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29 August 2011 Ewing/logan, Hocking County, Ohio Class A #30622

A bigfoot caught staring at a lady with her puppies in Hocking Hills

Near dusk the witness was outside with puppies when she heard whistles and her dog reacted to a rustle in the forest. She looked up and saw a tall, very dark hairy creature holding down a branch, which then released the branch and stepped back into the trees. After her roommate came outside, both heard trees being moved nearby.

Full-body sightingWhistleMovement only
27 August 2011 Aledo, Parker County, Texas Class A #30504

Gas field trucker has encounter at well head near Aledo

A saltwater hauler working after midnight at an oil-field tank site reported seeing glowing red eyes above a 9-10 foot fence during an unusually quiet period with a skunk-like odor and a low growl. The figure moved out of view and then threw about five tennis-ball-sized rocks toward the storage tanks, with two striking the nearest tank. The witness felt intimidated and left the site, returning the following night to look for the rocks.

SilhouetteEyeshineGrowlRock throwingOdor
21 August 2011 Busick, Yancey County, North Carolina Class A #30860

Daylight sighting by camper at Black Mountain Campground near Blue Ridge Parkway

The witness stayed in camp alone while companions left on a long hike. During an afternoon walk on a game trail a few hundred yards from camp, the witness encountered a large hairy biped and stared at it briefly before it walked away. The witness returned to camp and later concluded it was likely the same figure a companion had seen near camp the previous night.

Full-body sighting
10 August 2011 Enaville, Shoshone County, Idaho Class A #69141

Camper sighting at night, rocks thrown, on North Fork of Coeur d'Alene River near Enaville

After finishing dinner while camping, the witness and a companion were sitting by the fire when their dogs ran into the woods and returned frightened. The witness illuminated a large dark figure leaning from behind a tree about 30 feet away. A large rock was then thrown from the woods over the fire between the two people, the witness fired two shots into the air, and the figure was heard moving, breaking a tree, splashing across the creek, and ascending the opposite hillside. The pair left most gear behind, drove home, and returned the next morning to recover equipment and examine the broken tree.

Partial sightingRock throwingTree breakFootsteps
August 2011 Jacksonville, Pender County, North Carolina Class A #30438

Near collision during an early morning sighting on Hwy. 53 outside Jacksonville

Early on a mid-August morning the witness was traveling north on Highway 53 when a tall, muscular bipedal figure ran across the road in front of the vehicle without looking toward it. The witness described it crossing in about four strides and continuing into the woods while a trailing car slowed behind.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
August 2011 Sageville, Dubuque County, Iowa Class A #30530

Late afternoon sighting of a road crossing on Hwy 52 north of Dubuque

The witness was driving home from work in the late afternoon when a dark hairy figure crossed the highway and leapt over a guard cable into thick brush. As passing the spot, the witness saw its shoulder and raised arm, noting a tall muscular build and cone-shaped head. The witness turned back to search but the figure was gone, and no tracks were found on a return visit the next day.

Road crossingPartial sighting
18 July 2011 Marseilles, La Salle County, Illinois Class A #30003

Late night encounter by a motorcyclist outside of Marseilles

The witness was riding a motorcycle home from night work at about 1 a.m. when making a turn beside a cornfield. A large dark figure was seen standing at the field edge a short distance away. It leaned forward and gave an extremely loud high-pitched scream-like call heard again moments later, and the witness accelerated away without looking back.

Full-body sightingScream
16 July 2011 Sheep Springs, McKinley County, New Mexico Class A #34460

A large biped seen in headlights on a moonlit night in the Chuska Mountains

Late at night while driving on a dirt road in the mountains, the witness and family saw a tall dark figure standing by a small pond in bright moonlight. When the driver angled the headlights toward it, the figure turned and ran upright on two legs into the trees within seconds. The witnesses described it as much taller and wider than a person with no clothing, and a next-day return found no tracks.

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15 July 2011 Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio Class A #30035

Man describes his dusk sighting near Geneva

The witness had parked at the road to collect firewood and was returning to the truck when a large hairy bipedal creature crossed the road about 30 yards away and entered the woods. The witness drove to the crossing point and saw yellow eye reflection looking back from the woods before it disappeared and the witness left. An investigator later visited the site with the witness and documented the road and surroundings.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
2 July 2011 St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida Class A #31745

Up close encounter experienced by a father and son fishing south of St. Augustine

The witness and a relative were night fishing while parked in their car when they heard loud howling and grunting that grew closer. After waiting, they drove away and their headlights illuminated a very tall, hairy biped crossing the road in long strides before going under a bridge toward the water.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingHowlGrowl
July 2011 Mears Mi, Oceana County, Michigan Class A #31603

Motorists describe a nighttime sighting near the Manistee National Forest

Two occupants of a car driving on a curvy wooded road around midnight encountered a furry figure crouched in the roadway. After illuminating it with high beams from close range, they watched it stand on two legs and run quickly up a hill. They described it as huge, dark, about seven feet tall with long arms, moving like an ape, and said it could not have been a bear.

Full-body sighting
17 June 2011 Waterton, Alberta Class A #43598

Early morning sighting through binoculars while bird watching in Waterton National Park

The witness reports going to the Cameron Lake area at dawn to birdwatch and scanning a scree slope with optics. A large dark-brown bipedal animal came out of a treeline and crossed the slope quickly before ducking behind a boulder and not reappearing. The witness remained about an hour trying to see it leave but did not see it again.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
June 2011 Peninsula, Summit County, Ohio Class A #31852

Daylight sighting behind a home in Cuyahoga National Park

The witness reported hearing crashing in a wooded ravine below the house on June 4, 2011 and then seeing a chest-high figure that stared for about a minute before descending out of view. No tracks were recovered because the witness avoided the ravine where the creature was thought to stay.

Partial sightingTree break
June 2011 Aledo, Parker County, Texas Class A #30238

Worker has late night encounter at gas well near Aledo

The witness was working alone at a gas compressor site around 2 a.m. when the headlamp caught reflective eyes in the woods beyond a fence. The source of the eyes stepped from behind a tree to the fence, then turned and walked bipedally into a creek bottom, prompting the witness to retreat to the truck and call the employer. Weak lighting prevented detailed observation, but the witness recalled a tall dark muscular form.

Partial sightingEyeshine
31 May 2011 Show Low, Navajo County, Arizona Class A #29358

Brief daylight sighting within the city limits of Show Low

The witness was walking a dog on a trail on a mesa when the dog growled and pulled left. The witness saw a tan-colored with red tint, long-haired biped peek from behind a pine tree and then walk away to the west on two legs. The viewing lasted about 10 to 15 seconds and the witness was very upset afterward.

Full-body sighting
5 May 2011 Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas Class A #32256

Soldier on leave has a daylight sighting while fishing near Bennington

The witness was fishing near a lake dam in the afternoon and noticed a large upright creature standing next to a tree in tall grass, with its head just below branches about 10 feet up. The sighting lasted about a minute; when the witness looked down while walking toward it and then back up, the creature was gone.

Partial sighting
4 May 2011 New Smyrna Beach, Brevard County, Florida Class A #29529

Fishing guide with clients approached by a Florida Skunk-Ape in the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (includes witness sketch)

The witness was guiding a fishing charter by boat in a remote refuge in the morning when a reddish-brown hairy biped was seen searching a sand bank. The creature approached to close range, stood erect and faced the boat for several seconds, vocalized, then left quietly into mangroves. The sighting lasted about two minutes and was watched by the guide and two clients.

Full-body sightingVocalization
3 May 2011 Blackstone, Brunswick County, Virginia Class A #29305

Sasquatch charges witness after son fires shotgun near Blackstone (includes audio from follow-up investigation)

Late at night the witness and a relative went outside to check a heavy thud behind the house. They saw a deer run past, then a very tall hair-covered human-like figure approach from the woods. After a shotgun shot was fired toward the treeline, the figure veered closer, stopped nearby, then moved along the treeline into the woods where it remained visible for several minutes. A strong odor was noticed and large footprints were found the next day.

Full-body sightingFootstepsScreamVocalizationOdor +2
15 April 2011 Jefferson Township, Morris County, New Jersey Class A #29139

Afternoon sighting while hiking at Mahlon Dickerson Reservation

While camping with two relatives, the witness hiked off-trail and circled back toward the campsite road. Looking back toward an upper trailhead, the witness saw a tall, bulky black figure walking from right to left and quickly out of sight. The witness then moved forward to the spot with the relatives and later compared the figure's size to a relative, estimating it much taller and wider.

Full-body sighting
15 April 2011 Equality, Hardin County, Illinois Class A #29165

Possible observations using thermal imager southeast of Equality

The witness was with two companions walking a forest trail back to camp near midnight while using a thermal monocular and making howls and whoops. After hearing four return howls, the witness saw a bright heat signature through the thermal that peeked from behind a tree, disappearing and reappearing on alternating sides for about a minute. A companion also viewed it through the thermal and reacted with surprise. When the companions moved closer, the source grew smaller, moved through thick vegetation from right to left, and disappeared, with the witness discerning only what looked like a head.

Partial sightingHowl