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July 1983 Laona/crandon, Forest County, Wisconsin Class A #5244

Sighting by young fisherman at dusk on Wabikon Lake

The witness was fishing from a small boat close to shore in the evening when they heard splashing and noticed a strong odor. A tall, hairy, human-like figure stood up nearby in shallow water and stared at them for several seconds. The witness fled in the boat after the figure gave a loud high-pitched scream, later telling family members who found nothing on a return visit the next day.

Full-body sightingScreamOdor
July 1983 Woodsford, Alpine County, California Class B #7336

Runner Hears Unusual Whistle Near Woodsford

The witness was walking cross-country between two lakes when a loud two-tone whistle came from ground level behind to the left. The witness called out, whistled back, and searched the thick brush to within about 10 feet of the source but saw no people, animals, or birds. The source of the sound remained unidentified.

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June 1983 Probably Bissett, Manitoba Class B #23849

Backcountry campers in the Nopiming Provincial Park are approached and hear vocalizations

While camping on an island during a multi-day canoe trip, the witness and a companion heard a distant crying-like sound that grew louder and became high-pitched growling as something paced on the opposite shore after dark. They tracked the sounds with flashlights but never saw the source, though they thought trees were swaying. After a rifle shot was fired over the sounds, the vocalizations stopped and the source was heard running away through the forest.

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11 May 1983 Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington Class A #13654

Man describes childhood encounter near Sunrise Elementary School in Puyallup

The witness and a companion were walking home from school along an overgrown logging road when the witness stopped while the companion kept walking. The witness sensed someone behind, turned, and saw a red-haired, broad-chested figure standing in a ditch a few feet away. The witness ran past the companion and both ran home without being chased.

Partial sighting
May 1983 Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York Class A #5245

Sighting by mother and daughter near Kinderhook

The witness was driving with a companion and turning beside a cow pasture in the late afternoon when they noticed a large hairy human-like figure rising from a crouch to a standing position. The witness stopped the car suddenly, the figure glanced toward them and then departed in the opposite direction through the pasture. The whole incident lasted less than five minutes.

Full-body sighting
May 1983 Rockaway Township, Morris County, New Jersey Class B #16486

Man recalls incident during childhood -- possible vocalizaitons near Split Rock Reservoir Dam

Four teenage friends parked south of the reservoir dam on a May evening and talked outside the car. They heard a loud howl-scream from the woods followed by sounds of something large moving through brush. Frightened, they got back in the car and drove away without seeing the source.

HowlScreamMovement only
May 1983 Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio Class A #5311

Large hairy creature and footprints seen along fence line on property with past activity

The witness visited a friend's farm after loaning a truck and found a very large footprint in mud, attempting a plaster cast. Later he saw a dark figure bobbing while holding a tree limb across a field, then saw a hairy long hand touching the plaster. The friend confirmed seeing the distant figure and the friend's wife reported hearing breathing near a shed, followed by rustling and barefoot sounds.

TracksPartial sightingSilhouetteFootstepsMovement only +1
May 1983 Cuba, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Class A #8409

Sasquatch reaches into tent of adult camper

The witness was sleeping alone in a tent on a group camping trip when a strong odor woke them. A large hairy arm reached in through the tent flap, felt around, then withdrew. The witness then perceived two tall figures outside through the tent fabric and heard male and female vocalizations as the beings yelled and ran away.

Partial sightingSilhouetteVocalizationScreamWhoop +1
April 1983 Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina Class A #3332

Motorist slams on his brakes when a 4-5' brown shaggy creature steps in front of his car near Hendersonville

The witness was driving through hills and forest in North Carolina in the early morning while two companions slept. A small brown shaggy creature with a pointed head crossed quickly in front of the car with its arms swinging. The witness braked hard, missed the creature, and woke the companions, initially comparing it to a robed figure.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
March 1983 Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida Class A #25978

Bluff charge by a sasquatch at sunrise on Manatee River, 30 miles south of Tampa

The witness returned early in the morning to a familiar fishing spot by a river. A large hair-covered creature stepped onto the trail, noticed the witness, and ran toward them. The witness climbed over a tall fence to escape and was confronted face-to-face across the fence before fleeing along the fence line as the creature chased from the other side until it was stopped by dense vegetation.

Full-body sightingGrowlFootsteps
March 1983 Sequim, Jefferson County, Washington Class B #23068

Unknown animal heard crashing through property near Blyn and Sequim Bay

The witness left her remote cabin in the evening to go to the outhouse when her guard dog hid under the cabin and she heard something large crashing through nearby alders. She went back inside to get her husband, who also heard crashing through the trees. The next morning they found alders snapped off about four feet up along a flattened trail but found no tracks.

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summer of eighty three California EP 1001

Sasquatch sighting in California (1983)

Before daybreak while fishing at Upper Blue Lake, the ranger watched a black figure across the lake for forty to forty-five minutes that appeared to mimic fishing with a stick and lay on its belly in near-freezing weather. It then moved across a large boulder in a smooth crab position on its back, which the witness felt was non-human. It vanished into bushes when a distant boat motor started.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteAnimal behaviour
the summer of eighty three Newcastle, Washington EP 867

Scream near Newcastle, Washington (1983)

The witness and a neighbor were in a tree fort in the evening when they heard very loud intense screaming like a woman being torn apart for several minutes. They were frightened and later returned with rifles to search the area but found nothing and heard nothing. A similar screaming episode recurred a few months later.

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the summer of eighty three California EP 853

Sasquatch sighting in California (1983)

The witness was fishing before dawn at Upper Blue Lake and watched a black figure across the lake for about 45 minutes. The figure appeared to mimic fishing with a stick, lay on its belly in cold weather, then moved across a large boulder in a smooth crab-walk on its back. When a distant boat motor started, the figure disappeared into the brush.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviourMovement only
1983 Georgia EP 634

Sasquatch sighting in Georgia (1983)

After racing a friend up Kennesaw Mountain, the witness rested at the top while the friend was still lower down. A female figure engaged in tree-peeking, leaning out to look and ducking back when observed. The witness reports mental communication with her.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
1983 Fall Creek, Lane County, Oregon EP 603

Sasquatch sighting near Fall Creek, Oregon (1983)

The witness was cracking rocks for agates by the creek behind the family farm when she heard mimicked cracking sounds and had a rock fly past. She leaned forward and saw a five-foot hair-covered figure with feminine facial features watching from brush a short distance away. After exchanging looks and gestures and leaving a rock as a gift, she backed away keeping eye contact and ran home.

Partial sightingRock throwingUnidentified soundAnimal behaviourVocalization +1
1983 Alaska EP 570

Sasquatch sighting in Alaska (1983)

Later that fall the guest was with family using a large fishing boat as a moose-hunting base camp. The boat stuck on a gravel bar near the tidal zone and the children were sent out in a skiff to fish. A hairy creature on a bluff about seventy yards away screamed and threw rocks, one breaking through a tarp and knocking down hanging meat, while adults fired and hid the children below.

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1983 Dillingham, Alaska EP 570

Sasquatch sighting near Dillingham, Alaska (1983)

As a young boy in 1983, the guest slipped away from family at his grandmother's house near Dillingham to work on a tree fort. About seventy yards down a trail he looked up and saw a large shadow in tall willows that he first mistook for a relative. The figure gave a blood-curdling scream and he ran back to the house.

Partial sightingScream
1983 Dillingham, Alaska EP 514

Sasquatch sighting near Dillingham, Alaska (1983)

As a child the witness slipped away from family at his grandmother's house to work on a tree fort. About seventy yards from tall willows he looked up, saw a large shadow, mistook it for an uncle, then it screamed at him and he fled back to the house.

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on a winter's night and back in nineteen eighty three Texas EP 397

Scream in Texas (1983)

The witness and his sister's boyfriend drove down back roads onto an old logging road at night and parked with headlights and loud music. They heard an extremely loud scream beside the truck and felt a heavy impact that shook the vehicle, then fled in reverse. The next morning they found a large dent on the driver's side. The witness never saw what made the sound or impact but later became convinced it was a Bigfoot after hearing a similar recording on television.

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