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Fall 1972 Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas Class A #1636

Teenager has sighting near Ozark National Forest

The witness, home from school, was standing in woods near a deep ravine when they heard something walking through leaves. They then watched for a few seconds a very large, hairy figure walking upright uphill about 50-100 yards away, with its head obscured by branches. The figure quickly disappeared, and when the witness crossed to the other side they found nothing, noticed complete silence, became frightened, and ran home to tell a relative who did not believe them.

Partial sightingFootsteps
1972 North Washougal, Washington EP 59

Property disturbance near North Washougal, Washington (1972)

Around 10 at night something struck the house so hard the witness's head hit the wall and his mother was left speechless with fear. He found no vehicle or tracks outside. Walking up the long driveway toward a logging road, he sensed something about to pounce, drew a handgun, and ran back to the house.

Property disturbanceMovement only
1972 Place not stated EP 29

Tracks (1972)

A host recalls finding three sets of large tracks in 1972 as a teenager before knowing the word Bigfoot. They went to a friend's house where the friend brought a pistol and camera, took photos, and explained what he knew.

Tracks
1972 Place not stated EP 1

Tracks (1972)

Two companions found many large barefoot tracks in snow attributed to three different individuals. They had no prior reference for such tracks and realized the makers were still nearby. They became frightened and ran.

Tracks
Summer 1972 Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona Class A #1853

Two sisters observe a bigfoot creature crossing a highway

While driving a van on a highway at night, two occupants saw a tall hair-covered figure at the roadside. The figure stepped into the road and crossed in front of the van with an arm raised, moving very quickly. The driver swerved to avoid hitting it and continued driving without stopping.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Winter 1972 Tombstone / Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona Class B #24052

Man recounts boyhood experience of hearing a terrifying scream while hunting near the San Pedro River

The witness, then a child, was hunting with the witness's father and a companion along a river when a very loud single scream lasting several seconds stopped the group and frightened them. The older hunters reportedly had never heard a similar animal sound. As the group left the area, the companion reported movement in nearby trees and large footprints in the river sand.

ScreamTracksMovement only
1972 Graham, Washington EP 79

Tracks near Graham, Washington (1972)

As juniors in high school age, the witness and a friend found large footprints in snow and nearby unfrozen animal intestines, which frightened them. They ran to another friend's house and returned with the friend's father, who brought a pistol and camera and photographed the prints. Family members laughed when told.

Tracks
Summer 1972 FT,STOCKTON, Pecos County, Texas Class A #7653

Two brothers have early morning encounter

On a bright early morning in summer 1972, the witness and his brother were sleeping at home when the witness noticed a large shadow at the window that remained about five minutes. After the brother woke and made a noise, the figure turned, showing a flat-faced profile and hunched posture, then walked away and was seen from the back door as covered in dark hair. The figure paused when they struck the glass, then continued leaving. A day later they found tracks behind the house leading toward the houses.

SilhouettePartial sightingVocalization
Summer 1972 In-between Ennis & Garrett, Ellis County, Texas Class A #27768

Memory shared of a daylight sighting while searching for bottles along a rural road outside Garrett

The witness and two companions were collecting bottles along a shaded dirt road in the evening when they heard an extremely loud scream-like roar and noticed a strong odor. They got into their vehicle and drove uphill about 300 yards before looking back. They saw a tall hair-covered biped standing in the road in sunlight before leaving the area.

Full-body sightingScreamOdor
1972–1973 Willow River, Minnesota EP 442

Structure or nest near Willow River, Minnesota (1972)

While taking part in deer-drive pushes in woods across from the farmhouse, the witness noticed bent-over trees, hoop-like structures, and wood piled like teepees. He did not recognize significance at the time and only recalled them later after seeing similar structure reports.

Structure or nestTree break
1972–1973 Willow River, Minnesota EP 442

Sasquatch sighting near Willow River, Minnesota (1972)

While fleeing the farm on foot, the witness left the gravel road and became stuck in deep swamp muck and water. A large hairy bipedal female emerged from the tree line, waded to him, lifted him by his jacket, carried him back to the roadside ditch, and left. The farm operator arrived shortly after and transported the witness back to the farm.

Full-body sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
1972–1973 Willow River, Minnesota EP 442

Vocalization near Willow River, Minnesota (1972)

The witness stopped to pick wild raspberries while walking back alone on a farm trail. He heard a low grunt and large movement in the patch, then ran down the trail while something crashed through the woods alongside him. The movement stopped when he stopped and resumed when he ran, and he did not see the source.

VocalizationFootstepsMovement only
1972 Arkansas EP 33

Dogman sighting in Arkansas (1972)

In 1972 the witness camped with family in a van at a newly opened park at Beaver Lake in the Arkansas Ozarks. Late at night after a loud bang on the van and seeing a shadow, nearby campers fled, then the group watched a tall hairy biped with a dog-like snout descend a rocky ridge, heard a loud growl, and were pelted with gravel before fleeing the park before dawn.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteHowlGrowlFootsteps +2
Fall 1972 Greeley, Weld County, Colorado Class A #1377

creature seen coming up out of a dry irrigation ditch

The witness was riding as a front-seat passenger in a car of teenagers driving slowly on a country road at night with headlights off. When the driver switched the headlights on, those in the front seat noticed a large hair-covered human-like creature emerging from a deep roadside ditch about 20 feet away. The driver drove away quickly while the witness kept watching the still creature, which had wide eyes and an open mouth, as they passed.

Full-body sighting
1972 Connecticut EP 1095

Structure or nest in Connecticut (1972)

As a child the witness and friends found very large pressed-down beds in tall grass in a field that could fit several kids. In winter at the same spot they found very large footprints in snow with long stride they could not match. They joked about giants at the time and thought no more of it until later.

Structure or nestTracks
17 November 1971 Salem, Dent County, Missouri Class A #36761

Memory told of a close encounter while deer hunting east of Salem

While hunting from a tree stand shortly after sunrise, the witness saw a frightened deer run by followed by two upright hairy figures. One figure came within about 15-20 feet, stared face-to-face at eye level for 10-15 seconds and emitted a deep growl before leaving. The witness fled toward a nearby farmhouse, fired a rifle shot overhead and shouted, while movement and noise paralleled him in the woods.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingGrowlMovement only
November 1971 Sarepta, Webster Parish, Louisiana Class A #23227

Daylight sighting by squirrel hunter outside Sarepta

The witness was squirrel hunting along a creek when dogs approached from the opposite bank. A hair-covered biped broke through brush, slid toward the water, climbed back up, looked toward the witness, then jogged north out of sight. The dogs stopped barking and did not follow the trail to the creek.

Full-body sighting
10 October 1971 Fairfield, Essex County, New Jersey Class A #10046

Small group observed in a remote part of Essex County Swamp, around noon

Two teenagers walking west along a feeder stream around midday saw four dark creatures about 75 yards away on and around the stream bank. The largest stood about eight feet tall while the others were sitting, lying, and standing in the water, and the group watched the witnesses for a few minutes. The pair ran east to a power-line cut and then south to a highway, went home, and told only their parents.

Full-body sighting
October 1971 Fairfield, Essex County, New Jersey #547

2 teenagers see 4 creatures in New Jersey

In the fall of 1971 the witness and a companion were walking west along a small stream through wetland and thick forest. About 100 yards ahead they saw four dark, stocky creatures by the water in different positions, with the largest standing upright. After calling out and seeing the largest turn toward them, they concluded the beings did not seem human and ran south toward route 80, later telling their parents.

Full-body sighting
October 1971 Stevens County, Washington EP 1059

Scream near Stevens County (1971)

The same trio camped at Little Sweden the night before deer season. They heard two extremely loud, high-pitched screams lasting 12-15 seconds each. They saw nothing and heard nothing further.

Scream