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July 1968 Fresno County, California Class A #2876

Sighting by a Backpacker Near Bullfrog Lake

The witness was hiking back toward camp in daylight when they noticed a small bear-like figure showing interest in a backpack at the camp from about 100 yards away. After watching for about two minutes, the figure stood and walked bipedally into the trees with person-like arm swing and a smooth gait, disappearing at 200-250 yards. The witness interpreted the figure as a young Sasquatch about 4.5 feet tall and reported feeling that something unnatural was being witnessed.

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Summer 1968 Pataskala, Licking County, Ohio Class A #4953

Family has sighting on farm along Headleys Mill Road

The witness woke in the family farmhouse to find the parents alarmed. The witness looked out the window and saw a very tall black hairy figure walking along the road and across a bridge before entering the woods. The witness and a parent ran after it but did not see it again.

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Spring 1968 Brussels, Calhoun County, Illinois Class B #42730

Childhood memory told of seeing an upright, white animal while playing in a creek near Brussels

Two children were playing with tadpoles in a slough along a creek in the afternoon. One looked up and saw a white, extremely hairy upright animal with very long arms standing behind the other child. The children ran to a house a quarter mile away, adults returned with them to the area, and the children were told not to tell anyone about what was seen.

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1968–1969 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/09/15/sc-ep362-the-eyes-and-face-looked-very-human-like

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1968)

A few days into a school camping trip, the first guest was standing with two other girls at the edge of a field after a softball game when the companions fled in terror. The witness turned, locked eyes with a tall hair-covered figure standing close behind, and ran in circles around it while it turned to keep eye contact until shouts from the group helped break the lock. Camp staff sent the children home early citing a bear, though the witness insisted the face and eyes looked human.

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20 October 1967 California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/03/28/sc-ep90-interview-with-bob-gimlin

Sasquatch sighting in California (1967)

The guest describes traveling with a companion to Northern California to look for footprints and riding out daily from a camp on Bluff Creek. On October 20 they rode up the creek bed and encountered a large muscular creature standing by the water, which the companion filmed while the guest covered him. They followed its scuffs and a partial footprint uphill, later protected tracks for others to see, and noted a strong musky odor.

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September 1967 Ligonier Pa, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Class A #23956

Man recounts boyhood sighting at Fairfield Summer Camp near Ligonier

As an eight-year-old at a two-week summer camp, the witness was lying awake in an open cabin at night after the head count. He heard footsteps circle the cabin and then saw a very tall, dark-haired, gorilla-like figure fill the open doorway and stare in for several minutes. The figure then left toward the mess area, after which the witness heard garbage cans being overturned.

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September 1967 Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina Class A #18516

Daylight sighting by farmer (and children) plowing field next to the Yadkin River

A child riding on a tractor with a parent at dusk reported a large hair-covered figure stepping into the tractor lights near a tobacco barn. The figure reportedly paused to look at the riders, then left the road in a single long step into adjacent woods. The parent briefly followed on foot and later searched with a hunting firearm but reported finding nothing.

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15 August 1967 River Grove, Cook County, Illinois Class A #46494

Memory told of a daytime sighting in Schiller Woods

The witness was resting by the Des Plaines River during a bicycle ride when a hair-covered creature was seen across the river splashing in the water. After the witness coughed, the creature threw large rocks toward the witness, then crossed the river silently and confronted the witness at close range. The witness fled along a trail while hearing a loud howl and screaming and seeing additional shadowy figures across the river.

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7 July 1967 Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri Class A #24404

Woman recalls a very close encounter as a child on a farm near the Mark Twain National Forest

The witness was walking home along a gravel road through a wooded hollow at dusk when a presence alongside proved to be a very tall, hairy creature standing within arm's reach. The witness looked up at its body and face, then walked slowly toward home while it remained nearby. At the home driveway the creature paused by a cedar tree, watched, then left into the forest in a few strides, after which the witness cried out and a relative searched the area.

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July 1967 Bonners Ferry, Bonner County, Idaho Class A #1801

Close daylight sighting of animal crossing road near Spirit Lake

In the summer of 1967, the witness was riding as a passenger in a pickup returning from farm work when he felt tingling and looked behind the vehicle. He saw a tall, long-haired bipedal animal covered in hair that crossed the road behind them in four steps before distance and dust hid it. The animal did not look toward the truck. The witness kept the sighting secret for years and did not know if his two companions saw it.

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May 1967 Rogers City, Presque Isle County, Michigan Class A #29409

Woman remembers childhood sighting near Rogers City

The witness and an older sister rode bikes along a road beside a dense wooded lot. They stopped after noticing a dark stump-like shape in the middle of the lot and, when wind moved long hair, realized it was a large hairy figure sitting cross-legged apparently asleep. They described a flat apelike face and long limbs and fled quickly to their house where they told a parent. They said they avoided the road and thicket afterward.

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March 1967 Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, California Class A #12294

Daylight sighting near Happy Camp

A pregnant witness took her two young sons uphill to clear the screen on a water holding tank intake. A cat with them arched and screeched, drawing her attention to a huge black man-like figure with long flowing hair. The figure crouched then stood and ran uphill bent over, weaving around branches quickly and quietly. She grabbed the children and ran back downhill.

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March 1967 Richland, Benton County, Washington Class A #1973

Teen hunter sees a sasquatch at a distance while bird hunting, and found tracks five years before

The witness was hunting atop Badger Mountain south of Richland, Washington, and scanning the valley with binoculars. He spotted a large hairy bipedal creature walking and then running at very high speed. He watched it for 4-5 minutes until it disappeared into a ravine with a creek bed.

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Fall 1967 Midland, Midland County, Michigan Class A #43968

Man recalls walking home from the bus stop and observing a Bigfoot taking off across a field near Midland

As a 12-year-old walking home from the school bus with five other children, the witness noticed movement from a deep ditch beside a gravel road. A hair-covered figure rose from the ditch, crossed the road on two feet, vaulted a pony fence with one hand, and sprinted across an open field much faster than ponies. The figure was estimated at about six feet tall and its face was not seen.

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Summer 1967 Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama Class A #44487

Memory told of a close dalylight observation outside Alexander City

The witness and a companion were walking down an old pulpwood road with a dog when they noticed a strong goat-like odor and heard rustling and a tree shaking. The witness pulled back branches and saw a tall, hair-covered biped running away downhill on two legs. The companion did not see the creature. The witness lost sight of it in pines and underbrush near a swampy area.

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1967–1969 Place not stated #8ebf55ec-8133-4362-a04f-1b2601c28845

Sasquatch sighting (1967)

The guest's parents were invited by their neighbor to view a hairy human-like body kept frozen in a block of ice in a lumberyard building. They described bristly hair, a caveman-like face with heavy bone, longer arms, and very large feet, with a trickle of bright red blood at the mouth. Both came away believing it looked like a real body, possibly a young one.

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1967 California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/06/11/sc-ep333-bob-gimlin-tribute

Sasquatch sighting in California (1967)

The guest describes traveling to Northern California with a companion after reports of large footprints around equipment. While riding on horseback a few miles from camp, they came around a downed tree to see a creature standing by the creek. The companion dismounted with a camera to approach and film while the guest held the horses and watched from across the creek.

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1967–1970 Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington Class B #9868

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.

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21 October 1966 Mariposa County, California #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/iAmZxMXY0hBsrhZ90Jnj0nPkdQV3mvg5h8NNCScR3w4

Sasquatch sighting near Mariposa County (1966)

At age twelve on an overnight science-camp trip, the witness slept apart from other children near a picnic table. Waking late at night to use the bathroom and holding a flashlight, the witness saw a very tall silver-white hairy figure standing nearby that turned slightly to look. The witness did not scream, checked that other children were asleep, looked back to find it gone, felt heavy vibrations as it left, and zipped into the sleeping bag until morning.

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8 August 1966 NEPTUNE NJ, Monmouth County, New Jersey Class A #16308

Man describes sighting during teen years in Alaire State Park

The witness, then a teenager, was riding in a car with friends at night near Allaire State Park when they heard a high-pitched screech. While making a K-turn, the headlights illuminated a very tall reddish-brown manlike figure very close to the front of the car. The figure appeared surprised by the lights, the driver froze, a companion honked the horn with no immediate reaction, and a musty smell was noticed.

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