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24 December 1980 St. Jacob, Madison County, Illinois Class A #25267

Memory told of a sasquatch standing in headlights on Christmas Eve west of St. Jacob

On Christmas Eve evening the witness was driving north on a rural Illinois road when headlights revealed a tall, hair-covered figure standing in the roadway. The witness slowed to almost a complete stop, moved into the opposite lane to avoid hitting it, and observed it closely from inches away before driving on to turn around. When the witness returned about 1.5-2 minutes later, the figure was gone.

Full-body sighting
December 1980 Rossland, British Columbia Class A #14511

Sighting by snowmobilers outside Castlegar

Near Christmas 1980 the witness was riding a snowmobile with a relative on a forest trail at night when they got stuck. Both smelled a strong rotten-meat odor and then the witness saw a fur-covered bipedal figure about six feet tall run across the trail into the bush. The witness found a large bare footprint where it crossed and bipedal steps through deep powder snow. A parent who arrived later saw the remaining marks and told the witness the figure was a sasquatch.

Partial sightingOdorTracks
December 1980 Monroe, Rusk County, Texas Class A #7670

Duck hunter has encounter on Lake Cherokee.

The witness was exiting the water after duck hunting when they noticed a tall dark hairy figure about 200-300 feet away near the shore. The witness and the figure reportedly observed each other for about 20 minutes before the figure turned and walked slowly along the lake bank toward the treeline. The witness did not approach or search for tracks and left for their truck after it disappeared.

Full-body sighting
15 November 1980 Aliceville, Pickens County, Alabama Class A #832

Witnesses spot a tall, brown object moving on a hill, also reported are moans and a sighting where red eyes are described

The witness and a companion drove into the driveway of an unoccupied family farm in the evening. The headlights revealed a figure standing at a five-strand barbed-wire fence, holding the top wire while swinging a leg over. Its eyes glowed in the light. The pair left quickly.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
5 November 1980 Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Class A #2426

Early morning sighting by truck driver on I-68. Local police make report

A truck driver hauling steel west on a highway slowed and used high beams to check what was thought to be a hitchhiker on the opposite side. On approaching, the driver reported seeing a tall white-haired ape-like creature. Afterward the driver asked over CB radio about an escaped zoo or circus ape, and police took a statement and filed a report.

Full-body sighting
November 1980 Brooklyn, Lenawee County, Michigan Class A #29178

Passenger recalls a nighttime sighting near Brooklyn

The witness was riding as a passenger in a car driven by a relative on a Sunday evening trip. A large hairy bipedal creature crossed the road in front of the car from one side to the other within a few seconds. All three occupants reportedly saw it, which was described as reddish in color, moving with fast graceful speed, with no head discernible.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
27 October 1980 Dora, Douglas County, Missouri Class A #29980

Hunter remembers his lengthy daylight sighting through binoculars near Dora

The witness was sitting camouflaged on a hillside in the early morning while scouting and hunting. From across the valley he watched a large hair-covered biped feeding on the ground for about fifteen minutes, at times standing alert to listen. After an unseen uphill sound, the creature made a metallic ping call and walked away bipedally along a cleared fence line.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingVocalizationUnidentified sound
18 October 1980 Winnsboro, Franklin Parish, Louisiana Class A #2388

Lost hunter has encounter with mangy looking bi-pedal creature

The witness had been hunting with a relative and became lost for most of the day. While walking along an old road bed in the afternoon, the witness heard a noise and saw a tall, thin-haired bipedal creature about 50 feet ahead. The creature stood and looked at the witness for a few seconds, then turned and walked back into the woods, glancing back once. The witness then fled and made it out of the woods about an hour later.

Full-body sighting
15 October 1980 Tioga, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Class A #26124

Man recalls seeing a large creature walk across his yard near Tioga

When the witness was a child, they were awakened at night and saw a large shadow filling the bedroom window. They went to the back door and watched a large black hairy figure step over a chain-link fence and walk into the woods. The figure was later described as about eight feet tall with a conical head tilted forward and swinging arms.

Full-body sightingSilhouette
11 October 1980 Fairview, Fleming County, Kentucky Class A #2382

Man fires shots at an unidentified man or animal near his back porch. Later he finds frozen meat littered about his back yard

The witness was home watching a baseball game when a strange noise from the back porch prompted investigation with a pistol. The witness reported seeing a large dark upright shadow-like figure running toward the woods, firing shots, then seeing it again near an old stable and firing again without hitting it. Afterwards the witness found a porch freezer broken into with frozen food scattered, plus white hairs and ground impressions.

SilhouetteFootstepsUnidentified soundTracksHair +2
7 October 1980 Mayslick, Mason County, Kentucky Class A #2425

Family has evening sighting in Mayslick

The witness was watching television at home at night when a loud disturbance on the porch drew attention. Looking outside, the witness reported seeing a large white hairy creature holding a rooster, which it threw against the house before moving behind the house. The witness pursued it with a pistol and fired twice as it ran out of sight up a gravel road.

Full-body sightingObject throwing
October 1980 Goes, Hocking County, Ohio Class A #3920

Hunters have several encounters near Ash Cave State Park

A hunting party spent a fall day along a gasline, noticing a putrid odor and a large bare footprint in the morning. In the afternoon two members heard heavy movement circling in brush, and one moved closer and watched part of a tall dark figure step from behind a tree. The observer described a seven-foot-tall heavily built figure with long arms, no visible neck, and reddish eyes. The pair left the area and discussed the sighting on the drive home.

Partial sightingMovement onlyOdorTracks
October 1980 Nordman, Bonner County, Idaho Class A #25156

Very close daylight sighting by a woodcutter driving down a logging road east of Nordman

The witness was driving his pickup on a logging road when a creature stepped off a 5-ft embankment about 30 ft away and slid down to the road on its feet. It walked alongside the slow-moving truck within arm's length, then crossed in front, holding a hand toward the hood before leaving the road with very long strides into undergrowth. The witness braked, waited, then got out to search for footprints but found none.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
October 1980 Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, California Class A #20197

Nighttime sighting by motorist near Mt. Madonna Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains

The witness was riding in a vehicle at night on a winding redwood highway toward Mt Madonna in early fall 1980 when the car rounded a turn. She claims she saw a huge brown hair-covered biped walking upright along the side of the road with its back to her. Her companion did not see the figure but recalls her frightened reaction, and they continued to their destination.

Full-body sighting
October 1980 Yoncalla, Douglas County, Oregon Class A #553

Morning sighting by brothers near Yoncalla

Two brothers scouting a deer-hunting area stopped on a mountaintop logging road in the morning and saw two upright, dark, muscular figures on a nearby mountaintop about 300-500 yards away. The larger figure walked to an overlook, looked toward the witnesses for about 30 seconds, then both figures walked away over the mountain. The witnesses then drove to a fork below, spoke briefly with a horseback rider, and later mentioned the sighting in town.

Full-body sighting
15 September 1980 Gold Hill Nv. (American Flats), Storey County, Nevada Class A #3455

Two security guards see a creature outside of Gold Hill

While conducting security rounds in daylight, the witness and a coworker watched across a ravine where children were playing by a creek. They observed a very tall, hair-covered, man-shaped figure moving quickly uphill, pausing on the crest to look back before going out of view. They later drove to the spot and compared its height to an 11-foot tree.

Full-body sighting
September 1980 Luna Pier, Monroe County, Michigan Class A #38155

Man recalls close range daylight sighting while squirrel hunting near Monroe

The witness was squirrel hunting in a small farm woodlot on a sunny mid-morning when noisy birds in the underbrush drew attention. At a bend in a lane the witness saw a tall reddish-brown hairy biped standing off the trail about 25 yards away and they stared at each other without moving. After a standoff the creature raked berries from a shrub and ate them while glancing between the shrub and the witness. The witness slowly backed away out of sight, then walked fast and ran from the woodlot.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
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