Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings 1970-1972

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Date	Location	Witness	Incident
Early Jan. 1970	Whitewater, NM	Clifford Heronemus, Robert Davis, Carl Martinez, David Chiaramonte	Bigfoot ran beside witnesses' car at 45 mph until they shot at it.
7 Jan. 1970	Cheakamus Canyon nr Squamish, BC	Bill Taylor, road works foreman	7-ft Bigfoot crossed road in front of Taylor's car, carrying a fish in its hand.
Jan. 1970	Route 45, Centre County, PA	Teenage girl	Witness saw from her house, Bigfoot watching her for more than 2 mins.
Early Feb. 1970	Nr Klemtu, BC	Andrew Robinson	While in boat, saw 6-ft, light-brown Bigfoot on beach.
Feb. 1970	Big Cypress Swamp, FL	H.C. Osbun & another man	At 3 am saw smelly Bigfoot with no neck running away from tent; 17½-in tracks found.
March 1970	Below Priest Rapids Dam, WA	Bill Harwood	Camper saw 8-9-ft Bigfoot by flashlight at night.
March 1970	Nr Route 28, Bridgewater, MA	-	Bigfoot seen.
c. March 1970	Queen Charlotte Islands, BC	Tina Brown	Saw 7-ft Bigfoot in car headlights at night.
Early 1970	Nr Juskatla, BC	Boy	Saw Bigfoot run away with arms raised.
2 April 1970	Harrison Hot Springs, BC	Keith Shepard	8-ft tall, dark haircovered Bigfoot 'ambled' across road in front of witness's car.
8 April 1970	Nr Bridgewater, MA	-	7-ft 'bear' nearly run down; tracks found by police.
23 April 1970	Nr Klemtu, BC	Crew of seiner Brace	Saw beige Bigfoot on shore.
April 1970	Nr Bridgewater, MA	Police officer	In patrol car in dark, felt rear end of car picked up and saw 'bear' running away.
April 1970	Hyampom, CA	Buzz McLaughlin & others	Several nights saw bad-smelling, 9-ft Bigfoot like 'giant gorilla' from ranch school window.
12 May 1970	Butte Creek Canyon nr Chico, CA	Clifford Brush	Shot Bigfoot 4 times with .22 caliber rifle after it waved its arms and growled at him as he went to get water at his well; went away making cries of pain.
May 1970	Footedale, PA	Parents & three children	Driving home from church, saw reddish-brown Bigfoot walking slumped.
May 1970	Nr Copalis Crossing, WA	Diane Higby, Becky Figg, Rosemary Tucker	Saw 7-ft Bigfoot with silver-tipped hair in headlights at midnight.
14 June 1970	Nr Yakima, WA	Two young couples	Witnesses besieged in their car at night by enraged 9-ft Bigfoot.
18 June 1970	Trinity National Forest, CA	Archie Buckley	Bigfoot researcher attracted Bigfoot to camp by friendship and fish.
June 1970	Nr Tahola, WA	Allan Ebling & other youths	Investigating rockthrowing report, saw dark, 8-ft Bigfoot leaning against tree in car headlights.
June 1970	Nr Carlisle, WA	Three teenage girls	Witnesses in car chased by Bigfoot.
9 July 1970	Nr Salt Creek, nr Farmer City, IL	Don Ennis, Beecher Lamb, Larry Faircloth, Bob Hardwick (all 18)	Camping at night, saw Bigfoot with gleaming eyes circling camp fire.
9 July 1970	Mt Rainier National Park, WA	Wayne Thureringer & companion	Two youths watched Bigfoot nearly 8 ft tall for 10-15 mins as it walked, bent at knees and waist, across country.
10 July 1970	Yakima, WA	Several men	Saw dark Bigfoot standing on dike by swimming hole watching them; did not move when they fired at it, so they left.
31 July 1970	Beacon Rock Park, E of Skamania, WA	Man	Saw Bigfoot asleep in cave; had human-shaped foot with flat nails.
Early Aug. 1970	Kickapoo Creek, IL	Three youths	Saw creature 'as big as a cow' walking on hind legs; partly eaten fish found.
Early Aug. 1970	Nr Bloomington, IL	Vicki Otto	While driving at night saw 'ape running in the ditch'.
2 Aug. 1970	Boston Basin, nr Cascade Pass, WA	Ronald Zimmerman	6-ft tall, whitish-haired Bigfoot with very large stomach seen walking along ridge.
5 Aug. 1970	Cobalt, Ont.	Bus driver Aimee Latreille & miner Larry Cormack	Latreille nearly crashed busload of miners when Bigfoot walked across road in front of them.
11 Aug. 1970	Nr Waynesville, IL	Steve Rich, George Taylor, Monti Shafer	Saw Bigfoot.
11-20 Aug. 1970	Basin Gulch, Trinity National Forest, CA	Sharon Gorden, Richard Foster, Ben E. Foster, Jr	During fishing trip, several Bigfoot sightings made: threw a rock, prowled round campfire, flipped car aerial, and communicated by gesture. Tracks, dead fawn and feces found.
15 Aug. 1970	Blue Mtns nr Walla Walla, WA	Rich Myers	Motorcyclist saw in brush 10-12-ft Bigfoot, with pale palms (its arms were outstretched) at dusk.
16 Aug. 1970	Kickapoo Creek, IL	Don Lindsey & Mike Anderson	Bigfoot 6 ft 5 in tall crossed road in front of their car.
19 Aug. 1970	Nr North Bonneville, WA	Louise Baxter	Stopped to examine her tire and saw a Bigfoot was watching her.
29 Aug. 1970	Wilsonville, OR	Young woman	Bigfoot picked up witness as she climbed through fence and threw her back over fence.
Aug. 1970	Winslow area, IN	Various	Over 2-week period people reported 10-ft Bigfoot with top speed of 60 mph.
Aug. 1970	Benton, WI	About 15	Witnesses described 7-ft white-haired apelike creature with pink eyes and claws.
Summer 1970	Cub Lake E. of Darrington, WA	Man	Looking for Bigfoot in area where they have been seen, saw one looking out of bush and photographed it.
Summer 1970	McCall, ID	About 5 men	Studied 7-ft Bigfoot through binoculars from half a mile away.
Summer 1970	Nr Reynolds, Manitoba	Man	Saw Bigfoot near road by day.
Sept. 1970	Nr Coos Bay, OR	Edward Flowers	Saw two Bigfeet, one 8 ft and dark, the other 6 ft and dark but with long silver-tipped hair on head, neck and calves; they ran on hillside.
Oct. 1970	S of Huron, OH	Young woman	Witness in car nearly hit 7-ft dark brown Bigfoot with pointed head and unusually long arms.
Nov. 1970	Easterville, Manitoba	School teacher	Saw Bigfoot.
1970	Lake nr Priest Lake, ID	Two fishermen	Saw Bigfoot swimming across lake.
1970	Nr Reynolds, Manitoba	Man	Saw 7-ft dark Bigfoot stand up by roadside at night.
1970	Talihina, OK	Several	Saw Bigfoot.
1970	Timothy Lake, OR	Young man	Witness in fire tower saw Bigfoot walking up road to tower.
23 Jan. 1971	Nr Flagstaff, AZ	2 students	5-ft Bigfoot looked in parked car window at 1 am.
Jan. 1971	Dutchess County, NY	Young man	Saw Bigfoot on 3 occasions: while snowmobiling, in lovers' lane, and while Bigfoot-hunting, when 8-9-ft Bigfoot approached pickup carrying 4-ft stick.
Feb. 1971	Big Cypress Swamp, FL	H.C. 'Buz' Osbon (or Osborn) & other archaeologists	8-ft, light-brown Bigfoot, strongly smelling, approached close to their tent at 3 am; 17½-in, 5-toed tracks found later.
2 March 1971	Tenino, WA	Charles Smith & Margie Baker	7-ft Bigfoot came up to car at night and patted roof
2 May 1971	Jonesville area, Fouke, AR	Bobby Ford, his wife, and brother Douglas Ford	6-ft Bigfoot seen several times during night
23 May 1971	Nr Fouke, AR	Mr. & Mrs. D.C. Woods, Jr., & Mr. & Mrs. R.H. Sedgass	6-7-ft Bigfoot ran across road in front of car; reported by other drivers on Highway 71
Early June 1971	Pinewood Trailer Court, nr The Dalles, OR	Dick Ball, Jim Forkan, Frank Verlander, Joe Mederios	8-ft, silvery-gray Bigfoot seen on several occasions by groups of witnesses
2 June 1971	Pinewood Trailer Court, nr The Dalles, OR	Richard & Mrs. Brown	At night saw 10-ft gray Bigfoot with red eyes standing in grassy field. Although had rifle, could not shoot
June 1971	Greenville, MS	Mae Pearl Young	Saw 6-ft black Bigfoot standing beside her daughter's home at night
July 1971	Highway 79, N of Louisiana, MO	Joan Mills & Mary Ryan	Young women were picnicking when 'ape man' came out of woods and trapped them in their car
Aug. 1971	W of Fort Lauderdale, FL	Henry Ring	Rabies control officer saw Bigfoot with long dangling arms cross road, during a search following many other reports from the area
Summer 1971	Stone Park, nr Sioux City, IA	Gary Parker & two friends	Saw Bigfoot on hilltop; earlier, group of teenagers in car had hit a'man-like' creature in the same park
1 Sept. 1971	Nr Mammoth, CA	Sheriffs lieutenant	Saw 8-ft, brown, shaggy Bigfoot with outstretched arms
Early Sept. 1971	Allison Pass, Manning Park, BC	Man	Saw dark, 8-ft Bigfoot with small head and long arms walk across lighted highways dept. yard at 4 am
2 Oct. 1971	Yale Reservoir, WA	Elmer Wollenburg	Heard l0-sec. bellow across lake, and watched while two Bigfeet walked from beach across logging road
Autumn 1971	Nr Sechelt, BC	Prospector	Saw two Bigfeet, the color of a collie dog, run away from small lake where they may have been pulling up lily roots
Beginning June or July 1971, until autumn 1972	Nr Sharpsville, IN	DK, a farmer	9-ft Bigfoot with strong odor often seen on farm and always eluded capture
Beginning July 1971 & continuing into 1972	High Sierras, CA	Warren Johnson, Lewis Johnson, Larry Johnson, Bill McDowell & a family friend	Bigfeet frequently prowled around camp at night; shadowy figures seen and vocalizations recorded
15 Dec. 1971	Nr Bremerton, WA	Woman & her three children	Watched from house 8-ft Bigfoot looking into the house from 5 ft away
Winter 1971	W of Sherman Pass, WA	George Hildebrand	Saw Bigfoot jump from road into snow as he approached in car
1971	Nr Davie, FL	Sgt. Harry Rose & Sgt. Joseph Simboli	Heard Bigfoot around deserted buildings and watched as it escaped by swinging through orange trees
1971	Chuska Mtns, NM	-	Bigfoot taking sheep from corrals; one seen walking with sticks on its arms
c.1971	Little Rock Dam nr Palmdale, CA	Youth	Says he shot at Bigfoot 4 times with a 30-30
2 Jan. 1972	A canyon, ID	Justin Phelps	Railway engineer saw 6-ft, grayishbrown Bigfoot; had seen smaller ones in same place before
14 Jan. 1972	Nr Drexel, NC	Deputy Sheriff & volunteer deputy	Saw 6-ft gray Bigfoot cross road in front of their car
Late Jan. 1972	Nr Balls Ferry, CA	John Yeries (16), James Yeries, Darrell Rich (16) & Robbie Cross	Saw 7-ft lumpy creature; car would not start, and firework effects in field changed into a human figure
Jan. 1972	Springdale, AR	Mrs. G.W. Humphrey	Barking dogs alerted witness who saw Bigfoot outside trailer home, on 2 occasions
Jan. 1972	Nr Stone Park nr Sioux City, IA	Jim Britton	Saw 7-ft Bigfoot with 6-in brown hair; when he shot at it it ran away on all fours
Feb. 1972	Nr Kapowsin, WA	Farmer	Studied Bigfoot in telescopic sight after seeing it cross field; it was 8 ft tall and had glowing amber eyes
Feb. 1972	Bremerton, WA	Woman	Saw by daylight a 7-8-ft Bigfoot with red-brown hair standing 25 ft from her house
Feb. 1972	Nr Triangle Lake, OR	Jim Kunkle & another man	Hunters saw Bigfoot on hillside at night; it ran away flailing its arms when they fired at it
Feb. 1972	Lake Isabella, CA	Four young people	Watched a Bigfoot prowling around campground in the moonlight
Feb. 1972	Nr Aloha, WA	Don Waugh	Saw black Bigfoot jump ditch
Early 1972	Nr Sherman Pass, Ferry County, WA	-	Bigfoot sighting
26 May 1972	Nr Copalis Crossing, WA	James Figg	Saw black Bigfoot on road in daylight; it walked into brush
27 June 1972	McKenzie River valley, nr Eugene, OR	Three timber fellers	Workmen observed Bigfoot 100 yds away; it walked off quickly when it saw them
29 June 1972	Mountains in VA	Three people	As they walked up mountainside, witnesses scattered as 7-8-ft Bigfoot running on 2 legs passed them on its way down
c. 30 June 1972	Cuivre River, nr Cuivre State Park, MO	Named as V.M. & Tim	Fishermen saw Bigfoot wade river and walk along bank towards them
Late June 1972	Base of Mt Jefferson, Cascade Mtns, OR	Thomas E. Smith k friend	Witnesses were fishing from a raft when they saw two Bigfeet, one 6 ft and one 4 ft tall, on shore; they walked away when the witnesses moved nearer the shore
June 1972	Quinalt Reservation, WA	Alien Ebling & others	Saw 8-ft Bigfoot run fast across logging slash
June-July 1972	Peoria, IL	Randy Emert (18) & friends	On 2 occasions saw white, smelly Bigfoot 8-12 ft tall which made a long screeching sound
Early July 1972	Nr Tower, MN	Debby Trucano (13) & friend	Saw white, 4½-ft-tall, 3-ft-wide, Bigfoot in woods near house; later seen by 4 others
Early July 1972	Springdale, AR	Peter Ragland	Shot at Bigfoot with .22 pistol
11 July 1972	Nr Louisiana, MO	Terry Harrison (8), Wally Harrison (5), Doris Harrison (15)	Saw black, 6-7-ft Bigfoot standing by tree in daylight; possibly carried bleeding black dog
16 July 1972	Gering, NE	Two housewives & neighbor	Saw 7-ft Bigfoot; neighbor shot at it; police found tracks
20 July 1972	Springdale, AR	Mrs. G.W. Humphrey	Woken by pounding on her trailer home, witness encountered Bigfoot that alternately walked upright and crawled on all fours
20 July 1972	Nr New Haven, MO	Daughter of Leonard Strubberg	Driving in the early morning, witness saw huge, silver-gray Bigfoot walking in field
20 July 1972	McKenzie River valley, nr Eugene, OR	Chief surveyor	At the same construction site as 27 June case, witness saw brown, muscular Bigfoot with pointed head and no neck
24 July 1972	Nr O'Fallon, MO	Two teenage girls	Saw Bigfoot walking at edge of wooded area near sundown
25 July 1972	Cairo, IL	Leroy Summers	Saw 10-ft white Bigfoot standing near Ohio River levee
25 July 1972	East Peoria, IL	2 men	10-ft smelly Bigfoot seen, but 100 searchers found no trace
Late July 1972	Springdale, AR	Bill Hurst	Saw Bigfoot in his garden staring at him with 'two great big eyes'; when he yelled it ran off
Late July 1972	Vineland, NJ	Teenagers	About 2 am saw 8-ft Bigfoot running near sandwash; seen nearby next morning by farmer and wife
LateJuly 1972	Nr Creve Coeur, IL	-	100 searched woods for Bigfoot after 2 sighting reports in 2 days
July & Aug. 1972	Toledo & Defiance, OH	Several	Witnesses said they saw a 6-8-ft creature with wolflike head, elongated nose, red eyes, fangs, and huge feet
Early Aug. 1972	Roachdale, IN	Randy Rogers & wife Lou	Bigfoot seen around their property for several weeks
Mid-Aug. 1972	Brookside Park, Cleveland, OH	Wayne E. Lewis & others	Several witnesses independently reported seeing black Bigfoot
23 Aug. 1972	Roachdale, IN	Carter Burdine & Bill Burdine	Found 60 of their chickens had been killed, and shot at Bigfoot they saw
Summer 1972	Nr Rocky Mountain House, Aiberta	Three people	Reported seeing head and shoulders of 8-10-ft Bigfoot in bushes
Summer 1972	Nr Jackson, WY	Woman	Saw Bigfoot crossing field with giant strides
Summer 1972	Nr Lander, WY	Tom Hernandez (13) & Kurt Leininger (13)	Boys were riding horses when Bigfoot ran along near them
6 Sept. 1972	Springdale, AR	Barbara Robinson	Told police that a 'prowler' had peered through her window, 7 ft from the ground
19 Sept. 1972	Parke County, IN	At least four people	Independently saw a 10-ft Bigfoot with 21-in-long feet
30 Sept. 1972	Lee Valley, Coos County, OR	Dewey Strong	Saw 7-ft Bigfoot at 4 am, standing in ditch by roadside with arms raised
Sept. 1972	Nr Dixie, ID	Earl Armstrong & another man	While hunting, witnesses saw two Bigfeet, 8 ft tall and covered in reddish-brown hair; 4-toed tracks found
8 & 9 Oct. 1972	Placer Street Bridge, Clear Creek, nr Redding, CA	Randy Norton & Steven Gillispie	Saw Bigfoot cross creek at night; next day saw rusty-brown Bigfoot running with knees bent
Late Oct. 1972	Between Carlisle & Germantown, OH	Mr. & Mrs. Ed Miller, three teenagers, & Mr. & Mrs. Oary Moore	At different times witnesses saw black Bigfoot with big glowing eyes running in field; it also snarled and hissed at them
Autumn 1972	N of Boise, ID	Trapper	Saw Bigfoot
Autumn 1972	McCall, ID	Man	Drove past 6-ft, light-brown Bigfoot on forest road
Autumn 1972	Nr Seven Persons, Alberta	-	Sightings of Bigfoot with reddishbrown fur moving along Seven Persons Creek
Mid-Nov. 1972	Nr Orofino, ID	Mr. Harvey	Watched stocky, 8-ft, grayishwhite Bigfoot with long, thin arms walk in fields behind house and step over 4-ft fence
Nov. 1972	Ironton, OH	Taxi driver	Saw white Bigfoot dragging a dog or deer
c. Nov. 1972	Dublin, OH	Two security guards	Saw 8-ft Bigfoot at night on golf course
24 Dec. 1972	Nr Aloha, WA	Julie Reed & another girl	Saw brown Bigfoot with hanging arms and a stoop cross road at dusk
1972	Nr North Fork of Logy Creek, WA	Rancher	Foul-smelling Bigfoot approached camp fire and stood for several minutes before shuffling away; dogs paralysed with fear

Data from "Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings (1818-1980)"
(The Bigfoot Casebook, Janet & Colin Bord, 1982, New York: Granada Publishing)