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Creature stepping over a guardrail
The witness and a companion were driving west on a highway at night when a large black-haired biped stepped over a guardrail into their headlights. The figure crossed the road with a graceful but bent-legged stride, turned to look toward the vehicle, then continued across and climbed a sheer cliff out of view. The witness described it as about eight feet tall, powerfully built, and covered in short hair.
Nighttime sighting by motorist on Hwy 101 (Coast Highway), 7-8 miles east of Port Angeles
The witness was driving east on Highway 101 after work when headlights revealed a tall hair-covered figure. The figure crossed the four-lane highway north to south in a few rapid, fluid strides, glanced toward the vehicle, and disappeared into tall dry grass toward the foothills.
Recalling possible daylight sighting near Trout Lake as Mount St. Helens erupts
The witness, then nine years old, was traveling with family on Highway 141 to collect rocks on the morning Mount St. Helens erupted. From about 200 yards away the witness saw a very tall, big brown figure run across the highway in two steps with arms swinging during an observation of about two seconds. The parents, who were looking out the side windows, did not see the figure.
Daylight sighting by motorists near the town of Big Lake
The witness was coasting in a car with four children on a mountain dirt road in the afternoon when they rounded a bend. An almost-black figure partway across the road heading uphill paused to look at the car, then ran bipedally downhill into thick brush and disappeared. Three of the five occupants saw the brief sighting.
Motorists spots a bigfoot
The witness was driving to work early in the morning when she noticed a large animal in the middle of the highway. As she got closer it stood upright and left the roadway in only two steps into the woods. She was frightened and concluded the animal was a bigfoot, but did not tell anyone for several years.
Family sees an upright figure covered with black hair that walks across the road in front of their car
The witness was riding in the back seat while two relatives drove home at night. An upright, black-haired figure crossed the road 20 to 50 feet in front of the car. The witness saw little of it, while a parent described it as ape-like with dragging arms and taller than a 6-foot-9 relative.
Early afternoon sighting by motorist on US Hwy 2, near Skykomish
After hiking, the witness was driving back toward the highway in early afternoon when a tall dark humanlike figure crossed the road about 50 yards ahead. The figure continued up a very steep bank while remaining upright. The witness was alone and stated it was not a bear and that they had never seen such a creature before or since.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1971)
In 1971 the nine-year-old witness and other children rode bikes toward a house where a bear was reported looking in windows. A large black hairy creature crossed the road in front of them and went down a trail toward their woods fort. The witness followed, confronted it at close range, saw a muscular creature with a blonde head patch and expressionless face, then yelled for the others to retreat and ran home.
Fisherman witnesses bigfoot cross the road in front of his car
Shortly before dawn on a foggy morning, the witness was driving toward a fishing area when headlights illuminated a large fur-covered creature in the road. The creature moved across the highway and leapt up a steep roadside embankment estimated at 14 feet high. The witness was badly shaken, stopped at a cafe, and later reported the incident to county authorities.
Man and wife in car see a sasquatch eating frogs on the road 5 miles south of Shelton
The witness and a companion were driving on a wet highway after rain and came close to a creature in the road apparently eating frogs. When it noticed the car it stood upright and quickly left the road, climbing a steep rock wall without using its hands. The pair were frightened and drove quickly past the spot. Years later the witness heard of similar stories in the area.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington
The witness and his cousin were driving out a long dark road late at night. In high beams they saw a tall hairy figure standing beside the road that turned its whole body to watch them pass. They drove away fast and next day found the figure had stood in a trail four feet below road level.
Sasquatch sighting near Eatonville, Washington
The year before the main sighting, the witness's brother-in-law almost hit a creature with his pickup near Eatonville and arrived badly shaken. Next day he and his mother found about 20 other people searching the same field for tracks.
Sasquatch sighting near Ashford, Washington
Driving home at night after a Fourth of July visit, the witness first saw a tall figure cross the highway and then pass within 8 to 12 feet as it pushed a branch aside under a vapor light. He braked hard, stalled, and left without approaching. Next day he and his sister-in-law measured the branch at 10 feet at the jaw and followed heel-drag scuffs and heel prints toward dark timber.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington
The witness, age about 12, was riding home from a fly-fishing trip with his younger brother and stepfather when a small bipedal creature ran in front of their truck. It passed only a few feet ahead in the headlights and crossed without looking at them. All three occupants saw it and later agreed on brownish fur and a conical head.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington
The witness was sitting on her patio at dusk when her dog growled and she heard loud footsteps. A tall upright creature stepped from behind a tree and stared at her from a short distance before four smaller individuals crossed the driveway on all fours and disappeared into the woods. She smelled strong body odor and later found only scuffs in the dry dirt.
Sasquatch sighting near Monroe, Washington
The guest was driving west on Highway 2 toward work on the graveyard shift at about 50 miles per hour with several vehicles behind him. He watched a very tall figure step out of riverside vegetation and cross the highway in about three steps without looking at traffic. It passed behind a tiny roadside chapel where its torso was visible above the roof, then continued through a cornfield toward a distant tree line while nearby drivers pulled over or swerved.
Sasquatch sighting in Washington
The host recalled hearing as a youth that someone saw a creature run from an old sheriff's depot across the road and down toward the canal flats. People reportedly tracked it to the water, where it entered and disappeared.
Motorist surprises animal crossing freeway
About 25 years ago on a summer night, the witness was driving north on I-5 south of Bellingham when an animal ran across the freeway from left to right. He swerved to avoid it and saw it in the headlights running on all fours, noting reddish fur, a higher shoulder line, and a flat ape-like face with large eyes. He first thought it was a large dog then a young bear before concluding its face did not match either. He did not stop, and his passenger slept through the incident.
Witness recalls unknown animal seen crossing road near Snohomish
The witness was driving home at night with a companion when they noticed eyeshine near a swamp. A light-colored animal on all fours crossed the road in front of the car, turned to look at them, then disappeared into darkness. After pulling forward the pair smelled strong sulfur but could not relocate the animal and left.
Young bike riders see large animal cross road
While riding bikes on a sunny day, the witness and a companion saw a large bipedal creature come out of wooded cover and cross the road ahead of them. The creature paused, turned to face them as they approached, then continued across and disappeared into thick cover. When the riders reached the crossing point they found nothing and rode home frightened.