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August 1965 Troy, Lincoln County, Montana #699

Screams heard at Bull Lake

The witness and family were camped and sitting around a campfire at night when they heard a loud unfamiliar scream-like cry from very close beyond the trees, with sounds of vegetation being torn up and bipedal stomping. Their dog ran silently to the trailer and the group followed. The next morning they found large impressions in the forest floor near where the sound came from but could not determine what made them because of deadfall and deep pine needles.

ScreamFootstepsTracks
July 1965 Caseville, Huron County, Michigan Class A #5652

Apelike creature seen by children on a sand dune near Caseville

In summer 1965 the witness, then a child, joined other children searching sand dunes above Lake Huron after two children reported a frightening encounter. On a steep dune path in full moonlight she came face-to-face with a short orange-haired upright creature that growled, then grunted while swinging its arms and walking toward her. She fled to the beach and later learned her young sister had seen the same creature at close range from the side of the path.

Full-body sightingGrowlVocalizationAnimal behaviour
July 1965 Myers Flat, Humboldt County, California Class A #6963

Teens have unusual experience near Myers Flat

Five boys were camping overnight in a repaired old logging cabin in the woods. During the night they were awakened by huffing, shuffling and prying sounds as something circled and probed the cabin walls. When the door was opened they saw only dark hairy legs in the darkness, a companion fired a rifle, and the creature screamed and fled with heavy thuds, leaving torn ground and indentations.

Partial sightingScreamUnidentified soundFootstepsProperty disturbance +1
June 1965 Cant' Remember The Towns Outside Ft. Gordon. I Know That I Was A Student A Murphy Jr. High School At The Time. This School Was Outside The Military Base., Richmond County, Georgia Class B #4236

Man recalls a possible encounter as a teen at Fort Gordon

During summer 1965 the witness was exploring woods near military housing when he found very large barefoot prints in red clay leading into the trees. While on a trail he heard heavy bipedal footsteps that appeared to follow him, stopping when he stopped and rushing toward him, causing him to flee to the housing area. He returned with a friend and both heard the same following footsteps rush toward them before fleeing, with the friend reporting an indistinct large movement in the brush.

TracksFootstepsMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
1965 Oklahoma EP 1160

Sasquatch sighting in Oklahoma (1965)

Two experienced hunters with hounds crossed a briar patch into the woods when the hounds returned frightened with tails tucked. The men heard something following them, and one turned to see a very tall man-like figure beside a tree. They fled to the truck while the figure appeared to follow them through the briars without a light.

Partial sightingFootstepsAnimal behaviour
November 1964 Zenia, Trinity County, California Class B #6962

Friends hear late night scream near Garberville

After returning late from a dance, three people sitting indoors heard a loud wailing cry from bluffs across the road that rose in pitch and lasted several minutes. Frightened, they stayed inside with doors locked for the night. The next morning two of them found a freshly cleared, trampled area on the blufftop where trees had been pulled from the ground, with a strong smell but no tracks due to hard ground.

ScreamTree breakOdor
September 1964 Fairbanks County, Alaska Class A #1256

Witness observers 6 foot, shaggy, dark brown creature off Richardson Hwy

The witness was rabbit hunting along a dirt road when a very tall, shaggy dark brown figure appeared about 30 feet ahead, stared and grunted, then walked quietly into the woods. The witness did not feel threatened but turned back toward the car while hearing cracking branches and low-to-high tones from where the figure went. Some sounds were answered from the other side of the road, prompting the witness to walk faster.

Full-body sightingVocalization
August 1964 Between Crested Butte And Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado Class B #2553

Bowhunter and wife abandon deer when threatened by large, unseen animal

The witness and spouse were bow hunting in timber when something unseen followed them, starting and stopping as they moved. After the witness shot a deer, the follower vocalized loudly and thrashed brush and trees while pursuing them downhill. The pair abandoned the deer and left the timber, with the follower continuing to vocalize behind them to the timber edge.

VocalizationHowlScreamFootstepsTree break +1
August 1964 Ojai, Ventura County, California Class A #24648

Man retells his close, visual encounter at dawn on Pine Mountain as a young deer hunter

The witness, deer hunting at dawn from a ground position below a relative, watched a tall hair-covered biped step into a fire lane, pause and look toward the witness after hearing the witness speak, then cross and wait in brush before leaving downhill. The witness later found large barefoot-like tracks and noticed a strong foul odor at the crossing site. The witness did not shoot and initially told no one.

Full-body sightingFootstepsTracksOdor
19 July 1964 Caddo, Texas EP 240

Sasquatch sighting near Caddo, Texas (1964)

The same rancher saw the creature again behind his house making a ruckus. He emptied his small revolver at it, firing nine or ten shots. The creature went away and this was the last direct sighting reported that weekend.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
18 July 1964 Caddo, Texas EP 240

Sasquatch sighting near Caddo, Texas (1964)

An older rancher at his house encountered a large gorilla-like creature that looked at him, growled and shook bushes. The encounter unnerved him as outside his normal experience. The creature then disappeared.

Full-body sightingGrowl
18 July 1964 Caddo, Texas EP 240

Sasquatch sighting near Caddo, Texas (1964)

A nine-year-old boy walking to his fishing spot almost ran into an animal standing in the bushes. The animal stood up and growled, frightening him. He ran home to tell his mother.

Full-body sightingGrowl
Fall 1964 Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina Class B #5381

Solider describes late night encounter on Fort Jackson

While on a solo night escape-and-evasion march at Fort Jackson, the witness stopped at a fire-lane crossing around 2 a.m. in total darkness. Something approached, moved away after being challenged, made growling talk-like sounds, then approached again before crashing away through brush. Startled, the witness ran and eventually reached another soldier with a fire and truck.

VocalizationGrowlFootstepsMovement only
Summer 1964 Estill And Hampton, Hampton County, South Carolina Class B #975

Young boy witnesses man like creature in the swamp while camping, also a mention of a truck driver encountering a similar creature.

The witness's brother was camping with friends late on a Friday night when the group heard noises and reportedly saw a tall hairy man-like figure that frightened them into fleeing and leaving their gear. The witness learned of it secondhand after the brother returned home terrified despite carrying a shotgun. The next day the witness accompanied the brother back to retrieve belongings and found the camp torn up with scattered items and strange toed footprints.

Full-body sightingUnidentified soundTracksProperty disturbance
1964 Livingston, Polk County, Texas Class A #4141

Witness spots a large, dark, hairy creature standing 50 yards away

When the witness was about 10 years old, they accompanied a friend and the friend's mother to a small cemetery to visit a grave. After placing flowers, the group heard a crash at the woods edge and saw a large dark hairy creature standing behind the back fence about 50 yards away. The creature grunted and shuffled back into the woods, and the group quickly got in the car and left.

Full-body sightingVocalizationUnidentified sound
1964 Ennis, Ellis County, Texas Class B #2396

Tall creature seen by witness

The witness's father and a companion were fishing at Chambers Creek when a large hairy creature estimated at eight to ten feet tall appeared before them and roared while displaying its arms. Frightened, the two men ran to the truck and drove back to town. The account notes the creature was reportedly seen by others afterward.

Full-body sightingVocalization
Summer 1964 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Class B #28095

Man recalls possible encounter at a family cabin in Big Cottonwood Canyon outside Salt Lake City

In August 1964 two teenagers were walking back to a family cabin in Big Cottonwood Canyon after dark when they heard footsteps matching their movements and a low unearthly growl. They ran through a gully to the cabin and locked themselves inside. They then heard the nearby outhouse door open and slam, saw nothing when they turned on an outside light, later heard the door fling open with crashing in brush, and spent the night upstairs.

FootstepsGrowlDoor or window contactMovement only
October 1963 Tyler, Smith County, Texas Class A #1063

Coon hunters observe large, hairy "monkey" in pin oak

Late at night in 1963, the witness and four companions were hunting raccoons with dogs in a creek bottom south of Tyler, Texas. After the dogs treed something, the group illuminated a large reddish-furred animal in a pin oak that was howling and screaming while waving its arms and shaking limbs. After someone fired at it with a .22, it growled and the group fled with the dogs back to their vehicles.

Partial sightingHowlScreamGrowlAnimal behaviour
20 August 1963 Glens Falls, New York EP 30

Footsteps near Glens Falls, New York (1963)

The witness walked alone down a dark road at night and felt heavy thudding footsteps approach. A bipedal presence came very close but could not be seen in the darkness. The witness shouted and held a posture, after which it turned and lumbered away.

Footsteps
August 1963 Merlin, Josephine County, Oregon #244

Quartz Creek near Grants Pass - Family camping saw Bigfoot on 3 weekend trips

Family members on successive weekend camping trips up a logging road in late summer claimed to see a Bigfoot. They also claimed to hear yells described as the most awful noise they had ever heard.

Full-body sightingVocalization