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Motorists have sighting along Highway 88 north of Clements
The witness was riding as a passenger with a companion driving to a casino at night when howling was heard and shortly afterward a large hair-covered biped was seen near the roadside in headlights. The creature reportedly stared toward a lead vehicle that braked and swerved, then walked off into a field. The witness and companion were frightened and returned home by a different route.
Nighttime sighting (in headlights) by law enforcement officer on patrol near Cloverdale
The witness, on patrol driving west on Highway 128 outside Cloverdale, first noticed movement and eye reflection in brush along a ravine. After backing up, the witness observed a tall, brown-furred bipedal figure walking away through overgrowth, pushing branches aside with its arm. The witness then stopped and listened for several minutes as slow crunching sounds receded toward a creek area.
Road crossing sighting just after sundown on Hwy 108 between Strawberry and Beardsley Lake
The witness was riding in a car following friends toward a lake campground just after dark. Friends in the lead car reported something crossing the road after a bridge, and about a minute later the witness saw a tall hair-covered figure in brush beside the road that turned to look at the car before walking toward the river and into the woods. No one else in the witness's car saw it, but both occupants of the lead car said they saw it.
Parents pursue 7 1/2' tall female biped across pasture after being alerted by daughter
The witness was taking a dog outside at night and felt watched after the dog stared and growled. After shining a flashlight in that direction, the witness saw two hairy bipedal figures cross a fence and then ran inside. Relatives then went outside, reportedly saw the larger figure up close, noticed odor and sounds, and the group found large tracks the next day.
Young man has three different footprint observations and one short encounter with a large black creature over a three-month period
The witness was driving to the campground after work when a large hair-covered biped carrying a fawn stepped onto the road. The creature paused to look toward the truck, then ran up a steep embankment and disappeared. A passenger riding with the witness did not see the creature.
Man has late night sighting north of Redding
The witness was driving north and pulled off near Edgewood to eat and nap in the parked car. The witness awoke around 1:30AM to a rock hitting the hood, then turned on the headlights and saw a tall chocolate-colored creature watching nearby. After about 20-30 seconds it walked away into brush in a few long strides, and the witness left and later contacted authorities.
Late night sighting by motorists travelling through Tioga Pass (Yosemite), a few miles beyond Crane Flat Campground
Late at night the witness was driving with family when the headlights revealed a creature standing on a rock beside the road. The creature was initially bent over facing the car, then very slowly rose upright while looking toward the occupants as they passed. The witness described a thin, dark-haired figure with long arms and an elderly appearance.
A field researcher describes the events of his two week long solo backpacking trip in the Bluff Creek area
The witness was camped alone at the intersection of four logging roads in Northern California, tending a campfire late at night. He became aware of a pair of reflective eyes watching him from behind a bush about 70 feet away and watched them for over an hour as the fire died down until they disappeared. In the morning he found large foot-shaped flattened grass impressions leading to and from the spot behind the bush.
While sitting around a campfire witnesses saw a set of red glowing eyes
The witness and four companions were sitting and talking around a campfire at night when they heard loud crashing and rustling about 50 feet away in the woods. They reported seeing a pair of red glowing eyes about eight feet high that watched them for about a minute, though no body outline was visible in the dark. The source of the eyes then turned and moved away through the woods making crashing sounds.
A scout troop's late night sighting at the edge of their camp near Barton Flats. Multiple witnesses. Reporting witness now a law enforcement officer
The witness was camping with a scout troop when loud howl-like screams were heard late at night. A few hours later, after being awakened by rustling in nearby brush, the group shone a flashlight into the treeline and saw a tall hair-covered figure watching them. The figure then turned and walked with long steps northeast up a wooded hill out of sight.
Bigfoot sighted in Stony Lagoon south of Orick,Ca by two men camping who were so frightened they left in middle of night.
Two people camped overnight near the beach while traveling to fish. Under bright moonlight they watched a large humanlike figure trot south down the beach, and a companion called to it without effect. They later found very large widely spaced footprints in the sand, heard noises in nearby brush, and the companion reported eyeshine before they quickly left.
Two young men have a face to face encounter
The witness and his cousin heard noises outside the house for about 20 minutes and went into the backyard with a flashlight. They saw a tall hair-covered figure standing just beyond a six-foot fence staring at them. After a few seconds they ran back inside frightened. The next morning they found two deep impressions in the sandy soil beyond the fence.
Boy Scout has late night sighting above Porterville
An 11-year-old on a Boy Scout camping trip left his tent around 2:30 a.m. to use the latrine near a small ravine. Hearing brush breaking across the ravine, he shone his flashlight and saw a tall hair-covered biped with a very large head, no visible neck, very long arms, and widely spaced glowing orange eyes. He fled back to the tent in terror and was not believed when he told others.
Hunting Partners Have Early Morning Roadway Sighting
Early one morning in 1972 or 1973 the witness rode with a relative toward a hunting area when headlights revealed an animal leaving an orchard and crossing the road on all fours. The animal turned its head toward the vehicle, showing teeth, then went into a ditch, stood upright and stepped over a fence before disappearing from view. The relative acknowledged an animal crossing but did not see the upright movement and later did not recall the event.