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October 1975 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona Class A #510

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.

Partial sightingOdorVocalizationUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
December 1973 Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Class A #24405

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.

Full-body sighting
December 1973 Flagstaff, Arizona #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2013/12/16/sc-ep7-sasquatch-sounds-vs-known-animal-sounds

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.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1972 Kingman, Mohave County, Arizona Class A #1853

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.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Winter 1972 Tombstone / Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona Class B #24052

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.

ScreamTracksMovement only
1970–1974 Phoenix, Arizona #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/07/05/sc-ep38-usaf-and-bigfoot

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.

Full-body sighting
1950–1959 Fort Grant Military Prison, Graham County, Arizona Class B #489

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.

Full-body sighting
1920 Payson, Gila County, Arizona Class B #1606

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.

Full-body sighting
same night as ghost hunt, in July two years ago Tombstone, Arizona #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

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.

Partial sighting
two years ago, in July Tombstone, Arizona #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

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.

VocalizationProperty disturbance
a little over a year ago, early part of spring Arizona #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

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.

OdorMovement onlyPartial sighting
About 2 hours before the sighting Sedona, Yavapai County, Arizona Related account #78863

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.

Wood knock
BFRO YEAR: 1991-92 Goodyear, Maricopa County, Arizona Class A #25975

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.

Full-body sightingGrowlTree break
A few years later Gila Bend, Maricopa County, Arizona Related account #42364

Tracks near Gila Bend, Arizona

Two relatives found large bare-foot tracks with apparent claws in mud near the same location years later.

Tracks
The following year Alpine, Greenlee County, Arizona Related account #7566

Structure or nest near Alpine, Arizona

The following year while hunting the same area the witness found an abandoned shelter with no human signs.

Structure or nest
BFRO YEAR: 1981-? Globe-young Az, Gila County, Arizona Class B #24302

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.

SilhouetteEyeshine
the next night Safford, Graham County, Arizona Related account #949

Footsteps near Safford, Arizona

The witness reports the same nighttime bipedal approach outside the tent recurred the following night at about the same time.

Footsteps
BFRO YEAR: near 1983 Between Sedona And Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Class A #7776

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.

Partial sightingFootstepsUnidentified sound
Late afternoon on the 19th Christopher Creek, Coconino County, Arizona Related account #24218

Scream near Christopher Creek, Arizona

Six days later at the same spot both occupants heard loud prolonged screams coinciding with distant shooting.

ScreamHowl
in the morning Christopher Creek, Coconino County, Arizona Related account #24218

Property disturbance near Christopher Creek, Arizona

The next morning the occupants found biscuits neatly removed from foil and a sausage container removed from trash.

Property disturbance