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1957
Paolita, Collier Cty, Florida
Doug Tarrant, Robert Webb and Pug, after a day of hunting in Big Cypress Swamp, were sleeping in hammocks slung between cypress trees on a hammock when they heard heavy footsteps approaching, then saw about 30 feet away a drak…
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1957
Bourne, Kendall Cty, Texas
A. J. Kocurek Jr. wrote that at a private lake 35 miles north of San Antonio he had watched across the lake an eighth of a mile away a creature 8 or 9 feet tall, covered with longish grey to…
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1957
Norrisville, Harford Cty, Maryland
Parked in a wooded area,, Charles and Helene Weaver reported seeing a 7-foot creature with long brown hair covering face and body that approached their car with outstretched hands.
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Aug 1957
Upper Marlboro, Prince George's Cty, Maryland
Pulling into their driveway on Brown Station Road, Reverty Garner and wife saw a large gorilla-like creature standing in their way and hit it with their car. When Garner turned the vehicle around it came directly at him with "red…
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Aug 1957
Upper Marlboro, Prince George's Cty, Maryland
Frances Brady saw the creature looking in the window of her home on Brown Station Road. Her husband, H.L. Brady went looking for it and shot at it as it ran into the woods. Sightings were also reported on Walker…
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1957
Hanover, York Cty, Pennsylvania
Helene Weaver said she parked her car in a wooded area one evening and a very, very tall creature with wide eyes and long brown hair over face and body approached with outstretched hands and then stood still. She thought…
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Aug 1957
Sandy, Clackamus, Oregon
Kieth Soesbe quotes Harry Hoffman as saying that a friend told him the same day that it happened that a large, erect, hair-covered creature stood and watched him as he was fishing in a stream .
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about 1957
Amboy, Clark Cty, Washington
Arlene Arp wrote that on the way home from Cougar, during or after climbing a large hill before Amboy, as she rounded a curve headlights picked up "the biggest bear I ever saw". Then realized it was not a bear.…
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1957
Bend, Deschutes Cty, Oregon
Gary Joanis and John Newall were hunting near Wanoga Butte. Joanis saw a small deer enter a clearing and shot it. As he waited to be sure it was dead a hairy-covered biped at least 9 feet tall emerged from…
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1957
Mulkiteo, Snohomish Cty, Washington
Ron Buckinger saw a very large, hairy 'human' walking down Jefferson Way towards Lake Stickney.
- 1956 Blue Lake, Humboldt Cty, California
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about 1956
Wilburton, Latimer Cty, Oklahoma
Virginia Imberton sitting in her dining room looking out the door saw a creature that walked upright like a man but had long arms like an ape and had hair all over walk around the edge of a pond and…
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about 1956
Wilburton, Latimer Cty, Oklahoma
Ben Croslin, an Indian, saw the creature hanging over his fence. After that Mrs. Imberton's story was taken seriously and her husband and some other men went after the creature, "chased it in some deserted mine shafts and the dogs…
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about 1956
Columbus, Muskogee Cty, Georgia
Jamie O'Riley wrote that a number of people were followed by, accosted by, or merely saw a 7-foot upright creature with long dark hair. This happened along a particular stretch of road near Columbus.
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1956
Chesapeake Beach, Calvert Cty, Maryland
Ike Creek said William Jones was driving his truck on a dirt road off Rte 260 late at night when a large, hairy black animal ran across the road on two legs.
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1956 to 1957
Potosi, Washington Cty, Missouri
Playing hide and seek, Ed Horton went to hide in an old corn crib in a field. Heard heavy breathing behind him, saw huge manlike creature covered with hair and smelling like a hog pen standing behind him. He fled.
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about 1956
Long Valley, Morris Cty, New Jersey
12-year-old girl walking on dirt road near home heard crashing sound and saw a 6 to 7-foot, dark brown creature step down an embankment to the road. It stopped, stared at her, and walked slowly toward her. Its manner was…
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Aug 1956
Port Chester, Westchester Cty, New York
Two children reported seeing a "shaggy monster" about 6.5 feet tall with long red hair and piercing eyes. Police were notified and on investigation found that there was supporting evidence. Many calls received and a hunt organized but nothing found.
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Jul 1956
Klemtu, Jackson Passage, British Columbia
Informant was working on his fishboat on the beach at the west end of Jackson Pass. There were ape tracks there. He did not measure them, but they were too large to be human although otherwise humanlike.
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Apr 1956
Hope, Fraser Valley Dis, British Columbia
Stan Hunt was driving east on the Trans Canada Highway near Flood, when he saw a large erect creature beside the road and glimpsed a second one with it.
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Aug 1956
Sechelt, South Coast Dis, British Columbia
Mike Amacher had a letter from a man who said he was one of three staying in a shack near Sechelt. One night one opened the door to go out, screamed and came back in the room. After he calmed…
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Aug 1956
Sechelt, South Coast Dis, British Columbia
See 1000148
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Apr 1956
Glide, Douglas Cty, Oregon
Paul Nott was surveying for a road near Young Bay Bridge on the North Umpqua River, about 200 yards from the river, when he saw something large, dark and hairy running away from him through heavy underbrush. He then found…
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Sep 1956
Clearwater, Douglas Cty, Oregon
D.B. Hagen was taking a shortcut road in heavy timber west of Stump Lake off Hwy. 138 when he passed close to a 7 foot, dark, shaggy, erect creature with wide shoulders, a short neck, big head and flat face,…
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1956
Willow Creek, Humboldt Cty, California
Neta Bussell was out gathering walnuts when she saw some tracks in sand left on the road by an overflow of Sanders Creek. One track 16 inches long, the other 8 inches, half dozen in total, general shape only, no…