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February 2003 LONDON, Madison County, Ohio Class A #10330

Two motorists have a lengthy sighting along SR56 near the Madison and Clark County line.

Two people driving home from work in winter stopped to watch a large upright hair-covered figure walking along a creek through deep snow. They observed it for several minutes as it continued away along the creek without struggling in the snow, then repositioned to where it was headed and waited until dark without seeing it again. No tracks were found when they later checked the field entrances.

Full-body sighting
18 January 2003 Ardmore, Johnston County, Oklahoma Class A #24512

Unknown primate type creature on all-fours passes in front of hunters north of Mannsville

In January 2003 while bobcat hunting and driving slowly through a wooded pasture, the witness and a companion watched a muscular grey-furred animal cross the road on all fours about 30 feet ahead for 6-7 seconds. The animal stayed low and bent over, moved awkwardly with weak-looking front limbs and kicking hind legs, then vanished. Both occupants compared it to a gorilla and later agreed it could not have been a bobcat.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
11 January 2003 Johnson County, Wyoming Class A #5674

Motorist changes his mind about bigfoot after seeing animal cross road in early morning

A driver traveling west on Interstate 90 in Wyoming late at night reported seeing a large, hair-covered biped cross the highway ahead of the car. The figure was described as stooped with broad shoulders and no visible neck, and it turned toward the vehicle showing red eyeshine. The driver said it was not a person or bear and was unlike anything previously seen.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
1 January 2003 Kuckville, Orleans County, New York Class A #11688

Husband and wife see animal near garbage dump

In late January 2003, the witness and his wife were driving through apple orchards at night spotlighting for deer and coyotes. They illuminated a hair-covered figure standing by an old refrigerator at a garbage dump about 75 to 100 yards away, noting reflected eyeshine and height estimated from the fridge. The figure turned and walked into the adjacent woods, and the couple left the area without investigating on foot.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
Fall 2003 Bordentown Nj, Burlington County, New Jersey Class A #11168

Late night sighting by motorists in Crosswicks

A couple driving home late at night saw a dark, shaggy, broad-bodied creature cross the road in front of their car. It moved upright but hunched over in quick strides and disappeared into thick brush on the far side. They slowed to look but saw no further sign, noting a barking dog on the side where it had emerged.

Road crossingPartial sighting
2003–2004 Blaine, Lawrence County, Kentucky Class A #11966

Ginseng hunters have daytime sighting near Blaine.

A couple went ginseng hunting in woods behind their home on a summer morning. The husband heard brush movement across a ditch and then saw a hair-covered figure from the chest up watching them from 20 to 30 feet away. After watching for several minutes, the couple slowly left uphill while the figure continued to observe, and the wife also saw it as they left.

Partial sightingMovement onlyOdorAnimal behaviour
Summer 2003 Middleburg., Clay County, Florida Class A #18065

Daylight sighting by two young female hikers in Jennings State Forest

Two companions hiking a trail to pick berries rounded a corner and saw a tall dark furry figure about 40-50 yards ahead moving away through palmettos, with only the upper body visible. The companion reported loud thrashing and breaking vegetation while the reporting witness recalled no sound. After about half a minute they fled the area in fright.

Partial sightingFootstepsPossible misidentification
Winter 2003 Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas Class A #55376

Two fishermen have close-up sighting while driving home at night from Norfork Lake

Two men driving home from night fishing in the early morning hours saw an upright animal in their headlights on the west roadside. The animal took a long step to the center line, paused and looked at the vehicle occupants, then dropped to its knuckles and swung its body to the east shoulder where it disappeared from view.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
January 2003 Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Class A #13028

Two young men have a surprise backyard encounter while watching a meteor shower south of Jasper

The witness and a companion were playing darts and watching meteors from a relative's yard at night. A roughly five-foot-tall hairy biped jogged across the lit front yard, paused to look at them for a few seconds, then sprinted rapidly into darkness. Both witnesses reported seeing it, while the resident relative did not.

Full-body sighting
January 2003 Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma Class A #7473

Family finds tracks and has close visual encounter

In January 2003 a relative was chopping wood near the woods edge in the early evening when he noticed a large hairy figure a short distance away, visible from the waist up through a clearing. He froze, dropped the wood, and fled into the house, arriving badly shaken and initially unable to speak before stating he had seen Bigfoot. The figure was reported to have turned and left into denser woods without aggression or sound.

Partial sighting
Fall 2003 Pollock Pines, El Dorado County, California Class A #8595

Man has early morning sighting near Sly Park

The witness was driving northbound on Sly Park Road before dawn when the high beams revealed a large animal standing on two legs beside the road. The animal dropped to all fours, crossed to the opposite side into roadside brush, then watched the vehicle from the brush where its face was seen close to the passenger window. The witness later estimated its height at about eight feet based on the roadside drop-off and concluded it was not a bear.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingPartial sighting
15 December 2002 Jefferson, Park County, Colorado Class A #22801

Further apparent corroboration of multiple-witness, winter, nighttime, road-crossing near Kenosha Pass

A couple driving slowly at night in snow claim a very tall, dark, massive figure crossed the highway in front of their truck and nearby cars while illuminated by headlights. They said it covered the road in only three to four long strides and then vanished to the west side. After a pause they agreed to each other that it had looked like bigfoot.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
12 December 2002 Wann, Nowata County, Oklahoma Class A #5620

Black bigfoot observed from highway by route driver and son

The witness was driving a delivery truck with a relative in the morning while watching for deer. They noticed a large dark figure in a green winter wheat field about 200-300 yards away that stood upright and watched them for about two minutes while handling a small branch. The figure did not flee but turned its whole body to watch the truck drive away.

Full-body sighting
December 2002 Lillooet, British Columbia Class A #6831

Night time sighting by motorist on Highway 40 between Gold Bridge and Lillooet

The witness was driving at night and passed a car on a curve. In the headlights the witness saw a hair-covered biped on the roadside walking away, which glanced back over its shoulder. The sighting lasted about a second.

Full-body sighting
1 December 2002 Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio Class A #7932

A young hunter witness's a seven foot tall creature less than 25 feet away

While hunting and returning down a trail, the witness encountered a tall brown-haired creature by a tree and stared at it. The creature vocalized, approached after the witness placed a gun on the ground, then walked away. The witness tried to follow but the creature ran off too fast to track.

Full-body sightingHowlScreamWhistleVocalization +1
December 2002 Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon Class A #5505

Rural Oregon resident sees a bigfoot look into the window

At night while using a computer at home, the witness heard odd sounds and saw a bigfoot looking in through the back window. The witness greeted it, and it turned away and walked toward the field behind the house. The witness later found a large footprint with apparent dermal ridges on the bank behind the house and reported talk-like voices that could not be imitated.

Partial sightingVocalizationUnidentified soundTracksDermal ridges
24 November 2002 PHILLIPS, Price County, Wisconsin Class A #5507

Man sees reddish brown figure near Phillips jump off road

During deer season in November 2002, the witness was walking a road near Phillips looking for deer when he saw an upright figure coming toward him. He first thought it was a black bear but, viewing it through a rifle scope from about 200 yards, concluded it was man-like and not a bear or human. When the witness crouched, the figure stopped then ran on two legs into an alder swamp, leaping over water and moving quickly through difficult bog ground.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
21 November 2002 Catoosa, Rogers County, Oklahoma Class A #7062

Woman has sighting through dental office window.

The witness was at work in the morning and looked out a window, spotting a tall dark figure walking beside a dilapidated house about 30 to 40 yards away. The figure was seen from behind as it walked away with long strides and swinging arms. The witness called to coworkers, but no one else saw it and no tracks were checked.

Full-body sighting
16 November 2002 Greenwater, Pierce County, Washington Class A #5331

Upright creature walks on two legs towards hunter near Mt. Rainier National Park

The witness was hunting deer alone on a frozen mountain road in the morning when he noticed a black figure walking upright toward him from about 300 yards away. After it closed to about 250 yards it appeared to notice him, then crouched and leapt clear across the road into dense trees and disappeared. He waited and later searched the road edge and treeline but found no tracks, noting the ground was frozen.

Full-body sighting
11 November 2002 El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas Class A #10913

Squirrel Hunter has encounter south of El Dorado

The witness was hunting squirrels alone late in the afternoon along an old road near a swamp. After smelling a strong foul odor and hearing growls, hoot-like sounds, footsteps and brush movement, the witness continued toward a clearing. The witness then saw a tall reddish hairy creature cross the road behind them in one step and run into the brush, then ran to the truck and left.

OdorGrowlVocalizationFootstepsMovement only +2