7-Year-Old's Terrifying Encounter with Sasquatch in Desplains Dolomite Prairie

Posted Monday, June 09, 2025

By Squatchable.com staff

Intriguing video we stumbled upon on YouTube, shared by The Facts By Howtohunt.com, tells the story of John Blatt, a former Air Force security policeman with top secret clearances, who claims to have had an encounter with a Sasquatch being over 40 years ago at the age of seven. The encounter took place during a second-grade field trip to the Desplains Dolomite Prairie's land and water reserve, where John found a small turtle and stopped to examine it. As he was engrossed with the turtle, he became oblivious to the rest of his class and adults, who had continued down the trail. It was during this moment of solitude that John noticed a hairy giant standing about 20 feet from him, resembling Chewbacca from Star Wars. John was initially stunned but grew increasingly terrified as he realized he was completely alone with the creature. After a few minutes, the Sasquatch being let out a loud moan or cry that made John's whole body vibrate. In that moment, John found himself unable to move or scream, as if the creature had somehow connected with his brain and overridden his mental and bodily commands. The Sasquatch being then approached John, grabbed him under his armpits, and carried him down the trail. John was later found by one of his teachers, who was upset with him for causing the rest of the field trip to be cut short. John recalls having nightmares for weeks and months after the encounter, with terrible night terrors of a "siren monster" that sounded like an ambulance siren. His life was filled with fear and monsters, and he tried to face those fears by learning everything he could about Bigfoot. This encounter had a profound impact on John's life, and he has tried to share his story with Bigfoot researchers over the years, but most either ignored his encounter or thought it was untruthful. We encourage our readers to watch the video and form their own opinions about John's encounter. Excitement Level: 5 out of 10. The video presents an interesting firsthand account of a Sasquatch encounter, but it doesn't appear to be particularly new or groundbreaking. However, I find these stories fascinating and always eager to share them with our readers.