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Sasquatch Sightings

4,068 incidents

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  1. Jul 1980 Rainier, Columbia Cty, Oregon

    Bill Leon Buol told state police he heard something behind his barn, went and saw a dark, erect creature, estimated between 400 and 600 pounds, not a bear.

    #1001083 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  2. Aug 1980 Grants Pass, Josephine Cty, Oregon

    Scott Ericson, 13, went to mailbox on a motorcycle, and saw what looked like a sasquatch standing in the thick brush nearby. It was very large and had brwonish silverish hair, and it took off through the brush.

    #1001084 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  3. 1980 Gresham, Multnomah Cty, Oregon

    Kay Martin, David Brown and Claudia Herholz were in a car in Dabney State Park about 11:15 p.m. when they saw a 9-foot creature come up an embankment, stop and look at the car, cross the road and climb a…

    #1001085 one large, sex unknown Creature description Footprints

  4. Apr 1980 Weiser, Washington Cty, Idaho

    Donald Hepworth was driving on Hwy. 95 approaching Spangler Reservoir, (not on 1:500,000 map) when he saw two dark forms leave the shoulder and enter the highway ahead. He braked and drove slowly within 10 yards of them. They were…

    #1001223 two small Creature description

  5. 1980 Pocatello, Caribou Cty, Idaho

    A family living near Blackfoot Reservoir reports finding three sets of prints over a period of several weeks in late June and early July, one 16", wedge-shape, 5 toes, no claws. The others are a 12" print, less wedge shaped,…

    #1001224 large, medium, small Footprints

  6. Aug 1980 Malad City, Oneida Cty, Idaho

    Clynn Josephson and Brian Belnap were panning gold on Mine Creek, horses spooked and Belnap saw "a black thing" going into the trees. They packed to leave, then Josephson saw a 9.5 to 10-foot creature covered with 6 to 8-inch…

    #1001225 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  7. 1980 Trinidad, Las Animas Cty, Colorado

    A boy living in Engleville Hill on the outskirts of Trinidad looked out to see why his dog was barking furiously and saw in the dim light from the porch a giant hairy figure in the yard. Got his father…

    #1001233 one large, sex unknown Creature description Footprints

  8. 1980 Trinidad, Las Animas Cty, Colorado

    A few days after sighting by boy (1001233) an elderly man living on Engleville Hill went out with gun and flashlight to see why his dog was barking, saw an 8-foot monster standing in his garden, shot at it and…

    #1001234 one large, sex unknown Creature description Footprints

  9. 1980 Trinidad, Las Animas Cty, Colorado

    A woman and her son at their home near Weston, by the city's water treatment plant, sitting on the front porch at night when the woman noted a strong odour, and noticed a huge shape just beyond the porch light.…

    #1001235 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  10. Jan 1980 Mercury, Nye Cty, Nevada

    An employee of an engineering company driving South through the Nevada Nuclear Test Site on the Tippipah Highway saw a 6 to 7-foot creature covered with dark hair walking like a man. He stopped about 40 yards from it and…

    #1001247 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  11. Oct 1980 Artesia, Eddy Cty, New Mexico

    Marion Dean saw a black, 7-foot sasquatch with white eykes standing in an alley near her apartment.

    #1001256 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  12. Feb 1980 Ogden, Davis Cty, Utah

    Paulene Markham, at kitchen window, saw on a hill half a mile away a humanlike form estimated 8 to 10 feet tall, dark brown or black, walking the ridge.

    #1001261 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  13. Feb 1980 Ogden, Davis Cty, Utah

    Ron Smith heard crunching in the snow outside his house, went out and saw a creature 7 to 8 feet tall, like a human in a big coat, walk rapidly across the pasture into a clump of trees. He then…

    #1001262 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  14. Feb 1980 Ogden, Weber Cty, Utah

    Lee Padilla was driving East on Riverdale Road a mile West of the Weber River at 3.30 a.m. when a 10 to 11 foot tall creature loped gracefully across the highway about 25 feet away. It had long legs, a…

    #1001263 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  15. May 1980 Ogden, Weber Cty, Utah

    Ryan Layton states that a couple picking asparagus along the Weber River near 12th St. and Hwy. I-15 reported seeing an 8-foot, black figure with glowing red ekyes about 40 yards away. They took Layton to the area, where he…

    #1001265 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  16. Jun 1980 Jackson, Teton Cty, Wyoming

    Robert Goodrich and Glenn Towner reported to police at Jackson that they had been chased of Snow King Mountain (not on available maps) by a 12-foot creature with long dark hair and arms that hung almost to the ground. They…

    #1001272 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  17. Oct 1980 Stettler, Castor, Alberta

    Mrs. Kaye Taylor writes that tracks were found just East of Castor, appearing from the side of a gravel road close to the bridge over a narrow, water-filled coulee. They went Northwest across a plowed field and a garden, back…

    #1001311 one large, sex unknown Footprints

  18. Aug 1980 Butte Meadows, Butte Cty, California

    Roy S. captain of Cal. Dept. of Forestry fire station was driving three sleeping firefighters back to camp aat Butte Meadows when he saw a large, dark shape walking in the willows by Butte Creek 200 yards downstream from the…

    #1001332 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  19. May 1980 Winslow, Navajo Cty, Arizona

    Sandy Sanderson and Paul M. approaching an old camp at night, saw a large animal stand up and run up a ridge behind the camp on two legs at incredible speed. Estimated 8 to 9 feet, 4 feet across shoulders,…

    #1001340 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  20. Sep about 1980 Brinnon, Jefferson Cty, Washington

    Hunting pigeons, Fred R. Long was returning to his camper for lunch when he heard heavy footfalls, stopped and saw a sasquatch coming down the old logging road he was walking on. When it saw him it stood for a…

    #1001366 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  21. about 1980 Cripple Creek, Teller Cty, Colorado

    Snow camping in Pike National Forest behind Pikes Peak, Edward and friend exploring in deep snow came on a trail on a rise in the valley floor and followed it a short distance. They found some very large, barefoot, human-shape…

    #1001409 one large, sex unknown Footprints

  22. Jun 1980 Silverton, Snohomish Cty, Washington

    Informant and partner descending from the summit of Mount Pugh looked back up to Stujack Pass and saw a large, dark, humanlike form stand up and look down at them. It then began to wave its unusually long arms vigorously…

    #1001426 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  23. 1980 Gridley, Yuba Cty, California

    B.A. Almo (presumed female) and Kim (identified female) riding horses in walnut orchard near the Feather River South of Oroville, encountered a biped covered with black hair, as tall as a person on a horse, very powerfully built. About 25…

    #1001444 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  24. 1980 Burney, Shasta Cty, California

    B.A. Almo was camping in Burney Falls State Park, and walking up a road to a smaller waterfall when a biped thinner than the one she had seen earlier that summer near Gridley (1001444) but still over 7 feet, crossed…

    #1001445 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  25. early 1980's Montpelier, Bear Lake Cty, Idaho

    On elk hunt in Elk Valley, waiting after descending slope into clearing, saw at 100 yards three erect, dark brown creatures walking rapidly down a trail. Tallest first, then one almost as tall, then smallest (but no size given). Smallest…

    #1001514 two large, one small Creature description