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March 2005 Dallardsville, Polk County, Texas Class B #11635

Single car accident in Big Thicket National Preserve

The driver claimed a dark upright figure stood in the middle of the highway in the early morning and did not move when honked at. The driver swerved to miss the figure at close range, left the highway and rolled into the woods. Emergency responders found the driver still in the car, who described the encounter after regaining consciousness.

Full-body sighting
March 2005 San Antonio; Helotes, Bexar County, Texas Class A #24529

Tall hairy figure leans out from behind a tree to observe woman outside San Antonio

While cleaning a construction office trailer around midnight, the wife stepped outside and saw a tall hair-covered figure watching from behind a tree about 25 feet away. She stared for a couple minutes as it leaned to look around the tree, then ran inside. The couple checked the area with headlights, saw nothing, waited in the dark, and heard whistling and rustling before leaving. In daylight the next day they found nothing that explained the figure.

Partial sightingSilhouetteWhistleProperty disturbanceMovement only
27 February 2005 Harristown, Macon County, Illinois #1004

Creature seen in cornfield near witnesses' home

The witness was at home when the dogs became agitated. The witness looked out the window toward a cornfield and reported seeing a creature estimated to be about seven feet tall.

Full-body sighting
13 February 2005 Squamish, British Columbia Class A #10633

Daylight sighting by hikers in the Checakmus area

A family of three walking with their dog on a de-activated service road stopped briefly when they heard a deep growl and noticed a strong musky odor. The husband saw a large black bipedal figure running through the bushes parallel to the road about 80 yards away. The group went a short distance farther, smelled the odor again, then turned back after the son refused to continue and the dog yelped and ran back to them.

GrowlPartial sightingOdor
4 February 2005 Rock Port, Skagit County, Washington #1035

Eye contact made

A figure reportedly came out from behind a tree and made eye contact with the witness. The figure then moved quickly away in another direction. The witness tried to follow it but could not find it.

Partial sighting
2 February 2005 Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio Class A #10766

Motorist has a nighttime sighting just outside of Chardon

The witness was driving home from work late at night when headlights caught glowing eyes beside the road. Looking in the rearview mirror, she saw a very large, thick-limbed silhouette standing in the road behind her under bright moonlight. She stopped to watch as the upright, slightly bent figure crossed the road and disappeared into trees on the other side.

EyeshineSilhouetteRoad crossing
February 2005 Saranac, Clinton County, New York Class B #14035

Possible night time sighitng by motorist on Chazy Lake Road outside Saranac

Early on a February morning in 2005, the witness was driving along Chazy Lake Road toward work when a dark figure rose from a roadside ditch ahead. The figure, described as human-shaped but slouched, moved into the woods within about five seconds. The witness only saw the upper two-thirds of the body and could not estimate height or weight.

Partial sightingPossible misidentification
February 2005 Camp Lejeune (Camp Gaiger), Onslow County, North Carolina Class A #24334

While training a U.S. Marine witnesses a large creature near Camp LeJuene

Several service members were occupying fighting holes on a hill ridge at night during a mock combat exercise when they noticed movement behind them. A large hair-covered biped that had been kneeling stood up, walked between their positions while watching them, paused to look back, and then left the clearing. The group also reported a strong unusual odor at the time.

Full-body sightingOdor
February 2005 Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio Class A #26369

Late night sighting by motorists north of Germantown

Late at night the witness was riding as a passenger in a car driven by her husband on Diamond Mill Road. She saw a tall, hair-covered bipedal creature cross the road in the headlights, moving downhill from a game trail. Her husband did not see it because he was focused on the road ahead. The encounter lasted only a few seconds at close range.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
February 2005 Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Nevada Class B #20780

Hikers spot a dark figure walking on a snowy mountainside near Winnemucca

The witness was exploring snowy mountain terrain with two relatives when a young relative pointed out a dark figure on a mountaintop. Shortly after their dog hid under a vehicle, the group heard a low howl and watched the figure move downhill. They left the area shaken, having also noticed a destroyed cow carcass on the way up.

Full-body sightingHowl
24 January 2005 Maneto Springs, El Paso County, Colorado #1498

Hikers reports seeing creature while eating lunch

The witness hiked off the main trail into a wilderness area and stopped to eat lunch. A tall, bushy-haired figure appeared, watched the witness eat while looking at the food and licking its lips, and held an object like a rock before running away. As the witness left, branches broke, a foul odor returned, and a rock was thrown at them.

Full-body sightingOdorRock throwingAnimal behaviour
14 January 2005 Stanfield, Umatilla County, Oregon #1017

Man shoots at creature attacking cattle

The witness was inspecting a field with a relative when they noticed something hunched over attacking cattle. The witness shouted and the creature stood up to about eight feet tall. The witness retrieved a shotgun from a truck, fired once and hit the creature, which fell, got up, screamed and sprinted away like a human. The witness followed a blood trail to a river where it was lost.

Full-body sightingScreamBlood or tissue
13 January 2005 Harman, Randolph County, West Virginia Class A #47460

Woman and daughter recall their close daytime encounter at their home east of Elkins

In January 2005 the witness walked to meet her young daughter at the school bus in the afternoon. Upon returning toward the house they saw a tall brown man-like figure standing motionless by the porch and staring. They watched it from ground level and then from the upstairs porch while the child tossed pebbles, but it did not move. They went inside without seeing it leave, and overnight snow covered any possible tracks.

Full-body sightingOdor
5 January 2005 Logan, Utah 26 Miles Away, Cache County, Utah Class A #29013

Driver sees a Bigfoot cross the road while snowplowing Logan Canyon

While plowing snow in Logan Canyon in the early morning, the witness turned on bright plow lights and saw a large hairy biped in the road. The creature looked at the witness and continued walking across the road without breaking stride. The witness did not stop because of snowy conditions and found no tracks the next morning because fresh snow had covered them.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
2005 Maine EP 597

Sasquatch sighting in Maine (2005)

In 2005 while talking inside a lakeside home, the witness saw a large hairy animal-like figure walk past ATVs outside the kitchen window. The next morning eighteen-inch footprints were found crossing from one driveway through the yard between two woods.

Full-body sightingTracks
late fall 2005 Minnesota EP 1205

Sasquatch sighting in Minnesota (2005)

The guest was alone grouse hunting and camping late in the season. A moving rotten-fish odor and red eye-shine appeared beyond the firelight. A massive blond, matted-haired biped then stood about 20 feet away watching him for about 20 seconds before turning and crashing loudly away through the woods.

Full-body sightingOdorMovement only
2005 I Don't Know, Delaware County, New York #3965

9 year old boy sees creature near his uncle's house

The witness reported encountering a tall, hair-covered creature at a relative's house in Delaware County, New York. The creature turned to look at the witness before jogging away without appearing hurried. The witness described its height, build, dark skin and hair, long arms, and gait, and noted no odor.

Full-body sighting
January 2005 Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan #1055

Teenager sights man-like creature in the woods near freeway.

The witness was riding in a vehicle on a highway while traveling to dinner. The witness looked out toward the side of an exit ramp and saw a large manlike figure running into the woods. No further detail about the figure or the setting is given.

Partial sighting
2005 Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho #1228

Secondhand report of early morning sighting near Rexburg

A relative of the writer's co-worker was driving to work early on a winter morning in a butte area when a large hairy figure was seen beside the road. The driver was frightened enough to want to return home for a firearm and was late for work. The area was searched for tracks for several days without success, and the driver's spouse felt uneasy at home for a while afterward.

Partial sighting
2005 Massachusetts EP 831

Sasquatch sighting in Massachusetts (2005)

A railroad engineer was pulling a heavy train slowly through the Berkshires at night when a tall dark-brown biped stepped across the tracks without touching them. It glanced toward the headlight and kept walking briskly before disappearing. The witness kept the sighting secret for about twenty years fearing job consequences.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing