Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings 1961 - 1964

1818 - 1900 | 1901 - 1950 | 1951 - 1960 | 1961 - 1964 | 1965 - 1967
1968 - 1969 | 1970 - 1972 | 1973 - 1975 | 1976 - 1977 | 1978 - 1980

Date	Location	Witness	Incident
June 1961	Leakin Park, MD	Mr. & Mrs. Fergeson	Saw huge eyes staring in car window; Fergeson followed tall Bigfoot, but ran back when it began to growl.
Summer 1961	Small town nr Wilmington, OH	Woman	9-ft Bigfoot chased from house by man with shotgun.
Sept. 1961	W of Ross Lake, WA	Man	Saw Bigfoot from 400 ft; it walked away.
Oct. 1961	Kokanee Glacier Park, BC	John Bringsli	Bigfoot hunter saw apelike creature on trail at night.
Winter 1961-2	Nr Yakima, WA	Man	Saw white Bigfoot a dozen times at his rubbish dump.
1961	Nr Alpine, OR	Larry Martin & friends	Saw tall Bigfoot at close range while deer hunting.
1961	Nr Moricetown, BC	Couple	Sitting at breakfast, watched black, 8-ft Bigfoot walk across field and road.
c.1961	Swede's Pass nr Bossburg, WA	Man & wife	Saw Bigfoot.
April 1962	Bella Coola, BC	Woman & 2 children	Saw female Bigfoot holding youngster by hand, on Bella Coola River bank; others saw Bigfoot in village at night.
June 1962	Trimble County, KY	Owen Powell or Pike	Saw black, 6-ft creature attacking his dogs; other activity in the area.
June 1962	Nr Fort Bragg, CA	Robert Hatfield & Bud Jenkins	Bigfoot made 11-in handprint on house wall and 16-in 4-toed footprints near house.
July 1962	Nr Mt Vernon, KY	4 young people	Bigfoot growled at witnesses in parked car.
July 1962	Stoney Lake nr Hixon, BC	Alex Lindstrom	While on lake saw heavy, light-gray, 8-ft Bigfoot on shore; it left quickly as he approached.
7 Aug. 1962	Lemon Creek nr Nelson, BC	John Bringsli	Woodsman and hunter, picking huckleberries, suddenly saw 7-9-ft Bigfoot with 4-in gray-blue body hair walking slowly towards him. It seemed curious. At 40 ft, witness sprinted for his car and drove away.
10 Aug. 1962	Siskayou County, CA	Joseph Wattenbarger	While driving in daylight, saw 8-ft dirty silver Bigfoot with flat face.
Aug. 1962	Blue Clay Springs nr Richmond, IN	Group of young people	6-7 ft, white-haired, 4-toed Bigfoot with red eyes seen in Indian graveyard; more sightings in September.
Aug. 1962	Nr Hixon, BC	Woman	Saw 7-ft black Bigfoot walking along creek towards her; it jumped into bush on seeing her.
Late Aug. 1962	Between Quesnel & Prince George, BC	Mrs. Calhoun	Bigfoot seen in woods, 10 yds away.
Oct. 1962	Spokane area, WA	Dutch Holler & uncle	Hunters saw 7-ft Bigfoot walking with swinging arms.
Oct. 1962	Between Vedder Crossing & Yarrow, BC	Joe Gregg, bus driver off duty	Bigfoot crossed road in front of car at night.
Nov. 1962	Off East William Street Road, E of Decatur, IL	Steven Collins, Robert Earle & 2 other men	Gray Bigfoot seen standing in creek.
Nov. 1962	Lost Trail Pass, MT	Reed Christenson, wife & daughter	Saw 6-7-ft Bigfoot run up embankment beside road at 2 am.
1962	Madison, IN	Several farmers	Saw Bigfoot which left tracks; searchers unsuccessful.
1962	Lost Gap, E of Meridian, MS	Many	Green-eyed Bigfoot seen in woods; search with bloodhounds and helicopter found nothing.
27 Jan. 1963	Cold Springs, off the Sonora Highway, CA	Man	Phoned Sheriffs Dept to report Bigfoot; Sheriff and deputy went and heard horrible screams in woods.
28 Feb. 1963	Nr Confidence, nr Sonora, CA	Lennart Strand & Alden Hoover	Pilots saw 10-ft, cinnamon-brown creature on the ground, 'half bear, half gorilla'; took photographs which were blurred.
March 1963	Strawberry, nr Angel's Camp, CA	Mr. & Mrs. Campbell	Honeymoon couple on hike saw 8-9-ft Bigfoot.
Spring 1963	Toppenish Ridge, base of Hambre Mtn, WA	'A respected businesswoman'	Hairy, ape-like face peered in through window as she was reading; watchdogs panicked.
June 1963	Lewis River Canal nr Yale, WA	Stan Mattson	Watched female Bigfoot with hanging breasts and young Bigfoot under left arm as it drank water or caught small fish.
July 1963	Hoopa Valley, CA	A resident identified as 'Peters'	Bigfoot jumped out in front of witness, leapt 5-ft fence and was lost in darkness.
July 1963	Lewis River, nr Junction with the Columbia, OR	Mr. & Mrs. Martin Hennrich	Saw Bigfoot standing by river; later 16-in tracks found which came from and returned to river.
Late July 1963	Satus Pass between Toppenish & Goldendale, WA	Paul Manley & 2 passengers	Driving at night, saw tall, shaggy 'tree stump' which then stepped out of ditch as car passed.
c. July 1963	Nr Satus Pass, WA	Gladys Herrarra	Saw 9-ft figure look in window at night; dogs were scared.
Aug. & Sept. 1963	Quartz Creek nr Grant's Pass, OR	Family camping	Saw Bigfoot on 3 weekend trips.
Early Oct. c. 1963	Nr Lebanon, OR	Former deputy sheriff	Saw Bigfoot cross road in front of car.
1963	Nr Mt Shasta, CA	Deer hunter	Badly hurt after fall, witness carried back to camp by white-haired Bigfoot 8-9 ft tall and with musty smell.
1963	Nr Cincinnati, OH	Wallace Wright, girlfriend & several men	First 2 witnesses, parked in car, saw very tall creature 'like a huge tree walking.' Fetched several men to see it.
1963	Mansfield, OH	Many, including C.W. Cox	7-8-ft, gray-haired monster like a gorilla, with large luminous eyes, seen; search revealed nothing.
1963	Holopaw, FL	Several	Bigfoot seen running across field.
1963	Goose Point, nr Anahim Lake, BC	Harry Squiness	Hairy monkey face looked into tent; four Bigfeet at edge of camp walked into forest.
1963	Nr Bella Bella, BC	Jack Wilson	Saw Bigfoot on island shore.
17 May 1964	Brown's Gulch, 15 miles from Butte, MT	Boy scout	Woken at 4 am, looked out of tent to see Bigfoot which ran off leaving tracks 20 ins long by 7 ins wide.
May & June 1964	Sister Lakes, Cass County, MI	Mr. & Mrs. John Utrup, Gordon Brown, Joyce Smith, Patsy & Gail Clayton, & many others	9-ft Bigfoot with shining eyes frequently seen over several weeks.
June 1964	Nr Estacada, OR	4 men	Saw Bigfoot by lake shore.
June or July 1964	Between Neah Bay & Sekiu, Clallam County, WA	Air Force man	Driving on Highway 112, witness saw Bigfoot cross road in 3 bounds.
4 July 1964	Nr Cultus Lake, nr Chilliwack, BC	2 youths	Saw 2 7-ft shaggy white Bigfeet beside road at 2:30 am.
20 July 1964	Delia, KS	Bread truck driver	Saw 5-ft Bigfoot.
July 1964	N-W of Lake Stevens, WA	Man	In moonlight, saw 10-ft brown-haired Bigfoot outside his house at midnight.
July 1964	State Highway 89 nr the IL-WI border	Man	Shortly after midnight, saw a Bigfoot run across road, jumping fences on either side.
Aug. 1964	Grid Creek, MT	Lou Bigley	Truck driver saw brown 5-ft Bigfoot standing in middle of road.
Summer 1964	Between Mt Adams & Spirit Lake, WA	Prospector	Saw Bigfoot in his camp at night.
13 Sept. 1964	Blue Lake, N-W CA	Benjamin Wilder	When asleep in his car, woken by Bigfoot shaking it.
Sept. 1964 or 1965	Garrison, PA	Glen Varner	Saw Bigfoot peering in window of his mother's home at dusk.
Nov. 1964	Nr Fillmore, Ventura County, CA	Several youngsters	While playing in an abandoned dairy they saw a hairy 'animal-man'.
1964	Point Isabel, Clermont County, OH	Mr. & Mrs. Lew Lister	Sitting in parked car, saw Bigfoot which changed shape and vanished.
1964	Nr S.R.28, Milford, OH	Several	Residents reported that an ape-like animal was destroying property and killing cattle.
1964	Ape Canyon area, WA	'High rigger'	Workman saw Bigfoot.
1964	Nr Elsie, OR	Man	Saw Bigfoot standing looking inside station wagon at sleeping man.
1964	Pretty Boy Dam, MD	Workmen	While building house saw 'Blueberry Hill Monster' come out of woods near reservoir.
c.1964	Cradle Lake, head of Icicle River, WA	Father & son	When camping by lake, saw Bigfoot by moonlight.

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