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July 2001 Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota Class A #5525

Girls see tall upright animal shake tree then run off on two feet

Two companions leaving a house through the back noticed sudden silence followed by crashing sounds from a swampy gully below. They saw a large hair-covered bipedal creature standing in the water shaking a tree. The creature ran through the swamp and trees, and the witnesses immediately fled.

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July 2001 Coffee Creek, Siskiyou County, California Class A #3056

Young man has three different footprint observations and one short encounter with a large black creature over a three-month period

The witness was driving to the campground after work when a large hair-covered biped carrying a fawn stepped onto the road. The creature paused to look toward the truck, then ran up a steep embankment and disappeared. A passenger riding with the witness did not see the creature.

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15 June 2001 Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, California Class A #4630

Afternoon sighting by hiker outside Dunsmuir

The witness was sitting on a hillside above a creek outside Dunsmuir in the afternoon. From about 300 yards away he watched a tall, dark, hairy figure squatting at the creek grabbing fish for several minutes. When the witness moved to get binoculars, the figure stood and ran on two legs with large leaps out of view. The witness did not go down to the site because the slope was too steep.

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6 June 2001 Elkhart, Anderson County, Texas Class A #14567

Midnight sighting by couple parked in a pasture near Elkhart stargazing

Three people were sitting and talking in a pasture late at night when one of them noticed a very tall, bulky figure walking toward them. The figure stood watching them, then crouched as they stood to leave. They ran to their car and turned on the lights, but it had disappeared, and they drove away.

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4 June 2001 Brookings, Curry County, Oregon Class A #2900

Evening beach walker with dog observes two huge upright dark hunched ape-man figures swinging arms and walking long strides one behind the other along nearby hillslope

The witness was on an evening walk with a dog on a beach north of Brookings when the dog refused to enter the north end. Later, while heading up the path to the parking lot at 7:15 p.m., the witness saw two very large black-covered figures on the steep hills to the north. The figures walked hunched over with ape-like arm swings and long strides and appeared to come toward the witness, who then ran toward a vehicle.

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June 2001 Ickesburg, Perry County, Pennsylvania Class A #2618

Teen reading on porch late at night sees large, humanlike figure

The witness was reading on a cabin porch late at night when hearing footsteps and a twig snap in brush nearby. The witness turned on a light and saw a crouching figure that then stood upright and ran away quickly with long strides. The witness went inside to tell relatives and reported sleeping little that night.

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June 2001 Okeana, Butler County, Ohio Class A #4672

Midnight sighting by two witnesses near Okeana

The witness was walking in a backyard at night with one other person. At a distance the witness saw a tall dark figure walking with very long strides and unusually long arms. After the figure passed, a strong unfamiliar bad smell lingered.

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June 2001 Little Chicago, Marathon County, Wisconsin Class A #15050

County parks employee's early morning sighting near Rib River

The witness, a seasonal parks worker, arrived alone at Amco park early in the morning to clean. While driving out on the park access road, the witness saw a large hairy upright figure standing beside the road. The figure looked toward the truck then ran quickly across the road toward the river, after which the witness left without investigating.

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June 2001 Chinle, Apache County, Arizona Class A #6552

Bigfoot crosses road in front of vehicle traveling on Navajo Route 7 near Canyon De Chelley National Monument

The witness was driving slowly on a dirt road at night while looking for a place to camp when an ape-like animal crossed the road in front of the vehicle. The animal moved briskly from left to right a short distance ahead in the headlights, then bent down behind a bush or small tree as if trying to hide. The witness watched it for only a few seconds and later camped a short distance away.

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June 2001 Whitehouse, Smith County, Texas Class A #9436

Teenagers have night time sighting on Blackhawk Creek near Whitehouse.

After fishing, the witness and companions were walking back when a companion went back for forgotten bait and reported a creature. Three of the group then went to look along the creek and saw a large white hairy bipedal figure come from behind a tree. The figure looked at them, leapt across a wide creek, and ran out of sight.

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June 2001 Glenwood, Yakima County, Washington Class A #3038

Evening sighting by motorist near Glenwood

The witness was driving north of Glewood after a river trip in the early evening when a large grey-white creature crossed the road from north to south. Investigators later recreated the scene with the witness to estimate the creature's height, stride, and appearance.

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13 May 2001 Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington Class A #4737

Afternoon sighting by family on I-5 near Chehalis

Three family members were driving south on an interstate after visiting a relative when they saw a large fur-covered figure crossing nearby railroad tracks. The figure was described as tall with long arms and dark brown fur covering its entire body. The occupants discussed the sighting and concluded it had been a Big Foot, then kept it private for years until sharing it with researchers at a sportsman show.

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May 2001 Watson, Desha County, Arkansas Class A #8913

Late night sighting by motorist

The witness was driving late at night with a companion asleep in the car about five miles outside Watson on Highway 1. A very large white figure estimated at about seven feet tall ran across the road in front of the car from one woodline to the other under high-beam illumination. The figure moved very fast without looking toward the car and disappeared into the trees.

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1 May 2001 Fairfax, Pierce County, Washington Class A #16364

Family on bikes sees black hairy creature walking in a riverbed near Fairfax

The witness and companions stopped while biking to look at the river valley below. They saw a tall dark hairy figure moving quickly and smoothly across boulders in the riverbed below. The figure turned its head and held eye contact briefly before going behind trees, after which the group left quickly on bikes.

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13 April 2001 Hayneville Near Montgomery, Lowndes County, Alabama Class A #24646

Early morning sighting by a fisherman south of Montgomery

At dawn the witness was dressing in an upstairs bedroom before fishing when he saw a large hairy figure trotting through the edge of the woods toward a cabin and across an earthen dam between ponds. The figure moved with a hunched posture for several seconds before disappearing. The witness went downstairs to check with a companion, who had been elsewhere by a boat and had not seen it.

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30 March 2001 Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia Class A #2113

Daylight sighting by motorist on Hwy 93 about 20 miles east of Radium

The witness was driving on a highway east of Radium Hot Springs in daytime when he saw a large dark figure emerge from roadside trees to the edge of the road. The figure was visible briefly ahead before retreating into the trees as the car approached and did not cross the road. Companions in the car did not see the figure.

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16 March 2001 Peoria, Ottawa County, Oklahoma Class A #57435

Brother & sisters spot a sasquatch late at night outside Peoria near "Devils Hollow" along Spring River

The witness was driving home with three sisters late at night on an unlit country road when they saw a tall dark furry figure walking along the roadside in the same direction as the car. The witness slowed to a crawl and the figure briefly turned its head, showing yellow eyes, but continued its casual walk without changing course. The witness locked the doors and sped away while the younger sisters in the back were crying.

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11 March 2001 Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington Class A #2195

Girl watches large black sasquatch walk down ridge

The witness was riding in an SUV with companions that stopped to observe elk. While looking toward a gulch, the witness reported a dark upright figure walking down a ridge with its arms moving. Companions did not verify the figure because they were watching elk. The figure went into the woods and the witness lost sight of it.

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March 2001 Bainbridge, Geauga County, Ohio Class A #3248

Bainbridge (Chagrin Falls) Ohio resident reports multiple sightings

Late one dark evening the witness went behind the house to release tied dogs. A very tall, wide, white-gray fur-covered figure stood motionless a few feet away upright like a man. The witness avoided looking directly, released the dogs, and walked away; one dog halted and cowered while the figure stared without moving or making sound, eventually letting them leave.

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March 2001 Chico, Wise County, Texas Class A #2237

Early morning encounter on North Texas backroad.

In March 2001 at about 4:30 a.m., the witness was driving home from work on back dirt roads when a tall bipedal figure crossed in front of the headlights in two to three strides. The figure stepped over a fence into a field and disappeared from view. It was described as 6-7 feet tall with long arms and long grayish hair, possibly dust-coated, moving in a lumbering fast walk.

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