with family, the witness woke in the middle of the night and looked out of the tent expecting a bear. About 15 to 20 feet away under the hung food bag stood two very tall, upright, dark-haired figures, one noticeably taller than the other. After the witness gasped, both figures looked at the witness, glanced at each other, then left silently into the darkness. The witness told no one at the time and searched for tracks the next morning without success.
Woman remembers childhood encounter with Tall Hairy Animal in stream
The witness walked into woods toward a stream to look for siblings and heard noise from out of sight across the stream. A very large dark long-haired figure walking upright then came down the stream, stopped nearby, and looked toward the witness. The witness remained still until the figure walked away, then ran back upset.
Boy and sister see a "man in a monkey suit" in the creek
The witness returned to a creek bridge with a sibling and the sibling's friend to retrieve items left after an earlier scare. While standing on the bridge, the witness looked about 200 feet down the creek and saw a very large hairy animal walking on two legs along the creek. The witness first joked that it was a person in a gorilla suit and only heard about Bigfoot several years later.
Sasquatch sighting in Idaho (1970)
The witness was traveling with horses when a huge biped was seen moving across open country without running. Horses in a trailer panicked as it approached with the wind. Locals later said grizzlies do not travel on hind legs and called it a sasquatch.
Woman recalls childhood experience of a terrifying night-time encounter while camping near Kennecott Copper mine
A family group of six was inside a large tent at night during a thunderstorm when they smelled an overpowering odor and heard loud screaming approach. A large hairy figure stood over the tent, visible in lightning flashes, screaming for several minutes while the occupants huddled in fear. An adult companion left the tent, apparently confronted the creature amid scuffling and growling, then returned pale and blocked the zipper until dawn when the group left.
Various incidents around home with women and children only, near Summerville
During the summer of 1970, the witness and four companions were playing outside at night in the backyard when they noticed a strong dead-like odor. They then observed red glowing eyes in the dark woods beyond the chainlink fence from a taller-than-human figure that stood watching them. Frightened, the children ran inside to tell relatives but were not believed.