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Summer 1972 FT,STOCKTON, Pecos County, Texas Class A #7653

Two brothers have early morning encounter

On a bright early morning in summer 1972, the witness and his brother were sleeping at home when the witness noticed a large shadow at the window that remained about five minutes. After the brother woke and made a noise, the figure turned, showing a flat-faced profile and hunched posture, then walked away and was seen from the back door as covered in dark hair. The figure paused when they struck the glass, then continued leaving. A day later they found tracks behind the house leading toward the houses.

SilhouettePartial sightingVocalization
1972–1973 Willow River, Minnesota #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/h9CWCO0aJz0_MmRV_orjauxItOoBA_3DqdnFHvf8rVM

Vocalization near Willow River, Minnesota (1972)

The witness stopped to pick wild raspberries while walking back alone on a farm trail. He heard a low grunt and large movement in the patch, then ran down the trail while something crashed through the woods alongside him. The movement stopped when he stopped and resumed when he ran, and he did not see the source.

VocalizationFootstepsMovement only
1 October 1971 Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado Class B #1228

Youngster frightened by "monster" peeping in window

A young boy resting in the upper bunk of a small cabin heard a strange animal-like call followed by footsteps and rustling outside. When he looked through the open shutter window he saw a dark, very hairy face with glowing eyes staring in, which fled when he screamed. The family later estimated anything peering into that high window from the sloped ground would have to be about seven to eight feet tall, but they found no trace the next day.

Partial sightingVocalizationFootstepsEyeshine
August 1971 Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California Class B #1954

Brothers have strange experience above Strawberry

A group staying in a high-elevation pine forest reported repeated large footprints and strange nighttime sounds over an unspecified period. During one late-night episode, one person looking out from a shelter saw a large shape briefly enter moonlight and then leave. A very large size and long stride were reported for the shape and tracks.

TracksVocalizationAnimal behaviourPartial sighting
1 November 1970 Nashwauk, Itasca County, Minnesota Class A #28711

Memory told of seeing an upright figure walk into a shooting lane while hunting near Nashwauk

The witness was deer hunting from a stand when he heard an unfamiliar grunt. He watched a tall brown hair-covered figure approach to about 50 yards, yelled at it, and saw it turn to look before walking away toward cedars. He later returned with his father and estimated its height at about eight feet using nearby tree branches.

Full-body sightingVocalization
October 1970 Omak, Okanogan County, Washington Class B #50659

Young man has several possible day-time encounters near Moses Mountain in the '70s

In July 1977 the witness was helping a relative fix fence on a hill behind the ranch around noon. He and the relative saw two tall pine trees sway inside the fence line and then heard a loud yelling uhhing sound. A tall tree bent sharply and crashing movement through dense brush showed where a large animal was moving.

VocalizationMovement only
September 1970 Reno, Washoe County, Nevada Class B #5692

Father and son hear vocalizations on Peavine Mt

The witness, then ten, was accompanying a relative on a deer hunt on Peavine Mountain when both heard a long siren-like call from a shadowed draw to the west. The call lasted 15-20 seconds and was repeated multiple times, seeming to move farther away. The relative dismissed it as a fire-tower siren and ended the outing, and they left without further incident.

VocalizationPossible misidentification
4 April 1970 Scenic Washington Or Skykomish, King County, Washington Class B #2602

Loud vocalizations heard near Stevens Pass

The witness was walking alone on a spring morning near Scenic, Washington when an extremely loud sound was heard three times from about half a block away near old railroad bunkhouses. The sound was described as starting like a roar and rising to a shrill pitch, repeated with short pauses. The witness did not see the source and could not identify it as any known local animal.

VocalizationUnidentified sound
1970 Grantsville, Calhoun County, West Virginia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/FehuLvubnK9KtwJBrbKtRIhR4e32CZzQjhzuvX1Qopk

Sasquatch sighting near Grantsville, West Virginia (1970)

The guest and his younger brother were on summer vacation at their grandfather's hillside house in West Virginia. After the younger brother fled the back bedroom saying a hairy face had pushed through the unscreened window while sniffing the air, both boys ran outside and, in headlights reflected off the siding, watched a dark bipedal figure go down the rear embankment and crash through a dense briar thicket. The next morning their uncle turned pale when told and warned them to stay out of the back.

Partial sightingVocalizationFootstepsMovement only
1970–1979 Alpine, San Diego County, California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/05/10/sc-ep102-very-close-encounter-with-a-sasquatch

Vocalization near Alpine, California (1970)

A doctor in the Alpine area reported seeing several creatures on his property. On one night his wife fed chickens and later he heard a deep guttural voice mimicking her chicken call. A detective later cast tracks to support his claims.

VocalizationTracks
1970–1974 Rainier, Oregon #804840f3-2653-4f6e-998e-b89f4c7d6483

Sasquatch sighting near Rainier, Oregon (1970)

The witness describes three years of repeated encounters after his family moved onto a wooded hillside property. Four ape-like animals repeatedly approached the trailers, peered in windows, vocalized at night, left tracks, damaged structures, and killed livestock. The father shot the largest animal in the shoulder near the pump house, after which the animals moved faster and more cautiously but continued the activity. Forestry and law-enforcement visitors reportedly told the father to stop shooting, and timber workers and well drillers also encountered the animals.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingHowlVocalizationFootsteps +4
1970–1979 St Clair, Missouri #4d4eddad-a9e8-4c49-b10f-5995d8f9225e

Footsteps near St Clair, Missouri (1970)

The guest's sister said that in the 1970s she repeatedly heard something bipedal walking behind her house at night. The next morning her son found long reddish-brown hair on a barbed-wire fence where the sounds had been. In later years she has also reported howl-like vocalizations and heavy breathing from the woods and once made a phone recording.

FootstepsHairHowlVocalization
1970–1979 Tennessee #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/TSom5b4VZXPaXcHqhX6Okop_It5_GjCVQMhe6zJwH6s

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (1970)

The witness, recently out of the military, was fly-fishing with three relatives in a steep, remote river gorge. He turned to see an upright animal at close range that quickly climbed the steep bank to the ridgeline. The group then heard extremely loud guttural vocalizations and huffs, saw movement on the ridge, and had a large rock land in the water near them. They left at dusk and later agreed among themselves it had not been a bear despite one relative's dismissive explanation.

Partial sightingVocalizationRock throwingMovement only
1970–1979 California #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/I6n9Dlhaj2ac3zzQcBKURhFPfRrZmODZNOpz0vv2_aA

Unidentified sound in California (1970)

The witness was camping with two companions near a lake in Yosemite. After hearing cracking in brush in the afternoon, they heard a close loud roar rising to a high scream at night and smelled a wet-dog odor. Other campers said something ran past their tent, and the group stayed in the tent until sunrise then left without continuing their trip.

Unidentified soundVocalizationScreamOdorMovement only
1967 Ear Falls, Ontario #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/S20ftzITq_-sICYMgic1IxjP4d1lUqxBzu8YLWXHXgU

Sasquatch sighting near Ear Falls, Ontario (1967)

A group on a musky fishing trip in Canada heard loud roars from the woods that grew closer. Two giant black beasts emerged fighting, tumbling down the bank into shallow water, slapping, grappling and biting. One prevailed and left into the woods while the other lay motionless before later disappearing.

Full-body sightingVocalizationScream
Fall 1966 Weed, Siskiyou County, California Class A #1473

Family has early evening sighting near Weed

The family was finishing work at their bee yard in the evening when the father noticed a man-like figure standing by a tall stump. A very loud yipping yell was heard twice, the family dog reacted fearfully, and nearby coyotes fell silent. The figure loped away with dangling arms and long, sure-footed strides, and comparison to the stump afterward led the father to estimate it at about nine feet tall.

Full-body sightingVocalization
July 1965 Caseville, Huron County, Michigan Class A #5652

Apelike creature seen by children on a sand dune near Caseville

In summer 1965 the witness, then a child, joined other children searching sand dunes above Lake Huron after two children reported a frightening encounter. On a steep dune path in full moonlight she came face-to-face with a short orange-haired upright creature that growled, then grunted while swinging its arms and walking toward her. She fled to the beach and later learned her young sister had seen the same creature at close range from the side of the path.

Full-body sightingGrowlVocalizationAnimal behaviour
September 1964 Fairbanks County, Alaska Class A #1256

Witness observers 6 foot, shaggy, dark brown creature off Richardson Hwy

The witness was rabbit hunting along a dirt road when a very tall, shaggy dark brown figure appeared about 30 feet ahead, stared and grunted, then walked quietly into the woods. The witness did not feel threatened but turned back toward the car while hearing cracking branches and low-to-high tones from where the figure went. Some sounds were answered from the other side of the road, prompting the witness to walk faster.

Full-body sightingVocalization
August 1964 Between Crested Butte And Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado Class B #2553

Bowhunter and wife abandon deer when threatened by large, unseen animal

The witness and spouse were bow hunting in timber when something unseen followed them, starting and stopping as they moved. After the witness shot a deer, the follower vocalized loudly and thrashed brush and trees while pursuing them downhill. The pair abandoned the deer and left the timber, with the follower continuing to vocalize behind them to the timber edge.

VocalizationHowlScreamFootstepsTree break +1
Fall 1964 Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina Class B #5381

Solider describes late night encounter on Fort Jackson

While on a solo night escape-and-evasion march at Fort Jackson, the witness stopped at a fire-lane crossing around 2 a.m. in total darkness. Something approached, moved away after being challenged, made growling talk-like sounds, then approached again before crashing away through brush. Startled, the witness ran and eventually reached another soldier with a fire and truck.

VocalizationGrowlFootstepsMovement only