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Man describes an observation near Sabino Canyon when he was 15 years old.
The witness was hiking alone near the school campus in late morning when a strong odor and digging sounds drew attention. Through brush about 50 yards away, the witness saw a large gray-brown hairy animal crouched over a burrow digging with hand-like limbs and making grunting sounds. When it began to shift toward the witness, the witness fled to campus and reported the sighting to school staff.
Man tells of his scary encounter while traveling Route 66 in a snow storm
The witness and spouse stopped their car on a snowy highway near Flagstaff to check a map. They saw a large fur-covered bipedal figure running toward their car from behind. The driver drove away as the figure closed to within about 15 feet and continued to chase the car before falling behind.
Sasquatch sighting near Flagstaff, Arizona (1973)
A driver traveling with family for the holidays pulled off a highway in snow to check a map. A tall, bulky, hair-covered bipedal figure ran toward the car from behind and chased it. The driver accelerated away, reaching high speed before leaving the figure behind, and came to believe such creatures exist.
Two sisters observe a bigfoot creature crossing a highway
While driving a van on a highway at night, two occupants saw a tall hair-covered figure at the roadside. The figure stepped into the road and crossed in front of the van with an arm raised, moving very quickly. The driver swerved to avoid hitting it and continued driving without stopping.
Man recounts boyhood experience of hearing a terrifying scream while hunting near the San Pedro River
The witness, then a child, was hunting with the witness's father and a companion along a river when a very loud single scream lasting several seconds stopped the group and frightened them. The older hunters reportedly had never heard a similar animal sound. As the group left the area, the companion reported movement in nearby trees and large footprints in the river sand.
Sasquatch sighting near Phoenix, Arizona (1970)
The guest, then working as desk sergeant, says a three-man security alert team came into the office shaken. They reported a bipedal figure ran in from the desert toward their parked truck, jumped clear over the truck bed, and continued on as they drove away.
Daylight sighting by rancher on Mt. Graham
A rancher riding on horseback to check cattle reportedly saw a large, dark-brown, furry, upright creature walking on two legs. The witness claimed long familiarity with bears and insisted it was not a bear. When the creature realized it had been spotted, it turned and ran uphill into a steep, tree-lined canyon. The incident was dated to about 1950 and was retold decades later by a local who had heard the story lifelong.
History of incidents in Mazatal Mountains, Arizona
Just after WWI, a miner leading burros loaded with ore met two upright creatures blocking a canyon trail. After a brief standoff he led his animals around them and continued. On his return trip they were gone. He later described them as a large heavy male about eight feet tall and a shorter lighter female.
Sasquatch sighting near Tombstone, Arizona
After the ghost hunt the group had to move a heavy steel pole blocking the car. Back at the nearby campground the witness saw a reddish-haired face looking in the camper window and spoke to it before it backed away. The son independently reported seeing the same figure outside the camper that night.
Vocalization near Tombstone, Arizona
During a guided ghost hunt voices through devices claimed a Bigfoot was inside the building and described it as big, tall and hairy. When asked to signal, a flashlight in the back turned on. One visitor was too frightened to approach while the witness walked back and found nothing, then checked outside and saw nothing.
Odor in Arizona
The witness was walking an old mining trail near a mining claim when a foul odor and sudden silence caused intense fear. Something in low brush paralleled her as she moved toward the truck, stopping when she stopped. On the fourth stop a dark head peeked out and blinked before she fled to her husband at the mine.
Wood knock near Sedona, Arizona
About two hours before the visual encounter, the witness heard two loud tree knocks from a distance while calling out for the missing camper.
Man recalls observing two short bi-pedal creatures while hiking west of Phoenix
The witness was night hiking with three companions along a canal road when he heard a loud guttural growl and saw a large tree shaking violently across a grassy field. Two small dark bipedal creatures then ran from the tree line toward him, stopped and crouched halfway across the field while watching him. He watched them briefly, then rejoined his companions who had noticed nothing, and the group left the area.
Tracks near Gila Bend, Arizona
Two relatives found large bare-foot tracks with apparent claws in mud near the same location years later.
Structure or nest near Alpine, Arizona
The following year while hunting the same area the witness found an abandoned shelter with no human signs.
Man recounts a history of possible activity in the Sierra Anchas
In 1981, while driving home from a deer-hunting trip on a road north of Globe, the witness rounded a corner and saw a dark figure standing about 10 yards off the roadside with bright red eyeshine. Startled and concerned about a companion in the vehicle and a deer carcass needing attention, the witness chose not to stop or back up and left the area quickly. The sighting occurred after dark and was recalled years later after reading other reports.
Footsteps near Safford, Arizona
The witness reports the same nighttime bipedal approach outside the tent recurred the following night at about the same time.
Witness encounters bigfoot on the shores of Oak Creek
A 13-year-old witness fishing alone along a riverbank heard heavy thumping footsteps and heavy breathing from dense woods behind him and felt watched. After waiting motionless against a tree for about 20 minutes, he briefly saw a tall shaggy dark brown-black animal moving away at an angle about 35-40 feet away. The animal was in view only a few seconds before disappearing into thick woods.
Scream near Christopher Creek, Arizona
Six days later at the same spot both occupants heard loud prolonged screams coinciding with distant shooting.
Property disturbance near Christopher Creek, Arizona
The next morning the occupants found biscuits neatly removed from foil and a sausage container removed from trash.