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1 October 2009 Smithville, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class B #26711

Couple witness a possible juvenile running on all fours in Smithville

The witness and a companion were driving on a dirt road in daylight when they noticed a sweet but dead-like odor. Shortly after rounding a curve they watched a small dark short-haired quadruped cross from left to right into the woods. They stopped and looked but saw nothing further and could not identify the animal, later interpreting it as a possible baby Sasquatch.

Road crossingFull-body sightingOdor
24 September 2009 Potosi, Iron County, Missouri Class B #26694

Possible nighttime encounter while camping near Potosi

The witness was camping in brush with family members. About 4:30am on the first night he awoke to a strong skunk-like odor and a feeling of being watched. He rolled over and made out a very broad-shouldered silhouette with a head between trees about seven yards away. He turned away without telling family and waited for daylight, and the group left early after two nights.

SilhouetteOdor
September 2009 Newport, Monroe County, Michigan Class B #35868

Retired police officer describes possible nighttime sighting near Monroe

The witness was driving home late at night through a semi-rural area when headlights revealed a large dark animal on all fours rooting through roadside trash cans. As the vehicle approached, the animal stood upright on two legs, towering over the small vehicle and showing a hair-covered face with open mouth. The driver slowed, avoided looking directly at it, and sped past, describing the encounter as shocking and traumatizing.

Full-body sighting
29 August 2009 Trinity Center, Trinity County, California Class B #27327

Wilderness campers have an unknown visitor in the Trinity Alps of Northern California

The witness was lying awake in a tent at a remote lake camp around 1:30 a.m. while three companions slept. He heard footsteps circling camp, smelled a strong animal odor, and saw a large shadowy figure lift his backpack above the tent and appear to try to open it. After he yelled, the figure dropped the pack onto the tent and left camp on foot as the others woke and heard its retreat.

FootstepsOdorSilhouetteProperty disturbance
6 August 2009 Orient, Franklin County, Illinois Class B #36567

Possible nighttime sighting while driving in Orient

The witness was driving home at night with a companion in the front seat and two children in the back seat. A tall creature with long chestnut hair jogged across the road in front of the car in the headlights and went into the woods. The witness and the front-seat companion watched it together, then drove on to try to find it again but could not.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
26 July 2009 Ocean Shores, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class B #41111

Woman standing on her elevated deck is approached from underneath by something large near Ocean Shores

Late at night the witness went onto an elevated deck after hearing brush noise and animal sounds. Something heavy walked up a ground-level dock and stopped directly beneath the deck. The witness saw only a large dark shape through the boards while it made loud sniffing breaths, then fled back inside.

Partial sightingVocalizationFootstepsAnimal behaviourMovement only
11 July 2009 Uinta Mountains Near Kamas, Duchesne County, Utah Class B #29148

Backpackers startle a figure with long white/blonde hair watching Boy Scouts at Grandaddy Lake

While backpacking and setting up camp, the witness briefly saw a long-haired, light-colored figure watching a nearby scout camp from marshy vegetation. The figure reportedly ran away on two legs with very long, silent strides toward thicker timber. The witness did not see below its shoulders or check for tracks, and later confirmed no one in the scout camp had matching light hair.

Partial sighting
July 2009 Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois Class B #40995

Possible sighting of animal playing peek-a-boo at Argyle Lake State Park

Two companions hiking back toward their car noticed the woods go silent and heard something moving in brush alongside them and crossing behind them, along with a musky skunk-like odor. Near the last bend the reporter glanced back and saw a wide, dark-brown figure squatting beside a low dead tree about 100 yards away. They kept walking, then ran to the car and drove off and rarely spoke of it afterward.

Partial sightingFootstepsOdor
July 2009 Calumet, Itasca County, Minnesota Class B #29435

Woman and friend watch a tall animal walk oddly across a mine hill in Calumet

The witness and a companion were sitting on a porch in clear afternoon light when they saw a tall figure walk across the top of a nearby iron ore hill past a lone tree. They described long limbs, arms swinging with each stride, and a slightly hunched upper back during about 40 seconds of observation. Afterwards they felt no ordinary person could have covered that distance so quickly or appeared so tall at that distance, and concluded they had seen a bigfoot.

Full-body sighting
1 July 2009 Lake Arrowhead, San Bernardino County, California Class B #56754

Sighting in Deep Creek Wilderness, near Lake Arrrowhead

In summer 2009 near Deep Creek by Lake Arrowhead, California, the witness reported seeing a very tall figure standing on a large boulder about a mile away. Companions with the witness also saw it but thought it was a person, and the witness remained unsure what was seen. A photo was taken from a great distance but was too blurry to show detail or scale.

Full-body sighting
18 June 2009 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Class B #26577

Brief daylight sighting of a small primate type creature in a pine forest near Jacksonville

The witness was riding a golf cart through wooded property in early afternoon when he noticed a small dark primate-like animal squatting in an old road. After passing it, he reversed and saw it beside the road bending down a small pine branch to peer at him for a few seconds. It then ran into thick brush, appearing to move upright, and the shaken witness did not check for tracks.

Full-body sighting
11 June 2009 Coldspring, San Jacinto County, Texas Class B #63398

Photographer's daylight encounter west of Coldspring in Sam Houston National Forest

The witness hiked into the national forest in late afternoon to photograph woods and wildlife and waited near a utility clearing. After briefly seeing a juvenile bear emerge and retreat, the witness turned and noticed a large upright human-like shape close by in thick brush. A tree trunk snapped and fell toward the witness, who fled to the car and drove away, later concluding the shape might have been a Sasquatch.

Partial sightingSilhouetteTree breakObject throwingOdor
June 2009 The Pas, Manitoba Class B #26331

Possible sighting by a First Nations member while hunting outside The Pas Area

The witness was hunting and shot a duck that fell near a pond. While searching for the duck, a large furred animal burst from cover and ran on its hind legs. The witness fled and the dog chased the animal, with the dog returning later miles away and only the duck's wings found.

Full-body sighting
June 2009 Hillman, Montmorency County, Michigan Class B #35224

Possible sighting and vocalizations heard by a young man near Hillman

The witness was walking back from a boat launch in the evening when rustling sounds drew attention to the treeline. Looking into the trees, the witness saw a large dark-brown figure crouched behind brush about 50 to 60 yards away. Thinking it could be a bear, the witness backed away and left the woods quickly, then saw a very large animal running through the woods.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
20 May 2009 Shady Grove, Tulsa County, Oklahoma Class B #26005

Kayakers describe rock throwing near island on Keystone Lake

Three people camped on an island area at Keystone Lake and heard repeated grunting and howl-like vocalizations after midnight. After two people kayaked back to the cars and two returned, the two in kayaks had two very large rocks land in the water near them as they approached shore in darkness. One had earlier seen green eyeshine near the campsite on the first return. Finding no other people on the island, they packed up and left during the night.

GrowlHowlWhoopVocalizationRock throwing +1
May 2009 Between Canady And Givehans, Colleton County, South Carolina Class B #25915

Motorist describes possible daylight morning sight near Edisto River, between Canady and Givehans

The witness was driving east in the morning when a large dark silhouette walked across the road in four long strides and then vanished. Both sides of the road were thick woods with no house or mailbox present. The witness returned that afternoon to search the spot but found no trace.

SilhouetteRoad crossing
May 2009 Okeechobee, Okeechobee County, Florida Class B #40584

Possible rural encounters experienced by a young man growing up outside Okeechobee

The witness and a companion walked into the woods at night toward a slew and noticed a large figure among palmettos and oaks ahead. The figure stood up and moved quickly behind a tree while heavy footsteps were heard nearby in pepper trees. Both fled toward a fence as the witness glimpsed a huge bipedal figure through the trees and heard a low gurgling exhale.

Partial sightingFootstepsVocalization
16 March 2009 Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana Class B #25658

Man hears multiple moans and sees a gray creature outside of Bloomington

The witness and a companion arrived at a house at night and heard repeated loud moans. After the witness called back, nearby trees shook and dogs barked in succession. A grayish two-legged figure then ran quickly across a field with long strides and dropped behind vegetation. Shortly after, metal clanking was heard and lawn furniture was found displaced.

VocalizationFull-body sightingMovement onlyProperty disturbance
22 February 2009 Clayton, Rabun County, Georgia Class B #25574

Witness spots sasquatch approaching camp near Warwoman Dell

The witness was asleep in a tent when rocks struck the tent. He looked out and saw a large hair-covered figure in nearby brush staring at him, then shouted and woke his tent companion. In the morning the group found disturbed brush and stones beside both tents but no footprints, and left instead of staying another night.

Rock throwingPartial sighting
2 February 2009 Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut Class B #25484

Woman witnesses tall creature looking into her kitchen window near Woodstock

The witness woke around 2 a.m. and went to the kitchen for milk. While at the counter she saw a face with large red glowing eyes looking in the rear window for several seconds before she ducked behind the counter. When she turned on exterior lights and looked again, nothing was visible.

Partial sightingEyeshine