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June 1999 Chilliwack, British Columbia Class A #3368

"Tree stump" jumps up and runs away

The witness was hiking with family on a trail near their campsite at midday. He noticed a stump-like shape in a sunlit area that suddenly stood and ran away bipedally for about 100 yards. His family did not see it. He reported it to a park worker and later returned to find large tracks and disturbed wood.

Full-body sightingTracksTree break
May 1999 Splitlake, Manitoba Class A #1279

Ape-like creature seen by a Tow-Truck driver between Splitlake and Gilliam Manitoba

The witness had pulled a tow truck to the side of a gravel road in the early morning to nap. After hearing an indescribable noise twice, the witness saw a tall dark-haired figure standing in the road that watched briefly before retreating toward brush while glancing back. The witness drove away quickly and later told a local officer and a roommate about the sighting.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
May 1999 Copemish/Thompsonville, Manistee County, Michigan Class A #26544

Daylight sighting of a white creature while walking near Thompsonville

The witness was on an early spring morning walk along a two-track through swampy woods when she heard movement and saw a large white figure moving quickly away about 50 yards away through dense undergrowth. She followed it visually for some distance and noted its rapid movement and swinging arms. The next day she returned to the same area and found very large footprints with only three toes visible and widely spaced, which she interpreted as confirming the figure was not a human.

Full-body sightingFootstepsTracks
March 1999 Cocoa, Osceola County, Florida Class A #731

Motorist found six thirteen by eight and a half inch tracks near a small bridge that led to a large gate.

Late in the morning while driving, the witness stopped by the roadside and found a line of large footprints. The six prints spanned about 30 feet and appeared to cross the road, pass over a 4.5-foot gate, and continue toward a treeline and gully. The witness photographed the prints and noted their dimensions.

Tracks
2 January 1999 Osceola County, Florida Class A #736

while sitting on a tree stand hunter observed bi-pedal creature walking at high speeds.

The witness was hunting from a tree stand when a tall bipedal creature moved past quickly. The witness reported a strong zoo-like odor and described the animal as hunched with a coned head, wide shoulders, and black hair. Footprints were found in the area.

Full-body sightingOdorTracks
22 November 1998 Keenansville, Osceola County, Florida Class A #733

creature observed walking weird and slightly hunched over.

Two companions were resting by their vehicles while deer hunting in the early afternoon when two bipedal creatures were seen crossing a road from west to east about two-tenths of a mile away toward pines and a swamp. The lead individual was described as a 6.5-foot light-brown male walking hunched, followed about 15 yards behind by a 5.5-foot black female with breasts who appeared to be holding something at her waist. Both were said to walk without locking their knees.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
November 1998 Dover, Pope County, Arkansas Class A #3226

Man finds 3-toed prints & wife has sighting

During modern-gun deer season the witness was walking on a road between two fields when he noticed footprint-like impressions in the road and at the field edge. He returned the next morning to photograph one impression with a shotgun and boot for scale. He described it as about boot-length, wider than a bare foot, with three toes, and interpreted several impressions as a running stride toward a nearby thicket.

Tracks
September 1998 Butler And Bellville, Richland County, Ohio Class A #4973

Tracks and vocalizations lead to sighting by trappers in Bellville area

Two men checking trap lines on a quiet afternoon in early September 1998 encountered a hair-covered creature at about 100 feet. The creature watched them briefly before running uphill into the forest. The men described brown body hair, a low forehead, small dark eyes, huge hands, a bulky build and a foul odor, then removed their traps and did not return.

Full-body sightingOdor
September 1998 Porcupine, Shannon County, South Dakota Class A #5173

Large bipedal animal frequently observed by a South Dakota family

A family reports seeing an unidentified tall biped around their rural home over four years, usually at night. The creature is described as 7 to 9 feet tall, walking upright with a slight hunch and running too fast to follow. Footprints, hair, possible saliva, blood stains, and snapped small trees were also found on the property. Up to nine family members in three houses have seen it when arriving, leaving, or moving between houses.

Full-body sightingTracksHairTree breakBlood or tissue
September 1998 Ione, Pend Oreille County, Washington Class A #1570

Three sets of tracks found

Two bear hunters on foot found three sets of large footprints traveling together in a muddy flat back in the woods. The prints were in a low area filled with rain water and were judged to be fairly recent because the edges lacked degradation. A single plaster cast of the largest print was made within 24 hours, but the cast was poor due to inexperience.

Tracks
25 August 1998 Caroga Lake, Fulton County, New York Class A #4286

Two see 7- 8 Foot Creature on dead end road

Two companions stopped on an unused dead-end road late at night. While one waited in the truck with the high beams on, a tall brown man-shaped animal appeared in the light. It stood still for about a minute, made a grunt sound, then turned and walked away with an unusual swaggering gait. The pair left the area in reverse, frightened by what they saw.

Full-body sightingVocalizationPossible misidentification
22 May 1998 Fairbanks County, Alaska Class A #1257

Family on their way home see a large, hairy creature cross the road

Four people driving home reported a large hairy bipedal figure crossing the road in front of them and disappearing into brush toward a river. They described it as about seven feet tall and ape-like, covering a roughly 35-foot-wide road in four to five steps. They later returned to look for tracks and reported finding unfamiliar inward-pointing prints, but no other sounds or signs.

Road crossingFull-body sightingTracks
May 1998 Hoadley, Gallia County, Ohio Class A #3686

Another nighttime incident near Hoadley, off Hoadley Road (Wayne Nat. For.)

The witness and a companion camped in Wayne National Forest over a holiday weekend. After mimicking animal sounds in the evening, the witness stayed awake through the night hearing crashes, footsteps, grunts and mimicking speech, and saw eye shine high off the ground. In the morning the pair found a snapped tree, strong odor, widely spaced ground marks and a five-toed partial print, which the witness attributed to a large visitor.

EyeshineFootstepsVocalizationGrowlUnidentified sound +3
April 1998 Fremont County, Colorado Class A #1361

Twenty-two inch tracks found

The witness reports discovering four large, bare human-like footprints with five toes that followed a deer path down a hill and crossed a dirt road. The tracks in soft ground sank 2 to 3 inches, while those on the hard road left only dirt in foot shape. The witness measured the tracks at 22 inches long with an eight-foot spacing and tried to follow them but was stopped by rocks.

Tracks
February 1998 Southfork, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Class A #1214

While walking alone in the woods, boy comes face to face with 8 foot tall creature

The witness was walking in the woods behind a former residence in the early afternoon when hearing a noise and seeing a large dark creature with ape-like and human-like facial features. The creature looked at the witness and then walked away, and the witness ran home. The witness also reported hearing an unfamiliar loud noise like an elephant.

Full-body sightingVocalizationUnidentified sound
1998–2000 Georgetown, La Salle Parish, Louisiana Class A #1458

A motorist observed a hunched over, brownish-red creature crossing the road #2. Cast made of a 12" track, only a couple of days old, that was found 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile into the woods by BFRO investigator Scott Kessler

The witness was driving west on a gravel road in the afternoon when a brownish-red creature crossed the road south to north a short distance ahead. The witness estimated it at 6-7 feet tall and over 300 pounds, moving very fast in a few steps with arms pumping and a hunched posture. The witness stopped at the crossing point but noted no odor and found no tracks due to hard ground.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
12 December 1997 Near Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee Class A #45665

Memory told of a late night close encounter from a parked vehicle outside Gatlinburg

The witness and a companion were parked in a truck at a mountain road landing late at night and watched a wild boar rooting in snow. After the boar fled, an upright figure appeared at the tree line, stood over the boar's spot, and was then illuminated by high beams. The figure blocked the light, showed glowing eyes, grunted, crossed the road in three strides, grabbed a sapling and disappeared uphill, leaving a strong odor.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteOdorGrowl
7 November 1997 Rice Lake, Barron County, Wisconsin Class A #1105

Newspaper article about a track find and investigation

A press report said three large footprint-like impressions were found on a Monday in the wooded Blue Hills area near Rice Lake. An investigator described the impressions as about 16 to 17.5 inches long and 8 inches wide, with one showing five toes and a stride of about 4.5 feet, suggesting a Bigfoot. He said he would do more preliminary searching before deciding on a full-scale expedition.

Tracks
November 1997 Pierce County, Washington Class A #1594

Footprints found with huge Toes on each print

Five companions on a camping trip drove to near the top of Corral Pass to scout a hike. While looking for tracks in snow, they found a trail of large bare footprints with distinct toes and no claws. They concluded the prints were not bear or boot prints and continued their trek in silence.

Tracks
October 1997 Monroe County, New York Class A #1525

White creature seen running through the woods, footprints found

The witness was walking with a friend out of tall grass into a field in the late afternoon when a tall, slim, white-furred creature was noticed about 100 feet away in the woods. The creature appeared to notice them, turned, and ran away very quickly. The witness did not see its face, hands, or feet clearly.

Full-body sighting