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

Sasquatch sighting near Columbus, Indiana (1974)

Four teenage girls were at Mill Race Park in the afternoon when one spotted a large green hairy bipedal creature between trees near the boat ramp. The group fled the park immediately and reported the sighting to law enforcement.

Partial sighting
November 1974 Brookings, Curry County, Oregon Class A #13729

Logging crew has daytime sighting

Four coworkers at a cable logging site noticed movement across a canyon. Two of them watched the subject for about 15 minutes through a rifle scope from about 2500 feet away. They described an upright two-legged figure with broad shoulders, reddish-brown hair and a pointed head moving unhurriedly toward a ridge until it disappeared. After work they discussed the sighting and concluded it was a bigfoot.

Full-body sighting
October 1974 St. Marys, Auglaize County, Ohio Class A #3385

Raccoon hunter in a corn field is knocked down by a large animal running from coon hunters.

Four people were coon hunting with hounds on a full-moon night in late fall and were walking out toward the truck when the dogs bolted. The witness, left alone in standing corn, heard a loud scream approaching and was knocked down by a bent-over thing carrying a deer on its shoulder, which dropped the deer and fled. The group found the deer alive but severely injured with a twisted hind leg and broken antlers; a responding game warden shot it and released it to them, and dressing showed a dislocated hip, broken backbone and badly bruised meat.

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October 1974 (removed At Witness's Request), Holt County, Nebraska Class A #20870

Sighting and other observations along the Niobrara River

In fall 1974 the witness was bowhunting and driving along the Niobrara River when he stopped to check a ravine. He saw a tall coal-colored hairy creature about 40 to 50 feet away watching him for about two seconds before it turned and ran south up the ravine on two feet. He stayed parked a few minutes afterward and initially told no one.

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October 1974 Quartz Hill, Los Angeles County, California Class A #1742

Two young men have a face to face encounter

The witness and his cousin heard noises outside the house for about 20 minutes and went into the backyard with a flashlight. They saw a tall hair-covered figure standing just beyond a six-foot fence staring at them. After a few seconds they ran back inside frightened. The next morning they found two deep impressions in the sandy soil beyond the fence.

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October 1974 Woodinville, King County, Washington Class A #24562

Man remembers running home when he and his friend spot a tall hairy creature near Woodinville

The witness and a companion were catching crawdads among ponds near a wooded hillside on a rainy afternoon. The witness looked upslope and saw a tall dark upright figure moving uphill. The witness shouted and ran toward home, with the companion following after also seeing the figure. The encounter lasted only seconds.

Full-body sighting
1 October 1974 Dee, Hood River County, Oregon Class B #1446

Deer hunters find footprints near Wahtum Lake

While deer hunting with three family members near Whatum Lake, the witness found and followed a trackway of huge human-like footprints. Near where the tracks crossed a road the group found berry-filled scat, and later found another set of similar tracks in an old burn area. No creature was seen; the group concluded the tracks were from bigfoot.

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16 September 1974 Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan Class A #10151

Motorist has nighttime sighting of animal near Marshall

The witness was driving a rural road at night for work when he stopped to watch an upright creature on the roadside that appeared to be smelling and examining possible roadkill. He watched from his vehicle for about three minutes in his headlights as the creature stood up and walked toward him to within about ten feet. The creature then turned away, walked into the ditch and woods, and the witness drove away and avoided the road afterward.

Full-body sighting
14 September 1974 Syringa, Idaho County, Idaho Class B #9954

Elk hunters find footprints on Stanley Butte

The witness was elk hunting on horseback in the Idaho wilderness with a companion when their horses became unmanageable near a ridgetop. They discovered very large fresh human-like footprints in snow that did not look like bear tracks. After moving away, they learned that two hunters camped in the next valley had abandoned camp after reporting a screaming animal throwing logs and destroying their camp.

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September 1974 Wakefield, Washington County, Rhode Island Class A #6496

Bicycling student has night encounter

Late at night the witness stopped under a streetlight while biking back to school to fix a brake. He heard loud bipedal footsteps approaching, then saw a white-haired gorilla-like creature about 20-25 feet away. The creature chased him briefly, moving bipedally and on its knuckles, before stopping, swaying, and climbing over a rock wall. The witness rode to a nearby house and waited until morning.

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September 1974 Lakeland, Polk County, Florida Class A #11812

Twilight sighting on the west side of Lakeland

Two people were sitting outside watching the sunset when they heard muffled tapping like wood being chopped from behind a house across the street. They stood to look and then watched a very large upright monkey-like animal climb a pine, jump to another tree, pause briefly, and jump down from an estimated 20 feet.

Full-body sightingWood knock
September 1974 Ash Grove, Greene County, Missouri Class A #9502

Young horse rider has daytime sighting near Ash Grove

The witness, then ten, was riding a horse to collect cows for evening milking when the horse refused to advance, stamping and snorting. A large dark humanoid stood up from behind a small cedar tree about 60 to 70 yards away, walked several upright strides, and hopped the back fence. The horse then bolted back to the barn, and a later search with relatives found nothing.

Full-body sighting
September 1974 Dos Rios, Mendocino County, California Class A #7860

Hunter has daytime sighting near Dos Rios

The witness was deer hunting alone in a canyon when he spotted a nude human-like figure coming up the canyon from a long distance. He watched it through a riflescope and then with the naked eye as it reached about 80 yards across the canyon, briefly entering manzanita brush and then reappearing to continue uphill. He described a tall, slender, muscular hair-covered figure walking hunched over that did not appear to notice him.

Full-body sighting
1 September 1974 Clackamas County, Oregon Class B #655

A camper reports a foul odor and unusual sounds at 2:30 am, then finds numerous tracks at day break

The witness was sleeping at a sandy riverside camp when dogs barked then became frightened and quiet. With eyes kept shut, the witness heard something walking in the water, noticed a strong urine-like odor, and felt something brush their hair during an encounter lasting several minutes. At daybreak, very large foot-like indentations were found in dry and wet sand around the sleeping area, campfire and tent.

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9 August 1974 Granet Falls, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #43911

Memory told of screaming creature terrifying campers at Gold Basin Campground along the Mountain Loop Highway

Four people sleeping outdoors beside a river were awakened around 2 a.m. by loud screaming from across the river. The source paced the far bank, crossed the river, snapped a fallen log, approached within 10 feet while screaming and giving off a strong odor, then recrossed the river and left up the hill over about 25 minutes. Nothing was seen because it was pitch dark.

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August 1974 Dawson Pennsylvania U.S.A, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Class A #2712

Two boys encounter large creature in daylight

The witness and a companion were walking past dense briars when they looked back and saw a tall hairy figure standing in the vegetation looking at them. After a brief mutual stare, the figure took several long strides into the woods, and both witnesses ran home.

Partial sighting
August 1974 Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #15744

Possible screams heard by campers near Indian Lake

The witness was at a summer youth camp at Indian Lake in the mid-1970s. At night around the campfire the group heard loud yells from the direction of the dam that seemed to get closer, and counselors sent everyone to bed. Later in a teepee the witness felt the ground shake with loud booming steps and was held still by a counselor; the camp broke quickly the next morning.

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23 July 1974 Midlothian, Cook County, Illinois Class B #45041

Man recalls possibly seeing a bigfoot playing peek-a-boo in headlights while parked west of Midlothian

The witness was parked in a car with two companions at a forest reserve pull-off on a summer evening when a large furry hand appeared gripping a tree. Moments later a large furry head peeked around the tree and quickly withdrew without approaching. The group left the area immediately and rarely spoke of the incident afterward.

Partial sighting
20 July 1974 Davie, Broward County, Florida Class A #44837

Years of South Florida Skunk Ape stories supported by witness accounts and newspaper articles

In July 1974 the witness and his older cousin were staying overnight in a relative's sitting room in southern Florida. Late at night under floodlights they watched a tall hairy biped outside the picture window scream, then walk around the property while they followed it from window to window. They saw it eat a watermelon with both hands and scoop water to drink before leaving on a wooded trail.

Full-body sightingScreamAnimal behaviour
July 1974 Withheld, British Columbia Class A #21563

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.

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