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Three brownish figures seen moving on nearby foothill
The witness and two companions were talking on a porch in the afternoon when they noticed three brownish figures moving on a nearby foothill for about ten minutes. They walked to the spot after the figures left and found a heap of branches resembling a bed, with some branches torn from trees high off the ground. The witness noted an absence of claw marks or bear prints and questioned how the branches could have been placed without tools.
A bipedal subject seen standing in Hannan Lake
Four people in a boat on a lake saw a tall hair-covered figure standing knee-deep in a cove splashing water on its chest. When noticed, it stood upright, looked at the boaters, then calmly turned and walked out of the water into dense woods. The boaters tried to approach the shore but turned back in murky, weed-choked water.
Recollection of a late night road crossing while driving near Branchville
Late at night in summer 1977, the witness was driving a van with four companions back to camp when a tall bipedal figure crossed the road in front of them. Headlights illuminated its shape and eyes as it moved from a low area toward a mountain embankment. The driver stopped and searched the roadside with a light, heard movement in the brush but found no tracks, and later reported the incident to police.
A daylight sighting report by an ex soldier
In July 1977 the witness was riding on a military bus that pulled over on Highway 10 in Arizona. From the window he watched a bipedal, hair-covered figure come up from a gully on the far side of the road and run up a ranch road into the desert for about 45 seconds. None of his companions on the bus saw it.
Hikers have daylight sighting west of Pikes Peak
In summer 1977 two hikers descending the west side of Pikes Peak noticed a distant figure in a meadow. Viewed through binoculars, it appeared as a single tall, dark, hairy animal with very long arms and stride that moved downhill into trees in seconds. They did not photograph it, hear any sound from it, or encounter it again during two further days of fishing and camping.
Memory told of a mid-afternoon encounter along the Flatrock River
Two friends were playing at a secluded campground by a river on a clear spring afternoon, shooting at a can floating downstream. After noticing sudden silence and a rising noise from across the river, they saw a tall hairy figure standing with one foot in the water and one on the bank. They stared at each other for several minutes, then the witness fired his rifle into the air and both fled by car.
Military officer recalls possible daylight sighting while driving in the Croatan National Forest
Three people driving on a forest road in the early afternoon came around a bend and saw a very large dark bipedal figure about 75 yards ahead walking toward them. After a few seconds the figure turned and walked into the woods. They drove to the spot, stopped and waited briefly, but saw nothing further and found no tracks on the hard dry ground.
Late night sighting by family along Hwy 126, near McKenzie Bridge
The witness was driving home at night with family when a large standing figure was seen motionless beside the highway. The witness turned the car around for another look but nothing was there. Years later the witness and his wife realized they had seen figures on opposite sides of the road, indicating two creatures.
Two women driving to work are surprised to see a very large hair covered biped running along the side of their car.
The witness and a relative were driving to work in the dark when they noticed something in a creek bed beside the road. The creature reportedly emerged on two legs, moved toward their car and ran alongside it briefly before they sped away frightened. They described it as very large with brown shaggy hair covering its body.
Boys see man-like creature splashing in water
The witness and a young relative were playing near water when they noticed a tall, black-haired, human-like figure squatting at the water's edge, apparently splashing. They shouted to it several times without response, after which it stood up and watched them. The pair fled to shore, looked back to see it still watching, then kept running.
Youth watches while bipedal creature pushes down trees
The witness was exploring woods near the house in the early evening. From a sand pit, the witness watched a large black figure about 50 to 75 yards away for about five minutes as it tore limbs and pushed over rotted trees. Frightened by its size and strength, the witness ran to the parents' house and avoided the woods for six months.
Midnight traveler watches upright creature cross road
Late at night the witness was driving slowly uphill on the way home when a figure stepped into the headlights and crossed the road. The figure moved very slowly, did not look toward the car, made no sound, and disappeared after crossing. The witness was frightened and chose not to try to hit it because a young child was sleeping in the car.
Man recalls sighting as a young boy on his way to go fishing in John A. Roebling Park near Bordentown
Two companions walking on a trail toward a fishing spot in the late afternoon saw a tall dark figure cross the trail about 50 yards ahead. The figure took a couple steps, paused to look at them, then moved away quickly and disappeared from view. The witnesses went to the crossing point but could no longer see the figure and found no tracks aside from rub marks, then returned home without fishing.
Children have daytime close encounter near Sparta; UPDATED with Witness Sketch
Three children walking on a wooded footpath noticed a tall female-like figure with a smaller juvenile standing by a tree off to the side. The larger figure stared at them, gave off a dead-animal smell, stepped toward them, growled and bared its teeth after being pointed out. The group fled toward a residence while hearing branches breaking, prolonged howling and screaming, and trees being beaten.
Daytime sighting between Pocahontas and Imboden
The witness was in the yard when the dog barked at something on the ridge road about 200 yards away. The witness saw a bipedal creature stop, come downhill toward the yard, and break through an electric fence before looking around and walking quickly away over the hill. Later the witness returned with a parent to search but found no footprints because the ground was very dry.
Family camping encounter large, fur covered creature. Footprints are discovered at the campsite
A family camping at Sunrise Beach heard branch-breaking sounds overnight and the next morning found a very large footprint in a dried creek bed. Shortly after, they saw a large brownish hair-covered creature watching them from behind a tree on a hillside, which then walked away toward the campground road. The father also reported seeing it cross the road ahead while lifting a wire out of its way, and the family quickly left the area.
Howl near Arnold, California (1977)
The witness and a companion were on a deer-hunting trip and had parked to sleep in the bed of a truck. Late at night they heard a loud howl followed by rapid gibberish and saw a dark shape in the road that stood and moved away with smooth motion. After returning to the truck and falling asleep, the witness was awakened by the truck rocking and heard something move alongside the vehicle before kicking scattered camp gear and walking away.
Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (1977)
At age 10 the guest was camping with his father and others on a river sandbar. He woke around 3 a.m. with a stomach ache and sat by the fire. A hairy human-like creature waded in the water, inspected two fish baskets, took one with catfish, looked at him, and walked away.
Sasquatch sighting in Missouri (1977)
The witness was sleeping in a tent with a cousin at a scout camp when waking late at night to sounds at the central table. From the tent flap the witness watched a tall broad ape-like creature pry open the troop food box and eat bread and donuts. After another boy shouted bear, the creature stood upright, tore down the tarp, vocalized, then walked quickly between the tents into the woods.
Sasquatch sighting in Ohio (1977)
On a weekend morning the witness and two companions walked down a trail toward the back fields and noticed a strong odor of death and wet dog. The witness saw a small hairy juvenile peeking from behind what proved to be the leg of a very large female standing motionless in a clearing. After he pointed at her she roared, the group fled while hearing screams, howls and chatter around them, and the next morning a large log they played on was found broken.