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September 2009 Spruce Pine, Mcdowell County, North Carolina Class A #30757

Driver & passenger observe late night road crossing near Spruce Pine

The witness and a companion were driving home from a late-night shopping trip when their headlights revealed an animal in the road ahead. They watched it move on two legs in a sideways manner from one side of the road to the other while looking toward their vehicle, then disappear into a field. They slowed to look into the field but saw no further sign of it and later concluded it must have lain down in the grass.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
September 2009 Ft. Myers, Lee County, Florida Class A #38924

Fisherman comes face to face with tall ape-like creature in Ft. Myers

Late at night the witness was fishing from a pier in his backyard when he heard noises from a nearby canal. He approached and came face to face at about 15 feet with a large hairy ape-like figure standing behind a palm tree. The figure moved agitatedly and made grunting noises, then retreated toward nearby railroad tracks as the witness went inside.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundVocalization
September 2009 Red Feather Lakes, Larimer County, Colorado Class A #26671

Two brothers witness an upright creature while at a cabin near Red Feather

Two people staying at a mountain cabin watched a large black upright animal move from near a river across a road and uphill toward an aspen grove over about two minutes, using binoculars for part of the observation. The animal turned toward a passing truck, then moved away with longer strides while looking back. Afterwards the witnesses went to the grove and found and measured a large five-toed footprint, but snow prevented further tracking.

Full-body sightingTracks
1 September 2009 Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado Class A #26522

Woman describes vivid early morning sighting just below Independence Pass

The witness stopped while commuting before dawn to get air and wake up. From beside the truck she watched a furry reddish figure stand upright, tip its head back as if sniffing, stare at her, then bend to pick up a small object and run bipedally across a meadow toward the treeline. She then drove away shaking and tearful, convinced it was not a bear.

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31 August 2009 Burns, Eagle County, Colorado Class A #27075

Bowhunter witnesses woodknocking behavior outside the town of Burns

The witness was bow-hunting elk and reported hearing knocks timed to his steps near a clearing in the afternoon. He then watched through binoculars as a large hair-covered figure struck a log against a dead tree. As he left, knocks continued and he heard a log thrown nearby, later noticing a rancid black puddle on the trail.

Partial sightingWood knockObject throwingOdor
25 August 2009 Streetman, Freestone County, Texas Class A #26504

Early morning sighting by a truck driver near Richland Chambers Lake

Around 1:30 a.m. on August 25, 2009, the witness was driving an 18-wheeler slowly on an oil-field lease road in Freestone County, Texas, when he noticed a hairy, big-headed creature squatting by the road. The creature stood upright to about cab height, growled audibly over the diesel engine, then ran bipedally across the road into a treeline at remarkable speed. The witness remained on site to work for about an hour, feeling frightened and alert for its return.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingGrowl
August 2009 Craborchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky Class A #27551

Late night encounter at a farm near Crab Orchard

The witness and a companion parked in a neighbor's driveway at night while the companion went to check a nearby farm gate. The witness reported a strange smell and a growl-like noise from in front of the car, then turned on the headlights and saw a large long-haired figure with large eyes leaning on a gravel pile. They left the area, with the companion later saying something large ran toward the road.

Partial sightingGrowlOdor
August 2009 Beloit, Mahoning County, Ohio Class A #27613

Woman recounts nighttime sighting of a small bigfoot outside her home near Beloit

The witness was awakened at night by something pulling and scratching at locked shed doors. From a bedroom window she watched a small hair-covered biped with its fingers in the door crack for several minutes. When she opened a back door and turned on a porch light, the creature looked toward her and then ran quickly on two legs into an overgrown field.

Full-body sightingDoor or window contactEyeshine
August 2009 Moultrie, Colquitt County, Georgia Class A #27300

Late-night roadside sighting by a young man outside of Moultrie

The witness was driving home at night on a wooded road when headlights revealed a tall hair-covered figure standing by a ditch near a pond. The figure looked toward the vehicle, showing red eyeshine, then crouched down into the ditch. The witness kept driving home and reported the encounter to family members.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
August 2009 Taconite, Itasca County, Minnesota Class A #31166

Husband and wife experience an up-close daylight sighting on Hwy. 7 north of Bovey

The witness and his companion were driving south in their pickup when they saw a tall, dark-furred creature near the roadside ditch. It crossed the road less than 20 paces in front of them, then leaped the far ditch in a single stride. Both occupants watched it closely in clear daylight and described human-like but non-human movement and musculature.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
August 2009 Barnsdall, Osage County, Oklahoma Class A #26543

Nightime roadside sighting south of Woolaroc

Two companions were driving back toward their campsite late at night after dropping others off. They noticed a broad figure squatting in a ditch beside a guardrail that turned its head to watch their vehicle pass. They turned around to look again but it was gone, and a visit the next day found only flattened grass.

Partial sightingEyeshine
August 2009 Within A Mile Of The West Opening To The Cascade Tunnel, King County, Washington Class A #26403

Man sees large, hair-covered figure while riding on train near the Cascade Tunnel

The witness was traveling west on the Empire Builder passenger train on a clear morning after it exited the Cascade Tunnel. From a sleeper compartment he briefly saw a very large black-haired figure standing on a steep forested slope above the tracks with one hand on a tree, appearing to watch the train pass. His wife was seated across from him facing the opposite direction and did not see the figure. He estimated the figure at 8 to 9 feet tall and about 400 pounds, but could not discern facial details in the two-second glimpse.

Full-body sighting
14 July 2009 New Bedford/Freetown Line, Bristol County, Massachusetts Class A #26277

Night sighting by a motorist near Freetown

The witness was driving northbound on a highway at night with a companion when the companion noticed a large hair-covered figure standing up from a crouch beside the road. The witness looked over and saw the figure standing very close to the vehicle for about three seconds as they passed. They returned to the location shortly afterward but saw nothing and then contacted emergency dispatch.

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11 July 2009 Silver Fork, El Dorado County, California Class A #26258

Nightime sighting by a couple along a main highway between South Lake Tahoe and Placerville

A couple driving toward Sacramento on Highway 50 at night saw a tall hairy figure standing in a pullout on the north side of the road. The figure was illuminated by high beams from about 20 to 30 feet away and appeared to be watching traffic. The viewing lasted only a few seconds at highway speed, and both occupants described a very large, thick, dark brown to black figure.

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7 July 2009 ROSE HILL,NC 7 MILES AWAY, Duplin County, North Carolina Class A #26299

Deer Hunter has sighting of large creature while checking his corn pile near Rose Hill

The witness was checking a corn pile behind his home when he came upon a tall hairy creature eating corn. The creature was first seen sitting with its back to him, then stood and faced him from about 25 yards away. After regarding him briefly it walked away into deeper woods. The sighting lasted about a minute in clear morning light.

Full-body sightingOdor
July 2009 Fairbanks, Fairbanks County, Alaska Class A #26604

Daytime sighting of reddish-colored bigfoot near Fairbanks

Driving home on Auburn Drive in Fairbanks in July 2009 around 6 p.m., the witness noticed a figure standing by the roadside about 100 yards ahead. As the witness closed to about 50 yards the figure bolted into the woods toward the elementary school, ran away from the road then turned to run parallel to it before disappearing. The witness stopped at the entry point, later circled via side roads to the school parking lot to look into the woods, but did not see it again.

Full-body sighting
July 2009 Mills River, Henderson County, North Carolina Class A #31994

Late night sighting by boy walking near Mills River

The witness was walking through a field to a friend's house late at night when they noticed a dark figure standing at the edge of pines. After watching briefly, the figure turned toward the witness, screamed for an extended period, and ran on two legs into the woods with visible arm swing while crashing through brush. The witness was frightened, continued to the friend's house, and reported no further sightings.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteScream
July 2009 Indian River, Cheboygan County, Michigan Class A #29091

Motorist is shocked by sighting on I-75 between Wolverine & Indian River

The witness was driving north on an interstate in northern Michigan in early afternoon when traffic ahead stopped. The witness saw a massive dark-haired bipedal figure emerge from woods on one side and cross the highway to woods on the other side, moving slowly. Occupants of nearby stopped cars also appeared shocked.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
July 2009 Tyrone, Fayette County, Georgia Class A #26313

Motorist has late night visual encounter near Tyrone

The witness was driving home from work on a rural road at night when a tall, hairy figure entered the road ahead of the car. The witness slowed to avoid a collision as the figure loped across to the opposite tree line without looking toward the vehicle. The encounter lasted roughly 10-15 seconds at close range.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
July 2009 Red River, Taos County, New Mexico Class A #26460

Eight foot plus figure photographed peering into couple's RV near Red River

Early one morning while preparing to leave a campground, a couple noticed a large figure standing outside their trailer's bedroom window peering in. The privacy glass showed only a shadowy chest, head and part of an arm, which the companion photographed. When the witness opened a distant door and turned on a light, the figure was gone but quick footsteps were heard leaving down a gravel road. After sunrise they found large footprint-like impressions in the gravel near the trailer.

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