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August 1977 Deming, Whatcom County, Washington Class A #1749

Three brownish figures seen moving on nearby foothill

The witness and two companions were talking on a porch in the afternoon when they noticed three brownish figures moving on a nearby foothill for about ten minutes. They walked to the spot after the figures left and found a heap of branches resembling a bed, with some branches torn from trees high off the ground. The witness noted an absence of claw marks or bear prints and questioned how the branches could have been placed without tools.

Full-body sightingStructure or nestTree break
August 1977 Monroe, Snohomish County, Washington Class A #10397

A bipedal subject seen standing in Hannan Lake

Four people in a boat on a lake saw a tall hair-covered figure standing knee-deep in a cove splashing water on its chest. When noticed, it stood upright, looked at the boaters, then calmly turned and walked out of the water into dense woods. The boaters tried to approach the shore but turned back in murky, weed-choked water.

Full-body sighting
1977 Washington #1f8ff7cc-97e6-40e2-a370-dd815123b81f

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1977)

The witness was walking home at night past a vacant lot filled with small alder trees when he noticed what looked like a bush that had not been there before. When he stepped toward it, the shape stood up, turned, and crashed through the alders and down over a hill toward a creek while he ran home. The next morning he found bent and snapped alders and deep impressions leading through brush over the hill.

Full-body sightingMovement onlyTracks
July 1976 Washington #80f34d53-8c17-4ef7-9108-6d4485cef694

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1976)

The witness, then a child, walked with his older sister through woods on family land to look at cabin construction. About eight feet away a dark hairy female creature growled, was squatted down, then stood up to about eight feet tall. The sister grabbed the witness and they ran back to the family house.

Full-body sightingGrowl
1976 Pierce County, Washington #59321171-6806-4d6d-8ffe-b5c669b83190

Sasquatch sighting near Pierce County (1976)

A man retrieving clay pigeons in Pierce County saw an eight-foot Bigfoot stand up. He heard a buzzing sensation and experienced slowed time, tunnel vision, and paralysis before breaking free. The account is presented as a 1976 Washington report.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
Spring 1976 Omitted For Privacy (small Town In NW WA), Island County, Washington Class A #27764

Woman remembers her morning road walk interrupted by a large hairy bi-pedal animal on Whidbey Island

In early spring 1976 the witness was walking alone in the morning along an old logging road toward a country store. At a crossroads the witness saw a very tall, thin hair-covered figure emerge from dense forest about 200 feet away and cross the road in two long upright strides before re-entering the forest. The witness froze in fear and then ran back in the opposite direction.

Full-body sighting
13 October 1975 Sumner, Pierce County, Washington Class A #1730

Lake Tapps

Two companions on their way to school in the morning saw two pale human-like figures standing at the edge of woods on a hill. The figures smelled like skunks and then wandered back into the woods. The witnesses estimated the figures' height against a tree limb and later reported finding nest-like structures nearby.

Full-body sightingOdor
October 1974 Woodinville, King County, Washington Class A #24562

Man remembers running home when he and his friend spot a tall hairy creature near Woodinville

The witness and a companion were catching crawdads among ponds near a wooded hillside on a rainy afternoon. The witness looked upslope and saw a tall dark upright figure moving uphill. The witness shouted and ran toward home, with the companion following after also seeing the figure. The encounter lasted only seconds.

Full-body sighting
1974 Graham, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/02/12/sc-ep79-is-bigfoot-real-by-jack

Sasquatch sighting near Graham, Washington (1974)

At dusk the witness's dog barked at the tree line by the barn and then fled past him. The witness pushed through limbs into a clearing and saw a huge upright thing moving leaves with its foot. A second one then came around from behind him.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
May 1973 Kingston, Kitsap County, Washington Class A #1809

Two witnesses see a crouched figure on the beach. It stood up and walked into the nearby woods

The witness and a companion went to a remote rocky shoreline on Puget Sound to fish around 5:30 a.m. The witness saw a large dark hairy figure about 150 yards away bent over and apparently turning rocks. After the figure looked up and walked away on two legs, the two left without fishing.

Full-body sighting
Spring 1973 King County, Washington Class A #1383

Creature seen running along a road

The witness was driving with at least one other person when they briefly saw a large chimp-like animal running along a dark country road. The car was traveling in the opposite direction, so the look was quick. The road was unlit and lined on both sides by dense forest.

Full-body sighting
August 1972 Satsop, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class A #1226

Teens returning from baseball game were chased by bigfoot.

Two boys walking home late at night were followed by a large dark figure that kept pace with them without running. They fled to a neighboring house, where the resident let them in and all three watched the figure stand in the front yard about 12 feet from the porch before it crossed the road and descended an embankment toward the river plain. At dawn a neighbor was called and later found large footprints that were traced downriver until they entered the water.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
22 May 1972 Yacolt, Skamania County, Washington Class A #1652

Multiple witness incident on the western slope of Silver Star Mt., near Pyramid Rock

A group stopped their pickup on an unfamiliar foggy road to scout ahead on foot. Hearing rocks tumbling and then finding large fresh footprints crossing their recent path, they ran back to the vehicle. While turning the truck around, the writer saw a large dark hairy biped about 50 feet behind them look at them and keep going.

Full-body sightingTracks
August 1971 Toutle, Skamania County, Washington Class A #1645

Witness observed creature walking up a hill

The witness was resting on a mountainside overlooking a valley and lake when they noticed a large dark figure emerge from trees at the bottom. The figure climbed a steep clear-cut hill in about a minute without stopping, swinging its arms with hands appearing below the knees. It continued over the top and into the trees. The witness emphasized its large size, dark color, and unusually fast steady pace.

Full-body sighting
1971 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/03/20/sc-ep202-is-that-a-gorilla

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.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
October 1970 Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington Class A #8407

While watching TV at night, teen has sighting through window in Spanaway

In October 1970, a teenager watching television indoors glanced toward a large picture window and reported a tall grey hair-covered figure standing very close outside staring in. The figure remained motionless while staring directly, with massive arms, reddish glowing eyes, and visible breathing. After the witness fled to another room, the figure was gone.

Full-body sighting
15 November 1969 Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Class A #5453

Large bipedal animal seen 5 miles East of Packwood on Hwy 12

The witness was driving west over the pass late at night when headlights revealed a tall hair-covered biped coming up a roadside bank on the right. The animal stepped over a guardrail without reacting to the car and walked up the hill as the witness slowed and passed in the left lane. The brief sighting lasted seconds, and the witness concluded it was not a bear or known ape.

Full-body sighting
November 1969 Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Class A #5452

A large bipedal animal seen in the headlights on hwy 12, 5 miles East of Packwood

The witness was driving west down White Pass late at night when headlights revealed a tall hair-covered biped climbing the roadside bank. The creature stepped over the guardrail and continued walking uphill without reacting to the car. The witness slowed, moved to the left lane, and watched for about 15 seconds before passing. The witness could not identify it as a bear or ape.

Full-body sighting
5 March 1969 North Bonneville, Skamania County, Washington Class A #1621

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.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1968–1969 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/09/15/sc-ep362-the-eyes-and-face-looked-very-human-like

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1968)

A few days into a school camping trip, the first guest was standing with two other girls at the edge of a field after a softball game when the companions fled in terror. The witness turned, locked eyes with a tall hair-covered figure standing close behind, and ran in circles around it while it turned to keep eye contact until shouts from the group helped break the lock. Camp staff sent the children home early citing a bear, though the witness insisted the face and eyes looked human.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour