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October 2016 Ocean City, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class A #65451

Sighting near Ocean City, Washington 2016

The witness was a passenger in a car traveling home from the Ocean City area on a clear morning. While looking into a clear-cut field off the highway, she saw a large grayish creature rise from a squatting position to stand erect. The companion who was driving did not see it, and they did not stop.

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12 September 2016 Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia Class A #65223

Swedish archaeologist has a clear daylight sighting during BFRO expedition near Harrison Lake

The witness was riding as a passenger in a car driving back from an expedition on a sunny afternoon when he noticed movement on the left side of the road near a bridge. He reports seeing a reddish-brown hair-covered human-like figure for 2-3 seconds as it moved from a trench toward trees and froze with its body still while its eyes followed the car. He says he made eye contact, felt frightened, and froze without alerting the driver, only mentioning the sighting later after reaching the destination.

Full-body sighting
11 September 2016 Nearest Town, Cedar Key, Levy County, Florida Class A #55574

Daytime road crossing seen by twin sisters near Cedar Key

Two people driving on a wooded highway in the late morning saw a large hair-covered creature crossing the road ahead. The creature glanced toward the vehicle and then quickly left the roadway into the surrounding woods. The witnesses filmed the spot where it vanished and later notified law enforcement.

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9 September 2016 Glady, Randolph County, West Virginia Class A #55583

Tracks found and casts made beside a spring on an old farm near Glady (Photo attempt of daytime sighting attached)

On September 11, 2016, the witness went to feed trout kept in a barrel at a spring on a family farm and found two fresh tracks in soft mud where cattle had been drinking. The witness chased the cattle away and made a plaster cast of the right track, noting the left track was angled and could not be cast. An investigator later visited the site, documented the stick fence around the spring and the cast dimensions, and noted additional sounds reported at the location.

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8 August 2016 Wakefield, Gogebic County, Michigan Class A #55598

Trapper has a daylight sighting while driving near Wakefield

The witness was driving south to check traps when he noticed a dark form in the road ahead and approached for a closer look. The form rose onto two legs, looked toward the vehicle, then took two strides west into the swamp and vanished without leaving sign or sound. Using a roadside curve sign for scale, the witness estimated its height at eight and a half to nine feet and described it as very black with long arms. He was shaken and no longer enters the woods unarmed.

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2 August 2016 Floyd, Floyd County, Virginia Class A #55306

Young lady has a daylight sighting while at home, looking out a window near Floyd

The witness was looking out a window of the home when she saw a hair-covered biped in the yard about 25-30 feet away. The creature made eye contact, then moved away on two feet, crouching behind a weed-covered fence as if trying to hide before standing and running downhill out of sight. The observation lasted about two minutes around midday.

Full-body sighting
August 2016 Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey Class A #55413

Early morning sighting behind a home near Cape May

The witness was standing on the deck letting the dogs out early in the morning when she heard an unfamiliar moaning sound. She then saw a large black hairy figure walk from behind a tree toward brush about 40-50 feet beyond the backyard fence before disappearing into the woods. She brought the dogs inside and secured the house. A later check of the area found nothing.

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August 2016 Cowlitz County, Washington Class A #55658

Hunters on bikes have close encounter with a sasquatch near Randle

In 1998 the witness and a relative were hunting near Yellowjacket Creek and stopped on a trail to free a shoelace caught in a bike sprocket. A tall dark creature walked up the trail to within about 25 feet, then stepped behind a large maple tree and peeked from side to side. The two left the area quickly.

Full-body sighting
July 2016 Jacksboro, Jack County, Texas Class A #55121

Youth has daylight sighting along Texas highway near Jacksboro

The witness was riding with family toward Wichita Falls in late morning and looked out the vehicle window. They saw a tall, dark, fur-covered figure running bipedally from a hill into a valley. The figure disappeared into trees after a few seconds. The witness was the only occupant who saw it.

Full-body sighting
26 June 2016 Norman, Bonner County, Idaho Class A #56490

Fisherman has late afternoon sighting on Upper Priest River

The witness was fishing upstream on the Upper Priest River when he felt watched. On returning downstream he saw movement behind a tree and then a large dark human-like figure standing 20 to 30 yards away. The figure looked at him for a few seconds, then turned and walked away bipedally with little noise. The witness ran back to his truck and avoided the area for the rest of the summer.

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7 June 2016 Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Class A #55269

Dawn sighting at Stevens Brook outside Claremont

The witness was walking along a rural road past a marsh at dawn when noises like birds rustling came from the reeds. A light-brown creature that had been crouched in the reeds stood up and ran uphill toward the woods, pushing brush aside with its arms. The witness observed it for less than a minute, noting great height, broad shoulders, a coconut-shaped head, and very fast movement.

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May 2016 Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio Class A #51962

An ongoing array of audio recordings and multiple sightings in the heart of Fairfield County

The witness reported being awakened at home by loud vocalizations and sounds of objects hitting the house, with farm and domestic animals reacting. He went outside armed to check the chicken pen and reported seeing a man-like bipedal figure taking chickens and retreating toward the woods. He said he pursued to high ground and aimed through his rifle scope, but branches fell near him and loud movement approached from both sides, prompting him to retreat and later fire toward the hollow. A single track was reported in the creek bottom the next day, but erosion had removed detail.

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May 2016 Wellpinit, Stevens County, Washington Class A #58779

Family has very close nighttime encounter with three Bigfoots on Spokane Indian Reservation

The witness family drove at night to check wildfire damage and stopped to inspect smoldering spots. After hearing grunts and clicking mouth sounds, headlights revealed three hair-covered figures of different sizes standing near burnt trees. The largest figure gestured with its arm and vocalized loudly, then stepped toward the witness as the group retreated to the car and left. The encounter reportedly lasted about ten minutes.

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1 April 2016 Greenville, Wayne County, Missouri Class A #66214

Nurse Sees Sasquatch Run Across Hwy on All Fours

The witness was driving northbound on a four-lane highway through forested land in the early evening. A long, skinny, dark-haired creature came from the left at full running speed and crossed all four lanes in front of her on all fours with an arched back and tucked head. She slowed and watched it continue without looking and disappear into heavy forest. She first wondered if it was an April Fools costume, but after checking native animals and other reports she concluded it was something else.

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March 2016 Atco NJ, Camden County, New Jersey Class A #51500

Mother and Daughter witness night time sighting and have ongoing activity at their home near Atco

The adult daughter heard an extremely loud, guttural scream or howl lasting 30 to 60 seconds from the backyard behind the house at about 2 a.m. through her open upstairs window. She was badly frightened, closed the window, locked the doors and returned to bed. Her mother was asleep and heard nothing. The home backs onto forest with a creek behind it.

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25 February 2016 Bogachiel, Jefferson County, Washington Class A #57781

Couple visiting the Hoh River rainforest see a sasquatch cross the road near Bogachiel

The witness and the witness's wife were driving west on Upper Hoh Road after visiting the Hoh Rain Forest. Near the Hoh River they watched a tall, dark-haired biped emerge from woods on the north side, cross the road in three strides, and disappear into woods on the south side. They stopped at the crossing spot and noted dense forest with no trail.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
17 January 2016 Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Class A #50826

Daylight sighting and video attempt by Mother and son near Charlton

The witness reported seeing a tall, wide, black furry figure leaning against a tree near a dirt road while riding an ATV, then speeding home. The witness returned to the site with a relative in a vehicle, recorded video, and both watched the figure leave toward pines. An investigator later visited, marked the reported head height at over eight feet, and found no tracks in fresh snow.

Partial sighting
January 2016 Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin Class A #50837

Motorist has early morning sighting outside Anitgo

The witness was driving on highway 47 in the morning when cresting a hill she saw a dark brown, wide-bodied human-like figure standing on the road shoulder. The figure was seen in profile and jumped off into the ditch and into the woods. A relative visited the described site about 45 minutes later and reported a landing mark in a snow bank, tracks along a deer trail, and a deer carcass missing its front legs.

Partial sighting
Winter 2016 Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin Class A #50982

Students have a sighting at dusk close to their university in Madison

Three students walking near a lakeshore at dusk saw a tall, dark-haired biped about 100 feet away by bushes at the shoreline. They stopped and watched as it picked at vegetation, then made a purring sound that turned into a growl. The creature then walked on two legs into nearby woods making loud crunching noises, while the witnesses remained frightened.

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2016–2019 Broadus, San Augustine County, Texas Class A #63665

Multiple incidents reported by multiple hunters near Sam Rayburn Lake

The witness's husband was hunting alone from an elevated stand on the evening of November 18, 2019. He heard a series of loud vocalizations, howls, knocks and gibberish-like sounds from dense brush, with a second individual answering from down a draw. After he shouted a warning and fired a shot toward advancing growls, two unseen creatures charged through the brush chasing him to the road, where they stopped as he fled to his truck.

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