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July 2006 Middleburg, Clay County, Florida Class A #18427

Daylight sighting by two teenagers near Middleburg

Two witnesses entering the woods to play paintball heard a noise and saw a very large upright black creature run across the trail ahead of them. The creature looked toward them, accelerated, climbed a steep bank and disappeared into the woods within seconds.

Full-body sighting
July 2006 Amazonia, Andrew County, Missouri Class A #18219

Motorist sighting near Missouri River Bluffs (@ "Monkey Mountains")

The witness was driving at night near Monkey Mountain when a tall, very thin creature crossed the road in front of the vehicle in about three unhurried strides. The creature came from a steep hillside heading toward river areas and did not appear to notice the vehicle. It was described as about seven feet tall with sparse, long grayish hair, leaning forward as it walked.

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July 2006 Place not stated Related account #17545

Sasquatch sighting (2006)

A person hunting near a river encountered a hairy figure in a swamp that looked back before continuing away.

Full-body sighting
July 2006 Pottsboro, Grayson County, Texas Class B #27307

Man and son have encounter while setting off fireworks near Pottsboro

The witness and his teenage son rowed to an isolated wooded shore at night to set off fireworks while family watched from across the water. The witness heard loud huffing and grunting, crashing through brush, and smelled strong body odor approaching in the dense woods. He briefly saw a very large, wide, shaggy human-like silhouette between trees in his flashlight beam. He took his son and paddled away quickly, leaving chairs and fireworks equipment behind.

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July 2006 Place not stated Related account #16527

Sasquatch sighting (2006)

In July 2006 the driver's daughter said she saw a naked black man-like figure running through hills while driving with two adults who dismissed it at the time.

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July 2006 Malakoff Historical State Park Campgrounds, Nevada County, California Class B #15174

Campers report possible approach in Malakoff Historical State Park

The witness was camping with a group when she heard something large run up behind her through brush downhill from the campsite. She shone a flashlight and saw a pair of reflective eyes about six feet off the ground 10-12 feet away, then panicked and retreated behind the group. The group found nothing on searching but heard quiet footsteps withdrawing and a small rock thrown behind them.

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28 June 2006 Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas #1806

Teenagers have encounter while riding dirt bikes.

Two siblings were trail riding and then walking near a steep creek when they smelled a strong odor and saw a brief dark flash by a tree. After hearing a strange scream they rode back, passing cattle bunched together and vocalizing. They then saw a large black shape rise from a crouched position under a pine before it disappeared as they fled toward a house.

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28 June 2006 Omak, Okanogan County, Washington Class A #15135

Dusk sighting by a couple near a spring outside Omak

Two people driving while hunting at sunset saw a large hairy man-like figure running along the road about 30 to 40 yards away. The sighting lasted only a few seconds before the figure disappeared toward a ridge. The driver stopped, got out to search, heard no sound of flight and found no tracks on the hard sandy road.

Partial sighting
21 June 2006 Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon #1792

Camper has brief sighting, reports vocalizations and food theft

The witness and a companion were camping overnight when the witness briefly saw an unclear figure uphill through dense trees, alternately thinking it was a person or a bear. Around 3 a.m. they were awakened by shaking ground, loud groaning-screaming sounds, and crashing movement rushing toward their tent, which then abruptly reversed downhill while continuing to vocalize and break vegetation. In the morning they found a large heavy bag of food had vanished without a trace.

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20 June 2006 Mesachie Lake, British Columbia Class A #15274

Early morning sighting on Vancouver Island near Cowichan Lake

While driving to work before dawn on a logging road, the witness encountered a dark figure on the road and initially assumed it was a bear. As headlights illuminated it, the figure was seen running bipedally down the road for about 100 feet before veering off through a ditch and up a bank into bushes. The witness described a tall, dark-haired, unclothed biped with lighter patches on its back and rump that never looked back. Later that day the witness found and photographed indistinct footprints at the site.

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20 June 2006 Ball Club, Itasca County, Minnesota Class B #17545

Possible nighttime sighting by motorist near Ball Club

The witness was driving east on Highway 2 east of Ball Club late at night when she noticed a large brown hairy figure standing off the side of the road. The figure appeared to be waiting to cross toward a nearby lake and did not look at her vehicle. She continued driving without stopping and later returned in daylight but remained in her vehicle.

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18 June 2006 Grant County, Oregon #2939

Two men taking a short hike encounter bigfoot on the path

Two hikers heard heavy footsteps while hiking a forest trail and later found broken trees and hair caught on a bush. As they headed back near dark, a rock was thrown across the trail and they heard screaming/whooping sounds and later a low grunt/growl. A creature stepped across the path, stared at them, then darted back into the brush, after which they drove to town and were told hikers had seen it for months.

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17 June 2006 West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas Class A #59736

Motorists (father & son) close range, daylight, road crossing sighting along Mounds Rd. outside West Mephis

The witness was driving a truck with his son on a gravel road beside railroad tracks in daylight. A small reddish-brown hair-covered biped leaped across the road in mid-air directly in front of the truck, nearly being hit. It landed in tall grass by the tracks and disappeared without further sound despite a brief wait.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
17 June 2006 Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, California Class A #15855

Daylight sighting by motorist near Laurel Canyon in the Mammoth Lakes area

The witness was returning down the canyon after fishing and exploring when a tall, dark, muscular creature crossed the road toward a meadow. It was watched for a few strides with a bent, arm-swinging gait, then seen crossing back at a slower pace as if avoiding an oncoming truck and people in the meadow. The witness believed they were the only observer and later found large tracks on a return visit.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
13 June 2006 Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon #1803

Picnickers near Lake of the Woods hear scream, see figure

The witness was picnicking with relatives near a lake when the group heard an unfamiliar scream. A child began crying and the group prepared to leave. One relative said she saw a tall figure walking in the distance, after which the group hurried to the car and went home.

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8 June 2006 Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois Class A #14872

Nighttime sighting and possible footprints found by homeowner near Edwardsville

The witness was pulling into the driveway late at night when she saw a tall grayish figure standing near a bush about 10 feet away in street light. The submitter, her husband, was at the residence and was not a witness. Around the time of the sighting night sounds became quiet and still for about 10 minutes and a dog refused to go outside, then sounds returned to normal.

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6 June 2006 Midlothian Area Of Chesterfield County, Chesterfield County, Virginia Class A #14952

Driver sees running figure along road at night near Woodlake

The witness and companion were driving north at night when they saw a tall, silvery-white bipedal figure running south along the woods edge, then turning east into dense woods about fifteen feet away during a roughly three-second view. The figure was described as slender and athletic, about seven feet tall, with flowing hair on the arms and fast, graceful movement. The next morning they found 20 to 30 tracks of two sizes with visible toes in soft muddy ground nearby, but no photos were taken and rain likely washed the tracks away.

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6 June 2006 Hiram, Paulding County, Georgia Class A #18016

Nighttime sighting by motorists outside Hiram

A family driving in the evening on Austin Bridge Road toward Ridge Road encountered a tall animal standing in the road near Mein Mitchell Road. The animal was described as about 9 to 10 feet tall with a bear-like, barrel-chested body standing upright, dark hair, and a wolf-like face with red glowing eyes. After watching for about two minutes from about 200 yards away, the driver turned the vehicle around and took a different route.

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6 June 2006 Indianola, Kitsap County, Washington Class A #14982

Jefferson Head encounter by community service group

A group of teenage girls doing shoreline cleanup heard loud screaming from the woods and then saw a hair-covered biped emerge from a marsh onto the beach. The creature appeared startled, took cover behind driftwood, and watched them from a crouch for several minutes. The frightened group fled to their van and left the beach.

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June 2006 Wrenshall, Carlton County, Minnesota #1812

Witness claims multiple sightings and vocalizations near residence

The witness claims three sightings over two months around their home property. The most detailed encounter occurred while mowing the lawn on a riding mower, when a dark reddish-brown, broad-shouldered figure with no discernible neck stood motionless near a tree, seemingly trying to remain unnoticed. The witness could not discern facial features and reports feeling creeped out but not scared.

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