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Paranormal encounter near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1940)
The witness relays a family story about his uncle as a young child seeing people others could not see. During a home wake, the uncle said the deceased person from the casket was curled under a table smiling and beckoning to him.
Sasquatch sighting near St. Anthony, Idaho (1940)
As a young teenager bringing cows across a canal near dark, the diarist saw a large bear-like figure standing on hind feet by a sapling 600-700 feet away and felt intense chill. Cows were undisturbed and his father was unconcerned. Next morning with his friend [name withheld] he found a huge bare footprint in wet mud under the sapling, estimated 8.5-9 feet tall using [name withheld]'s height, and nearby found a stick-bed with a strong repulsive odor.
Father relates Native accounts from the Sangre de Cristo mountains to teenage son.
The writer relays a story from a relative who as a teenager worked as a fishing guide and spent spare time hiking with an older companion. When the relative suggested hiking into a new area near Blanca Peak, the companion refused, saying that was where the Sasquatch lives and describing it as an animal that walks like a man. The relative dismissed it at the time but recalled it with surprise after publicity of the Patterson film.
Sighting at night by a group of coon hunters; Screams were also heard in the area
Late at night while coon-hunting, four men waited by a campfire when their dogs stayed close and acted frightened. They then saw a huge white-haired figure standing about 30 yards away watching them. The men left the area quickly without further interaction.
Old newspaper article (The Hammond Times) mentioning sightings near Boonville
Sasquatch sighting near Luray, Virginia (1936)
A construction crew camped in a Virginia valley in the mid-1930s reported repeated visits by large hairy beings that stole food, left huge footprints, and were seen felling and dragging trees. Early one August morning in 1936 a being reached into a tent and pulled a sleeping worker out by the ankle. Other workers threw hand axes and chased it with rifles and shotguns, firing many shots without killing it, after which sentries were posted day and night.
Full-body sighting near Jefferson, Wisconsin (1936)
In 1936 a night watchman found a strange creature digging in a burial mound. It stood on its hind legs and ran off. On a second night it stood again and uttered syllables sounding like Gadara before running off. He told only his wife, then his son when he thought he was dying.
Old newspaper article (Fresno Bee) Univ. Calif. students plan expedition to BC
Old newspaper article (Lima, Ohio) about encounters near Harrison Mills
Sasquatch sighting near Seaside, Oregon (1933)
In 1933 out of Seaside three men in a search party for lost people reportedly saw a Bigfoot at different times. One of the witnesses was the Seaside city attorney.
Recollections of numerous encounters at a logging camp during the Great Depression
The reporter recounts stories his parents told about a logging camp in the early 1930s shortly after their 1932 marriage. After an initial close approach to another woman in camp, a large hairy human-like creature was seen repeatedly in the evenings, at times leaning on a parked truck and running upright faster than dogs. The father prevented others from shooting it because it looked too human.
Sasquatch sighting near Oakville, Washington (1932)
As retold from a casebook, a young woman walking home from a high school dance in snow was beckoned by a big hairy ape-like creature with outstretched arms. She ran away.
Stories from old-timers about "Wood Devils" in the deep woods
The writer recounts stories heard years ago in Coos County about forest beings called wood devils. The stories describe tall, skinny, grey, hairy beings with non-human faces that hide behind trees and produce loud screams. The writer states they never saw one personally but believed the older storytellers were truthful.
Nine foot tall brown/black creature seen carrying a calf.
Two hunters reported seeing a tall upright creature burst from dense brush carrying a calf in its arms. The men left the area and later returned at dusk with two other men to find a dead calf with entrails removed and disturbed brush nearby. Dogs brought to the site reportedly would not leave the vehicle, and the group left.
Daylight sighting by woodsman of two bipeds stalking an elk
The witness was positioned on one mountainside watching across a valley toward an opposite slope where an elk was being stalked by two large brown animals first taken for bears. Viewed through binoculars, the two stood upright and walked on two legs, keeping the elk between them and at times hiding behind trees before entering heavy timber after about five minutes. The outcome for the elk was not seen, but the witness thought the pair probably killed it.
Woman recounts a tale her Grandfather told her about a frightening incident near Horseshoe Lake
In fall 1925, two brothers were walking to duck blinds at sunrise near a lake in Louisiana with a kerosene lamp. They noticed two red reflections in the treeline that approached them, revealing a furry, lumbering figure with red eyes reflecting the light. When it came within a few feet, the brothers dropped their gear and fled home in fear.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)
Five miners were sleeping in their log cabin when multiple creatures attacked through the night. The beings threw rocks, tried to force the door, climbed on the roof, and dug underneath. At dawn the creatures left, and the shaken men hiked out to get help.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)
Five miners in 1924 reported poltergeist-like activity around their mine and cabin, including voices, machinery sounds, an apported pencil and isolated footprints. After one miner reportedly shot a creature, several creatures allegedly attacked the cabin at night throwing rocks and trying to enter. Only left footprints were reported the next morning.
Tracks in Washington (1924)
Five miners prospecting near Mount St. Helens found large tracks and later shot at a creature watching near a tree. That night multiple creatures attacked their cabin, throwing rocks and trying to enter from all sides including the roof. The men fired back until just before dawn when the creatures left.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)
In July 1924 near Mount St. Helens, five miners traveling between their mine and cabin encountered unknown creatures and one miner shot at one. That night the creatures retaliated by throwing rocks and trying to force entry into the cabin from all sides including the roof. The attack lasted all night until just before dawn, after which the men agreed never to speak of it.