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15 January 2000 Fouke, Miller County, Arkansas Class A #4090

Sighting in wheat field near Fouke

The witness reports encountering a tall, hairy, human-like creature walking away from them. The creature stopped and looked in the witness's direction, which frightened the witness. A strong musky odor was smelled on the wind during the encounter.

Full-body sightingOdor
5 January 2000 Opelika/Auburn Area, Lee County, Alabama Class A #7427

Four youths have harrowing experience in Alabama backwoods.

Four young men camped on a companion's land and heard approaching grunts, heavy footsteps and foul odor across a creek at dusk. After a rock was thrown toward the unseen sounds, something shrieked, circled the camp and emitted a loud high-pitched scream, prompting them to leave and later return with a parent. The primary witness heard noises again overnight, and the next morning the group found large footprints, hair and a bedding area before the primary witness briefly saw a tall hair-covered upright creature that looked at him and ran away.

Full-body sightingScreamGrowlFootstepsOdor +4
2000–2001 Endicott/Owego, Tioga County, New York Class A #10136

Close roadside observation of female upright animal along country road

Two companions driving slowly on a dark rural road late at night noticed a large dark figure standing on a steep bank at the road edge. They initially thought it was a large person in dark clothing, but as they passed within a few feet it turned its torso to look at them, showing a broad human-like face with a very wide upturned nose, a large torso with breasts, and a conical head with dark coarse hair. They concluded it did not appear human and continued driving without stopping.

Partial sighting
January 2000 Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois Class A #40457

Memory told of a close encounter by motorists just north of Rushville

The witness was driving with a relative on a highway through woods at night when headlights illuminated a tall dark bipedal figure standing in the road. The figure bent down, picked up a smaller dark figure, looked toward the car, then carried the smaller figure against its chest while moving quickly on two legs into the woods. Both occupants of the car observed the figure and were left in shock.

Full-body sighting
1 January 2000 Dunnellon, Marion County, Florida Class A #12921

Birder has daylight sighting in Rainbow Springs State Park

On New Year's Day morning the witness was birdwatching off-trail in a Florida state park when they noticed a hairy arm gripping a pine with a nest box about 100 yards away. Through binoculars they watched a hair-covered creature hug the opposite side of the trunk, peeking out and shifting to stay hidden for several minutes. When the witness stepped closer, the creature dropped and fled unseen through saw palmettos, leaving a wake of moving vegetation.

Partial sighting
2000–2001 Gulf Hammock, Levy County, Florida Class A #14457

Daylight sigting by a deer hunter near Gulf Hammock

While hunting deer with dogs, the witness stood alone on a dirt road watching the tree line. A tall gray hair-covered figure crossed the road in two strides and continued without reacting to her presence. She left to find another hunter, and later told camp companions who said it was a swamp monkey.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
Summer 2000 Gainsville, Alachua County, Florida Class A #27076

Woman has close daylight sighting while driving through Payne's Prairie outside Gainesville

The witness was driving in the early morning with a young child when a hair-covered biped crossed the road in front of the car and paused. The witness stopped a short distance away and watched the figure before it continued across the road and disappeared into roadside vegetation. The figure was described as muscular and wearing a crude covering draped over its shoulders.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Summer 2000 Huntsville, Morgan County, Alabama Class A #3028

Daylight sighting by lady while her husband was clearing trees

The witness was sitting on a car watching tree-clearing work on a summer afternoon in 1999 when she glanced toward the treeline several hundred feet away. She saw a tall reddish manlike figure with no apparent neck standing in the shadows, and a young relative beside her saw the same thing. When she looked back after gesturing to her husband, the figure was gone.

Partial sighting
Fall 2000 Lewisburg, Marshall County, Tennessee Class A #914

Horse trainer has sighting

The witness was working horses near the barn on an overcast afternoon when the mares looked toward the woods. The witness saw an upright light-grey figure at the tree line, first thought to be a teenager in a heavy coat, but noted long hair-like covering and non-human swaying. The figure disappeared within 10 to 15 seconds without being seen walking away.

Partial sightingPossible misidentification
January 2000 CENTERVILLE, Hickman County, Tennessee Class A #565

Man witnesses creature running across road in January, and hears vocalization in October

The witness was traveling into town in the early morning when an animal about six to seven feet tall ran out of the woods in front of them. The witness first thought it was a bear but dismissed that idea because local bears were not that tall and did not run upright on their hind legs.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Spring 2000 Columbia, Boone County, Missouri Class A #58092

Recollection of a daytime bike path crossing in front of three youths near Columbia

Three children walking and biking on a wooded bike path near a lake in the afternoon watched a thin grey-haired biped step out of the woods, cross the path, and enter the woods on the other side. The creature did not look at them, vocalize, or act threateningly, and the sighting lasted only seconds. The witnesses then ran back to a house, scared.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
2000–2003 Honey Grove, Fannin County, Texas Class A #7907

Family has encounters on private, hunting land in Red River - Sulphur River corridor.

The witness was hunting from the ground off a road with a relative nearby. After hearing tree breaks, movement, strange noises and heavy footsteps, the witness saw a large red bipedal animal walk along the road. When the witness spoke on the radio the animal screamed and ran away, and two large footprints were later found in silt.

Partial sightingFootstepsTracksScreamTree break +2
Fall 2000 Linden, Cass County, Texas Class A #67313

Fisherman and his mom have a close encounter 4 miles west of Linden

The witness and his mother were fishing with his father in a roadside wash at dusk when they heard footsteps in the water that sounded bipedal. A very large, wide figure then came into view in the open wash about 20 feet away, walked past them, turned and went up the bank into the woods. They shouted to the father and quickly left without discussing the event further.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
22 December 1999 Latham, Pike County, Ohio Class A #4964

Evening sighting by couple near Latham

The witness and a companion went to check on a relative's property and found a partly full burn barrel tipped over. While crossing the yard to prop the barrel upright, they heard brush breaking and saw a very tall hairy creature with long arms staring at them near the woods. After the witness shouted, the creature turned and walked slowly toward the woods with long strides and swinging arms, and the pair ran to their car.

Full-body sighting
December 1999 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Class A #3506

Trucker has nighttime roadside sighting south of Colorado Springs near Ft. Carson

The witness was driving a tractor-trailer south on a dark highway in the early morning when headlights lit a figure on the east side of the road. The figure first appeared bent over, then stood upright as the truck approached, showing wide shoulders, an ape-like face, and yellow eyeshine. The witness passed at highway speed within moments and could not discern fur color.

Partial sightingEyeshine
15 November 1999 Oil Trough Arkansas/ Newark, Independence County, Arkansas Class A #6932

Duck hunter observes apelike creature across White River

The witness was duck hunting from a blind on a river during the afternoon. Across the river about 100 yards away, the witness saw a large hairy apelike creature flipping over stones and walking with an odd long-striding gait. The sighting was made by a single observer.

Full-body sighting
November 1999 Northern Ontario, Canada, Ontario Class A #4713

Moose hunter has morning encounter in hills of northern Ontario

While moose hunting alone, the witness slipped and fell in moss. On looking up he saw a black, large, upright creature about 10 yards away staring at him. When he raised his rifle it screamed, ran away upright at high speed in a manlike manner, and disappeared.

Full-body sightingScream
November 1999 Cleveland And Helen, White County, Georgia Class A #7237

Evening sighting by motorist on Hwy 75 near Duke's Creek

On Thanksgiving night in 1999 the witness was driving north on a highway just after sundown when headlights illuminated a large bipedal figure crossing the road. She braked to a stop within a few yards as the figure paused mid-stride, turned its head to look toward her vehicle, then walked on and leapt down an embankment toward a creek and woods. She described it as much taller than a person, lean and muscular, covered in dark hair with little facial hair and wearing no clothes.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
November 1999 Holtville, Imperial County, California Class A #8345

Truck driver has a short but memorable encounter

A semi-truck driver pulled over at a desert highway pullout at night and got out of the truck. He heard rocks falling, noticed a strong decaying odor that became gagging, and saw a large hairy biped cross the road in front of his headlights while making a loud grunt. Frightened, he got back in the truck and drove away.

Partial sightingRoad crossingVocalizationFootstepsOdor
14 October 1999 Kilgore, Rusk County, Texas Class A #7546

Driver and child see a bigfoot on side of the road.

The witness was driving home with her young daughter at night with high beams on when she noticed something crouched beside the road. As they got closer it turned, stood up and looked toward the car, then took about two steps down an embankment into the woods. Startled, the witness drove home quickly without confirming whether her daughter had seen it.

Partial sighting