Bigfoot reports from the 1970s
918 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 10.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Bigfoot · Twisp, Washington · 1976
Witnesses report a mysterious food raid at their cabin where bacon and beef were stolen, accompanied by heavy footsteps and a strong odor, though the creature itself was never seen.
Bigfoot · Upshur County, Texas · 1976
Witness reports seeing two large creatures standing erect side by side watching her from a distance before disappearing into the woods.
Bigfoot · Dustin, Oklahoma · 1976
Witness reports seeing a 7-foot tall, long-haired bipedal creature named 'Honka' walking in a pasture and stepping over a barbed-wire fence.
Bigfoot · Callisburg, Texas · 1975
Witness reports that their teacher encountered a bigfoot-like creature at least six times near the 1893 Bridge in Cooke County, Texas, describing it as 8-9 feet tall and noting physical evidence like…
Bigfoot · Marion County, Texas · 1976
Witness reports a large dark figure looming over her while she crawled through a fence, smelling its hot breath before it ran away on two legs.
Bigfoot · Kiowa, Oklahoma · 1972
Witness reports seeing a 6-7 ft tall creature with brown shaggy hair and an old man's face standing on a bridge while driving home.
Bigfoot · Woodville, Texas · 1976
Witness reports seeing a large, dark, hairy creature on the highway that growled and looked at them with red eyes before running away.
Bigfoot · Mountain Home, Arkansas · 1972
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy creature walking upright uphill across a ravine near her home as a girl.
Bigfoot · Bennett, Texas · 1975
Witness reports seeing a large, dark, bipedal creature standing by a tree and then running away on two legs near their parents' house in Parker County.
Bigfoot · Bowie County, Texas · 1977
Witness reports being chased out of the woods in Avinger, Texas, and knowing that huge animals roam those woods.
Bigfoot · Burleson County, Texas · 1972
Witness reports a loud screaming creature with a foul stench that returned eight times during the night at their campsite near Lake Somerville.
Bigfoot · Canton, Texas · 1975
Witness reports seeing a dark, fur-covered humanoid squatting by a creek that raised its arm before they ran away.
Bigfoot · Trinity River, Texas · 1979
Witness reports hearing grunting and sniffing in a thicket before seeing a huge two-legged splash into water, concluding it was bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Commerce, Texas · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large upright-walking animal cross Hwy. 50 near the Sulphur River bottoms while driving to Commerce.
Bigfoot · Reklaw, Texas · 1974
Witness reports seeing a large, man-shaped creature covered in dark fur standing up and walking into the woods near their family property.
Bigfoot · Bosque County, Texas · 1979
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark figure standing on a creek bank while hunting with a friend in Bosque County.
Bigfoot · Huntsville State Park, Texas · 1975
Witness reports seeing a dark-haired, man-shaped creature running along the shoreline with fearful eyes while rowing a boat in Huntsville State Park.
Bigfoot · Direct, Texas · 1979
Witness reports seeing a 7 to 8 foot tall creature with long gray hair cross a gravel road in the Direct Bottoms during deer season.
Bigfoot · Lampasas River, Texas · 1977
Witness reports a tall, hairy creature with glowing eyes rushed towards him and his companion while they were carrying a boat across a gravel bed in the Lampasas River.
Bigfoot · Central, Arkansas · 1979
Witness reports her father found large tracks with pointed toes in the woods near their home and they heard a growl.
Bigfoot · Emily, Minnesota · 1978
Witness reports seeing three sets of eyes and vague outlines of heads pressed against a bedroom window before hearing a scream and watching bi-pedal critters run off.
Bigfoot · Texarkana, Texas · 1978
Witness and friend [name] saw something big moving on a wooded hill behind the house, which scared their dog.
Bigfoot · Davis Mountains State Park, Texas · 1977
Witness reports seeing a seven-foot-tall, hair-covered humanoid with a large head and long arms standing by the side of a highway near Midland, TX.
Bigfoot · Gainesville, Texas · 1978
Witness and friend report hearing a loud roaring growl from a creek bottom near Gainesville, Texas, and later finding a large bare foot footprint.
Bigfoot · El Campo, Texas · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large dark figure standing on two legs leaning over a fence line while operating a tractor in wooded bottom land.
Bigfoot · Cass County, Texas · 1977
Witness reports finding large footprints and a eaten duck near a pond, feeling watched, and later hearing strange noises and a scream that scared animals and the witness's sister.
Bigfoot · Gainesville, Texas · 1976
Witness reports seeing a dark hairy animal running on two legs near the Old Toll Bridge in Cooke County, Texas, which they identify as Big Foot.
Bigfoot · Tarkington Bayou, Texas · 1978
Witness reports seeing a gray creature with a black gorilla face lying under a pine tree in a pinoak flat before it disappeared.
Bigfoot · Detroit, Texas · 1979
A young fisherman reports seeing a dark, hairy humanoid creature watching him from a fence line near Detroit in 1979 before it fled and left his tackle box disturbed.
Bigfoot · Bowie County, Texas · 1978
Witness's friends [name] and [name] saw a figure resembling a big man in an eskimo coat running through the woods.
Bigfoot · Cougar Canyon, Washington · 1970s
A hunter in Cougar, Washington was badly beaten by a Bigfoot after firing several rounds while skinning an elk.
Bigfoot · Carteret County, North Carolina · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, dark bipedal figure walking toward them on a road before disappearing into the woods.
Bigfoot · Pulaski County, Arkansas · 1976
Witness reports seeing the same creature again by the All American Drop Zone with four other people.
Bigfoot · Junction City, California · 1972
Witness reports a large, two-legged animal with soft feet screaming near their campsite for four hours during a storm.
Bigfoot · Auburn, California · 1978
Witness reports a strong, rancid smell and violent shaking of their truck while sleeping in it, leading them to suspect a large, nocturnal creature.
Bigfoot · Davie, Florida · 1974
Witness reports seeing a huge shadow creature outside their home in Davie, FL, which screamed, ate watermelon, drank from a lake, and later attacked animals and a police car.
Bigfoot · McCall, Idaho · 1979
A wildlife tech reports following large, bipedal tracks in mud flats near Little Lake that crossed a stream without breaking stride or shaking off water.
Bigfoot · Twain Harte, California · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large hairy arm wrapped around a tree and a flat dark face peeking out from behind it in the woods near Sugarpine Campground.
Bigfoot · Lincoln County, Oklahoma · 1977
Witness reports a tall, hairy beast observed on all fours crossing a highway and then moving bipedally into a hay meadow.
Bigfoot · Woodinville, Washington · 1974
Witness reports seeing an 8-foot tall, upright-walking, dark-haired creature resembling Bigfoot on a hillside while catching crawdads with a friend in 1974.
Bigfoot · Gorda, California · 1974
Witness reports seeing a large black creature resembling a big gorilla running down a steep cliffside near the beach in Big Sur.
Bigfoot · Grand Traverse County, Michigan · 1979
Witness reports seeing a creature with yellow diamond eyes kill turkeys in his mother's yard.
Bigfoot · Clarion, Pennsylvania · 1972
Witness reports seeing a big hairy animal approximately 6 to 7 feet tall walking upright near Clarion.
Bigfoot · Reno, Nevada · 1972
Witness reports seeing a giant black man standing still near a dry wash while exploring with his brother and a friend.
Bigfoot · Tillamook County, Oregon · 1979
Witness reports hearing crashing sounds and heavy footsteps approaching their tent in a remote forest near the Wilson River, followed by finding fallen logs.
Bigfoot · Howard County, Nebraska · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large, dark brown, hairy humanoid walking south across a snowy field toward a shelterbelt on a cold winter morning.
Bigfoot · Helena, Montana · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large gorilla-like creature eating leaves along the river during a Boy Scout Jamboree.
Bigfoot · Granite, Colorado · 1971
Witness reports seeing a tall, golden-brown, bipedal creature standing on its hind legs across a ravine near Clear Creek Reservoir.
Bigfoot · King County, Washington · 1970
Witness reports hearing a loud, roaring-to-shrill vocalization from an animal near the end of her road in Scenic during the 1960s or 70s.
Bigfoot · Andalusia, Alabama · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy creature with a human-like face holding a baby pig near a neighbor's pen.
Bigfoot · Youngstown, Florida · 1972
Witness reports seeing a large, slouching, hairy biped walking in the opposite direction of a friend near a creek while camping.
Bigfoot · Ellis County, Texas · 1972
Witness reports seeing a tall, reddish-brown hair-covered humanoid creature standing on two feet in the road after hearing a loud roar.
Bigfoot · Mahoning County, Ohio · 1972
Witness and Mr. R. observed a large figure leaping into brush near a trashcan at the marina, which Mr. R. later admitted might have been a 'sasquatch' or 'wildman'.
Bigfoot · Swampy Lakes, Oregon · 1970s
Witness reports feeling watched and hearing a large animal walking in dense jackpines, followed by a sense of being pursued.
Bigfoot · Hayfork, California · 1978
Witness reports that his former wife and a friend encountered a large, black, human-looking silhouette on a trail near Hayfork after dark.
Bigfoot · Little Tybee Island, Georgia · 1977
Witnesses report that dogs on Little Tybee Island exhibited extreme fear and one pup died after being exposed to an unseen entity.
Bigfoot · San Augustine County, Texas · 1976
Witness reports seeing a large brownish creature squatting by a fence post near Highway 154 and later identifying it as Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Saint Charles, Missouri · 1976
Witnesses report seeing a large, hairy bipedal creature drinking at the riverbank before walking into the trees.
Bigfoot · Alturas, California · 1974
Witness reports seeing a 7 or 8 ft tall, dark brownish-haired humanoid standing upright near a pond who made a loud screeching noise and walked away like a man.
Bigfoot · Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana · 1971
Witness reports seeing a tall, red-haired muscular humanoid digging through a trash can in her backyard while she and her sister watched from the screen door.
Bigfoot · Chelan County, Washington · 1975
Witness reports hearing a loud roar from a creature hiding in the treeline of a clear-cut and firing a revolver at it.
Bigfoot · Brighton, Michigan · 1976
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, ape-like creature with massive shoulders crouching by the Huron River while crossing a railroad bridge.
Bigfoot · Grass Valley, California · 1978
Witness reports that her daughter saw a large, hairy creature near their ranch in 1978 after hearing loud screeching noises.
Bigfoot · Isabella County, Michigan · 1974
Witness reports seeing two upright-walking, hairy creatures, one dark and one light-colored, near Rolland Road west of Mt. Pleasant.
Bigfoot · Lisbon, Louisiana · 1977
Witness reports a large, dark, hairy figure passed by a high dining room window after a loud bang shook the house.
Bigfoot · Lower Neches Wildlife Area Old River Unit, Texas · 1978
Witness reports a huge hairy creature standing close to his tent and later confronting him while he relieved himself in the woods.
Bigfoot · Holt County, Nebraska · 1974
Witness reports seeing a large, ape-like creature in a ravine near the Niobrara River that stood about 7 feet tall with coal-colored hair and ran on two feet.
Bigfoot · Lincoln Parish, Louisiana · 1971
Witness reports seeing a massive, hair-covered humanoid creature on a river sandbar in 1971 that grunted and left footprints.
Bigfoot · Deschutes County, Oregon · 1978
Witness reports encountering a large, hairy humanoid resting against a stump while fishing in the Oregon High Cascades.
Bigfoot · Dufur, Oregon · 1970s
Witness reports hearing repeated high-pitched, warbling screams from an unidentified creature while camping at Camp Baldwin in the 1970s.
Bigfoot · Prairie Home, Missouri · 1975
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature with long arms and dark hair outside their kitchen door in rural Missouri before it ran into the woods.
Bigfoot · Quakertown, Pennsylvania · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, hair-covered man-like animal crouching in a dried river bed near Quakertown, Pennsylvania, which then slowly ambled into the bushes while his father observed a…
Bigfoot · Chavies, Kentucky · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, silent creature near a corral that leaped over a fence and took a dog.
Bigfoot · Avery, California · 1978
Witness reports hearing a large creature outside their cabin at night and finding large humanoid footprints in the snow the next morning.
Bigfoot · Troutdale, Oregon · 1970
Witness reports finding a nest made of snapped birch saplings and gutted rabbit remains in a meadow near the Sandy River, leading him to believe he encountered Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Rochester, Illinois · 1976
Witness reports that he and two companions felt a strong sensation of being watched near Buckhart ponds in 1976 before hearing a loud, non-human screaming sound.
Bigfoot · Bellevue, Nebraska · 1975
Witness reports a series of three nighttime encounters with a large, hairy, bipedal creature in a wooded area near his home.
Bigfoot · Jacksonville, Florida · 1975
Witness reports hearing heavy footsteps in the woods near a creek and then seeing a tall hairy creature looking at him before it ran away.
Bigfoot · Mercer County, New Jersey · 1977
Witness reports seeing a dark brown to black creature over 6 feet tall cross a trail in the woods near Bordentown.
Bigfoot · Lower Neches Wildlife Area Old River Unit, Texas · 1970
Witness reports that his grandfather heard noises, fired a gun at something in the river, and later claimed it was a 'wooley booger' or 'bush ape'.
Bigfoot · Angelina County, Texas · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large two-legged ape-like creature squatting by the road at night while hunting rabbits.
Bigfoot · Fort Polk, Louisiana · 1976
Witness reports hearing a creature and finding a crushed military truck after it ran across the road like a man.
Bigfoot · Camden, Arkansas · 1975
Witness reports that while visiting a family farm near Camden, Arkansas, he and his girlfriend's family saw a massive Bigfoot creature looking through the kitchen window after the grandmother…
Bigfoot · Great Falls, Manitoba · 1976
Witness reports seeing an enormous shaggy creature near a river that screamed before fleeing.
Bigfoot · Amite County, Mississippi · 1975
Witness and cousin heard a scream and grunts while fishing, noting a strong odor.
Bigfoot · Burns, Oregon · 1975
Witnesses report hearing a loud scream and banging sounds while elk hunting, followed by circling noises at their campsite.
Bigfoot · Canton, Ohio · 1976
Witness reports seeing an erect, shoulder-width creature with no neck in a cornfield at night before fleeing indoors.
Bigfoot · Jefferson County, Washington · 1974
Witness reports seeing a Bigfoot running on two legs across the Hoh River while driving in Olympic National Park.
Bigfoot · Blount County, Alabama · 1975
Witness reports seeing a tall, white, hairy bipedal creature while driving near Blount Springs.
Bigfoot · Barnwell, South Carolina · 1978
Witness reports that three children saw a tall, hairy, ape-like humanoid creature on an abandoned railroad track near Barnwell, SC, which stood still and looked at them before they ran away.
Bigfoot · Fort Leavenworth, Kansas · 1976
Witness reports that several other MPs heard loud banging on doors and trash dumpsters at the CAC building, suggesting someone was looking for food.
Bigfoot · Farmerville, Louisiana · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, black, hairy creature while loading firewood into a truck.
Bigfoot · Berea, Kentucky · 1973
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature near his home in Berea, KY, which he later associates with the local legend of 'the cruncher'.
Bigfoot · Allison Park, Pennsylvania · 1971
Witness reports seeing a 7-foot tall, shaggy grey humanoid creature near Allison Park in the 1970s that made knocking sounds and fled into the woods.
Bigfoot · Sarepta, Louisiana · 1971
Witness reports seeing a hairy, human-like creature standing approximately 6 to 6.5 feet tall with reddish-brown hair near Bayou Bodcaw.
Bigfoot · Blewett Pass, Washington · 1977
Witnesses report finding large bipedal footprints and a nest-like structure in the forest.
Bigfoot · Kootenay Bay, British Columbia · 1975
Witness reports hearing heavy footsteps with a bipedal cadence near their tent in 1975.
Bigfoot · Inyo County, California · 1975
Two witnesses report seeing a large, hairy, intelligent creature running on the shoulder of a highway at night.
Bigfoot · Verona Beach, New York · 1972
Witness reports a large shadowy figure appeared outside his bedroom window and later caused significant damage to a storage room.
Bigfoot · Sangamon County, Illinois · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, tall, bipedal figure with red eyes ducking behind a tree while sitting in a Jeep at night.