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November 2002 Ferdinand, Dubois County, Indiana EP 978

Sasquatch sighting near Ferdinand, Indiana (2002)

The witness spent a night alone in a familiar forest to think through personal troubles. After a sheriff left, loud crashing came down a hill and something stopped behind a tree about twenty feet away, breathing loudly while two dogs stared transfixed. The witness retrieved a handgun from a car, threatened the presence, rescued the dog, drove to safety, then returned with headlights to see a large black hairy arm gripping the tree before leaving.

Partial sightingMovement onlyUnidentified sound
November 2002 Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan Class A #30902

Nighttime sighting on CR550 outside Marquette

After finishing a night shift, the witness was driving home along a forested road near a bog and lake. A large fur-covered animal with long arms crossed the road quickly on two legs, stepped onto the guardrail, and leapt down the other side toward the lake. The witness did not stop, stating it was neither a person nor a bear.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
November 2002 Ferdinand, Indiana EP 381

Sasquatch sighting near Ferdinand, Indiana (2002)

The witness took his dog to a remote forest campground late in the year and built a campfire. Something crashed loudly down the hill and stopped behind a tree near the campsite while the dog reacted. The witness armed himself, retrieved his gear, and later saw a large hairy forearm and hand with thick black fingers by the tree.

Partial sightingFootstepsUnidentified sound
30 October 2002 Kilgore, Rusk County, Texas Class B #7671

Nurse has roadside encounter with "very large, dark figure."

After finishing a long work shift, the witness was driving north on Highway 259 in the early morning. In patchy fog near wooded roadside, she noticed a tall dark furry figure standing at the edge of the woods beside a group of trees. She estimated it was about seven feet tall and believed it was not human because of its size. Frightened, she continued driving without stopping for a closer look.

Full-body sighting
24 October 2002 Sisters, Jefferson County, Oregon #481

Campers at Suttle Lake see three creatures at night near cabin

During a late-night stay on a fishing trip, the witness and two companions observed three hair-covered bipedal figures near a cabin and parked vehicles. One tall figure stood at the treeline rocking and bobbing while two smaller figures crouched behind a truck watching them. After a vehicle was started and moved, the figures fled into the woods, with one later seen running across a road on two legs. The group then heard movement and breaking brush toward the lake and later noticed broken vegetation and possible tracks and hair.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingHowlMovement onlyTracks +2
24 October 2002 Sisters, Jefferson County, Oregon Class A #5610

Three guests at Suttle Lake Resort get long look at three sasquatches

During an overnight fishing trip the witness and his girlfriend were sleeping in a parked vehicle near a cabin when they noticed a tall hair-covered figure standing at the tree line and two smaller crouched figures near a truck. After alerting a companion in the cabin, the witness started the vehicle to shine lights on the figures, which then fled into the trees. A companion reported something running across the road as they drove, and later the group heard commotion near the lake.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingHowlTracksHair +2
18 October 2002 Yreka, Siskiyou County, California Class A #7637

Parents pursue 7 1/2' tall female biped across pasture after being alerted by daughter

The witness was taking a dog outside at night and felt watched after the dog stared and growled. After shining a flashlight in that direction, the witness saw two hairy bipedal figures cross a fence and then ran inside. Relatives then went outside, reportedly saw the larger figure up close, noticed odor and sounds, and the group found large tracks the next day.

Full-body sightingEyeshineTracksOdorUnidentified sound
14 October 2002 Raleigh, Wake Forest County, North Carolina #1778

Man claims to see creature eating leaves

A witness driving slowly with his son reported seeing a human-like figure in the woods. They followed on foot to a creek where they watched a single creature from about 50 yards away for about ten minutes as it gathered and ate leaves before walking away. They described its coloration, size, eyes, head shape and strong odor.

Full-body sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
5 October 2002 Mineville, Essex County, New York Class B #5047

Possible sighting by motorist at night, outside Westport

The witness was traveling on a road late at night with a companion slightly behind. Near a forested area, something very large and fast ran out in front of the witness on two legs, with one hand held forward and apparently carrying something in the other. Conditions were very dark with light fog and drizzle.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
October 2002 Como, Hopkins County, Texas #573

9' creature seen bent down, then walking

The witness was sitting in a truck while relatives worked nearby and looked toward a wooded area. The witness saw a furry black figure sitting with its arms around its bent legs. After looking away and back, the witness saw the figure walking and estimated it was about nine feet tall.

Full-body sighting
October 2002 Yreka, Siskiyou County, California #642

Daughter and parents see two creatures near home

The witness claimed to see two dark brown, long-haired figures of different sizes, interpreted as a mother and offspring. The figures jumped over a fence easily, stared at the witness, then moved by an apple tree and headed toward a river. The witness ran inside to get two relatives and last saw the figures heading toward the river.

Full-body sighting
October 2002 Little Fort/Hummingbird, British Columbia Class A #9670

Woman has a daytime sighting on the North Thompson River.

The witness reports driving north on a highway and noticing a gray, hair-covered figure across the river near a creek inlet. After pulling into a turnout, the witness watched the figure repeatedly bend from the hips while appearing to move rocks or forage in the water. The figure then stood upright and looked toward the witness before resuming its activity, and the witness left before it did.

Full-body sighting
October 2002 Springdale, Washington County, Arkansas Class A #5316

Daytime sighting by hiker near Spring Creek.

The witness and a companion walked a creek in the late afternoon, and the witness climbed a steep bank to continue on land. From the bank the witness saw a large hair-covered biped in dense woods that moved away very quickly. The companion remained in the creek bed and did not see it, and both left the area along the creek as light faded.

Partial sighting
October 2002 Bryson, Jack County, Texas Class A #6941

Man has encounter at close range for several minutes

The witness was driving on a rural road in the morning when a figure crossed the road ahead. The witness stopped and watched a tall, reddish-brown haired, human-like and ape-like figure standing about 50 feet away facing him for about five minutes. The figure then walked into the woods, and a later check found no footprints because the ground was too hard.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
October 2002 Ardenvoir, Chelan County, Washington Class B #5162

Man hunting deer finds unusual feces and hears animal

While hunting deer alone in the morning, the witness heard repeated sounds like logs or poles being thrown, then found a tree with bark removed, a large packed bed, a human-like track, and unfamiliar scat. After glimpsing brown fur duck behind a log, the witness heard an extremely loud low roar-like yell from behind with crashing, then heard crashing and throwing sounds staying out of sight while leaving for about 200 yards. No full animal was clearly seen.

TracksScatPartial sightingVocalizationObject throwing +3
October 2002 Glide, Douglas County, Oregon Class A #8227

Driver stops, approaches bigfoot on foot around midnight on Hwy 138, 4 miles W of Glide

The witness was driving home around midnight when he saw a tall figure standing by a roadside fence watching him pass. Believing it was a man needing help, he stopped, got out with a flashlight, and started walking back toward it. A loud vocalization shifting from high-pitched to low guttural frightened him, causing him to drop the flashlight and drive away. He returned the next day to recover the flashlight and found only flattened grass with no footprints or hair.

Partial sightingScreamGrowl
29 September 2002 Newcomerstown, Tuscarwars County, Ohio #458

Party-goers see a large black creature in the woods

The witness and a companion had moved away from a party in a wooded clearing to talk and listen to music near portable lights. They heard something approaching down the hill behind them, and the witness shone a light on a large black hairy figure estimated at about eight feet tall. The figure retreated uphill into the woods, and the two witnesses fled past the party and drove away in the witness's truck.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
24 September 2002 Cascade Locks, Hood River County, Oregon Class A #5100

Hiker sees, attempts to photograph a sasquatch in the Columbia Gorge

While hiking alone and descending a dry trail, the witness heard a loud crashing nearby and saw a large black ape-like animal running uphill, visible from the waist up. The animal tripped, caught itself, showed its face in profile, then disappeared while a fallen tree rocked and a possible face was glimpsed. The witness photographed the area, heard and saw nothing further, found no other tracks, and later found possible scat in the direction the animal headed.

Partial sightingMovement onlyUnidentified sound
12 September 2002 Pierce County, Washington Class B #9231

Hunter hears unknown vocalization in the distance, south of Lost Lake in the Norse Peak Wilderness

While camping alone in a tent on a hunting trip, the witness heard unidentified calls over about an hour and later was awakened by movement and shaking of the tent. The witness noticed the tent had been lifted and saw a shadow pass by, then illuminated a large dark human-like figure about 20 yards away that turned and ran into the brush. The witness kept lights on until sunrise and packed up and left the next morning.

VocalizationFootstepsPartial sightingSilhouetteProperty disturbance
9 September 2002 Middleport, Niagara County, New York Class A #12709

Daylight sighting by hiker outside Middleport

The witness stopped at a stone quarry in the late afternoon to look for deer and saw a dark, uniformly colored biped moving very quickly through tall grass on uneven terrain. The figure held its arms at its sides and appeared to float rather than run, crossed a path beside a corn field, then entered standing corn and disappeared. The observation lasted about 15 seconds at an estimated distance of 225 yards.

Partial sighting