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Summer 1977 Outskirts Of Missoula MT, Missoula County, Montana Class A #1614

Young horseback rider has a face-to-face encounter in the Rattlesnake Wilderness Area

When the witness was about 10 or 11, they were riding a horse through a meadow bordering wilderness near Missoula in summer. The horse stopped and the witness saw a tall figure peeking from behind a tree about 10 feet away. The figure stood silently watching, and the witness turned the horse around and rode home.

Partial sighting
15 September 1976 Alderton. By Mcalder Grade School., Pierce County, Washington Class A #28788

Memory told of close encounter with a sasquatch while picking up clay pigeons near Sumner

The witness, then working at a gun club picking up clay targets, came through tall brush into a clearing and saw a large hairy figure standing behind a tree about 60 feet away. They stared at each other for nearly a minute before the witness heard children approaching behind him, turned to warn his partner to move the kids away, and lost sight of the figure.

Partial sighting
September 1976 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/01/26/sc-ep75-looking-back-over-the-last-75-shows

Sasquatch sighting (1976)

Six students sent on a map-and-compass exercise became lost in dense forest. They smelled something like something dead, heard heavy thudding footsteps and grunts, and saw a very tall figure swaying behind a tree about thirty yards away, with limb-breaking sounds to the side. They fled to a road and got a ride back to camp.

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7 July 1976 Cumberland, Barron County, Wisconsin Class B #1432

Someone or something walks by house and peers from around a tree

As a child the witness was at home at night with siblings and a cousin when the doorbell rang repeatedly with no one there. An older brother became hysterical after seeing something peeking from behind a tree and gesturing, and later a neighbor arrived saying something had followed him in the woods. Two older girls then saw a dark form at the bottom of a trail that moved and had red eyes, and also something with a cone-shaped head peeking around a garage, and the younger children later saw a large figure pass by a window.

Partial sightingEyeshineDoor or window contactAnimal behaviour
30 June 1976 Walla Walla, Umatilla County, Oregon Class A #7124

Boy Scout sees part of retreating sasquatch

The witness was on a midweek overnight compass exercise with fellow scouts in a wooded ravine in northeast Oregon. While fishing alone in a creek at dusk he felt watched, turned, and saw a dark long leg and foot moving uphill into trees and brush. He saw no other details, noted no odor, and told no one at the time.

Partial sighting
June 1976 Big Bear City, San Bernardino County, California Class A #9759

Young man has a midnight face-to-face encounter with an unknown creature outside Big Bear City

The witness was staying at a cabin with a friend's family and left the cabin during the night to urinate. About 20 feet away, a large dark being stood behind a bush parting the top with its hands, with its upper chest, head, arms and hands visible. After looking back for 15 to 20 seconds, the witness ran inside, and a search the next morning found no traces.

Partial sighting
Summer 1976 Winchester And Richmond, Clark County, Kentucky Class A #2381

Boy has evening sighting while bike riding with brothers near Booneboro River

On a warm summer evening, brothers were playing in a wooded hillside area. One brother ran out of the woods screaming that he had seen a hairy monster. When the others went back with him, nothing was visible but a strong rotten smell lingered and very large human-like footprints were found in soft ground near a spring. Adults dismissed the account, but the brother maintained the claim years later.

Partial sightingOdorTracks
Summer 1976 Brighton, Livingston County, Michigan Class A #806

ape-like creature seen by witnesses.

The witness, then age eight, was walking east along railroad tracks with a nine-year-old companion picking up rocks when they smelled a strong distinct odor near a bridge over a river. While crossing the bridge the companion pointed over the south side, and the witness saw a dark-brown fur-covered ape-like figure with very massive shoulders crouching on the east bank about twenty feet below looking into the water. After watching for about five to seven seconds, the two children ran east to the companion's home.

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1976–1977 Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois Class A #28545

Man tells of the strange occurrences and his sighting as a teenager near Buckhart

Four people drove to a hilltop clearing at night and parked with the engine off to listen. After hearing twigs crunching as something circled their position, those in the back seat noticed a figure behind the vehicle. The witnesses in front then glimpsed a tall dark bipedal figure with red reflected eyes ducking behind a tree, prompting them to start the vehicle and leave immediately.

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1 January 1976 Tybee Island, Chatham County, Georgia Class B #7356

Two servicemen from Hunter Army Airfield describe tent stalking incident on uninhabited Little Tybee Island

Two hunters camping on a remote barrier island awoke in their tent at night to the sound of bipedal footsteps approaching. After silence, something struck their tent and they exited with lights to see a dark, man-sized figure running toward the marsh. They chased it to the marsh edge but could not catch it, and noted a musky odor. They later verified no other boats were present and concluded a person could not have been out in the freezing conditions.

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1976 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/06/09/sc-ep34-charged-by-a-sasquatch

Footsteps (1976)

The witness was camping with family and friends in a U-shaped camp and sleeping alone in a tent against a tree. Late at night under a full moon the witness heard heavy bipedal steps on gravel and rocks and rock-on-rock hitting in threes. Something large and hairy on two feet passed behind the tent in shadow, and the witness screamed until a parent came out.

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1976 Nebraska #9f0a0b4d-1da4-434a-98ac-25097fcd47d0

Sasquatch sighting in Nebraska (1976)

The next morning while riding past a dilapidated small house, the witness glimpsed what looked like three small whitish-haired heads with backs turned, bobbing as if eating inside a dark window. He questioned whether it was imagination or a curtain after being unnerved the night before. His horse then bolted and carried him into a thorn tree.

Partial sighting
November 1975 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Class A #16683

Daylight sighting at edge of woods near fishing hole outside Jacksonville

The witness had carried fishing gear to a creek and walked back to the parked car for more equipment when footsteps in the woods stopped. He turned toward the sound and saw a tall hair-covered figure at the woods edge pushing a branch aside. He called to two companions at the fishing spot, and when he looked back the figure was gone as loud footfalls moved rapidly away through the woods.

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October 1975 Salida, Colorado #cafe23b1-d981-48b0-967f-a80c345fc358

Vehicle contact near Salida, Colorado (1975)

The witness and the witness's father drove to a mountain quarry to sleep in their vehicle for a morning deer hunt. In the middle of the night something slammed the side of the heavy truck and rocked it violently. The father rushed to the driver's seat and drove fast for about 100 miles to the next town, later saying only that a face had looked through the truck window.

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October 1975 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona Class A #510

Man describes an observation near Sabino Canyon when he was 15 years old.

The witness was hiking alone near the school campus in late morning when a strong odor and digging sounds drew attention. Through brush about 50 yards away, the witness saw a large gray-brown hairy animal crouched over a burrow digging with hand-like limbs and making grunting sounds. When it began to shift toward the witness, the witness fled to campus and reported the sighting to school staff.

Partial sightingOdorVocalizationUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
1 September 1975 Crescent City, Del Norte County, California Class B #5260

Family sees prints near Crescent City

The witness was traveling with family members when their vehicle pulled over and everyone got out. The group noticed many large footprints in sand along a small river leading uphill toward the forest. They then heard a noise from the ridge across the river and briefly saw a large creature moving bipedally over the ridge out of sight, after which they got back in the vehicle and left.

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July 1975 Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia Class B #4237

Three youths have a menacing encounter near Beckley

Three boys were hiking back up a hollow after a day of fishing when they heard rustling on a logging road above them. Large boulders then came down the hillside toward them, prompting them to flee uphill. As they ran, the writer glanced back and saw a large black shape disappearing over the hillside.

Partial sightingRock throwingUnidentified sound
July 1975 Wolf Creek, Josephine County, Oregon Class A #3702

Daytime sighting by swimmers in Wolf Creek area

In mid-summer 1975 the witness and a companion were at an isolated creek swimming hole. While washing hair in the water, the witness noticed a head watching from behind a fallen log, which then ducked out of view. Moments later the witness saw the head, shoulder, arm and upper torso of a very tall brownish hair-covered upright creature near scrub vegetation across the creek. Both people quickly left the water, and a later search of the hillside revealed nothing.

Partial sighting
20 June 1975 Pennsville, Salem County, New Jersey Class B #13310

Possible sighting near Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

After two young companions reported seeing a large white-covered creature at the woods edge, the witness retrieved a spotlight and went with them toward the woods behind the apartments. From about fifty feet away the light revealed glowing red eyes and a large two-legged silhouette standing behind trees. The group fled to tell parents, who did not believe them.

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Summer 1975 Fort Frances, Ontario Class B #10734

Man recalls childhood incident, possible sighting outside home near Fort Frances

The witness woke in bed at night and saw a large silhouetted figure with wide shoulders looking through a high bedroom window for about five minutes. The figure appeared to watch and breathe loudly, moving slightly when the witness moved, then turned and left. The witness ran to a parent, who went outside, saw nothing but noticed a strong smell. By morning two pet rabbits kept outside were gone, with no damage to the cage.

Partial sightingSilhouetteUnidentified soundOdorProperty disturbance