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June 2001 Whitehouse, Smith County, Texas Class A #9436

Teenagers have night time sighting on Blackhawk Creek near Whitehouse.

After fishing, the witness and companions were walking back when a companion went back for forgotten bait and reported a creature. Three of the group then went to look along the creek and saw a large white hairy bipedal figure come from behind a tree. The figure looked at them, leapt across a wide creek, and ran out of sight.

Full-body sighting
June 2001 El Reno, Caddo County, Oklahoma Class A #3964

Wooded, rural, lake house scene of late night encounter

The couple was outside their house late at night calling for their pet cat when loud hoot-like calls started nearby and multiplied into many very loud varied screams and laughing-like sounds that built to a crescendo then stopped abruptly. After a period of silence with rustling and a loud snap, they got into their car to leave. While driving away they saw a large dark upright figure with glowing yellowish-orange eyes near the road and noticed a strong musk odor.

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June 2001 Glenwood, Yakima County, Washington Class A #3038

Evening sighting by motorist near Glenwood

The witness was driving north of Glewood after a river trip in the early evening when a large grey-white creature crossed the road from north to south. Investigators later recreated the scene with the witness to estimate the creature's height, stride, and appearance.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
17 May 2001 *****************, Baltimore County, Maryland Class A #2666

Large dark animal spotted wading in shallows of lake

The witness and a companion were fishing at a watershed in the morning. The witness heard splashing described as running through shallow water, then later saw a large dark-haired figure in a swampy area that quickly disappeared into the woods. The companion did not see the figure but saw branches moving.

Partial sightingFootstepsMovement only
13 May 2001 Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington Class A #4737

Afternoon sighting by family on I-5 near Chehalis

Three family members were driving south on an interstate after visiting a relative when they saw a large fur-covered figure crossing nearby railroad tracks. The figure was described as tall with long arms and dark brown fur covering its entire body. The occupants discussed the sighting and concluded it had been a Big Foot, then kept it private for years until sharing it with researchers at a sportsman show.

Full-body sighting
May 2001 Watson, Desha County, Arkansas Class A #8913

Late night sighting by motorist

The witness was driving late at night with a companion asleep in the car about five miles outside Watson on Highway 1. A very large white figure estimated at about seven feet tall ran across the road in front of the car from one woodline to the other under high-beam illumination. The figure moved very fast without looking toward the car and disappeared into the trees.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
May 2001 Johnson, Humboldt County, California Class A #2755

While conducting sound survey project, two team members see Bigfoot

A team of four was conducting a nighttime sound survey from a clear-cut overlooking a river valley while one member did a live radio interview from a parked vehicle near the treeline. The interviewer heard repeated charging sounds, footfalls and a grunt-growl from dense brush a few feet away while two teammates uphill watched with a night-vision device. The uphill observers reported a huge 8-foot-plus figure about 25 feet away leaning side to side to look through the trees and moving its arms. The episode lasted about 30 minutes, followed later by a distant scream, and a next-day search found disturbed soil but no footprints.

Partial sightingFootstepsGrowlMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
1 May 2001 Fairfax, Pierce County, Washington Class A #16364

Family on bikes sees black hairy creature walking in a riverbed near Fairfax

The witness and companions stopped while biking to look at the river valley below. They saw a tall dark hairy figure moving quickly and smoothly across boulders in the riverbed below. The figure turned its head and held eye contact briefly before going behind trees, after which the group left quickly on bikes.

Full-body sighting
15 April 2001 Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana Class A #4466

Night sighting near Columbus with vocalization heard.

Late at night the witness went outside to a vehicle to get a pencil for a school report. He heard a loud shrill scream lasting several seconds and then saw a large man-like figure running through a park toward the woods. He ran back inside immediately and later felt the scream matched recordings he found online.

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13 April 2001 Hayneville Near Montgomery, Lowndes County, Alabama Class A #24646

Early morning sighting by a fisherman south of Montgomery

At dawn the witness was dressing in an upstairs bedroom before fishing when he saw a large hairy figure trotting through the edge of the woods toward a cabin and across an earthen dam between ponds. The figure moved with a hunched posture for several seconds before disappearing. The witness went downstairs to check with a companion, who had been elsewhere by a boat and had not seen it.

Full-body sighting
4 April 2001 Humboldt, Humboldt County, Iowa Class A #2170

Youths see unknown hairy primate staring at them from distance

Six companions walking in riverside woods around 12:30 a.m. saw a large furry creature crouched behind a bush between two trees, holding a tree and peering at them. When they turned on a camera light they saw red eyeshine and fled in fear. The video did not capture the creature, and later daytime return visits found bones, fur, and a dead deer nearby.

Partial sightingEyeshine
4 April 2001 Kennedy Meadows, Tulare County, California Class A #2431

Father and daughter observe unusual tracks

The witness and her father were hiking back toward Kennedy Meadows Campground after crossing the river upstream when the witness noticed unusual barefoot-like prints in the forest between the river and the Pacific Crest Trail. Both examined the prints, described as large, flat, five-toed and human-like. They could not age the prints precisely but thought they were made after rain five days earlier and within the last day or two.

Tracks
April 2001 McKenna, Pierce County, Washington Class A #2303

Woman see's dark upright man-like figure while walking dogs

The witness was walking two dogs on a trail when one dog alerted toward bushes. The witness then saw a large dark figure standing by a tree about 40 feet away, later observed walking upright with bare lower legs and no visible clothing. The witness retreated to a truck with the dogs and the figure was gone.

Partial sighting
30 March 2001 Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia Class A #2113

Daylight sighting by motorist on Hwy 93 about 20 miles east of Radium

The witness was driving on a highway east of Radium Hot Springs in daytime when he saw a large dark figure emerge from roadside trees to the edge of the road. The figure was visible briefly ahead before retreating into the trees as the car approached and did not cross the road. Companions in the car did not see the figure.

Full-body sighting
16 March 2001 Peoria, Ottawa County, Oklahoma Class A #57435

Brother & sisters spot a sasquatch late at night outside Peoria near "Devils Hollow" along Spring River

The witness was driving home with three sisters late at night on an unlit country road when they saw a tall dark furry figure walking along the roadside in the same direction as the car. The witness slowed to a crawl and the figure briefly turned its head, showing yellow eyes, but continued its casual walk without changing course. The witness locked the doors and sped away while the younger sisters in the back were crying.

Full-body sighting
8 March 2001 Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington Class A #2196

BFRO investigator finds tracks in snow 2001

While driving along a ridge road for field work, the witness noticed large bipedal footprints crossing the road and stopped to examine them. The witness counted about 20 clear prints with a long stride and recorded them on video before leaving. The witness returned the following day and located additional, more weathered prints across the road.

Tracks
3 March 2001 Brookings, Curry County, Oregon Class A #2841

Two hikers both hear strange sounds in a creek culvert, investigate to see two ape-like creatures sitting at far end of culvert

At sunset the witness and a companion were hiking along a creek when they heard singing coming from a culvert. They approached and looked through the culvert and saw the silhouettes of two ape-like creatures with glowing eyes crouched at the far end, swaying and humming. The witnesses left quickly so as not to disturb them.

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March 2001 Bainbridge, Geauga County, Ohio Class A #3248

Bainbridge (Chagrin Falls) Ohio resident reports multiple sightings

Late one dark evening the witness went behind the house to release tied dogs. A very tall, wide, white-gray fur-covered figure stood motionless a few feet away upright like a man. The witness avoided looking directly, released the dogs, and walked away; one dog halted and cowered while the figure stared without moving or making sound, eventually letting them leave.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
March 2001 Chico, Wise County, Texas Class A #2237

Early morning encounter on North Texas backroad.

In March 2001 at about 4:30 a.m., the witness was driving home from work on back dirt roads when a tall bipedal figure crossed in front of the headlights in two to three strides. The figure stepped over a fence into a field and disappeared from view. It was described as 6-7 feet tall with long arms and long grayish hair, possibly dust-coated, moving in a lumbering fast walk.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
20 February 2001 Basalt, Pitkin County, Colorado Class A #3653

Daytime sighting by hiker, off West Sopris Creek Road

The witness was hiking with dogs on a packed snow trail when other dogs began barking at something ahead. He saw a gorilla-like furry creature sitting in the shade of a pine about 50 yards away watching the dogs. After he tripped in a snow hole, the creature left over the ridge, showing only the back of its head. Deep snow prevented him from following or finding tracks.

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