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March 2005 Livingston, Polk County, Texas Class A #11325

Teen has sighting through bedroom window.

The primary witness was in a bedroom with an infant and stood to close the blinds when she saw a large hairy face peering in the window. She fled the room with the child in shock. Minutes later three household members arriving at the house smelled a bad odor and heard footsteps retreating into the woods east of the house, but the source stayed beyond flashlight range.

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January 2005 Cardington, Morrow County, Ohio Class A #10863

Two young men have a sighting while tending a campfire near Cardington

The witness and a friend were maintaining a camp fire at night behind the friend's house near a wooded ravine. When the witness stepped toward the ravine to gather twigs, he saw a tall black form standing in tall weeds below and watched it move side to side before it looked up showing red eye reflection. After the friend also looked and fled to the house, the form ran across the creek toward a field and the witness ran inside.

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January 2005 Muscle Shoals, Colbert County, Alabama Class A #27568

Daylight sighting of a Bigfoot outside Muscle Shoals

Two companions were deer hunting near their camp in the late afternoon when they heard loud popping sounds, heavy footsteps, and a foul odor. A large hair-covered biped stepped out of the treeline across a logging road and stared at them without moving or making noise. After a brief stare the creature stepped back into the woods and the witnesses fled and have avoided hunting deep in that area since.

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summer of 2005 Federal Way, Washington State #26134db0-80d7-4d70-b785-77e5e0c9499c

Cryptid sighting near Federal Way, Washington State (2005)

Three friends were sitting in a fenced backyard at dusk after playing softball when they noticed two spinning white lights in the tops of tall evergreens. Moments later a small, heavy, furry creature with a human-like face crawled from behind a wheelbarrow, looked at them, then ran uphill on all fours with loud heavy footfalls and cleared an eight-foot shed into the trees where the lights had been. Two of them started to investigate with a shovel and flashlight while the third reported a bright shooting star, then they left to meet friends. They have reported no similar activity at the house before or since.

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end of summer South Carolina #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2018/02/01/sc-ep402-giant-chimpanzee-on-all-fours-chasing-the-deer

Sasquatch sighting in South Carolina (2005)

At night the guest saw a face in the living room window reflection with bared teeth and darting eyes that exhaled and fogged the glass. It left the porch with loud footsteps and slapped windows at the back of the house. The guest armed himself with a rifle, stayed in the hallway all night, and moved out the next morning.

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12 December 2004 Wirtz, Franklin County, Virginia Class A #10082

Hunter has daylight encounter near Gills Creek

The witness was riding an ATV down a washed-out road on a family farm when he briefly saw a tall, massive furred animal about 150-200 yards away that reflected sunlight and then retreated into thickets. After approaching the spot, he heard loud running with breaking limbs, then two loud bangs like wood knocks, followed by prolonged deer snorting and stomping before he left. He returned the next day to photograph suspected footprints and hair found on a limb.

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November 2004 Moon Twp, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #19589

Dawn sighting by hunter within 2 miles of boundary of Pittsburgh International Airport

The witness settled into a treestand before dawn to deer hunt. After hearing wood-on-wood knocks and then bipedal footsteps approaching along the ridge top, the witness watched a large dark hair-covered figure at sunrise for about 15 seconds before it covered the distance in three strides into dense vegetation.

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November 2004 Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia Class A #23437

Night time sighting by motorist outside the town of Keyser

The witness was driving down a mountain road at night after dropping off a companion when headlights illuminated a large hairy figure sitting on a log beside the road. The figure stood, leapt into the roadway, and ran across into dense cover while the witness watched. The witness stopped, turned off the vehicle, and listened briefly to heavy crashing footsteps receding into the woods before driving on and noticing a nearby campfire gathering.

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29 October 2004 Bandon, Coos County, Oregon Class A #42352

Early evening close encounter near Bandon by mushroom hunters leaving the forest

The witness was picking mushrooms while cattle behind him acted spooked for hours. After hiking to the road at night, a tall hairy biped ran toward him, stopped about 100 feet away breathing heavily, then bounded across the road and brush without an audible landing. The witness then heard chattering sounds surrounding him while walking out.

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October 2004 Dungannon, Scott County, Virginia Class B #12727

Bow hunter is escorted from woods by foul-smelling, acorn-throwing bipeds

The witness was bow-hunting deer from a tree stand at dusk when deer ran through the creek below after a scream and thump. After climbing down to investigate, he smelled strong body odor, heard tapping and vocal sounds coming from two directions, and had acorn-like objects thrown at him. He then briefly saw a large dark figure watching him from cover before fleeing the area and never returning.

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1 September 2004 Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee Class A #9254

Man working with wrecker has late night encounter in Tennessee woods

Late at night the eyewitness went outside to work on a trailer and used a flashlight to check a noise. The light reflected off eyes on a nearby bank, revealing a large hair-covered human-like creature squatting a short distance away. The creature turned its head away from the light, and the eyewitness went back inside to call a relative. When the door was reopened, the creature was heard retreating through the woods while vocalizing.

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10 August 2004 Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama Class A #42329

Property caretaker describes his very close daylight sighting near the Sepulga River

The witness was driving on private land at dusk after plowing fields when a large black hairy human-like creature crossed the road less than 20 feet ahead, moving from the river side while maintaining eye contact. It continued into thick woods where the witness could hear it moving. The witness concluded it had made large footprints he had found by the river earlier that summer.

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August 2004 El Campo, Wharton County, Texas Class A #9312

Woman and her husband have night time encounter near El Campo

The witness was sitting on the porch at night when the dogs reacted to a heavy stepping sound nearby. After getting her husband, the couple watched a grayish hair-covered biped about 5 feet tall leap onto and off a refrigerator on a trailer, knocking the trailer off its blocks. The animal then fled on two legs in a stooped posture toward the road while the husband fired a pistol into the ground.

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21 June 2004 Oroville CA, Butte County, California Class B #8896

At dusk, swimmers hear vocalizations and whistles near Lake Oroville

Three people were at a lake launch ramp at dusk when the witness imitated a whistle from a recording. Movement was heard approaching through brush above the lake to within about 200 feet. A light showed eyes low along the treeline, and whistling exchanges continued until the group left in their car.

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20 June 2004 Rochester Ny Town Of Greece, Monroe County, New York Class B #8905

Three men have a late night encounter with a bi-pedal figure

Three friends were on a late-night bike ride and had stopped to talk by a pond. They noticed a tall tan-or-gray figure standing behind a tree in the darkness. As they approached, the figure moved bipedally across the path toward the woods and one witness saw it glance back. The group followed to the wood line and heard movement in the branches for a short time before silence.

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6 June 2004 Oxley, Searcy County, Arkansas Class B #8819

Woman on horseback hears footsteps; observes animal running away through woods

The witness was riding horseback along a dirt road on a hillside in the afternoon when the horse shied sideways. She heard two heavy footsteps and vegetation being trampled close to the road. She then glimpsed a large white hairy figure moving quickly through the brush, only partly visible, before the sounds and figure disappeared suddenly.

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29 May 2004 Cleveland, Liberty County, Texas Class A #8790

Man sees an upright creature jump across wooded trail

A couple walking on a gated two-track trail near the Trinity River at dusk claimed a rusty-red upright figure about six feet tall leapt across the trail about 40 yards ahead and disappeared into the woods in under a second. They ran to the crossing point and reported hearing it continue running through the woods, flushing birds, and the primary witness smelled a strong musky odor. They found no tracks but noted a clump of freshly uprooted trees nearby.

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15 May 2004 Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia Class A #38870

LEO recalls his daylight sighting as a youth with his horses NW of Atlanta

The witness was spending time with horses in a fenced pasture next to extensive woods when movement in brush near the barn drew attention and the horses ran toward the house. Thinking the partly obscured shape outside the fence might be a horse, the witness walked toward it and then saw a tall upright figure covered in reddish hair that grunted, looked at the witness, then pushed through small trees and brush leaving the area with loud heavy footsteps. The witness ran to the house and told relatives who were inside.

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May 2004 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/12/28/sc-ep178-sasquatch-encounter-on-lewis-lake

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (2004)

A family camping group spent Memorial Day weekend at a lake campground on a military base. After dark, movement in tall brush and heavy hits on gravel preceded a tall dark biped running fast into trees, terrifying tethered dogs. Later nights brought woman-like screams and heavy pacing behind a tent, prompting early departure.

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9 February 2004 Hydaburg, Prince of Wales County, Alaska Class A #7963

Sasquatch walks past window of house at night

The witness's daughter was home alone late at night when she heard something pacing back and forth outside her bedroom window. She looked out and saw a very large black figure that appeared well above the bottom of the window. She called her parent terrified and hid until she was picked up. The reporting parent found her hysterical and felt uneasy approaching the house.

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