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March 2012 Tillamook County, Oregon #5986

Man has a face to face with BF while offroading.

The witness was leaving a staging area in a jeep after offroading when two panicked deer ran out of the treeline. Looking to the right to see what chased them, the witness saw the upper half of a large primate-like face staring through pine boughs in the offroad lights. The creature swung its arm at the boughs as if agitated, then moved deeper into the treeline and disappeared, after which the witness left.

Partial sighting
March 2012 Bethel Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #34485

Daylight sighting from a senior apartment building near Bethel Park

On a cold snowy morning the witness was sitting inside a fourth-floor residence when turkeys and deer moved down a hill. Less than five minutes later he saw a large hairy animal near the top of the hill. The animal moved on all fours, then stood partially erect and ran on two feet into the forest, observed for about seven seconds from about 150 feet.

Full-body sighting
March 2012 Austintown/Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio Class B #40715

Possible daylight sighting by a passenger traveling along I-80 over the Meander Creek Reservoir

While riding as a passenger across a bridge over the reservoir on the way home, the witness saw a large hairy bipedal figure at the treeline near the bank. The figure was standing upright holding onto a tree and looking out over the water as the car passed. No other occupants in the vehicle saw it, and no other traces were noticed.

Full-body sighting
March 2012 Ochopee, Collier County, Florida Class B #35218

Possible incidents at Bear Island Campground in Big Cypress National Preserve

The witness was camping with companions in Big Cypress Preserve and walked to a parked Jeep to get a phone. About 15 feet into the woods he saw yellow human-like eyes at about his own eye level and smelled a strong skunk and wet-dog odor. Frightened, he returned to the campfire and later revisited the spot with a companion and spotlight but found nothing.

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March 2012 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Class B #35339

Unexplained happenings on a farm outside Tuscaloosa

A couple at their rural wooded home heard loud long guttural man-like yells almost nightly for several weeks in March 2012, usually around dusk. On March 31 the sounds seemed very close past the fence and suggested two individuals yelling, and on another night a growl from the same area frightened livestock. The sounds stopped for about a month and then resumed.

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March 2012 Big Cedar, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #34657

Daylight sighting along a highway near Big Cedar

A couple was driving slowly through hairpin curves on a mountain highway. The wife saw a tall, brown, hairy biped about 35-40 feet off the road. She watched for about 10-15 seconds as it walked with swinging arms from behind a tree into full side view and away without reacting to them. The husband did not see it because of the road conditions.

Full-body sighting
March 2012 Perma, Or Paradise, Missoula County, Montana Class B #34899

Fisherman finds possible footprint on the Flathead River near Paradise

The witness and a relative were fishing on the Flathead River on March 31, 2012. While walking to the outhouse, the witness found a very large barefoot print with a partial second print. The tracks reportedly led from the river's edge up the bank toward the mountain, were photographed, and were estimated at about 14 inches long.

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25 February 2012 Phelps, WI Address. But We Are Far North Very Close To MI Border And Next To Ottawa National Forest, Vilas County, Wisconsin Class B #34344

Possible nighttime activity at a cabin near Phelps

The witness woke around 12:50 a.m. at a family cabin and went outside to urinate because the indoor bathroom was occupied. While outside, the witness heard dogs barking frantically and then a very loud wood-like knock estimated 50 to 100 yards to the northwest. Feeling watched and frightened, the witness quickly returned inside.

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22 February 2012 Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri Class B #33872

Grandmother has a possible night time sighting from her home in the city of Nevada

The witness was waiting at home for grandchildren to return when she saw a large dark bipedal figure crossing an open field and heading out of town. She estimated its height from nearby trees and heard it roar and bang trash bins or dumpsters as it moved southwest behind houses and a store. Dogs and coyotes howled as it continued toward a racetrack and treed creek area.

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21 February 2012 Ocala, Marion County, Florida Class A #33764

Daylight sighting by a retired Wildlife Officer outside Ocala

The witness was driving on a wooded back road in Ocala in the early afternoon when an animal emerged from the woods and crossed the road. It initially moved on all fours, then stood and walked bipedally across the pavement before pausing at the tree line to look at the witness. The witness described a large dark-brown shaggy animal about 7 feet tall with primate-like arms and hands and no bear-like ears or muzzle, which then disappeared into the woods.

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18 February 2012 Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, Wisconsin Class B #34240

Passenger sees a large figure moving between buildings in Biron

The witness was riding as a passenger in a relative's van past a storage facility in the evening. The witness saw a tall brown human-like figure moving upright between the buildings with a fast smooth stride and a swinging arm. The relative slowed to look for it on the other side of the building, but it did not reappear. The witness stated it was not a person or bear.

Partial sighting
February 2012 Sandy, Clackamas County, Oregon #13078

Family find large prints on their farm.

On the second of two consecutive nights, the witness's daughter reported a bad smell and sounds of someone walking outside her window around midnight. Early that morning in low light, the witness found a large bare footprint with visible toes in deep mud at the barn gate. Family members viewed the print, no additional prints were found on solid ground, and the witness photographed it.

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February 2012 Kissimmee, Osceola County, Florida Class B #33612

Home owner describes activity on her property since 1969

The witness and a neighbor went into the wooded area of the witness's Florida property after dark to investigate heavy footsteps in leaves and brush. The neighbor ran toward the sounds expecting a person while the witness stayed about 30 yards away. A tall figure then ran past the witness in moonlight at extraordinary speed.

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February 2012 Uriah, Monroe County, Alabama Class B #40542

Possible vocalization brings attention to a large figure just outside a home near Uriah

Around 1-2 a.m. the witness went to retrieve bags from a car near a carport and heard a snorting grunt. Backlit by a carport light, he saw a large wide shape that vocalized again, circled with him as he retrieved a rifle, then left toward the woods. Next morning he found disturbed ground suggesting large bipedal steps.

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February 2012 Fort McMurray, Alberta EP 1059

Sasquatch sighting near Fort McMurray, Alberta (2012)

The witness was driving a water truck north of Fort McMurray and stopped for caribou crossing. Two bear-like animals approached and stood upright, revealing a tall brown female and a smaller black young male. A much larger male carrying a caribou appeared behind the truck, roared, charged, and struck the truck as the witness drove away, leaving a dent.

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30 January 2012 Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Class B #32670

Homeowner sees red eyeshine and hears wood knocks in woods near Becket

The witness was on the back porch at night when a noise was heard moving in the wooded hillside. The witness shone a flashlight into the woods and saw reddish eyeshine staring back for about 20 seconds, during which it blinked. The animal then turned and walked away uphill deeper into the woods, and the witness later measured a reference tree to estimate the eye height at about 7 feet.

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28 January 2012 Prairie City, Grant County, Oregon #5887

Hiker sees "squatch" on the hill near Prairie City

The witness saw a squatch on a hill feeding on a small animal. The witness stopped to watch, and the creature returned the gaze for about thirty seconds. The creature then ran uphill away from the witness at high speed.

Full-body sighting
23 January 2012 Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois Class B #33264

Photos taken of possible footprints found on rural property near Albany

The witness and spouse found two distinct sets of human-like bare footprints in snow near their home on a clear mid-morning. One set measured about 10 inches long and the other about 12 inches long, with clearly visible toes. Photos were taken and the spouse followed the prints for several hundred yards.

Tracks
22 January 2012 Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina Class B #32447

Possible vocal interaction with children playing at dusk near Hot Springs

Several children playing outside exchanged yelps and whistles with an unseen source that sounded progressively closer, moving from the mountaintop to the woods' edge. When a boy took a hunting dog to the treeline, the dog stayed silent with raised tail and ears, stopped, and refused to advance. An adult also noted a foul smell during the few-minute interaction, after which the sounds stopped.

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22 January 2012 Cinebar, Lewis County, Washington Class B #32696

Rural resident records audio and photographs snow trackway near Cinebar

On the morning of January 22, 2012, the witness looked out at melting snow in the backyard and noticed an unusual straight-line series of marks distinct from ATV tracks and family footprints. The marks ran directly from tree to tree and then toward the property line, with no clear origin behind the property. The witness photographed the trackway and measured consistent long intervals between steps.

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