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13 October 1975 Sumner, Pierce County, Washington Class A #1730

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.

Full-body sightingOdor
October 1975 Gorham, Jackson County, Illinois Class B #40842

Memory told of a possible sighting along Happy Hollow Road near Gorham

The witness was riding in a vehicle with three relatives on a wooded road after sundown. As the vehicle came around a curve, the headlights illuminated a creature standing on a creek bank by a wooden bridge. The creature looked toward the vehicle, its eyes caught in the headlights, then turned and walked away.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
October 1975 Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois Class A #41318

Memory told of roadside sighting at night south of Rantoul

An investigator summarized a phone interview about an evening encounter involving two witnesses in a vehicle. A dark brown, hairy animal described as 7 feet tall and beefy was seen about 30 feet away in the headlights near a drainage ditch in harvested farmland. The animal reportedly came out of the ditch on all fours, then stood on two legs and walked away.

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October 1975 Prairie Home, Cooper County, Missouri Class A #3483

Nighttime sighting outside farm house, west of Prairie Home (the town) near Pisgah Creek

Late at night at a rural farmhouse, the witness got up for water and sensed a presence outside the kitchen door window. After turning on the carport light, the witness saw a very tall dark-haired figure inches away that looked at the witness before running across the carport and through a field into distant trees. The witness screamed, relatives came after hearing it, a foul odor lingered outside, and the next day a flattened trail was visible in tall grass toward the treeline.

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October 1975 Bennett, Parker County, Texas Class A #400

Woman remembers encounter not far from Brazos River.

The witness was driving at dusk toward a relative's house when a large hairy figure was seen standing beside a tree and appearing to feed on leaves. As the witness approached the turnoff, the figure ran on two legs into denser trees. The witness continued to the house but delayed exiting the vehicle from fear the figure had followed.

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October 1975 Challis, Custer County, Idaho Class A #6983

Hunter has early morning sighting near Challis

During a morning hunting drive, the witness sat on a steep slope and watched a tall, lanky figure cross the opposite hillside for about a minute through a riflescope. The figure moved quickly with long strides and traversed steep terrain easily, appearing larger than a relative who later crossed lower on the same slope. The witness first thought it was a companion but later learned no companion matched the location or clothing.

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10 September 1975 Peace River, Alberta Class A #17290

Woman describes close encounter when she was 18 near Peace River

The witness and a companion walked near a gravesite picnic area at dusk and approached the outdoor toilets. The witness encountered a tall hair-covered figure beside the toilets that followed closely while bent on its front limbs with its rear raised. The witness fled to the car, after which the figure stood upright, vocalized loudly, and chased the vehicle a short distance before they drove away.

Full-body sightingOdorScreamAnimal behaviour
September 1975 Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #695

A pheasant hunter's sighting near Pilot Rock cemetary.

The witness was walking home from pheasant hunting on a ridge before dark. He noticed a dark upright figure about a quarter-mile away walking toward the mountains. He shouted twice; it turned its whole upper body to look at him once, then kept walking. He watched for about 15 minutes until it disappeared, speculating it had been lying down before standing up.

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August 1975 Luthersburg, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Class A #3556

Bicyclist observes upright, hairy creature use branches to help itself climb embankment

The witness was coasting silently on a bicycle on a mountain road when an animal was seen crossing ahead. At close range the witness noted long dark hair and watched it grasp separate tree branches with both hands to climb an embankment. Concluding it was not a bear, the witness turned the bicycle around and rode away fast without being noticed.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
August 1975 MERIDIAN, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Class A #4681

Nighttime sighting by teens, near Meridian

Three teenagers stopped at night on a dirt road near a one-lane bridge to relieve themselves. They heard repeated grunting and growling from an oak tree with a thrashing limb, then watched a large hairy biped drop into a ditch and run through the car's high-beam illumination. It leapt off the bridge bank out of sight while its footsteps were heard continuing south, after which the group fled in the car.

Full-body sightingGrowlFootsteps
August 1975 Delaware, Logan County, Arkansas Class A #62340

Daylight sighting of grey-white Sasquatch ~15mi west of Russellville

The witness was visiting relatives in Arkansas in the summer and was walking across the road to a friend's house around 8 a.m. when he noticed a very tall silvery-white figure walking along a fence line from one tree line to another. He crouched behind a stump and watched for about 15-20 seconds as it continued out of sight without looking toward him. He later estimated its height at 8-10 feet using the 4-foot fence as reference, describing it as slender and upright.

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July 1975 Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina Class A #26029

Recollection of a twilight encounter on Lake Keowee

While walking in a remote forested area near a lake at twilight, the witness saw a large reddish figure cross a dirt road and enter dense forest. The figure reportedly noticed the witness, then ran uphill paralleling the road while emitting a loud distress-like scream with heavy footfalls. The frightened witness fled the area.

Full-body sightingScreamFootsteps
July 1975 Marion, Grant County, Indiana Class A #26587

Woman recalls afternoon sighting near the outskirts of Marion

The witness recalled seeing a light-colored hairy creature at the edge of a small woods near the family home on a summer afternoon. From about 70 feet away, the witness watched for about two minutes as it picked berries from a bush while bent over in tall grass. When it noticed being watched, it looked toward the witness, then took large steps into the woods and disappeared, after which the witness screamed.

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July 1975 Cape Fair, Stone County, Missouri Class A #15075

School teacher remembers his close encounter with a sasquatch while hunting near Cape Fair

While hunting and hiking back toward their car, the witness and a companion encountered a large dark animal at very close range. The animal ran past them from left to right and downhill into the forest in a matter of seconds. After reaching a road and fence, the pair heard a loud chilling scream. They then ran to their car and left the area.

Full-body sightingScream
July 1975 Mikana, Barron County, Wisconsin Class A #49019

Memory told of a close daylight encounter while playing near Mikana

Four children were playing on a swing set at the edge of the woods when they turned to see a large hairy biped standing about 10 feet away staring at them. After a few seconds of mutual staring, the creature headed back into the woods while the children ran to the house to report a monster, but the adults laughed. A year later the witnesses concluded it matched Bigfoot after seeing a book with film stills.

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July 1975 Huntsville, Walker County, Texas Class A #2050

While rowing a boat across a lake in Huntsville Park witness saw a dark animal in the form of a man running away

The witness and a relative paddled a rowboat across a lake toward a fishing trail. As they neared the far shoreline after birds flushed, the witness saw a dark-haired, man-like animal running away while looking back at them. The witness panicked, screamed, and paddled rapidly back to camp without seeing the animal again.

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July 1975 San Bernardino County, California Class A #2229

A scout troop's late night sighting at the edge of their camp near Barton Flats. Multiple witnesses. Reporting witness now a law enforcement officer

The witness was camping with a scout troop when loud howl-like screams were heard late at night. A few hours later, after being awakened by rustling in nearby brush, the group shone a flashlight into the treeline and saw a tall hair-covered figure watching them. The figure then turned and walked with long steps northeast up a wooded hill out of sight.

ScreamHowlFull-body sightingEyeshineMovement only
20 June 1975 Redland, Dade County, Florida Class A #49084

Memory told of a 'Hairy Man' crossing Hwy. 27 north of Homestead

Late at night in June, the witness was driving south on a dark two-lane highway through swampland with three children asleep in the back. She saw a large hair-covered figure come up from a roadside canal, stand on two legs and cross in front of her car. She slowed to almost a stop and watched it at very close range as it turned toward her before walking into the canal, then woke the children to tell them.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
June 1975 Orick, Humboldt County, California Class A #1108

Bigfoot sighted in Stony Lagoon south of Orick,Ca by two men camping who were so frightened they left in middle of night.

Two people camped overnight near the beach while traveling to fish. Under bright moonlight they watched a large humanlike figure trot south down the beach, and a companion called to it without effect. They later found very large widely spaced footprints in the sand, heard noises in nearby brush, and the companion reported eyeshine before they quickly left.

Full-body sightingTracksEyeshineUnidentified sound
15 January 1975 Coral Springs, Broward County, Florida Class A #592

Two witnesses observed a large, black-brown human-like form between Wiles Rd. and Sample Rd

The witness and a relative were playing in a vacant lot across a narrow canal from a wooded area with a dirt-bike trail. They heard grunting and movement in bushes beside a large tree and saw a large black-brown human-like figure near the tree. The figure reportedly snapped a thick branch at its base with ease, then ran into the woods knocking down small trees.

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