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16 encounters
May 2007 The Pas, Manitoba Class A #35177

Tall manlike creature seen while on a family outing near The Pas

The witness became separated from relatives while out in forest near a lake in spring. The witness stopped at a trail entrance and watched a tall dark manlike creature scrape bark with its palms and pound a tree trunk with a fist. The creature paused and turned to look at the witness. The frightened witness cried and left the area after viewing lasting a couple minutes.

Full-body sightingWood knock
February 2006 Quitman, Wood County, Texas Class A #14638

Woman describes husband's daytime sighting on ranch near Quitman, TX

The witness was alone checking hog traps at the secluded, heavily wooded back of a large ranch during the daytime. He saw a very large charcoal-gray hairy biped about six feet tall run behind a tree and hide. Frightened, he left the area immediately and did not see it again.

Partial sighting
June 2004 Marys Home, Miller County, Missouri Class A #8890

Truck driver has daylight sighting on country road near Marys Home

The main witness was driving a feed truck north on Highway 17 when he rounded a curve and saw a tall dark figure standing in the roadway ahead. The figure was looking away from the road, and after the driver briefly looked away it had disappeared. The driver's relative later met him at the location and found matted grass near a fence and agitated cattle but no clear footprints.

Full-body sighting
1 January 2002 Bridal Veil, Multnomah County, Oregon Class A #3624

Nighttime sighting by motorist on I-84, west of Multnomah Falls

Two motorists driving westbound on the freeway at night reported a very tall, thin, hair-covered biped crossing in front of their car toward the river. They narrowly missed striking it and lost sight of it at the guardrail. They then called a relative by cell phone to report what had happened.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
24 October 2000 Pella, Marion County, Iowa Class A #511

Daylight sighting by duck hunter near Pella.

A man was duck hunting with his young son in a public hunting area near Pella when they paused to watch a crane. He then saw a tall, solid-white figure on two legs run across the trail about 40 yards away, moving very fast and quietly. He searched for tracks but found none because of leaf cover, then left feeling unnerved.

Full-body sighting
31 May 2000 Ozora, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri Class A #1150

Ape-like creature seen by a motorist crossing the road and enter a wooded area near Ozora, Missouri

The main witness was driving alone on a small two-lane road in the late afternoon to run an errand. A tall, hairy creature with long arms crossed the road in front of his vehicle without stopping and entered the woods. He described it as having different shades of hair, an ape-shaped face, and a large but almost limping stride. He did not stop because the road was on a steep downgrade with a sharp curve and no shoulder.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
June 1997 Franklin County, Ohio Class A #4557

Saturday morning sighting by a motorist on William's Road

Early one Saturday morning in mid-June 1997, the witness was driving to work when she noticed a reddish-brown figure stooped in the road near an overpass. As she approached, the figure stood upright on two feet, looked at her for a few seconds, then stepped over a guardrail into a wooded area and disappeared.

Full-body sighting
30 May 1997 Bonner County, Idaho Class A #2059

Two witnesses discover and document a large three-toed track

While hunting bears in timber country, the witness and a relative entered a clear-cut and noticed a large footprint in mud on a slope above a logging road. The impression was described as human-like with three toes and measuring about 14 by 7 inches. The witness later returned to create a plaster cast that was videotaped and photographed.

Tracks
August 1988 Alberta Class A #1401

Family spot large, manlike "thing" across lake, later find huge footprints near a trash pit

Four relatives fishing at one end of a lake in the Haig Lake area saw a large, hairy biped on the far shore about 500m to 1km away. The creature, described as over six feet tall, grey and black, and moving quickly on two legs without dropping to all fours, appeared to be coming around toward them. Alarmed by its speed, the group left the shoreline and returned to camp.

Full-body sighting
October 1983 Koochiching County, Minnesota Class A #1059

Father relates sighting to son that occurred near Littlefork

The main witness was hunting near a remote lake when a creature crossed the path a short distance ahead without noticing the witness. The witness returned home agitated and reluctant to discuss what was seen. A companion who was present reportedly saw the same thing.

Partial sighting
June 1982 Council, Adams County, Idaho Class A #2063

nighttime road crossing sighting

Late at night in 1982, a driver and a passenger were traveling on a wooded highway when the driver braked suddenly. The driver said a tall, dark, hairy biped was striding across the road in the headlights about 75 feet away and continued on. The passenger had been asleep and did not see it, being awakened by the braking and shout.

Road crossing
1981 Teller County, Colorado Class A #1376

Man sees large creature while working the late shift at a mine.

The witness's relative was working alone on the graveyard shift at a mine, checking pond equipment on nightly rounds. After locking a building and walking toward the truck, he reportedly saw a huge bipedal creature he insisted was not a bear. Frightened and crying, he ran back inside and called relatives by phone to come help and stay on the line to keep him calm.

Partial sighting
1980 Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Class A #1155

Newspaper account of an encounter with an unknown creature near Salt Creek

A motorcyclist turning onto Fairfield Street claimed a Bigfoot-like creature ran in front of him and caused him to fall. The creature then continued south toward Salt Creek while emitting a terrible smell. The frightened rider got up and left. A nearby resident recalling the story years later said it was in the local newspaper the next day.

Road crossingOdor
November 1978 Adel/West Des Moines, Dallas County, Iowa Class A #1197

Several sighting reports near the Racoon River within days of each other.

The witness's brother was driving a tractor home late at night when he noticed two large hair-covered figures walking parallel to the road along a fence line. He described the taller one as about seven to eight feet tall, bulky with long swinging arms, and watched them continue along the timber. The account was relayed secondhand by the reporter along with other nearby reports from the same period.

Silhouette
5 March 1969 North Bonneville, Skamania County, Washington Class A #1621

Fisherman witnesses bigfoot cross the road in front of his car

Shortly before dawn on a foggy morning, the witness was driving toward a fishing area when headlights illuminated a large fur-covered creature in the road. The creature moved across the highway and leapt up a steep roadside embankment estimated at 14 feet high. The witness was badly shaken, stopped at a cafe, and later reported the incident to county authorities.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Fall 1941 Yakima County, Washington Class A #1689

A tall black creature covered with hair and very muscular was seen walking quickly across a clearing

In fall 1941 a couple picnicked in the foothills of Mt. Adams and were driving out of a clearing in the afternoon. The woman looked back and saw a tall, black, hair-covered and muscular creature walking quickly across the clearing toward the forest. Her companion slowed the car but did not see it before it disappeared into the forest.

Full-body sighting