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September 2018 Whitmore, Shasta County, California Class A #63078

Motorist daylight sighting between Redding and Lassen National Forest

The witness was driving up a mountain logging road to work in the morning with an infant in the car. A tall, hairy bipedal creature crossed the road in about two steps in front of the vehicle and entered the woods. The witness was frightened and drove quickly on to campus.

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20 August 2014 Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California Class A #46330

Daylight sighting by fisherman at Silverwood Lake near Hesperia

The witness was fishing with family at a lake in the afternoon and walked to check a second rod. He heard leaves crunching about 30 feet to his left and saw a hairy ape-like creature with light brown hair running with long swinging arms while crouched forward. His daughter was behind him and shouted about a big animal, and they returned to the rest of the family.

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August 2014 Grant Grove, Fresno County, California Class A #48429

Travelers have a nighttime sighting of two hairy bipeds on Hwy. 180 near Grant Grove

The witness and his wife were driving on Highway 180 at night when their headlights lit two upright, hair-covered figures ahead. The larger figure led while a smaller figure followed, and both crossed the road in a few seconds and went down the embankment into a forested area. The witness emphasized the figures walked on two feet with long human-like strides and were not bears or people.

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9 September 2012 Markleeville, Alpine County, California Class A #39181

Deer hunter has sighting in Sierra Nevada Mtns south of Markleeville

The witness was deer hunting alone on a mountainside when he noticed odd upside-down branch structures. He then saw a tall dark bipedal figure about 60 yards away watching him from a tree grove edge. The figure sprinted uphill and disappeared within seconds, leaving no footprints in deep pine needles.

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3 December 2011 Yreka, Siskiyou County, California Class A #32654

Family has sighting while driving along Hwy 96 near Yreka, CA

The witness was driving east on a highway at night with four children to collect a relative. After re-engaging bright headlights on a slight curve, the witness saw a tall slim grey hair-covered figure standing beside the narrow roadside looking toward the vehicle. The figure stayed largely still while turning its head to follow the slow-moving vehicle for an estimated 15-20 seconds at close range. The driver then accelerated away and stopped at a rest area to recover from fright.

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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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4 April 2010 Orleans, Siskiyou County, California Class A #27609

Daughter and Mother both observe a large dark creature in the Klamath River bottom

While driving north on the highway, the witness and a companion saw a large dark hairy biped moving quickly from under a bridge toward the highway embankment. The witness watched for about 30 to 45 seconds as it took large steps with long arms swinging before reaching bushes by the road. They did not stop out of fear, and the companion reported only a very brief glimpse of a tall dark figure.

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11 July 2009 Silver Fork, El Dorado County, California Class A #26258

Nightime sighting by a couple along a main highway between South Lake Tahoe and Placerville

A couple driving toward Sacramento on Highway 50 at night saw a tall hairy figure standing in a pullout on the north side of the road. The figure was illuminated by high beams from about 20 to 30 feet away and appeared to be watching traffic. The viewing lasted only a few seconds at highway speed, and both occupants described a very large, thick, dark brown to black figure.

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8 July 2008 Willits, Mendocino County, California Class A #24146

Man Has Face to Face Encounter Outside of Willits

The witness was driving north on Highway 101 north of Willits in daylight when a large hair-covered biped entered the roadway and ran across the lanes in front of the car. The witness braked and then stopped as the animal paused at the road edge about 25 feet away, turned its upper body and stared for about five seconds. The animal then bounded up a steep embankment on all fours and left.

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8 August 2007 Independence, Tulare County, California Class A #24938

Daylight sighting by backpacker near Pacific Crest Trail west of Independence observes two creatures during the afternoon on the PCT

On the afternoon of August 11, 2007, the witness was resting near the Pacific Crest Trail in the southern high Sierras when he noticed two upright, dark-furred figures about 200 yards away near a deep canyon. He watched for about 10 minutes as they moved around close together, apparently looking at the ground and unaware of him. After he made a coyote call, both figures quickly left his view down into the canyon.

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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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21 October 2006 Orick, Humboldt County, California Class A #16342

Possible sighting by motorist beside Highway 101 between Orick and Trinidad

The witness was driving south on Highway 101 in the morning with her young child asleep in the car. After rounding a corner beside a lagoon, she noticed two figures in the water that she first mistook for fishermen. As she slowed and passed within about 40 feet, she described one as a tall, muscular, fur-covered figure walking toward shore while the second remained seated or stooped in the water, then she sped away frightened.

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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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March 2006 Obrien, OR But Just NE Of Patrick's Creek, Del Norte County, California Class A #63033

1AM sighting of a Bigfoot on Hwy 199 near Patrick Creek

The witness was driving slowly through S-turns on Highway 199 late at night with high beams on. The headlights illuminated a very large hairy biped walking on the opposite side of the road facing away. The witness watched it for a few seconds while passing close by but did not turn around for a frontal view because of the narrow canyon road and fear. The witness continued driving and later documented the sighting.

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8 August 2005 Wright's Lake, El Dorado County, California Class A #15821

Backpacker's moonlit encounter near the trail from Wright's Lake to Enchanted Pools

While camping alone at night near a stream, the witness heard a deep growl and saw a crouched dark mass at the treeline, fired warning shots, then heard rocks repeatedly splashing in the stream for hours and heard deep oof sounds on a later approach. Near dawn a very tall hair-covered female-like figure stood by the tent and walked rapidly toward the witness despite additional warning shots, then ran away over granite and out of sight. The witness remained in place until daylight and then hiked out.

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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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16 August 2004 Donner Pass Truck Inspection Station, Nevada County, California Class A #9555

Retired Law Enforcement Officer Has Daytime Sighting

The witness was driving east on Route 80 in daylight and pulled over on a bridge over a river ravine. He watched two large black upright forms emerge from trees on one bank, wade across the river, and disappear into trees on the other bank. He described them as unclothed, muscular and unconcerned, moving steadily without interacting or looking toward the road.

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8 January 2004 Frazier Park, Kern County, California Class A #7778

Surveyor has daytime encounter in the Tehachapi Mtns near Frazier Park

The witness was driving slowly along a ridge-line dirt road during a boundary survey at midday when a black figure was spotted among trees. Initially mistaken for a stump and then a bear, the figure was judged too thin and tall to be a bear. As the vehicle closed to close range, the figure sprinted across the road on two legs and disappeared into trees.

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4 January 2004 Nevada City, Nevada County, California Class A #7804

Family has two late night sightings near Nevada City

A husband and wife were driving slowly on a dark, icy, snow-covered road at night to pick up their son. A tall, dark, hair-covered biped stepped into their headlights and crossed directly in front of their car in two long strides before going into a nearby yard and hiding in trees. They continued on to collect their son.

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September 2003 Close To Del Loma, Trinity County, California Class A #13419

Firefighter describes multiple-witness sighting during the Loma Fire

While on a wildland fire assignment in Northern California, the witness was pulled from a tent at dusk to look across a river. The witness watched a tall, dark-haired, muscular bipedal animal on the riverbank that looked toward the gathering group for several minutes. When flashlights were shone toward it, it ran into the riverside woods, pushing trees aside, and was briefly seen again as a silhouette in an uphill clearing before disappearing.

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