Bigfoot reports from the 1970s
918 cases, best-documented first. Page 6 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, Arkansas · 1975
Witness reports seeing a very tall, slender white creature walking along a barbwire fence in a secluded area near a pond.
Bigfoot · Harrison County, Texas · 1979
Witness reports a large, grayish, long-haired humanoid animal with wide shoulders and a short neck lunged into a ravine during target practice on Easter Sunday.
Bigfoot · Gallia County, Ohio · 1971
Witness reports finding a large nesting area with fresh dung and a moved wagon in southern Ohio, followed by being harassed by an unseen creature throwing rocks and making noises while leaving the…
Bigfoot · Blue Springs, Nebraska · 1974
Witness reports seeing a massive, bipedal creature with blackish-brown hair crossing Highway 77 near Blue Springs in 1974.
Bigfoot · Crawford County, Pennsylvania · 1976
Witness reports seeing a bigfoot in a wooded area while exploring with a pellet gun on their eighth birthday.
Bigfoot · Toccoa, Georgia · 1978
Witness reports seeing a tall, bulky, hairy figure chasing them through the woods in NE Georgia.
Bigfoot · Morgan County, Utah · 1977
Witness reports hearing a low growling noise and seeing trees thrash while returning to camp in Farmington Canyon, later hearing similar noises from a dog near the tent at night.
Bigfoot · Knoxville, Mississippi · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, bipedal creature with sunken black eyes and hearing heavy breathing while deer hunting near Knoxville.
Bigfoot · Gratis, Ohio · 1978
Witness reports hearing twigs snap and seeing their dog react with fear while fishing on Twin Creek, leading to a flight through the woods.
Bigfoot · Caddo Parish, Louisiana · 1979
Witness and a nephew were awakened by deep raspy breathing outside their window at night; the witness believes it was Bigfoot watching them.
Bigfoot · Maynard, Iowa · 1970
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, bipedal creature crossing a road in front of their car.
Bigfoot · Louisiana, Missouri · 1973
Witness reports hearing a panther-like scream and smelling a horrible odor while mushrooming with family in the woods near their grandparents' home.
Bigfoot · Macon County, North Carolina · 1973
Witness reports seeing a large creature with ice blue eyes cross the road in Panthertown valley in 1973.
Bigfoot · Cloudy, Oklahoma · 1979
Witness reports seeing a bipedal creature with reddish-brown hair and big hands while sitting in a tree stand.
Bigfoot · Everglades National Park, Florida · 1974
Witness and deputy sheriff report a skunk ape running out during a patrol, hitting a car, and screaming at the vehicle.
Bigfoot · Inyo County, California · 1970
Witness reports hearing a large unseen animal growling and breaking branches high in trees while moving quickly up a hillside near Deadman's Creek.
Bigfoot · Putnam Hall, Florida · 1971
Witness reports a friend swerved to avoid a large, hairy, man-like creature standing in the road at night.
Bigfoot · Bosque County, Texas · 1970s
Witness reports seeing a large, ape-like being with long dark hair growling and yelling in the street near a bridge on a Saturday evening in October 1970 or 1971.
Bigfoot · Bonner County, Idaho · 1975
Witness reports a yellow, short-legged humanoid eating cob with molasses and stealing horse feed from a shack.
Bigfoot · Cape Fair, Missouri · 1975
Witness reports seeing a huge, black-furred Bigfoot running past him and his friend on a ridge while hunting.
Bigfoot · Challis, Idaho · 1975
Witness reports seeing a tall, lanky, dark figure walking briskly across a steep slope without a rifle, which others could not account for.
Bigfoot · Layman, Ohio · 1978
Witness reports seeing a stooped, walking figure at the edge of the woods near their yard, causing them to flee indoors in terror.
Bigfoot · Delaware County, Ohio · 1977
Witness reports seeing a completely white, approximately 7-foot-tall creature running across a road in the woods at Highbanks Metro Park.
Bigfoot · Houston, Minnesota · 1975
Witness reports hearing moaning sounds and seeing dogs react with fear while coon hunting in a wooded ditch area.
Bigfoot · Levittown, Pennsylvania · 1976
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature chewing on a tree branch while bowhunting with a friend in Levittown.
Bigfoot · Pineville, Louisiana · 1970
Witness reports looking up into the eyes of a tall, grayish, hairy creature while walking near the woods behind their new house.
Bigfoot · Beckley, West Virginia · 1975
Witness reports that three youths were followed and attacked by large boulders before seeing a large black shape disappear over a hillside while hiking near Beckley.
Bigfoot · Hudson, Michigan · 1977
Witness reports a large hairy arm reached through their window screen while they were in bed.
Bigfoot · Yelm, Washington · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, dark brown, shaggy creature tearing down a branch near a pond and treeline before disappearing.
Bigfoot · Skykomish, Washington · 1977
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark, humanlike creature cross the road on its hind legs and climb a steep bank while remaining upright.
Bigfoot · Lincolnton, Georgia · 1978
Witness reports hearing a screaming animal pass underneath his tree stand in dense fog before dawn and later finding long matted hair near the area.
Bigfoot · Jackson, Mississippi · 1979
Witness reports seeing a huge hairy ape with green eyes and a cone-shaped head across a pond while drinking beers in 1979.
Bigfoot · Village of Boyle, Alberta · 1979
Witness reports seeing a large, dark, upright-walking creature that crouched and scurried into the bush while they were riding a dirt bike.
Bigfoot · Peace River, Alberta · 1975
Witness reports a tall, apelike creature with sparse dark blond hair chased her and her friend in a car near Peace River.
Bigfoot · Shasta Lake, California · 1979
Witness reports hearing something following him on a hike and later seeing it retreat from his campsite after he yelled and shone lights.
Bigfoot · Fort Myers, Florida · 1973
Witness reports that five children observed a large, hairy creature moving through the woods near their playground at dusk in approximately 1973 or 1974.
Bigfoot · Myrtle Point, Oregon · 1971
Witness reports seeing a tall, dark, hairy female humanoid with small piercing eyes and a flat face watching him from outside his window before he passed out.
Bigfoot · Marshall, Michigan · 1974
Witness reports seeing a tall, reddish, upright creature with visible sexual organs walking towards his truck on Gooselake road at night.
Bigfoot · Leggett, California · 1978
Witness reports hearing knocking and huffing noises from a large animal while hiking with family in Mendocino County, leading them to believe it was Bigfoot.
Bigfoot · Liberty County, Texas · 1979
Witness reports seeing a seven-foot-tall, dark-haired creature standing near their truck before it disappeared.
Bigfoot · Tybee Island, Georgia · 1976
Witness reports hearing a two-legged creature approach their tent on Little Tybee Island before it threw an object at the tent and fled into the marsh.
Bigfoot · Kent County, Michigan · 1979
Witness reports hearing strange vocalizations and breaking branches in the forest near Grand Rapids, suspecting hairy creatures were attempting to intimidate him.
Bigfoot · Oak Creek, Wisconsin · 1976
Witness reports hearing a series of loud wood knocks in the distance while parked with friends in a remote wooded area near Oak Creek, WI.
Bigfoot · Lauderdale County, Mississippi · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, dark face with black eyes and huge hands staring at them from behind branches in a bush near a creek.
Bigfoot · Santee, Nebraska · 1979
Witness reports seeing a tall, gray-haired, muscular humanoid standing on a ravine edge that looked at them before disappearing.
Bigfoot · Mason County, Washington · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large boulder appear in the river and feeling an uneasy presence while fishing alone.
Bigfoot · Albia, Iowa · 1976
Witness reports finding large, bare footprints with an unusually long stride in the snow on a hill near railroad tracks.
Bigfoot · Swain County, North Carolina · 1975
Witness reports finding a distinct, primate-shaped bare footprint with five toes in a creek bed while backpacking.
Bigfoot · Hammond, Oregon · 1978
Witness reports seeing an 8-foot-tall sandy-colored man-like figure waving its arms on the beach before striding quickly into the dunes.
Bigfoot · Monroe Township, Ohio · 1976
Witness reports seeing a huge creature running on two feet through dense woods during a hunting trip.
Bigfoot · Canton, Texas · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, grey/brown humanoid creature near their home and finding hair on a fence.
Bigfoot · Midlothian, Illinois · 1974
Witness reports seeing a big furry hand and head peeking from behind a tree while parked in the woods near Midlothian, Illinois, in 1974.
Bigfoot · Town of Maryland, New York · 1973
Witness reports seeing a very tall hairy figure on a wooded hill while walking family land with a dog in July or August 1973.
Bigfoot · Baxter State Park, Maine · 1970
Witness reports encountering a strange creature in Baxter State Forest that left human-like scat, caused ground-shaking drumming, threw a large dead tree, and later hurled a rock at him and his…
Bigfoot · Jupiter Island, Florida · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large, silvery-gray haired creature with a human-like face that stood on two legs and ran across a road after being startled.
Bigfoot · Town of Cazenovia, New York · 1970
Witness reports seeing a very large, dark man-like form in a swamp near Cazenovia, NY, which caused them to flee in fear.
Bigfoot · Cloquet, Minnesota · 1977
Witness reports a tall, bipedal shadowed figure with an obnoxious odor walking on two legs near their campsite in 1977.
Bigfoot · Sumas Mountain Regional Park, British Columbia · 1979
Witness reports hearing confusing 'samurai chatter' from across the lake and later seeing a black hair-covered creature nearby.
Bigfoot · Allamuchy Township, New Jersey · 1977
Witness reports being stalked by a bipedal creature on Waterloo Road in August 1977.
Bigfoot · Upper Fraser, British Columbia · 1977
Witness reports seeing a dark brown, hairy humanoid creature over six feet tall walking like a human in a ditch near Upper Fraser, BC.
Bigfoot · Calaveras County, California · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large silhouette and hearing screams and footsteps, believing the creature to be Big Foot.
Bigfoot · Princeton, West Virginia · 1979
Witness reports seeing an 8-foot tall humanoid with greenish-yellow eyes at a kitchen window while their family prepared to confront it.
Bigfoot · Middlesex County, Virginia · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large, dark, ape-like figure with long ears near a dead animal on Route 17 in Virginia.
Bigfoot · West Springfield, Pennsylvania · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, black, bipedal creature tearing off tree limbs and pushing over rotted trees in the woods near Crayton Road.
Bigfoot · Marietta, Ohio · 1978
Witness reports seeing a Bigfoot standing over a burn barrel on their family farm as a boy.
Bigfoot · Lockport, Kentucky · 1978
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy creature standing by a hitching post near their barn in the fall of 1978.
Bigfoot · Strawberry, California · 1978
Witness reports seeing a conical-shaped head with deep set eyes peering from behind a tree while walking in the woods.
Bigfoot · Georgia Acres, Georgia · 1974
Witness reports being stalked by a large, silent, fast-moving creature that mimicked his movements and made grunting noises while hunting on Pigeon Mountain.
Bigfoot · Cascade, Idaho · 1979
Witness reports seeing a sasquatch peering through a window reflection and later hearing about multiple sightings in the area during that winter.
Bigfoot · Seminole, Oklahoma · 1974
Witness reports seeing a large creature with long arms pulling leaves from a tree, joined by two smaller creatures playing in puddles on a dirt road.
Bigfoot · Salem, Missouri · 1971
Witness reports seeing a tall, hairy, black-haired humanoid with a crest on its head and deep growl while deer hunting in Missouri.
Bigfoot · Chehalis, Washington · 1978
Witness reports a tall, hairy creature with reddish-brown eyes and hair watched her play the piano from outside a window before running away.
Bigfoot · City of Langley, British Columbia · 1973
Witness reports hearing a roar and finding sheep fur with blood after being told about a captured sasquatch in a nearby park.
Bigfoot · Warm Springs, Oregon · 1971
Witness reports seeing a small Bigfoot jumping on the porch while her daughter giggled, followed by a larger Bigfoot walking past the window.
Bigfoot · York County, Maine · 1974
Witness reports hearing a scream and finding large tracks near their tent in the Kennebunk pine barrens, later identifying the creature as bigfoot after watching a documentary.
Bigfoot · Mendocino County, California · 1976
Witness reports that an elderly hunter claimed to have seen bigfoot in a wooded gully while deer hunting.
Bigfoot · Douglas County, Oregon · 1978
Witness reports seeing a large hand with long reddish brown hair reaching out from berry bushes to grab berries while camping in Oregon.
Bigfoot · Corson County, South Dakota · 1977
[name] reports hearing a loud, high-pitched sound described as between a howl and a whale while camping near Little Eagle, South Dakota.
Bigfoot · Montague, Michigan · 1979
Witness reports seeing a tall animal with its head between five and six feet high, hearing hard breathing and odd calls, being chased by an enormous creature running on two feet, and finding deer…
Bigfoot · Snoqualmie, Washington · 1970
Witness reports hearing loud growling/screaming and seeing trees shake and move while walking on an old road in dense forest.
Bigfoot · Greeley, Colorado · 1972
Witness reports seeing a huge, hairy humanoid creature emerging from a dry irrigation ditch while driving in Weld County, Colorado.
Bigfoot · McKenzie Bridge, Oregon · 1977
Witness reports seeing a large, still creature standing beside the road while driving home from Bend.
Bigfoot · Colbert County, Alabama · 1979
Witness reports finding several deer killed with abdomens torn open and hair hung in trees high up.
Bigfoot · Pima County, Arizona · 1976
Witness and teacher [name] observed large footprint-shaped depressions in a wash and inferred a big upright creature had walked there.
Bigfoot · Mount Baker, Washington · 1979
A wildlife biologist and her husband report a large, hairy bipedal creature walking on two feet around their car at night in the wilderness.
Bigfoot · Routt County, Colorado · 1970
Witness reports seeing a bipedal, hair-covered creature resembling a bear but with human-like facial features and intelligence while tracking it through a canyon near Walton Creek Campgrounds.
Bigfoot · Stevenson, Washington · 1978
Witness reports hearing loud, high-pitched screams from the forest behind his house in August 1978 that he later identified as matching a known Bigfoot call recording.
Bigfoot · Mikana, Wisconsin · 1975
Witness reports that four children froze and then ran away after encountering a large, muscular, ape-like creature standing near the woods at Red Cedar Lake.
Bigfoot · Jefferson County, Washington · 1977
Witness reports seeing a 4-foot tall, upright, hairy humanoid with long arms and legs waving its arms across its face on the side of Highway 101.
Bigfoot · Merrill, Wisconsin · 1979
Witness reports seeing a 7 ft tall, bipedal creature covered in dark brown hair near railroad tracks while crossing to their home.
Bigfoot · Portage County, Ohio · 1970
Witness reports tracking large, human-like tracks in mud along a soybean field that entered a forest and led into a bog.
Bigfoot · Inyo County, California · 1972
Witness reports seeing a large, hairy, bipedal creature with a bare rear end in a meadow near Barney Lake.
Bigfoot · Nez Perce County, Idaho · 1974
Witness reports seeing a sasquatch on a ridge across the river that stood with hands on hips and walked away with a distinctive sway.
Bigfoot · Ottosen, Iowa · 1977
Witness reports seeing very large, human-like footprints in a bean field and having them investigated by the sheriff's department.
Bigfoot · Will County, Illinois · 1970
Witness reports seeing a big foot with burnt orange hair and emerald green eyes crossing Lorenzo Rd near I-55 in November 1970.
Bigfoot · Fayette County, Pennsylvania · 1975
Witness reports hearing a large noise and seeing two very large red eyes staring back from the woods at night, later finding trampled ground but no prints.
Bigfoot · Summerville Little League, South Carolina · 1970
Witness reports seeing a tall creature with glowing red eyes and an overpowering smell watching them from the woods behind their home.
Bigfoot · Oregon · 1972
Witness and friend observed something large, tall running on two legs darting across the road.
Bigfoot · Banff, Alberta · 1979
Witness reports seeing a dark, 6-7ft tall bipedal creature with no neck and long legs walking across a meadow near Banff.
Bigfoot · Sicamous, British Columbia · 1974
Witness reports finding two sets of large footprints and snow angel impressions in the snow at a resort on Shuswap Lake.