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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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15 May 2009 Smoot, Greenbrier County, West Virginia Class A #25989

Girl sees bigfoot outside home in mountains near Smoot

The witness stepped onto the back porch for fresh air at night and noticed a wet-dog odor, then saw a large brown hairy biped under the yard security light. The creature fled at a fast pace when the witness gasped, swinging its arms as it moved. The next morning the witness and family found large barefoot-like prints with a long stride in the garden.

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May 2009 Cottage Grove, Oregon #05bb12d3-0fab-40e1-b460-80b22920b90b

Sasquatch sighting near Cottage Grove, Oregon (2009)

On Mother's Day 2009 under bright moonlight, the guest's group of five smelled a foul odor and watched a black mass on all fours swaying 60 yards away. It went behind trees and then stood up, showing arms, shoulders and head silhouetted with shoulder sheen before walking gracefully away. Laser measurement later put the distance at 63 yards with 19-inch weathered prints, suggesting about 9.5 feet tall.

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March 2009 Ulen, Clay County, Minnesota Class A #26095

Mother and son observe creature standing in road Northwest of Ulen

The witness and her son were driving at night when the car headlights revealed a large hair-covered creature standing still in the middle of the road. They stopped and watched it for two to three minutes from about 200 feet away while it looked toward the river and never looked at the vehicle. The encounter ended when the witness turned into a nearby driveway and continued to a relative's house.

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24 February 2009 Huntsville Al, Madison County, Alabama Class A #25559

Exec on business trip has sighting from balcony of hotel near Huntsville

From a sixth-floor hotel balcony before dawn, the witness watched a tall hair-covered biped for five to six minutes at a distance. The being stared, rocked side to side, and repeatedly leaned to pull bark from a large pine tree. Afterward the witness fetched security and later returned in daylight to find fresh bark, deep ground indentations, and possible scat.

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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.

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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.

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2009 Minnesota #0e4939bb-283b-4433-bb60-7a871a2483da

Sasquatch sighting in Minnesota (2009)

While scouting for bear season in the same Minnesota swamp area, the witness was pushed from behind into the swamp. Turning, he saw a large but thin, mangy-looking human-like creature moving away 40 to 50 yards distant. As he left, it paralleled him for about a quarter mile, repeatedly stepping toward him then backing away with trembling shoulders and hands, curling its lip and displaying. A week later he returned, found a 14 3/4-inch track showing it had circled him, felt watched, and heard a loud double whistle near the old driveway.

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21 October 2008 Slade, Powell County, Kentucky Class B #24948

Campers experience possible harassment all night in the Red River Gorge

Three people camping overnight near a creek reported prolonged howling in the evening and a close loud scream during the night. Through the night they heard movement around the tents, sticks hitting trees, branches breaking, and had objects disturbed including a tent stake pulled out. They also reported white eyeshine, a pungent odor, a dark figure seen in the treeline after daylight, and footprints and torn branches found in the morning.

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October 2008 Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee Class A #36205

Father & son use a spotlight to observe a Bigfoot behind their home near Kodak

Late at night the witness was summoned to the back porch by a relative and shone a spotlight toward a large oak about 30 yards away. A tall hair-covered upright figure stood partly behind the tree, repeatedly peeking out as the light moved, then stepped fully into view facing them before retreating behind the tree and fleeing through the woods. The next morning the witness found two large footprints behind the tree and another unclear print nearby.

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29 August 2008 Pidgon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee Class A #24667

Family vacationing in Pigeon Forge has two sightings on two consecutive nights driving down a mountain road

A family driving back to their mountain cabin at night rounded a turn and saw a tall, dark-haired biped walking on the roadside. All four family members watched it take several strides on the pavement before it left the shoulder and went down toward a creek without acknowledging them. The parents had glimpsed a similar figure in nearly the same spot the previous night. The next day the family found slide marks and a broken branch near the creek and learned another family had also seen the creature.

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27 August 2008 Chelan, Chelan County, Washington Class A #25280

Man startles creature while mountain biking near Chelan

The witness was riding a mountain bike alone on a trail northwest of Chelan in the morning. After rounding a bend, the witness saw a tall, dark-brown, long-haired bipedal animal running away through the forest for about 10-15 seconds. The witness stopped and then searched where it crossed, but found no clear tracks on the trail and no hair or broken vegetation.

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10 August 2008 Estacada, Clackamas County, Oregon Class A #24882

Four campers have nighttime visitation and then a visual observation of a sasquatch near Estacada

The morning after a night of knocking sounds at a remote ridge camp, the witness and a companion were driving out on a logging road when a very tall dark figure ran across the road ahead of them and disappeared into the trees. They stopped at the crossing point and searched the uphill slope, where the witness found and videotaped an 18-inch barefoot-like track in moss along with other partial marks, and heard something noisy move away through the forest.

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31 July 2008 Corbett/Aims, Multnomah County, Oregon Class A #24318

Motorist sees a roadside creature run uphill into the forest near the Sandy River

A driver rounding an uphill hairpin turn noticed a tall hairy human-like figure standing behind trees on the hillside above the road. The figure turned and ran uphill through steep brush with remarkable speed and disappeared within seconds. The driver called a relative, returned to the site, spoke with officers there, and later documented the area on video.

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25 July 2008 Hillsborough, Somerset County, New Jersey Class A #63569

Teens observe a Bigfoot in daylight on a gas line route between Hillsborough and East Amwell townships

Three people walking along a gas pipeline to fish crested a hill and saw a tall shaggy brown creature standing 200-300 feet away. All three watched it for about 20-30 seconds before it ran quickly into the woods off the path. Afterward they found four impressions in the tall wet grass where it had left and remained nervous while fishing.

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8 July 2008 Willits, Mendocino County, California Class A #24146

Man Has Face to Face Encounter Outside of Willits

The witness was driving north on Highway 101 north of Willits in daylight when a large hair-covered biped entered the roadway and ran across the lanes in front of the car. The witness braked and then stopped as the animal paused at the road edge about 25 feet away, turned its upper body and stared for about five seconds. The animal then bounded up a steep embankment on all fours and left.

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July 2008 Conconully, Okanogan County, Washington Class A #47872

Morning sighting by a woodcutter NW of Conconully

The witness was driving on a mountain road toward a firewood cutting spot when the dog alerted to the left. The witness stopped and saw a tall dark figure look at him while walking behind a large slash pile about 75 yards away near the tree line. The figure did not reappear from the other side, and when the witness drove forward it was gone, apparently having gone into the woods. The witness did not get out to look for tracks.

Partial sighting
April 2008 Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma Class A #23637

Child on ATV sees creature on all-fours near Ardmore

A grandchild riding a four-wheeler reported encountering a large, long-haired, monkey-like animal on all fours that caused great fright and a call for a parent. The parent rushed over after hearing a scream and saw a tree limb still moving as if just released. The sighting occurred in the evening in a wooded creek area where a noisy group had been riding. The grandchild later said the animal resembled a movie character but with a head bump and was not standing upright.

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5 March 2008 Honobia, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #23733

Daylight observation by BFRO investigator near Honobia

The witness and a companion stopped while hiking and watched a reddish primate-like figure peeking from behind trees and brush about 100 feet away. The figure watched them for several minutes, moved away, then reappeared to peek briefly several more times over about 15 minutes. During the encounter they also heard movement in ravines on either side.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
March 2008 Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico Class B #23585

Mescalero Reservation resident sees silhouetted figure swaying at window, large footprints outside house

The witness was awake in a ground-floor bedroom late at night when she heard heavy breathing and something striking the outside wall. A large dark silhouette appeared at the closed bedroom window, swaying as if trying to see inside, and remained for several minutes despite the TV volume being raised. The next morning she and her daughter found large five-toed footprints in snow by the walkway.

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