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BFRO YEAR: Late 60's Iron River/Crystal Falls, Iron County, Michigan Class B #29549

Memory told of a possible daylight sighting while driving deer on a farm east of Iron River

In the late 1960s, the witness was stationed at a fence corner during a family deer drive on fenced farm land. He reported seeing a large hairy figure step over a four-foot barbed-wire fence from the west and then over a second fence to the north. The rest of the hunting party later emerged from the woods behind it, and the witness maintained the same account into adulthood.

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BFRO YEAR: 1972-1974? Grayling, Crawford County, Michigan Class A #23530

Man recalls childhood incident near Grayling

As children playing in a cedar swamp, the witness and two friends surprised a roughly six-foot, rusty-brown-haired creature sitting by a creek. They watched for about ten seconds as it stood about 70 feet away and walked gracefully deeper into the swamp. Afterward they went to the spot, found the stump warm to the touch and the ground disturbed, but no clear tracks.

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The first time Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan Related account #10151

Sasquatch sighting near Marshall, Michigan

About a week earlier the same witness saw the creature cross the road about 20 feet in front of his vehicle.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
BFRO YEAR: mid 80's Bendon, Benzie County, Michigan Class A #24776

Near Bendon, woman and daughter recall their daylight sighting from automobile

A driver and passenger stopped on a dirt road through woods when several large dogs crossed in front of the car and trotted toward a dark object in a field. The object stood up as a very tall, bulky, dark-gray hair-covered figure with long arms and no visible neck, which the dogs greeted excitedly. The figure then moved quickly into the adjacent woods with long bent-legged strides and exaggerated arm swings while both occupants watched in shock without speaking.

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BFRO YEAR: 1980-81 Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois Class A #10037

Youth has daylight sighting in corn field near Rock Falls

The witness was in a garage when the dog barked frantically and then hid in its doghouse. The witness then heard heavy running like a galloping horse and felt vibrations, and saw a large bulky humanoid with reddish-brown hair running through a cornfield. The figure glanced briefly, pushed through the corn with swinging arms, attempted to jump an irrigation ditch but fell short, then disappeared into brush.

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BFRO YEAR: 1992-3 Panama, Montgomery County, Illinois Class A #10197

Two squirrel hunters have sighting near Shoal Creek

Two people driving to find a squirrel hunting area saw an animal in a field that first looked like a deer. The animal moved quickly away, then stood and moved on two legs with long arms swinging before walking into distant woods. The witnesses were speechless at the time and later concluded it must have been a bigfoot.

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all year round Granite City, Madison County, Illinois Related account #32196

Sasquatch sighting near Granite City, Illinois

The witness claims repeated sightings over several years around the house, barn and surrounding woods, including figures at the window and in the barn, plus snow prints and scat finds.

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BFRO YEAR: 1989? Hagaman, Macoupin County, Illinois Class A #43348

Memory told of sighting at night along SR 108 near Hagaman

The witness was driving west on a highway late at night after closing work when she saw a tall dark creature standing beside the road near a bridge. As her car drew even with it, the creature turned toward the car and reached out with its right hand. Frightened, she accelerated and drove away.

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in the fall of 2011 Place not stated Related account #35206

Sasquatch sighting

The witness reports seeing the animal walking in front from south to north in fall 2011.

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in the fall of 2011 Place not stated Related account #35206

Sasquatch sighting

The witness reports seeing the animal walking across the field behind the house from south to north in fall 2011.

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after a few month of seeing nothing Good Wine, Iroquois County, Illinois Related account #14404

Sasquatch sighting near Good Wine, Illinois

After months with no activity, the witness and spouse together watched a dark figure about six feet tall go down the driveway toward the road on a sunny mild afternoon.

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in [name withheld] dead of summer Place not stated Related account #44645

Sasquatch sighting

[name withheld] witness describes a previous sighting in [name withheld] dead of summer about five miles away involving a smaller, less hairy animal.

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Since then Place not stated Related account #43162

Sasquatch sighting

After the main encounter the family reported seeing four figures of different sizes, including one drinking from the fish pond.

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BFRO YEAR: 1947/48 Palatka, Putnam County, Florida Class A #4795

While riding horse, young teen has day time sighting not far from Palatka

Around 1947-48 on a hot summer day, the witness was riding a horse through pine woods to visit a neighbor when a large dark hairy figure was seen at a distance by a pine tree. The figure appeared to make repeated up-and-down movements with its arms raised and paid no attention to the witness. The horse stopped, pointed its ears forward, and refused to approach, so the witness watched briefly from a safe distance.

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BFRO YEAR: 1971-72? Putnam Hall, Putnam County, Florida Class A #1021

Large Creature standing in road

The witness and a companion were driving at night when an entity was standing in their lane and they had to swerve to avoid hitting it. They reported getting a good look as they passed, describing a tall, hairy, man-like figure. The driver was frightened and would not stop or turn around.

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BFRO YEAR: 74-75 Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida Class A #414

Year long sightings by family

The witness describes repeated nighttime visits to a rural property over about a year by a family of large hairy creatures that ate fruit, looked in trailer windows, and once bit a penned hog. The witness reports seeing three individuals of varying heights, hearing frequent chattering, noticing odor, tracks and hair, and attempting to hunt them without driving them away. After about a year the visits stopped, believed to have ended when habitat regrew.

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BFRO YEAR: 2002-2003? Lake Park,, Palm Beach County, Florida Class A #30929

Daylight observation of a hair-covered bipedal figure in the Grassy Waters Preserve

The witness and a companion were walking a preserve boardwalk in the early morning after being denied a guided canoe trip. From the boardwalk they watched a tall dark figure at the base of a distant cypress tree repeatedly squat, dig in the mud, stand, and bring a hand to its mouth for several minutes. Two park rangers were also present, but requested binoculars fogged and were unusable. The witness described the figure as human-like in posture and movement and did not consider it a bear.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
A year a go Place not stated Related account #7904

Sasquatch sighting

The witness and a companion watched a large dark figure repeatedly bend toward water and stand as if eating near a cypress stand.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: early 2000 Orlando, Orange County, Florida Class A #32746

Man recalls his nighttime sighting of a tall hair covered biped outside Orlando

The witness and a cousin were parked late at night beside a playground near a small lake and woods after driving home. The witness, still in the car, saw a huge dark fur-covered figure standing nearby in dim light. When the witness opened the door and the car was started, the figure moved off to the right as they drove away toward their neighborhood. They briefly returned to look for it but found no trace.

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Date unknown Pensacola, Okaloosa County, Florida Related account #28634

Sasquatch sighting near Pensacola, Florida

Another individual reported seeing an approximately 8-foot-tall muscular creature move from the road edge down a gully into the treeline in the same eastbound highway area while occupants of an additional car were also present.

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