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September 1977 Upper Fraser, British Columbia Class A #13232

Daylight sighting near Prince George

The witness was riding a motorcycle home from work in the early evening when he saw an animal standing in a ditch by a bend in the road. At first thinking it was a bear, he watched it step out and walk across the road in front of him before disappearing into brush. He described it as a large, muscular, hair-covered biped standing well over six feet tall that glanced at him as it crossed.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
September 1977 Midland, Midland County, Michigan Class A #1811

Witness and cousin see "hairy brown man-like creature" watching them

The witness and two young companions went to play on large grapevines near a cabin they were building in the woods. The witness looked up and saw a brown hairy human-like figure sitting against a fence post with legs bent and arms around legs. The witness screamed and the companions ran with the witness, with one companion also seeing the figure. On one backward glance the witness saw the figure standing upright.

Full-body sighting
September 1977 Plumfield, Franklin County, Illinois Class A #42945

Memory told of a daylight sighting along railroad tracks east of Plumfield

Two friends rode dirt bikes along railroad tracks to a creek under a trestle. They heard a noise and saw a large dark-haired creature on a nearby hill squatting and rubbing its back against a tree. Frightened, they left quickly on their bikes.

Full-body sighting
September 1977 Mt. Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri Class A #2180

Two sisters witness bipedal animal walk through yard

When the witness was about 6 or 7 years old, she and her younger sister were playing inside their home and saw an upright hair-covered creature cross the yard in good light at dusk. The creature was about 100 feet away, looked toward them, and continued toward the woods and road area. Their mother did not reach the window in time to see it.

Full-body sighting
September 1977 Duchesne, Wasatch County, Utah Class A #3022

Nighttime encounter with campers near Duchesne, in Timber Canyon

The witness and a relative were fishing and camping in a narrow willow canyon at dusk and noticed unusual silence and a feeling of being watched. While sitting by a fire, the companion stared toward the road and the witness then saw a tall dark hairy face peering through willows about 30-40 feet away. The figure then crashed through the creek and willows up the hillside out of sight, after which the pair left hastily.

Partial sightingMovement only
15 August 1977 Cook Station Or Wesco, Crawford County, Missouri Class A #496

Campers see large figure cross river in moonlight

After dark while camping on a river sandbar, the witness and a companion watched a large bipedal creature enter the river upstream in bright moonlight. The creature waded through fast, knee-deep water, turned at the waist to look at the men after one spoke, then exited to the opposite bank and disappeared. The sighting lasted about 10 seconds, and the two observers did not search for sign the next morning.

Full-body sighting
15 August 1977 Commerce, Hunt County, Texas Class A #7664

Road cross encounter on Hwy 50 in Sulphur River bottoms

Late at night the witness was driving home along Highway 50 near the Sulphur River bottom when headlights from his car and an oncoming car lit a large dark upright figure on the roadside. The figure quickly crossed the two-lane road in a few long walking steps, appearing slumped forward with arms swinging. The witness slowed, stopped, turned around and searched the area with headlights but found nothing further.

SilhouetteRoad crossing
14 August 1977 Skykomish, King County, Washington Class A #4583

Early afternoon sighting by motorist on US Hwy 2, near Skykomish

After hiking, the witness was driving back toward the highway in early afternoon when a tall dark humanlike figure crossed the road about 50 yards ahead. The figure continued up a very steep bank while remaining upright. The witness was alone and stated it was not a bear and that they had never seen such a creature before or since.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
2 August 1977 Floyd, Floyd County, Iowa Class A #1630

Separate Iowa incidents over time in Floyd County area

Two people fishing at night from a riverbank shined a flashlight across the water and saw red eyes and a large dark body in overhanging limbs. The animal stood upright, waded toward them with loud splashing steps, then turned downriver continuing to walk bipedally while making a low guttural sound. The witnesses retreated to a nearby campground where the splashing remained audible and a dog was heard howling.

Full-body sightingEyeshineVocalizationFootsteps
August 1977 Sinnemahoning, Cameron County, Pennsylvania Class A #3280

Nighttime encounter near Sinnemahoning, off Montour Run Road

Late one night at a remote hunting camp, the witness and two companions saw a tall grayish-brown bipedal creature step onto the porch and try to kick in the front door. The creature then ran around the back of the camp and gave an extremely loud yell or scream that woke others in camp. The witness described it as walking on hind legs and having hands rather than paws.

Full-body sightingScreamDoor or window contact
August 1977 Mocksville Nc, Davie County, North Carolina Class A #7393

Teenage boys have sighting at night near Lake Myers

Three teenagers camping in a field behind a house smelled urine and heard something rushing through nearby woods. They fled toward the house as a tall hairy creature pursued them and later stood over their campfire throwing logs aside. The creature then circled the house and stepped onto the porch during the night before leaving by daylight, with broken branches found the next morning.

Full-body sightingFootstepsOdorObject throwingProperty disturbance +1
August 1977 Lampasas County, Texas Class A #4137

Hairy 7-8' tall creature confronts fisherman in moonlight

While checking trot-lines at night from a rowboat, the witness and a companion had to carry the boat across a shallow gravel bed. They heard sharp cracking sounds and then something rushing toward them from the bank, breaking trees. In moonlight they saw a tall dark hairy figure with orange eyes and long arms approaching quickly, prompting them to flee by boat to camp and then leave the area by vehicle.

Full-body sightingEyeshineTree breakUnidentified sound
August 1977 Antler Camp, Shasta County, California Class A #7555

Two Young Fishermen Have Mid-day Encounter at Lake Shasta

The witness was walking back toward a lakeside cove after dropping his sister at a dock when he heard footsteps and saw a large hair-covered figure approach to within a few feet. He and his cousin jumped into the lake and watched from the water as the figure stood watching them before running rapidly up a steep brush-covered hill and disappearing. People arriving from a nearby hilltop cabin later said such creatures visited their cabin occasionally.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
August 1977 Helena, Lewis And Clark County, Montana Class A #1530

Fly Fisherman sees a hairy bipedal creature while trout fishing

The witness was fly-fishing at night along the river below Hauser Dam and walked back to his lamp on a boulder to retie a fly. He shone the lamp on movement about 10 feet away and watched a large hairy biped move rapidly up the steep rocky bank and disappear within seconds. Afterward he noticed two of his four pooled trout were missing and heard a boulder crash downstream, then left with the remaining fish.

Full-body sightingProperty disturbanceUnidentified sound
August 1977 Deming, Whatcom County, Washington Class A #1749

Three brownish figures seen moving on nearby foothill

The witness and two companions were talking on a porch in the afternoon when they noticed three brownish figures moving on a nearby foothill for about ten minutes. They walked to the spot after the figures left and found a heap of branches resembling a bed, with some branches torn from trees high off the ground. The witness noted an absence of claw marks or bear prints and questioned how the branches could have been placed without tools.

Full-body sightingStructure or nestTree break
August 1977 Monroe, Snohomish County, Washington Class A #10397

A bipedal subject seen standing in Hannan Lake

Four people in a boat on a lake saw a tall hair-covered figure standing knee-deep in a cove splashing water on its chest. When noticed, it stood upright, looked at the boaters, then calmly turned and walked out of the water into dense woods. The boaters tried to approach the shore but turned back in murky, weed-choked water.

Full-body sighting
7 July 1977 Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Class A #2932

Camper sees ape-like animal in daylight

The witness was camping with a relative near Quakertown, Pennsylvania and went for a daytime walk alone near a dried creek bed. Across the bed the witness saw a large light-brown hair-covered ape-like creature in a crouched position that moved quietly into bushes and out of view. The witness ran back to camp and returned with a relative, who noted a deep depression at the spot but no further sign of the animal.

Partial sighting
July 1977 Branchville, Sussex County, New Jersey Class A #29336

Recollection of a late night road crossing while driving near Branchville

Late at night in summer 1977, the witness was driving a van with four companions back to camp when a tall bipedal figure crossed the road in front of them. Headlights illuminated its shape and eyes as it moved from a low area toward a mountain embankment. The driver stopped and searched the roadside with a light, heard movement in the brush but found no tracks, and later reported the incident to police.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshineMovement only
July 1977 Chavies, Perry County, Kentucky Class A #2430

Incident near a horse corral in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, 10 miles north of Hazard.

The witness was staying with relatives in a secluded hollow and watching television late at night when a pony in a nearby corral became agitated. The witness and a cousin went outside and saw a very tall, broad creature moving away from the corral, stepping over a fence and fleeing across a road and creek up a hillside, seeing only its back. The next morning they found only a dirt slide where it had climbed, and learned a relative's chained dog nearby had disappeared that night.

Partial sighting
July 1977 Benson, Cochise County, Arizona Class A #440

A daylight sighting report by an ex soldier

In July 1977 the witness was riding on a military bus that pulled over on Highway 10 in Arizona. From the window he watched a bipedal, hair-covered figure come up from a gully on the far side of the road and run up a ranch road into the desert for about 45 seconds. None of his companions on the bus saw it.

Full-body sighting