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19 October 1977 Ogden, Cache County, Utah Class A #16470

Husband and wife recall daylight sighting while scouting for deer near Cave Spring off of Monte Cristo

In 1977 the witness and his family were camped in the Utah mountains a couple days before hunting season. While scouting with his wife in the afternoon, a reddish-brown creature about 7 to 8 feet tall stepped out about 20 yards away, watched them for about 10 seconds, and was gone when they looked again. That night after snowfall the witness heard something moving around the tent, and the next morning huge tracks were found circling the tent.

Full-body sightingFootstepsTracks
10 October 1977 North/Central Nepal Class A #4439

Daylight sighting of yeti crossing glacier in the Himalayas

While backpacking alone in a remote area of Nepal, the witness watched from a hilltop as a large brownish bipedal creature emerged from brush and crossed a glacier below over several minutes before entering brush on the far side. The witness took a photo that came out overexposed and showed only an unclear dark shape. The witness did not descend to the glacier due to breathing difficulty and dense terrain.

Full-body sighting
October 1977 Kalkaska, Kalkaska County, Michigan Class A #29615

Nighttime sighting remembered while driving southeast of Kalkaska

While driving home from Kalkaska after dark, the occupants of a vehicle noticed eye-shine in the headlights beside the road. The headlights revealed a small, very light-colored Bigfoot-like figure that had been sitting with its leg crossed on a log in a small clearing near a cedar swamp. Startled by the light, it stood up and walked casually into the woods and disappeared.

EyeshineFull-body sighting
October 1977 Palm Harbor, Pinellas County, Florida Class A #47378

Memory told of a close nighttime encounter while hunting rabbits in a rural backyard near Palm Harbor

Late one night the witness and his father turned on yard floodlights to shoot rabbits. The witness saw a stocky fur-covered biped rise from a crouch near the treeline about 30 yards away and stride rapidly into the pine forest with its head tilted to the left. The father, facing the opposite way, only heard loud crashing exit sounds, and both later heard distant hunting dogs barking in an unusually agitated way.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
October 1977 Jeffdavis County, Texas Class A #6937

Close encounter near Davis Mountains in West Texas

The witness was driving at night while towing a companion's car with two passengers when they saw a tall, hair-covered figure standing motionless just off the highway. After turning on high beams, the figure turned its head away and then watched them as they drove slowly past. All occupants observed the figure and noticed a strong garbage-like stench as they passed without stopping.

Full-body sightingOdor
October 1977 Camas County, Idaho Class A #2061

In the Sawtooth Nat'l Forest, three forestry workers spot a eight to nine foot tall figure walking on 2 legs across a clearing located about 150 yards upslope

The witness was driving with two coworkers on a road below a clearing when all three saw a bipedal figure cross the clearing about 150 yards upslope. The witness estimated the figure was at least 8 to 9 feet tall and crossed at least 150 yards in 20 seconds at a leisurely pace. The coworkers thought it was a man in dark clothing, but the witness disagreed. A later visit to the clearing found no tracks because the ground was too grassy.

Full-body sightingPossible misidentification
October 1977 Forks, Jefferson County, Washington Class A #65807

Late night sighting on Highway 101 in between Forks and Kalaloch

The witness was riding as a passenger on a late-night drive between Forks and Kalaloch when she noticed a small upright figure standing on the right shoulder. As the car passed very close, she looked directly at its face for a few seconds while it stood still with its arms moving in front of its face. A companion who was driving did not see it. She later came to believe it was a young Sasquatch and stated it was not any known regional animal.

Full-body sighting
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 Granite City, Madison County, Illinois Class B #39852

Memory told of a possible sighting while parked in a car near Granite City

While a dating couple sat talking in a parked car near woods and lakes, the woman saw a large dark figure standing behind the car about 10 to 15 feet away. She reacted with sudden shock and told her companion what she had seen. The figure moved away and had disappeared by the time both occupants looked back, so only the woman directly saw it.

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
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
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