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Man describes childhood encounter near Sunrise Elementary School in Puyallup
The witness and a companion were walking home from school along an overgrown logging road when the witness stopped while the companion kept walking. The witness sensed someone behind, turned, and saw a red-haired, broad-chested figure standing in a ditch a few feet away. The witness ran past the companion and both ran home without being chased.
US Army Ranger training mission near Greenwater finds large barefoot human shaped tracks
During a military alpine navigation exercise, the witness's squad stopped to rest at a stream and discovered large, deep footprints on a gravel bar and in soft soil. They measured the prints and stride with a tape measure and noticed occasional additional marks downstream before the trail ended. No maker was seen, and the squad leader suggested instructors may have made the prints as a joke.
Man recollects he and his family being followed and hearing close vocalization on Mt. Rainier
In summer 1982 the witness was hiking with five relatives down a forest trail near Mt. Rainier after finding a wood carving vandalized. The group heard heavy pacing footsteps in the woods that stopped when they stopped walking and resumed when they walked. They then heard a loud howl described as having two simultaneous tones, after which the whole group ran to their vehicle and drove away.
Children have sighting near Alder Lake
Four witnesses walking upstream along a creek heard rustling that kept pace with them from across the water. They then saw a hair-covered face peering at them through bushes a short distance away, which appeared two more times as they continued. Frightened by being followed and by the creek ending in a swamp ahead, they ran back to camp and later told their parents.
Sounds heard like growling
As an eight-year-old, the witness became separated from friends while playing in the woods and walked alone down a trail. The witness smelled an indescribable odor and heard growling from thick bushes to the left, then heard a surrounding scream and ran out of the woods without looking back. Years later the witness felt the earlier growl matched a supposed Bigfoot vocalization heard in a TV documentary, but remained unsure what was encountered.
Family sees an upright figure covered with black hair that walks across the road in front of their car
The witness was riding in the back seat while two relatives drove home at night. An upright, black-haired figure crossed the road 20 to 50 feet in front of the car. The witness saw little of it, while a parent described it as ape-like with dragging arms and taller than a 6-foot-9 relative.
Two hunters find large track
Two deer hunters found very large unfamiliar tracks in powder snow near old-growth timber. The woods became unusually silent and one hunter felt they were being watched. They never saw what made the tracks and left the area quickly.
Close range daylight encounter involving two young teenage sisters near Fort Lewis
Two sisters had stopped with family in woods for a bathroom break while driving home from a camping trip and were walking back to their truck when they turned to see a large hairy figure leaning against a tree about 20 feet away watching them. They walked quickly back to the truck without running. When the witness grabbed a camera to photograph it, the figure was gone, and their father dismissed the report and told them to leave.
25-50 Footprints found near Orting
The witness reports finding dozens of large five-toed footprints in wet, packed sand. Most were roughly boot-length but wider and over an inch deep, with a second deformed variant and a larger unclear print leading toward a cliff. The witness and a companion photographed the prints and the witness planned to cast them.
Man recalls his possible nighttime encounter while instructing at Ft. Lewis
In 1977 the witness, an Army instructor at Fort Lewis, was alone grading trainees on a night exercise when he smelled a foul rotten-egg odor and heard brush rustling and branches breaking. He saw a pair of eyes staring at him as a creature moved left to right in front of him, then left the area, after which the odor and sounds stopped. He was frightened and hid, and a next-day search found no tracks.
Memory told of close encounter with a sasquatch while picking up clay pigeons near Sumner
The witness, then working at a gun club picking up clay targets, came through tall brush into a clearing and saw a large hairy figure standing behind a tree about 60 feet away. They stared at each other for nearly a minute before the witness heard children approaching behind him, turned to warn his partner to move the kids away, and lost sight of the figure.
Sasquatch sighting near Pierce County (1976)
A man retrieving clay pigeons in Pierce County saw an eight-foot Bigfoot stand up. He heard a buzzing sensation and experienced slowed time, tunnel vision, and paralysis before breaking free. The account is presented as a 1976 Washington report.
Lake Tapps
Two companions on their way to school in the morning saw two pale human-like figures standing at the edge of woods on a hill. The figures smelled like skunks and then wandered back into the woods. The witnesses estimated the figures' height against a tree limb and later reported finding nest-like structures nearby.
Bonney Lake
Late on a Friday night the residents called police to report someone sneaking near their home. The responding officer searched the grounds and found a human-looking left-foot track near the front porch, described as about 14 inches long. A resident later made a cast of the print, which the investigator photographed and which was later measured at about 16 3/4 inches long.
Soldier sees large figure while on patrol at Fort Lewis
During an early-morning guard patrol in winter, the witness saw a large black silhouette at the edge of a snowy field by pine forest. The figure walked toward the witness with a swaying gait, stopped, then moved again. Frightened, the witness went back inside without telling anyone, later wondering if it related to newspaper photos of prints.
While watching TV at night, teen has sighting through window in Spanaway
In October 1970, a teenager watching television indoors glanced toward a large picture window and reported a tall grey hair-covered figure standing very close outside staring in. The figure remained motionless while staring directly, with massive arms, reddish glowing eyes, and visible breathing. After the witness fled to another room, the figure was gone.
Youths in Summer Camp have noisy nighttime experience
The witness was sleeping in a cabin during a summer camp session when loud nighttime noises caused an uproar. A cabin-mate reportedly looked out and described multiple large, hairy, human-like figures near the water tower and cabins. The next morning the witness saw extensive human-like footprints, a large uprooted tree, and vegetation pulled from the lake. Campers were walked around the perimeter to view the traces and were sent home early.
Young bike riders see large animal cross road
While riding bikes on a sunny day, the witness and a companion saw a large bipedal creature come out of wooded cover and cross the road ahead of them. The creature paused, turned to face them as they approached, then continued across and disappeared into thick cover. When the riders reached the crossing point they found nothing and rode home frightened.
Boy observes sasquatch on hillside near Orting
A child crossing a creek to climb a wooded hillside behind home heard a noise and saw a large muscular figure standing in the woods. The child ran back across the creek, looked back, and watched the figure look, then turn and walk uphill out of sight. The account was relayed years later by a relative after the child recognized a picture on a television tape.
Two experienced hunters see bigfoot, throw rock at it, and watch it turn and walk into timber
Two companions were walking down a private logging road in near-dark to get off a hill before dark. They saw a figure standing near the timber edge about 80 yards away and stopped to watch it. After a companion threw a rock that landed near it, the figure turned and walked into the timber.