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Sasquatch Sightings

4,068 incidents

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  1. 1947 Bella Coola, Burke Channel, British Columbia

    Bill Mounce was on a tug between Kwatna Inlet and South Bentinck in Burke Channel, about 200 yards from the south shore. He and the skipper saw an animal the colour of a grizzly walking upright on large rocks on…

    #1000143 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  2. May 1947 Fall River Mills, Shasta Cty, California

    Russ Tribble and Nancy Tribble, fishing in a river in a canyon (presumably Pit River, the only river around), saw two creatures on the East side of the river walking along the bank and eating dead fish and reeds. One…

    #1000321 two large, sex unknown Creature description Footprints

  3. 1947 Dunsmuir, Siskiyou Cty, California

    Melvin Gunsaullus and his late wife were driving North on Hwy. 99, "winding around the rocks" South of Mount Shasta, proceeding very slowly, and stopped because of what he thought was a post right beside the road, which might warn…

    #1000449 male and female (large) Creature description

  4. 1947 Eureka, Humboldt, California

    Big tracks were seen in dust of the Pacific Gas and Electric powerline right of way under construction between Eureka and Cottonwood. A photo of a track, 15 inches long and about 6 inches wide is owned by Paul Droscher,…

    #1000450 one large, sex unknown Footprints

  5. 1948 Anchorage, Alaska

    #282 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  6. 1948 Mobile, Mobile Cty, Alabama

    Dan Wiggins told John Fuhrmann that he and four other boys saw a Bigfoot in a swamp near Mobile when he was 12 years old in 1948.

    #991003 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  7. 1948 Frogmore, Beaufort Cty, South Carolina

    O.C. Michael, Paul Robinson and Norman Graves were camping on Pritchards Island, across Skull Creek from Fripp Island when something ran through the abandoned Coast Guard barracks where they were camping at about 2 a.m. They were awakened by the…

    #991829 one large, sex unknown Footprints

  8. Oct 1948 Harrison Mills, Morris Valley Rd, British Columbia

    Informant cycling towards Harrison Mills, saw two creatures come off the hill opposite the Fenn Pretty property. One of them followed him for about a mile and a half, easily keeping pace as he pedalled as hard as he could.…

    #1000015 two large, sex unknown Creature description

  9. about 1948 Leavenworth, Chelan, Washington

    Clarence Foster was hiking to Mad Lake on Entiat ridge to fish. (Lake not named on map) At the lake's far edge, 200 yards distant, saw a 6-foot, thin, hair-covered dark creature squatting with its arms in the water. It…

    #1000766 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  10. about 1948 Bonita, Graham Cty, Arizona

    Rancher reported that while riding on his ranch in the lower foothills of Mount Graham he had seen a large, dark brown, furry creature walking upright. When it saw him it turned and ran uphill tp a steep, tree-lined canyon.…

    #1001392 one, no description Creature description

  11. Jul 1949 Thorntown, Boone Cty, Indiana

    Charles Jones and George Coffman reported being chased from the banks of Sugar Creek where they were fishing, by a brown Gorilla. Nearly 30 Thorntown residents were reported to have seen it. Estimated weight 250 lbs. It had protruding teeth.

    #991040 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  12. 1949 Bigelow, Franklin Cty, Maine

    On road by Bigelow Mountain, 1 a.m. on rainy night, passed 7-foot creature standing in the roadway. Enquiring, met a local Frenchman named "Old Pete" who had seen the creature before, and said "him don't smell good."

    #991964 one, no description Creature description

  13. Jul 1949 Harrison Hot Springs, Fraser Valley Dis, British Columbia

    Informant was on bridal trail, horse balked at going farther, she led it a way and it balked more so she tied it up and walked. Came upon creature she thought was a bear and approached "to feed it sugar".…

    #1000029 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  14. Oct 1949 New Hazelton, Skeena Dis, British Columbia

    Luxton was driving north when the creature crossed the road sideways looking at him, then walked, then ran then ran down towards the river.

    #1000055 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  15. Oct 1949 Leadpoint, Stevens Cty, Washington

    Ben Thompson said he saw a very large sasquatch at Leadpoint, watching it through a scope at 800 to 1000 yards, and tried to put his bear dogs on its trail, but they declined. It was heading West over the…

    #1000686 one large, sex unknown Creature description Footprints

  16. about 1949 Vanderhoof, Nechako Val, British Columbia

    Mr. Hentges, driving from Cluculz Lake to Vanderhoof on a highway under construction, saw what he thought was a gorilla walk across the road about a quarter mile away on a straight stretch. It was on its hind legs, with…

    #1000961 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  17. 1950's Lowell, Lane Cty, Oregon

    #6 one large female Creature description

  18. about 1950 Rio Dell, Humboldt Cty, California

    #159 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  19. 1950 to 1951 North Bend, Fraser Can., British Columbia

    #244 Footprints

  20. 1950's British Columbia

    #247 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  21. Jul 1950 San Bernardino, San Bernardino Cty, California

    #499 one large, sex unknown Creature description Footprints

  22. mid 1950's International Falls, Koochiching Cty, Minnesota

    Seven-year-old boy said to have seen sasquatch crossing road at fairly close range, west of International Falls. They stopped, stared at each other, then the creature went on.

    #991208 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  23. about 1950 Palatka, Putnam Cty, Florida

    Bailey and Girla Glisson were returning to Bardin (too small to be on road map) from Palatka at night when Bailey stopped to see why the truck was rattling. He saw nothing and when he turned to get back in…

    #991578 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  24. early 1950's Georgia

    Rebecca Leinberg said her stepfather, alone in a shack at night, saw what he thought was a black-faced man at the window, went outdoors and fired at him. The creature was over 7 feet tall and next morning tracks 20…

    #991729 one large, sex unknown Creature description Footprints

  25. 1950's Hopewell, Somerset Cty, Maryland

    Woman told David Bremer that her son, a pre-teen at the time, had seen the creature in a garbage dump area in a heavily wooded section outside of Hopewell.

    #991980 one large, sex unknown Creature description