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10 June 1963 Troy, Latah County, Idaho Class A #6758

Boy has a close encounter with a small sasquatch on Moscow Mountain

In summer 1963 an 8-year-old child accompanied his father to a cedar-clearing work site on Moscow Mountain. After the father felled a large cedar snag, the child climbed onto the downed trunk when a small, muscular, dark-furred being jumped onto the log face-to-face with him. The child screamed and the being ran away on two legs toward the top of the tree and disappeared into brush. Both had felt watched just before felling, but no animal had been seen in the standing tree.

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June 1963 Grandview, Owyhee County, Idaho Class A #5720

Night time rabbit hunters spotlight 7' tall biped leaping over 4' sagebrush as it escapes from view

Late at night in spring 1963, six family members stopped during a rabbit hunting trip in sagebrush country and used a spotlight to look for animals. The spotlight revealed a large, tall, hair-covered upright figure running away, leaping over brush without pausing before disappearing into a gully. The group did not pursue it or search for footprints and ended the hunt, concluding it matched no familiar animal.

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Summer 1963 Hardwood, Dickinson County, Michigan Class A #801

Eight foot tall creature seen standing under a tree at family cabin

The witness, then 13, was staying with relatives at a forested weekend cabin. After the aunt raised an alarm about a supposed bear, the witness went to look and saw an upright, hair-covered figure standing under a tree with an arm resting on a branch. When the witness stepped forward and the uncle appeared with a rifle, the figure turned and walked away up a deer path into the woods.

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1963 Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida Class A #41995

Memory told of a close encounter with a man-ape outside Gainesville

A child jogging on a dirt road in the evening to a friend's home encountered a large hairy figure that stepped out of roadside woods about 30 feet away. Both the witness and the figure stopped and stared at each other for a few seconds before the figure tilted its head. The witness then ran to the friend's home; the figure made no sound and did not follow.

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Summer 1963 Mendocino County, California Class A #2200

Ceature observed at playground

A group playing noisily on a campground playground at night noticed a strong rotting odor. They saw a tall brown hairy figure standing at the edge of the tree line about 50 feet from the nearest child, watching the activity. After being stared at for a short time, it walked back into the woods.

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August 1962 Patterson, Stanislaus County, California Class A #25009

Youngsters encounter large, grey creature in a sugar beet field

The witness was riding a bike on a farm road at sunset with a companion and dogs when the dogs became agitated. The witness then saw a large grey-haired humanoid figure standing in a nearby crop field watching them. The figure remained still and silent, and the witness stared briefly before fleeing.

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April 1962 Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Michigan Class A #24238

Man recalls multi-witness sighting in teen years near Manistique

Six youths walking along railroad tracks heard a loud guttural sound behind them and turned to see a tall hair-covered figure. The figure walked steadily across the tracks and down into swampy woods about 110 feet away without stopping. The group later went to where it entered the woods, noticed a strong rotten odor but found no tracks.

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April 1962 Minot, Ward County, North Dakota Class A #751

Hunter describes described being stalked near Minot

The witness and a companion were walking back toward their residence after hunting rabbits on the prairie outside Minot. The witness sensed they were being followed, looked back, and saw a tall, long-haired creature about 50 yards away that rose onto its hind feet and looked at them. As it started moving toward them the witness felt threatened, and both individuals ran away without looking back.

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March 1962 Kalkaska To Southwest, Mancelona To Northwest, Kalkaska County, Michigan Class A #28668

Man recalls encounter he had as a teenager near Kalkaska

While camping with relatives and neighbors, the witness drove west toward a highway early the next morning to buy supplies, accompanied by an adult. About 10 miles from camp, he saw a large reddish animal emerge from the forest, stand upright at the road edge, and cross the road in two steps before disappearing into dense woods. The adult companion was asleep and did not see it. The witness later described the encounter to a store worker, who said similar reports of a large unknown animal had been heard in the area.

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Spring 1962 Ogden, Weber County, Utah Class A #9962

Daylight sighting off Highway 89 in the Wasatch Mountains

During a family picnic in the Wasatch Mountains, a five-year-old playing hide-and-seek ran around a mound and encountered a large hair-covered figure about 30 feet away beside a tree. The two watched each other briefly before the child broke the stare and ran screaming back to the picnic area. Adults suggested a deer or bobcat and found nothing on re-check, but the child saw the figure again in the same spot while the group was leaving.

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7 July 1961 Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania Class A #12951

Possible encounter between a juvenile and a human child, near Gettysburg

The witness, then about 13, was playing hide-and-seek at night behind a hall when he backed around a target box into something. He turned and saw a human-like figure a little over five feet tall covered in long hair, with a strong musky odor, then ran to tell the other children. When the group went back to look, nothing was there.

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June 1961 Huntington WVa, Wayne County, West Virginia Class A #38547

Medical doctor recalls his daylight sighting as a teenager near Huntington

The witness and a companion were walking in woods behind a relative's farm when they came to a hilltop clearing. They watched an unfamiliar animal bent over using its upper limbs for several minutes. The animal then stood bipedally, looked at them, and left by jumping over a barbed-wire fence at the edge of a thicket, after which the pair ran back to the farmhouse.

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Fall 1961 Wheatley, Lee County, Arkansas Class A #7234

Daylight sighting by two sisters near their farm in the early 1960s

The witness was playing in the front yard of a farm in the afternoon and saw a very tall, long-haired figure walking along the road and appearing to search the ditches. The witness screamed, and the mother and older sister came out and also saw it before driving toward it for a closer look. The figure ran under a bridge and into the woods and was lost from sight. The next day, large footprints were found in the road.

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September 1960 Hines Creek, Alberta, Canada, Alberta Class A #4899

Nighttime encounter by three brothers in northern Alberta

Three boys were herding cows home at night when the cows and dog fled near a granary by a ravine. They ran around the building and came face to face with a tall, dark, fur-covered human-like animal holding grain that stared at them briefly. The animal then turned and walked quickly on two legs into nearby bush. The boys later verified the wool coveralls were still at home and that a neighbor had not been on the property.

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August 1960 Currotherville, Pemiscot County, Missouri Class A #15610

Children see creature emerging from abandoned barn near Caruthersville

The witness had recently moved into a farmhouse and was on the front porch in the morning with relatives when a large hair-covered creature emerged from a nearby barn. The creature stepped over a hog-pen fence and walked away to the west. Later that day the witness found large five-toed footprints near the barn, and the household heard loud banging and howling sounds around the property through the following winter and spring without seeing the creature again.

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18 July 1960 Shelton, Mason County, Washington Class A #1495

Man and wife in car see a sasquatch eating frogs on the road 5 miles south of Shelton

The witness and a companion were driving on a wet highway after rain and came close to a creature in the road apparently eating frogs. When it noticed the car it stood upright and quickly left the road, climbing a steep rock wall without using its hands. The pair were frightened and drove quickly past the spot. Years later the witness heard of similar stories in the area.

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1960–1969 Rossburn, Manitoba Class A #21795

Childhood incidents in Manitoba

As a child at her family's Manitoba farm, the witness was picking Saskatoon berries with her mother when she noticed a large reddish-brown hair-covered creature standing very close and picking and eating berries by hand. After she got her mother's attention, her mother screamed and pulled her back to the farmhouse, and the witness did not see the creature leave. The encounter happened on a bright sunny afternoon at less than 15 feet distance.

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1960–2010 LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia Class A #30135

Man recalls encounter with 7 foot tall creature on grandparents farm

When the witness was about 10, he was walking back toward the farmhouse on his grandfather's farm late on a winter afternoon. About 80 yards away he saw a tall, hair-covered ape-like figure standing still and staring at him with yellow eyes. Terrified, he ran about a quarter-mile to the house without telling his grandfather at the time. He later came to believe the creature was a real Bigfoot and linked it to livestock deaths found near the swamp.

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1960–1969 Daingerfield, Morris County, Texas Class A #9879

Two sisters have late-night sighting through bedroom window

The witness and her younger sister were talking in a dark bedroom late at night when they heard twigs crunching outside. Looking out the window in bright moonlight, they saw a very large hairy bipedal animal in the yard. Their grandfather came to the room, knocked out the window screen and fired a rifle at it. The animal bellowed, ran on two legs and stepped over a barbed-wire fence toward a creek, and no sign was found the next day.

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November 1958 Adario, Richland County, Ohio Class A #7425

A Teenager and His Dog Encounter an Ape-like Creature While Retrieving Their Trap Lines

A teenager checking muskrat traps before school with a dog noticed the dog staying close and growling. On a steep bank the witness saw a tall hair-covered figure with a non-human face and a foul smell. The figure quickly walked and ran away across a field, stepping over a six-foot gate without touching it. The witness left without finding tracks because the ground was frozen and snow later covered the area.

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