Bigfoot reports from the 1970s
918 cases, best-documented first. Page 3 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 · Delaware, Ohio · 1975
Witness reports that four teenagers wading in the Olentangy River at night encountered a huge, hairy humanoid that followed them and howled before they fled to nearby apartments.
Bigfoot · Bonner County, Idaho · 1975
Witness reports a yellow Sasquatch hiding behind stumps, hissing like a cat, and swatting at a dog before crawling under logs.
Bigfoot · Rockbridge, Kentucky · 1978
Witness reports a thundering noise and splash near tents followed by discovery of huge footprints and an overturned picnic table.
Bigfoot · Sidney, Montana · 1979
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot-like creature cross the road in front of their car at night during winter.
Bigfoot · Larimer County, Colorado · 1971
Witness reports seeing very large footprints in the snow in a Colorado wilderness area that looked exactly like human prints but were much larger and had a longer stride.
Bigfoot · Grayling, Michigan · 1972
Witness reports seeing a rusty-brown, hairy humanoid creature with dread-locked hair and sunken eyes near a creek in a Michigan swamp about 35 years prior to 2008.
Bigfoot · Grundy County, Illinois · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large human-like animal described as bigfoot while stopped by the roadside with a friend in the summer of 1979.
Bigfoot · Hancock County, Mississippi · 1975
Witness reports seeing a large, hair-covered humanoid creature eating vegetables in their garden at night before it fled into the woods.
Bigfoot · Van Zandt, Washington · 1972
Witness reports seeing a broad-shouldered, neckless silhouette making hissing sounds while camping near the South Fork of the Nooksack River in 1972.
Bigfoot · Pilot Rock, Oregon · 1974
Witness reports hearing strange yells and feeling ground shaking near Indian Lake in the mid-70s, later associating these events with 'Big People' from Native American teachings.
Bigfoot · Purcellville, Virginia · 1970
Witness reports seeing a large, ape-like bipedal animal crossing railroad tracks near Purcellville in May 1970.
Bigfoot · Fort Frances, Ontario · 1975
Witness reports seeing a shoulder-bearing silhouette resembling a bear at their bedroom window at night.
Bigfoot · Reno, Nevada · 1970
Witness reports hearing an extended, mellow call resembling a tornado siren coming from a draw on Peavine Mountain while hiking with his father.
Bigfoot · Butler County, Pennsylvania · 1973
Witness and his buddy [name] saw a large creature bounding across the road carrying a dog by the tail.
Bigfoot · Greenwater, Washington · 1979
Witness reports finding large tracks not bear or human and feeling watched in a silent forest during a deer hunt.
Bigfoot · Huntsville, Arkansas · 1970
Witness reports seeing a large biped with dark brown fur and red eyes crossing the highway near Georgetown, Arkansas.
Bigfoot · Ashburnham, Massachusetts · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, black-haired bipedal creature crossing a fire road near a swamp while riding a snowmobile.
Bigfoot · Happy Camp, California · 1970s
Witness reports hearing a loud scream and deep growl from a large creature near their campsite in the late 1970s, causing their father to flee.
Bigfoot · Reno, Nevada · 1972
Witness reports hearing and observing the sounds of a large bipedal creature being chased by feral dogs into their backyard in August 1972.
Bigfoot · Red River County, Texas · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large ape-like creature standing still near a creek bed before it vanished.
Bigfoot · Lake Chelan, Washington · 1978
Witness reports seeing a huge black mass standing up to about 8 feet tall behind a maintenance shed in Holden Village.
Bigfoot · Del Norte County, California · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large hairy creature walking across a dried creekbed while riding in a car near Hiouchi.
Bigfoot · Obion County, Tennessee · 1976
Witness reports seeing a white, 8-9 foot tall humanoid creature in their backyard and on the street near home during childhood.
Bigfoot · Sumner, Washington · 1975
Witness reports seeing two white, skunk-smelling, human-shaped creatures standing under a 15-foot treeline before retreating into the woods.
Bigfoot · Pittsylvania County, Virginia · 1976
Witness reports a close encounter with a dark-colored, 6-7 foot tall creature on an abandoned road in 1976.
Bigfoot · Cleveland, Georgia · 1979
Witness reports seeing a bear-like creature walking upright with a slight stoop down a hill toward a creek in a clear cut.
Bigfoot · McCall, Idaho · 1973
Witness reports seeing a dark brown to black bipedal creature with a slight forward slump that boulder-hopped away at incredible speed after being illuminated by a spotlight.
Bigfoot · Wakefield, Rhode Island · 1974
Witness reports seeing a large, white, ape-like creature with human-like facial features that chased him on his bike before stopping and jumping over a rock wall.
Bigfoot · Pontiac, Illinois · 1977
A hunter in a tree stand southeast of Pontiac reports seeing a large, hairy, bipedal creature standing 2.5 feet above the surrounding vegetation before it walked away.
Bigfoot · Monticello, Utah · 1978
Witness reports hearing bipedal stomping and seeing trees shaken before spotting the left arm and shoulder of a Sasquatch at Dodge Point.
Bigfoot · Tucker County, West Virginia · 1978
Witness reports seeing a tall, shaggy-haired humanoid with long arms and legs walking down a grade during deer season.
Bigfoot · Homestead, Florida · 1971
Witness reports hearing on the radio that a man hit a Florida Skunk Ape which was chased by police into dense brush.
Bigfoot · Midland, Michigan · 1977
Witness reports seeing a hairy brown man-like creature sitting against a fence post and later standing upright while they were working on a cabin in the woods.
Bigfoot · Bonner County, Idaho · 1975
Witness reports hearing a creature sounding like a Howler Monkey and seeing its mother nearby in the brushy draw.
Bigfoot · Fowlerville, Michigan · 1978
Witness reports seeing a juvenile bigfoot run across the road and clear a fence near Fowlerville in 1978.
Bigfoot · Hamptonville, North Carolina · 1971
Witness reports seeing a tall, off-white furry creature under their porch in the early 1970s.
Bigfoot · Alexandria, Louisiana · 1970
Witness reports seeing two large, hairy creatures emerge from a creek near their campsite while they were hiding in fear.
Bigfoot · Summerville, South Carolina · 1970
Witness reports hearing a loud thud at the window and then hearing slow heavy footsteps running away into the woods.
Bigfoot · Yoncalla, Oregon · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large black humanoid creature and a smaller one walking on a mountain top near Yoncalla, Oregon.
Bigfoot · Cape Fair, Missouri · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large figure standing behind a tree in the front yard, which then dashed between trees and cleared a fence into the night.
Bigfoot · Calcutta, Ohio · 1971
Witness reports seeing a large, dark brown, hairy creature walking upright in their backyard at night, followed by finding large footprints the next morning.
Bigfoot · Abington, Massachusetts · 1979
Witness reports hearing terrifying screams and seeing a large, two-footed creature crashing through the woods behind his house in July 1979.
Bigfoot · Seneca, South Carolina · 1975
Witness reports seeing a large, reddish, non-human creature at twilight on Lake Keowee that screamed like a cow and pig.
Bigfoot · Oneida, Tennessee · 1978
Witness reports seeing a brownish colored creature standing by the road in southeast KY in 1978 before it turned back into the woods.
Bigfoot · Kingston, Washington · 1973
Witness reports seeing a large dark hairy bipedal figure with facial features near the water before it walked away into the woods.
Bigfoot · Wolf Creek, Oregon · 1975
Witness reports seeing a tall, brownish, hair-covered creature standing upright behind a log at a swimming hole in Wolf Creek.
Bigfoot · Palm Harbor, Florida · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, bipedal, fur-covered humanoid with a distinct head deformity in their backyard while hunting rabbits.
Bigfoot · Flat Rock, Indiana · 1973
Witness reports seeing a large, tall figure with shining red eyes in a bean field while driving home late at night.
Bigfoot · Marion County, West Virginia · 1978
Witness reports that their family heard strange howls and screams while large drain pipes were knocked down, leaving behind human-like footprints which they attribute to a Sasquatch.
Bigfoot · Azusa, California · 1976
Witness reports that he and his friend [name] encountered a human-like figure walking ahead of them in the brush near Morris Dam, which then ran away with unnatural speed.
Bigfoot · Island County, Washington · 1976
Witness reports seeing a tall, thin, hairy bipedal creature with black face and long stride on an old logging road in early spring 1976.
Bigfoot · Logan County, Ohio · 1979
Witness reports that the creature returned the next night, looked in their window, and threw up acid that burnt the ground.
Bigfoot · Michigamme, Michigan · 1971
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot running at full speed through the woods near an abandoned cabin.
Bigfoot · Branchville, New Jersey · 1977
Witness reports a group of counselors encountered a large creature crossing the road at night in Sussex County.
Bigfoot · Thurston County, Washington · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large, dark, hulking figure running through the woods during an Army E&E course.
Bigfoot · San Augustine County, Texas · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large man while hunting rabbits at night in the Peavey Switch area.
Bigfoot · Hamilton County, New York · 1979
Witness reports seeing a four-and-a-half-foot-tall creature with dark brown fur running upright on a trail while hearing loud thumping and wailing sounds.
Bigfoot · Ringwood, New Jersey · 1979
Witness reports seeing the lower half of a bigfoot walking across Skyline Drive in Ringwood, NJ, during dusk in 1978-1979.
Bigfoot · Lincoln Parish, Louisiana · 1971
Witness reports shooting at a creature running down the road and later finding snapped oak trees where it had fled.
Bigfoot · Tehachapi, California · 1976
Witness reports seeing a tall, black, human-like Bigfoot leaning against a tree near a dead cow while riding a horse on their family ranch.
Bigfoot · Safford, Arizona · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large, dark, hairy creature partially behind a boulder on a slope while visiting Mount Graham as a child.
Bigfoot · Vincent, Ohio · 1971
Witness reports seeing a large, hair-covered humanoid face at their window and later observing it step over a fence and run away.
Bigfoot · Gibson County, Tennessee · 1974
Witness reports seeing a black, hairy humanoid walking into the woods while burning garbage with her brother in 1974.
Bigfoot · Alpine County, California · 1978
Witness reports finding large tracks in packed snow near a river and trees while on vacation.
Bigfoot · Grand Traverse County, Michigan · 1978
Witness reports hearing howls and seeing a creature throw something at their truck while wading in the river with family.
Bigfoot · Saint Louis County, Minnesota · 1978
Witness reports seeing a sasquatch looking through the cabin door when he was approximately five or six years old.
Bigfoot · Big Thicket National Preserve, Texas · 1972
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, ape-like creature running across a dirt road in the Big Thicket National Preserve.
Bigfoot · Ann Arbor, Michigan · 1974
Witness reports encountering a Sasquatch or family thereof while walking with parents and a dog in the woods near Pittsfield Township.
Bigfoot · Stevenson, Washington · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large black creature with long strides and a smaller trailing companion near Beacon Rock, which they identified as bigfoot based on size relative to cows.
Bigfoot · Clayton County, Iowa · 1970
Witness reports hearing large thumps and a loud animal scream while hiking in Pikes Peak State Park, leading to the conclusion that they encountered a bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Town of Naples, New York · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large, dark-furred humanoid figure standing on an opposite ridge before it took a step toward him.
Bigfoot · Chuluota, Florida · 1972
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy biped inspecting their dirt bike while camping at Lake Mills in the summer of 1972.
Bigfoot · Lake Hughes, California · 1976
Witness reports finding huge footprints and seeing tracks leading up a steep hill on two legs after hearing horses go nuts.
Bigfoot · Saline County, Arkansas · 1974
Witness reports seeing footprints measuring 14 inches with three toes in the woods near his home in Arkansas.
Bigfoot · Washington County, New York · 1976
The narrator reports that a hunter saw a Sasquatch in a field near Bear Road and never hunted there again.
Bigfoot · Langlade County, Wisconsin · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large, smelly, brown creature with long hair that walked away quickly near Pelican Lake.
Bigfoot · Trinity County, California · 1977
Witness reports hearing low voices and finding large footprints in a creek bottom while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.
Bigfoot · Walla Walla River, Washington · 1976
Witness reports seeing a long leg and foot disappearing up a hillside into the trees while fishing in a creek.
Bigfoot · Evening Shade, Missouri · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large shadow fill the back door and living room windows while their dog acted terrified.
Bigfoot · Helena, Montana · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, muscular, hairy bipedal creature moving rapidly up a steep embankment near his fishing spot on the Missouri River.
Bigfoot · North Liberty, Iowa · 1973
Witness reports hearing a guttural growling with vowel sounds and wood snapping from a hill while horseback riding at night.
Bigfoot · Sampson County, North Carolina · 1976
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, bipedal creature near a river while squirrel hunting.
Bigfoot · Darrington, Washington · 1974
Witnesses report hearing a strange voice from a large tree above their tent at night.
Bigfoot · Hope, Arkansas · 1978
Witness reports a huge monster with orangutan-colored hair and human-like eyes appeared over a fence while she was playing with a ball in her backyard.
Bigfoot · Ashland County, Ohio · 1970s
Witness reports seeing bushes moving parallel to them as if something was making its way through the brush while walking with their father.
Bigfoot · Harrison County, Ohio · 1979
Witness reports hearing distinct footsteps, roaring, and splashing near the shore of Clendening Lake, later associating the sounds with a Bigfoot sighting.
Bigfoot · Bucks County, Pennsylvania · 1978
Witness reports a second encounter with Bigfoot approximately 11 years after the first sighting in the same area.
Bigfoot · Whatcom County, Washington · 1970s
Witness reports seeing two bipedal creatures in their youth during the early 1970s.
Bigfoot · Shively, Kentucky · 1971
Witness reports hearing a low, moaning howl several times over the summer of 1971 in Pleasure Ridge Park.
Bigfoot · Alton, Missouri · 1971
Witness reports seeing a hairy, human-faced creature growling near his house and firing a shotgun into the air after it vanished.
Bigfoot · Merrimack County, New Hampshire · 1970
Witness reports being woken by a creature grunting and pushing on their tent, which they confronted before it fled through the underbrush.
Bigfoot · Aurora, Ohio · 1976
Witness reports finding very large human-like footprints with five toes in clay and hard soil along the shores of Aurora Lake.
Bigfoot · Cambridge, Ohio · 1979
Witness and his brother-in-law found an unusual igloo-shaped structure made of woven blackberry vines on a spoil bank.
Bigfoot · Crawford County, Missouri · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, massive, furry bipedal creature with a pronounced crest and ridge crossing the Meramec River in moonlight.
Bigfoot · Clark County, Kentucky · 1976
Witness reports that his 6-year-old brother saw a hairy monster in the woods and later drew a picture resembling Bigfoot, while the group found large footprints.
Bigfoot · Marinette, Wisconsin · 1979
Witness reports seeing a big brown animal that stood up to over 8 feet tall near an intersection in a wilderness area.
Bigfoot · Womack, Missouri · 1976
Witness reports hearing footsteps at night, throwing gravel at a two-legged creature, and later sighting a tall, reddish, long-haired humanoid running on a trail the next morning.
Bigfoot · Alapaha, Georgia · 1976
Witness reports seeing a six-foot-tall, wet humanoid with green river scum on its leg while checking catfish lines at dusk.
Bigfoot · Canyon City, Oregon · 1976
Witness reports seeing a large hairy humanoid standing atop a hill across the road and later finding large footprints with parents.
Bigfoot · West Des Moines, Iowa · 1978
The narrator and his mother heard a long, loud, mournful cry/wail from the farm shop.