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1977–1978 Seney, Schoolcraft County, Michigan Class A #20457

Nighttime sighting by Air Force personnel near Seney National Wildlife Refuge

In winter 1977-1978 the witness and a companion were driving east on M-28 near Seney around 1:30 a.m. They saw a figure crossing the road ahead, backlit by headlights from beyond a knoll. The figure moved hunched over, then stood upright in the middle of the road showing broad manlike shoulders, arms, torso and a defined head before slouching and continuing across. They slowed near the spot and looked for tracks but spent little time searching due to cold and unease.

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Summer 1977 Gates, Marion County, Oregon Class B #5350

College students get approached by sasquatch and shoot at it

Four college geology students camping at night heard howling from a canyon and then saw the outline of a huge bipedal animal on the road in moon and campfire light. When the animal approached, one student fired a rifle several times, after which it crossed the road and moved noisily up the opposite slope through brush. A responding deputy examined the area the next day and reported indistinct impressions, small pushed-over trees and long uphill strides, but no blood or fur.

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September 1976 Great Falls, Manitoba Class A #8576

Man recalls seeing a sasquatch in the early evening near Great Falls

The witness was heading inside for supper when a dog barked toward the river. The witness saw a large shaggy upright creature about 100 yards away running toward the river, which stopped, faced the witness, and gave a loud high-pitched scream described as roar-like. A strong rotten-fish odor was noticed, and the witness fled inside with the dog.

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August 1976 Canton, Stark County, Ohio Class B #24435

Man sees silhouette of an 8'-9' tall creature looking back at him from a cornfield near Canton

Late at night the witness went outside to feed barking dogs and heard something moving through the adjacent cornfield. A tall silhouette about 75 feet away rose above the corn and stared at the witness for about 30 seconds before the witness ran inside and locked the doors. The next day the witness found scuff marks, a path through the corn, and stalks with missing corn but no clear prints.

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August 1976 Canyon City, Grant County, Oregon Class A #1318

Early evening sighting in Canyon City

At age six the witness was outside with a relative in late summer 1976 in Canyon City and watched a hair-covered figure standing on a hill across the road backlit by the setting sun for about a minute. The figure then turned and walked away out of sight. The witness ran inside to tell family, and parents later found large footprints on the hill.

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middle of summer 1976, like July August Connecticut #21f69b2e-7990-44db-9e8e-0a33110c35dd

Sasquatch sighting in Connecticut (1976)

At age 14 on a summer day the witness was walking between the rails looking down when he stumbled forward. He looked up to see a tall hairy silhouette about 50 to 75 feet away. It stood briefly then turned, took a few steps up a rocky incline and went into the woods without sound.

Full-body sightingSilhouette
1976 Nebraska #9f0a0b4d-1da4-434a-98ac-25097fcd47d0

Sasquatch sighting in Nebraska (1976)

The witness woke overnight feeling watched while sleeping around a campfire and saw a hairy silhouette on a hill about 50 to 60 feet away. He first thought it was a counselor, then noticed very long arms and body hair as it stared and swayed side to side for a couple minutes. It then walked down into thick brush without audible footsteps and he lay back down without alerting others.

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20 June 1975 Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey Class B #13310

Possible sighting near Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

After two young companions reported seeing a large white-covered creature at the woods edge, the witness retrieved a spotlight and went with them toward the woods behind the apartments. From about fifty feet away the light revealed glowing red eyes and a large two-legged silhouette standing behind trees. The group fled to tell parents, who did not believe them.

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Summer 1975 Fort Frances, Ontario Class B #10734

Man recalls childhood incident, possible sighting outside home near Fort Frances

The witness woke in bed at night and saw a large silhouetted figure with wide shoulders looking through a high bedroom window for about five minutes. The figure appeared to watch and breathe loudly, moving slightly when the witness moved, then turned and left. The witness ran to a parent, who went outside, saw nothing but noticed a strong smell. By morning two pet rabbits kept outside were gone, with no damage to the cage.

Partial sightingSilhouetteUnidentified soundOdorProperty disturbance
Fall 1975 Callisburg, Cooke County, Texas Class B #6235

Biology teacher's experiences around "the 1893 Bridge."

A teacher and companions are said to have encountered a tall creature on at least six occasions near an old bridge in Cooke County, Texas. The encounters occurred at night from a vehicle, with the figure seen as a tall silhouette in headlights and heard making threatening noises while moving through brush. On one occasion the creature was described as bouncing a limb, whose height was measured the next day, and daytime searches reportedly found bones in the creek. Shots were allegedly fired at the creature without apparent effect.

SilhouetteVocalizationMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
1975 Florida #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/05/15/sc-ep219-squallies-ape-human-hybrid

Sasquatch sighting in Florida (1975)

The guest had returned home late after evening classes and stopped for groceries before parking at his apartment complex bordering woods. While retrieving bags he noticed a hair-covered bipedal figure watching from the tree line near a dumpster about thirty to forty feet away. He slowly backed toward and up the stairs, and when he glanced away briefly the figure was gone.

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November 1973 Buchanan, Botetourt County, Virginia Class A #18623

Memory told of an early morning encounter with hairy biped near Buchanan

After bedding down in an open three-sided shelter, the witness awoke around midnight to a strong odor and saw a tall hairy bipedal silhouette backlit by the campfire. The figure urinated onto the adjacent occupant's sleeping bag before stepping off the shelter floor and leaving. The group then left the isolated shelter for a more populated campground nearby.

SilhouetteFull-body sightingOdorProperty disturbance
1973–1975 Cotton, Cooper County, Missouri Class A #44283

Family members describe screaming and house smacking near Prairie Home

Five women staying overnight at a rural farmhouse heard loud piercing screams approaching from up a hill toward the house. A backlit tall, large-framed figure walking hunched over passed in front of the front picture windows and beat on the house, and a very hairy leg was seen when the front door was opened. The figure then went around the corner of the house and disappeared, leaving a burning skunk-like smell. Two men who had been away returned later and searched the large farm into the early morning without finding anything.

ScreamSilhouettePartial sightingDoor or window contactOdor
1973–1975 Oregon #c26984ee-6c28-49e8-a3e1-111b1a606630

Sasquatch sighting in Oregon (1973)

The witness was with two companions camping and riding dirt bikes when freezing rain left ice on the road. At night on a dark cloudy hilltop he stopped to wait and watched something come up to the road. It took two or three large upright steps across the road onto a cut bank and was gone. He described it as much bigger and too bulky to be a person.

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10 October 1972 Verona Beach, Oneida County, New York Class B #27035

Man recounts childhood incident at his home on Oneida Lake

The witness, age 11 at the time, was in bed when a large shadow was cast on the bedroom wall from outside the window for about 20 to 30 seconds. A few minutes later the witness heard the back storage room door being ripped off and sounds of ransacking, including the freezer being opened and heavy objects moved. The next morning the storage room was found in disarray with the door off, faint scratches without tool marks, and frozen foods missing.

SilhouetteUnidentified soundDoor or window contactProperty disturbance
August 1972 Van Zandt, Whatcom County, Washington Class A #5771

Silhouette awakens boy while camping near S. Fork Nooksack River

The witness and a cousin were on an overnight fishing trip and sleeping at a riverside camp. In the middle of the night the witness awoke to hissing sounds and saw a broad-shouldered silhouetted figure about 20 feet away behind a fence for several minutes. The figure then turned and left silently, after which rapid clicking sounds like rocks striking were heard moving away across the river.

Partial sightingSilhouetteVocalizationUnidentified sound
Summer 1972 Diamond, Mahoning County, Ohio Class A #4959

Nightime sighting at a Lake Milton marina

A teenager and an older neighbor spent the night on a boat at a marina to catch suspected vandals. During the night the teenager saw a huge hair-covered figure crouched at an overturned trashcan scooping garbage, then stand upright and stare briefly. The figure stepped over the trashcan, sprang up an embankment, and disappeared into brush, leaving disturbed dew, strewn garbage, and broken brush.

SilhouetteFull-body sightingProperty disturbanceUnidentified sound
Summer 1972 FT,STOCKTON, Pecos County, Texas Class A #7653

Two brothers have early morning encounter

On a bright early morning in summer 1972, the witness and his brother were sleeping at home when the witness noticed a large shadow at the window that remained about five minutes. After the brother woke and made a noise, the figure turned, showing a flat-faced profile and hunched posture, then walked away and was seen from the back door as covered in dark hair. The figure paused when they struck the glass, then continued leaving. A day later they found tracks behind the house leading toward the houses.

SilhouettePartial sightingVocalization
1972 Arkansas #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/06/02/sc-ep33-frightening-dogman-encounter

Dogman sighting in Arkansas (1972)

In 1972 the witness camped with family in a van at a newly opened park at Beaver Lake in the Arkansas Ozarks. Late at night after a loud bang on the van and seeing a shadow, nearby campers fled, then the group watched a tall hairy biped with a dog-like snout descend a rocky ridge, heard a loud growl, and were pelted with gravel before fleeing the park before dawn.

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September 1971 Granite, Chaffee County, Colorado Class A #3606

Campers have daylight sighting near Leadville

The witness was camping with family and climbed a hill with cousins, rolling rocks from the top. They heard crashing in aspens across a ravine and saw a tall, long-haired figure standing on two legs about 300 feet away watching them for several minutes. After watching it rock back and forth, the group ran back down the hill. The witness maintains decades later that it was not a bear.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteMovement onlyPossible misidentification