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summer of nineteen sixty seven Allegheny County, Pennsylvania EP 440

Sasquatch sighting near Allegheny County (1967)

The witness was walking along a gas line as an 11-year-old when a large hairy being came out of the woods, stopped on the trail and looked at her, then turned and walked into brush on the other side. She had no prior knowledge of similar beings and remembered the incident for decades.

Full-body sighting
summer of nineteen sixty seven Allegheny County, Pennsylvania EP 251

Sasquatch sighting near Allegheny County (1967)

The witness, then eleven, was walking down a gas-line trail into a hollow when a large hairy figure came out of the woods and crossed the trail. It stopped and looked at her without acting aggressive, then continued into brush on the other side. She had no prior knowledge of Bigfoot and remembered the encounter for decades.

Full-body sighting
1967 Galena, South Dakota EP 834

Sasquatch sighting near Galena, South Dakota (1967)

Two young brothers playing at a family friend's cabin explored a small creek crossed by a log. The older boy saw a tall black figure standing partly behind a tree and watching them from twenty to thirty yards away. When the younger brother fell into the creek, the older boy ran back to the cabin for help.

Partial sighting
1967–1993 Ransom, Pike County, Kentucky Class B #30814

Possible encounters at a home located on a steep hillside near Ransom

The witness was sitting outside on a warm late evening visiting with his father when he heard steady bipedal-sounding footsteps descending the steep wooded hill behind the house. The sounds grew closer to the treeline, stopped and shuffled briefly, then returned up the hill until out of earshot. The witness saw no light and heard no voice, and his father heard nothing.

Footsteps
Summer 1967 Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio Class B #7830

Two teenagers witness something running from a pack of dogs on two legs, screaming very loud. The next day large five toed tracks are found

Late at night in 1967 the witness and a friend were watching TV when barking dogs drew them to look outside. They saw a large human-like figure running while being chased by dogs and emitting a loud screaming sound. The next day the witness found very large bare-foot tracks in mud near home and learned relatives on the next street had also heard the screaming.

Partial sightingScreamTracks
Fall 1967 Midland, Midland County, Michigan Class A #43968

Man recalls walking home from the bus stop and observing a Bigfoot taking off across a field near Midland

As a 12-year-old walking home from the school bus with five other children, the witness noticed movement from a deep ditch beside a gravel road. A hair-covered figure rose from the ditch, crossed the road on two feet, vaulted a pony fence with one hand, and sprinted across an open field much faster than ponies. The figure was estimated at about six feet tall and its face was not seen.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
January 1967 Perrysville, Fountain County, Indiana Class B #2462

Numerous large footprints seen by rabbit hunters near Wabash River

The witness and a relative were rabbit hunting after a light fresh snowfall when they found large fresh footprints leading into a tree grove and noticed a musty odor. They heard nothing, became frightened, and left immediately for the car. The witness notes the memory is old and that no photos were taken.

TracksOdor
Summer 1967 Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama Class A #44487

Memory told of a close dalylight observation outside Alexander City

The witness and a companion were walking down an old pulpwood road with a dog when they noticed a strong goat-like odor and heard rustling and a tree shaking. The witness pulled back branches and saw a tall, hair-covered biped running away downhill on two legs. The companion did not see the creature. The witness lost sight of it in pines and underbrush near a swampy area.

Full-body sightingOdorFootsteps
1967–1969 Place not stated EP 958

Sasquatch sighting (1967)

The guest's parents were invited by their neighbor to view a hairy human-like body kept frozen in a block of ice in a lumberyard building. They described bristly hair, a caveman-like face with heavy bone, longer arms, and very large feet, with a trickle of bright red blood at the mouth. Both came away believing it looked like a real body, possibly a young one.

Full-body sighting
1967–1968 Louisiana EP 428

Sasquatch sighting in Louisiana (1967)

The witness, age 6-7, wandered down a trail from a family levee picnic while watching for snakes. He noticed movement by a large tree about 15-20 feet away, made eye contact with a dark figure, and it screamed and thrust its head forward. He ran back to the picnic blanket believing it meant to harm him.

Partial sightingScream
1967 California EP 333

Sasquatch sighting in California (1967)

The guest describes traveling to Northern California with a companion after reports of large footprints around equipment. While riding on horseback a few miles from camp, they came around a downed tree to see a creature standing by the creek. The companion dismounted with a camera to approach and film while the guest held the horses and watched from across the creek.

Full-body sighting
1967–1970 Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington Class B #9868

Youths in Summer Camp have noisy nighttime experience

The witness was sleeping in a cabin during a summer camp session when loud nighttime noises caused an uproar. A cabin-mate reportedly looked out and described multiple large, hairy, human-like figures near the water tower and cabins. The next morning the witness saw extensive human-like footprints, a large uprooted tree, and vegetation pulled from the lake. Campers were walked around the perimeter to view the traces and were sent home early.

Unidentified soundFull-body sightingTracksTree breakProperty disturbance
21 October 1966 Mariposa County, California EP 497

Sasquatch sighting near Mariposa County (1966)

At age twelve on an overnight science-camp trip, the witness slept apart from other children near a picnic table. Waking late at night to use the bathroom and holding a flashlight, the witness saw a very tall silver-white hairy figure standing nearby that turned slightly to look. The witness did not scream, checked that other children were asleep, looked back to find it gone, felt heavy vibrations as it left, and zipped into the sleeping bag until morning.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
8 August 1966 NEPTUNE NJ, Monmouth County, New Jersey Class A #16308

Man describes sighting during teen years in Alaire State Park

The witness, then a teenager, was riding in a car with friends at night near Allaire State Park when they heard a high-pitched screech. While making a K-turn, the headlights illuminated a very tall reddish-brown manlike figure very close to the front of the car. The figure appeared surprised by the lights, the driver froze, a companion honked the horn with no immediate reaction, and a musty smell was noticed.

Full-body sightingScreamOdor
August 1966 Van Zandt County, Texas EP 704

Sasquatch sighting near Van Zandt County (1966)

The witness and a friend found an uncut-log cabin in a gully, live trees woven together, and a strong-smelling dirt mound. The friend screamed about a monkey man and ran while the witness saw a tall brown-haired female with tender eyes gesture toward the friend. The witness smelled traces of her while running back and later helped measure both creatures for relatives.

Full-body sightingOdorStructure or nest
August 1966 Penticton, British Columbia Class B #10572

Possible approach to a camp outside Penticton

The mother, sleeping with family in a tent trailer at a campground, was awake during the night while something was outside. In the morning the family found a cooler that had been tucked under the trailer dragged out, crushed, with food missing. The mother said she had seen its shadow on the tent wall and insisted it was neither a bear nor a man, remaining upset for most of the day.

SilhouetteProperty disturbance
August 1966 Edge Of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma Class A #34555

Woman recalls her nighttime face to face encounter at her window outside Tulsa

Late at night three girls were lying on a bed by an open screened window talking quietly. After hearing footsteps and bushes rustling, a tall hair-covered creature placed its face at the window inches from the witness and stared for several seconds. The witness screamed and the group fled to another room, after which police searched but found nothing. The witness later said the creature matched descriptions of bigfoot she heard.

Partial sightingFootstepsOdor
August 1966 Albion, Mendocino County, California Class A #8059

Teenagers have sighting of two creatures near Albion

In summer 1966, the witness and her older sister were talking in a parked car near a river in Albion in the evening while the rest of the family was on a nearby boat. Across the river they watched two large, hairy, bipedal animals chase a flock of about 50 sheep around a fenced pasture for 20-30 minutes. After dark they hid in the locked car overnight and reported the event to their parents in the morning, later learning several sheep had been killed with bellies and internal organs eaten.

Full-body sightingPossible misidentification
July 1966 Rogue River, Josephine County, Oregon #16856

Friends fishing encounter "huge tall hairy thing" on path to camp

Two companions were returning to camp after fishing when they heard crunching sounds behind them on a sunlit forest trail. They turned and saw a very tall, hair-covered figure with long arms and a broad chest standing partly on the trail near a tree, staring and swaying slightly. The pair ran back to camp. They said they were unfamiliar with Bigfoot at the time and only later interpreted the figure as such.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
July 1966 Van Zandt County, Texas EP 704

Sasquatch sighting near Van Zandt County (1966)

The witness and a friend followed a root-beer smell to a square pit with a ramp and clay chairs and twisted roots. A huge ape-like male approached with an angry expression while the witness prayed, then it appeared to stop at an unseen barrier and chased coyotes instead. The pair fled to the goat pasture and the witness was later forbidden to warn the family.

Full-body sightingTwistAnimal behaviour