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1 October 2006 Decker, Big Horn County, Montana Class A #17292

Late night sighting by motorist near Decker Montana

The witness was driving a shuttle van alone at night toward a coal mine near Decker, Montana. A tall, long-haired figure walking on the right side of the road crossed in front of the van, forcing a hard stop, then stood on the left shoulder with its back to the vehicle before leaving into a ditch toward a fence. The witness returned in daylight to measure roadside features for a size estimate of at least eight feet tall and found no hair or tracks.

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9 September 2006 Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia Class A #19421

Nighttime sighting by truck driver near Red Top Mountain

A truck driver traveling north on an interstate in the early morning reported seeing a large bipedal figure move from the road shoulder into the median and out of view. The figure was described as tall and grayish with long arms and a conical-shaped head, moving in a casual, unhurried manner. The account was submitted by a relative of the driver, with additional details obtained when an investigator spoke to the driver by phone.

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10 August 2006 KENOVA, Wayne County, West Virginia Class A #15481

Early morning sighting by motorists on Tolsia Highway outside Kenova

The witness and a companion were driving to work in the early morning when they noticed a figure crossing the road ahead. The witness initially described it as a man, but both became frightened as they got closer, with the companion calling it Bigfoot. They left the area, continued to work, and the witness called a relative immediately afterward.

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August 2006 Clarkia, Shoshone County, Idaho Class A #59472

Husband and wife see large upright figure leap from road around midnight on Freezeout Saddle near Clarkia

The witness and his wife were sleeping in their truck on a mountain ridgeline when they felt strongly uneasy and decided to drive down. A short distance downhill they saw a large brown furry figure in the trail briefly before it left the trail into the trees, bending a small fir. The witness searched with a flashlight but saw and heard nothing further and felt the animal might be hiding nearby, so they left the area.

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29 July 2006 Ridgeview, Boone County, West Virginia Class A #15355

Early morning sighting by bat survey crew

While checking nets during a late-night bat survey, the witness and two coworkers heard a whoop and then saw a tall hair-covered biped cross a dirt road in front of them. The creature looked at them, took two steps up an embankment and disappeared. The group fled and later returned with two more people to find large footprints in mud and trampled vegetation before leaving the site.

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15 July 2006 Salt Springs, Marion County, Florida Class A #23120

Father and daughter have daytime sighting in the Ocala National Forest

The witness and her father were driving south on a sandy forest road when they noticed a dark figure ahead in the distance. As their car approached, the figure crossed the road in front of them and disappeared into thick pine woods. They stopped to look but could not see it further and later realized they had not looked for tracks. The witness stressed the figure walked upright throughout and looked different from bears seen in the area.

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7 July 2006 Land O Lakes, Pasco County, Florida Class A #15361

Nighttime sighting by motorist near Land O'Lakes

The witness was driving at night behind another car when both vehicles stopped for a tall, dark, manlike figure crossing the road in the headlights. The figure was described as 8-9 feet tall with very long arms and a strong musk odor that lingered after it left. It reportedly broke the top off a barbed-wire fence post, went over the fence, and disappeared into the woods. The next day the witness found a broken post, bent wire, and broken brush leading into the treeline.

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July 2006 Amazonia, Andrew County, Missouri Class A #18219

Motorist sighting near Missouri River Bluffs (@ "Monkey Mountains")

The witness was driving at night near Monkey Mountain when a tall, very thin creature crossed the road in front of the vehicle in about three unhurried strides. The creature came from a steep hillside heading toward river areas and did not appear to notice the vehicle. It was described as about seven feet tall with sparse, long grayish hair, leaning forward as it walked.

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20 June 2006 Mesachie Lake, British Columbia Class A #15274

Early morning sighting on Vancouver Island near Cowichan Lake

While driving to work before dawn on a logging road, the witness encountered a dark figure on the road and initially assumed it was a bear. As headlights illuminated it, the figure was seen running bipedally down the road for about 100 feet before veering off through a ditch and up a bank into bushes. The witness described a tall, dark-haired, unclothed biped with lighter patches on its back and rump that never looked back. Later that day the witness found and photographed indistinct footprints at the site.

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17 June 2006 West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas Class A #59736

Motorists (father & son) close range, daylight, road crossing sighting along Mounds Rd. outside West Mephis

The witness was driving a truck with his son on a gravel road beside railroad tracks in daylight. A small reddish-brown hair-covered biped leaped across the road in mid-air directly in front of the truck, nearly being hit. It landed in tall grass by the tracks and disappeared without further sound despite a brief wait.

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17 June 2006 Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, California Class A #15855

Daylight sighting by motorist near Laurel Canyon in the Mammoth Lakes area

The witness was returning down the canyon after fishing and exploring when a tall, dark, muscular creature crossed the road toward a meadow. It was watched for a few strides with a bent, arm-swinging gait, then seen crossing back at a slower pace as if avoiding an oncoming truck and people in the meadow. The witness believed they were the only observer and later found large tracks on a return visit.

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5 January 2006 Tishomingo, Tishomingo County, Mississippi Class A #13494

Sundown sighting near Tishomingo State Park

The witness was driving southwest on the parkway near mile marker 307 at sunset with a companion in the car. He saw a solid black biped about four to five feet tall moving along the roadside, which then sprinted between his car and an oncoming vehicle. The figure lost its footing at the road edge, steadied itself with its arms, and disappeared into the woods within seconds. The companion did not see it.

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Fall 2006 Mt.Zion, Macon County, Illinois Class A #23104

Motorist and son observe road crossing near Spitler Woods State Park

The witness was driving home at night with her mother after dropping off a friend. A tall, broad animal covered in brownish-red hair ran across the road about thirty feet ahead, crossing in a few steps over about five seconds. Both occupants observed long arms, long straggly hair and red eyeshine, but no facial features.

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December 2005 Woodmansie/Chatsworth, Burlington County, New Jersey Class A #13515

Late afternoon sighting in the Pine Barrens

The witness and a companion stopped while driving on a dirt trail when the companion saw a tall brown figure cross the road. The witness got out to check and reported seeing a black-faced, ape-like animal with sandy-brown hair peering from brush about 25 feet away. After a few seconds it stood fully upright and ran bipedally into the pines, and the pair later heard bipedal running approaching the car before leaving.

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19 November 2005 Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois Class A #28533

Daylight sighting by a motorist near Lake Jacksonville

The witness was driving home on back roads in the afternoon when he noticed a large dark head at the edge of a cornfield. After stopping, he watched a tall, dark, muscular, hairy figure walk across the road and disappear into corn on the other side. He then left the area without watching further.

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3 November 2005 Borrego Pass Nm, McKinley County, New Mexico Class A #12994

Man observes creature walking across road

The witness was driving home at night through a canyon pass when the headlights revealed a tall, big bipedal animal crossing the highway into a gully. The witness repositioned the vehicle to shine light into the gully but could not relocate it, hearing rocks rolling as it moved up. While standing in front of the truck the witness heard a very loud scream/roar described as gorilla-like but higher pitched, which prompted leaving the area immediately.

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8 October 2005 Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont Class A #13285

Evening sighting by motorists on Tyson Road, off Route 100, outside Ludlow

The witness was driving with two relatives in the evening looking for moose. A tall, heavily built, dark-haired bipedal figure crossed the road about 50 feet ahead of the car in two strides. The witness and one relative saw it while the other relative did not. The figure turned its head toward the car as it crossed.

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5 August 2005 Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, California Class A #21354

Multi-witness road-crossing sighting on Hwy 96 outside Happy Camp

The witness was driving east on Highway 96 at night with his daughter when headlights caught a hairy biped coming down an embankment toward the road. He stopped and watched it take a few long strides to the centerline, look toward the car, then leap off the pavement and disappear. He described it as about six feet tall, very stocky with long arms and dark brown hair, and noted its eyes did not reflect like deer eyes.

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July 2005 Not Sure, Allendale County, South Carolina Class A #12205

Late night sighting by motorists near GA/SC border

Five occupants of a van driving on Route 301 in South Carolina late at night encountered a tall black hairy biped crossing the road. The driver swerved and braked to avoid a collision as the animal paused, looked toward the vehicle, then hurried across. When the occupants looked back, it was gone.

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30 May 2005 Malvern, Carroll County, Ohio Class A #11771

A young man hears vocals and has a sighting north of Malvern

The witness heard a deep howling sound near livestock pens after leaving a relative's farmhouse, then drove down the hill beside the house. In high-beam headlights the witness saw a large, dark-brown, hairy biped jump from an embankment and cross the rural road in a few steps without looking at the vehicle. The animal disappeared into a field on the other side, and the witness returned home agitated and called to warn the household to lock doors.

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