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1 May 2001 Fairfax, Pierce County, Washington Class A #16364

Family on bikes sees black hairy creature walking in a riverbed near Fairfax

The witness and companions stopped while biking to look at the river valley below. They saw a tall dark hairy figure moving quickly and smoothly across boulders in the riverbed below. The figure turned its head and held eye contact briefly before going behind trees, after which the group left quickly on bikes.

Full-body sighting
April 2001 McKenna, Pierce County, Washington Class A #2303

Woman see's dark upright man-like figure while walking dogs

The witness was walking two dogs on a trail when one dog alerted toward bushes. The witness then saw a large dark figure standing by a tree about 40 feet away, later observed walking upright with bare lower legs and no visible clothing. The witness retreated to a truck with the dogs and the figure was gone.

Partial sighting
7 October 2000 Graham, Pierce County, Washington Class A #495

Passing motorist observes a tall, hairy animal in the headlights along a side road just off of the Orting-Kapowsin Highway

The witness was driving at night toward a farm-sit property when she noticed a very tall, broad figure moving upright on the other side of a fence. The figure traveled quickly in the opposite direction and soon left her view. She concluded it must have been a Sasquatch and later could find nothing in daylight that explained it.

Full-body sighting
August 2000 Roy, Pierce County, Washington Class B #337

Man working his land hears rock against wood sound and distant answer

The witness went into dense woods on their property early in the morning before sunrise. From under fifty feet away and out of sight, they heard a loud knocking like a large rock striking a tree. They searched for the source but found nothing and felt frightened despite being armed.

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13 March 2000 Roy, Pierce County, Washington Class B #1584

Loud knocking of wood striking another piece of wood

The witness and a companion were walking back to a truck during a follow-up visit when they heard repeated loud wood-on-wood knocks coming from near the truck. After waiting and trying their own knocks without response, they heard something run through the woods sounding bipedal at a sprint. They stayed by the truck until another vehicle arrived and then left.

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August 1999 Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Washington Class B #1586

Loud vocalizations sounds heard

Two companions watching lightning during a storm reportedly heard loud pig-like grunts and screams and noisy movement in dense brush. They also reported seeing red reflected eyes spaced a few inches apart. The animal was described as large, but its size could not be judged because of a steep slope, and no tracks or hair were found afterward.

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April 1999 Greenwater, Pierce County, Washington Class B #16644

Man and wife find large tracks with large stride east of Greenwater

The witness and his wife were driving in the Greenwater area so the witness could hike up a snowy dirt road to look for sunglasses lost the previous winter. While hiking he found a line of unusually deep footprints with a long uphill stride. At the top where snow had melted, the last print was a clear impression in frozen mud showing five toes, arch and heel. He went back downhill to bring his wife to view the tracks.

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November 1997 Pierce County, Washington Class A #1594

Footprints found with huge Toes on each print

Five companions on a camping trip drove to near the top of Corral Pass to scout a hike. While looking for tracks in snow, they found a trail of large bare footprints with distinct toes and no claws. They concluded the prints were not bear or boot prints and continued their trek in silence.

Tracks
24 June 1997 Ft. Lewis, Pierce County, Washington Class B #50678

Marines on a training mission have a possible night encounter on Fort Lewis

The witness was serving as point man on a night patrol exercise at Ft. Lewis when he encountered a very large human-like figure at close range in moonlight. Frightened, he fired blanks from his squad automatic weapon at it. The figure ran away bipedally through thick brush with huge steps and disappeared over a hill. Marines behind him reportedly also saw it.

Full-body sighting
August 1996 Kapowsin, Pierce County, Washington Class A #1685

Skydivers witness creature while flying over mountain

Friends of the reporter were flying a small plane toward a skydiving event when they reportedly saw a Sasquatch-like figure walking on a road. They turned the plane for a low pass and watched it run along the road with long strides, then leave the road to run uphill over stumps. When they circled for another look, it was gone.

Full-body sighting
1 January 1996 Gig Harbor, Pierce County, Washington Class B #1591

Sounds heard answered by another more distant source

The witness reports hearing loud cries from west of the home over a period from early 1996 to mid-1998, always late at night. Each cry was answered by a more distant cry, and on one night the sound was close enough to wake the witness from sleep. No visual encounter is described; the witness says the sounds matched recordings presented on a television program about Bigfoot investigation.

Vocalization
10 June 1995 Greenwater, Pierce County, Washington Class A #1602

Sighting by campers

Two people camping near a ravine heard rhythmic steps and saw a pair of large, long black-haired legs walking across the slope about 30 yards away. The companion moved closer but dense trees prevented a view of the full figure. After relocating their tent near other campers, both were awakened around 3 a.m. by heavy pounding nearby followed by three high shrill screams.

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26 May 1995 Enumclaw (Greenwater Area), Pierce County, Washington Class A #3438

Five member family camping see a hairy upright animal

Shortly after dinner the witness watched from a campfire as an upright hairy animal appeared on a ridgeline about 120 yards away. After other family members were called over, the animal looked toward them, moved uphill with very long strides, violently shook a small fir tree with one hand, then went over the ridge and out of sight. The whole sighting lasted 30 to 40 seconds, and a later search of the area found no tracks.

Full-body sighting
9 September 1994 Packwood, Pierce County, Washington Class A #23033

Daylight sighting reported to rangers by park visitor at Mount Rainier National Park

Late at night on a highway near Packwood, Washington, the witness reported seeing a six-foot reddish-brown human-like animal standing in the middle of the road. The animal then moved away on two legs with a lumbering gait. The witness maintained it was not a deer, bear, or elk, and the incident was recorded on a park observation form two weeks later.

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Spring 1993 Steilacoom, Pierce County, Washington Class B #29975

Woman recalls driving at night and feeling her car get shoved by a large biped near Steilacoom

Around 10 p.m. on a dark drizzly night in spring 1993, the witness was driving home on a two-lane road near Puget Sound after dropping off a friend. She felt a hard shove to the rear of her car pushing it into the other lane. Looking up she saw a very tall gray hair-covered biped walking upright away into the woods. She drove home terrified and later found no dent or scratch on the car.

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8 June 1991 Elbe, Pierce County, Washington Class A #1600

Civil War Reenactor sees bigfoot cross railroad tracks

The witness, a Civil War reenactor, got lost while walking back to camp at midnight along railroad tracks. A Bigfoot-like creature stepped out in front of the witness at about 20 feet, crossed the tracks, and disappeared into the brush.

Full-body sighting
30 July 1990 Meckenna, Pierce County, Washington Class A #29025

Father remembers fishing with his son, appearing to be observed by a sasquatch which is later sighted on the far side of the lake near McKenna

The witness and a companion were fishing from the bank of a small lake when they heard careful, bipedal-sounding footsteps moving through the woods behind them from one side to the other. After a while they watched a very tall, broad-shouldered, hair-covered biped walk out into a grassy area on the far side of the lake. The creature walked slightly stooped, with long hair waving as it moved, and then disappeared from view.

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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.

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15 September 1986 Dupont And Fort Lewis, Pierce County, Washington Class A #32824

Recollection of a road crossing at dusk while working as an MP on Fort Lewis

While driving in a truck at twilight, the witness and a companion watched a large upright furry figure cross the road in a few long strides and disappear into the trees at the road edge. After stopping and getting out, they heard movement ahead in the woods, then a loud scream, and ran back to the truck while wailing continued behind them. They agreed they had encountered a bigfoot and returned the next day to find broken limbs but no footprints.

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August 1983 Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington Class B #24310

Camper diverts tall creature approaching him near Puyallup

In 1983 the witness was camping and was awakened around 11 p.m. by loud screams repeated every 15-20 seconds that approached through brush. The witness then saw a tall dark shape about 7-8 feet tall striding through undergrowth and yelled, after which it veered to go around and continued on screaming. A foul odor was noticed as it passed, and broken branches were found the next morning.

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