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July 1968 Chrisney, Spencer County, Indiana Class A #6534

Young boy has night time sighting near Chrisney

A child staying overnight at a relative's farm looked out an attic window after bedtime and saw a dark figure illuminated by a truck's headlights near a shed. The figure had unusually long arms, a rounded head, and did not reflect light before running west. Two relatives searched the area with shotguns and a vehicle but found no one.

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July 1968 California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/02/17/sc-ep17-ten-feet-away-from-a-sasquatch

Sasquatch sighting in California (1968)

A treasure hunter prospecting in the desert saw a figure he first thought was another prospector, then realized was a giant ape-like man. He said he had only a small pistol and fired shots that went over it, after which it turned its head toward him and left.

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July 1968 Fresno County, California Class A #2876

Sighting by a Backpacker Near Bullfrog Lake

The witness was hiking back toward camp in daylight when they noticed a small bear-like figure showing interest in a backpack at the camp from about 100 yards away. After watching for about two minutes, the figure stood and walked bipedally into the trees with person-like arm swing and a smooth gait, disappearing at 200-250 yards. The witness interpreted the figure as a young Sasquatch about 4.5 feet tall and reported feeling that something unnatural was being witnessed.

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Summer 1968 Ontario Class A #9516

Woman recalls childhood sighting outside a cottage in the Southern Georgian Bay area

As an 11-year-old lying alone in bed at the family island cottage, the witness felt watched from the windows behind her. She turned to see a large round head looking in through an open casement window. The head quickly ducked down and audibly struck the window pane, after which she ran to the adults, who dismissed the incident as a dream.

Partial sightingDoor or window contact
Fall 1968 Snow Hill, Greene County, North Carolina Class B #6960

Early morning vocalizations heard near Rainbow Creek

The witness was lying in bed at home around 4am when an unidentified screaming sound was heard outside. Dogs appeared to chase the source, and heavy thudding footsteps passed the window followed by barking dogs. The witness was frightened, did not look outside, and years later recognized a similar scream on a television program about Bigfoot.

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Summer 1968 Pataskala, Licking County, Ohio Class A #4953

Family has sighting on farm along Headleys Mill Road

The witness woke in the family farmhouse to find the parents alarmed. The witness looked out the window and saw a very tall black hairy figure walking along the road and across a bridge before entering the woods. The witness and a parent ran after it but did not see it again.

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Spring 1968 Brussels, Calhoun County, Illinois Class B #42730

Childhood memory told of seeing an upright, white animal while playing in a creek near Brussels

Two children were playing with tadpoles in a slough along a creek in the afternoon. One looked up and saw a white, extremely hairy upright animal with very long arms standing behind the other child. The children ran to a house a quarter mile away, adults returned with them to the area, and the children were told not to tell anyone about what was seen.

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1968 Lowndes County, Mississippi Class A #1344

while playing tag with several other children witness saw a white hairy creature.

About 30 years ago in Columbus, the witness was playing tag with a group of children in a front yard at dusk when the other children fled frightened toward nearby adults. The witness then saw a white, hairy, slightly hunched figure standing and peeking around the corner of a duplex, with the top of its head level with the top of a window estimated at over seven feet. The figure moved slightly side to side before the witness backed away, and it was gone when checked shortly after, with no trace found the next morning.

Partial sighting
Summer 1968 St. Charles, Bear Lake County, Idaho Class B #1795

Two campers' night observation of large creature near campground

The witness and a companion were camping overnight in sleeping bags with two other campers who were asleep. In the early morning the witness felt watched, sat up, and both awake campers saw a large totally black humanoid standing at the woods edge about a hundred feet away for several minutes. After sensing it meant no harm, both lay down and fell asleep. No odor or unusual sounds were noted.

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Fall 1968 Wheeler, Weber County, Utah Class A #2347

Witness observes a pair of glowing red eyes looking in the window.

In the fall of 1968, the witness was home late at night watching television while a small child slept in another room. After getting up, the witness saw glowing red eyes and a dark outlined shape in the window behind the chair. The witness waited, then called law enforcement to report a prowler and while waiting heard windows and the back door rattle softly. Deputies arrived much later and remarked the figure must have been fairly tall, and no tracks were found the next day because of leaves.

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Fall 1968 Railroad Flats, Calif., Calaveras County, California Class B #629

Hunter locates large footprints near Railroad Flats

The witness and a relative were deer hunting and camped in a remote area. The witness scouted a hilltop path one afternoon, then returned the next morning after light rain to find large human-like barefoot prints overlying his own prints from the day before. He followed them along the ridge until they left the trail into trees and underbrush, where he stopped.

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1968 Josephine County, Oregon Class A #677

Huge creature almost hit by a truck

Two relatives were at home late at night when they heard someone going through items on the back porch. They looked out and saw a huge Bigfoot-like figure going through their belongings. One of them screamed and the creature ran off.

Partial sightingProperty disturbance
Summer 1968 Estacata, Hood River County, Oregon Class B #5816

Nighttime encounter by a worker at a logging site

In summer 1968 the witness was working alone at night installing radio equipment on a yarder at a remote logging landing in Oregon. After dark he felt watched and twice saw bright eyes, the second time discerning a large wide black shape about 20 feet away, accompanied by a repulsive odor. He left the site for the night and returned at daylight, finding no footprints. The next morning a crew member showed him heavy barrels that had been moved, which the witness associated with the animal.

Partial sightingEyeshineOdor
20 October 1967 Del Norte County, California Class A #1563

Two men on horseback film a bigfoot as it retreats out of the creek bed and into the woods. The footage is referred to as the Patterson-Gimlin footage, named after the two men who obtained it

Two witnesses on horseback following a creek-bottom trail reported seeing a bigfoot drinking from the creek. The creature stood up and walked away while one witness filmed its retreat with a handheld movie camera. Investigators later visited the site and measured tracks to estimate the figure's height.

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September 1967 Ligonier Pa, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Class A #23956

Man recounts boyhood sighting at Fairfield Summer Camp near Ligonier

As an eight-year-old at a two-week summer camp, the witness was lying awake in an open cabin at night after the head count. He heard footsteps circle the cabin and then saw a very tall, dark-haired, gorilla-like figure fill the open doorway and stare in for several minutes. The figure then left toward the mess area, after which the witness heard garbage cans being overturned.

Full-body sightingEyeshineFootstepsProperty disturbance
September 1967 Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina Class A #18516

Daylight sighting by farmer (and children) plowing field next to the Yadkin River

A child riding on a tractor with a parent at dusk reported a large hair-covered figure stepping into the tractor lights near a tobacco barn. The figure reportedly paused to look at the riders, then left the road in a single long step into adjacent woods. The parent briefly followed on foot and later searched with a hunting firearm but reported finding nothing.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
15 August 1967 River Grove, Cook County, Illinois Class A #46494

Memory told of a daytime sighting in Schiller Woods

The witness was resting by the Des Plaines River during a bicycle ride when a hair-covered creature was seen across the river splashing in the water. After the witness coughed, the creature threw large rocks toward the witness, then crossed the river silently and confronted the witness at close range. The witness fled along a trail while hearing a loud howl and screaming and seeing additional shadowy figures across the river.

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15 August 1967 Bonita, Menominee County, Wisconsin Class B #25082

Retired police officer recalls he and a friend being intimidated from continuing their hike, near Bonita

Two companions were hiking a faint trail in late afternoon to scout a fishing spot for the next morning. From a short distance ahead they heard an extremely loud, high-pitched scream that continued without pause for minutes. As they retreated, trees were heard and seen breaking and falling along a nearby ridge as the unseen source moved parallel to them. They never saw the source and left the area without returning.

ScreamTree break
August 1967 Thurston County, Washington Class A #1596

Two men witness three large individuals, two very large and the other about two-thirds their size

The witness and a companion who had left a training area early saw three large silhouetted figures across a moonlit meadow near a tree line. When approached, the figures moved toward them silently without answering, frightening both witnesses. They fled and hid under a low pine tree for about fifteen minutes, noticing a strong odor and sensing a nearby presence, before running to catch a bus.

SilhouetteOdor
7 July 1967 Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri Class A #24404

Woman recalls a very close encounter as a child on a farm near the Mark Twain National Forest

The witness was walking home along a gravel road through a wooded hollow at dusk when a presence alongside proved to be a very tall, hairy creature standing within arm's reach. The witness looked up at its body and face, then walked slowly toward home while it remained nearby. At the home driveway the creature paused by a cedar tree, watched, then left into the forest in a few strides, after which the witness cried out and a relative searched the area.

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