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Spring 1963 North Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida Class B #6992

Large bipedal creature passes child's window near Ft.Myers

At around 10 p.m. in 1963, the witness was lying in bed trying to sleep when heavy footsteps passed the bedroom window. The witness saw a huge shadow moving bipedally with a human-like walk, described as taller than a man, then heard a loud low-pitched moan. Frightened, the witness ran to the parents' bedroom sobbing and shaking.

SilhouetteFootstepsVocalization
April 1961 I Believe Willow Creek, Calif., Humboldt County, California Class B #5232

Hunters have unusual late night experience near Willow Creek

Two companions camped under a large pine beside a mountain dirt road after their car slid near snow. After dark in the tent they heard grunts, loud breathing and bark crunching as something large circled the tent on two feet. After firing shots from the tent and finding nothing outside, they later heard a long loud high-pitched scream some distance away, then slept until morning and found no footprints in the bark.

VocalizationFootstepsScreamUnidentified sound
1960–1969 Daingerfield, Morris County, Texas Class A #9879

Two sisters have late-night sighting through bedroom window

The witness and her younger sister were talking in a dark bedroom late at night when they heard twigs crunching outside. Looking out the window in bright moonlight, they saw a very large hairy bipedal animal in the yard. Their grandfather came to the room, knocked out the window screen and fired a rifle at it. The animal bellowed, ran on two legs and stepped over a barbed-wire fence toward a creek, and no sign was found the next day.

Full-body sightingFootstepsVocalization
1959 Tennessee #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/10/08/sc-ep367-is-this-thing-something-more

Sasquatch sighting in Tennessee (1959)

The guest relayed an older brother's account from years earlier of walking back from a store when a hairy man stepped out of the woods. The figure stopped in front of him, looked him over, grunted, and continued into the woods. The brother reportedly told the story for the rest of his life.

Full-body sightingVocalization
1958 Union Valley, Texas #98887e15-5921-4377-83fb-1ff9feef33c9

Sasquatch sighting near Union Valley, Texas (1958)

In 1958 the guest's father and his brother-in-law were driving home after hauling hay when they passed a big white hairy creature standing and yelling by an old house and corral. They turned around twice to look again, seeing it shaking its hands up and down with long hair on its arms and body, before it was gone on the third pass.

Full-body sightingVocalization
1957–1959 North Carolina #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/7CSpSH9qYhcCPwIqaJvgmM-V0kqOE2oITzhfv8hbLkY

Sasquatch sighting in North Carolina (1957)

The witness, then about 12, was hunting squirrels alone in the woods behind his childhood home. After crossing a creek bridge into thick regrowth he heard rhythmic leaf-rustling and pushed through brush to within a few feet of a very large cinnamon-brown hairy animal lying flat asleep. He watched its breathing move leaves, could see only its back with legs tucked under, then backed out fearing it was a bull and told no one for decades.

Partial sightingVocalizationAnimal behaviour
October 1955 British Columbia Class A #1083

William Roe account -- Highway worker has lengthy sighting at close range & records much detail

The witness hiked to a deserted mine on a mountain in the afternoon and encountered an upright hair-covered female creature at close range. The creature approached, squatted to strip and eat leaves, noticed the witness, vocalized, and walked away into timber, later appearing briefly on a distant ridge. The witness considered shooting it for science but refrained, then examined droppings and a bedding spot.

Full-body sightingVocalizationAnimal behaviour
October 1955 British Columbia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/emxwtZ2Fw-5pmgp2LbbBKp6yQuE0M6VuF9UCVxWFsX0

Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (1955)

A hunter watched a hair-covered female-like biped strip leaves and eat, approach within 20 feet, notice him, then walk away while making a half-laugh vocalization. He chose not to shoot and later examined feeding and sleeping signs.

Full-body sightingVocalization
October 1955 British Columbia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/JIXgl3Wz15O7YUv4aMl5Gq6qfU8nSrXrFWjjSs1TQUE

Sasquatch sighting in British Columbia (1955)

Retold as a classic historical report, a hunter watched a large hair-covered biped emerge near a mine, eat leaves, notice him, and walk away vocalizing. He described human-like ears, small dark eyes, broad nose, and long arms, and decided not to shoot.

Full-body sightingVocalization
October 1955 Tete Jaune Cache, British Columbia #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/iqimrATuQKXg0yc7o6x_-4bDjWzMteVl9yuRWmJEZt0

Sasquatch sighting near Tete Jaune Cache, British Columbia (1955)

The witness hiked up a mountain to visit an abandoned mine and encountered a large hair-covered biped at close range. The creature approached to within about twenty feet, foraged on leaves, then noticed the witness and retreated while vocalizing. The witness considered shooting it for science but refrained, then examined droppings and a bedding site before describing the encounter as a lasting mystery.

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1955–1960 Louisiana #5f830af4-b4f3-41af-b8e3-743099a9e8cc

Sasquatch sighting in Louisiana (1955)

As a youth hunting with a small dog, the witness followed the dog down a creek and found a long dark form lying in a dugout in the bank. Looking closer the witness saw feet, a bleeding leg with sand piled on it, breathing and grumbling, and a large hand thrown behind it like a resting person. Frightened, the witness carried the dog away quietly then ran home.

Partial sightingVocalization
1953 Kathmandu #c5faa337-7046-492d-8698-08b16a318533

Cryptid sighting near Kathmandu (1953)

Two trekkers ahead of their porters rested on rocks in misty woods when they heard cries and roars. A five-foot upright monkey-like creature with a tail confronted them, joined by several others, one carrying a baby. The men fired shots overhead until porters arrived and the animals dispersed.

Full-body sightingVocalization
1950–1959 Portlock, Alaska #118c8ac9-9f00-40d7-9768-ce1b8b84cb4c

Vocalization near Portlock, Alaska (1950)

After years of disappearances, residents heard yelling and cries overnight as rocks and logs were thrown into the village. The fear prompted nearly everyone to abandon the town the next morning, leaving only the postmaster who required permission to leave.

VocalizationRock throwingObject throwing
1948 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/04/24/sc-ep213-dark-waters

Property disturbance (1948)

As a boy, the coworker and his family experienced prolonged territorial activity at their ranch. The creatures tried doors, dug under the house, got on the roof, and used distraction. Several loggers on the land were killed, including one who vanished leaving only a torn bloody shirt.

Property disturbanceDoor or window contactVocalization
1936 Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/11/10/sc-ep271-monsters-among-us

Full-body sighting near Jefferson, Wisconsin (1936)

In 1936 a night watchman found a strange creature digging in a burial mound. It stood on its hind legs and ran off. On a second night it stood again and uttered syllables sounding like Gadara before running off. He told only his wife, then his son when he thought he was dying.

Full-body sightingVocalization
1934 Place not stated #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/12/25/sc-ep393-the-christmas-show

Vocalization (1934)

The teller's grandfather was riding a mule at night in 1934 while courting his future wife. Something in the woods startled or spoke to the mule, causing it to bolt hard for the barn. The rider held on prone and crashed into the barn wall, destroying a candle lantern.

VocalizationMovement only
July 1924 Washington #0ad7e1d7-18bc-473d-a117-acc5b0bf0906

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1924)

Five miners in 1924 reported poltergeist-like activity around their mine and cabin, including voices, machinery sounds, an apported pencil and isolated footprints. After one miner reportedly shot a creature, several creatures allegedly attacked the cabin at night throwing rocks and trying to enter. Only left footprints were reported the next morning.

Full-body sightingTracksRock throwingProperty disturbanceVocalization
1914 Seattle, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/01/12/sc-ep397-bigfoot-west-coast-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Seattle, Washington (1914)

A laborer picking berries was attacked by a hairy giant called Bosco that clawed his throat and struck him with a 25-pound window weight. Witnesses, tracks, bitten trees, eaten dog remains, and asphalt footprints were reported. The creature was seen swimming, eating fish, and peering into buildings.

Full-body sightingObject throwingTracksVocalization
1907 Verona, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Verona, Pennsylvania (1907)

A late pedestrian encountered a white-haired apparition that shrieked, dropped to all fours, clawed the sidewalk, and launched at him. He fled crying to a sheltering doorway while the pursuer passed on and vanished between houses. Neighbors reported being kept awake by weird cries.

Full-body sightingVocalizationHistorical account
April 1904 Sixes, Coos County, Oregon #f6d857df-e3db-48c7-adaf-4d0fa463d47c

Sasquatch sighting near Sixes, Oregon (1904)

In 1904 near Sixes miners reported a wild man seen three times in three weeks. Two men heard something walk around and shake their cabin corner, heard a frightful noise, saw it walk away, shot and missed. Later a similar visit at dawn ended with the creature hurling a four-pound rock after being shot at.

Partial sightingVocalizationDoor or window contactRock throwing