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1997–1998 Rose City/lupton, Oscoda County, Michigan Class A #25622

Two men see a bigfoot cross a road near Rose City

After helping at another house, the witness and a companion drove home through wooded roads late at night. Their headlights caught a very large, tall, dark-brown figure running across the road about 40 to 50 feet away. In a few long strides it disappeared into the woods, and the frozen ground left no tracks to examine.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
Fall 1997 Buzzard Roost, George County, Mississippi Class A #4767

Brothers have nighttime sighting near Leaf River Wildlife Management Area

The witness was driving at night with a relative while looking for deer when gold eyes were noticed off the left side of the road. On approaching, they saw a roughly six-foot-tall figure with long brown hair standing by a fence and swaying side to side. They drove slowly past without stopping and did not return.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
Winter 1997 Perkins, Payne County, Oklahoma Class A #2788

Rural family's dog chases young sasquatch

After arriving home after dark with headlights on, the family heard their dog barking and crashing through vegetation as it chased something toward the car. An upright, dark-brown furry creature burst from behind a tree into the headlights, came within about twenty-five feet, then turned and ran back into the woods with the dog in pursuit. The family watched for a few seconds before retreating into the vehicle, frightened.

Full-body sighting
12 December 1996 Quitman Or Alba, Wood County, Texas Class A #2048

Night time road crossing observation

On a Sunday evening in winter 1996, the witness was driving home from church with at least one other person. They watched a tall, dark, upright figure cross the road and step over a 3.5- to 4-foot barbed-wire fence without breaking stride. The witness identified the figure as a bigfoot.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
12 December 1996 Ben Franklin, Delta County, Texas Class A #4337

Daytime sighting by hunter near Sulphur River.

The witness was hunting from a fenceline seat when cattle on both sides stampeded to the center and then south. He turned and saw a tall black figure walking north along the far fence, stopping twice to look toward him before moving on. His brother arrived about 30 minutes later from a different direction, ruling out the brother as the figure.

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December 1996 Between Salitpa And Jackson., Clarke County, Alabama Class A #1907

Motorist sees Bigfoot like creature, hears scream

The witness was in a car in daylight when a large hair-covered creature crossed the road ahead just below a hilltop. The creature was described as moving sideways while crossing. The witness also heard a scream described as unlike anything heard before.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingScream
December 1996 Walker County, Texas Class A #2049

Night time road side observation

The witness was driving slowly back into a rural subdivision at night in sleet and ice with bright lights on. The witness saw a large hairy mass the size of a large deer on the roadside that stood up, took two steps, dropped to its knuckles and lunged into the woods. A relative riding in the vehicle did not confirm the sighting, and a same-night search with another relative found nothing. After being iced in for three days, the witness returned and found a single footprint, which was stepped in and destroyed.

Full-body sightingTracks
December 1996 Gary, Panola County, Texas Class A #7649

Truck driver has early morning encounter near Gary, Texas

The witness, a truck driver hauling oil at night, had just locked a lease gate when trailer work lights revealed a tall hair-covered figure stepping from brush. The figure paused to look at the witness, then silently crossed the road into the woods about 30 feet away. The witness fled in the truck and said he had told no one about the encounter before reporting.

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5 November 1996 La Pine, Deschutes County, Oregon Class A #664

Witness observed a tall rangy fiqure emerge from the treeline

While driving on US Highway 97 near sunset, the witness saw a very tall dark figure emerge from the treeline and cross both lanes in four strides without pausing. The figure moved briskly with swinging arms and a forward-leaning upper torso before disappearing into pines on the far side. The witness's companion was watching a hawk and did not see the figure, and the witness remained uncertain what it was.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
November 1996 Uniontown, Union County, Kentucky Class A #11998

Woman in parked car has nighttime sighting along the Ohio River

The witness waited alone in a parked truck at night near the river to pick up relatives. A large hair-covered upright figure emerged from woods about 50 feet away, crossed the road and a field to the river treeline, pausing briefly to look around. The witness locked the doors and turned on the headlights, frightened by the encounter.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
November 1996 Edwardsville, Floyd County, Indiana Class A #292

Woman and daughter driving late at night see possible Bigfoot sitting on log

The witness and a relative were driving at night when the car headlights illuminated a large hairy figure sitting on a fallen tree beside a driveway. The relative urged the witness to drive on, and they left without stopping to investigate further. The witness later added that the figure had very long arms and a rounded head with long hair.

Full-body sighting
November 1996 Fouke, Miller County, Arkansas Class A #26100

Truck driver sees a tall red eyed creature south of Fouke near the Sulphur River

The witness was driving an 18-wheeler north on Highway 71 near the Sulphur River around 1 a.m. when headlights revealed a trunk-like shape with red shining eyes on the roadside by the water. As the truck got closer, the shape turned and walked on two legs into the swampy brush with large quick steps. As the truck passed the spot, a loud scream was heard over the engine noise with the windows closed, and the witness continued driving without stopping.

EyeshineFull-body sightingScream
31 October 1996 Sulphur, Murray County, Oklahoma Class A #2032

Creature observed kneeling beside a creek late at night

Late on Halloween night in 1996, the witness was driving over a bridge over Rock Creek after dropping off a relative. By car headlights the witness saw a large, dark, hairy figure squatting at the creek edge with its hands in the water. After a few seconds the figure stood, walked across the shallow creek, climbed the bank with little effort, and went into the trees.

Full-body sighting
October 1996 GRAND RIVERS, Trigg County, Kentucky Class A #12641

Mussel poachers have night time encounter near Lake Barkley

Two people were sitting in a parked car by the lake late at night when they saw a large hairy figure approaching on the road. After turning on the headlights the figure ran into the woods, followed by a strong animal odor, loud crashing and scream-like vocalizations. A log was then thrown with enough force to move their car, prompting them to drive away.

Full-body sightingOdorScreamUnidentified soundObject throwing +1
October 1996 Boden, Guernsey County, Ohio Class A #8042

Bowhunter turns around to see a creature staring at him almost motionless.

Just past dusk while camping on a bow-hunting trip, the witness went to a portable toilet near camp, smelled a strong odor, and saw a white, wide-shouldered creature staring at him from a short distance. He screamed and waved a shovel, and the creature sprinted down into the ravine, breaking branches. The next day he and his companion found large footprints leading toward the ravine.

Full-body sightingOdorMovement only
October 1996 Bismark, Hot Spring County, Arkansas Class A #1640

Nightime sighting by motorists on Hwy 7 North

The witness was driving with a companion when a tall furry biped crossed the highway ahead in the headlights. After driving past the crossing spot, they saw a similar-sized reddish-brown furry creature standing beside the road partly obscured by branches.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
October 1996 Garden Valley, Valley County, Idaho Class A #7870

Frightened teen deer hunter feels stalked by large hairy bipedal animal

The witness had gone hunting near a camp by a shallow river. From a hill he watched a dark, tall, hair-covered biped that stared at him and then moved toward him. He fled to a trailer in camp and remained inside with doors locked and curtains drawn.

Full-body sighting
9 September 1996 Clark County, Arkansas Class A #1638

A daylight sighting in a cow pasture. The witness also mentioned that some of his cows have been killed

The witness reported seeing a tall, stout, brown-furred creature with a non-furry face standing in a pasture surrounded by woods. The creature made a very loud noise that neighbors heard and called about, though they did not see it. Dogs barked beforehand from about a mile away and nearby cows were badly spooked.

Full-body sightingVocalization
8 September 1996 Fallston Md Or Kingsville Md, Harford County, Maryland Class A #329

Six People Witness "Large dark Animal, run away on two legs" near Gunpowder State Park

The witness and several companions were sitting in parked cars at a state park fishing area late at night. They heard something crashing down a wooded slope and saw a tall dark human-like figure land on the road, pause to look back, then sprint away with loud slapping footsteps. The group briefly got out, then left without discussing it and did not speak of it among themselves for months.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
September 1996 Riverton, Sangamon County, Illinois Class A #34728

Recollection of a daylight sighting as a youth in Riverton

The witness was riding a minibike on trails in wooded river bottoms when he lost control and crashed in a sand pit among shrubbery. As he looked up, he saw a large, heavily built, reddish-haired hominoid-like figure standing by a tree about 25 yards away. The figure looked at him briefly and then walked into thick brush.

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