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March 2013 Palos Park, Cook County, Illinois Class B #47521

Possible early morning sighting in Palos Park

Just before sunrise in March 2013, the witness was on the side of the road and saw a tall black figure in the rear-view mirror pass behind the vehicle and cross the road in three strides. The witness first thought it was a person out walking, but later noted the walking trail was ahead while the area behind was a guardrail and steep drop-off that was very difficult to walk.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
March 2013 Lee's Summit Mo, Jackson County, Missouri Class A #40306

Man observes with his binoculars a large hairy biped at the James A. Reed Wildlife Area

The witness was birding from a lake parking lot in the late afternoon when he spotted a large brown hairy creature moving along the far tree line. He watched it through binoculars for several minutes as it walked slowly along the edge, pausing to look into the woods before continuing, until it went into the woods and disappeared. Backlighting from the sun prevented any view of facial detail.

Full-body sighting
26 February 2013 East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois Class A #40075

Daylight sighting along levee in East Peoria

The witness was sitting in a vehicle near a levee on the east Peoria side of the river in the morning. A tan, hair-covered figure was seen running along the top of the levee about 100 yards away for 5 to 6 seconds. The figure moved very fast with bent legs in fluid motion, its head steady and down. The witness emphasized its remarkable speed.

Full-body sighting
20 February 2013 Trinidad, Humboldt County, California Class B #74293

Four witnesses in a vehicle see a probable sasquatch 1 mile north of Trinidad

Four women driving south on Patricks Point Road near Trinidad in the late afternoon watched a very tall, dark figure walk across the road in front of their car. The figure was described as solid black head to toe, trim with broad shoulders and arms reaching near the knees, moving with a purposeful stride from forested land on one side into thick brush with no visible trail on the other. The occupants were struck by its height, smoothness, and silhouette appearance without visible face or clothing lines, and afterward wondered if it had been a Bigfoot.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteRoad crossing
12 February 2013 Grain Valley, Jackson County, Missouri Class B #39835

Man running his coon dogs at night sees a large figure near Grain Valley

The witness drove into a bottom field at night to look for raccoons and swept the treeline with truck headlights. At about 75 yards he saw a large dark figure walk through the field toward the creek, pause to stare at him, then stride quickly into the woods. The sighting lasted seconds and his hound whined during it.

Full-body sighting
February 2013 Lake In The Hills, McHenry County, Illinois Class A #47776

Nighttime sighting by homeowner in Lake in the Hills

Around 3:30 a.m. the witness stepped onto the back patio and saw a tall muscular figure walking through a neighbor's yard toward nearby trees. The figure struck the neighbor's above-ground pool with its hand as it passed. The witness went upstairs to watch from a window, after which something was thrown at the house and the witness stopped watching.

Full-body sightingObject throwing
27 January 2013 Gadsden, Etowa County, Alabama Class B #39620

Motorist has two possible sightings on the Appalachian Hwy. near Gadsden

The witness was driving to work in the morning when a large black figure appeared about 150 yards ahead. It walked slowly across the highway, stepped over a guardrail without breaking stride, and continued down a ditch into swampy woods. The witness described it as bigger than a man with short legs, a long upper body, long arms nearly to the knees, and no visible clothing.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
23 January 2013 Falkville, Cullman County, Alabama Class A #40912

Deer hunter hears then sees large hair-covered biped near the Morgan County line

While deer hunting in late afternoon the witness heard yipping followed by whooping, yelling and loud approaching bipedal footsteps. A large dark hair-covered biped emerged from a draw about seventy yards away, walked past at an angle, then turned upslope into brush and out of view. The figure was reportedly visible for about two minutes with travel sounds heard briefly afterward, and the site was revisited the next morning for a height comparison.

Full-body sightingWhoopVocalizationFootsteps
17 January 2013 Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan Class B #40801

Possible nighttime sighting by a couple in separate vehicles outside Escanaba

Two people driving home separately at night each reported seeing a large shadowy figure by the highway slip into the woods about a half-mile from home. They compared notes after arriving home and realized both had seen the same thing, but could provide no details beyond its large size and shadowy appearance. The sighting occurred two days after a bizarre shrieking noise had been heard in the yard.

Silhouette
16 January 2013 Around 7:30 Am, Clark County, Illinois Class B #39084

Semi truck driver on I-70 observes a large ape-like creature in a field near Marshall

The witness was driving east on I-70 in Clark County, Illinois, in the morning when he saw a large black animal squatted in an agricultural field about 200-300 yards away with its back turned. The animal then moved toward the adjacent woods while stooped over on two feet with a crouched, squat-walking motion. The witness first thought of a bear but said the form looked ape-like and he had no other explanation.

Partial sighting
January 2013 Archdale, Randolph County, North Carolina Class B #39279

Veteran is surprised at home by a large night visitor near Archdale

Shortly after midnight the witness walked past his front door on the way to the bathroom and noticed a tall, hair-covered figure standing at the bottom of his front steps. He estimated it at about 8 feet tall and as wide as his steps, with long arms and no visible neck or facial features. He turned to grab a camera but the figure was gone when he looked back, and he saw nothing when he opened the door and turned on the porch light. Shortly afterward he heard repeated deep rumbling sounds described as like thunder from inside the house.

Partial sightingGrowlUnidentified soundOdor
1 January 2013 Wallins, Harlan County, Kentucky Class A #38980

Teen on four-wheeler has sighting on family property near Wallins

The witness was riding a four-wheeler on private property to handle trail cameras near dusk. After topping a ridge and shutting off the vehicle, the witness saw a tall hairy biped about 30 feet away running away and knocking over a small tree. The witness heard crashing sounds during the flight and noticed a faint musky smell afterward.

Full-body sightingOdorTree breakFootsteps
January 2013 Poinciana, Osceola County, Florida Class B #39338

Possible daylight sighting while riding a dirt bike outside Poinciana

The witness was riding dirtbikes with a companion when the pair stopped at a dead end. The witness looked back and saw a large bipedal figure crossing the road as a car approached, then doubling back and jumping a fence. The witness rode quickly to the spot but the figure had vanished across an open field, with the distant tree line too far for anyone to have reached so quickly.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1 January 2013 June Park, Brevard County, Florida Class B #38764

Deer hunters are rattled with tree crashes and a howl west of Melbourne

Two hunters sat in a blind when the woods went quiet and they heard crashing, bipedal footsteps, a loud crash and a deep howl. After waiting until dark, they left and walked toward their boat. When one turned around he saw eye shine several feet off the ground behind them, which then turned away.

FootstepsHowlEyeshineTree break
January 2013 Rocky Head Community, Coffee County, Alabama Class A #47975

Motorist observes a tall biped with an ape-like face while driving at dusk near Ariton

The witness was driving north on a rural highway just before dark when they noticed a large dark shape in the roadway ahead. As they got closer, the shape stood and moved to the road shoulder in a few steps, revealing a tall bipedal creature in the headlights. The creature faced the vehicle and raised an arm as the witness passed within about thirty feet, with the significance of the encounter registering only afterward.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
early fall 2013 Louisiana #113ce5d2-096a-4511-b383-f175be4d6b00

Sasquatch sighting in Louisiana (2013)

While following a white sedan on a misty morning, the witness saw the car brake hard and then saw a huge black man-like figure stepping off the road into the grass. It filled his passenger window despite being twenty feet or more away. The sedan exited ahead and he did not speak with its occupants.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
2013 Place not stated #d4a77f75-fea6-4b42-a790-a9ba78d1bf34

UFO sighting (2013)

Two soldiers manning a base front gate in Afghanistan watched three silent lights hover above a traffic circle, visible only through night vision. When they tried to photograph it, the object departed, covering several miles in seconds. Both soldiers later provided matching photos showing a triangular light formation.

Partial sightingMovement only
2013 Palm Springs, California #e636dbca-26ea-42a6-a8d8-26648d62f8ad

UFO sighting near Palm Springs, California (2013)

The witness was swimming alone late at night in a condo complex pool facing mountains. A very bright blue-white light appeared above a peak where no light had been, followed by multiple small dim lights moving erratically on the slope that then went out at once. The large light then shot upward and vanished, frightening the witness who fled the pool.

Partial sightingMovement only
2013 Jacksonville, North Carolina #8c615e86-267d-44ee-a6d7-c481ee62e344

Partial sighting near Jacksonville, North Carolina (2013)

While serving, the witness was last in a night patrol with night vision on base ranges. A shadowy figure trailed the patrol 20-30 feet behind, moving between trees and peeking out. No one else saw or heard it, and leaders said no opposing force was out.

Partial sightingSilhouetteMovement only
2013 Oklahoma #31526f64-b5d1-411c-a23b-6b18348a195f

Sasquatch sighting in Oklahoma (2013)

The following year at Area X, the witness saw a small hairy animal high in a tree jumping between limbs. She first thought it looked like a baby chimp, then realized there were no chimps there and interpreted it as a young Bigfoot. She and others tried to relocate it but it had moved on.

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