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BFRO YEAR: 1986-87 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Class A #14646

Fisherman Observes White Creature Swimming in Antrim Lake

The witness reports fishing at dawn on the shore of a quarry lake when bubbles rose and churned in the middle of the water. A large white entity surfaced, swam across the lake, exited on the far side, and walked up the bank into woods bordering a river. The witness estimated its size by comparing it to a cyclist at the exit point.

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BFRO YEAR: 1982 or 83 Calcutta, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #2696

Nighttime sighting by three in car, on Sprucevale Rd. near Calcutta

Three people driving at night saw a hairy monkey-like figure crouched on a wooded hillside in their car headlights. They did not compare notes until about half a mile later, when they found all three had seen the same thing. They drove back to the spot but the figure was gone, and they left without entering the woods.

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one time while visiting Williamsburg, Clermont County, Ohio Related account #70702

Sasquatch sighting near Williamsburg, Ohio

The witness's relative reported seeing a person-like figure in a big fur coat standing in the woods north of the house.

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LAST SUMMER OKEANA, Butler County, Ohio Related account #4659

Sasquatch sighting near OKEANA, Ohio

A relative and a neighboring youth reportedly saw a human-like animal in a field near the witness's house the previous summer.

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BFRO YEAR: 99 or 2000 Mio, Oscoda County, Michigan Class A #1211

Drives around curve, sees a bigfoot step into the treeline

The witness was driving on a paved highway near an ORV area in the morning with a companion. Around a curve she briefly saw a large black hair-covered man-shaped figure take a final step into dense roadside trees. Her companion, who was talking, did not see it. The witness slowed and both looked into the woods but saw nothing further.

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BFRO YEAR: 1984? Onekama, Manistee County, Michigan Class A #43798

Memory told of an early evening sighting at a migrant work camp in Bear Lake

The witness, then a young teenager staying at a migrant apple-picking camp, stepped outside in the evening and saw a very large gray figure walking near a bare hill and orchard tree line toward the highway. The figure was described as thick, hunchbacked, and much taller than a man, moving unlike a man. The witness told no one at the time and now states a belief that such creatures exist.

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on the 4th of July evening around 11:30PM Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan Related account #31860

Sasquatch sighting near Mount Pleasant, Michigan

On a July 4th night around 11:30PM the witness saw a dark furry figure standing at the deck corner about 15 feet away, which then took two giant leaps toward the river and crossed downstream, leaving a partial footprint found next morning.

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4 weeks ago Allen, Hillsdale County, Michigan Related account #15187

Sasquatch sighting near Allen, Michigan

The landlord's nephew reported seeing a manlike figure walking through the yard.

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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.

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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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Ten years later, in 1963 Winamac, Pulaski County, Indiana Related account #9245

Sasquatch sighting near Winamac, Indiana

A decade later two relatives waited quietly on a screened porch at night, smelled a strong rotten-meat odor, and watched a large dark-haired biped pass under a bridge light before dropping to all fours to cross the bridge while a dog chased it and returned injured.

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about 16 years ago Chrisney, Spencer County, Indiana Related account #6534

Sasquatch sighting near Chrisney, Indiana

A relative reportedly saw a small black bear on the farm years after the main event.

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Date unknown Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana Related account #2467

Sasquatch sighting near Corydon, Indiana

A friend camped in the woods behind the cabin and reported seeing a tall hairy humanoid walk between two trees before leaving.

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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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2/17/09 (6:40pm) Mount Vernon, Washington County, Illinois Related account #24766

Sasquatch sighting near Mount Vernon, Illinois

A witness saw red eyes and a large bipedal form behind a tree about 40 feet away before it fled while a relative watched a large figure crouch on the pond dam about 125 feet away.

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mid day Eldorado, White County, Illinois Related account #49954

Sasquatch sighting near Eldorado, Illinois

A relative reported being alone at the cabin at midday and watching a large ape-like creature descend a rear cliff in a non-human manner.

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Date unknown Shelby County, Illinois Related account #28144

Sasquatch sighting near Shelby County

Neighbors reportedly saw large cats around the area, including in a cemetery tree.

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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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