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8 August 1978 Whitehorse, Yukon Class A #13061

Man recalls his daylight sighting as a young fisherman on the Yukon River

The witness, then 15, was walking to a fishing spot along the Yukon River when a tall dark figure was seen about 200 feet away near trees. The witness hid behind a utility shed and watched the figure hop with legs apart and wave its arms around an aspen tree without sound, then try to pull itself up on a branch that snapped loudly. The witness then kept the shed between himself and the figure and ran away.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviourTree breakPossible hoax
23 February 1978 Chetopa, Labette County, Kansas Class A #1312

Chief of police in Chetopa finds two and a half miles of tracks that measured 17 inches in length, 5 5/8 in width. Thousands of curious people came out to look at the tracks. The incident was reported on the local TV news

The police chief in Chetopa reported discovering a two-and-a-half-mile trail of large footprints and recorded their dimensions. The discovery attracted thousands of onlookers and was covered on local television news. The chief later suggested the trail was a hoax made with wooden feet, an explanation the compiler doubts.

TracksPossible hoax
November 1976 Falcon, Sampson County, North Carolina Class A #6267

Two young men are confronted in broad daylight by a large creature near Falcon

On a November 1976 afternoon two young men hunting squirrels walked toward a river when a large hairy biped came up from the river bottom toward them. It stopped about 30 feet away, looked at them, snapped a small dead tree and vocalized. The pair retreated over a ridge and ran, later discussing whether it had been a person in costume.

Full-body sightingVocalizationTree breakAnimal behaviourPossible hoax +1
May 1976 LEVITTOWN, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Class A #3122

Two teenagers encounter Bigfoot while bowhunting

In 1976 the witness, then a teenager, trespassed with a companion onto a fenced industrial property to hunt squirrels with bows. The witness reported watching a tall, reddish-brown hair-covered figure stand nearby chewing vegetation and looking at them for about 20 seconds. After the witness alerted the companion, the witness claimed to receive a telepathic threat, grabbed the bow, and both fled without further contact.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviourPossible hoaxPossible misidentification
Summer 1972 Big Bay, Marquette County, Michigan Class B #809

Family finds large footprint, and hears unusual sounds

When the witness was about seven, the family found very large footprints on a Lake Superior beach. While leaving through the woods toward the car they heard loud screeching and something large jumping nearby without being seen. They left quickly in the car, with the witness feeling the source was too big to be people.

TracksScreamMovement onlyPossible hoax
1800–1979 Barden, Florida #1f8ff750-46df-47ab-9d7d-fec2c6137c69

Sasquatch sighting near Barden, Florida (1800)

The guest described a longstanding local legend of an 8 to 10 foot tall skunk ape that lounges around and is often seen carrying a lantern. Stories go back to the 1800s and include chasing people off horses, with a revival around the late 1960s. A store owner later admitted dressing a boy in a monkey costume to fake some sightings, which leaves earlier reports unresolved.

Full-body sightingPossible hoax
Date unknown Addison, Steuben County, New York Class B #4643

Follow up investigation to track find in Rathbone

In early August 1995, a couple fishing at a neighbor's pond near Addison found large footprints, hair-like material and disturbed vegetation. Additional prints appeared on subsequent days on different sides of the pond. State wildlife officials and university staff examined casts and samples but did not identify the source.

TracksHairProperty disturbancePossible hoax
BFRO YEAR: about 1980 Lewistown, PA In Mifflin County, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Class B #22599

Hunter has unusual experience while spring turkey hunting

The witness was scouting for turkeys in spring on the southern side of Jacks Mountain when turkey-like clucking from dense brush drew him closer. Each time he approached, a very low guttural growl came from the brush where nothing could be seen, stopping when he backed away while the clucking resumed. After two or three such approaches he left the area.

GrowlUnidentified soundPossible hoax
BFRO YEAR: 1/5/1998 Nantahala Outdoor Center, Swain County, North Carolina Class B #3338

Long trail of 13" long human-like footprints found in deep snow and rough terrain

The witness was backpacking alone on a steep, snow-covered trail when they found large bare human-like footprints heading the same direction for about a mile and a half. The witness initially dismissed them as a possible hoax and chose not to photograph them. Overnight rain melted the snow, and the footprints were gone by the descent the next day.

TracksPossible hoax
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #4972

Tracks

Area footprints were attributed by the witness to a neighboring farm resident rather than an unknown animal.

TracksPossible hoax
Date unknown Hammondsville, Jefferson County, Ohio Related account #79982

Sasquatch sighting near Hammondsville, Ohio

An investigator waiting at the hangar watched a tall motionless black object at the end of the field that had vanished about twenty minutes later.

SilhouettePossible hoaxPossible misidentification
around a similar time Place not stated Related account #37823

Sasquatch sighting

A relative describes seeing something looking in a window, suggesting it was either a sasquatch or someone in a hideous mask, and filing a police report.

Partial sightingPossible hoax
for the next 15 years Place not stated Related account #25979

Possible hoax

The same local man said he wore a fur coat and ape mask to pose as the local creature for about 15 years.

Possible hoax
a long time ago Place not stated Related account #23489

Possible hoax

A relative told the witness that a man used to make fake Bigfoot tracks long ago.

Possible hoax
Date unknown Maryland #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/02/17/sc-ep17-ten-feet-away-from-a-sasquatch

Sasquatch sighting in Maryland

A man posted videos claiming he shot a small Sasquatch near a reservoir with a rifle, saying larger ones were nearby. The hosts laughed about the videos, noting the first take contained laughter and the object looked like a rat or coat in snow, treating it as a joke.

Full-body sightingPossible hoax
Date unknown Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/08/08/sc-ep242-the-navajo-nation-and-sasquatch

Sasquatch sighting

Five related men gathering firewood noticed something lurking without vocalizing and left. It followed them toward their house, so one shot it in the open with a scoped rifle. Police responded, removed the body, and told them they never saw it and not to talk about it.

Full-body sightingMovement onlyPossible hoax