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September 2008 Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Class A #24731

Brief sighting by motorist on Rt. 80 just west of the town of Clearfield

The witness was driving west on a highway in the afternoon when he noticed a stationary stocky figure covered in reddish long hair standing beyond a fallow field in front of woods. He saw only the upper body and head for about three seconds before a bank and foliage blocked the view. His companion was asleep and saw nothing, and he was unable to stop or return to the location.

Partial sighting
September 2008 Patronville, Spencer County, Indiana Class A #49467

ATV rider has close encounter at night near Patronville (with an artist's sketch)

The witness was riding at the back of a large group of ATVs at night through a muddy, wooded trail. As he approached a large tree, he made eye contact with a tall, muscular, hair-covered figure pressed flat against the tree with its hands on the trunk. After a stare lasting about 15 seconds, the witness rode past within a few feet, looked back, and saw the figure take one quick step and disappear into the darkness.

Partial sighting
September 2008 Algonquin, McHenry County, Illinois Class A #32400

Jogger has daylight sighting on Prairie Trail near Algonquin

The witness was jogging north on a prairie trail in daylight when they saw a large furry figure walking ahead with its back to them. As they approached, the figure looked larger and hair-covered, then went around a bend near a stream and retention pond. The witness continued ahead but found no one on the trail, and on the return looked into a dark opening by a fence near the water before leaving.

Full-body sighting
September 2008 Ochopee, Collier County, Florida Class A #24656

Daylight sighting from Hwy. 41 in the Big Cypress National Preserve

The witness was riding in the back seat of a car traveling west in the early morning. After noticing a strong rotten-egg and wet-dog odor, the witness saw a large dark hair-covered figure standing by a palm 300-500 yards away and facing the road. The view lasted only a few seconds before roadside trees blocked it. After turning around and returning, the figure was gone but a strange smell lingered.

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September 2008 Jacob Lake, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #24732

Hunters have camper shaken and hear whoops on the North Kiabab

Two brothers were camping overnight in a popup camper while on a grouse hunting trip. In the middle of the night the camper was shaken several times, prompting one witness to go outside with a flashlight. He heard something walking in the timber but saw nothing when he shone the light, then after returning inside heard a series of loud whoops from a distance.

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September 2008 Encampment, Carbon County, Wyoming Class B #24822

Morning visitor seen at an Elk Hunting Camp in the Medicine Bow National Forest

The witness awoke in a truck at a forest campsite around dawn and briefly saw a dark figure run between a tent and a parked vehicle. She first thought it was a companion, but the companion was elsewhere in camp and moved more slowly. The figure was visible only for a fraction of a second from the torso up and was not seen again. No footprints were found afterward despite wet ground.

Partial sighting
September 2008 Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington Class B #24835

Man hears possible vocalizations close to his home near Eatonville

The witness was lying down to sleep at home in the early morning when a series of loud vocalizations was heard from nearby woods. The sounds included a distant deep call, loud siren-like screams, and chattering with tongue-clicking, while neighboring dogs barked during parts of the sequence. The sounds faded and returned as if the source moved deeper into the woods and back before leaving for the last time.

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31 August 2008 Cedar Lake Area, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class B #24682

Hikers hear possible vocalizations throughout the night near Cedar Lake

The witness and two teenagers hiked in and made camp for the night. Starting about 2100 they heard repeated high-pitched whoops, first from the north and later from the south, continuing intermittently into the night. No animals, people, or tracks were seen during the stay or hike out.

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29 August 2008 Pidgon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee Class A #24667

Family vacationing in Pigeon Forge has two sightings on two consecutive nights driving down a mountain road

A family driving back to their mountain cabin at night rounded a turn and saw a tall, dark-haired biped walking on the roadside. All four family members watched it take several strides on the pavement before it left the shoulder and went down toward a creek without acknowledging them. The parents had glimpsed a similar figure in nearly the same spot the previous night. The next day the family found slide marks and a broken branch near the creek and learned another family had also seen the creature.

Full-body sighting
29 August 2008 Fredonia, Coconino County, Arizona Class B #24659

Trailer shaken and objects thrown at campers on the north rim of the Grand Canyon

On a Friday night during an archery-hunt camping trip, the witness and a relative sat by the campfire while two unseen presences circled the camp, breaking branches, pacing, and making heavy footsteps. Small rocks and sticks were then thrown into camp, including a softball-sized rock that landed nearby, followed by impacts on a food box and the trailer. Others sheltering in the trailer also heard footsteps, breaking branches, impacts, and a heavy sigh, and later a branch-like object was dragged across the trailer roof.

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27 August 2008 Chelan, Chelan County, Washington Class A #25280

Man startles creature while mountain biking near Chelan

The witness was riding a mountain bike alone on a trail northwest of Chelan in the morning. After rounding a bend, the witness saw a tall, dark-brown, long-haired bipedal animal running away through the forest for about 10-15 seconds. The witness stopped and then searched where it crossed, but found no clear tracks on the trail and no hair or broken vegetation.

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25 August 2008 Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois Class A #36571

Dusk sighting in a backyard near Edwardsville

At dusk the witness heard a weed-eater-like whirling sound from the woods behind the backyard and walked back to investigate. He saw a dark figure sitting with its back to him that stood up, gathered something to its chest, and quickly left into the woods. He described the figure as female, about six feet tall, about 30 yards away.

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25 August 2008 Rhododendron, Clackamas County, Oregon Class A #24631

Motorists see an ape run across Hwy 26 near dusk outside of Rhododendron

Two companions were driving west on Highway 26 after a fishing trip when they slowed near stopped cars. An ape-like creature sprang from the woods very close to their car and ran behind it across the road from north to south, moving on its knuckles with unusual quickness and nearly being hit by a following car. Other stopped drivers honked during the crossing.

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24 August 2008 Carbonado (edited By Investigator), Pierce County, Washington Class B #24612

Couple camping NW of Mt. Rainier hear loud vocals and footsteps

The witness and a companion camped overnight in a wooded area. Around 3 a.m. the witness heard a very loud whoop-like vocalization nearby that ended in a bird-like sound, followed shortly by a distant answering call. When the witness shone a flashlight toward the treeline, something nearby fled at a jog, producing audible heavy footsteps. The companion later reported hearing another more distant vocalization, and a morning search found no clear tracks in dense underbrush.

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19 August 2008 Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho Class B #24693

Rock banging, footprints and strange stripped tree on high mountain ranch near Sandpoint

The witness was working alone with a guard dog in a forest clearing being cleared for a runway when, after shutting down machinery, two series of very loud rock-banging sounds came from the shadowed tree line. The dog stayed alert but would not approach, and the witness felt watched and left without seeing the source. Weeks later he found very large deep footprints pointing toward the sound location.

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15 August 2008 Westport, Ontario Class A #24733

Daytime sighting behind a cabin near Westport

In the morning the witness looked from a second-floor cabin window and saw a large brown furry figure cross a sunlit clearing behind the cabin in three long strides. The figure briefly turned its dark gray flat face toward the witness before re-entering the forest and descending toward a creek, with only the head briefly reappearing.

Full-body sighting
12 August 2008 Smithers, British Columbia Class B #27281

Possible encounter close to the hospital in Smithers

Around midnight the witness was with two friends in a small forest near the house when they heard a large branch snap. The witness saw a tall outline about 15 to 20 feet away leaning with one arm against a tree and staring, then it turned and walked toward the road while the witness ran. Companions did not see the figure, and the next day the witness found fresh paths and broken and uprooted trees in the area.

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11 August 2008 Ducor, Tulare County, California Class B #24795

Campers hear lengthy call and response sequence between creatures in the Giant Sequoia National Monument

Three people arrived at a meadow campsite in dark early morning hours and heard a loud call-and-answer exchange of whoops from unseen sources to the southwest and southeast. The lower-pitched calls stayed in place while higher-pitched replies seemed to move closer, with a pause in the middle, totaling roughly half an hour. The group stayed a week without seeing anyone else, and the reporter later suggested the sounds might have been Bigfoot.

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10 August 2008 Estacada, Clackamas County, Oregon Class A #24882

Four campers have nighttime visitation and then a visual observation of a sasquatch near Estacada

The morning after a night of knocking sounds at a remote ridge camp, the witness and a companion were driving out on a logging road when a very tall dark figure ran across the road ahead of them and disappeared into the trees. They stopped at the crossing point and searched the uphill slope, where the witness found and videotaped an 18-inch barefoot-like track in moss along with other partial marks, and heard something noisy move away through the forest.

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8 August 2008 Lumby, British Columbia Class B #24377

Rural resident hears prolonged vocals near Lumby

Late at night the witness was awakened at home by an unfamiliar high-pitched, two-toned scream repeated with pauses. She listened from an open window and woke her son, who also listened and said he had never heard such a sound. The sounds were heard at a distance and eventually faded toward the other side of the valley.

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