1982
Tiger Creek / Paul Freeman
Forest Service watershed rider Paul Freeman reported seeing a tall reddish-brown hair-covered figure in Washington’s Blue Mountains; associated footprints were also documented.
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Historical Cases
Explore earlier encounters documented through witness accounts, newspapers, reports and archival material.
8 historical casesBrowse by case, place, year or witness
1978–1980
Minerva-area Encounters
Residents around Minerva, Ohio, reported a series of sightings involving multiple named witnesses and contemporaneous newspaper coverage.
View case →1976
Whitehall
Police officer Brian Gosselin reported illuminating a large upright figure at close range near Whitehall, New York, during a broader cluster of local reports.
View case →1973
Big Muddy / Murphysboro
Four carnival workers were named in a Murphysboro police case file describing a large upright light-brown-haired figure near carnival ponies.
View case →1972
MoMo / Marzolf Hill
Teenager Doris Harrison reported a tall black shaggy figure near her family’s home in Louisiana, Missouri, in a sighting that quickly became the “MoMo” story.
View case →1971
Fouke
Members of the Ford household near Fouke, Arkansas, reported a large upright figure around the property, followed by a sheriff search and reported tracks and scratches.
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1967
Bluff Creek / Patterson–Gimlin Film
Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin reported encountering a large upright hair-covered figure at Bluff Creek, where Patterson filmed the retreating subject on 16mm color film.
Film recordMultiple sources
View case →1955
Mica Mountain
William Roe reported a close visual encounter near Mica Mountain in British Columbia; a sworn statement made in 1957 remains the principal documentary anchor.
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