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Sasquatch sighting in California (1984)
The witness was hiking alone and stopped to rest on a rock ledge overlooking a meadow. An orange-haired bipedal creature emerged from the treeline and foraged on plants for about ten minutes while approaching. After the witness greeted it, the creature stared, then walked away while keeping its eyes on the witness, briefly raising its hand when asked to stay.
Property disturbance in California (1984)
Four people slept in an old hunting trailer after deer hunting. In the middle of the night something lifted the hitched back end a foot or two and dropped it, jolting everyone awake. The witness heard movement and objects being knocked over outside, while the father stopped an uncle from going outside and insisted they go back to bed, later dismissing it as a bear.
Friends have night sighting above Sonora
Two men returned at night to a fenced rural property above Sonora after viewing a motorcycle for sale. A tall, wide human-like figure stepped from brush a short distance away, looked at them, then crossed the clearing toward a shed in a few strides while making a huff sound. One man got into their truck while the other backed onto the hood with a knife, and they later spent a sleepless night guarding the cabin door.
Runner Hears Unusual Whistle Near Woodsford
The witness was walking cross-country between two lakes when a loud two-tone whistle came from ground level behind to the left. The witness called out, whistled back, and searched the thick brush to within about 10 feet of the source but saw no people, animals, or birds. The source of the sound remained unidentified.
Sasquatch sighting near Wairika, California (1983)
In the summer of 1983 six children split into two teams for a hide-and-seek war game on school grounds at night. Three hairy bipedal figures emerged from shadows by storage sheds, walked past one team and over or around a tall chain link fence. Moments later the teller confronted one at ten to twelve feet, saw hair and build, yelled and watched all three leap away across the field while glancing back.
Man has sighting after massive landslide on Highway 50
The witness was traveling by truck when a mudslide blocked Highway 50 and stopped with others to view the slide area. The witness then saw a large dark bipedal figure high on the steep hillside across the river, apparently also looking at the slide. The figure stayed upright for about 15 seconds, appearing to lean on a small tree, then walked uphill out of sight, moving more smoothly than a bear on two legs.
While looking out of her livingroom window when she was a child she saw a dark brown creature walk between two trees
The witness was looking out the living-room window toward the woods from home when a large hairy bipedal figure appeared about 25 feet away. The figure stepped between two trees, stood staring at the witness for several minutes, then turned and walked back into the woods. The witness later told a parent, who suggested a bear, but the witness maintains the figure moved entirely on two feet.
Evening road crossing sighting near Lewiston (Hwy 299)
A couple driving at night braked as a large dark hair-covered biped crossed the road in front of their car. The wife described it as 6 to 7 feet tall, very thick, with exaggerated arms, moving unhurriedly toward Lewiston Lake. Her husband, who was driving, backed up to look around afterward but has since refused to discuss the incident.
Young Native American has a short face to face encounter
The witness was walking north along a highway in daylight when he noticed a tall, hairy figure standing in brush across the road. They looked at each other for less than a minute and the witness did not feel threatened. When he glanced toward a relative's driveway and looked back, the figure was gone.
Daytime sighting by two hikers, near Lost Creek in Lassen National Forest
Two companions hiking back toward camp in the early evening saw a large upright figure walking away from them on a fire road about 200 yards ahead. They watched for about a minute as it paused, moved to the side of the road, then continued quickly and disappeared around a bend or into the forest. They estimated it was over six feet tall and heavy, appearing naked or covered in brown fur.
Creaure heard running away by campers.
The witness stayed behind from dinner with a bloody nose and, while at a restroom, heard slow footsteps moving in brush hidden by high bushes. After telling other campers at dinner, the group returned and found large manlike footprints in hard ground. When footsteps were heard again, the witness and another camper chased the source uphill, heard it running away, and found only toe-prints.
Late Night Encounter Near Meadow Above the Infantry Training School
The witness was overseeing a large group of youths at a nighttime bivouac and had just settled them to sleep when he noticed a tall dark silhouette standing beyond the tents. The figure stayed in place, moving its upper body slightly as if surveying the area, while the witness slowly backed toward staff to retrieve a flashlight. When he returned with light the figure was gone, and a check at daybreak found flat open ground with no object that could have explained the shape.
High school teacher recalls a nighttime sighting while camping in the Los Padres National Forest
Four people camped by a river heard a loud crashing sound while eating dinner. They saw a large hairy biped running down a nearby trail illuminated by their campfire. After they yelled it glanced toward them, continued over a ridge and out of sight within seconds. They kept watch in shifts overnight and found no tracks the next morning.
Campers smell foul odor
Around midnight during a meteor shower outing, the witness was alone in a clearing, felt watched, then heard nearby rustling and ran back to camp. Shortly after, the group noticed an extremely strong sulfurous musky odor coming from a stand of trees. They pursued stomping and thrashing sounds uphill but never saw the source, and the pursuers fled after the sound and smell abruptly stopped.
Teenager hears unusual daytime vocalization near Courtright Reservoir
The witness was fishing alone at dusk near camp at Fleming Lake when repeated distant undulating wailing calls were heard from a valley to the north/northeast. The calls came in five or six bouts of five to six rising-falling segments each over about a minute and were estimated to originate one to two miles away. Two companions at camp did not hear the sounds, and nothing else unusual was noticed for the remainder of the trip.
Couple hear late night scream near Fort Ross
While bicycle-camping overnight at Fort Ross, the witness and a companion were awakened around 1 a.m. by an extremely loud, prolonged scream very close to their tent. They stayed frozen in the tent listening for about an hour, and later heard a similar scream from farther away near the lower parking area. They did not see the source and did not look for tracks the next morning.
Sound and Footprint Reports from Stanislaus National Forest
The witness and family were camping in the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness in 1981 when deep howls were heard nightly for three nights from about 11 p.m. until dawn. The sounds reportedly began after two men with dogs went into the forest after dark and circled a ridge before returning near camp. A pet dog was described as very afraid, and the witness said the howls did not resemble known bobcat or mountain lion sounds.
A Local Writer Discusses Her Experiences Pursuing Local Reports and Legends
The author went with a young tribal guide to a canyon on a reservation where the guide said Bigfoot hid in caves. The guide refused to enter a taboo area near the caves, and they waited without a reported sighting. They hiked back and the author left the area at dusk.
Tracks near Round Mountain, California (1981)
While living on a rural property one winter, the witness with his brother and a friend found a bobcat torn in half with no chew marks. Days later the witness and his brother found huge human-like footprints in snow, one with a deformed big toe, spaced about six feet apart and sinking deep. The tracks stepped over a fence and went straight up a steep hillside where the boys could barely climb.
Nighttime sighting by motorist near Mt. Madonna Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains
The witness was riding in a vehicle at night on a winding redwood highway toward Mt Madonna in early fall 1980 when the car rounded a turn. She claims she saw a huge brown hair-covered biped walking upright along the side of the road with its back to her. Her companion did not see the figure but recalls her frightened reaction, and they continued to their destination.