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December 1997 Huntington Lake CA., Fresno County, California Class A #865

Two 4-wheelers have night sighting above Huntington Lake

The witness and a companion were four-wheeling late at night when their headlights caught a shaggy red-haired creature in the road. It had apparently been squatting in the road, then moved quickly across on all fours while starting to straighten toward two legs before leaving the light. Both witnesses felt it was not a bear, cat, or other known animal due to its color, narrow torso, and human-like body shape.

Road crossingPartial sighting
15 November 1997 Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California Class A #615

Sighting by woman in Eagle Meadow, above Strawberry

A woman hunting with her husband from under pine trees across a meadow noticed a dark figure that had not been there minutes earlier. She watched it through binoculars for about 15 minutes, seeing yellow eyes looking back, before leaving for camp without telling her husband why. Her husband, positioned nearby, did not see the figure but reported smelling something awful at the same time.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundOdor
10 September 1997 Trinity County, California Class B #2873

Loud Echoing Howls Heard by Hikers in the Trinity Alps

The witness was camping in the mountains of northern California when a loud, frightening howl echoed through the area from the east around 1 a.m. The witness reported extensive prior backpacking experience in the region and said nothing similar had been heard before. Bigfoot was mentioned only as a first thought about what might have caused the sound.

Howl
September 1997 Gasquet, Del Norte County, California Class B #62496

Possible whistles and stalking outside Gasquet and Patrick Creek

Three people spent the evening inside a remote northern California cabin playing a recording of a reported howl about every 15 minutes. About an hour after starting, they heard a powerful whistle from very close in front of the bay window where they stood. They turned off the lights and waited, but heard nothing further that night.

Whistle
23 August 1997 Orleans, Siskiyou County, California Class B #22431

Forestry workers report possbile encounter along the Klamath River near Orleans

Late at night while sleeping on sand bars beside the river with a companion, the witness was awakened by limping bipedal footsteps moving on the slope above. A flashlight revealed nothing and the steps resumed, approaching close before loud guttural yelps and moaning described as a cry for help were heard. After remaining awake and still for an extended period the witnesses fell asleep, later heard a large splash in the river, and found no tracks in the morning.

FootstepsVocalizationUnidentified sound
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.

Full-body sighting
June 1997 Del Norte County, California Class B #2955

Loud 'whoop' vocalizations heard

The witness and companions were setting off bottle rockets with loud music playing near a river late at night. They heard repeated rising whoop vocalizations that seemed about a mile away and grew louder as they continued. The surrounding forest was described as unusually quiet. Frightened, the group left the area immediately.

Whoop
1997 California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/02/16/sc-ep406-the-sasquatch-savant-theory

Growl in California (1997)

The witness was hiking in Yosemite with roommates in 1997 when the group heard a frightening growl. The sound sent shivers down spines and sparked a lasting fascination with identifying what made it.

Growl
September 1996 Plumas County, California Class A #2227

Sighting of a bigfoot by a miner

The witness was mining on a creek when movement caught attention. On standing, the witness saw a creature described as a Bigfoot peering from behind a tree about 60-75 yards away. The creature looked upstream toward the witness's companion, then leapt over rocks while staying low and disappeared. The witness slipped on mossy rocks while backing away, injuring an arm, then hurried up the trail.

Partial sighting
17 July 1996 El Dorado County, California Class A #2137

Placerville track found and cast

The witness reports discovering several large footprints near a small stream northeast of Placerville, with broken branches nearby. Only one print was clear enough to photograph, and the witness returned the next day to make a plaster cast. The cast was shown to Fish and Game staff who dismissed it, and it has since been kept in storage.

TracksTree break
6 June 1996 Humboldt County, California Class B #1665

Thirteen and a half inch track found at Fish Lake (near Bluff Creek).

The witness found two unusual footprints in the evening and made plaster casts and footage of them. Later, while sleeping alone in a tent, the witness was awakened by heavy footsteps, ground vibrations, and breaking branches very close by. Upon exiting the tent with a flashlight, the witness saw and smelled nothing, then packed up and left.

FootstepsTracks
April 1996 Lewiston, California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/08/10/sc-ep134-encounters-while-camping

Sasquatch sighting near Lewiston, California (1996)

The witness and his wife returned after dinner to their closed campground to find their zipped tent unzipped, overturned, and contents strewn. While packing to leave for a motel, the wife saw a huge hairy figure that had been crouched by a tree stand, turn, and walk away silently. They drove to the valley that night and returned in daylight to find the branch it stood under was well above the witness's reach, convincing them it was not a bear but a Sasquatch that had ransacked the camp.

Partial sightingProperty disturbance
April 1996 Lake Tahoe, El Dorado County, California Class A #919

Car passenger has nighttime sighting near Lake Tahoe

A child riding in a car driven by a parent spotted a large fur-covered figure standing among trees alongside a mountain highway at dusk. The figure remained at the roadside watching the car pass. The child was frightened by the sighting and remained upset until arriving home.

Full-body sighting
15 March 1996 Lewiston, Trinity County, California Class A #2820

Campers describe an encounter after dark

The witnesses returned late at night to find their tent knocked over with contents spilled. While loading the vehicle to leave, one witness saw a tall brown human-like figure stand up about 15 feet away and walk toward the river. The pair left the area that night and returned the next day to photograph apparent footprints on a hillside.

Partial sightingProperty disturbanceOdorTracks
1996 Monterey, California #3fb91ed8-671b-4aa4-891d-f46c90d44a22

UFO sighting near Monterey, California (1996)

The witness accompanied his teenage daughter to a downtown cemetery where she was taking night photos for a class. They watched two orange spheres detach from a meteor-like streak, reappear over a nearby ball field and pass overhead, followed by three bright lights that became a large silent triangular craft passing low overhead before vanishing. Afterward they attempted to report the sighting to police, the airport tower, and a UFO reporting center.

Full-body sighting
1996–1997 Corona, California #75d3826b-0a64-49b3-b8f8-3f94e0da45ac

Sasquatch sighting near Corona, California (1996)

The witness and two friends snuck into a fenced stormwater tunnel project at night and then drove toward a dead-end road where a parked car sat. They saw a tall black figure crouched behind the car, illuminated it, watched it stand and then disappear near a fence. They searched the open field with a spotlight, found nothing, and later told the witness's father.

Full-body sighting
29 October 1995 Fresno, Fresno County, California Class A #1068

Two fisherman have daytime sighting above Huntington Lake

The witness and a companion were fishing separate pools along a river when the companion called him over. They smelled a strong musky odor and then saw a tall, hairy biped standing about 25 yards upslope. The creature walked up and over the hill on two feet while the men felt unable to move, after which they walked back in silence to their third companion.

Full-body sightingOdor
16 October 1995 Plumas County, California Class A #2226

Two sightings by locals from the town of Quincy

Two witnesses driving at night saw a large fur-covered animal cross the highway in front of their car and climb a steep bank into the forest. They returned in daylight and found large deep footprints in snow, which they photographed and displayed with a written account. The writer later examined the photos and spoke with the witnesses and found them convincing.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingTracks
22 September 1995 Humboldt County, California Class B #2148

Campers report hearing sounds in the woods which are often associated with bigfoot sightings

Two companions were camping in separate spots near a river. The companion walking back from a grove heard crashes, a scream, nearby rustling, and breathing but saw nothing moving. From about a half-mile away on a riverbed, the witness heard a very loud scream from the forest to the north believed to be in the same area.

ScreamUnidentified soundMovement only
September 1995 Fresno County, California Class B #2961

Witness heard a large animal moving in the forest

While mountain biking, the witness heard a large animal moving in brush off the trail but could not see it. About 200 yards farther up the trail, the group found very large detailed footprints overlying companions' tracks, which left the trail for a meadow and reappeared crossing the road about half a mile farther on. Coincidentally encountered bear hunters also examined the prints and were unfamiliar with them.

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