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Sasquatch Sightings

4,068 incidents

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  1. Oct 1979 Pierce, Clearwater Cty, Idaho

    Thomas Dillon was on patrol on French Mountain Road, approximately 3 a.m., about 1.25 miles over French Mountain Saddle, heading towards Bungalow. (None of this on 1:500,000 map). Noticed an animal near the road, backed up and put spotlight on…

    #1001222 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  2. 1979 Trinidad, Las Animas Cty, Colorado

    A man and his girlfriend checking reports of a "giant ape" seen around an old church near the Allen Mine staked it out at night, and after midnight he went to check something seen in the shadows near the church,…

    #1001231 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  3. 1979 Trinidad, Las Animas Cty, Colorado

    A young girl reported that passing the church at the Allen Mine just before sunset she heard a grunting noise from behind her and saw standing at the corner of the church an 8 foot tall ape, looking down at…

    #1001232 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  4. Jan 1979 Second Mesa, Navajo Cty, Arizona

    Kendrick Outah, writing in Qua Toqti, a Hopi newspaper, reported a number of close encounters with large, hairy, humanoid creatures by "public figures, reliable people" who did not wish to be identified, at the village of Polacca. First incident was…

    #1001242 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  5. Jul 1979 Reno, Washoe Cty, Nevada

    Irwin Miller, Bureau of Indian Affairs criminal investigator, and Robert Hannam, Pyramid Lake Reservation game warden, told reporter Rod Foo of reports of a 7-foot apelike animal seen at night, and large footprints in a pasture where a colt was…

    #1001246 one large, sex unknown Creature description Footprints

  6. 1979 Utah

    Hunting elk near Mount McKinnon, in the Monte Cristo Range (not on any available map), sitting at a water hole at twilight, Larry Darley and his wife hear a noise and smelled "something real rank" and saw a big hairy…

    #1001260 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  7. 1979 Wrangell, Petersburg Cty, Alaska

    Dana Jacallen had climbed to 700 feet at the head of a fiord on Etolin Island planning to hunt deer on a meadow at dawn but his sleeping bag was suddenly yanked away about 1 a.m., leaving him out in…

    #1001281 one large, sex unknown Creature description Footprints

  8. Jun 1979 Blairmore, Beaver Mines Lake, Alberta

    Students from H.T. Coutts school on field trip to Beaver Mines Lake, John Quinlan and Steven Petek found 15" tracks on the lakeshore, with widely splayed toes measuring 9" across. Cast made.

    #1001310 one large, sex unknown Footprints

  9. 1979 Rocky Mountain House, Clearwater River, Alberta

    Mrs. Diane Menzal and her son were walking on the highway at the Tay River campground, near the river crossing, when they heard a noise behind them, turned and saw a very tall hair-covered creature cross the higway, look at…

    #1001324 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  10. Mar 1979 Rocky Mountain House, O'Chiese Reserve, Alberta

    Chief Peter O'Chiese said three sasquatches were reported seen on the Sunchild-Ochiese Reserve, so he went looking for tracks and found three sets, one ,large and two small. The large tracks were two feet long. He said two separate groups…

    #1001354 other group of large and small Creature description Footprints

  11. Dec 1979 Vaughn, Pierce Cty, Washington

    #1001373 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  12. about 1979 Kapowsin, Pierce Cty, Washington

    Clearing cabin site on old farm, Btpotts saw 60 yards away an 8-foot biped covered with 8-12" silver hair. After a minute it turned and ran across the swamp on downed logs at about 30 mph.

    #1001529 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  13. 1978 Bend, Deschutes Cty, Oregon

    #52 one large, sex unknown Footprints

  14. Nov 1978 Skamania Cty, Washington

    #129 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  15. May 1978 Smith River, Del Norte Cty, California

    #215 one large, sex unknown Footprints

  16. Jun 1978 Bass Lake, Madera Cty, California

    #216 one large, sex unknown Footprints

  17. Aug 1978 Oroville, Butte Cty, California

    #217 one large, sex unknown Creature description

  18. 1978 Klemtu, Central Coast Dis, British Columbia

    #270 one, no description

  19. Jan 1978 Iliamna, Dillingham Cty, Alaska

    #291 one large, sex unknown

  20. Jan 1978 Iliamna, Dillingham Cty, Alaska

    #292 one large, sex unknown

  21. Oct 1978 Coleman, Crowsnest Pass, Alberta

    #335 one large, sex unknown

  22. 1978 Rainbow, Lane Cty, Oregon

    #414 more than one, no description

  23. Dec 1978 Bear Valley, Alpine Cty, California

    #436 one large, sex unknown Footprints

  24. 1978 Estacada, Clackamus Cty, Oregon

    #476 Creature description Footprints

  25. Oct 1978 Jennings Cty, Indiana

    Coon hunter noted hounds acting frightened, swung spotlight and saw large manlike thing with red glowing eyes. Fired at it twice and it ran off. No footprints found.

    #991058 one large, sex unknown Creature description