The William Roe Encounter: A Classic Sighting That Still Informs Bigfoot Research

In October 1955, a man named William Roe climbed five miles up Micah Mountain in British Columbia to explore an old deserted mine. Emerging from low brush into a clearing about 3:00 PM, he saw what he initially thought was a grizzly bear—he had shot one near that spot the year before. But when the creature stood up and stepped into the opening, Roe realized it was something else entirely. He was watching a female Sasquatch from about 75 yards away, and his detailed account, later preserved in a sworn affidavit and radio interviews, has become one of the foundational sightings in Bigfoot lore.

What Roe Described and Why It Still Matters

Roe's affidavit, sworn in Edmonton, Alberta on August 26, 1957, describes a creature that stood six feet tall and three feet wide, weighing what he estimated at 300 pounds—though the hosts note this is likely an underestimate for something that broad. It was covered in dark brown silver-tipped hair, and as it came closer, Roe could see by its breasts that it was female. The torso was straight from shoulder to hip, not curved like a human female's, which the hosts interpret as evidence that Sasquatches likely don't have large heads at birth like humans do, suggesting a brain structure more similar to other great apes.