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1979 Merrill, Lincoln County, Wisconsin Class A #3005

While crossing a railroad track, witness sees creature covered in dark brown hair

The witness was walking home at dusk and paused at railroad tracks when noticing a tall hair-covered biped about 25 yards away looking into brush. The creature turned to look at the witness, who fled in fright across a busy highway. The witness recalls remaining terrified by the memory and being unsure what was seen.

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1979–1980 Minerva, Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/03/09/sc-ep85-sasquatch-passing-through

Footsteps near Minerva, Ohio (1979)

As a 12-year-old walking a lane at night, the witness heard something following on a ridge that stopped when he stopped. He saw something looking back at him and thought he saw red eyes. He ran to his grandmother's house and his father suggested it was probably a Sasquatch.

FootstepsPartial sightingEyeshine
1979–1982 Fort Defiance, Apache County, Arizona Class B #846

During his youth, this First Generation American heard several unusual sounds, on two different occasions

In mid-winter 1979, the witness and about five other children were playing outside in snow around midnight during a heavy snowfall on the Navajo reservation in northeastern Arizona. From the darkness they heard a loud terrible screaming mixed with roaring that continued on and off for about 15 minutes. No creature was seen. The witness later concluded the sound must have been a Bigfoot, noting it matched published recordings and local stories of sheep thefts.

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1979 Vermont #2796d1d3-3707-4612-9252-69f72b24c8e0

Sasquatch sighting in Vermont (1979)

The young witness sat against a large maple at dawn on opening morning while deer ran past. A huge hairy biped stood behind the tree with its hand on the trunk, growled with a low vibration, then chased after the deer at great speed. The witness soiled himself, vomited and left with his father, who also saw the creature and warned him never to tell.

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fall of 1979 Texas #f2cfb0d5-3d4e-41ff-9933-727cdfc7bcc5

Sasquatch sighting in Texas (1979)

The witness and his brother were hunting in river bottoms when the witness lay on a game trail. A tall hairy creature climbed the far bank, ate leaves, then walked into the field toward him. The witness fled on foot as the creature dropped to all fours and appeared to cut him off, then he found large tracks with his brother.

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1979–1980 Goshen, Virginia #850adcf0-7b4b-4557-a296-653b48f888a5

Sasquatch sighting near Goshen, Virginia (1979)

The witness, then a young child, was walking with a small group in a scout camp to look for deer tracks. He felt another presence on a parallel path, heard cracking noises and smelled skunk. He then saw a tall dark manlike silhouette 30-40 feet away watching the group before they moved on.

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1979–2003 Manchester, Red River County, Texas Class A #7168

Hunter and family has repeated encounters over two decades

In approximately 1992, a deer hunter watched a large bipedal animal through his rifle scope for 15-20 minutes from about 125-150 yards away. The animal stood still and appeared to watch him back until a branch snap to the left broke his attention, after which the animal disappeared. The hunter left the area quickly without attempting to shoot or follow.

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1979–1980 Splendora, Liberty County, Texas Class A #24905

Man recalls a late night encounter while parking in a remote area north of Splendora

Late on a spring night in 1979 or 1980, the witness had been parked in a truck on a pipeline with a companion for about 45 minutes. After hearing rustling ahead, the witness turned on the headlights and reported a very large hair-covered creature standing a few feet in front of the truck. The witness immediately reversed to leave, and when looking forward again the creature was gone.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
1979 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/76ReTlJvVdiWE8HKZqgF5lAvSNYtfnuuzEZ6U-fLi2Q

Paranormal encounter near Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (1979)

The guest returned home after closing a nightclub show and began choking with his throat closed. While struggling to breathe he saw his grandmother standing at the foot of the bed. He made a mental promise to live differently if he survived, then was able to inhale and passed out.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1979 Bosque County, Texas Class A #1527

A sighting by two hunters

In 1979 two companions were squirrel hunting along a dry creek bed in late afternoon when their dog became agitated and ran off. They then saw a very tall dark silhouette standing on the high creek bank about 80 yards away that stepped behind a tree and did not reappear. Frightened, they left the creek by a low spot and returned home, finding the dog hiding under the house.

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Fall 1979 Santee, Knox County, Nebraska Class A #1152

Hunter has evening sighting near Bazile Creek State Wildlife Management Area

The witness reported seeing a gray-haired, muscular biped standing on the edge of a ravine about 40 yards away. The being stood erect and turned its head side to side before looking at the witness, who ducked, and when the witness looked again it was gone. The sighting occurred in a wooded ravine area about an hour before sunset.

Full-body sighting
Winter 1979 Sidney, Richland County, Montana Class A #1695

Motorist sees long-haired upright animal walking across snow-covered road

On a winter night around 11:30 p.m., the witness was traveling home from work near Sidney, Montana when a tall light-haired biped crossed the highway ahead at the end of a coulee guardrail section and continued north without looking toward the witness. The figure was described as well over six feet tall with hair that was darker at the skin than at the tips. The witness was traveling alone, was frightened by the encounter, and did not return the next day to look for tracks in the snow.

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January 1979 Hiouchi Is Not Really A Town,so Crescent City Would Be Closer., Del Norte County, California Class A #12917

Vehicle passenger's daylight sighting near Hiouchi

The witness was riding as a passenger on a road toward town in the late morning when the driver pointed to the side. The witness then watched a very large, muscular, long-haired creature walk across an open dried creekbed, apparently unaware of the car. The side view was unobstructed but the face was not seen.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1979 Tillamook County, Oregon Class B #691

Crashing and snapping sounds heard by campers

Just after sunrise while camping beside a river, the witness and a companion heard breaking and crashing sounds moving through dense forest toward their tent. Heavy, slow footsteps approached to within a few feet behind the tent, paused, then moved away. The witness briefly followed on foot but saw nothing in the dense woods, and later found several small trees snapped or pushed over beyond a tangle of large fallen logs.

FootstepsTree breakUnidentified sound
Fall 1979 Klamath Falls, Jackson County, Oregon Class B #3820

Sasquatch evidence near Mount McLoughlin

The witness and a companion were hiking in fresh snow with no prior tracks ahead. They found very large human-like tracks with a long stride and followed them about two miles. Near a turn the tracks stopped, snow clumps rolled down an embankment and brush moved as if something had just jumped uphill, and the pair left quickly.

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23 December 1978 Germantown, Mason County, Kentucky Class A #79768

Dairy farmer (former Marine) sees line of bigfoots (7) on his farm 10 miles west of Maysville

A dairy farmer preparing to milk cows in late afternoon saw seven [name withheld] upright figures moving single file across a distant ridgeline. The lead figure paused and faced the witness while the others continued down toward a wooded creek area. When the witness started toward the area, nearby heifers stampeded past him, and he decided not to follow and returned to the house.

Full-body sighting
18 December 1978 Florence, Lane County, Oregon Class A #10977

Lady walking with dog has lengthy, close nighttime encounter

Late at night a witness walking with a dog watched a tall silhouetted figure approach along a ridge. The dog ran ahead then retreated in distress, while the figure paused, crouched, approached closer, then sprinted to cover. Later from concealment it gave two loud screams, and next morning the witness found a line of large forefoot prints.

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16 December 1978 Avery, Calaveras County, California Class B #5477

Teenager has a nighttime close encounter and then sees tracks in the snow in Avery

The witness spent a winter night sleeping on a couch in an unfinished hillside cabin while two dogs slept nearby. During the night a large-sounding movement was heard outside that agitated the dogs for about fifteen minutes, but the witness did not look outside. The next morning the witness found a line of large five-toed footprints in snow that appeared to pass the cabin, step over a barbed-wire fence, and jump a creek before continuing uphill, but heavy snow later covered them.

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December 1978 St. James/Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri Class B #21660

Woman describes childhood incidents -- possible tracks and vocalization near outside rural home near St.James/Rolla

The witness and relatives moved into a secluded house surrounded by woods on Christmas Day. The next morning the witness noticed large footprints in fresh snow that led from the woods around the side of the house to the high front windows. A relative went outside and noted the prints were much larger than his own feet but dismissed them as boots.

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December 1978 5 Miles N Of Greenfields, Dade County, Missouri Class B #48156

Duck hunter recalls hearing possible vocalizations from three individuals on Stockton Lake

While duck hunting from a canoe on a lake in the early morning, the witness heard very loud sustained calls from three different directions at varying distances. The calls were repeated in turn several times and were described as indicating very large lung capacity. The witness later became convinced the sounds matched published descriptions of Bigfoot calls.

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