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1997 California EP 446

Sasquatch sighting in California (1997)

The witness and his friend stopped on a narrow mountain road at night and saw a huge backlit hairy figure watching them from uphill. The witness threw a beer bottle toward it, it grunted and swayed, and they fled in the truck.

Partial sightingSilhouetteGrowlAnimal behaviour
1997 Wallowa, Oregon EP 428

Scream near Wallowa, Oregon (1997)

The witness and his young son camped in a clearing north of town while waiting for a relative before a deer hunt. After dark the forest went silent and they heard long loud screams that sounded closer over several hours. In headlights across the road they saw huge hands parting small trees and the top of a hairy head, then left for town and tracked flattened grass with a very long stride the next morning.

ScreamPartial sightingTracksMovement only
1997 Tremont EP 320

Partial sighting near Tremont (1997)

The same commenter said they saw something fishing in Tremont back in 1997. The sighting was reported to a Bigfoot research group over a decade ago.

Partial sighting
Summer 1997 Kouchibouguac Village, New Brunswick Class A #7353

Extended daylight sighting from tower at Kelly's Bog in Kouchibouguac National Park

The witness was on a solo vacation and stopped at a large bog with a viewing tower in a national park. Early one morning he watched a uniformly greyish-brown upright figure from about 500 feet away, first walking away and then crossing his view for about 20 minutes while appearing to pick plants. He walked the boardwalk at ground level and then returned to the tower for the longer observation. He did not follow it into the bog and left without a definite identification.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1997 Van Etten, Chemung County, New York Class B #4901

Possible scream/howl heard near residence in Van Etten

In late summer or early fall 1997 around 10pm, the witness and the mother sat quietly on a relative's back deck watching stars in darkness. A strange vocalization lasting about five seconds came from 20 to 30 feet down the yard, then repeated seconds later from closer. The witness tried to turn on a light and searched the yard with a flashlight but saw nothing, and both went inside. No trace was found when checked the next day.

Scream
1997–2001 Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, Ohio Class A #3080

A family's encounters with a reddish brown beast outside of Newcomerstown, Ohio

The witness reports sitting on a deer stand by a field with relatives during a sunny day. The witness looked west and saw a tall reddish-brown animal with dark deep-set eyes, facial hair, and a broad forehead. After looking away briefly, the witness looked back and the animal was gone.

Partial sighting
Fall 1997 Wintersville, Jefferson County, Ohio Class A #4951

Young hunter has sighting, accompanied by knocking sounds, near Wintersville

The main witness was sitting on a log hunting squirrels after an older relative moved to another area. A dark hairy figure reportedly ran upright from behind a tree very fast, making a high-pitched noise with loud thumping footsteps. After it disappeared, the witness ran to tell the older relative, who did not believe the account.

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Fall 1997 Beaver Creek State Park, Columbiana County, Ohio Class B #7493

Outdoor photographer hears a howl/scream on two separate occasions that were identical to the sounds on the "Sightings" television show.

The witness reported being out with a camera in Beaver Creek State Park on a late afternoon when prolonged howl-like sounds were heard. The sounds lasted several seconds and surrounding wildlife reportedly went silent. The witness later compared the sounds to televised recordings of alleged Bigfoot vocalizations.

Howl
Spring 1997 Utopia, Brown County, Ohio Class C #3386

Loud vocalizations heard

The witness and a companion were in bed at home when their three dogs barked intensely and then fell suddenly silent. Shortly after the silence, the witness heard a loud deep grumbly yell ending deeper that she had never heard before. The companion also said he heard it while half-asleep, and the dogs remained silent afterward.

Vocalization
1997–1998 Rose City/lupton, Oscoda County, Michigan Class A #25622

Two men see a bigfoot cross a road near Rose City

After helping at another house, the witness and a companion drove home through wooded roads late at night. Their headlights caught a very large, tall, dark-brown figure running across the road about 40 to 50 feet away. In a few long strides it disappeared into the woods, and the frozen ground left no tracks to examine.

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Summer 1997 Grand Bay AL, Mobile County, Alabama Class B #17168

Nighttime sighting by motorists outside Grand Bay

The witness and a relative were driving at night when headlights illuminated a reddish-brown hair-covered creature sitting on its haunches in the opposite lane. As they passed within a few feet it remained unconcerned but turned its head to watch them, revealing a human-like face with dark eyes and skin. The witness compared its seated height to that of an average man and noted a slender build.

Full-body sighting
Fall 1997 Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee Class B #493

Sheriff deputy's corroboration of Fall 1997 report from Short Mt. area

In the fall of 1997 a woman caller reported seeing a creature in a heavily wooded house area. A dispatcher relayed the report to the writer. The creature reportedly moved with incredible speed after the woman screamed on seeing it. The writer recalls no further details, noting memory of specifics has faded.

Partial sighting
Fall 1997 Buzzard Roost, George County, Mississippi Class A #4767

Brothers have nighttime sighting near Leaf River Wildlife Management Area

The witness was driving at night with a relative while looking for deer when gold eyes were noticed off the left side of the road. On approaching, they saw a roughly six-foot-tall figure with long brown hair standing by a fence and swaying side to side. They drove slowly past without stopping and did not return.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
1997 Place not stated EP 30

Unidentified sound (1997)

The witness camped on a trail in Shenandoah and stayed in the tent all night. He heard unexplained noises throughout the night. He did not see anything and did not know what made the sounds at the time.

Unidentified sound
1997–1998 Place not stated EP 96

Vocalization (1997)

The guest and several friends hiked up a trail into a large, deep canyon. The woods went quiet and felt wrong before they heard a very loud, long yell like an old police siren from the ridge. They ran out of the canyon without seeing anything.

Vocalization
1997–1998 Place not stated EP 890

Sasquatch sighting (1997)

While hunting alone in daylight at Mud Springs, the witness came over a knoll and saw a brown shape brush past a pine and drop down a creek bank. He walked to the tree and found the branch still swaying above his reach, heard walking receding downhill, followed briefly, then circled back to camp and told the others.

Partial sightingFootsteps
1997–1999 West Virginia EP 681

Scream in West Virginia (1997)

The witness and his stepfather had just reached the foot of the mountain to hunt when they heard a loud scream repeated four or five times followed by a sigh-like sound. Both men aborted the hunt and walked back to the house.

Scream
1997–2002 Michigan EP 592

Paranormal encounter in Michigan (1997)

The witness and a trooper responded to a health facility for a report of a possibly suicidal staff member who had reportedly turned his head fully backward with eyes rolled back. The next morning multiple officers fought for many minutes to restrain the same small man, who displayed extraordinary strength, chanted unintelligibly, and turned his head backward with whitened eyes. Medical testing reportedly found no drugs or alcohol, and the man later left the area.

Full-body sightingVocalizationAnimal behaviour
Winter 1997 Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma Class A #2788

Rural family's dog chases young sasquatch

After arriving home after dark with headlights on, the family heard their dog barking and crashing through vegetation as it chased something toward the car. An upright, dark-brown furry creature burst from behind a tree into the headlights, came within about twenty-five feet, then turned and ran back into the woods with the dog in pursuit. The family watched for a few seconds before retreating into the vehicle, frightened.

Full-body sighting
1997 Oklahoma EP 493

Whistle in Oklahoma (1997)

The witness was deer hunting alone from a power line easement and walking back to the truck when a rock struck his chest. A creature screamed and ran toward him, then appeared at his truck and climbed onto the bed. He shot it with a .22 Magnum above the eye, it fled screaming, and a large rock later struck his truck on a bridge as he drove out.

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