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August 2004 SUNNY HILLS GREENHEAD, Washington County, Florida Class A #9174

Man has nighttime sighting in his yard

Around 9:30 p.m. on a rainy night the witness heard miniature horses making noise in the yard and turned on a porch floodlight to look. From about 40 to 50 feet away in pines the witness saw a tall upright figure that looked toward the porch. The figure then turned and walked behind an outbuilding out of the light during a brief 2- to 3-second view.

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August 2004 El Campo, Wharton County, Texas Class A #9312

Woman and her husband have night time encounter near El Campo

The witness was sitting on the porch at night when the dogs reacted to a heavy stepping sound nearby. After getting her husband, the couple watched a grayish hair-covered biped about 5 feet tall leap onto and off a refrigerator on a trailer, knocking the trailer off its blocks. The animal then fled on two legs in a stooped posture toward the road while the husband fired a pistol into the ground.

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August 2004 Atlanta, Cass County, Texas Class A #9137

Route driver has early morning road encounter near Atlanta

Late at night the witness was driving north toward Atlanta when he saw a very large dark-brown hairy creature step easily over a barbed-wire fence beside an S-curve. The creature turned its head toward the witness but did not run, continuing to walk along the fence line while the witness braked and then drove on, frightened.

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29 July 2004 Lake Quinault Lodge, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class A #14112

Afternoon sighting by motorists near Quinault Fish Hatchery

Three women driving from Lake Quinault toward the coast in the afternoon saw a tall, dark-haired bipedal animal cross the highway in front of their pickup. The animal glanced toward them, continued across without hurrying, and disappeared into brush on the far side. The driver sped up to get a closer look but the animal had finished crossing by the time they passed.

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17 July 2004 Hibbing, St. Louis County, Minnesota Class A #9012

Vocalizations heard and animal observed near Hibbing

The husband got up early and heard an unfamiliar calling sound, so he went outside to get mail and look for the source. Near his car he saw a fur-covered bipedal figure about 50 feet away in pines, watched it briefly, then it noticed him and ran toward the woods and field. He later found large pressed-down footprints in grass, and the spouse's father found scat in the same area said to differ from deer or bear.

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16 July 2004 Troy Mills, Buchanan County, Iowa Class A #9089

While heading to cabin at 6:30 a.m., husband and wife have sighting near Wipsipinicon River

A couple driving on an unimproved road in the early morning smelled a strong odor and then saw a large hairy creature standing beside the trail about 50 yards ahead. The creature looked toward them briefly before turning and walking away into cover with long strides. The husband later described the encounter to an investigator by phone, while the wife declined to discuss it because she was frightened.

Full-body sightingOdor
20 June 2004 Rochester Ny Town Of Greece, Monroe County, New York Class B #8905

Three men have a late night encounter with a bi-pedal figure

Three friends were on a late-night bike ride and had stopped to talk by a pond. They noticed a tall tan-or-gray figure standing behind a tree in the darkness. As they approached, the figure moved bipedally across the path toward the woods and one witness saw it glance back. The group followed to the wood line and heard movement in the branches for a short time before silence.

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20 June 2004 Peshtigo, Marinette County, Wisconsin Class A #51317

Motorist has dusk sighting on Hwy. 41 outside Peshtigo

The witness was driving home south of Peshtigo at dusk when headlights caught a large dark creature crossing the highway in front of the car. The witness slowed and watched it cross the southbound lanes, median, and northbound lanes into the woods over several seconds. The witness also noticed a strong skunk-like odor, then secured the car and left the area.

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15 June 2004 Salt Springs, Marion County, Florida Class A #23076

Road grader operator observes creature crossing logging road in Ocala National Forest

The witness was grading a remote forest road around noon when he spotted a large hairy creature about 200 yards ahead standing by the road and looking at him. After watching for about a minute, the creature crossed the road in three steps and disappeared into the woods. The witness drove to the crossing point and found large human-like footprints and broken branches, left food and water, and found them untouched on his return pass.

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15 June 2004 Enterprise/Meridian, Clarke County, Mississippi Class A #12290

Motorists have early morning sighting near Enterprise

The witness was driving on Interstate 59 toward Meridian with a relative around 3 a.m. in very heavy rain. A tall hair-covered biped came from the left and moved across the front of the vehicle. The driver slowed and swerved to avoid hitting it within a few feet, and it kept crossing to the east without stopping. Both occupants took the animal to be a bigfoot.

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6 June 2004 Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas Class B #8832

While driving, young woman has afternoon sighting near South Texas Project.

The witness was driving past a flooded rice field in daylight when she noticed an unusual figure, turned around, and watched a huge hair-covered biped repeatedly bending over as if searching mud or shallow water. She photographed it through her car window, honked, and saw it leave. Officers later found large humanlike tracks in the identified area leading toward adjacent woods.

Full-body sightingPossible misidentification
June 2004 Badin Or Albermarl, Montgomery County, North Carolina Class A #8983

Campers have morning sighting in Uwharrie National Forest

The witness and his father were driving back toward their campsite in the national forest in the morning when they saw a large upright figure on and crossing the dirt road. The figure briefly stopped, looked toward them, then stepped off the road and walked downhill into the woods, at one point completely blocking a roadside sign from view. They drove to the spot where it left the road and found the brush undisturbed and no tracks.

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June 2004 Marys Home, Miller County, Missouri Class A #8890

Truck driver has daylight sighting on country road near Marys Home

The main witness was driving a feed truck north on Highway 17 when he rounded a curve and saw a tall dark figure standing in the roadway ahead. The figure was looking away from the road, and after the driver briefly looked away it had disappeared. The driver's relative later met him at the location and found matted grass near a fence and agitated cattle but no clear footprints.

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June 2004 Hinckley, Pine County, Minnesota Class B #27028

A man is woken by a whoop near his home and a few months later sees an upright creature run past his barn

In November 2004 the witness was talking on the phone in the kitchen at night when he saw a large bipedal animal run past the barn. The animal was illuminated by the yard light for two seconds or less at about fifty yards distance. He estimated its height by comparison to a six-foot barn door and described it as dark, furry, and stocky with no obvious neck. He searched the next day but found no tracks because the ground was frozen with no snow.

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22 May 2004 Grand Rapids, Manitoba Class A #8757

Geologist sees creature and becomes a bigfoot believer

The witness was driving north on Highway 6 in central Manitoba on a clear late morning. About 200 meters ahead, a black bipedal animal ran across the road from east to west into thick bush in only a few strides, swinging its arms. The witness noted a dead deer on the road not far from where the animal crossed.

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5 May 2004 Township Of Unadilla, Close To The Village Of Sidney, Otsego County, New York Class A #12388

Women sees tall animal pass by her bedroom window in morning daylight (8:00 AM)

On a sunny morning in late spring 2004, the witness looked out a bedroom window and saw a tall brown-haired biped striding past within a few feet of the house. She watched it for several seconds before retreating to the bathroom, and when she looked again it was gone. She said she tried to explain it as a bear but remained certain it walked on two legs.

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May 2004 Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania Class A #8633

Trucker has nighttime sighting on Denton Hill east of Coudersport

The witness was driving a tractor-trailer uphill at night when the car about 100 yards ahead swerved. He then saw a tall, totally black, upright figure on the right shoulder, apparently about to go up a steep slope into the woods. He saw it briefly in headlights before it disappeared.

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May 2004 Rayburn, Liberty County, Texas Class A #9862

While driving between Trinity River and Cleveland, couple has morning road-cross encounter

The witness's parents were driving west in the morning when a large, hairy, brownish-red creature crossed the highway ahead of them. It moved quickly in a leaping, stooped run, at times touching a hand to the ground, and disappeared into woods along a pipeline trail. The parents slowed to look but saw no further trace of it.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
4 April 2004 Big Cedar, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #8543

Turkey hunter has close encounter with bigfoot in Kiamichi Mountains

On the afternoon of April 17, 2004, the witness was turkey hunting from a blind in a creek bottom after using a hawk locator call. He noticed what he first thought was a burnt tree about 50 yards away, then realized it was a large, dark-haired bipedal creature watching him. The two stared at each other before the creature turned and walked away upright, and the witness reported being badly frightened and smelling a musky odor when the wind shifted.

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2 April 2004 Milford, Kosciusko County, Indiana Class A #9642

Motorist has daylight sighting of two animals east of Waubee Lake.

The witness was stopped at a rural intersection in daylight when she saw two tall, black, hair-covered bipeds cross the road ahead of her toward woods. They moved quickly in a stooped posture while swinging long arms and covered the road in several steps. She described them as solid black from head to toe with no clothing divisions and somewhat taller than six feet.

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