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Childhood Sighting Near a House in the Okanagan
Early one summer morning in 1974, the witness, then a child, looked out a bedroom window overlooking Okanagan Lake and saw a very tall, dark, thick-bodied figure standing by the house's sliding glass door. After standing motionless briefly, the figure turned and walked across the lawn into the orchard and out of sight. No one else in the house saw it.
Man has sighting near Alturas
The witness was camping by a pond with family and stayed up late by the campfire. Around 1 a.m. he heard noise in the cattails across the pond and approached with a flashlight. A tall hair-covered figure stood up, screeched, faced him briefly, then walked toward the forest like a man. He later found flattened cattails and a strong urine odor at the spot.
Unusual incident... a horseback rider's close encounter
The witness was riding a horse on a wooded dirt road at dusk when the horse became agitated. After hearing rustling and a loud scream, the witness saw eyes and then a large upright creature that lunged out and seized the saddle. Face to face with the creature, the witness clung to the horse's neck as it bolted without looking back. The saddle was later described as torn with deep gouges.
Camper sees sasquatch across Snake River
The witness was resting in front of a house when they noticed a creature near the top of a ridge across a river. The creature covered the last stretch to the ridgeline in a few strides, then faced the witness with hands on hips for several seconds before walking down the far side with a swaying gait. The witness ran inside to get a scoped gun for observation, but relatives present did not believe the account.
Woman recalls multiple witness daylight sighting on Shawnigan Lake
Five girls were walking in the woods when they heard crashing from across a meadow and hid to watch. They observed a very tall, hairy bipedal figure with long arms approaching, noticing a foul smell. After one cousin made a noise, the figure was startled and walked back into the woods, and the girls ran home.
Security policeman has nighttime sighting at Myrtle Beach Air Force Base
While on night patrol as a military security officer, the witness turned vehicle headlights back on in a curve and illuminated a large hairy human-like creature mid-stride. The creature leapt over a roadside ditch and disappeared into the treeline within about three seconds. The witness reported the encounter to a supervisor, who advised against filing an official report.
Two teenage girls have daytime encounter on Big Sur Coast
In early spring 1974, the witness and a same-aged companion were sitting on the sand at a Big Sur beach campground. The witness looked toward the mountainside and saw a large dark bipedal figure running rapidly downhill over steep rugged terrain. After alerting her companion, who also glimpsed the figure as it entered the treeline, both girls fled to the campground. The sighting lasted an estimated 10 to 15 seconds on a sunny late morning.
Two brothers see and verbally confront upright, walking, hairy creature
Two brothers on an early morning run outside town saw an upright, fully hairy creature cross the road onto a gravel road. After one shouted, the creature turned to face them in a brief standoff of about 45 seconds, then walked away around a bend. Minutes later they found large barefoot tracks in light snow and noted a slight lingering odor.
Witness recounts he and his friend's encounters with a strange creature along with strange sounds and footprint finds
Early one morning while still dark, the witness and a companion walking to the bus stop noticed a dark cone-shaped mound under a street lamp about 300 feet away. The shape stood up and walked toward the end of the street, then turned, picked something from the ground, and entered a strip of woods. The witness estimated it was about seven feet tall, very thin with wide hips, long arms, and a pointed crest on its head.
Man recalls childhood experience with bigfoot
When 11 years old, the witness was playing near the woods at dusk and felt repeatedly drawn to look at the tree line. The witness noticed a dark pear-shaped form just inside the woods that resembled a bushy shrub. After staring, the shape stood up and walked down into a streambed and up the other side into the forest. The frightened witness ran inside reporting a monster.
Blacksmith recalls seeing a creature come down a mountainside and shares a sketch he drew
Two teenagers were collecting nightcrawlers behind a rural house just after dark when they heard something moving down through dense briars on a nearby logging road. The witness shone a flashlight and watched a very tall, muscular, hair-covered animal move past about 60 feet away for several seconds. The pair were frightened, and the next day they used a sapling to estimate its height at nine feet.
Recollection of setting up camp and observing a tall bi-pedal animal running near Palm Beach Gardens
While setting up camp in the late afternoon near a wooded area with a man-made canal and large dirt pile, the witness saw a very tall, brown-haired bipedal figure run across an open field about 100 yards away. The figure paused to look toward the group, then ran quickly up the steep dirt pile, paused to look again, and disappeared over the other side. The group decided not to remain to camp that night.
Memory told of a large hairy biped approaching a family as they dumped their garbage near Waukeenah
Relatives stopping at a communal trash dump in daylight saw a very large, naked, reddish-brown hair-covered male figure emerge from the tree line about 70 feet away. The figure growled and grunted as it approached quickly to within about 30 feet, emitting a strong rotten odor. The family retreated to their car and drove away. The reporter states he was reportedly present but has no memory of the incident.
Afternoon sighting by youth along isolated road near Leiper's Fork
The witness and a companion parked their mini bike and walked down a farm path while looking for fishing bait. About 30 to 40 yards away, the witness saw a hairy, stocky creature standing bent over and moving its arms through a patch of May apple. Both individuals ran while the creature watched them, then it reportedly resumed its prior activity.
Sasquatch sighting near Ohio Pyle, Pennsylvania (1974)
A woman living in a mountain cabin heard cans knocked about and found a huge hairy creature on her porch with arms raised. She fired a shotgun and it vanished in a flash of light, while a relative encountered several similar beings on the road and a large hovering object was seen over the woods.
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.
Sasquatch sighting near Graham, Washington (1974)
At dusk the witness's dog barked at the tree line by the barn and then fled past him. The witness pushed through limbs into a clearing and saw a huge upright thing moving leaves with its foot. A second one then came around from behind him.
Sasquatch sighting near Bushkill Falls, Pennsylvania (1974)
The witness was riding as a passenger with his mother after visiting vacant family land in the fall. On a curving mountain road he noticed a small white figure sitting in saplings near the road edge. As the car passed it turned its body and head to watch the wheels go by, leaving a lasting impression he later interpreted as a young white Sasquatch.
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.
Sasquatch sighting near Davie, Florida (1974)
About a week after the first sighting, gunshots were heard from the nearby horse stable. The witness rode over and learned a large creature had grabbed a wild horse from behind. The horse kicked free, jumped the corral, and fled while the rancher shot at the creature. Next day the horse showed hand-like pressure marks, not claw scratches, on its hindquarters.