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1977 Arnold, California #469f1cca-9e52-44d4-9757-43bb47d1202c

Howl near Arnold, California (1977)

The witness and a companion were on a deer-hunting trip and had parked to sleep in the bed of a truck. Late at night they heard a loud howl followed by rapid gibberish and saw a dark shape in the road that stood and moved away with smooth motion. After returning to the truck and falling asleep, the witness was awakened by the truck rocking and heard something move alongside the vehicle before kicking scattered camp gear and walking away.

HowlChatterFull-body sightingFootstepsVehicle contact +1
1976 Flintville, Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/02/10/show-notes-with-shannon-encounter-stories-and-open-phone-lines

Vehicle contact near Flintville, Tennessee (1976)

A woman told police a large hairy figure broke her car antenna, jumped on the roof, and bounced up and down.

Vehicle contact
1976 Port Alberni, British Columbia #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/11/20/sc-ep275-first-nations-encounters-with-sasquatch-part-2

Sasquatch sighting near Port Alberni, British Columbia (1976)

A logger driving back toward the log landing in sun glare struck one of two hair-covered figures on the road. The struck creature fell into the ditch moaning while the larger one approached. Both then pounded the pickup, smashing the windshield before the driver fled. Managers later ordered the truck flattened and buried to conceal the incident.

Full-body sightingVehicle contactVocalization
6 December 1975 Hood River County, Oregon Class A #671

Creature seen crossing in front of witnesses car

While driving east on the interstate at night in rain, the occupants of a car and surrounding traffic slowed for a tall dark figure running on and across the highway. The witness viewed the figure at close range from the passenger window and described eye contact and an expression of fear before it struck an oncoming pickup camper, ran up an embankment, and entered the trees.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingVehicle contact
October 1975 Salida, Colorado #cafe23b1-d981-48b0-967f-a80c345fc358

Vehicle contact near Salida, Colorado (1975)

The witness and the witness's father drove to a mountain quarry to sleep in their vehicle for a morning deer hunt. In the middle of the night something slammed the side of the heavy truck and rocked it violently. The father rushed to the driver's seat and drove fast for about 100 miles to the next town, later saying only that a face had looked through the truck window.

Vehicle contactPartial sighting
1 November 1974 Columbus, Indiana #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/yACcTYjnJtaTJHny5xswFcHifrrOYuZI7FaI0hSnIvk

Sasquatch sighting near Columbus, Indiana (1974)

Two women stopped in Mill Race Park in the evening to eat and talk when a very tall creature came from the woods to their car. It beat on the windshield and tried to bite through the glass while they screamed, then the driver started the car and they fled to report it to police.

Partial sightingDoor or window contactVehicle contactOdor
1974 Davie, Florida #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/02/03/sc-ep295-the-creature-was-hit-by-the-police-car

Sasquatch sighting near Davie, Florida (1974)

A few nights later a loud scream and shotgun blasts came from a cattle rancher's property. While following a deputy's patrol car, the witnesses saw the creature run from the dark and be struck, stopping the car. It got up limping, struck the hood, screamed, and left toward the swamp. At the pasture the prize bull was found dead with its torso in one place and head about 100 yards away, followed by an all-night search with dogs and helicopters that found nothing.

Full-body sightingVehicle contactProperty disturbanceScream
August 1969 Alleen, Little River County, Arkansas Class A #1944

Family has multiple encounters with white bigfoot creature

A family was camping by a river when the mother went behind the truck at night and saw a whitish upright creature at close range. She ran screaming to the others, and the family hurriedly broke camp while an older brother fired shots as the creature circled and crossed the road. Afterwards they found three-toed footprints near the truck and a large dent where the creature had struck the vehicle, then left immediately.

Full-body sightingEyeshineTracksVehicle contact
1920 Snyder County, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Snyder County (1920)

A motorist traveling toward town was allegedly leapt upon by the mysterious gorilla-like animal. Armed only with a small penknife, he resisted, and a second passing motorist joined to beat off the attack.

Full-body sightingVehicle contactHistorical account
1901 Bridgeville, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Bridgeville, Pennsylvania (1901)

A man riding a bicycle at night was attacked by a gorilla that threw him from the machine and struck him with a fist. He fired a revolver twice and escaped to a nearby town, arriving unable to speak with torn clothing and a head wound. A large posse formed to capture the animal.

Full-body sightingVehicle contactHistorical account
BFRO YEAR: 1970-71 Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Class B #1163

Annapolis resident sees 9-10ft shadowy figure in driveway at 1:30am

The witness's brother spent the night alone in a camper parked in the driveway. Around 1:30 a.m. he watched a shadow move across the curtained window and translucent roof, apparently cast by a neighbor's porch light, as something slowly circled the camper while lightly tapping its sides. The next morning the family found fingerprint smudges, a large handprint, and large toeprints in spilled sand.

SilhouetteVehicle contactHandprintTracks
On the first night of camping Gilbertsville, Trigg County, Kentucky Related account #57777

Vehicle contact near Gilbertsville, Kentucky

On the previous night, something hard struck the truck with a metallic clang and sticks were heard falling in the woods.

Vehicle contactUnidentified sound
Date unknown Dennison/Leesville, Harrison County, Ohio Related account #4950

Vehicle contact near Dennison/Leesville, Ohio

Something struck the side of a Winnebago parked on the property with enough force to knock items off a table inside.

Vehicle contact
During the month of October 2013 around 8 PM Lake Helen, Volusia County, Florida Related account #40901

Vehicle contact near Lake Helen, Florida

The teenaged daughter sitting in a parked car had the car violently shaken and pushed down from the front without seeing the cause.

Vehicle contact
around that very same time Esto, Holmes County, Florida Related account #115

Vehicle contact near Esto, Florida

A preacher reportedly had a creature chase his car around the same time and place as the main event.

Vehicle contact
BFRO YEAR: 1971-72 Homestead, Dade County, Florida Class B #1719

Possible collision with vehicle outside Homestead

Early one Saturday morning in 1971 or 1972 the witness was driving south on US 27 when he stopped at a fresh single-car wreck with law enforcement present. He saw a car with a crushed front fender and overheard officers remark that no one could have walked away from such an impact and about a bear moving unusually. He did not see any animal himself but later heard a radio news report saying the driver claimed to have hit a Florida Skunk Ape that officers chased into a thicket.

Vehicle contact
This past July or August Burnsville, Mississippi #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/01/26/sc-ep75-looking-back-over-the-last-75-shows

Sasquatch sighting near Burnsville, Mississippi

The driver broke down on a rainy highway and was working in the back of a tall cargo van. A snorting sound came from outside, and a large hairy face appeared inches away in the open door. The creature vibrated the van with a loud growl, reacted to a pistol, then left. Lightning revealed two more figures nearby, and the driver fired and fled to town.

Partial sightingVocalizationOdorVehicle contact
summer of 2000, late maybe 1 or 2 a.m. Urbana, Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/bRI7PtIHlrwhbK9Q6iC7rVENHnXc-aFK_I4aGTEO6Sg

Sasquatch sighting near Urbana, Ohio

After partying at a private lake, the guest drove out late and struck a two-foot hairy juvenile that ran into his car's headlight. He heard a thump, slowed, then heard a loud roar from the woods and fled. While circling back behind the lake he heard growling and movement following through the woods and sped away.

Road crossingPartial sightingVehicle contactScreamGrowl +1
BFRO YEAR: 1959 or 60 Tebbetts, Callaway County, Missouri Class A #9941

Couple has car shaken and sees large animal up close near Tebbetts

The witness and a date were parked in a car in the woods on a fall evening when the car shook and a huge face appeared at the driver window at very close range. After starting the car and turning on headlights, they saw the animal on all fours on the passenger side apparently avoiding the light, then dash about 35 feet in front of the car into the woods where it stood up. The creature was described as over 7 feet tall, brown, fast-moving, and left muddy handprints and scratches on the car before the witnesses left for town.

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about two weeks ago Norton, Kansas #2d7f3652-190c-4075-abe1-623c27c3e4c9

Cryptid sighting near Norton, Kansas

The witness was driving in the morning when something struck the rear of the car. Looking in the mirrors, she saw a large long-haired quadruped with a human-like face running across the road through open fields. She chose not to stop and continued driving.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingVehicle contact