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June 2001 Okeana, Butler County, Ohio Class A #4672

Midnight sighting by two witnesses near Okeana

The witness was walking in a backyard at night with one other person. At a distance the witness saw a tall dark figure walking with very long strides and unusually long arms. After the figure passed, a strong unfamiliar bad smell lingered.

Full-body sightingOdor
June 2001 Little Chicago, Marathon County, Wisconsin Class A #15050

County parks employee's early morning sighting near Rib River

The witness, a seasonal parks worker, arrived alone at Amco park early in the morning to clean. While driving out on the park access road, the witness saw a large hairy upright figure standing beside the road. The figure looked toward the truck then ran quickly across the road toward the river, after which the witness left without investigating.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
June 2001 Chinle, Apache County, Arizona Class A #6552

Bigfoot crosses road in front of vehicle traveling on Navajo Route 7 near Canyon De Chelley National Monument

The witness was driving slowly on a dirt road at night while looking for a place to camp when an ape-like animal crossed the road in front of the vehicle. The animal moved briskly from left to right a short distance ahead in the headlights, then bent down behind a bush or small tree as if trying to hide. The witness watched it for only a few seconds and later camped a short distance away.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
June 2001 Whitehouse, Smith County, Texas Class A #9436

Teenagers have night time sighting on Blackhawk Creek near Whitehouse.

After fishing, the witness and companions were walking back when a companion went back for forgotten bait and reported a creature. Three of the group then went to look along the creek and saw a large white hairy bipedal figure come from behind a tree. The figure looked at them, leapt across a wide creek, and ran out of sight.

Full-body sighting
June 2001 El Reno, Caddo County, Oklahoma Class A #3964

Wooded, rural, lake house scene of late night encounter

The couple was outside their house late at night calling for their pet cat when loud hoot-like calls started nearby and multiplied into many very loud varied screams and laughing-like sounds that built to a crescendo then stopped abruptly. After a period of silence with rustling and a loud snap, they got into their car to leave. While driving away they saw a large dark upright figure with glowing yellowish-orange eyes near the road and noticed a strong musk odor.

VocalizationScreamSilhouetteEyeshineOdor +1
June 2001 Glenwood, Yakima County, Washington Class A #3038

Evening sighting by motorist near Glenwood

The witness was driving north of Glewood after a river trip in the early evening when a large grey-white creature crossed the road from north to south. Investigators later recreated the scene with the witness to estimate the creature's height, stride, and appearance.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
17 May 2001 *****************, Baltimore County, Maryland Class A #2666

Large dark animal spotted wading in shallows of lake

The witness and a companion were fishing at a watershed in the morning. The witness heard splashing described as running through shallow water, then later saw a large dark-haired figure in a swampy area that quickly disappeared into the woods. The companion did not see the figure but saw branches moving.

Partial sightingFootstepsMovement only
13 May 2001 Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington Class A #4737

Afternoon sighting by family on I-5 near Chehalis

Three family members were driving south on an interstate after visiting a relative when they saw a large fur-covered figure crossing nearby railroad tracks. The figure was described as tall with long arms and dark brown fur covering its entire body. The occupants discussed the sighting and concluded it had been a Big Foot, then kept it private for years until sharing it with researchers at a sportsman show.

Full-body sighting
5 May 2001 Lake George, Sabbathday Point, Warren County, New York Class B #2557

Possible sighting by camper in wee hours at Sabbath Day Point, Lake George

The witness was camping in a tent near Sabathday Point and stepped outside in the early morning to make a phone call. After the call he heard a noise and saw a large hairy human-shaped figure about 60 feet away walking up a slight incline. He watched for about five seconds, noted it lacked a bear-like snout, then ran back to the tent to tell his companions.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
May 2001 Chillwack, British Columbia Class B #35539

Tall human-like form seen at Chilliwack Lake Provencial Park

Around midday in May 2001, the witness was driving toward Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park to check camp sites when they saw a large black human-like figure walking upright along the treeline about 200 meters ahead. The figure turned 90 degrees into the woods at high speed without looking at the witness, and the witness stopped and followed on foot for about an hour. The witness found only broken branches, bent grass and unusual silence, and estimated the figure's height at over seven feet by comparing to a branch at its head level.

Full-body sighting
May 2001 Hollis, Prince of Wales County, Alaska Class B #8797

Two boys find footprints on Harris River bank

Two cousins walking along a riverbank saw what the cousin thought was something standing about 100 feet ahead. The writer could not see it clearly without glasses, and the cousin then dismissed it as a stump. Going to the spot, they found three large human-like footprints in the sand, then left for a family picnic area.

Partial sightingTracks
May 2001 Watson, Desha County, Arkansas Class A #8913

Late night sighting by motorist

The witness was driving late at night with a companion asleep in the car about five miles outside Watson on Highway 1. A very large white figure estimated at about seven feet tall ran across the road in front of the car from one woodline to the other under high-beam illumination. The figure moved very fast without looking toward the car and disappeared into the trees.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
May 2001 Georgia #5ea669eb-5843-4a22-8bfa-23e7591d0edb

Sasquatch sighting in Georgia (2001)

The witness, a Marine designated marksman, was ordered to kill an aggressive animal near Lake D on a Navy base on the Georgia-Florida border. After hearing a splash and seeing a branch thrown into the water one evening, he returned the next evening and watched a tall, long-haired biped cross a road about 40 yards away. He shot it twice, and it collapsed and died. Superiors and two men in a white car secured the body, told him to stay in place and later to forget the incident, and no written statement was ever taken.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingObject throwingUnidentified soundVocalization +1
May 2001 Johnson, Humboldt County, California Class A #2755

While conducting sound survey project, two team members see Bigfoot

A team of four was conducting a nighttime sound survey from a clear-cut overlooking a river valley while one member did a live radio interview from a parked vehicle near the treeline. The interviewer heard repeated charging sounds, footfalls and a grunt-growl from dense brush a few feet away while two teammates uphill watched with a night-vision device. The uphill observers reported a huge 8-foot-plus figure about 25 feet away leaning side to side to look through the trees and moving its arms. The episode lasted about 30 minutes, followed later by a distant scream, and a next-day search found disturbed soil but no footprints.

Partial sightingFootstepsGrowlMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
1 May 2001 Fairfax, Pierce County, Washington Class A #16364

Family on bikes sees black hairy creature walking in a riverbed near Fairfax

The witness and companions stopped while biking to look at the river valley below. They saw a tall dark hairy figure moving quickly and smoothly across boulders in the riverbed below. The figure turned its head and held eye contact briefly before going behind trees, after which the group left quickly on bikes.

Full-body sighting
15 April 2001 Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana Class A #4466

Night sighting near Columbus with vocalization heard.

Late at night the witness went outside to a vehicle to get a pencil for a school report. He heard a loud shrill scream lasting several seconds and then saw a large man-like figure running through a park toward the woods. He ran back inside immediately and later felt the scream matched recordings he found online.

ScreamSilhouette
13 April 2001 Hayneville Near Montgomery, Lowndes County, Alabama Class A #24646

Early morning sighting by a fisherman south of Montgomery

At dawn the witness was dressing in an upstairs bedroom before fishing when he saw a large hairy figure trotting through the edge of the woods toward a cabin and across an earthen dam between ponds. The figure moved with a hunched posture for several seconds before disappearing. The witness went downstairs to check with a companion, who had been elsewhere by a boat and had not seen it.

Full-body sighting
4 April 2001 Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa Class A #2170

Youths see unknown hairy primate staring at them from distance

Six companions walking in riverside woods around 12:30 a.m. saw a large furry creature crouched behind a bush between two trees, holding a tree and peering at them. When they turned on a camera light they saw red eyeshine and fled in fear. The video did not capture the creature, and later daytime return visits found bones, fur, and a dead deer nearby.

Partial sightingEyeshine
April 2001 McKenna, Pierce County, Washington Class A #2303

Woman see's dark upright man-like figure while walking dogs

The witness was walking two dogs on a trail when one dog alerted toward bushes. The witness then saw a large dark figure standing by a tree about 40 feet away, later observed walking upright with bare lower legs and no visible clothing. The witness retreated to a truck with the dogs and the figure was gone.

Partial sighting
30 March 2001 Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia Class A #2113

Daylight sighting by motorist on Hwy 93 about 20 miles east of Radium

The witness was driving on a highway east of Radium Hot Springs in daytime when he saw a large dark figure emerge from roadside trees to the edge of the road. The figure was visible briefly ahead before retreating into the trees as the car approached and did not cross the road. Companions in the car did not see the figure.

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