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March 1969 Washington County, Oregon Class A #700

Man spots Bigfoot in field

The witness was driving a spray rig along an orchard boundary and scanning a neighboring field when a tall dark figure was seen walking about 100-150 yards away. The witness stopped the vehicle and watched from the hood as the figure moved with a smooth human-like stride into a walnut grove and did not reappear. A few days later the witness estimated the figure's height from a comparison tree and found no footprints on the hard soil.

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July 1968 California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/02/17/sc-ep17-ten-feet-away-from-a-sasquatch

Sasquatch sighting in California (1968)

A treasure hunter prospecting in the desert saw a figure he first thought was another prospector, then realized was a giant ape-like man. He said he had only a small pistol and fired shots that went over it, after which it turned its head toward him and left.

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20 October 1967 Del Norte County, California Class A #1563

Two men on horseback film a bigfoot as it retreats out of the creek bed and into the woods. The footage is referred to as the Patterson-Gimlin footage, named after the two men who obtained it

Two witnesses on horseback following a creek-bottom trail reported seeing a bigfoot drinking from the creek. The creature stood up and walked away while one witness filmed its retreat with a handheld movie camera. Investigators later visited the site and measured tracks to estimate the figure's height.

Full-body sighting
July 1965 California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/02/17/sc-ep17-ten-feet-away-from-a-sasquatch

Sasquatch sighting in California (1965)

A young boy walking home was attacked when a creature jumped out. The telling then describes someone grabbed through a car window who sped away and left the creature behind, though the transcript mixes pronouns and may combine two incidents.

Full-body sightingVehicle contact
1965–1969 Washington #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Jh5JPYQ3ePv96RxbTgrqvTtJOsXWokYUpsgrtT9JYMI

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1965)

A young girl playing in a campground baseball field noticed everyone running toward camp. She turned to find a huge gorilla-like creature two or three feet away staring down at her. She ran in a circle around it while locked on its eyes until called, then fled to camp as the creature walked back into the woods without growling or baring teeth.

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1960–1979 Pennsylvania #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Jh5JPYQ3ePv96RxbTgrqvTtJOsXWokYUpsgrtT9JYMI

Dogman sighting in Pennsylvania (1960)

A young man parked with his girlfriend watched a herd of elk rush past the car, then felt something push the back of the car. He opened the door, turning on the dome light, and came face to face with a tall upright wolf-like creature snarling and drooling. His girlfriend screamed that a second one was stepping out behind it, and he got back in and drove away.

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1960–1969 British Columbia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/uclvx_fyhzI7g7jxKcWdauGJG-UABLHWk49O0iH_7VM

Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (1960)

A prospector in British Columbia in the 1960s saw a creature standing upright across a pond. It rocked back and forth with hands and arms swinging slowly. The witness emphasized the hands were as large as canoe paddles.

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1960–1969 British Columbia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/09/10/sc-ep361-dr-john-a-bindernagel

Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (1960)

The guest recalls a 1960s report with an eyewitness drawing by a prospector in British Columbia. The creature was described as standing upright across a pond, rocking and swinging its arms, with hands noted as large as canoe paddles.

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October 1955 British Columbia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/emxwtZ2Fw-5pmgp2LbbBKp6yQuE0M6VuF9UCVxWFsX0

Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (1955)

A hunter watched a hair-covered female-like biped strip leaves and eat, approach within 20 feet, notice him, then walk away while making a half-laugh vocalization. He chose not to shoot and later examined feeding and sleeping signs.

Full-body sightingVocalization
1953 Kathmandu #c5faa337-7046-492d-8698-08b16a318533

Cryptid sighting near Kathmandu (1953)

Two trekkers ahead of their porters rested on rocks in misty woods when they heard cries and roars. A five-foot upright monkey-like creature with a tail confronted them, joined by several others, one carrying a baby. The men fired shots overhead until porters arrived and the animals dispersed.

Full-body sightingVocalization
1948 England #33db6b85-451f-4baa-96d7-4703182f29e5

Dogman sighting in England (1948)

Two or more boys playing near burial mounds on high ground on a summer evening came upon a dog-like man crouched with its back to a tree looking at something in its hands. When it lifted its head and looked at them they ran away and the witness never saw it again.

Full-body sighting
1934 British Columbia #59321171-6806-4d6d-8ffe-b5c669b83190

Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (1934)

A woman washing clothes in a river in British Columbia heard a close buzzing like a hummingbird. She turned to see a Bigfoot nearby and covered her eyes, believing the sound aided hypnotism. The account is presented as a 1934 Canadian report.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
10 July 1924 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/09/03/sc-ep357-1924-ape-canyon

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)

During daytime one miner returning from the spring found a large creature in brush near the cabin. Others poured out and fired many rounds, estimated at sixteen to eighteen. The creature ended up at the cliff edge and fell or climbed down into the canyon.

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10 July 1924 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/09/03/sc-ep357-1924-ape-canyon

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)

Five miners were sleeping in their log cabin when multiple creatures attacked through the night. The beings threw rocks, tried to force the door, climbed on the roof, and dug underneath. At dawn the creatures left, and the shaken men hiked out to get help.

Full-body sightingRock throwingDoor or window contactProperty disturbanceTracks
July 1924 Washington #0ad7e1d7-18bc-473d-a117-acc5b0bf0906

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)

Five miners in 1924 reported poltergeist-like activity around their mine and cabin, including voices, machinery sounds, an apported pencil and isolated footprints. After one miner reportedly shot a creature, several creatures allegedly attacked the cabin at night throwing rocks and trying to enter. Only left footprints were reported the next morning.

Full-body sightingTracksRock throwingProperty disturbanceVocalization
1972 or 1973 Place not stated Related account #9253

Sasquatch sighting

The witness reports an earlier encounter with a huge light-brown upright animal eating berries in a ditch that crossed the road and disappeared into the bush.

Full-body sighting
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #17456

Sasquatch sighting

In Ohio an unrelated man reportedly found deer legs arranged in an overhang cave and then had a close encounter with a sasquatch.

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25th, nighttime Place not stated Related account #1186

Sasquatch sighting

Another local resident reported seeing a gorilla-like animal standing on its hind legs two or three times.

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Date unknown Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut Related account #58379

Sasquatch sighting near Torrington, Connecticut

The witness told an investigator he saw something upright on two legs run across the field within a hundred yards, moving fast and effortlessly before vanishing into timber.

Full-body sighting
At 25 years of age Point Pleasant, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Related account #19170

Sasquatch sighting near Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania

The witness, aged 25, tent-camped with her husband and dog when the ground shook and they later saw a large man-like figure cross a field into a cornfield at night.

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