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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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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
1967–1993 Ransom, Pike County, Kentucky Class B #30814

Possible encounters at a home located on a steep hillside near Ransom

The witness was sitting outside on a warm late evening visiting with his father when he heard steady bipedal-sounding footsteps descending the steep wooded hill behind the house. The sounds grew closer to the treeline, stopped and shuffled briefly, then returned up the hill until out of earshot. The witness saw no light and heard no voice, and his father heard nothing.

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Summer 1967 Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama Class A #44487

Memory told of a close dalylight observation outside Alexander City

The witness and a companion were walking down an old pulpwood road with a dog when they noticed a strong goat-like odor and heard rustling and a tree shaking. The witness pulled back branches and saw a tall, hair-covered biped running away downhill on two legs. The companion did not see the creature. The witness lost sight of it in pines and underbrush near a swampy area.

Full-body sightingOdorFootsteps
21 October 1966 Mariposa County, California #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/iAmZxMXY0hBsrhZ90Jnj0nPkdQV3mvg5h8NNCScR3w4

Sasquatch sighting near Mariposa County (1966)

At age twelve on an overnight science-camp trip, the witness slept apart from other children near a picnic table. Waking late at night to use the bathroom and holding a flashlight, the witness saw a very tall silver-white hairy figure standing nearby that turned slightly to look. The witness did not scream, checked that other children were asleep, looked back to find it gone, felt heavy vibrations as it left, and zipped into the sleeping bag until morning.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
August 1966 Edge Of Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma Class A #34555

Woman recalls her nighttime face to face encounter at her window outside Tulsa

Late at night three girls were lying on a bed by an open screened window talking quietly. After hearing footsteps and bushes rustling, a tall hair-covered creature placed its face at the window inches from the witness and stared for several seconds. The witness screamed and the group fled to another room, after which police searched but found nothing. The witness later said the creature matched descriptions of bigfoot she heard.

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Spring 1966 Only Logging Camps, Clallam County, Washington Class B #13816

Possible encounter with soldier training training in the Olympic National Forest

The witness was taking part in a nighttime military training exercise in a forested area in 1966 and was returning alone to the company area around 3-4 a.m. He noticed the outline of a large upright figure coming down a steep sandy hill toward a logging road while hearing footsteps and shifting dirt. When he challenged the figure, it responded with a loud growl, and he ran to the campfire without hearing pursuit. He initially told others the pursuer was a bear but later concluded it had walked on two legs and was a bigfoot.

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October 1965 Hubert, Onslow County, North Carolina Class A #1939

Youth's presence startles unknown animal

As a teenager cutting through dense swampy woods on a military reservation, the witness noticed the forest go silent and felt watched. He saw a brown, long-haired form that rose to an estimated 8-10 feet and crashed rapidly through thick brush. He remained frozen until normal forest sounds returned, then left and never returned to the area.

Partial sightingFootsteps
October 1965 Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois Class B #40475

Memory told of strange occurrences while growing up near Castle Rock State Park

In the fall of 1965 the witness was staying in a trailer on the family property when loud screaming was heard approaching from the direction of the river. The witness and a relative heard something pacing behind the dwelling while the screaming continued, then striking the trailer sides four or five times. The witness fired a gun once from the doorway, after which no further sound was heard that night.

ScreamFootstepsProperty disturbance
July 1965 Myers Flat, Humboldt County, California Class A #6963

Teens have unusual experience near Myers Flat

Five boys were camping overnight in a repaired old logging cabin in the woods. During the night they were awakened by huffing, shuffling and prying sounds as something circled and probed the cabin walls. When the door was opened they saw only dark hairy legs in the darkness, a companion fired a rifle, and the creature screamed and fled with heavy thuds, leaving torn ground and indentations.

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June 1965 Cant' Remember The Towns Outside Ft. Gordon. I Know That I Was A Student A Murphy Jr. High School At The Time. This School Was Outside The Military Base., Richmond County, Georgia Class B #4236

Man recalls a possible encounter as a teen at Fort Gordon

During summer 1965 the witness was exploring woods near military housing when he found very large barefoot prints in red clay leading into the trees. While on a trail he heard heavy bipedal footsteps that appeared to follow him, stopping when he stopped and rushing toward him, causing him to flee to the housing area. He returned with a friend and both heard the same following footsteps rush toward them before fleeing, with the friend reporting an indistinct large movement in the brush.

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August 1964 Between Crested Butte And Gothic, Gunnison County, Colorado Class B #2553

Bowhunter and wife abandon deer when threatened by large, unseen animal

The witness and spouse were bow hunting in timber when something unseen followed them, starting and stopping as they moved. After the witness shot a deer, the follower vocalized loudly and thrashed brush and trees while pursuing them downhill. The pair abandoned the deer and left the timber, with the follower continuing to vocalize behind them to the timber edge.

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August 1964 Ojai, Ventura County, California Class A #24648

Man retells his close, visual encounter at dawn on Pine Mountain as a young deer hunter

The witness, deer hunting at dawn from a ground position below a relative, watched a tall hair-covered biped step into a fire lane, pause and look toward the witness after hearing the witness speak, then cross and wait in brush before leaving downhill. The witness later found large barefoot-like tracks and noticed a strong foul odor at the crossing site. The witness did not shoot and initially told no one.

Full-body sightingFootstepsTracksOdor
Fall 1964 Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina Class B #5381

Solider describes late night encounter on Fort Jackson

While on a solo night escape-and-evasion march at Fort Jackson, the witness stopped at a fire-lane crossing around 2 a.m. in total darkness. Something approached, moved away after being challenged, made growling talk-like sounds, then approached again before crashing away through brush. Startled, the witness ran and eventually reached another soldier with a fire and truck.

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Summer 1964 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Class B #28095

Man recalls possible encounter at a family cabin in Big Cottonwood Canyon outside Salt Lake City

In August 1964 two teenagers were walking back to a family cabin in Big Cottonwood Canyon after dark when they heard footsteps matching their movements and a low unearthly growl. They ran through a gully to the cabin and locked themselves inside. They then heard the nearby outhouse door open and slam, saw nothing when they turned on an outside light, later heard the door fling open with crashing in brush, and spent the night upstairs.

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20 August 1963 Glens Falls, New York #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/05/05/sc-ep-30-646-716-8791-open-phone-lines

Footsteps near Glens Falls, New York (1963)

The witness walked alone down a dark road at night and felt heavy thudding footsteps approach. A bipedal presence came very close but could not be seen in the darkness. The witness shouted and held a posture, after which it turned and lumbered away.

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August 1963 Big Bear Lake Resort., San Bernardino County, California Class B #7759

Young man has strange encounter on a dark gravel road at Big Bear Lake Resort

The witness walked alone at night up a gravel mountain road toward a cabin after retrieving a wallet in town. Something unseen below the road in steep brush kept pace, breaking branches and dislodging rocks, stopping when the witness stopped and moving faster after rocks were tossed at it. Before reaching a bend where the road met the canyon, relatives arrived by car and the witness got in and left.

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August 1963 Myers Flat, Humboldt County, California Class A #6961

Teen has daytime sighting near Myers Flat

The witness was hunting with two friends and hid alone in berry bushes to startle them. While waiting, the witness smelled a strong odor and saw a large hairy biped stand up nearby and walk away through thick brush, hearing snapping and leaf crunch as it left. The witness ran to the friends and later returned with them to find a squatted feeding spot and small broken trees.

Full-body sightingOdorFootstepsTree break
Spring 1963 North Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida Class B #6992

Large bipedal creature passes child's window near Ft.Myers

At around 10 p.m. in 1963, the witness was lying in bed trying to sleep when heavy footsteps passed the bedroom window. The witness saw a huge shadow moving bipedally with a human-like walk, described as taller than a man, then heard a loud low-pitched moan. Frightened, the witness ran to the parents' bedroom sobbing and shaking.

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1962 Crandon, Wisconsin #e82c62e7-71bc-4b23-8731-e374b5c867ba

Sasquatch sighting near Crandon, Wisconsin (1962)

At age 12 the guest and her older cousin went into thick woods near the family lake cabin to pick raspberries and became lost after filling buckets. While arguing about the way out, the guest saw a tall, lean, hairy man-like figure at very close range that studied her, moved its mouth, and held its hands out before looking toward the cousin. The figure then disappeared quickly, and the two children dumped their berries and ran out via a logging road to the grandmother's house, keeping the incident secret for years.

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