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Oct 1978
Silver Spring, Montgomery Cty, Maryland
Truck drivers reported seeing an ape-like creature at a landfill.
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Nov 1978
Laurel, Prince George's Cty, Maryland
Sasquatch reported seen scrounging through garbage at the landfill on the bank of the Patuxent River off Rte 198 at 6.30 a.m. It was said to be a female.
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1978
Mt. Airy, Carroll Cty, Maryland
Woman came out on her porch and saw a large, dark biped examining her lamp post.
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Sep 1978
Blandford, Hampden Cty, Massachusetts
Four miles north of Cobble Mountain reservoir, shortly after 1 p.m., anonymous cyclist saw what he thought was a bear walking towards him about 500 feet across a swamp from the road. Watching for two minutes and realizing that it…
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1978
West Bridgewater, Plymouth Cty, Massachusetts
Family reported seeing a 7-foot, furry, manlike creature standing on a dirt road near Mt. Hockomock Swamp.
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Jan 1978
Green Township, Sussex Cty, New Jersey
Marilyn Henderson rode her horse from Sultana Stables through several fields into the Wittingham Fish and Wildlife Management area. About a quarter mile from the stable she came on "monstrous" footprints in the snow and followed them on horseback. They…
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May 1978
Whitehall, Washington Cty, New York
Anonymous officer said that between May 15 and 20, at 7.30 p.m. in a field in the East Bay area of Whitehall he saw a creature similar to one he reported four years later (7 to 8 feet tall, covered…
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Dec 1978
Kinderhook, Columbia Cty, New York
Martha Hallenbeck saw a large, hairy, gorilla-like creature lying in her yard, curled up in an almost fetal position. A few days later she noticed that something had been rummaging through her trash, taking things out of a garbage bag…
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Nov 1978
Sandgate, Bennington Cty, Vermont
On a steep slope on Mount Equinox, checking the far side of a ravine through a 3-9 power telescopic sight, hunter saw a young doe walking down the slope checking back over her shoulder, then notices upright black shape walking…
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Nov 1978
Shrewsbury, Rutland Cty, Vermont
Mrs. Fretz going with flashlight to get vegetables from garden, dog's actions brought attention to a line of large footprints. Next day David Fretz studied and photographed them. They came from the road, circled the house and went back to…
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Jan 1978
Delta, York Cty, Pennsylvania
Allen and Jeff Hilsmeier found big tracks near a trash dump on their farm and called the newspaper when game officials refused to look at them. No one measured the tracks, many of which were melted out, but the stride,…
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Feb 1978
Raymilton, Venango Cty, Pennsylvania
Two-foot-long tracks with a 10-foot stride found in snow off Route 965, heading south.
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Feb 1978
Seven Valleys, York Cty, Pennsylvania
Merle Shirey found tracks in a cleared area on the John Hunt farm while he was fox hunting. Next day he and Glenn Rosenzweig measured and followed them. They were partly melted and partly filled with drifting snow, and in…
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Mar 1978
Delta, Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania
Norval Thomas, driving down hill to Peach Bottom Atomic Power Plant at 11 p.m. saw a dark form cross the road in front of him, and as he went by it on the side of the road he noted that…
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Apr 1978
Hooversville, Somerset Cty, Pennsylvania
A sasquatch was shot at by a resident. It disappeared into a clump of trees.
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May 1978
Apollo, Armstrong Cty, Pennsylvania
Witness saw a tall, hairy creature beat heavily on a window air conditioner. After several minutes it ran into the woods.
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1978
Holtwood, York Cty, Pennsylvania
Deer hunter heard something crashing through underbrush, breaking branches, then saw 7-foot, humanlike shape veering off away from him, walking too fast to be a human. He later ofund big tracks, close together, with deep heel prints and a high…
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Jul 1978
Allison Park, Allegheny Cty, Pennsylvania
Witnesses heard something running through the yard and hitting the side of the house. They found two 18 x 8 tracks, difficult to see but appearing to have 5 toes.
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Oct 1978
Geraldton, Thunder Bay Cty, Ontario
Randy Corcoran said that while hiking he heard a large creature moving in the bush and hid behind a rock. He saw a 6-foot, humanlike animal covered with long reddish-brown hair walk across the trail.
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1978 to 1979
Athens, Limestone Cty, Alabama
Blade, at grandparents' cabin on Elk Creek, down at the pier, saw 8 or 9-foot creature come out of the swamp across the creek, wake knee deep in the water and bend over and swing its left arm into the…
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1978 to 1979
McCombe, Amite Cty, Mississippi
Patrick Theriot and a friend from New Orleans were near a creek bottom when they saw what they thought was a bear watching them. It was squatting, but stood upright, 7 to 8 feet and followed them to the edge…
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1978
Sullivan, Sullivan Cty, Indiana
Couple outside car at 11 p.m. saw large biped appear under security light, crouched over. It stood up, looked at them, stepped over a fence and disappeared in a field. Horses in nearby field spooked and ran. Next morning, after…
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1978 to 1979
Annapolis, Anne Arundel Cty, Maryland
Anonymous witness, 11 or 12 at the time, and a friend were in the woods behind the witness' house on Weems Creek in Admiral Heights, Annapolis, when they saw an 8 or 9-foot hair-covered, hunched creature in reeds 100 yards…
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1978
Medina, Medina Cty, Ohio
Informant and friend driving on Poe Road between River Styx Road and State Route 57, saw 6-foot creature standing by the road. It did not move, but looked directly at them. Took it for a bear at first, but it…
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Aug 1978
Aliceville, Pickens Cty, Alabama
In a city park, ner Lubbub Creek, saw creature at first thought to be tall pole, but it appeared to waver in the breeze. Later saw it walking up a hill. No description given, but contact information available. (Second sighting,…