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16 November 2007 [Editor Note: East Side Of The Olympic Mts. On Private Land South Of Union], Mason County, Washington Class A #23160

Daylight encounter with two hunters south of Union (w/ cellphone photos)

A witness and his son were driving slowly while spotting for deer when they noticed a large dark upright figure moving through brush toward them. The son photographed it with a cellphone as it traveled parallel to the road, paused to look at them, then crossed the narrow road in two steps and vanished into dense brush. Investigators later interviewed the witnesses, examined the photos, and revisited the site for measurements.

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22 September 2007 Lupton, Ogemaw County, Michigan Class A #21792

Night Time Sighting by Motorist - South of Lupton

The witness was driving at night on a road through a swamp area when headlights revealed a large hairy biped standing in the road. As the witness braked and approached, the figure appeared on the roadside about 10 feet from its original position without being seen to move, then vanished toward the swamp. The witness stopped within about 20 feet and described the figure as about 7-8 feet tall with dark hair tipped with silver-grey and a deep chest.

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13 August 2007 Orange, Orange County, Texas Class A #21438

Late Night Sighting by Motorist near I-10

The witness was riding as a passenger with a relative driving home when they first noticed a large crouched figure by the roadside. After turning around and losing sight of it, they saw a tall, dark reddish-brown shaggy upright figure cross the road ahead of them in two steps. The figure moved quickly, did not look at the cars, and disappeared into roadside bushes, after which the witnesses left the area.

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July 2007 Moreland, Coweta County, Georgia Class A #26352

Early evening sighting near Moreland

A relative reported on behalf of the witness, who was driving home in the late afternoon when a tall hairy biped stepped onto the road very close to her car. The witness braked and swerved to avoid a collision as it walked slowly across without hurrying, glancing back once before disappearing into woods by a lake. The encounter reportedly lasted about 30 seconds in good daylight.

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30 June 2007 Camden On Gauley, Nicholas County, West Virginia Class A #20068

Bigfoot spotted by driver in Cranberry River region of Monongahela National Forest

While driving home shortly after midnight, the witness encountered a hair-covered biped standing in a forest road and honked at it. The figure ran swiftly uphill along the road and then crashed through elderberry bushes and disappeared downslope. The next day the witness found prints in muddy holes in the road and broken bushes at the exit point.

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June 2007 Onego, Pendleton County, West Virginia Class A #20846

Late night sighting by motorists on US 33 / St Rt. 55 in Seneca Rocks Nat. Rec. Area

Late at night the witness was driving with a companion toward a fishing and camping area when furry upright beings appeared in the roadway in front of the vehicle. The witness saw two beings while the companion reported a third walking ahead, and the beings looked at the vehicle before diving headfirst into roadside brush. The sighting lasted only seconds, after which the witnesses decided not to camp.

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27 February 2007 New Georgia, In The Union Community, Paulding County, Georgia Class A #18044

Nighttime sighting by motorists on Hwy 101 near Hannah Swamp

The witness and a companion were driving home from church at night on Highway 101 when they noticed movement on the right side of the road. They slowed thinking it was a deer, but the animal stood on two legs and crossed the road. They described a very large, wide, hair-covered creature that moved easily and quickly disappeared.

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6 February 2007 Mansfield, Warren County, New Jersey Class A #17550

Nighttime sighting by motorist near Mansfield

The witness was driving home at night in Mansfield when headlights revealed a small black-haired biped. The creature ran across the two-lane road upright on two legs with arms swinging, crossing in a few strides. The witness estimated it at 4 to 5 feet tall and 150 to 200 pounds and said it did not match any known animal like bear, coyote, or fox.

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1 February 2007 Between Vernon&springerville Az, Apache County, Arizona Class A #17804

Late afternoon road crossing sighting by motorist west of Springerville

On Feb. 1, 2007 while driving on Highway 60 past Vernon, the witness saw a bipedal creature running toward the road. It placed a hand on a fence T-post, vaulted over, crossed the two-lane road in a few strides, and continued into a narrow canyon out of sight. The witness pulled over but remained in the vehicle and did not look for tracks.

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22 January 2007 Safford, Graham County, Arizona Class A #17448

A close range road crossing on a foggy morning near Safford

The witness was driving slowly to work in heavy fog before sunrise when a tall hairy biped crossed the road a few yards ahead from right to left. The animal moved at a slow run and briefly turned its upper torso toward the headlights before disappearing into the fog. The driver stopped, stunned at nearly hitting it, but could give no further detail because of the conditions and brief duration.

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Summer 2007 Fort Frances, Ont, Ontario Class A #22821

Daylight sighting by emergency services worker driving on Hwy 11 just outside Fort Frances

The witness was driving east on Highway 11 just outside Fort Frances in daylight when a tall dark moose-sized figure crossed the road on two legs from the south woods to the north woods. The figure moved casually and fluidly, covering the two lanes in a few steps. The witness sped up to try to see it go deeper into the bush but lost sight of it.

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Spring 2007 Masonville, Daviess County, Kentucky Class A #27024

Late afternoon road crossing sighting by motorists near Masonville

The witness was driving home with her young son in the late afternoon when she saw an upright figure crossing the road ahead. As she got closer, the tall figure covered in dark reddish-brown hair leapt over a ditch and fence and ran very fast across a field into the woods. She was frightened by the encounter and drove quickly home past the woods.

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Winter 2007 BETWEEN TATE AND NELSON, Pickens County, Georgia Class A #23911

Nighttime sighting by motorists north of Canton

The witness and a relative were driving home at night when a large hair-covered biped crossed the road in front of their vehicle. It was fully lit by the headlights, its eyes reflecting brightly, and it grasped the top of a road sign as it stepped off the road. The witness described it as nearly eight feet tall with dark red hair.

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Fall 2007 Grapeland TX, Houston County, Texas Class A #57103

LEO has a daylight sighting at a ranch outside Grapeland

Three men in a truck had just passed through a ranch gate in daylight when a tall, dark-haired creature emerged from a pine thicket and ran across the road in front of them in about three strides. It continued over a fence into trees on the other side in a matter of seconds without making sound. All three occupants reportedly watched the crossing and later searched for footprints without success.

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2007–2008 Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California Class A #65978

Road crossing sighting just after sundown on Hwy 108 between Strawberry and Beardsley Lake

The witness was riding in a car following friends toward a lake campground just after dark. Friends in the lead car reported something crossing the road after a bridge, and about a minute later the witness saw a tall hair-covered figure in brush beside the road that turned to look at the car before walking toward the river and into the woods. No one else in the witness's car saw it, but both occupants of the lead car said they saw it.

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December 2006 Brockville(large), Ontario Class A #16853

Roadside sighting by a father and son north of Brockville

The witness was riding as a front-seat passenger in a van approaching a curve when they saw a large furry figure running upright across a crossroad and behind a billboard into brush and woods. The sighting lasted about five seconds and showed only the rear view. An impression in snow and mud, broken cedars, and a path through brush were noticed afterward.

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4 November 2006 Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho Class A #16527

Multiple witness incident at night near Idaho Falls

The witness was driving home at night with four relatives when the group noticed something beside the road. The driver turned around and approached on foot with a flashlight, then saw a large dark-haired animal stand upright about 30 feet away in a borrow pit. The animal ducked when shouted at but then chased the vehicle, running alongside it at up to 30 mph while making a growling whine sound, with no facial details visible.

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1 November 2006 I'm Not Sure, Suwannee County, Florida Class A #16473

Possible highway sighting near Osceola National Forest

The witness was driving on I-10 around 4 a.m. while a companion slept in the vehicle. The witness reported seeing a tall, dark, hair-covered man-like figure crossing the road with an ape-like walk, heading northeast. Visibility was limited to moonlight with some fog, and the witness estimated the figure was about six feet tall.

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October 2006 Cibecue, Navajo County, Arizona Class A #19339

Late afternoon road crossing near Cibecue (Fort Apache Reservation)

In 2006 the witness, working as a forest ranger, was parked by a road near an airport waiting to check woodcutters' permits around sundown. A black-haired, man-like creature crossed the road about 100 yards ahead, moving quickly from the northeast to the west toward gullies. The witness drove toward it for a better view but it had disappeared, and the witness did not leave the vehicle to investigate.

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October 2006 About 6 Miles From Concho, Apache County, Arizona Class A #16580

Afternoon road-crossing sighting by motorist on RT 61 near Concho

The witness was driving toward Concho, Arizona in the afternoon when he saw a tall, dark-brown, hair-covered biped step onto the highway ahead. The figure stayed fully upright and ran across the road from right to left before disappearing into brush. The witness's wife was in the vehicle but did not look up in time to see it. The witness stated he was certain of what he saw and ruled out a bear based on its erect posture and movement.

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