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June 1970 Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas Class A #2957

Youths riding in back of pick-up have close observation of large biped crossing road

Two siblings riding in the back of a pickup truck in the summer of 1970 reported seeing a tall, dark-haired figure on a brushy hillside beside the road. They said they first mistook it for a tall tree stump, then watched it walk downhill in a few steps, take a long step across a roadside ditch, and stop in the middle of the road to turn and look at their truck as they drove away. The figure was described as covered in long dark brown hair with a lighter patch on the chest and red eyes.

Full-body sighting
15 May 1970 PURCELLVILLE VA, Loudoun County, Virginia Class A #35477

Memory told of a nighttime sighting while joy riding on train tracks near Purcellville

In May 1970 the witness and a companion were riding in a Jeep along railroad tracks at night. About 70 to 100 yards ahead, a large bipedal hair-covered creature crossed the tracks in a few steps. The pair stopped, then reversed quickly to leave the area.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
May 1970 Marrero, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Class A #56107

Memory told of a nighttime sighting while working as a police officer answering a prowler call in Marrero

Two officers responding to a late-night prowler call encountered a tall dark hair-covered biped. It was first seen pressed against a house, then moved between houses and crossed a residential street under a streetlight before disappearing into a wooded marshy area near a canal. The officers watched it cross the wide street in three strides without running, and tracking dogs lost its scent at the marsh.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
4 April 1970 Scenic Washington Or Skykomish, King County, Washington Class B #2602

Loud vocalizations heard near Stevens Pass

The witness was walking alone on a spring morning near Scenic, Washington when an extremely loud sound was heard three times from about half a block away near old railroad bunkhouses. The sound was described as starting like a roar and rising to a shrill pitch, repeated with short pauses. The witness did not see the source and could not identify it as any known local animal.

VocalizationUnidentified sound
April 1970 California EP 734

Sasquatch sighting in California (1970)

The witness and a companion backpacked about a mile from a logging road to the Patterson-Gimlin film site at Bluff Creek during spring break. After days of silence, they camped near a sandbar and at night a heavy animal approached; the witness shone a light and saw red eyes about eight feet up, then the creature circled out of sight for about 45 minutes and threw a face-sized rock toward them. The next morning they found large depressions, then hiked out along the creek feeling followed, later hearing a loud crash and a low gurgling whistle near the logging-road spur.

EyeshineFootstepsRock throwingTracksWhistle +3
April 1970 Smokemont, Sevier County, Tennessee Class A #23645

Sighting by motorist in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, not far from the park entrance

In late spring 1970, two people sightseeing by car on Highway 441 near the Tennessee-North Carolina state line claimed a tall, slender hair-covered biped crossed the road in front of them. The creature walked upright on two legs from the right side to the left without looking at them, then continued into roadside bushes where only its head remained briefly visible. The witnesses estimated its height at about seven feet and noted clean straight walnut-brown hair, long arms, and lack of a visible neck.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1970 Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina #462

Child sees "big monkey" walk across road in NC

When the witness was about 4 or 5 years old and living near farm and corn fields, the witness saw something described as a big monkey walking across the road. The witness ran into the house very upset and scared. A relative later confirmed the child had run in upset that day reporting a big monkey crossing the road.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1970 Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida #3828

Man recalls seeing a bigfoot outside his residence at night when he was a boy

The witness, then a child, got up alone in the early morning to get a drink in a dark house. While returning from the kitchen, the witness looked out the large living-room window and saw a large Bigfoot walking across the yard from right to left. The creature briefly turned its head toward the witness, after which the witness fled to bed and reported no further sight or sound.

Full-body sighting
1970–1979 Boulder?, Boulder County, Colorado #1396

Tracks found near reservoir

The witness drove friends to a mountain top overlooking Gross Reservoir to show the view. While walking toward the overlook edge, the witness noticed large human-like footprint tracks in snow with a 4-5 foot stride. The companions also saw the tracks but were skeptical they were sasquatch tracks. No creature was seen in this event.

Tracks
1970–1974 Washington EP 1049

Scream in Washington (1970)

As a child after moving to acreage by a rainforest, the guest heard loud squalling outside the back of the house. Frightened, the guest left the back bedroom and moved to the front and then to a parent's room.

Scream
1970–1979 Virginia Beach, Virginia EP 988

UFO sighting near Virginia Beach, Virginia (1970)

The witness, her parents and she returned home from dinner to find a silent aquamarine jelly-bean shaped light hovering above the treeline. The object was described as moon-like, about the size of a car, and motionless. She and her father watched it for about twenty minutes before going inside without learning what it was.

1970–1979 Danville, Indiana EP 953

Sasquatch sighting near Danville, Indiana (1970)

As a child in winter the witness and a friend heard a loud noise and watched a tall dark hairy figure step over a fence, pass behind a fallen tree, approach then turn uphill into other woods. They followed barefoot tracks into the next woods and found several stacked rock piles containing dead cats, then left.

Full-body sightingTracksStructure or nest
1970 Starkey, Union County, Oregon #677

Follow-up to vocalization encounter

The witness submits a follow-up to a report sent the previous night about a first encounter. After listening to additional recordings, the witness states that a whoop heard in the final seconds of the [name withheld] tape matches a sound that recurred throughout the 1970 experience.

Whoop
1970 Sisters, Deschutes County, Oregon #173

Three Sisters Wilderness, North Mathieu Lake - Man camping alone hears footsteps

The witness was camping alone in a tent on the northeast corner of North Mathieu Lake. Around 4 a.m. he awoke to loud bipedal footsteps circling his tent, with a tent guy rope briefly touched, and his shouts got no answer until blowing a whistle caused the sounds to retreat to the north. In morning light he found a very large deep toed footprint near his tent plus several fainter prints nearby, and he cut his trip short.

FootstepsTracks
1970–1979 Mantua, Portage County, Ohio EP 925

Door or window contact near Mantua, Ohio (1970)

As a child the guest heard area talk of Bigfoot sightings. Weeks later a loud bang shook his elevated bedroom. Next morning he found a large muddy bare footprint high on the house wall as if something kicked it.

Door or window contactTracks
1970–1974 Texas EP 874

Unidentified sound in Texas (1970)

As a child playing outside on family land in Texas, the witness heard prolonged hammering from the woods. Her aunt called her inside warning about wood bogers, and her father later refused to explain the term. Years later she wondered if the sound was related to Sasquatch activity.

Unidentified sound
1970–1974 Oscoda, Michigan EP 823

Unidentified sound near Oscoda, Michigan (1970)

While staying at the family cottage, the young witness was playing outside at night near a neighboring cottage where distant relatives had died. He repeatedly heard strange sounds, once hearing something like a person in pain and asking his father if he heard it, but the father did not acknowledge it. The witness did not know if it was connected to the earlier Bigfoot sighting.

Unidentified sound
1970–1971 Oscoda, Michigan EP 823

Sasquatch sighting near Oscoda, Michigan (1970)

Two children were picking blueberries on a wooded trail when they saw a tall dark-haired upright creature walking casually toward them from about fifty yards away. The older sister screamed and both ran, then saw its head and shoulders still approaching as they looked back before fleeing to the main road and cottage. Parents did not believe them, and the witness later concluded it was Bigfoot that meant no harm.

Full-body sighting
1970 Cashmere, Washington EP 726

Sasquatch sighting near Cashmere, Washington (1970)

As a child in 1970, the witness and his brother walked on a ridge near Cashmere in the morning and watched a huge brown thing moving back and forth on another ridge. They hiked to the spot but it was gone, though the area reeked badly. Their grandmother in Elk City told them it was a Sasquatch.

Full-body sightingOdor
1970 Oregon EP 714

Footsteps in Oregon (1970)

The witness was camping with family at a remote lake where they were the only campers. At night something walked beside the small tent and the witness hit something solid through the tent wall. The sibling looked out, screamed, and reported a man-like figure standing by the fire described as wearing a fur suit.

FootstepsPartial sighting