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Memory shared of a daylight sighting while searching for bottles along a rural road outside Garrett
The witness and two companions were collecting bottles along a shaded dirt road in the evening when they heard an extremely loud scream-like roar and noticed a strong odor. They got into their vehicle and drove uphill about 300 yards before looking back. They saw a tall hair-covered biped standing in the road in sunlight before leaving the area.
Sasquatch sighting near Willow River, Minnesota (1972)
While fleeing the farm on foot, the witness left the gravel road and became stuck in deep swamp muck and water. A large hairy bipedal female emerged from the tree line, waded to him, lifted him by his jacket, carried him back to the roadside ditch, and left. The farm operator arrived shortly after and transported the witness back to the farm.
creature seen coming up out of a dry irrigation ditch
The witness was riding as a front-seat passenger in a car of teenagers driving slowly on a country road at night with headlights off. When the driver switched the headlights on, those in the front seat noticed a large hair-covered human-like creature emerging from a deep roadside ditch about 20 feet away. The driver drove away quickly while the witness kept watching the still creature, which had wide eyes and an open mouth, as they passed.
Memory told of a close encounter while deer hunting east of Salem
While hunting from a tree stand shortly after sunrise, the witness saw a frightened deer run by followed by two upright hairy figures. One figure came within about 15-20 feet, stared face-to-face at eye level for 10-15 seconds and emitted a deep growl before leaving. The witness fled toward a nearby farmhouse, fired a rifle shot overhead and shouted, while movement and noise paralleled him in the woods.
Daylight sighting by squirrel hunter outside Sarepta
The witness was squirrel hunting along a creek when dogs approached from the opposite bank. A hair-covered biped broke through brush, slid toward the water, climbed back up, looked toward the witness, then jogged north out of sight. The dogs stopped barking and did not follow the trail to the creek.
Small group observed in a remote part of Essex County Swamp, around noon
Two teenagers walking west along a feeder stream around midday saw four dark creatures about 75 yards away on and around the stream bank. The largest stood about eight feet tall while the others were sitting, lying, and standing in the water, and the group watched the witnesses for a few minutes. The pair ran east to a power-line cut and then south to a highway, went home, and told only their parents.
Woman recounts childhood sighting behind her house near Lake Charles
The witness was playing on the back screen door at home in the evening while food was cooking inside. From about 50 feet away under a bright light, the witness watched a tall reddish-haired biped rip open a metal trash can and dig through garbage for about 20 minutes. A parent then pulled the children inside and shut the door, and the next morning trash was scattered and the lid was bent.
Campers have daylight sighting near Leadville
The witness was camping with family and climbed a hill with cousins, rolling rocks from the top. They heard crashing in aspens across a ravine and saw a tall, long-haired figure standing on two legs about 300 feet away watching them for several minutes. After watching it rock back and forth, the group ran back down the hill. The witness maintains decades later that it was not a bear.
Witness observed creature walking up a hill
The witness was resting on a mountainside overlooking a valley and lake when they noticed a large dark figure emerge from trees at the bottom. The figure climbed a steep clear-cut hill in about a minute without stopping, swinging its arms with hands appearing below the knees. It continued over the top and into the trees. The witness emphasized its large size, dark color, and unusually fast steady pace.
Teenager views runner covered in hair near Michigamme
The witness was riding a motorbike slowly down an overgrown track when the route opened into a clearing. About 30 yards ahead, a very tall dark-brown figure ran left to right at full speed with pumping arms. The witness watched for about five seconds, then turned around and rode several miles back to a family cabin.
Late night sighting by children at a home in Calcutta
Late at night the witness and a friend went downstairs for a snack and switched on a light by a large window that lit the backyard. They saw a large bipedal creature walking away from the house, which briefly turned its upper body toward the light before leaving the illuminated area. Both ran back to the bedroom and stayed there until morning, and the witness found large depressions in the grass the next day.
Nightime sighting by motorists near Boring
The witness and a companion were driving at night when a large hair-covered upright figure entered the road ahead of them in the headlights. It reportedly paused to look toward them, then ran down the road before leaving up an embankment. The occupants exited the car but saw nothing further.
Man describes childhood incident on Steam Valley Mountain. He was quietly observed at close range from opposite side of small stream
The witness, then a young child, was building a small dam in a stream after a relative left to find larger rocks downstream. A large hairy creature appeared standing across the stream a few feet away and stared at the witness without moving. When the witness looked away to call for help, the creature disappeared, and both children fled without checking for prints.
Man recalls childhood sighting near Allison Park
Two companions sitting on a pipeline corridor heard alternating bird-like calls and wood-knock sounds for about 20 minutes that grew louder and seemed to come from very close by. When they stood to look, they saw a tall grey-haired animal about 20-30 yards away staring at them. Both the witnesses and the animal immediately fled, with the animal crashing in a straight line uphill through the woods.
Sighting and vocalizations at a home in Wayne National Forest
Late at night two companions were watching TV in a mobile home when they heard a noise at the front. The witness looked through the door window and described a large face peering in that then screamed and pushed away. Both went out the back and watched the figure step over a barbed-wire fence and run away hunched over with very long arms. A next-day search found no tracks, but they measured the door window at seven and a half feet above the ground.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1971)
In 1971 the nine-year-old witness and other children rode bikes toward a house where a bear was reported looking in windows. A large black hairy creature crossed the road in front of them and went down a trail toward their woods fort. The witness followed, confronted it at close range, saw a muscular creature with a blonde head patch and expressionless face, then yelled for the others to retreat and ran home.
Witness recalls face to face encounter with creature near Myrtle Point
In 1971 the witness was alone watching TV at the parents' rural house near Myrtle Point. After hearing dogs bark, smelling a strong foul odor, and hearing footsteps on an outside plank, she saw a tall hunched hairy female figure pass a glass door. The figure stopped, turned toward her and made eye contact, after which she fainted and was later found on the floor by her parents. Her father searched outside with a flashlight but found nothing.
Memory told of seeing a tall figure on a rock embankment at night near Crossville
The witness had pulled over at night and was outside the vehicle with a companion when movement on a rock cliff across the road caught attention. The witness watched a tall, dark, hair-covered upright figure with a broad torso for several seconds before it turned and disappeared silently. The companion reportedly saw only a brief shadowy movement, and a next-day check of the spot found nothing unusual.
Memory told of a nighttime road crossing near Coal City
The witness was driving west late at night when a 6-foot-tall hairy creature stepped into the road. It crossed slowly about 50 yards in front of the vehicle and showed no fear. The creature was described with reddish-orange hair, massive legs, long arms, and eyes that shone emerald green in the headlights.
Road crossing sighting in a farm area near Maynard; other incidents in vicinity
Four college students were driving slowly on a snow-covered road at night when a large hair-covered biped came from a field toward the road. It stepped over fences and ditches and crossed in front of their car from right to left without looking at them. The occupants watched it continue into the opposite field and drove on without stopping to look for it.