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Aug 1977
Lummi, Whatcom Cty, Washington
Jim Bunton said that he saw by moonlight a sasquatch holding a chicken. It dropped the chicken and fled, jumping a fence. Three chickens were missing, bones found farther up the road.
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Aug 1977
Rimrock, Yakima Cty, Washington
Vernita Frazier, on a family picnic near Clear Lake on Hwy. 12, went back for her coat when group started on a hike, and saw a black, hairy creature at least 7.5 feet tall coming down the trail towards her,…
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Sep 1977
Darrington, Snohomish Cty, Washington
Mildred Quinn, climbing Mount White Chuck with a large group, had to give up at the 6,000-foot level, on a small, moss-covered plateau. A malamute dog was left to keep her company. After a rest she looked around and saw…
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Dec 1977
Granite Falls, Snohomish Cty, Washington
Dan Becker, Snohomish, on a logging road on Green Mountain looking for a place to sled, found two sets of tracks in snow, 17 inches and 14 inches, with huge strides. Tracks went along the road 150 t0 200 yards,…
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Feb 1977
Klamath Falls, Klamath Cty, Oregon
George Morrison was driving back to Crater Lake in a heavy snowstorm at 8.30 p.m. when he noticed about a mile south of the Godfrey Glen overlook, in Crater Lake National Park, that something had just crossed the road and…
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Mar 1977
Sweet Home, Linn Cty, Oregon
Darlene Emmert at 7 p.m. saw a 7.5 foot creature standing near the barn. It was black and very bulky. After a minute and a half it walked out of sight. There was a strong smell noted afterwards. One footprint…
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Sep 1977
Eugene, Lane Cty, Oregon
Mike Francis, hiking on a wooded hillside above the family home, half way between Crow and Lorane, found three tracks, 15 inches by 8 inches, with four toes, crossing a dirt logging road. Stride was almost 7 feet. The best…
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Sep 1977
Ashland, Jackson Cty, Oregon
James Martin told police that as he neared Interstate 5 on Hwy 66 an animal matching the description of Bigfoot ran across his path, heading for the freeway.
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Nov 1977
Knappa, Clatsop Cty, Oregon
Glen Lauper going sledding on Wickiup Mountain, on a Friday, found on the road to the fire lookout, at the 1500 to 2000 foot level, about 40 footprints frozen in the snow, 17.5 inches by 7.5 inches. Went back the…
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Mar 1977
Great Falls, Cascade Cty, Montana
Dave Jaraczeski, 21, and Jim Palagi, 23, reported at sheriff's office that they and John Quinn, 21, drove via back roads from Stocton towards Great Falls, from Gerber past Lyman's Ranch toward Gibson Flat. About 400 yards in a large…
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May 1977
Great Falls, Cascade Cty, Montana
Mike Smith and two others saw a brown, hair-covered, biped walking on the sidehill of a timbered are on Carpenter Creek, in the Monarch-Neihart area, between 4.30 and 5 p.m. Estimated 75 yards from it, but it was moving away…
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May 1977
Missoula, Missoula Cty, Montana
Mrs. Beverly Christopher went out at 5 a.m. to turn on their water pump, and saw an 8-foot creature covered with dark hair standing on the side of the road. It started to walk slowly down the trail (presume towards…
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May 1977
Browning, Glacier CTY, Montana
Kip Rusk and Craig Dunn were 10 days hike South of the Canadian border, following the Continental Divide, and had been descending several hours from the top of Pitimakan Pass (not on 1:250,000 map) when they saw on the muddy…
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Jun 1977
Missoula, Missoula Cty, Montana
Bob and Gene Christopher found two sets of tracks behind their house, one 13 inches, the other 14 inches, apparently made during the night. They were photographed but did not show well.
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Jun 1977
Helena, Lewis and Clark Cty, Montana
Arthur Roy and Bill Mayberry told the sheriff's dept. that when they were camped on Prickly Pear Creek, North of Silver City, three hairy, 10-foot creatures approached their camp. The men fled, driving their vehicle through a closed gate and…
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Aug 1977
Great Falls, Cascade Cty, Montana
Fred Wilson and two other men and two boys were camping on a ridge in Belt Creek canyon in the Riceville area (Riceville not on 1:500,000 map) when they were driven out by a rainstorm and walked to their car…
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Sep 1977
Missoula, Granite Cty, Montana
Woman hiking with her boyfriend near King Mountain, woman reported to have seen tall figure, about 8 feet, peering at her from behind a tree. Head rounded, with round dark eyes, no forehead, heavy-browed. Covered with dark brown hair except…
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Jun 1977
Spokane, Spokane Cty, Washington
Incident a series in the sense that some of the tracks found appeared newer than others. General area covered by dense alder following 1939 fire, but Smiths camped in a pocket of old timber. Sighting report not substantial, but heavily…
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Mar 1977
McCall, Valley Cty, Idaho
Robert Espy was snowmobiling with friends near a small lake 1.5 miles East of McCall where they found footprints varying from 15 to 20 inches in length and 7 to 9 in width, spaced several feet apart. They followed them…
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Apr 1977
Idaho
A Forest Service employee named Troy told Richard Siefried, MUFON investigator, that he and another man were driving home from Salmon, Idaho and stopped at Waggonhammar Springs below Steen Mtn. (not on 1:500,000 map) for a drink of water. The…
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Jul 1977
Ouray, Ouray Cty, Colorado
Heinz Fritz Doedde, Nordhorn, Germany, wrote to the mayor of Ouray to say that while camping near that town he twice saw dark creatures, once on a hike in the mountains and again while fishing the next day. He gave…
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Jul 1977
Salt Lake City, Summit Cty, Utah
Looking for a location for an elk hunting camp, Robert and Pat Rosenberg and Robert and Mrs. Melka looked down from a ridge in the Uinta Mtns. as two hair-covered creatures 8 to 10 feet tall romped on two legs…
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Aug 1977
Salt Lake City, Summit Cty, Utah
Jay Barker and his sons Brent, 12, and Danny, 6, and Larry Beeson and his sons Scott, 14, Michael, 11, and David, 5, and Paul Carling, 14, looked down from a ridge in the Uinta Mtns. and saw half a…
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1977
Banff, Banff National Par, Alberta
Riding in car with family, just past Banff on Hwy. 1, above Vermillion Lakes, Rae Shoeman, 12, saw black, upright creature striding across lake, leaving footprint marks, not ski tracks. Est. 8 to 10 feet, 200 yards away. In view…
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Jul 1977
Vegreville, Lac Bellevue, Alberta
Legion members and families camping at Lac Bellevue heard breaking trees and movement in underbrush during the night, and in the morning found footprints 16 inches long and 9 inches wide.