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10 October 1987 Elwood, Clarke County, Mississippi Class A #14144

Night time sighting by motorists on Highway 512 near Elwood (passenger's observation)

In 1987 two college roommates were driving at night when a tall, hair-covered biped crossed the road in front of their car. By the time they reached it, the creature was at the roadside and turned its head to look at them as they drove past. They continued to a family home and reported what they had seen.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
10 October 1987 Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi Class A #13918

Night time sighting by motorists on Highway 512 near Elwood (driver's observation)

In 1987 the witness and a college roommate were driving on Highway 512 in Mississippi late on a Saturday night after a football game. A very tall upright creature covered in reddish-brown fur stepped from roadside bushes and crossed the highway in front of their car. It paused near the center line to look toward the headlights, then continued into the woods on the far side.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
10 October 1987 Florence, Fremont County, Colorado Class A #3185

Co-workers stunned by giant hairy "man-thing" walking down town street

The witness and a co-worker were closing a shop in the early morning when the co-worker called the witness to the front. They watched a very large, reddish-brown, hair-covered figure walk down the street under a streetlight, cross the road, and disappear past a car wash and storage units. When the witness shouted, the figure turned its head to look but kept walking without stopping.

Full-body sighting
9 October 1987 Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania Class A #79435

Two witnesses independently report same 1987 road crossing of a bigfoot 5mi north of Penn State Univ

Late at night two occupants driving slowly on a rural road braked for a very large upright hairy figure that stepped into the road in front of the car. The figure crossed the road in one or two strides, stepped over a barbed-wire fence, and disappeared. The occupants did not stop to look back and drove back to town rapidly.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
October 1987 Stillwell, La Porte County, Indiana Class A #2076

8'-9' Tall BF throws heavy objects, screams, and chases witness

The witness was camping alone at dusk when he heard movement and grunting approaching the campsite and then had a stump and a log thrown close to him. He fled down a trail while hearing running steps alongside him, then encountered a very tall standing figure that screamed. He ran to a companion's home and returned hours later to find the tent torn down and the thrown wood on the ground.

Full-body sightingScreamVocalizationFootstepsObject throwing +2
October 1987 McCloud, Shasta County, California Class A #2844

Loud Screams Heard by Hunters While Camping Near a Natural Spring

Two hunters were camped overnight during deer season when they noticed a bipedal figure crossing a moonlit clearing. Shortly after, they heard loud screaming and crashing in brush on the hillside, followed by a log coming down, a strong urine-like odor, and renewed screams. Later, from inside their tent, both saw a very large shadow pass between the campfire and the tent. The next morning they found no tracks but noticed a large log newly present near their vehicle by the spring.

Partial sightingSilhouetteScreamFootstepsObject throwing +1
September 1987 Nevada City, Nevada County, California Class A #12649

Man recalls daytime sighting in a canyon outside Nevada City

Two companions were pushing their bicycles up a steep old mining road when they heard crashing from across a canyon. They watched a tall dark-haired biped run down the opposite slope toward them, snapping small trees in its path. Frightened, they fled uphill on their bikes until they neared the top and lost sight and sound of it.

Full-body sightingTree break
August 1987 Whiskey Creek, British Columbia Class A #26765

Man recalls seeing a sasquatch near Little Qualicum Falls on Vancouver Island

Late at night the witness and two companions drove into a deserted gravel pit and illuminated a tall hair-covered human-like figure with headlights from 50-75 feet away. The figure stood motionless and looked toward the car before the occupants fled in fear. A daylight search days later found only disturbed sandy banks with no distinct footprints.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
August 1987 Lexington, Sanilac County, Michigan Class A #815

Witness observes strange "monkey-like" animal from bedroom window.

On a hot August night the witness was kept awake by dogs barking that seemed to move past the house from west to east. After the dogs quieted, the witness heard rustling outside a second-story window and saw a hunched, light-haired monkey-like creature step into the lit yard. The creature moved on its hind legs while using one hand and walked slowly down the driveway as the witness called to a relative. The relative searched outside with a gun and flashlight but found nothing, and the witness believed it had climbed a tree.

Full-body sighting
4 July 1987 Edited, Tucker County, West Virginia Class A #7188

Two men shocked to see hairy figure close on trail in Monongahela National Forest

Three men encountered two large hairy figures at night on a mountain trail. Two of the men observed one figure at close range, about nine feet away, shining a flashlight on its face, noting yellow eyes and a dragging right leg. The close figure left the trail, crossed a meadow into heavy brush and was not followed, while the second figure was seen moving in the opposite direction.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
July 1987 Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina Class A #13170

Daylight sighting by motorists on Hwy 24 near Seneca

The witness was riding as a passenger with a relative on a familiar road to visit friends when both noticed an animal in the road near a bridge over a swampy pond. After the driver slowed and sounded the horn, the animal stood upright, looked toward the car, then sprinted quickly across the swamp toward the woods. The witness stated familiarity with bears and claimed this was not a bear. When they returned shortly after, they saw remains of a small animal in the road that it may have been eating.

Full-body sighting
July 1987 Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia Class A #1774

3 Friends watch 7' tall 2 legged hairy brown animal on the other side of the river

In summer 1987, the witness and two companions were resting on a rock after swimming and fishing at a swimming hole on the Gauley River when the area went quiet. They saw a large, dark-brown, two-legged animal standing in a clearing across the river watching them for about two minutes before it left up the bank and out of hearing up the hillside. The next day the witness revisited the spot and judged the animal had been at least seven feet tall.

Full-body sightingMovement only
July 1987 Rising Fawn Ga, Dade County, Georgia Class A #21359

Morning sighting by fisherman near Rising Fawn

The witness went fishing with a companion and moved alone to the side of a pond to bass fish. After about ten minutes he felt watched, turned, and saw a tall reddish-brown hairy figure standing on the bank about twelve feet away. The figure turned and walked away silently without showing its face, leaving the witness frozen, after which he ran back to the companion and they searched without finding sign.

Partial sighting
July 1987 Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee Class A #24419

Former park employee describes an encounter in Ruskin Cave Park

A young resident walking home late at night from a locked campground gate along a creek was followed by a creature that made heavy bipedal splashes, approached closely and grabbed at a bag of candy, leaving a bruise. The young resident dropped the bag and ran home in shock. While recounting the incident at home, the creature appeared outside a window staring in, causing the older resident at the window to stumble back in shock.

Partial sightingFootstepsAnimal behaviour
July 1987 Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee Class A #11765

Teenager frog gigging has nighttime encounter near Dickson

Around 10:30 at night in 1987, the witness was walking home along a tractor path on a ridge after frog gigging. At a gap by the woods line about 12 feet away, a tall black bipedal figure stood up, looked at the witness for about ten seconds, then turned and ran quickly into the woods with audible wide steps. The frightened witness ran home.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
July 1987 Ashford, Pierce County, Washington Class A #23614

Motorist returning from fireworks display gets a good look at a bigfoot near Ashford

After midnight while driving west toward Elbe, the witness saw a large hairy figure cross the highway ahead and enter fir trees. As the car closed the distance, the figure stepped onto the grass and pushed a fir bough from its face, showing a gorilla-like ear. The witness braked and turned toward the trees but the car stalled and the adult passenger became upset, so the witness left and returned the next day to look for sign.

Road crossingSilhouettePartial sighting
June 1987 Laramie, Carbon County, Wyoming Class A #5875

Juvenile sasquatch startles young squirrel hunters

Two witnesses who were squirrel hunting in woods near a work camp encountered a small dark hairy human-like creature perched on a low branch a few feet away. The creature watched them without moving its head, shifting only its gaze, then jumped down and ran away bipedally. The witnesses reported the encounter to the writer shortly afterward and showed the tree, but the hard dry ground showed no tracks.

Full-body sighting
13 April 1987 Fort Liard NWT, British Columbia Class A #10001

Motorists have daylight sighting near Fort Liard

The witness and two companions were driving north in heavy rain when they encountered a tall, very dark figure near the road. The figure was described as about 7 to 8 feet tall with long arms and took a few long strides into the forest without running. The driver did not stop to examine the area and the group continued on.

Full-body sighting
10 April 1987 Cassia, Lake County, Florida Class A #32249

Memory told of close encounters while working as a fence contractor near Cassia

The crew was camped on the bank of Blackwater Creek eating dinner when a splash revealed their cooler in the creek was missing. Shortly after, a companion returned shaken saying something had watched him from across the creek. The witness shone a spotlight across the narrow creek and the group saw a large hair-covered biped stand up, its eyes shining, block the light with its forearm, vocalize, and flee. The men then left for a motel for the remainder of the job.

Full-body sightingEyeshineGrowlHowlOdor +1
19 March 1987 Frederick, Tillman County, Oklahoma Class A #36011

Man recalls night time sighting at an airport outside Frederick

In 1987 the witness rode as a passenger in a van with a companion to an airport hangar south of town at night. Through the side window the witness saw a dark hair-covered biped running alongside the van at matching speed, which turned its head to look at the witness. The companion did not see it. The witness refused to leave the van at the hangar and the pair left, returning the next day.

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