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October 1997 Humptulips, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class A #959

Sighting by a deer hunter on a logging road.

The witness was deer hunting from an old logging road overlooking a cleared area when a tall bipedal figure emerged from the treeline across a draw. At first mistaking it for a very large man on a road, he realized it was far taller than a human with long strides and brown coloration. The figure appeared to turn toward him, then returned into the treeline. He later crossed to the spot and found no road, only uneven ground and a steep draw beyond.

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15 September 1997 Eden, Liberty, Weber County, Utah Class A #5813

Family members see large, hairy bi-ped walking along mountain road

The witness was riding in a car with two relatives driving back over a mountain pass late at night. They encountered a tall, dark, hairy figure walking on and across the road. After a companion shouted at it from the car, the figure kept walking without changing pace and left the road up into the mountains.

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12 September 1997 Between Marionville And Aurora, Lawrence County, Missouri Class B #55225

Memory told of seeing an unknown creature climbing a tree while driving between Marionville and Aurora

The witness was driving on a rural highway in late afternoon when she noticed a large dark figure under a grove of trees about 150 feet away. The figure appeared to be climbing, with an arm extended overhead gripping a branch and a leg raised. It kept its back to the road the entire time and was gone when the witness returned to the site moments later.

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5 September 1997 Ontario Class A #1340

Two witnesses (Truck drivers) spot a Bulky, Hairy (Brown Hair) being walking under the bridge

Two tractor-trailer drivers claim they saw a bulky brown-haired creature while driving westbound over a bridge in the afternoon. The creature was on dry rocky ground beside shallow water below the bridge, described as walking like a person. The witnesses described long groomed hair over the whole body, unusually long arms, and massive feet and ankles during the brief high-speed pass.

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2 September 1997 Sedalia, Douglas County, Colorado Class A #1354

5:30am sighting by motorist 1 mile southwest of Sedalia on Highway 67

Early one morning the witness was driving east on Highway 67 after stopping to pick up a newspaper. In the headlights a large black biped ran from the north side of the road across in front of the vehicle and up an incline to the south. The witness described it moving very fast on two legs and glancing back over a hunched shoulder while maintaining eye contact. The witness stated it did not look like a known four-legged animal and was left frightened.

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September 1997 Sewickley, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #105

Resident's nighttime sighting outside home near Sewickly

Late at night in September 1997, the witness was smoking on a back porch when a high-pitched screech was heard from a neighboring yard. The witness then saw a very tall white human-like form running through that yard with its head turned toward them. The form ran into nearby woods and running sounds continued for several seconds before the witness went inside.

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September 1997 Elderberry Inn/Tillamook, Tillamook County, Oregon Class A #2102

Two hikers have early morning sighting near Tillamook

The witness and a companion were on an early morning hike from a forest camp when they noticed a tall dark shape on a distant rock outcropping. After an accidental gunshot the shape was no longer on the rocks and was then seen walking away very fast with swinging arms. The two returned to camp and said little at the time.

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12 August 1997 Whitehall, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin Class A #16870

Daylight sighting by motorist of a juvenile north of Whitehall

The witness was driving slowly on a wooded back road at dusk when headlights caught eyes in a tree beside the road. A small hair-covered figure dropped from a branch, landed crouched without fully standing, then ran on two legs up a ravine. The witness estimated the whole event lasted about 30 seconds.

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August 1997 Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Class A #3569

Hikers catch glimpse of Bigfoot from 30 yards away

The witness and a companion were hiking along a creek toward the beaver dam area when they saw movement behind a fallen pine tree. As they approached, they saw a tall brown-haired creature with a manlike head and gorilla-like body kneeling at the base of the tree. The creature stood up and ran a short distance into thick mountain laurel upslope, and a foul musty odor was noticed.

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August 1997 Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico Class A #3895

Incidents around home on Mescalero IR

In March 1997, two sisters driving to their mother's house encountered a large hairy figure sitting beside a dirt road. When headlights illuminated it, the figure stood to seven feet or taller and then moved toward the river. The witnesses were frightened and said it was neither a bear nor a human.

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August 1997 Hespreria, San Bernardino County, California Class A #5160

Young lady on horse back outside Hesperia has a face to face encounter one late afternoon

A young woman riding a horse home through a dry riverbed in the late afternoon encountered a hairy biped near trees. Her horse refused to go forward, and she saw the creature standing and walking parallel about 75 to 100 yards away. They looked at each other for just under a minute before it turned and left into dense brush walking then crouching.

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25 July 1997 Lynne, Marion County, Florida Class A #729

a daylight sighting by a family on a camping trip

The witness was hiking with family and resting by a bridge over a stream when two sons who had gone to explore returned saying they had seen a gorilla. The witness followed the sons back to the spot and reported seeing a bigfoot kneeling by the stream drinking. The creature reportedly noticed the group and ran off into the forest.

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24 July 1997 Park County, Wyoming Class A #903

Sighting by a motorist near the park entrance approach from Cody

While driving out of Yellowstone and scanning the mountainside for bighorn sheep, the witness noticed a tall, hairy, upright figure walking beside a triangular snow patch near the top. The figure took a few large strides across rocky terrain and stopped above a grassy area. The witness's son saw the same figure at the same time.

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19 July 1997 Mt. Vernon, Lawrence County, Missouri Class A #12470

Fisherman has daytime sighting west of Mt. Vernon

The witness was fishing along Spring River in the evening and moved downstream around oak trees. He claims to have watched a single large, reddish-brown, hair-covered figure walk from the stream across an open field into the woods for several minutes. He did not follow it because he was alone, and a return visit the next day found no definitive footprints.

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15 July 1997 Neeses, Orangeburg County, South Carolina Class A #993

A teenager witnesses a black, fur covered creature attempt to pull a dog pen out of the ground.

Around midday the witness went to check on barking dogs in a pen behind the home. There he encountered a tall, hair-covered figure pulling at the pen wire, which turned to face him before fleeing toward the forest. A relative who ran outside also saw the figure running away. No physical evidence remained the next day after an overnight thunderstorm.

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13 July 1997 Platoro, Conejos County, Colorado Class A #1352

Daylight sighting by hikers near Lake Fork, off the Conejos River.

From an overlook the witness watched three hikers with a dog on the trail below through binoculars and noticed a large black bipedal figure moving ahead of them through the adjacent meadow. The figure moved much faster than the hikers, away from them, jumped the creek, and disappeared into trees on the far side of the valley after about five minutes. The witness judged it much larger than a man and stated it was not a bear, and believed the hikers never saw it.

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7 July 1997 Loudonville, Holmes County, Ohio Class A #3381

A group of canoers see a large, black creature along the river bank

While canoeing down a wooded fork of a river, the group smelled decay and then saw a dark creature watching them from the trees. The creature followed them along the bank, ran ahead to a river bend, splashed and climbed the opposite bank, then later crossed an open clearing. About 20 minutes after the last sighting the group thought they heard shrieks shifting from high to low pitch.

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7 July 1997 Edmond, Logan County, Oklahoma Class A #1298

Morning road crossing sighting near the town of Edmond.

The witness was driving in a truck in the morning when a hairy creature crossed a dirt road ahead. It was walking at first but moved into a fast gait after noticing the approaching truck. After crossing, it disappeared into the woods. The witness heard nothing and did not search for footprints.

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3 July 1997 Neilton, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class A #1225

Creature seen crossing road

The witness was driving alone toward a family camp when a large white-haired biped crossed the highway about 50 yards ahead. The figure walked upright with wide strides, moving from dense forest on one side to an overgrown old logging road on the other without looking toward the car. The witness slowed at a pullout, noted the location relative to a curve warning sign, and later measured the spot as one mile north of a highway turnoff.

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July 1997 Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Class A #3563

Two cousins spot large creature as it dashes across path

The witness and a cousin were riding four-wheelers on a woodland path when a tall brown furry biped dashed across the path about twenty yards ahead in about 3-5 seconds. The companion asked if it was a bear, but the witness rejected that because of its roughly eight-foot height and fast running on two legs.

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