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July 2005 Troy, Latah County, Idaho Class A #12913

Long-duration daylight sighting (distant) on Moscow Mountain

Two companions resting on a high rock overlook watched a large dark biped and a smaller blonde biped moving below in a clear-cut and on a fire road. Over about 20 minutes the figures foraged, interacted closely, and walked erect toward and past the observers before disappearing behind trees. Later the same day the witnesses returned to the spot and reported crushed grass, long stride impressions, and large and small bare footprints.

Full-body sightingTracksAnimal behaviour
12 June 2005 Sisters, Deschutes County, Oregon Class A #11886

Tracks found south of the Warm Springs Reservation (REPORT UPDATED)

A couple out fishing and scouting for elk followed animal tracks and noticed a strong bad odor, white coarse hair covering a stump, and very large deep footprints around a wallow leading toward a creek. They estimated the prints were about a day old and also noted scarred trees and broken branches in the area. Frightened by the size and strangeness of the signs, they left and reported the experience right away.

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March 2005 Livingston, Polk County, Texas Class A #11325

Teen has sighting through bedroom window.

The primary witness was in a bedroom with an infant and stood to close the blinds when she saw a large hairy face peering in the window. She fled the room with the child in shock. Minutes later three household members arriving at the house smelled a bad odor and heard footsteps retreating into the woods east of the house, but the source stayed beyond flashlight range.

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January 2005 Cardington, Morrow County, Ohio Class A #10863

Two young men have a sighting while tending a campfire near Cardington

The witness and a friend were maintaining a camp fire at night behind the friend's house near a wooded ravine. When the witness stepped toward the ravine to gather twigs, he saw a tall black form standing in tall weeds below and watched it move side to side before it looked up showing red eye reflection. After the friend also looked and fled to the house, the form ran across the creek toward a field and the witness ran inside.

Partial sightingEyeshineFootsteps
January 2005 New Waverly, Walker County, Texas Class A #10407

Journalist and investigator have early morning sighting in Sam Houston National Forest

Two occupants of a Jeep returning to base camp late at night noticed a large, dark, upright figure walking in the road ahead of their headlights. The figure, described as broad, massive and moving smoothly, stepped off into a ditch and into the woods as the vehicle approached. After stopping, one occupant heard sounds in the woods and both then saw a head-and-shoulders shape move quickly between trees before the area went quiet.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
25 December 2004 Vernal, Uintah County, Utah Class A #10123

Night time road crossing northwest of Vernal, Utah

Three people riding in an SUV at night saw an animal step over a roadside fence and cross the road in the headlights. The animal turned to look at the vehicle, then continued across and scaled a steep embankment on all fours before disappearing out of sight. Unclear impressions including knuckle marks were found on the embankment the next day.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
12 December 2004 Wirtz, Franklin County, Virginia Class A #10082

Hunter has daylight encounter near Gills Creek

The witness was riding an ATV down a washed-out road on a family farm when he briefly saw a tall, massive furred animal about 150-200 yards away that reflected sunlight and then retreated into thickets. After approaching the spot, he heard loud running with breaking limbs, then two loud bangs like wood knocks, followed by prolonged deer snorting and stomping before he left. He returned the next day to photograph suspected footprints and hair found on a limb.

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12 December 2004 Batesville/oxford, Marshall County, Mississippi Class A #27167

Deer hunter sees what he thinks is a bear through his rifle scope, until it stands and walks away, north of Oxford

The witness arrived at dawn to hunt deer from a climber stand about 20 feet up a pine. After hearing wood knocks and tree breaks for several minutes, he spotted a tall figure about 200 yards away and viewed it through a rifle scope, describing an 8-foot upright figure with a flat face that smelled the air then ran off on two legs. He climbed down, found a large five-toed human-like track where it had slid, heard whoops from two directions, and left the area.

Full-body sightingWood knockWhoopTracksTree break
29 November 2004 Eagle Cliff, Skamania County, Washington Class A #9946

Motorist Has Late Night Sighting Near Eagle Cliff

The witness was driving late at night and stopped to turn around when the car stalled. While trying to restart it, the witness noticed a large man-like figure standing at the roadside beyond the headlights. When the car started, the figure turned and strode into the timber with striding legs and swinging arms, and the witness left immediately feeling terrified.

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November 2004 Minden Tx, Rusk County, Texas Class A #9867

Deer hunters have morning encounter on hunting lease

A hunter left his stand in the morning to help search for a wounded deer and joined a companion who had spotted an upright hairy animal in a tree. The witness observed the animal standing in a fork through a rifle scope, noting reddish hair, bare facial skin and long arms, before it disappeared as they approached. They found heavy heel impressions and a strong odor at the site and later watched two distant figures moving in trees.

Full-body sightingTracksOdor
1 September 2004 Republic, Ferry County, Washington Class A #9286

Driver has sighting in early evening west of Shermans Pass

The witness was driving west on the highway in the late afternoon when he came around a curve and saw a large dark creature at the guardrail on the right. The creature stood upright, turned its head to look at him, then turned and leapt feet-first off the embankment out of sight. The witness believed it was not a bear because of its flat face, wide shoulders, and upright movement over the guardrail.

Partial sighting
25 August 2004 Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico Class A #9228

Nighttime sighting by residents on Mescalero IR

Early one morning the witness found the dogs under the house barking toward the back, then saw a big tall hairy entity with red eyes looking at them through the back window. The witness stared at it for a long time and the spouse also saw it and became frightened. Tracks were later noticed in the area.

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15 August 2004 Sunshine Valley, British Columbia Class A #9353

Couple witness a bipedal subject cross road. Later investigate area on their own and find a possible bedding area

On an August evening while rock hounding in Sunshine Valley, the witness, seated in a truck with a companion, saw a hairy bipedal figure about 200 yards ahead cross the road in a few unhurried steps without looking toward them. The figure was described as muscular yet slender with long arms and dark to reddish-brown hair. The forest had gone quiet beforehand, the witness was stunned and unable to speak, then left the area.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
10 August 2004 Evergreen, Conecuh County, Alabama Class A #42329

Property caretaker describes his very close daylight sighting near the Sepulga River

The witness was driving on private land at dusk after plowing fields when a large black hairy human-like creature crossed the road less than 20 feet ahead, moving from the river side while maintaining eye contact. It continued into thick woods where the witness could hear it moving. The witness concluded it had made large footprints he had found by the river earlier that summer.

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17 July 2004 Hibbing, St. Louis County, Minnesota Class A #9012

Vocalizations heard and animal observed near Hibbing

The husband got up early and heard an unfamiliar calling sound, so he went outside to get mail and look for the source. Near his car he saw a fur-covered bipedal figure about 50 feet away in pines, watched it briefly, then it noticed him and ran toward the woods and field. He later found large pressed-down footprints in grass, and the spouse's father found scat in the same area said to differ from deer or bear.

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15 June 2004 Salt Springs, Marion County, Florida Class A #23076

Road grader operator observes creature crossing logging road in Ocala National Forest

The witness was grading a remote forest road around noon when he spotted a large hairy creature about 200 yards ahead standing by the road and looking at him. After watching for about a minute, the creature crossed the road in three steps and disappeared into the woods. The witness drove to the crossing point and found large human-like footprints and broken branches, left food and water, and found them untouched on his return pass.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingTracksTree break
22 February 2004 New Town, Mountrail County, North Dakota Class A #8165

Rash of sighting reports from multiple witnesses

On a mid-afternoon in late February 2004, a group of small children near a trailer park on the southeast edge of New Town reportedly saw a large hairy bipedal animal and fled screaming toward their trailer. The mother of two of the children rushed outside and saw the animal moving quickly away through trees. The investigator did not speak directly with this family, relying on accounts passed via tribal officials and a news reporter.

Full-body sighting
February 2004 Anchorage / Hillside, Anchorage County, Alaska Class A #13038

Snowmobiler has encounter in deep snow near Potter, AK

The witness was snowmachining at night with two companions when the witness rode ahead into an opening in the woods. After noticing strange tracks and a depression in fresh snow, the witness's headlight illuminated a figure about 10 to 12 feet ahead running away. The figure ran through deep snow, jumped over a snow-covered log, and disappeared into trees and darkness. The witness turned back, rejoined the companions, and left the area.

Full-body sightingTracks
8 January 2004 Frazier Park, Kern County, California Class A #7778

Surveyor has daytime encounter in the Tehachapi Mtns near Frazier Park

The witness was driving slowly along a ridge-line dirt road during a boundary survey at midday when a black figure was spotted among trees. Initially mistaken for a stump and then a bear, the figure was judged too thin and tall to be a bear. As the vehicle closed to close range, the figure sprinted across the road on two legs and disappeared into trees.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
12 November 2003 Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana Class A #9567

While taking dog outside witness sees large bipedal shadow next to his shed

Late on a winter night the witness took the dog outside and saw a large hair-covered figure standing near a small building about 20-25 feet away. The witness and figure observed each other while the dog wanted to go inside and a strong foul smell was present. After briefly looking away at a noise, the witness went inside for a handgun, and on returning the figure was gone though sounds remained in the woods. A large footprint was found the next day.

Full-body sightingOdorUnidentified soundTracksAnimal behaviour