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September 1980 Spicewood, Travis County, Texas Class A #8530

Two men see unknown, bipedal animal run across road near Pedernales River.

Two companions were parked by the road at dusk preparing to target shoot when the companion spotted a large hairy biped crossing ahead. The witness saw the same object from behind as it moved through brush about 75 yards away. Both were frightened and left immediately without hearing or smelling anything.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
12 August 1980 Roscommon, Roscommon County, Michigan Class A #4613

Two firefighters have near collision with animal north of Houghton Lake.

Two occupants in a van late at night braked for a large bipedal animal crossing the road. The passenger described a close, brief view in the headlights as the animal passed the van and left the roadway in a few steps. An oncoming vehicle left the road into a ditch during the encounter. The occupants discussed what they had seen after driving on.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
8 August 1980 KENT, Putnam County, New York Class A #11841

Two young boys see crouching animal

In summer 1980 the witness and a companion were hanging out listening to the radio on a moonlit trail when a companion pointed out a hunched figure holding a small tree about 30 feet away. They shouted at it, advanced for a better look, then fled home in fear. The next day they compared descriptions and agreed closely.

Partial sighting
8 August 1980 Crescent, Deschutes County, Oregon Class A #7298

Two fishermen encounter an unknown biped along a creek

Two people approaching a bend in a creek to fish saw a creature in the water first thought to be a bear. The animal stood upright, watched them for a short time, then walked to the treeline while continuing to watch them before disappearing into the trees in large steps. The witnesses then left the area and moved their camp.

Full-body sighting
August 1980 Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio Class A #7940

Bother and sister are followed by a brown, hairy creature walking on two legs

The witness walked to help a relative who had run out of gas near a creek bed, where both noticed a foul smell and movement in the weeds. As they left on foot, the witness saw a tall, thick-haired biped approaching quickly and both ran toward home while it followed without catching them. When they reached their driveway they turned and saw it running into roadside weeds before going inside.

Full-body sightingOdorMovement only
August 1980 Russell Township, Geauga County, Ohio Class A #3301

Daytime sighting in a wooded area a few miles east of Interstate 271

Two children testing walkie-talkies in dense woods noticed a dark-faced figure watching them from behind a fallen tree. After several minutes of it shifting position and studying them, they backed away, saw it rise and place its hands on the trunk, then screamed and ran. They heard a loud crack and glimpsed the black, powerfully built biped running away almost silently.

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August 1980 Butte County, California Class A #1547

Sighting by bow hunter / motorist at 6:30 AM near Butte Creek

Around 6:30 a.m. the witness was driving down into a campground area when they noticed a large dark shape moving through willows along a creek about 200 yards downstream from a bridge. The figure first looked like a person but moved with a very fluid walk and pronounced arm swing unlike a person. By the time the witness alerted a companion the figure was gone, and a later check of the gravelly area found disturbed rocks but no footprints.

Partial sighting
15 July 1980 Davie, Broward County, Florida Class A #594

a sighting by a group of boys along a canal, a mile or so north of South New River.

Around 1980-81 the witness was hiking with two companions in an overgrown pasture and smelled a strong stench in an abandoned trailer. Later near a forked canal, the witness saw a brownish entity with a humanoid head across the canal that raised its arms as they approached. The group was frightened, ran home, and did not return for years.

Partial sighting
2 July 1980 Lake County, Florida Class A #725

Large tracks found investigated by Federal authorities

A contractor doing roadwork found about half a dozen large footlike prints near a bulldozer in a remote part of the Ocala National Forest. Law enforcement and forestry personnel made casts of the prints, described as 17 inches long with an arch, five toes and a four-foot stride. Most investigators viewed the prints as a possible hoax but ordered casts because of lingering doubt.

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July 1980 Clarksburg, Ross County, Ohio Class A #7133

Father, son and cousin enounter a large hair covered creature while wading through a creek

While wading and fishing with two relatives in summer 1980, the witness reported a strong rotten odor followed by sighting of a tall hairy figure standing in brush on the creek bank. The figure, visible from the waist up, turned its head to look at the group, after which all three left the creek and walked to their car. The father reportedly identified it aloud as Bigfoot.

Partial sightingOdor
July 1980 Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio Class A #7803

Three college students witness a large creature standing just off of the railroad tracks.

Three college students walked back to their dorms along railway tracks at night after buying snacks. Ahead of them a dark shape crossed the tracks and briefly blocked a distant streetlight. A short distance later they smelled a strong wet-dog odor and the reporter saw a tall creature at close range with shining eyes. The group fled to their dorm, later drove back for another look without approaching closely, and the reporter retrieved dropped groceries the next day.

SilhouetteEyeshineOdorPartial sighting
July 1980 Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana Class A #7236

Pre-teens encounter 2 ape like creatures while exploring the woods

Three children exploring deep woods came to a wide stream and saw two hair-covered figures crouched on the opposite bank drinking. The figures stared at the children for about 30 seconds, then one made a hand motion and both turned and ran into the woods. The children ran the opposite way until out of the woods.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
July 1980 Geary County, Kansas Class A #1311

Daylight sighting by two moto-cross riders

While riding motorcycles on a dirt road near the lake with a companion, the witness crested a hill and saw a dark, large-bodied figure standing by a tree about 75 yards away. After the pair glanced at each other, the figure was gone when they looked back. The pair fled to camp and later agreed on its broad, neckless appearance with an oversized head.

Full-body sighting
July 1980 Stanley, Custer County, Idaho Class A #3085

Hiking deaf Boy Scouts have midday sighting near Cape Horn Lake

A group of six scouts hiking toward a third lake on a midday break claimed an encounter with a biped. Three of the group saw a tall, broad, brownish-haired biped cross the trail from left to right about 75 feet ahead in one to two seconds. The three were shaken and described the same appearance to the other three, who had been engaged in sign conversation and had not seen it. The group approached the crossing site by a small meadow but found nothing further.

Full-body sighting
July 1980 Toadlena, San Juan County, New Mexico Class A #490

Navajo man describes sighting at a sheep herder camp in Chuska Mountains

The witness was spending the summer with family at a mountain property with a cabin and livestock. Near dusk after dinner, a relative ran back frightened and the family gathered at the doorway to look toward the well. The witness saw a grayish-brown hairy figure kneeling at the well as if drinking or washing, which then looked over its shoulder revealing manlike features, frightening the witness who ran inside to hide.

Partial sighting
28 June 1980 Snohomish County, Washington Class A #1672

Two backpackers see a large, dark, human-like form on a narrow trail

The witness and a companion were descending from a mountain summit in the afternoon when the witness noticed a dark humanlike figure standing in the pass above them. Both watched as the figure waved its very long arms up and down over its head in a way they felt was threatening. Clouds then covered the pass, and the two continued down to the trailhead.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
June 1980 Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Class A #2472

Large, unknown man-like creature approaches man tending rabbits.

The witness went out early in the morning to feed rabbits and heard movement in dense brush. A dark, man-like figure covered in black hair was seen at close range; it swayed, appeared to study the witness, and started to approach. The witness ran to the house without hearing any sound from the figure.

Full-body sightingFootstepsAnimal behaviour
June 1980 Chapel Hill, Marshall County, Tennessee Class A #22572

Man recalls a close daylight encounter when a bigfoot ran out in front of their truck near Chapel Hill

The witness was riding in a work truck with two relatives returning to a construction site when a tall, slender, dark-furred biped ran into the dirt road about 50 feet ahead and stopped. The creature appeared startled and was holding material that looked like clothing, then bounded across the road, jumped a 4.5-foot fence, and disappeared up a hill. The occupants screamed and the driver braked hard.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
June 1980 Hughes, Crittenden County, Arkansas Class A #13983

Possible sighting by fisherman at Blue Lake

The witness and a companion were fishing from a boat near shore at sundown when a crashing noise drew their attention to the bank. A dark hair-covered human-shaped figure appeared at the water's edge, stared at them briefly, then turned and ran into the trees on two legs. The encounter lasted only seconds, with no vocalizations or odor noted.

Partial sightingMovement only
24 May 1980 Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington Class A #2047

Thumping noise heard at night, footprints found in morning

Late at night while camping in a trailer, the witness heard loud heavy footsteps pass by outside. The next morning the witness found about 20 large human-like footprints passing the campsite, including one that pressed into a rubber mat at the trailer steps. No casts or photos were made, and no other sounds or odors were noted that weekend.

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