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18 May 1980 Trout Lake, Klickitat County, Washington Class B #58031

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.

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May 1980 Green Valley, Los Angeles County, California Class A #21674

Sasquatch sighting near Green Valley, California (1980)

Two teenagers were camping for a week in mountainous pine forest to train for military service. On the second evening at dusk while walking armed along a dirt road, they encountered a very tall dark-haired bipedal figure standing on the road watching them. After a brief staredown the figure turned and walked unhurried into the forest with heavy breaking-branch footsteps, and the next day large footprints were found leading away across a creek.

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April 1980 Canton, Fulton County, Illinois Class A #10892

Youth has daylight sighting in swampy area near Canton Lake

The witness went to the bottom of a hill near a relative's home at Canton Lake to smoke. After hearing a crushing and rustling noise, the witness saw a tall black bipedal being about twenty yards away that looked at the witness and raised its arms. The witness then ran back up the hill to the relative's home.

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April 1980 Sonoma County, California Class A #2864

A Young Man, While Camping with 20 Others, Comes Face-to-face with Creature

At a youth camp at night, the witness was inside a dorm getting ready for bed when campers in another dorm shouted about someone outside. Minutes later the witness watched a figure near a dumpster walk toward the dorm and peer in through a window from about 12 feet away for 20 to 30 seconds before disappearing. The next morning a discarded box was found on the ground with large footprints nearby.

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April 1980 Between Carson And Home Valley, Skamania County, Washington Class A #1707

Department of Natural Resources tree-planting crew views two animals walking upright near Home Valley

In spring 1980 the witness was working with a tree-planting crew on state land along the Columbia River when the crew noticed two upright figures walking side by side in a valley below. The crew first thought they were bears but rejected that because the figures walked upright in stride. The pair continued walking together for a long distance while the crew watched.

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12 January 1980 Clayton, Barbour County, Alabama Class A #27067

Motorists pulled over on a rural highway at night describe standoff in headlights east of Clayton

In winter 1980 the witness and six relatives stopped in a car at night east of Clayton and watched a tall dark hairy figure standing motionless in the headlights about 30 yards away for two to three minutes. The figure stared at them while frozen mid-stride, then darted into nearby woods in under a second after the driver flashed the lights. The witness reports lasting fear of being alone in woods since the incident.

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1980–1981 Mashpee, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Class C #1198

Two witnesses observe creature on edge of forest

Two coworkers claimed to see a tall, dark, hair-covered biped accompanied by a black dog at a garden center entrance in Mashpee in the fall of 1980 or 1981 between 2 and 3 a.m. They reported extreme shock and drove away at high speed. The area was described as adjacent to the largest forest tract on Cape Cod near an Army training base.

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1980 Scioto County, Ohio Related account #4976

Sasquatch sighting near Scioto County (1980)

The witness recalled being awakened by dogs and watching a creature across a stream and road for a minute or two before it walked back into the woods.

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1 January 1980 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Class A #37522

Homeowner recalls night time sighting in NW Decatur

Late at night the witness stood at an upstairs window watching barking dogs when a very large fur-covered figure crossed the backyard clearing. The figure paused, turned and looked up at the witness for nearly a minute before continuing downhill, ducking under tree branches and disappearing from view as the dogs fell silent. At daylight the dogs were unharmed and no physical traces were found on the frozen ground.

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1980–1999 Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois Class A #36667

Memory told of encounters on a farm near Ottawa

The witness was walking back to the house on a relative's farm at night after feeding dogs when a tall, hairy, foul-smelling being stood in the path near the driveway. The witness froze as the being bent down and stared directly. A relative opened the door and reacted, after which the being looked up and walked away.

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1980 Carbondale, Jackson County, Illinois Class C #2806

The "Big Muddy Monster" flap of Murphysboro

In the late 1970s to early 1980s, residents around the Big Muddy River reported a foul-smelling, hairy hominid-like creature. Witnesses described seeing and hearing it near the river and finding footprints, with size and color accounts varying. The writer compiled these secondhand accounts and notes the creature was never reported as violent.

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1980–1989 Geneva, Alabama, Holmes County, Florida Class A #9545

Motorist has morning sighting on road outside Sweet Gum Head

The witness was driving home from a night shift in the morning when she saw a very tall dark figure ahead on the road. The figure crossed the road and walked straight into thick woods as she approached. As she got closer she realized it was completely covered in medium brown hair and about seven feet tall, which frightened her and she drove on. She avoided the route for a time but later resumed using it without further sightings.

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1980–1981 St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Class B #1498

Hunters witness a large, dark, manlike creature pull a stump from the ground.

Two hunters walking toward a river heard a splash and saw a dark, muscular, hairy creature with its back to them. The creature pulled a cypress stump from the mud, threw it into the river, then turned to look at them and walked briskly away along the riverbank. The men then found large human-like footprints at the spot where it had stood.

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Summer 1980 Jigger, Franklin Parish, Louisiana Class A #23745

Man recounts boyhood sighting at home near Jigger

On a clear sunny afternoon the witness as a child was playing in the woods behind the house with a relative and a companion when they heard something large breaking limbs and fled to the yard. From the yard about 300 yards away they saw a tall black man-shaped figure standing between trees at the woodline watching them until they went inside. The figure was described as about seven feet tall, muscular with long arms and a pointed head.

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1980–1989 Union County, Arkansas Class C #4096

Sighting by truck driver near Felsenthal Wildlife Refuge

A truck driver was sitting in his truck at night on the outskirts of a swamp during an oil loading operation. He reported a strong gamey smell and, after turning on the headlights, saw a large ape-like creature with red eyes staring at him. He panicked and drove away with the loading hose still attached, spilling oil, and afterward refused to do night loads.

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1980–1989 Georgia #218c1b3e-614f-40af-80c4-6b3360d2262f

Sasquatch sighting in Georgia (1980)

A farm worker on a night irrigation check saw a large round shape balled on the ground that stood up to about eight feet with hair all over and a man-like face. He struggled to free his truck from wet field while it walked toward him, then drove out dragging wire. He refused to check irrigation again and still avoids going out after dark.

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summer of 1980 Sackett's Harbor, New York #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/12/01/sc-ep63-bigfoot-on-the-family-farm

Sasquatch sighting near Sackett's Harbor, New York (1980)

After cattle broke through the fence, the witness's brother and a friend went deeper into the woods to find a missing cow. They came running out saying they had seen big monkey people and that one chased them.

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summer of 1980 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/03/14/sc-ep200-the-200th-show-part-two

Sasquatch sighting (1980)

While panning for gold along a border river, one man bent to wash his hair and felt he was being watched with hostile intent. Across the river his cousin waved frantically, later saying a huge black animal the size of a buffalo had crept down the steep hill behind him. The animal froze when looked at, then slowly retreated uphill after noticing the second person.

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1980 Kentucky #9bdb0699-2477-4b65-b7ca-a51f1a3bc0f2

Sasquatch sighting in Kentucky (1980)

While playing with his dog in the yard in spring, the witness fell backward and saw a large cinnamon-brown human-like creature watching from the wood line about 25 feet away. The dog fled silently, the creature looked curious rather than threatening, then turned and walked into the woods.

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1980 Corbett #f6d857df-e3db-48c7-adaf-4d0fa463d47c

Sasquatch sighting near Corbett (1980)

In 1980 a group of teenagers parked along the Sandy River near Corbett after a McDonald's run saw one come out. At first they thought bear, then realized it was not. One girl described it as calm, at peace, and studying them.

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