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April 2020 Deer Park, Washington County, Alabama Class A #65679

Afternoon sighting of a bigfoot by motorist on Hwy 17 just north of Deer Park

The witness was driving home from work in the afternoon when traffic slowed. The witness noticed a tall, hairy, blonde to light-brown figure walking on two feet from the road into mixed woods. The witness did not see its face but estimated its height at 9-10 feet upon reaching the spot where it entered the woods.

Full-body sighting
12 June 2019 Whitehall NY, Washington County, New York Class A #65975

Afternoon sighting by dog walker in Whitehall

The witness was walking a dog in daylight near woods when a dark brown creature stood up from behind a tractor-trailer. The witness left quickly while glancing back as the creature walked smoothly toward the forest with a fluid, unhurried movement. The creature was described as over six feet tall and slender with a cone-shaped head, no neck, broad shoulders, long arms and hairy hands and legs, with no odor or sound noticed. Footprints and a bedding area were reportedly found nearby in the following days.

Full-body sighting
8 February 2008 Fruitdale, Washington County, Alabama Class A #37038

Nighttime sighting of a tall blonde biped crossing Hwy. 45 north of Fruitdale

The witness was driving a semi-truck south at night and cycled the headlights for an oncoming car. When the high beams came back on, a tall thin blonde-haired creature was seen crossing a clearing and the road ahead without looking toward the truck. It covered the width in two strides with a steady walking gait and continued into woods on the other side.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
November 2006 Wellman, Washington County, Iowa Class A #25084

Deer hunter observes tall bi-pedal creature running on the other side of a dry riverbed outside Wellman

The witness was hunting on a relative's timber land and walking back to a truck on a trail when a noise was heard by a dried riverbed. The witness looked through a gun scope and saw a large black hair-covered creature 30 to 40 yards away running away through dense brush like a person with arms raised. After it went out of sight the witness sprinted back to the truck and left.

Full-body sighting
August 2004 SUNNY HILLS GREENHEAD, Washington County, Florida Class A #9174

Man has nighttime sighting in his yard

Around 9:30 p.m. on a rainy night the witness heard miniature horses making noise in the yard and turned on a porch floodlight to look. From about 40 to 50 feet away in pines the witness saw a tall upright figure that looked toward the porch. The figure then turned and walked behind an outbuilding out of the light during a brief 2- to 3-second view.

Full-body sighting
18 February 2003 Caryville, Washington County, Florida Class A #5884

Road crossing sighting by motorist

Early on February 18, 2003, the witness was driving east on Interstate 10 when lights from a passing tractor-trailer revealed a figure stepping onto the highway. He slowed, turned on high beams, and watched a tall reddish-haired non-human creature trot across both lanes and the shoulder in a few steps. The observation lasted up to about 30 seconds from about sixty to seventy yards away.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
13 February 2002 Ivins, Washington County, Utah Class A #26179

Large, bipedal animal crosses road in front of couple near Santa Clara River

The witness and a companion were driving west at night when a large hairy figure came up from a river bottom and crossed the highway in their headlights. They watched it for an extended time as it walked across the wide road, swinging its arms and glancing toward their vehicle, then left the shoulder down a small embankment. Both occupants waited until after passing it to discuss what they had seen.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
October 2000 Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon Class A #1829

Motorist witnesses two-legged man-like creature in field just off Hillsboro highway

The witness was driving south on Highway 219 out of Hillsboro at night with high beams on while scanning for wildlife. The headlights illuminated a tall, upright, shaggy animal standing motionless in a field a short distance from the road. The witness estimated it at about 8 feet tall, noted it faced the lights without reflective eyes, and passed it in seconds at 55 mph. On driving by again about an hour later, the animal was gone.

Full-body sighting
18 May 2000 Nashville, Washington County, Illinois Class A #57303

Memory told of a sighting on a farm near Nashville

Early one spring morning the witness was looking out a window toward the barn behind the house after her spouse left for work. She saw a tall, shiny-black, muscular, hair-covered figure emerge from tall weeds on a hill and walk behind the barn. The figure briefly waved a hand toward her, which she took as a signal not to watch, and she looked away. She did not discuss the sighting for years and reports no further sightings.

Full-body sighting
12 June 1999 New Pekin, Washington County, Indiana Class A #10678

Youth has daylight sighting near New Pekin

The witness, then 13, went outside to a car at a relative's home to retrieve an item. After closing the car door, the witness saw a very large, dark furry biped crossing an adjacent field toward the woods with a long slouched stride and swinging arms. The figure covered a large distance quickly and entered the woods, after which the witness went inside and spent about half an hour trying to process the sighting.

Full-body sighting
June 1997 Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon Class A #64019

Daylight sighting from horseback on Spring Hill, near Hillsboro

The witness was riding horseback with a companion and a dog along a game trail when she noticed a dark figure foraging about 120 yards away. The figure stood upright and sprinted up a steep ridge on two legs while swinging its arms, and the dog chased it out of sight. The witness rode another trail to higher ground but could not follow through the timber, and the dog returned later tired. The companion did not see the creature.

Full-body sighting
6 January 1997 Wagarville, Washington County, Alabama Class A #961

Motorist confronted by hairy, man-like creature on roadside

The witness stopped a car by a wooded road to urinate. A hairy man-like creature approached to within three feet while snorting and grunting and holding a small limb-like object, then walked away. The witness fled in the car and saw the creature standing at the road edge in the rear-view mirror.

Full-body sightingVocalization
Summer 1990 Barlow, Washington County, Ohio Class A #7085

Three boys playing games witness a huge creature walking through their front yard

Four children playing a hiding game around a house heard something large running in a nearby thicket. Shortly after, three of them watched a thick, dark, hairy biped stride across the road and down a bank into a cornfield. They ran inside to tell a relative, who laughed. The witness recalled the image vividly years later.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingFootsteps
January 1989 Washington County, New York Class A #1601

Hikers find footprints and see 10 foot tall creature outside home

The witness and a companion found very large footprints and broken branches while hiking and felt watched and followed back to the companion's house. The next morning the witness, sleeping on a couch by large front windows, saw a very tall brown human-like hairy creature in the clearing outside. After watching for several minutes, the creature approached, climbed a bank, and struck the house wall hard enough to wake the companion.

Full-body sightingDoor or window contact
4 July 1984 Churchtown, Washington County, Ohio Class A #4073

White hair covered creature seen at the edge of a cornfield

On the night of July 4, 1984 the witness was slowly driving a companion home on a rural road lined with fences and cornfields. He saw a large hair-covered light-colored figure standing behind a fence watching him as he drove past. He kept driving without speaking and then saw in the rear-view mirror that it turned and went back into the cornfield. The companion was asleep and did not see it.

Full-body sighting
January 1981 Whitehall, Washington County, New York Class A #2704

Man has clear sighting of a bipedal primate on clear winter night

Late at night two people parked near a bridge watched a tall figure cross a marsh, step over a fence without stopping, then turn and run toward them at high speed. They drove away over the bridge while the figure pursued briefly before breaking off at the hardtop road and returning to the forest. The writer states the figure matched no known animal or human they had encountered.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
Summer 1978 Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island Class A #6643

Mother and son see sasquatch closeup from road

The witness, then a child, was riding at night in the rain with his mother looking for deer when a fallen tree blocked the narrow road. When the headlights swung toward the stump, they saw a tall pale ape-like figure standing beside it staring at them for several seconds. The mother reversed the car and drove away quickly.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1978 Layman, Washington County, Ohio Class A #3180

Early evening sighting by two children, near Layman

As children playing in the yard near dusk, the witness and a relative noticed a figure moving along the woodline across the road. The figure was described as walking stooped over and pushing vegetation aside with its hands, then stopping to look at them after being shouted at. Both children fled indoors frightened and told a parent, who did not see anything.

Full-body sighting
September 1974 Wakefield, Washington County, Rhode Island Class A #6496

Bicycling student has night encounter

Late at night the witness stopped under a streetlight while biking back to school to fix a brake. He heard loud bipedal footsteps approaching, then saw a white-haired gorilla-like creature about 20-25 feet away. The creature chased him briefly, moving bipedally and on its knuckles, before stopping, swaying, and climbing over a rock wall. The witness rode to a nearby house and waited until morning.

FootstepsFull-body sightingAnimal behaviour
Summer 1971 Vincent, Washington County, Ohio Class A #4983

Sighting and vocalizations at a home in Wayne National Forest

Late at night two companions were watching TV in a mobile home when they heard a noise at the front. The witness looked through the door window and described a large face peering in that then screamed and pushed away. Both went out the back and watched the figure step over a barbed-wire fence and run away hunched over with very long arms. A next-day search found no tracks, but they measured the door window at seven and a half feet above the ground.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingScreamUnidentified soundDoor or window contact