Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings 1978-1980

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

Date	Location	Witness	Incident
Early Jan. 1978	Nr Riceville, LA	Hunter	Saw tall, black Bigfoot with red eyes 3 times in same area. Once it leapt 6-ft fence after growling at him.
Early Jan. 1978	Newberg, OR	-	Same witness saw Bigfoot on 2 nights. It was 6 ft tall, 350-450 lbs, had a flat face and square teeth, and was covered with 4-in hair.
10 Jan. 1978	Fawn Grove, MD	Man	Saw 10-ft Bigfoot near high school. Its eyes seemed to shine white in the night, and it smelled.
16 Jan. 1978	Nr Crowley, LA	Boy	Saw 'big ape' eating minnows from stream. Had big shoulders, and was hair-covered except for buttocks and soles of feet. Hopped away on one leg when witness threw stones at it.
Jan. 1978	Nr Iliamna & Newhalen, AK	-	Several sightings in the area.
c.25 Feb. 1978	Pella Bridge nr Harvey, IA	Boy (10 or 11)	Saw Bigfoot on road near bridge; it looked at him, then went into woods.
2 March 1978	Nr Peach Bottom Atomic Power Plant, nr Delta, PA	Norval Thomas	Driver saw Bigfoot over 7 ft tall in truck headlights; large prints found later and squealing noise heard.
Early March 1978	Spring Grove, PA	Woman motorist	Saw Bigfoot on the road; police found tracks in snow.
6 March 1978	East Brewton, AL	Ruth Mary Gibson, Luke McDaniel, Johnny Gibson (19), Lt Doug McCurdy	Red-eyed Bigfoot visited rural house at night.
Late March 1978	Jay pipeline between Flomaton & Jay, AL	5 truckloads of men	Saw Bigfoot and ran to fetch guns, but it could not be found later.
Late March 1978	Conecuh River, AL	Man	Saw Bigfoot standing in river picking something out of water.
30 April 1978	Rayner Park, Mason, MI	Three men	8-ft black Bigfoot with green shining eyes seen in car headlights.
30 April 1978	Logy Creek, WA	Yakima Indian	Frightened by close Bigfoot sighting while fishing.
Late April or early May 1978	Nr Eel Air, MD	Businessman & son	Saw Bigfoot peering in at them through picture window. Its rusty-colored hair was matted with leaves and it had long chipped teeth.
April 1978	Granite, MD	Farmer	Saw 'bear' walking upright across field followed by 2 smaller creatures on all fours.
April 1978	North Branch of Patapsco River, MD	Four young boys	While camping saw 7-ft Bigfoot.
31 May 1978	Mason, MI	James Jenks	Watched Bigfoot enter shed.
Early June 1978	Central Cascades, OR	Young couple	Saw Bigfoot (possibly 2) walking fast towards forest.
4 June 1978	Nr Krotz Springs, LA	Leonce & Mrs. Boudreaux	Saw 7-8-ft Bigfoot with long, reddish-brown hair walking upright; it made nightly visits to garbage dump.
19 June 1978	North Tram Road, Vidor, TX	Bobby & Beckie Bussinger	Many sightings around their house, so witnesses moved out.
26 June 1978	South Crossett, AR	Mike Lofton (10)	Saw and shot at 7 ½-ft Bigfoot.
June 1978	Ohio 95 nr Richland County Line, OH	Male motorist	Had accident when frightened by seeing Bigfoot on the road.
8, 10 & 12 July 1978	Butler, OH	Kline family & Ken O'Neil (15)	3 separate sightings of 'Bighead'.
13 July 1978	M-36, Ingham County, MI	Francis Jones, & Michael Hacksworth	Saw Bigfoot cross road in early morning.
27 July 1978	Ottosen, IA	Donette Henkins (9)	Saw 'short, hairy, apelike animal with fangs and deep-set eyes' which stood in shadows a few inches away and growled.
27 July 1978	Ottosen, IA	Mrs. Jan Henkins & two others	After Donette's sighting, saw similar creature between 2 buildings while walking downtown.
30 July 1978	Ottosen, IA	Dawn Henkins (11), Mrs. Henkins & neighbor	Apelike creature with wide forehead walked from between buildings on Main Street at night.
31 July 1978	Ottosen, IA	Three or four boys aged 10-12	Saw Bigfoot in shed, and again later. It did not attempt to attack.
31 July 1978	Fowlerville, MI	Boy (4)	Told mother he had seen a 'gorilla' in front yard. Mother heard thud and scream and saw part of a possible Bigfoot on other occasions.
6 Aug. 1978	'Blue Hole' creek nr Athens, AL	David Conley (17), Stanley Eastep (16), Ronnie Loonie (15)	While fishing at night saw Bigfoot in car lights.
14 Aug. 1978	Oceana, WV	Bill Pruitt	Policeman fired at Bigfoot.
16 Aug. 1978	Fowlerville, MI	Gary Browning	Shot at Bigfoot which ran out of underbrush.
c. 19 Aug. 1978	South Sulphur, nr Commerce, TX	Wayne Matlock	In daylight, Bigfoot crossed road ahead of witness and went across pasture toward river.
Mid Aug. 1978	South Sulphur, nr Commerce, TX	Harvey Garrison	Driving at night, saw 7 ½-ft Bigfoot cross 42-ft road in 3 steps.
Mid Aug. 1978	South Sulphur, nr Commerce, TX	Wayne Matlock, Anthony Wilson, Ray Rutherford	2 days after Garrison sighting, on same road, three boys saw Bigfoot around midnight.
Mid Aug. 1978	Nr Owensboro, KY	Several men	Cornered Bigfoot beside pond and shot it with pistol from 10 ft. It fled into woods, leaving no trace of blood.
21 Aug. 1978	Nr Minerva, OH	Cayton family & six friends	Two large cats seen with Bigfoot near house at night. Other sightings in the area.
24 Aug. 1978	Concord Township, MI	Mindy Singletary	At night saw Bigfoot drinking from swimming pool.
28 Aug. 1978	Concord Township, MI	Dennis M. Heath	Saw black, 7½-ft (compared to height of green corn behind it) Bigfoot; non-human tracks found.
28 Aug. 1978	Dean Bottoms nr Moulton, IA	Two students	Saw 7-8-ft Bigfoot on dirt road at night; next day 3-toed prints 14 ins long found at the site.
29 Aug. 1978	Benton, AR	Mrs. Mildred Wilton	Saw 5-ft dark Bigfoot rattling chainlink fence late at night.
Aug. 1978	Nr Owensboro, KY	Larry Nelson, brother & two friends	Fired 3 .45 bullets into Bigfoot's chest from 45 ft; it ran away into woods apparently unhurt.
11 Sept. 1978	Ottosen, IA	Anna Dodrill & Elery Lynch	Red-eyed, blackfaced Bigfoot stared in at kitchen window.
Sept. 1978	Ottosen, IA	Robert Newell IV (18)	Watched tall, hairy, hunchback Bigfoot exploring farm buildings early in the morning.
25 Sept. 1978	Southern Curry, OR	Barbara Megli	Investigating when chickens and horses were disturbed, saw Bigfoot standing in a clearing.
27 Sept. 1978	Farm S of Renwick, IA	Forty high-school students	Saw two Bigfeet in cornfield, one with red eyes and one with blue eyes.
27 or 28 Sept. 1978	N-W of Renwick, IA	Mark Thompson (16)	Saw 7-ft, brownish-black-haired Bigfoot in soybean field. Moved away when witness flashed pickup lights and honked horn.
28 Sept. 1978	Kansas Turnpike, nr Bonner Springs, KS	Motorist	Saw 8-10-ft, auburn-haired Bigfoot in headlights at 2:30 am. Braked to avoid it, and it was lost in shadows.
c. 10 Oct. 1978	Nr Geraldton, Ont.	Randy Corcoran (18)	Hiker badly shaken after sighting of Bigfoot over 6 ft tall in woods.
12 Oct. 1978	Evart, MI	Catherine & Robert Cook	Massively built Bigfoot seen briefly as it walked into woods.
21 Oct. 1978	Millington, MI	Rodney Gouine (19), George A. Proctor, Jr. (19), his father & sister Tracy (18)	At 1:30 am saw Bigfoot walking across neighbor's lawn.
5 Nov. 1978	Krotz Springs, LA	Jack Potter & girlfriend	While driving, saw reddish Bigfoot running fast, and heard growling.
6 Nov. 1978	Skamania County, WA	Jack Webb & four other hunters	Saw 7-8-ft Bigfoot, brownish-black and with long arms and legs, standing near trees; it walked slowly into woods.
19 Nov. 1978	Fvart, MI	Norman Lee Nowland & Chris A. Jirrard	While deer hunting, saw heavy Bigfoot about 7 ft tall walking into dense forest.
Nov. 1978	Nr Margie, MN	Richard Johnson	Saw reddish Bigfoot in swamp.
2 Dec. 1978	Lansing, MI	Morse Easterling	Saw 7-ft Bigfoot near his apple orchard; it disappeared quickly.
13 Dec. 1978	Barnes Road, Millington, MI	Mrs. Diane Meharg	Watched Bigfoot near trees from kitchen window for over 15 mins until it walked into trees. It had heavy arms and legs, no neck, and was dark in color.
16 Dec. 1978	Kansas 126, Cherokee County, KS	Man	6-ft, bad-smelling Bigfoot tried to run witness' car off road.
21 Dec. 1978	Toluca, NC	Minnie Cook (88)	Saw 'Knobby' outside her house. Tracks found and screams heard in the area of Carpenter's Knob, and other sightings reported.
Late Dec. 1978	Casar, NC	Sammy Price	While working in backyard, heard high-pitched scream and saw 6-7-ft 'tree' which started to walk.
Late Dec. 1978	Casar, NC	Kay Price	Day after previous sighting, heard scream and saw 'Knobby' eating soybean crop in field.
15 Jan. 1979	Casar, NC	Mrs. Kay Price, Gaye (18) & Wanda Smith	Saw 'Knobby' by road, Gaye went closer.
Jan. 1979	Polacca, AZ	Hopi Indians	Several sightings around village.
Early March 1979	Pennyrile Parkway, Christian County, KY	Motorists	Saw 7-8-ft hairy 'apeman' on several evenings.
9-11 March 1979	Flower Lake nr Tunica, MS	Mr. & Mrs. Tom Goff, Rodney Goff & friend	After 2 visits by Bigfoot, family lay in wait and shot at it.
28 & 30 April 1979	Dunn Lake nr Barriere, BC	Tim Meissner (16)	Fishing with friends, saw Bigfoot across lake; returned, saw it again and shot at it.
April 1979	Neahkahnie Mountain, Seaside, OR	Monte Kauffman	Saw 'great big, man-like ape' about 150 yards away; had dark coat with lighter face and chest.
Late spring 1979	South Mountain, NC	Fisherman	Saw black shape run into undergrowth; next day shot at same creature.
8 May 1979	Arlington, WA	J.J. Senko	Saw 7-9-ft hairy 'thing' run fast across Highway 9.
30 May 1979	US 395 nr Bridgeport, CA	Bill Iffttiger	Truck driver saw 8-ft Bigfoot dash across road.
June 1979	Mayville, MI	Two teenage girls	Saw 7-ft Bigfoot while playing hide-and-seek.
June 1979	Lancaster, CA	Mrs. Shirley DeWolfe & family	Four witnesses saw large hairy creature 7-8 ft tall striding along 140th Street East; similar creature seen in same place a few years earlier.
2 July 1979	Forest Township, Genesee County, MI	Woman	Saw tall, brown creature in swampy area near house.
10 July 1979	Nr Steinbach, Manitoba	Member of farm family	Saw '11-foot tall' hairy creature outside; next morning found footprints 18 ins long.
16 Aug. 1979	Hoosier National Forest nr Williams, IN	Andy Keith (19)	Saw Bigfoot smelling like strong dead fish cross road; other sightings in area.
Early Sept. 1979	Nr White House, TN	Bill Cook	Farmer wrestled with slant-eyed Bigfoot which escaped; local reports of animal killings.
Mid-Sept. 1979	Big Sioux River nr Bruce, SD	Jeff Anderson (13), Carrie Williams (13) & others	3-ft, brown creature on 2 legs seen more than once on river bank.
Sept. 1979	Burnt Woods, nr Toledo, OR	Mark Osborne & 4 other hunters	Saw creature with orange-brown hair around camp; found large handprints on truck.
Sept. 1979	Nr Manchester, IA	Jerry Erwing	Saw 7-8-ft Bigfoot with 'topknot' walking bent over.
12 Oct. 1979	Nr Webster City, IA	Bryon Davis	At 3:30 am saw 7-ft, reddish-brown Bigfoot in woods. It got up and left, as if disturbed while sleeping.
Mid-Oct. 1979	Little Saskatchewan Indian reserve nr Gypsumville, Manitoba	Clifford & Norman Shorting, Ivor Traverse, David Thompson & other Indians	Green-eyed, black, 8-ft Bigfoot seen several times on reserve.
22 Oct. 1979	Rauville area, nr Watertown, SD	Several	Man and wife saw 5-ft creature with dark red eyes sitting beside Highway 81; other sightings of 4-5-ft, black creature.
1 Nov. 1979	Nr Wheeler, OR	John Parson	Hunter found large footprints; at night saw 7-8-ft Bigfoot with pointed head and no neck standing in moonlight near camper.
15 Nov. 1979	Minburn, IA	Larry Wilson	Saw dark, hunched Bigfoot in farmyard; officers found prints in grass but no creature.
22 Nov. 1979	La Grande, WA	-	At least 3 cars stopped on Washington 7 at midnight to watch 9-ft creature on road; had wide shoulders and reddish-brown fur.
14 Dec. 1979	Nr Rochester, MN	Woman	Saw 'ugly' 7-ft Bigfoot in car headlights; it covered its eyes with an arm.
Early Jan. 1980	Adel, IA	Larry Wilson	Farmer went outdoors when dogs barked and saw'hunched over, dark thing' in yard; police found foot-long prints in grass.
13 Jan. 1980	Nr Edgewood, IA	Tim BuShaw & friend	Saw 8-ft Bigfoot with 'topknot' and long hair within 6 ft of their car.
15 Jan. 1980	Nr Manchester, IA	Cyrii O'Brien	Railroad engineer on train saw strange creature on all fours eating carcass; 6-toed tracks found in area.
23 Jan. 1980	Nevada Test Site, NV	Workman	While driving in desolate nuclear testing ground, saw dark-haired, 6-7-ft Bigfoot walk across road and into sagebrush; no tracks found.
Jan. 1980	Nashville, TN	Don Roberts	Saw broad-shouldered animal with rubber-like face run through field on two legs.
3 Feb. 1980	Nr South Weber, UT	Pauline Markham	Saw black Bigfoot coming down ridge in daylight.
4 Feb. 1980	Nr South Weber, UT	Ronald Smith	By moonlight saw Bigfoot in field.
25 Feb. 1980	Riverdale, UT	Lee Padilla	Tall Bigfoot ran across road.
1 April 1980	Boone County, KY	Jackie Jones & David Stulz	Flat-faced, broad-shouldered, 4-ft Bigfoot prowled around mobile home; ran off on 4 legs when Stulz chased it.
Mid-May 1980	Mount St Helens, WA	2 men	While trying to get off mountain after volcanic eruption, saw Bigfoot walk out of forest on to road, look at them, and return to forest.
9 June 1980	Scotts Valley, CA	Dave Wilhelm & Ben Lawson	On campsite noticed garbage smell, heard loud footsteps and heavy breathing, saw 12-ft creature in car headlights; next day found footprints.
16 June 1980	Snow King Mountain, Jackson, WY	Glenn Towner & Robert Goodrich	At 3 am saw 12-ft creature with hunch back, long dark hair and arms that hung to ground; made a long, drawn-out moan or growl with labored breathing and chased them off the mountain.
17 June 1980	Union County, OH	Patrick Poling	Working in cornfield, saw 7-ft creature walking with bent knees along fence-line.
19 June 1980	Russells Point, OH	Ray Quay	Part-time police officer saw 'big and hairy' creature near barn, smelling like 'limburger cheese on a hot muffler'.
24 June 1980	Union County, OH	Mrs. Donna Riegler	Saw Bigfoot lying in road.
26 June 1980	Logan County, OH	Larry Hamey	Working on tractor at night, saw Bigfoot come out of woods towards tractor, then return.
6 July 1980	Rainier, OR	Bill Leon Buol	Saw dark Bigfoot behind barn at dusk.
18 July 1980	Scotch Run Valley, nr Mainville, PA	Rick Knovich	Saw Bigfoot with long black hair in railroad bed by road; it walked towards him and Knovich grabbed gun, forgetting about his camera; creature went into bush as Knovich got out of car.
27 July 1980	Nr Granite Falls, WA	Car passenger	Driving in woods, saw giant gray figure with glowing eyes.
18 Aug. 1980	Jonestown Mountain nr Berwick, PA	Bill & Tom Talanca	Driving down mountain, saw husky black hairy creature standing in road.
28 Aug. 1980	Nr Grants Pass, OR	Scott Ericson (13)	Saw creature looking like Bigfoot when he went to post letter.
30 Aug. 1980	Mine Creek, nr Malad, ID	Clynn Josephson & Brian Belnap	While panning for gold, saw 9-10-ft, long-haired, black Bigfoot.
3 Sept. 1980	Lake Hughes, nr Palmdale, CA	Clyde Williams	Driver saw black, hairy Bigfoot with whitish hair around shoulders and human-like face; it ran in front of car, then up mountainside.
4 Oct. 1980	Maysville, KY	Charles Fulton & Anna Mae Saunders	Saw white Bigfoot in porch.
10 Oct. 1980	Nr Maysville, KY	Woman	Bigfoot chased her'round her car at Central Shopping Center.
10 Oct. 1980	Fleming County, KY	J.L. Turney	Bigfoot raided freezer; chased and shot at by Tumey.
Oct. 1980	Dabney State Park, Sandy, OR	Kay Martin, David Brown & Claudia Herholz	Teenagers in car saw tall Bigfoot cross road and climb bank.
Oct. 1980	Sitting Bull Falls, NM	Gene Bryan & Mike Waldrop	While camping with families, heard'loud and horrifying' scream and saw creature standing by tree.
Oct. 1980	Artesia, NM	Marion Dean	Saw black 7-ft Bigfoot with white eyes standing in alley near her apartment.
7 Nov. 1980	Battle Creek, MI	John Pelfrey	Saw three Bigfeet which ran off grunting.
22 Nov. 1980	Snohomish County, WA	Steve Moro	Saw dark Bigfoot standing by pipeline near creek, then walked away hunched over; had long arms below knees.

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