Recent Sightings

Essex County Massachusetts (Class A) BFRO

Essex County, April 1978, Encounter with Creature

On this day, myself, a friend, Eddy and 2 girls, felt like taking a ride. Before I begin I just want it noted that there was NO drinking or the use of drugs. We decided to go to Plum Island. At the ti...

April 1978

Labette County Kansas (Class A) BFRO

Chief of police in Chetopa finds two and a half miles of tracks that measured 17 inches in length, 5 5/8 in width. Thousands of curious people came out to look at the tracks. The incident was reported on the local TV news

Chetopa, Kansas Chief of police measures footprints. (239K) 1978, Labette, 2-?. Chief of police in Chetopa finds 2 and a half miles of tracks that measured 17 inches in length, 5 5/8 in width. Mor...

February 1978

Geauga County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Brothers have sighting in their backyard during the "Blizzard of 1978."

It was in 1978 or around then that my brother and I saw Bigfoot. It was the year we got hit with so much snow that year. We were coming back from our friends house as young boys (10 and 8 years old). ...

February 1978

Medina County Ohio (Class B) BFRO

Sighting by motorists along Poe Rd

A strange creature was sighted at the side of the road in the Fall of 1978. I was taking a friend home about midnight. We both sighted what appeared at first to be a large, standing bear. It did not l...

January 1978

Morrow County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Three fox hunters witness a "Freak of nature bear" step over a fence and walk into a thicket.

My brother, dad and I had spent the day hunting behind our home. A ravine ran through the deep woods where we were fox hunting. The pelts brought a good price in those days. I was about 11 years old. ...

January 1978

Josephine County Oregon (Class B) BFRO

So. Oregon man hears late night footsteps around mobile home, by Jump-off Joe Creek Rd. near Grants Pass

I believe I was visited by a bigfoot. I was living out on my family's 3/4 acre place. It was heavily timbered with a year-round creek in the back of the property and a mobile home. The location is abo...

January 1978

Washington County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Early evening sighting by two children, near Layman

This may not even be relevant now because it happened so many years ago, but when I was about 10 years old my sister and I were out in our yard playing a yard dart game ( the kind where you throw the ...

January 1978

Clackamas County Oregon (Class B) BFRO

Rancher finds a large track while looking around outside at 1:00 am to see what's disturbing his horses

late one fall evening in 1978, about 2 am in the morning, our horses suddenly became very agitated and noisy. figuring a bear may be prowling about, my son and i grabbed flaslights and our 30-30 and h...

January 1978

Sullivan County Indiana (Class B) BFRO

Two people observe a large bipedal creature under a security light.

In late summer, 1978, (specific date is being researched), the Sheriff telephoned me regarding a previous night report from a youth who related he and his girlfriend saw a sasquatch. A deputy responde...

January 1978

Riley County Kansas (Class A) BFRO

Couple reported being stalked while walking along a dark country road.

A women and her boy friend were on a walk on the Junction City side of Fort Riley. They were in a rural area about 10:00 p.m. on a brightly moonlit night. She describes how something followed them for...

January 1978

Henry County Kentucky (Class A) BFRO

Tall, hairy creature observed standing near a hitching post near family barn..

In the fall of 1978 we were in the house eating supper. Our house was built into the hillside.The front yard dropped off 200 feet to the road below, then dropped again to a small creek. Across this cr...

January 1978

Lenawee County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

Large Hairy Arm Knocks in Window Screen

One night, while lying in bed reading a book, the screen from my window came flying in and landed in the middle of my bedroom floor. As I turned to see what had happened, I saw a large hairy arm reach...

January 1978

Livingston County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

Juvenile Bigfoot crosses road and clears a fence near Fowlerville

Livingston county, Michigan, approximately 1978, east of Fowlerville on Allen road, just east of Hogback road. I was about 14 years old and I was with my older sister who was 16. It was early evening ...

January 1978

Macoupin County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

Couple in car terrified by loud howl/scream near Carlinville

Sir, Back in the spring of 1978 at the age of 17 myself and my High School sweetheart were parking just off a seldom traveled country road in Macoupin County about 10 to 13 miles south of Carlinvil...

January 1978

Madison County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Memory told of daylight sighting along railroad tracks near Granite City

I lived on Old Rick Rd. in Granite City Il. from 1970-82. One evening we were having a family get together and we seen a bigfoot. My brother and several cousins all seen it. It was standing at the rai...

January 1978

Sangamon County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

Memory told of a possible encounter and footprint found along Horse Creek north of Pawnee

This was circa 1978. As my friend and I were walking from his house along his 1/4 mile driveway that meandered through the woods along side of the creek we had heard some odd noises that caught our at...

January 1978

Ascension Parish Louisiana (Class C) BFRO

witnesses heard bizarre loud screams while out catching bullfrogs in a swamp.

this was years ago and the party involved has shared it with no one.I was 8 years old. My brother and two cousins and I were camping miles back in the swamp in a floating camp only accessible by boat....

January 1978

Grant Parish Louisiana (Class B) BFRO

Campers hear the woods come alive with screams

I was just looking around the net tonight when I came across your article on the Wookie. Well I can tell you one thing, I was raised in the small town of Dry Prong La, as we spent many a night in the ...

January 1978

Schoolcraft County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

Nighttime sighting by Air Force personnel near Seney National Wildlife Refuge

When I was stationed in the U.P.of Michigan's K.I Sawyer air force base,I travelled sometimes to see my family in the Detroit area.This was 1977-1978.A friend and I were driving on M-28,east of Munisi...

January 1978

Placer County California (Class B) BFRO

Two fishermen have truck shaken early one morning, outside of Auburn

I went with my brother-in-law in the middle of the night, up to Alta Sierra, to sleep for a few hours, then start fishing right at dawn. We were in his flatbed truck that he used for his construction...

January 1978

Humboldt County California (Class B) BFRO

Prospector has possible morning encounter on east side of Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation

In 1978, I was alone and gold hunting up behind the Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation. I had to take a side trip across the mountain to avoid some heavy snow and brush. I found this trail that was going...

January 1978

Limestone County Alabama (Class A) BFRO

Person fishing recounts story of his encounter with a large, bipedal creature that was wading in the water

The main sighting, as I wish to refer to it here, took place in Limestone county along Elk Creek. It occurred in the spring of 1978 or 79. I cannot seem to recall eactly since it has been many years a...

January 1978

Pasco County Florida (Class B) BFRO

Man recalls childhood encounter near Hudson

About 26 or 27 years ago when I was about 9 or 10 at the time and my sister was either 7 or 8, but we both remember exactly what we saw. We shared a bedroom in the mobile home that we lived in. The be...

January 1978

Polk County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Multiple witness motorist sighting in daylight at the edge of the Alafia River

Just watched a TV show which made reference to the Skunk Ape/Bigfoot of Florida. As I have seen one, I was interested in learning if other sightings had occurred in the same area. While searching for ...

January 1978

Gregg County Texas (Class B) BFRO

Sighting by a fisherman at night near Kilgore, and separate nighttime sighting by a family in a mobilehome

The report I am filing with you may be lengthy but I deem it necessary to the understand the account. It was the summer of 1977 or 1978 on the outskirts of town. My father's best friend and fishing bu...

January 1978