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11 November 2001 Hermitage, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Class A #3401

Motorist and passenger catch glimpse of humanlike figure crossing the road

The witness was driving on a back road at night with three companions when a light-brown figure crossed the road in front of the car and entered the woods. Only the witness and the front-seat companion saw the mid- and lower torso and legs moving with fast, person-like strides. The driver slowed with intent to stop but kept driving after the back-seat passengers asked not to stop.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
November 2001 Rhododendron, Clackamas County, Oregon Class A #3441

Oregon resident near Mt. Hood catches glimpse of a bigfoot in his neighborhood

The witness was inside the home at night when excited barking from local dogs caused a look out a window. A large hairy biped was seen backlit by an approaching car's headlights as it ran upright across the road about 130 feet away, and the car slowed as if its occupants also saw it. The witness then went outside to bring in a dog, noticed a bad odor, and later searches found no footprints.

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10 October 2001 Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Class A #3231

Motorist and passenger see large creature cross the road

The witness was driving at night with a passenger when a large hair-covered biped appeared in the headlights. The creature bounded across the two-lane highway and leaped from near the center line to the roadside bank. It stayed upright throughout the brief sighting before disappearing into brush and darkness.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
September 2001 New Waverly, Walker County, Texas Class A #4206

Predawn sighting on north side of FM 1375, just east of bridge over Lake Conroe

The witness stopped at the roadside by a lake shore before dawn while commuting to work and noticed a strong musky odor and a woofing sound. A tall dark-haired entity stood up beside the witness, shook a small tree, made a squealing bark sound, then strode past onto and across the road into pines as a truck approached. The witness immediately left the area.

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1 September 2001 Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Class A #3202

Nighttime sighting by family on Hwy 12 near Packwood, Labor Day Weekend

The witness was driving east on Highway 12 at night with relatives when headlights illuminated a fur-covered biped on the roadside. After passing it and turning around, they saw it again after it had crossed the road, passing within a few feet as it walked by the guardrail before it disappeared on a second turnaround.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingPossible hoax
17 August 2001 Uniontown, Bourbon County, Kansas Class B #5532

Motorists have daylight sighting near Uniontown

Two people driving on a gravel road around midday saw a hairy biped run across the road about a block ahead near a low-water bridge over a creek. The passenger looked up late and saw it only briefly before it entered the woods, while the driver reportedly got a better look. The witness estimated it at about five feet tall with reddish hair and emphasized its unusual speed.

Road crossingPartial sighting
12 July 2001 Fredericktown, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #6620

A man driving down the road witness's a 'huge" creature walk across the road

In July 2001 the witness was driving north on State Route 170 near Fredericktown, Ohio in the morning. From under 100 yards away he saw a very tall, dark brown, hair-covered creature cross the road from east to west in long, fast strides. By the time he reached the crossing point only the back of the creature was visible as it went over a hill out of sight.

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July 2001 Coffee Creek, Siskiyou County, California Class A #3056

Young man has three different footprint observations and one short encounter with a large black creature over a three-month period

The witness was driving to the campground after work when a large hair-covered biped carrying a fawn stepped onto the road. The creature paused to look toward the truck, then ran up a steep embankment and disappeared. A passenger riding with the witness did not see the creature.

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June 2001 Little Chicago, Marathon County, Wisconsin Class A #15050

County parks employee's early morning sighting near Rib River

The witness, a seasonal parks worker, arrived alone at Amco park early in the morning to clean. While driving out on the park access road, the witness saw a large hairy upright figure standing beside the road. The figure looked toward the truck then ran quickly across the road toward the river, after which the witness left without investigating.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
June 2001 Chinle, Apache County, Arizona Class A #6552

Bigfoot crosses road in front of vehicle traveling on Navajo Route 7 near Canyon De Chelley National Monument

The witness was driving slowly on a dirt road at night while looking for a place to camp when an ape-like animal crossed the road in front of the vehicle. The animal moved briskly from left to right a short distance ahead in the headlights, then bent down behind a bush or small tree as if trying to hide. The witness watched it for only a few seconds and later camped a short distance away.

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June 2001 Glenwood, Yakima County, Washington Class A #3038

Evening sighting by motorist near Glenwood

The witness was driving north of Glewood after a river trip in the early evening when a large grey-white creature crossed the road from north to south. Investigators later recreated the scene with the witness to estimate the creature's height, stride, and appearance.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
May 2001 Watson, Desha County, Arkansas Class A #8913

Late night sighting by motorist

The witness was driving late at night with a companion asleep in the car about five miles outside Watson on Highway 1. A very large white figure estimated at about seven feet tall ran across the road in front of the car from one woodline to the other under high-beam illumination. The figure moved very fast without looking toward the car and disappeared into the trees.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
May 2001 Georgia #5ea669eb-5843-4a22-8bfa-23e7591d0edb

Sasquatch sighting in Georgia (2001)

The witness, a Marine designated marksman, was ordered to kill an aggressive animal near Lake D on a Navy base on the Georgia-Florida border. After hearing a splash and seeing a branch thrown into the water one evening, he returned the next evening and watched a tall, long-haired biped cross a road about 40 yards away. He shot it twice, and it collapsed and died. Superiors and two men in a white car secured the body, told him to stay in place and later to forget the incident, and no written statement was ever taken.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingObject throwingUnidentified soundVocalization +1
March 2001 Chico, Wise County, Texas Class A #2237

Early morning encounter on North Texas backroad.

In March 2001 at about 4:30 a.m., the witness was driving home from work on back dirt roads when a tall bipedal figure crossed in front of the headlights in two to three strides. The figure stepped over a fence into a field and disappeared from view. It was described as 6-7 feet tall with long arms and long grayish hair, possibly dust-coated, moving in a lumbering fast walk.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
25 January 2001 Pagosa Springs CO / Dulce NM, Archuleta County, Colorado Class A #5586

Large creature crosses road in 1 1/2 strides

The witness and a companion were driving at night toward Pagosa Springs after watching a boxing match. About 20 yards ahead a creature crossed the county road quickly in front of them. They stopped where it crossed and saw footprints in snow on the road before driving away fast.

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Fall 2001 Athens, Limestone County, Alabama Class A #3296

Man on his way to work sees sasquatch crossing road in his headlights

The primary witness was driving to work in the early morning when headlights revealed an upright, hair-covered figure ahead. The figure crossed the paved road in a few brisk strides without running, glancing toward the vehicle before continuing through a ditch into the woods. The witness estimated its height by comparison to a roadside sign.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
15 October 2000 Morton, Lewis County, Washington Class B #28301

Woman recalls as a young girl possibly watching a sasquatch chase a deer through a cemetary in Morton

While lying on a couch at night watching a deer through a window gap, the witness saw the deer flee from a large bulky animal running on all fours. The deer stopped under bright lights at a power plant area which the pursuer would not enter. The animal then stood upright and walked on two legs across the highway and over a guardrail up a hill.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
11 October 2000 Morton, Lewis County, Washington Class A #1772

Family encounters large "gorilla" along road west of Morton

A driver traveling home with two children stopped after spotting an animal hunched in a ditch. The animal stood upright and walked slowly across the road in front of the car, appearing injured with blood on its side, then descended an embankment toward woods leading to a river. The occupants described it as bear-like at first but then gorilla-like, muscular, and walking on two legs.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
October 2000 Kenton, Manitoba Class B #1528

Possible sasquatch seen by farmer near Hwy 21 outside Kenton, Manitoba

The witness was hauling bales by tractor toward a relative's farmyard in the late afternoon when a tall dark figure was seen walking and crossing the road ahead. The figure was initially mistaken for a relative, but the actual relative was then seen at the house. The witness and the relative searched the area shortly afterward and found no one, with the nearest heavy cover described as a quarter-mile away.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
23 September 2000 Tahoma, El Dorado County, California Class A #353

Night sighting by two motorists near Lake Tahoe

On the night of September 23, 2000, the witness and the witness's spouse were driving south on Highway 89 near Tahoma after dinner. Their headlights illuminated a hair-covered biped crossing the road toward the lake and running into the trees. Both occupants watched it run upright on two legs and agreed it did not look like a bear, describing it as more like a Sasquatch.

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