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5 November 1996 La Pine, Deschutes County, Oregon Class A #664

Witness observed a tall rangy fiqure emerge from the treeline

While driving on US Highway 97 near sunset, the witness saw a very tall dark figure emerge from the treeline and cross both lanes in four strides without pausing. The figure moved briskly with swinging arms and a forward-leaning upper torso before disappearing into pines on the far side. The witness's companion was watching a hawk and did not see the figure, and the witness remained uncertain what it was.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
November 1996 Uniontown, Union County, Kentucky Class A #11998

Woman in parked car has nighttime sighting along the Ohio River

The witness waited alone in a parked truck at night near the river to pick up relatives. A large hair-covered upright figure emerged from woods about 50 feet away, crossed the road and a field to the river treeline, pausing briefly to look around. The witness locked the doors and turned on the headlights, frightened by the encounter.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
November 1996 Edwardsville, Floyd County, Indiana Class A #292

Woman and daughter driving late at night see possible Bigfoot sitting on log

The witness and a relative were driving at night when the car headlights illuminated a large hairy figure sitting on a fallen tree beside a driveway. The relative urged the witness to drive on, and they left without stopping to investigate further. The witness later added that the figure had very long arms and a rounded head with long hair.

Full-body sighting
November 1996 Fouke, Miller County, Arkansas Class A #26100

Truck driver sees a tall red eyed creature south of Fouke near the Sulphur River

The witness was driving an 18-wheeler north on Highway 71 near the Sulphur River around 1 a.m. when headlights revealed a trunk-like shape with red shining eyes on the roadside by the water. As the truck got closer, the shape turned and walked on two legs into the swampy brush with large quick steps. As the truck passed the spot, a loud scream was heard over the engine noise with the windows closed, and the witness continued driving without stopping.

EyeshineFull-body sightingScream
November 1996 Raymond, Pacific County, Washington Class A #1102

Father and son glimpse large, upright animal while hunting near Smith Slough

A hunter and his son paused on a ridge while elk hunting in the morning after hearing a noise and a snap. The father saw a brown, long-haired biped from the shoulders down standing in old cuttings, which grabbed a tree and swung behind it to keep the tree between them. The son reported hearing a high-pitched scream and grunting that the father could not hear. They searched the spot but found no sign, noting an unusual absence of deer and elk sign.

Partial sightingScreamVocalizationUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
November 1996 Wilderville, Josephine County, Oregon Class A #680

Ex-Military Police Officer encounters large animal on farm

The witness was studying at home late at night when a tethered dog and nearby livestock became highly agitated. The witness went to the front door with a pistol and flashlight and saw a large figure crouched in tall grass outside a hot-wire fence. The figure then stood on two legs and ran bipedally along the fence while the witness tracked it briefly before retreating inside. A later search of the area found only disturbed grass and no footprints.

Partial sightingFootsteps
31 October 1996 Sulphur, Murray County, Oklahoma Class A #2032

Creature observed kneeling beside a creek late at night

Late on Halloween night in 1996, the witness was driving over a bridge over Rock Creek after dropping off a relative. By car headlights the witness saw a large, dark, hairy figure squatting at the creek edge with its hands in the water. After a few seconds the figure stood, walked across the shallow creek, climbed the bank with little effort, and went into the trees.

Full-body sighting
12 October 1996 Milligantown, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Class A #14677

Late night road crossing near Apollo

The witness was driving home late at night when a large manlike entity crossed the two-lane road in front of the vehicle in a few fast, smooth steps and disappeared into trees on the far side. The witness stopped, noting no other vehicles or people around, and heard it crashing through brush. The next morning the witness found a path of broken brush and trampled grass where it had crossed but no tracks.

Partial sightingRoad crossingFootsteps
October 1996 GRAND RIVERS, Trigg County, Kentucky Class A #12641

Mussel poachers have night time encounter near Lake Barkley

Two people were sitting in a parked car by the lake late at night when they saw a large hairy figure approaching on the road. After turning on the headlights the figure ran into the woods, followed by a strong animal odor, loud crashing and scream-like vocalizations. A log was then thrown with enough force to move their car, prompting them to drive away.

Full-body sightingOdorScreamUnidentified soundObject throwing +1
October 1996 Boden, Guernsey County, Ohio Class A #8042

Bowhunter turns around to see a creature staring at him almost motionless.

Just past dusk while camping on a bow-hunting trip, the witness went to a portable toilet near camp, smelled a strong odor, and saw a white, wide-shouldered creature staring at him from a short distance. He screamed and waved a shovel, and the creature sprinted down into the ravine, breaking branches. The next day he and his companion found large footprints leading toward the ravine.

Full-body sightingOdorMovement only
October 1996 Bismark, Hot Spring County, Arkansas Class A #1640

Nightime sighting by motorists on Hwy 7 North

The witness was driving with a companion when a tall furry biped crossed the highway ahead in the headlights. After driving past the crossing spot, they saw a similar-sized reddish-brown furry creature standing beside the road partly obscured by branches.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
October 1996 Garden Valley, Valley County, Idaho Class A #7870

Frightened teen deer hunter feels stalked by large hairy bipedal animal

The witness had gone hunting near a camp by a shallow river. From a hill he watched a dark, tall, hair-covered biped that stared at him and then moved toward him. He fled to a trailer in camp and remained inside with doors locked and curtains drawn.

Full-body sighting
9 September 1996 Clark County, Arkansas Class A #1638

A daylight sighting in a cow pasture. The witness also mentioned that some of his cows have been killed

The witness reported seeing a tall, stout, brown-furred creature with a non-furry face standing in a pasture surrounded by woods. The creature made a very loud noise that neighbors heard and called about, though they did not see it. Dogs barked beforehand from about a mile away and nearby cows were badly spooked.

Full-body sightingVocalization
8 September 1996 Fallston Md Or Kingsville Md, Harford County, Maryland Class A #329

Six People Witness "Large dark Animal, run away on two legs" near Gunpowder State Park

The witness and several companions were sitting in parked cars at a state park fishing area late at night. They heard something crashing down a wooded slope and saw a tall dark human-like figure land on the road, pause to look back, then sprint away with loud slapping footsteps. The group briefly got out, then left without discussing it and did not speak of it among themselves for months.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
September 1996 Sandy Creek, Oswego County, New York Class A #5326

Nighttime sighting by motorist near Sandy Creek

Late at night the witness was driving on a narrow wooded road when a hairy figure darted from the roadside and crossed in front of the vehicle. The witness braked hard and briefly saw the figure from the side and rear in the headlights as it went up a bank into the woods. The figure was described as tall, powerfully built and long-haired with no visible neck.

Road crossingPartial sighting
September 1996 Riverton, Sangamon County, Illinois Class A #34728

Recollection of a daylight sighting as a youth in Riverton

The witness was riding a minibike on trails in wooded river bottoms when he lost control and crashed in a sand pit among shrubbery. As he looked up, he saw a large, heavily built, reddish-haired hominoid-like figure standing by a tree about 25 yards away. The figure looked at him briefly and then walked into thick brush.

Full-body sighting
September 1996 Rand Or Gould, Jackson County, Colorado Class A #1760

Bowhunter sees large figure near Cameron Pass

The witness and a companion were elk hunting on foot in fresh snow in the morning. The witness was using an elk call when a large dark figure was seen standing across a clearcut, watching for about 30 seconds before turning with a distinctive upper-body swing and walking uphill into dense aspen. The companion dismissed it without observing it, and a later binocular scan found no further movement.

Full-body sighting
September 1996 Plumas County, California Class A #2227

Sighting of a bigfoot by a miner

The witness was mining on a creek when movement caught attention. On standing, the witness saw a creature described as a Bigfoot peering from behind a tree about 60-75 yards away. The creature looked upstream toward the witness's companion, then leapt over rocks while staying low and disappeared. The witness slipped on mossy rocks while backing away, injuring an arm, then hurried up the trail.

Partial sighting
8 August 1996 Saranac Lake NY, Essex County, New York Class A #10289

Two people in canoe see creature on shoreline

Two companions fishing from a canoe at dusk noticed a dark crouched shape on the shoreline about 50 yards away. As they rowed closer the shape stood upright to about seven feet, looked toward them, turned toward a twig-snapping sound behind it, then spun and ran into the forest with further movement sounds heard. After waiting in the canoe, they paddled ashore and found two obscured marks in the sand where it had turned.

Full-body sightingFootstepsUnidentified soundTracks
August 1996 Manitoba Class A #1277

Creature seen walking across a grain field

The witness was driving home after dusk and slowed to turn onto a gravel road when a shape was noticed in the ditch. Thinking it might be an escaped horse, the witness aimed the truck headlights toward it for a better view. The figure was covered in dark brown hair and moved away rapidly while walking upright. The witness, frightened at not recognizing it, left the area and went home.

Partial sighting