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November 1969 Grand Marais, Minnesota EP 588

Sasquatch sighting near Grand Marais, Minnesota (1969)

The witness was deer hunting alone from a ground blind in northern Minnesota. A frightened doe ran into the blind and lay down behind the witness. Shortly after, two large hairy creatures appeared on either side, one stepping briefly out of a cornfield and another showing only the top of its head in brush, vocalizing and moving around before leaving, after which the deer walked away and the witness left.

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24 August 1969 Grants Pass, Curry County, Oregon #146

Near Babyfoot lake/Kalmiopsis wilderness - Campers hear terrifying vocalizations and see a huge dark form

The witness and four companions were camping overnight near a creek in wilderness. After an earlier disturbance near their car, they heard loud screams approaching camp and spent about half an hour hiding in sleeping bags while something moved around camp on two feet and wailed. As it left, several of them glimpsed a huge hulking form moving away in dim moonlight.

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24 August 1969 Curry County, Oregon Class B #661

Campers hear terrifying vocalizations and see a huge dark form

Five boys were camping in a wilderness area when loud screams approached their camp late at night. Something circled the camp on two feet for about half an hour while wailing, as the group hid terrified in sleeping bags. As it left, two or three of them saw a huge hulking shape moving away in moonlight.

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21 July 1969 Washington EP 1189

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1969)

While fishing the witness heard a whistle, then pebbles and dirt landing near his feet, followed by a large rock splashing in the creek. A very large hairy male stepped from behind a dead snag, stood and watched him, then walked away. The witness followed briefly and saw where a rock had been pulled from the ground and large tracks leading toward the being.

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21 July 1969 Washington EP 550

Whistle in Washington (1969)

On the day of the Moon landing the guest was fishing at the same creek when whistles, rock-on-wood sounds, and tossed dirt and rocks drew his attention. A very large hairy male leaned from behind a dead snag, stood, and watched him. The guest followed briefly, saw where a rock had been pulled up and large tracks led to the creature, then watched it walk away.

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July 1969 Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas Class A #14376

Encounter during a summer camp campout near the Brazos River

During a multi-day canoe camping trip along a river, the witness and a companion chased an animal to the top of a cliff near camp. The witness collided with a large hair-covered creature and both the creature and the two companions screamed. The pair fled in panic over the cliff edge and survived the fall, while other campers heard the screams and saw the fall.

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May 1969 Whitehall, Washington County, New York #531

SCreams heard near Whitehall, NY

The witness was doing early-morning chores before school when a loud screeching sound drew them behind the house toward a swampy area. Near a row of trees, a large hairy creature emerged and ran away quickly and almost silently. Startled, the witness fled in the opposite direction and later told a relative who did not believe them.

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May 1969 Milton Freewater, Umatilla County, Oregon #4404

Scream/smell scares family

A family was mushroom hunting on a logging road when the father walked ahead to check the road. Those waiting by the car heard a loud distant scream or yell and then a strong smell, froze, and quickly got in the car. The father returned quickly carrying a stick and showing fear, then drove away in reverse without discussion until miles later.

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1969 Washington EP 1189

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1969)

While picking huckleberries on a slope the witness heard whistles and saw movement, then watched a dark hairy form approach through brush to the tree line. It stood bipedally about twenty feet away, showing breasts and a large belly, and smiled. The witness understood it as a pregnant female and left along the road while it watched.

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1969–1970 Alberta EP 1171

Footsteps in Alberta (1969)

At age eleven the witness walked through a bowl-shaped mountaintop to flush game toward his father and friend. From below the rim they heard heavy thrashing and crashing that sounded bipedal and smelled an intense garbage-like odor carried on the breeze. The sounds and smell then stopped and they did not investigate.

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1969 Alton, Illinois EP 1126

Odor near Alton, Illinois (1969)

On another night at the same grandparent's home, the guest noticed a terrible sewer-like smell with windows open while waiting up after dark. She heard nails scraping on the sidewalk and saw a figure in the darkness, then became distressed and cried for fear about a returning family member. She later connected this memory to the same year's local monster reports.

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1969 Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho #1022

Boy and his grandfather see large creature cross road

As a child the witness was riding with a relative in a pickup scouting logging sales on a remote road in northern Idaho when a large hairy figure came down a hill and crossed the road. The relative stopped the truck, took a rifle and got out, after which crashing was heard below the road but the figure was not seen again.

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1969 La Grande, Umatilla County, Oregon #5597

Man recounts nocturnal "cougar monkey" screams, commotion on family camping trip along the Grande Ronde River

The witness was camping with family near the [name withheld] River around the time of the moon landing. In the middle of the night the witness awoke in camp to loud primate-like hooting and hollering followed by cougar-like screaming from up the river, along with sounds of large branches breaking and striking trees at a distance. The cousins appeared to sleep through the noise. In the morning the family broke camp early, the father suggested campers, and they never returned to the site.

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1969 Washington EP 550

Whistle in Washington (1969)

While picking huckleberries near Mount Adams the guest heard whistles and saw vegetation moving as something paralleled him. A dark hairy figure on all fours rose to a squat and then stood, revealing a female form with breasts and a large belly. He felt embarrassed, mimicked smoothing berries over a bowl, and she rubbed her belly and smiled before he walked away.

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Winter 1969 Cortland County, New York Class A #1451

Woman followed by large, dark shape in the experimental forest on the campus of SUNY College

The witness was walking alone through a small college forest on a trail to work on a dark winter evening. Something off the trail followed alongside her, keeping pace and making increasingly loud breaking and movement sounds, and she glimpsed a very tall blocky dark shape moving beside her while hearing breathing. She stayed on the trail with it alongside until the edge of the woods, then ran to a nearby building while it remained in the woods.

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11 November 1968 St. Helen, Roscommon County, Michigan Class B #37448

Hunter recalls a possible encounter during deer season near St. Helen

While deer hunting alone in rows of pines, the witness heard loud crashing that approached rather than retreated. After crouching to observe, the witness noticed a strong foul odor and saw a large white furry leg about twenty-five yards away. The witness remained still for about ten minutes until the sounds receded, then returned to the vehicle without mentioning the experience for years.

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November 1968 Clackamas County, Oregon #101

Clackamas River area - Glenn Thomas studied two female Bigfeet while they slept and ate

Through binoculars from under 200 yards away, the observer watched two dark brown female sasquatches sleeping in the open for about an hour. After waking they fed on water plants in a nearby creek for about half an hour, during which one vocalized loudly, defecated from a stump into the creek, and wiped itself. They rested again for about an hour before crossing a road and leaving into timber, with one climbing briefly into a dead yew tree and wailing.

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November 1968 Oceanside, San Diego County, California Class A #2907

Four Camp Pendleton soldiers confront bigfoot during nighttime training exercise

During night infantry training, the witness and three other Marines were dug in atop a hill when they heard rocks rolling as something climbed toward them. A very large, wide figure with long arms and a pointed head stood up within a few feet of them, remained briefly as they watched in fear, then walked between their positions and disappeared over a hill behind them. The group confirmed afterward that all four had seen the same thing but agreed not to report it at the time.

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30 August 1968 Leavenworth, Chelan County, Washington Class B #925

Backpacker observes a tall, early morning visitor in camp

The witness and a companion camped near a lake after the rest of their party failed to arrive. After hearing scream-like sounds earlier in the evening, the witness lay awake and watched a tall figure move behind a windbreak, squat to rummage through a pack, then stand and walk away. The witness woke the companion, who did not see the figure but both heard movement in the trees. In the morning the pack contents were scattered and only cookies were missing from their package.

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18 July 1968 Chesnee, S.C., Spartanburg County, South Carolina Class B #13674

Sightings around a property near Chesnee

The witness and three young companions were swimming at a creek when the companions ran past telling the witness to run. The witness looked back and saw a large hairy figure leaning on a tree by the creek. The group fled up a steep railroad embankment, then heard something charging up behind them pushing pines aside, so they escaped down the other side through briars and vines.

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