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7 October 1980 Mayslick, Mason County, Kentucky Class A #2425

Family has evening sighting in Mayslick

The witness was watching television at home at night when a loud disturbance on the porch drew attention. Looking outside, the witness reported seeing a large white hairy creature holding a rooster, which it threw against the house before moving behind the house. The witness pursued it with a pistol and fired twice as it ran out of sight up a gravel road.

Full-body sightingObject throwing
1980–1989 Massachusetts #5793eb91-d33b-45e6-a663-705de133e5c8

Sasquatch sighting in Massachusetts (1980)

Four campers at October Mountain heard rustling in the bushes for about two hours and felt it was not normal animal behavior. They investigated and saw a tall broad-shouldered creature. They then fled the area.

Full-body sighting
1980–1984 Virginia #05462760-445b-42b9-8818-e62fd11edf6a

UFO sighting in Virginia (1980)

A farm resident reported waking to three softball-sized colored orbs hovering in line at the foot of her bed, moving in formation down a hallway and into a dining room before disappearing. Next morning she found three circular discolored spots on a window screen. A team radiochemist analysis reportedly found high irradiation and neutron flux effects, and she later reported flu-like illness and porous hip bone described as radiation-like.

Full-body sightingProperty disturbance
August 1978 Stark County, Ohio Class A #4977

Sasquatch sighting near Stark County (1978)

A group gathered on a front porch at night heard noises near an old chicken coop and saw two pairs of yellow eyes that appeared to be two feline-like animals in the headlights. A large hairy biped then stepped in front of the animals and lurched toward a car, prompting the group to flee inside and call deputies. The biped later stood outside a lit kitchen window for several minutes while occupants held firearms but did not shoot, then left before deputies arrived, leaving a strong odor.

Full-body sightingEyeshineUnidentified soundOdor
Summer 1978 Sullivan County, Indiana Class B #2470

Two people observe a large bipedal creature under a security light.

Late at night, a young man and his girlfriend were talking beside a parked car at her home when both saw a large hair-covered biped appear under an outside light about 100 feet away. The creature was first crouched, then stood, stared briefly, stepped over a low fence and disappeared into a soybean field while nearby horses were heard running. A next-morning search found only indistinct impressions after rain.

Full-body sighting
20 August 1977 Montana #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/01/24/sc-ep187-mountain-giants

Sasquatch sighting in Montana (1977)

Five campers in Montana left their camp during a nighttime thunderstorm and saw a huge upright creature by a tree. After shotgun shots were fired nearby to scare it, the creature charged toward their car taking very long strides. They escaped by driving away when it was about 20 feet from the vehicle.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
18 May 1977 Preble County, Ohio Class A #4970

Case report about a sighting by a boy and local rumors about a bigfoot in area.

Two boys were walking their dog in the evening when they noticed a strong rotten-egg smell and saw a large hairy creature. The creature chased them across a field toward home, taking very large steps, and disappeared from view near railroad tracks and a highway. After reaching home they told a parent, who called law enforcement, and responding deputies searched the area.

Full-body sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
1976 Pierce County, Washington #59321171-6806-4d6d-8ffe-b5c669b83190

Sasquatch sighting near Pierce County (1976)

A man retrieving clay pigeons in Pierce County saw an eight-foot Bigfoot stand up. He heard a buzzing sensation and experienced slowed time, tunnel vision, and paralysis before breaking free. The account is presented as a 1976 Washington report.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
1976 Chatham County, North Carolina #59321171-6806-4d6d-8ffe-b5c669b83190

Sasquatch sighting near Chatham County (1976)

Witnesses around the Cape Fear River reported a tall hairy biped that screamed and moved with a slumping gait. The creature was said to leave large three-toed footprints. The author presents this as a 1976 flap in Chatham County.

Full-body sightingScreamTracks
1 November 1974 Indiana #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/emxwtZ2Fw-5pmgp2LbbBKp6yQuE0M6VuF9UCVxWFsX0

Sasquatch sighting in Indiana (1974)

Two women eating in a parked car saw a very tall greenish creature come from the woods, beat on the windshield and try to bite through glass before they drove to police. Officers doubted them until seeing car damage and stench.

Full-body sightingDoor or window contactOdor
1 May 1974 Fang County #c5faa337-7046-492d-8698-08b16a318533

Sasquatch sighting near Fang County (1974)

A herb gatherer on a mountain encountered a female hairy humanoid that tried to grab him. He grabbed its hair and struck its arm with a machete, causing it to flee into the forest while making wah-wah sounds. He was left holding strands of its hair.

Full-body sighting
1974 Farmington, New Mexico #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/02/24/show-notes-with-shannon-author-and-investigator-linda-godfrey

Dogman sighting near Farmington, New Mexico (1974)

A group preparing for an outdoor barbecue near an abandoned adobe hut noticed a dog wandering nearby. When shouted at, the animal rose onto its hind legs and ran toward them on two legs. The group fled to their cars.

Full-body sighting
December 1973 Flagstaff, Arizona #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2013/12/16/sc-ep7-sasquatch-sounds-vs-known-animal-sounds

Sasquatch sighting near Flagstaff, Arizona (1973)

A driver traveling with family for the holidays pulled off a highway in snow to check a map. A tall, bulky, hair-covered bipedal figure ran toward the car from behind and chased it. The driver accelerated away, reaching high speed before leaving the figure behind, and came to believe such creatures exist.

Full-body sighting
July 1973 Cumberland County, Maine Class A #1186

Series of sightings taking place over three days

A woman driving home in the evening saw an ape-like animal peeking from bushes about twenty feet away, which then ran on two legs into dense woods. She returned later with neighbors and from her car saw it again peering from the fork of a tree while others searched on foot. Officers from multiple agencies searched the area that night without locating the animal.

Full-body sighting
August 1972 Satsop, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class A #1226

Teens returning from baseball game were chased by bigfoot.

Two boys walking home late at night were followed by a large dark figure that kept pace with them without running. They fled to a neighboring house, where the resident let them in and all three watched the figure stand in the front yard about 12 feet from the porch before it crossed the road and descended an embankment toward the river plain. At dawn a neighbor was called and later found large footprints that were traced downriver until they entered the water.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
9 February 1971 California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/02/17/sc-ep17-ten-feet-away-from-a-sasquatch

Sasquatch sighting in California (1971)

The same night as the guard incident, two creatures were seen roaming a neighborhood near the base. A couple looked out their front window at what was upsetting their dog and saw them crossing the lawn, with a later sighting near a horse corral.

Full-body sighting
9 February 1971 California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/02/17/sc-ep17-ten-feet-away-from-a-sasquatch

Sasquatch sighting in California (1971)

A young guard posted outside an armory saw a large mass approaching and ordered it to halt. It proved to be a huge upright hair-covered creature running at inhuman speed that threw him to the ground unconscious. His relief later found him incoherent with his rifle nearly bent in two.

Full-body sighting
1970–1979 The Dalles, Oregon #f6d857df-e3db-48c7-adaf-4d0fa463d47c

Sasquatch sighting near The Dalles, Oregon (1970)

In the 1970s a man rabbit hunting in The Dalles reportedly shot one in the face. He said it did not do much harm, only making it go back a bit.

Full-body sighting
1970–1979 Albany, Oregon #f6d857df-e3db-48c7-adaf-4d0fa463d47c

Sasquatch sighting near Albany, Oregon (1970)

In the 1970s near Albany a mint farmer saw one during a period of many sightings. The creature reportedly jogged alongside the farmer's truck for a while and looked in.

Full-body sighting
1970–1979 Pennsylvania #0ad7e1d7-18bc-473d-a117-acc5b0bf0906

Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania (1970)

In the 1970s in Pennsylvania a landed or hovering orb was approached by a man and two neighbor kids who then saw two Bigfoot-like beings along a fence. Shots with tracer rounds had no effect. Police called investigator [name withheld], and the adult witness reportedly became possessed, howling in another voice, an episode said to be cassette-recorded.

Full-body sightingHowl