Sasquatch sighting near Between Big Sandy And Wilkins, Texas (2026)
Account
The witness was driving on a two-lane highway through dense woods in east Texas after midnight with high beams on. A tall hairy figure stepped from the woods toward the road, turned to face the car, then stepped back into the woods while still looking toward the car. The witness got a close, well-lit view of its face and body before it disappeared into the dark woods.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7-8 foot tall
- Build src
- 3-4 foot wide at the chest
- Hair colour src
- brownish red
- Face src
- elongated not round, more skin than hair, human-like mouth, ape-like nose
- Eyes src
- did not glow but reflected light to look hazy reflective
- Other features src
- matted hair, hair around face like a mane
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
12 June 2026
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
1:20 am
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| Place |
Between Big Sandy And Wilkins, Upshur County, Texas
Stated
BFRO report #81252
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
32.56, -95.03 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 81252 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving on Highway 80 late at night
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
An investigator spoke at length by phone with the witness about the sighting.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #81252 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “1975, Van Zandt County: Two boys have afternoon sighting out behind family land in Sabine River Basin”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “1976, Upshur County: Sighting by a man on horseback of two large creatures near Gladewater”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “1978, Gregg County: Sighting by a fisherman at night near Kilgore”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “1978, Gregg County: separate nighttime sighting by a family in a mobilehome”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “1987, Gregg County: While hunting in Sabine River bottoms, two boys have daytime encounter”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “1992 or 93, Wood County: Hog hunter encounters unknown animal near Sabine River”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “1996, Wood County: Night time road crossing observation”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “2004, Smith County: Teenager hears vocalization at night and has possible sighting not far from Sabine River”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “2006, Wood County: Woman describes husband's daytime sighting on ranch near Quitman, TX”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “November 2025, Smith County: Trucker describes daylight sighting outside Garden Valley -- 20 miles NW of Tyler”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “December 2025, Smith County: Bigfoot howls heard west of Hideaway Lake, 9 miles south of Sabine River”Not in the Anomadex yet