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September 2011 Sale Creek, Hamilton County, Tennessee Class A #32537

Nighttime road crossing seen by a couple near Sale Creek

The witness and her husband were driving home on a rainy night when their headlights illuminated a creature standing in the middle of the road. The creature crossed the road in one step and disappeared into roadside brush without looking at the car. Both occupants witnessed it and talked about it for days.

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August 2011 Jacksonville, Pender County, North Carolina Class A #30438

Near collision during an early morning sighting on Hwy. 53 outside Jacksonville

Early on a mid-August morning the witness was traveling north on Highway 53 when a tall, muscular bipedal figure ran across the road in front of the vehicle without looking toward it. The witness described it crossing in about four strides and continuing into the woods while a trailing car slowed behind.

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August 2011 Sageville, Dubuque County, Iowa Class A #30530

Late afternoon sighting of a road crossing on Hwy 52 north of Dubuque

The witness was driving home from work in the late afternoon when a dark hairy figure crossed the highway and leapt over a guard cable into thick brush. As passing the spot, the witness saw its shoulder and raised arm, noting a tall muscular build and cone-shaped head. The witness turned back to search but the figure was gone, and no tracks were found on a return visit the next day.

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15 July 2011 Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio Class A #30035

Man describes his dusk sighting near Geneva

The witness had parked at the road to collect firewood and was returning to the truck when a large hairy bipedal creature crossed the road about 30 yards away and entered the woods. The witness drove to the crossing point and saw yellow eye reflection looking back from the woods before it disappeared and the witness left. An investigator later visited the site with the witness and documented the road and surroundings.

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2 July 2011 St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida Class A #31745

Up close encounter experienced by a father and son fishing south of St. Augustine

The witness and a relative were night fishing while parked in their car when they heard loud howling and grunting that grew closer. After waiting, they drove away and their headlights illuminated a very tall, hairy biped crossing the road in long strides before going under a bridge toward the water.

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March 2011 Thoreau, McKinley County, New Mexico Class A #28964

Motorist has close-range encounter with large, hairy biped south of Thoreau

The witness was driving home from work at night on a snow-covered highway when he noticed a tall figure on the shoulder. As he approached, the figure turned and crossed the road, passing within a few feet of the truck and allowing a close view in the headlights and through the passenger window. Scared and concerned about sliding on the ice, the witness did not stop and continued home.

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15 February 2011 Potlatch, Latah County, Idaho Class A #57248

Late night road crossing sighting near Potlatch on Hwy 95 spooks woman

Late at night in February 2011 the witness was driving on Highway 95 between Potlatch and Tensed when a very large dark bipedal form crossed the road in front of the car. The witness stopped in the empty highway but the figure vanished from the lit pasture and ditch without being seen again. The witness fled home in dread and later interpreted the figure as possibly Sasquatch-related.

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February 2011 Tres Piedras- Antonito, Taos County, New Mexico Class A #28886

Couple driving home has night time sighting near Tres Piedras

Two people driving north at night reported a tall, black, human-like figure standing in the road. As their vehicle approached, the figure crossed from the east side to the west side very quickly, described as moving like a gorilla. The witnesses estimated its height at 7-8 feet and did not see its face.

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January 2011 Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, West Virginia Class A #28702

Daylight sighting by a father and son of a Bigfoot crossing I-64 west of Lewisburg

While driving on I-64 at dusk, the witness saw a hair-covered figure run through heavy traffic and across the median without slowing. The figure paused to avoid a log truck, allowing a close view, then sprinted across the remaining lanes into the woods. The passenger also watched the figure run up the hill through the woods.

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2011–2013 3.5miles Outside Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee Class A #43099

Activity including a dawn sighting at a home outside Tullahoma

Early one morning the witness was leaving for work from the driveway and noticed movement on an embankment by the road. A very large dark hairy figure moved into the middle of the road, stood watching the witness for a short time, then walked into brush by a creek and did not reappear. Follow-up added size, hair and movement details and noted the sighting distance.

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October 2010 The Town I Live In Is Called Clements, But The Nearest Cities Are Lodi/Stockton/Valley Springs/Jackson., Amador County, California Class A #28432

Motorists have sighting along Highway 88 north of Clements

The witness was riding as a passenger with a companion driving to a casino at night when howling was heard and shortly afterward a large hair-covered biped was seen near the roadside in headlights. The creature reportedly stared toward a lead vehicle that braked and swerved, then walked off into a field. The witness and companion were frightened and returned home by a different route.

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September 2010 Floral City, Citrus County, Florida Class A #29565

Man describes several compelling incidents while hunting in the Withlacoochee State Forest

The witness was driving past a hunting area in the dark with bright headlights on. A large black hairy biped ran across the road from one woodline to the other in three leaps with a bent-kneed stride. It turned its head toward the vehicle but facial details could not be made out except deep-set eyes.

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September 2010 BZ Corner, Klickitat County, Washington Class A #35479

Nighttime sighting by a motorist near BZ Corner

Late at night the witness was driving slowly on a rural road when reflective eyes were seen ahead on the opposite side. A large thick-legged figure crossed the road in front of the car, briefly turning its torso to look at the driver before continuing into a roadside ditch. The witness drove slowly past within a few feet, then sped away feeling watched without looking back.

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August 2010 Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado Class A #31939

Motorist describes early morning sighting near Buena Vista

The witness was driving south with high beams on a rural mountain road in the dark. A tall dark upright figure crossed the two-lane road in three quick steps, showing long human-like bent legs, wide shoulders, and a large long head with a flat side-profile face. The witness stopped to watch, then drove forward but could no longer see the figure.

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9 April 2010 Moose Lake, Carlton County, Minnesota Class A #28013

Motorist describes a daylight sighting with other motorists outside Moose Lake

A woman driving in the morning stopped with several other motorists to watch a large sasquatch-like figure beside an abandoned trailer home. The figure was described as walking near the trailer and looking in a window. As the witness arrived, it walked across the road in front of the lead car, stepped over a barbed-wire fence, and went into the woods.

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18 March 2010 Medford, Burlington County, New Jersey Class A #50025

Researchers have early morning road crossing near Medford

The witness and a companion were driving home through a wooded area after a nighttime research outing when an animal ran across the road in front of their car. The witness braked hard and narrowly avoided hitting it. The animal looked toward the car but kept running across the road into the woods without breaking stride. The witness turned back to the spot and checked for sounds, odor, and tracks but found nothing.

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October 2009 Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon Class A #26718

Late night road crossing sighting by hunters near the eastern boundary of Mt. Hood National Forest

On the morning of October 5 2009 the witness and a companion were driving toward a hunting area when two black upright figures about seven feet tall ran across the road and into dense brush. The witness drove closer and then got out to listen but heard nothing and the figures were gone. The party left the woods that night and returned days later with a relative to find odor, snapped small trees, a possible print, and scat.

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September 2009 Spruce Pine, Mcdowell County, North Carolina Class A #30757

Driver & passenger observe late night road crossing near Spruce Pine

The witness and a companion were driving home from a late-night shopping trip when their headlights revealed an animal in the road ahead. They watched it move on two legs in a sideways manner from one side of the road to the other while looking toward their vehicle, then disappear into a field. They slowed to look into the field but saw no further sign of it and later concluded it must have lain down in the grass.

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25 August 2009 Streetman, Freestone County, Texas Class A #26504

Early morning sighting by a truck driver near Richland Chambers Lake

Around 1:30 a.m. on August 25, 2009, the witness was driving an 18-wheeler slowly on an oil-field lease road in Freestone County, Texas, when he noticed a hairy, big-headed creature squatting by the road. The creature stood upright to about cab height, growled audibly over the diesel engine, then ran bipedally across the road into a treeline at remarkable speed. The witness remained on site to work for about an hour, feeling frightened and alert for its return.

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August 2009 Taconite, Itasca County, Minnesota Class A #31166

Husband and wife experience an up-close daylight sighting on Hwy. 7 north of Bovey

The witness and his companion were driving south in their pickup when they saw a tall, dark-furred creature near the roadside ditch. It crossed the road less than 20 paces in front of them, then leaped the far ditch in a single stride. Both occupants watched it closely in clear daylight and described human-like but non-human movement and musculature.

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