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Summer 1978 Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington Class A #29055

Young girl recounts two encounters at the family farm near Chehalis

As an 11-year-old the witness was playing piano alone in the living room at night when she felt watched and turned to see a hairy biped looking in through a large picture window. She froze and then screamed, and the creature reacted with surprise and fled on two legs. Her father saw its back as it fled, and relatives in a camper outside also saw it run past toward a field and creek.

Partial sightingFull-body sighting
12 December 1977 Gladwin, Gladwin County, Michigan Class B #40223

Memory told of a possible nighttime sighting by a teenager snowmobiling south of Houghton Lake

The witness was following a companion on a snowmobile off trail at night when a headlight revealed a tall hairy figure standing beside a small cedar tree with a hand on the trunk. The figure turned its head to watch the riders as they passed very close. The witness left quickly with the companion and returned with relatives the next morning, finding large footprints where the figure had stood.

Partial sighting
October 1977 Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois Class B #36702

Memory told of a possible sighting at dawn by a hunter in his tree stand southeast of Pontiac

The witness arrived before sunrise on opening day to bow-hunt from a tree stand at the edge of a bean field. While in the stand the witness heard loud bipedal footsteps moving through dense saplings and then saw a tall hair-covered figure standing about 20 yards away. The two stared at each other for several minutes before the figure walked away, after which the witness fled to a companion's vehicle and did not return.

Partial sightingFootsteps
September 1977 Ranger, Eastland County, Texas Class B #56212

Memory told of a scary, daytime encounter while frog hunting near Ranger

In 1977 two companions hunting frogs at a remote pond heard a roar and saw trees moving. One saw a large brown hairy form partly hidden behind a cedar tree and swaying. Both fled on foot while hearing heavy thuds, and one saw a large rock bouncing nearby. A few days later they returned and found a cleared limb bed and a limb torn from a mesquite tree, but no footprints due to rocky ground.

Partial sightingVocalizationTree breakFootstepsRock throwing
September 1977 Duchesne, Wasatch County, Utah Class A #3022

Nighttime encounter with campers near Duchesne, in Timber Canyon

The witness and a relative were fishing and camping in a narrow willow canyon at dusk and noticed unusual silence and a feeling of being watched. While sitting by a fire, the companion stared toward the road and the witness then saw a tall dark hairy face peering through willows about 30-40 feet away. The figure then crashed through the creek and willows up the hillside out of sight, after which the pair left hastily.

Partial sightingMovement only
August 1977 Hayfork/Hyampom, Trinity County, California Class B #2579

Series of footprints 17" in length

The witness and two companions were on horseback to put up horses at night near a town dump and fairgrounds. They observed a black standing figure but could not see a face despite fairly good visibility from stars and lights. The next day they returned and found dry grass flattened where the figure had stood. The witness noted bears frequent the area but judged this was not a bear.

Partial sightingSilhouette
7 July 1977 Quakertown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Class A #2932

Camper sees ape-like animal in daylight

The witness was camping with a relative near Quakertown, Pennsylvania and went for a daytime walk alone near a dried creek bed. Across the bed the witness saw a large light-brown hair-covered ape-like creature in a crouched position that moved quietly into bushes and out of view. The witness ran back to camp and returned with a relative, who noted a deep depression at the spot but no further sign of the animal.

Partial sighting
July 1977 Chavies, Perry County, Kentucky Class A #2430

Incident near a horse corral in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, 10 miles north of Hazard.

The witness was staying with relatives in a secluded hollow and watching television late at night when a pony in a nearby corral became agitated. The witness and a cousin went outside and saw a very tall, broad creature moving away from the corral, stepping over a fence and fleeing across a road and creek up a hillside, seeing only its back. The next morning they found only a dirt slide where it had climbed, and learned a relative's chained dog nearby had disappeared that night.

Partial sighting
July 1977 Nearest Town Would Be Lee Vining, Mono County, California Class A #1510

Brothers have early evening sighting near Lee Vining

Two brothers were gathering firewood near a lake at dusk when they heard heavy footsteps and crashing in dense brush. The writer saw the bushes shaking but no animal, while the brother, 10 to 15 feet away, saw a large dark-brown head moving rapidly above the brush. They fled in their truck and crashed into a tree on the way back to camp.

Partial sightingFootstepsMovement only
July 1977 Yelm, Thurston County, Washington Class A #1682

Young boy awakened by a loud roaring scream (Part 3)

The witness rode a motorcycle to a pond at the edge of a field to look for amphibians. While walking around the pond, the witness heard cracking from the opposite treeline and briefly saw a large dark shaggy form break a branch and disappear into the forest. The lower legs were hidden by a mound, but the witness estimated the height at about seven feet and then left for the house.

Partial sightingTree break
6 June 1977 Buhl, St. Louis County, Minnesota Class B #1471

Family experienced season of sasquatch visits and mother viewed it eating

The witness reports that during the summer of 1977 something repeatedly came around the family home north of Dark Lake, disturbing a horse, splashing at the lake edge, and prompting nighttime pursuit with gunfire. Multiple family members, guests and neighbors reportedly heard sounds and caught glimpses over the summer, including a daylight sighting of a large reddish creature eating raspberries.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
Summer 1977 MENDAM/BERNARDSVILLE?, Somerset County, New Jersey Class A #2750

Driving along a secluded road at night, couple's car almost strikes creature crossing road

A couple driving late at night on a secluded dirt road saw a hairy biped step into their headlights. It paused in front of the car, turned its head to look at them, then continued across the road into the woods. Both occupants watched the brief crossing and described a brown-haired, ape-like figure about six feet tall with very long arms.

Partial sightingRoad crossingPossible misidentification
Fall 1977 Scioto County, Ohio Class B #4975

Sighting at Camp Oyo Boy Scout Camp on Rt. 125

The witness reports taking a break at a picnic area below a cabin after hiking back from another cabin. A creature was seen walking upright, with only the waist-up visible above brush. It is described as having long brown hair and piercing green eyes.

Partial sighting
1977 Ney, Defiance County, Ohio Class A #4556

Midnight sighting by motorist on Coy Rd

The witness was traveling at highway speed around midnight after getting off work when they noticed a tall hairy figure standing in a ditch beside a cement bridge. The figure's head was well above the bridge deck, leading the witness to estimate a height of eight to nine feet. The witness went back in daylight the next morning and found no tall vegetation that could explain the sighting.

Partial sighting
Spring 1977 Lauderdale County, Mississippi Class A #1342

Child sees a large, dark face staring at him from the bushes.

The witness was sitting at the edge of a creek swimming hole with a young relative while companions played in the water. The witness stared at a bush across the water and then discerned a large dark face watching from between branches, with very large hands also visible. After a short time the witness became terrified, grabbed the relative and fled screaming, followed by the others. Only the witness reported seeing the face.

Partial sighting
1977–1981 Lisbon, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana Class A #2080

Multiple happenings over several years time span

At night while at home, the witness and two relatives heard a loud impact that shook the rear of the house. They then observed a tall, large dark hair-covered figure passing a high dining-room window and filling it from edge to edge. A relative retrieved a firearm and the household stayed awake for most of the night.

Partial sightingDoor or window contact
late spring 1977 Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/E1YWTmSabRMruPAP0s3qmJsHMZfhUHFgKDtzn_eviGc

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.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingOdorGrowlScream +4
Summer 1977 Wilburton, Latimer County, Oklahoma Class B #2789

Camper says a sasquatch entered a cabin of sleeping girls.

During a church retreat campground stay, the witness lay awake in a top bunk on a stormy night after lights-out. She heard the screen door open and shut, smelled a foul odor, heard heavy shuffling steps and breathing with a soft growl behind her bunk, and felt something large and furry trace her face. She next remembers waking on the floor, and the next morning a bunkmate said she had seen a big black hairy creature standing behind the witness.

Door or window contactFootstepsOdorGrowlAnimal behaviour +1
summer of 77 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/07/29/sc-ep43-beachfoot-interviews

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1977)

At age ten the guest was on a ferry from Seattle to Victoria crossing Admiralty Inlet. Passengers noticed a large black figure swimming in the wake toward Whidbey Island with plainly visible arms. Another passenger suggested it was a Bigfoot, which prompted the guest's later interest.

Partial sighting
summertime in 77 Michigan #34da9298-ea26-477b-b4fa-1cf4292f2e7f

Sasquatch sighting in Michigan (1977)

The witness, then a child spending unsupervised summer days in the woods behind home, stumbled upon a hair-covered figure crouched and apparently foraging. The figure stood upright on two legs, turned to stare at the witness with a human-like ancient face, then turned and walked toward the river while the witness fled home. The encounter left the witness frightened and was followed by a distressing dream that night.

Partial sighting