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10 October 2005 Rome, Floyd County, Georgia Class A #30004

Backyard nighttime sighting in a village outside Rome

The witness and her mother heard a whistle around 2 a.m. and went outside to check. From near their elevated pool deck, they shone a flashlight on an unknown figure with red eyes positioned just above deck level. The figure moved its head to avoid the light, then walked away while repeatedly looking back and briefly peeking from behind a neighbor's shed.

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8 October 2005 Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont Class A #13285

Evening sighting by motorists on Tyson Road, off Route 100, outside Ludlow

The witness was driving with two relatives in the evening looking for moose. A tall, heavily built, dark-haired bipedal figure crossed the road about 50 feet ahead of the car in two strides. The witness and one relative saw it while the other relative did not. The figure turned its head toward the car as it crossed.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
8 October 2005 Spring Valley, Fillmore County, Minnesota Class A #13049

Daylight sighting by squirrel hunter near Spring Valley

The witness left his truck to hunt squirrels and noticed movement about 175 feet away through brush, fence and creek. What first looked like a large flapping turkey stood up on two legs and ran very fast and quietly, followed by a larger reddish animal that briefly stumbled then sprinted after it into thick brush toward the swamp. The witness crossed to the spot, found only soft indentations, followed briefly toward the swamp, then left after becoming frightened that the animals might have circled behind him.

Full-body sighting
7 October 2005 Littleton/Roxborough Park, Douglas County, Colorado Class B #12802

Sighting by three groundskeepers at Arrowhead Golfcourse around 8:30pm

Three coworkers riding in a golf cart while collecting flags passed within a few feet of a tall pale human-like figure beside the path near hole 13. They drove past, confirmed they had all seen something, and turned back; two of them saw it again peeking from behind the elevated tee box before it moved out of sight. They left, returned minutes later in an enclosed cart, and heard repeated creaking sounds nearby before leaving the area.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
1 October 2005 Withheld, British Columbia Class A #12703

Various incidents near a possible nest on Vancouver Island

A group of seven hikers were hiking on a mountain trail in the afternoon. They heard cackling, yelping, growling and moaning sounds and found the trail blocked by a large uprooted stump with placed boulders and smashed trees. Two upright figures, one black and one light brown and hairy, were seen moving parallel to the group and leaping down a cliff, while the group felt stalked and watched as they hurried out to the road.

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October 2005 Perronville, Delta County, Michigan Class B #43145

Possible sighting by a motorist avoiding deer west of Escanaba

The driver was turning left when deer ran across the road and the passenger shouted about something to the west. The driver only glimpsed a large dark upright shape already entering the tree line. The passenger, seated on the right side with a clearer view, believed it was a sasquatch chasing the deer.

Partial sighting
October 2005 Isabella, Lake County, Minnesota Class B #23509

Possible encounter with sled dog caretakers at an outdoor freezer near Isabella

The witness and a companion were working late at night preparing meat to feed sled dogs. While inside a walk-in freezer, the heavy door shut on them unexpectedly despite calm conditions. After exiting, they shone a light toward a trailer and saw a pair of very large reflective eyes about seven feet off the ground roughly twenty yards away. The eyes were gone after they returned with a brighter light, and the dogs that had been barking fell silent.

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October 2005 Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/11/24/sc-ep62-a-hunters-encounter

Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania (2005)

The witness was squirrel hunting and scouting for deer season along a logging road in Pennsylvania. After sitting on a boulder by a stream, he noticed a large dark figure partially hidden between pine trees about 50 to 75 yards away staring at him. When he reached for his shotgun the figure slipped back between the trees and disappeared silently, and he later estimated its height at about nine feet by holding up his gun to a branch.

Partial sighting
26 September 2005 Shelton, Hartstene Island Specifically, Mason County, Washington Class A #12689

Nighttime sighting by motorist near Jarrel Cove State Park

The witness was driving with a companion toward a campsite at night when the truck's high beams lit up a tall hairy biped beside the road. The figure did not turn toward the vehicle and climbed up a hillside out of view within seconds. The pair continued to camp, where the witness later heard prolonged howling calls while the companion slept.

Full-body sighting
15 September 2005 Wakaw, Saskatchewan Class B #12733

Possible sighting by duck hunter near Wakaw

The witness had been duck hunting and got his truck stuck in mud, then started walking to find help. While walking along a grid road in rain he saw a large broad-shouldered figure move very fast into a treed valley and disappear after a few strides. At the apparent crossing point he found a single large water-filled footprint. Earlier that day he had found seven dead birds packed under a crop swath a few hundred yards away.

Full-body sightingTracks
14 September 2005 BOSTON HTS, Summit County, Ohio Class A #25715

Man recalls early evening sighting near Brandywine Ski Resort

The witness was driving north on Route 271 near a ski resort around 6 p.m. on a clear day when an upright, hairy figure was seen at the top of a hill. The figure had its back turned and walked away toward a tree line and thick woods during a sighting lasting only a few seconds. The witness felt the figure was neither a man nor a bear, recalling dark brown hair that looked matted in places.

Full-body sighting
September 2005 Philpot, Daviess County, Kentucky Class A #48811

Four-wheeler riders are observed by a tall white biped at dusk near Philpot

The witness was driving an ATV with his brother as passenger along a wooded ridge trail at dusk to check a soybean field for deer. The passenger noticed a tall white figure to the left of the trail, and the driver stopped within about 50 yards to look at it. The two stared at the figure briefly before the driver looked down at the ATV controls, and when he looked up the figure was running away through the woods.

Full-body sighting
September 2005 Dunnellon/ Inglis, Levy County, Florida Class A #17644

Daylight Sighting in the Goethe State Forest

The witness and a companion were scouting in a state forest when they noticed a strong foul odor. They saw an upright figure down a trail, watched it kneel in palmettos staring at them for many minutes, then saw it stand and cross the trail followed by a smaller similar figure into dense brush. They later found two footprints larger than the witness's foot.

Full-body sightingOdorTracks
September 2005 Lakeland, Hernando County, Florida Class B #22074

Possible early morning encounter by hunters in the Green Swamp

Two people were sitting around a campfire in early-morning darkness when they heard heavy footsteps approaching through the woods. A creature passed through the campsite toward the river, then ran back and into the woods behind the camp, seen only as a fire-lit silhouette. After hunting from stands, they returned and found large five-toed footprints in sand that they felt were too large to be human.

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September 2005 TALLAHASSEE, Gadsden County, Florida Class A #13298

Early evening sighting in backyard on the FL/GA border, north of Tallahassee

On September 18, 2005, the witness observed a large hairy creature walking upright through the backyard for about a minute. The creature was described as over six feet tall with a pointed head and moving very fast. The witness felt the creature wanted to be seen.

Full-body sighting
September 2005 South Webster, Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/-N1T0y_giFiQ3cYTMOoEtVmwVK0KijoF9Zy-5wP3i5s

Rock throwing near South Webster, Ohio (2005)

The witness and a friend camped in a van at a gravel turnaround in the national forest. Through the night gravel hit the van roof, brush crashed on different sides of the hill, and eyeshine appeared downhill. Shining a spotlight revealed a tall, thick ape-like figure staring up that they then fled from.

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September 2005 Ohio #458b9590-f45c-4ee3-af61-5d49132ad727

Sasquatch sighting in Ohio (2005)

The witness was walking with a dog to a tree fort by a creek when the dog growled. The witness saw a reddish-haired female creature squatting and drinking, which then stood, looked at the witness and dog, smiled, jumped across the creek, and climbed a steep hill grabbing trees.

Full-body sighting
September 2005 Cache, Comanche County, Oklahoma Class A #27206

Young man sees two white hairy creatures while hiking in the Wichita Mountains

The witness hiked ahead of a relative up a mountain near a church camp and heard running ahead. The witness then saw two tall white hair-covered creatures about 25 yards away that crossed the trail and hid with faces covered. The witness spoke to them with no response, called for the relative, and ran until the creatures were out of sight.

Partial sightingFootsteps
September 2005 Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah Class A #23264

Husband and wife looking at fall colors have daytime sighting in Spanish Fork Canyon area

A couple stopped at a trailhead to view fall colors and felt uneasy while standing outside their vehicle. After getting into the vehicle, the wife watched a hairy human-shaped figure squatting on a flat for an extended time, while the husband briefly saw it run fast on a hunch into thick oaks. They left quickly, and the husband returned later that evening and found disturbed leaves and torn ground where it had gone.

Full-body sighting
27 August 2005 White Shield, McLean County, North Dakota Class A #12562

Multiple witness sighting near White Shield

After two relatives reported a roadside figure, the witness joined them and an uncle in a van to spotlight nearby wheat fields the same night. They watched an apelike figure first on all fours that then sat for several minutes before standing on two legs, with two additional sets of eyeshine behind it. The group left to contact authorities, later noted a strong urine-like odor, received a distant bellowing reply to an imitated howl, and searched with a game warden until morning.

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