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26 June 2016 Strawberry, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #55195

Camper has a possible afternoon sighting at USFS campground near the town of Strawberry

The witness was camping and sitting in shade at a developed campground when a fast-moving dark figure crossed the campground north to south about 125 yards away. The sighting lasted about three seconds and showed only the torso from the hips up, described as very thick and dark with a reddish tint, with little to no neck and a slight forward lean while running. The witness later inspected the path and reported crushed grass and a crushed fern along the suspected route toward thick timber.

Partial sighting
26 May 2013 Safford, Graham County, Arizona Class B #41350

Campers on Mount Graham experience possible intimidation behavior

The witness family was tent-camping at a site on Mt [name withheld]. Between 1 and 4 a.m., after the husband re-entered the tent, the witness and her daughter saw a tall thin figure walk quickly past the tent in the dark and heard slipper-like footsteps on the road. The witness later heard loud chewing and lip-smacking behind the tent and noticed an unfamiliar animal smell. The sounds lasted about 20 minutes and stopped without footsteps after a distant camper door was heard.

Partial sightingSilhouetteFootstepsUnidentified soundOdor
March 2010 Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona Class A #27495

Afternoon sighting by a commuter south of Show Low

The witness was driving north on US 60 in the early afternoon when he noticed a large upright animal beside the road partly obscured by a pine. He slowed for about half a minute to watch as it shifted to keep the tree between them while still peeking out and appearing to look at him. He drove on because traffic was coming from behind.

Partial sighting
22 January 2007 Safford, Graham County, Arizona Class A #17448

A close range road crossing on a foggy morning near Safford

The witness was driving slowly to work in heavy fog before sunrise when a tall hairy biped crossed the road a few yards ahead from right to left. The animal moved at a slow run and briefly turned its upper torso toward the headlights before disappearing into the fog. The driver stopped, stunned at nearly hitting it, but could give no further detail because of the conditions and brief duration.

Road crossingPartial sighting
6 July 2005 Page Springs, Yavapai County, Arizona Class B #12266

Camping family glimpses a grey animal twice in three days

The witness was camping with kids on Oak Creek in July 2005. On two nights after 10 p.m. the witness and her daughter saw a short grey slender shape dash behind trees and run toward cover near the river, followed once by a thud and high-pitched shrieks. The family also heard patterned rock clicks and nearby walking and breathing, and noticed a skunk-like odor. The family became frightened and packed to leave.

Partial sightingScreamFootstepsUnidentified soundOdor
Winter 1998 Phoenix / Laveen, Maricopa County, Arizona Class A #1733

Husband,wife and nephew observe a bigfoot cross the road

About 1998 the witness was driving west with two companions when they saw cars swerving ahead. In the headlights they watched a large dark-haired biped take a very long step across the road, cross a canal and continue onto a golf course. The driver turned around to take a different route while the companions identified the figure as a bigfoot.

Road crossingPartial sighting
August 1992 Gila Bend, Maricopa County, Arizona Class A #42364

Memory told of a daylight sighting and parallel chase in the Gila River bottoms while riding horseback

The witness rode a horse bareback along a fenced river bottom to meet two others. A tall, dark brown-haired biped stepped from behind a tree into full view and watched with a curious expression. As the witness galloped away along the river, the creature ran on two legs through the trees keeping pace before stopping as the witness turned toward home.

Partial sightingFull-body sighting
7 November 1981 Cove, Apache County, Arizona Class A #8685

Morning sighting in the Lukachukai Mountains of northeast Arizona

The witness was deer hunting on a mountain ridge in the morning when separated from companions. He heard brush crashing and saw a very large black hairy biped moving downhill through tall oak brush toward a trail and into the forest, smelling a strong musky odor. He watched it through his rifle scope but did not shoot, then left by a road while hearing movement alongside and firing once to scare it.

Partial sightingOdorMovement only
June 1979 Safford, Graham County, Arizona Class B #44485

Memory told of a possible daylight sighting as a child on Mount Graham

As a 10-year-old visiting Mount Graham with relatives, the witness sat alone on a fallen tree with her back to an upslope boulder. She felt she was being watched, glanced behind her, and saw a large dark hair-covered creature standing upright partly behind the boulder about fifteen feet away. After a second or two she ran to her family, who dismissed her account.

Partial sighting
October 1975 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona Class A #510

Man describes an observation near Sabino Canyon when he was 15 years old.

The witness was hiking alone near the school campus in late morning when a strong odor and digging sounds drew attention. Through brush about 50 yards away, the witness saw a large gray-brown hairy animal crouched over a burrow digging with hand-like limbs and making grunting sounds. When it began to shift toward the witness, the witness fled to campus and reported the sighting to school staff.

Partial sightingOdorVocalizationUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
same night as ghost hunt, in July two years ago Tombstone, Arizona #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Sasquatch sighting near Tombstone, Arizona

After the ghost hunt the group had to move a heavy steel pole blocking the car. Back at the nearby campground the witness saw a reddish-haired face looking in the camper window and spoke to it before it backed away. The son independently reported seeing the same figure outside the camper that night.

Partial sighting
four days ago Arizona #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Sasquatch sighting in Arizona

While driving in extreme heat the witness and her husband passed a tall hair-covered figure standing on the wash side of a bridge barrier. Only the upper body was visible and an arm was raised to shield the face. They returned later to photograph the culvert where it could have ducked for cover.

Partial sighting
a little over a year ago, early part of spring Arizona #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/6v6t1V4QGkTBhxbw0adk5XJHSvXBTwD1dkq2gsNfNFQ

Odor in Arizona

The witness was walking an old mining trail near a mining claim when a foul odor and sudden silence caused intense fear. Something in low brush paralleled her as she moved toward the truck, stopping when she stopped. On the fourth stop a dark head peeked out and blinked before she fled to her husband at the mine.

OdorMovement onlyPartial sighting
BFRO YEAR: near 1983 Between Sedona And Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Class A #7776

Witness encounters bigfoot on the shores of Oak Creek

A 13-year-old witness fishing alone along a riverbank heard heavy thumping footsteps and heavy breathing from dense woods behind him and felt watched. After waiting motionless against a tree for about 20 minutes, he briefly saw a tall shaggy dark brown-black animal moving away at an angle about 35-40 feet away. The animal was in view only a few seconds before disappearing into thick woods.

Partial sightingFootstepsUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: about 1986 Alpine, Apache County, Arizona Class B #11858

Possible night time sighting near Big Lake

The witness was riding in a car at night returning to camp with relatives when she looked out the side window. She saw a large, very furry animal in a break in the trees beside the road and watched it take several steps moving toward the forest. It appeared to be walking upright on two legs and looked larger than a bear, though darkness prevented seeing other features.

Partial sighting
almost two years ago, on September 15th Payson, Arizona #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/pT4Xa2b_aq5Wa0oXBNDOSNcKJtyk8rTj-qxpMWrNb8Q

Scream near Payson, Arizona

The witness camped with four others and dogs near a stream. During the day they heard distant screams and at night saw faint red, green, blue and white lights moving down a hill. They heard single and multi-note whistles from multiple directions closing in, heard movement in the stream and road, saw a black mass run through brush, and left hurriedly after a whistle was answered back.

ScreamWhistleFootstepsPartial sightingAnimal behaviour
one weekend during two weeks after 2011 sighting Arizona #7241630d-f1bb-482c-939e-7d799c4fb2b2

UFO sighting in Arizona

During nightly skywatching after the triangle sighting, a family member using a telescope called the witness to look at Orion's belt. They repeatedly saw a small ball of light emerge from the starlight and move back in. The witness could not identify it.

Partial sighting