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December 1999 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Class A #3506

Trucker has nighttime roadside sighting south of Colorado Springs near Ft. Carson

The witness was driving a tractor-trailer south on a dark highway in the early morning when headlights lit a figure on the east side of the road. The figure first appeared bent over, then stood upright as the truck approached, showing wide shoulders, an ape-like face, and yellow eyeshine. The witness passed at highway speed within moments and could not discern fur color.

Partial sightingEyeshine
November 1999 Holtville, Imperial County, California Class A #8345

Truck driver has a short but memorable encounter

A semi-truck driver pulled over at a desert highway pullout at night and got out of the truck. He heard rocks falling, noticed a strong decaying odor that became gagging, and saw a large hairy biped cross the road in front of his headlights while making a loud grunt. Frightened, he got back in the truck and drove away.

Partial sightingRoad crossingVocalizationFootstepsOdor
14 October 1999 Kilgore, Rusk County, Texas Class A #7546

Driver and child see a bigfoot on side of the road.

The witness was driving home with her young daughter at night with high beams on when she noticed something crouched beside the road. As they got closer it turned, stood up and looked toward the car, then took about two steps down an embankment into the woods. Startled, the witness drove home quickly without confirming whether her daughter had seen it.

Partial sighting
3 October 1999 Jackson County, Oregon Class A #675

Witness observed "thing" walk briskly away

While deer hunting on a steep timbered slope in the evening, the witness noticed movement about 70 yards away. The dark, tall figure was judged too tall to be a deer and moved briskly through the trees for about 40 yards without making sound despite dry, crunchy conditions, then turned downhill and disappeared from sight.

Partial sighting
October 1999 Colmesniel, Tyler County, Texas Class A #11687

While checking deer feeders, hunter has encounter on Neches River

A witness went to fill deer feeders in a river bottom in late afternoon and found a feeder tangled in a tree. While investigating, the witness followed glimpses of a shaggy animal through thick cover to a river crossing where it stepped into the open and was seen upright for about 10 seconds before leaving. After it left, the witness heard a loud snap behind and left the area.

Partial sightingProperty disturbanceUnidentified sound
October 1999 Greyland, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class A #7455

Hunting couple has visual and auditory encounter near coast

During a day of deer hunting, the witness saw a face-like form crouched under a fir tree about 100 yards away that she felt resembled drawn depictions of Sasquatch. Later that evening she and her husband heard prolonged loud howling and screaming from the timberline that stopped abruptly when her husband stood to leave. They left without seeing the source of the sound and later interpreted the face, odor mentioned earlier in the day, and vocalizations as related.

Partial sightingHowlScream
October 1999 Randle, Skamania County, Washington Class A #4779

Large animal lures men away from possible younger animal near Mt. St. Helens

Four relatives drove to the Mt. St. Helens area to look for Bigfoot in poor winter weather. From a viewpoint, a relative using a spotting scope watched a large dark upright figure move across a distant meadow and later return with a smaller figure first mistaken for a stump. The group searched the area without regaining visual contact. Shortly afterward at a nearby creek, the driver found a large bare footprint in mud and made a plaster cast of it.

Partial sightingTracks
15 September 1999 Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois Class A #8696

Nighttime sighting of gray upright animal near Kewanee

Late at night the witness was driving home from a second-shift job along a rural road by Mud Creek. The headlights illuminated a tall, greyish hairy figure standing on two legs and leaning on a wire fence beside a cornfield. After a few seconds the figure turned and ran on two legs into the corn toward nearby woods.

Partial sighting
September 1999 Hope, British Columbia Class A #3899

Camper witnesses animal on two legs climbing up gully east of Hope, south of Hwy 3, near Nicolum Creek

The witness walked into an abandoned gravel pit area to gather firewood and saw a large bulky animal in a gully about 50 yards away standing on two legs. The animal's back was turned and its head remained hidden by foliage while it appeared to dig in bushes. When the witness retreated toward the truck, the animal climbed the opposite slope on two legs using its forearms and disappeared into trees at the top.

Partial sighting
September 1999 Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky Class A #1488

Young man sees BF run across a clearing, friend sees part of it

The witness and a companion were throwing rocks for a dog to fetch at a farm by woods when the dog became alert. The witness reports seeing something about 12 feet away move quickly across a clearing on two feet. The companion reportedly saw only the last moment and thought it was a bear, while the witness was convinced the sighting was real.

Partial sightingVocalization
22 August 1999 Humboldt County, California Class A #2141

Creature observed scratching.

The witness and son were on a trail about a quarter mile from the river and stopped so the son could tie his shoe. The witness then noticed movement 150-200 feet away by a large old redwood stump and discerned a mass with a human-like torso from the waist up, apparently scratching its back against the stump. After gaining a back and profile view, the witness became fearful and both fled down the trail for about thirty seconds to a minute.

Partial sighting
7 July 1999 Oakley , In The Mt., Cassia County, Idaho Class A #3629

Daylight sighting by a wood cutter on a logging road in the Mts. above Oakley

The witness was cutting firewood and loading blocks into a truck when a very foul odor suddenly appeared. Looking around, the witness saw a brown-furred biped about 100 feet away walking up a slope out of a ravine with its back turned. The creature briefly steadied itself with a hand on a tree and continued uphill without looking at the witness. Frightened, the witness finished loading quickly and left the area.

Partial sightingOdor
July 1999 Choctaw, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Class A #8381

Young man has midnight close encounter

The witness had been retrieving items from a storage shed with friends and stayed behind to latch the door, then hurried to catch up. Hearing rustling leaves, he stopped and saw a large dark hairy figure about 15 feet away on the other side of a chain-link fence. He watched for about 30-45 seconds, hearing heavy breathing and an intermittent deep growl, then slowly walked away out of fear.

Partial sightingSilhouetteGrowlUnidentified sound
26 April 1999 Adams County, Ohio Class A #4176

Evening sighting by two young boys

Two relatives were at a tree house in the evening when one noticed squawking birds, a shaking tree, and a long tail. After regrouping in the tree house, they fled toward a vehicle when a creature reportedly jumped from the tree and ran toward them. They reached the house highly frightened and later refused to return alone.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingMovement only
March 1999 Blue Lake, Humboldt County, California Class A #7988

Upright hair covered figure seen beside river

The witness parked by a river to fish for steelhead on a rainy winter afternoon and heard two loud whoop-like bellows. While wading downstream the witness saw two tall, hair-covered figures standing motionless across the river and noticed a cocoon-like bundle of grass on a root wad. After fishing back upstream the witness looked back to find the figures and object gone, and a return visit the next day was blocked by flooding.

Partial sightingWhoopPossible hoax
November 1998 FANNING SPRINGS, Gilchrist County, Florida Class A #10855

Night time sighting by motorist near Fanning Springs

While driving at night near Fanning Springs, the witness rounded a bend and caught a large black upright figure in the headlights standing on the edge of the road. The figure appeared startled and hunkered down with its head obscured, showing wet glistening black fur. The witness slowed as the figure turned off the road and disappeared into a swampy area.

Partial sighting
15 October 1998 Guernsey County, Ohio Class A #4558

Young squirrel hunter has evening sighting on family property near Birds Run

The witness was waiting just inside a woodline while squirrel hunting when heavy walking approached. A tall white-covered creature with dark skin on the face and hands stood nearby with a hand on a tree and was observed for about 30 seconds. After a brief stare, the witness ran through an open field back to the house.

Partial sightingFootsteps
September 1998 Mullins, Horry County, South Carolina Class A #23314

Late night roadside sighting by motorist on Hwy. 917 south of Mullins

The witness was driving home late at night in September 1998 when they noticed an animal in a roadside ditch near a river. Believing at first it was a dog possibly feeding on roadkill, they slowed as it turned, pushed itself up with its arms, and began to stand. They described an ape-like, fur-covered creature with a bare orangutan-like face, broad chest, and very long arms, and continued past without stopping.

Partial sighting
July 1998 North Jackson Rt45., Mahoning County, Ohio Class A #23125

Large creature dragging a dead animal crosses road south of North Jackson

The witness was driving home from work around 11pm with high beams on in light rain or mist. A huge, light-brown hairy creature crossed the road in the headlights while dragging a dead deer or goat by its leg. The witness slowed but did not stop, then continued home and woke his wife in a panic.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
July 1998 San Isabel, Custer County, Colorado Class A #14814

Father and son nighttime roadside sighting in the Wet Mountains southwest of Pueblo

While driving on a forest road in the early morning to find a campsite, the witness and a relative noticed an orange glow in a roadside stand of trees. As they drove past, the witness saw a tall erect human-like figure standing behind a large rock close to the road, turning its head and upper body to watch the truck. They did not stop, continued to a lake to wait for daylight, then returned in the morning to examine the site and take photos.

Partial sightingEyeshine