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August 1999 Gypsumville, Manitoba Class A #118

Optometrist has clear sighting of what he calls bigfoot

The witness was driving south on Highway 6 in northern Manitoba in daylight when they noticed an animal bent over in a grain field about 50 yards off the road. As the car got closer, the animal stood upright and turned to look at the passing car. The witness described it as a tall, massive, two-toned brown creature with thick arms and no apparent neck, concluding it was not a bear.

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August 1999 BRIMLEY, Chippewa County, Michigan Class A #28373

Woman recalls her early morning sighting of a sasquatch east of Brimley

Around 2 a.m. while driving on a remote road near Hiawatha National Forest toward Brimley, the witness saw a reddish-brown hunched creature with very long arms cross the road in front of the car. The witness flashed the headlights and watched it continue into the woods. A minute or two later a tire went flat, and the witness continued to Brimley and spent the night in the car until the tire could be repaired in the morning.

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August 1999 Dewey County, South Dakota Class A #1098

Multiple witness reports of sightings of creature.

A party of five was fishing on the Cheyenne River south of Faith when they noticed a tall hairy bear-like creature watching them from across the river. As they hurried to gather their gear to leave, a boy in the group said it was waving at them. The creature was described as taller than the small cottonwood trees along the bank.

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10 July 1999 Whitesburg, Carroll County, Georgia Class A #7113

Brothers have close, long sighting of "thing" in Wolf Creek

Two brothers fishing in a wooded gorge heard a loud splash upstream and walked toward it. About 25 to 30 yards away they watched a large hair-covered human-like creature with long arms repeatedly striking the water for up to a few minutes. The creature then left up a steep bank without clearly looking at them, and the men later reported ground disturbance where it exited.

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7 July 1999 LaVale, Allegany County, Maryland Class A #1748

Youth has daytime sighting near LaVale

The witness was playing by a creek when they spotted a tall, muscular creature in a nearby thicket. The animal stood upright on two legs and walked toward the creek while favoring one side. Startled, the witness fled and never saw the creature again.

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July 1999 Camp Lejeune, Onslow County, North Carolina Class A #9750

Motorist observes bipedal animal shaking a pecan tree near Camp LeJeune

While commuting to work in the morning, the witness pulled over to watch what they first thought was a bear sitting under a large pecan tree. After noticing a strong foul odor, they watched the animal stand, walk to the tree on two feet, and shake pecans from it. After the witness honked, the animal froze, turned to look, made a loud screeching noise, and ran quickly into the woods.

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July 1999 Livingston/Bozeman, Park County, Montana Class A #2995

A van driver and passenger observe a large animal walking

The witness and a companion were driving east on a highway in Montana in the early morning. They saw a large reddish-brown hair-covered biped walking along a fenceline about 100 to 150 yards away. The animal took long strides and did not appear to notice the vehicle. They kept driving and watched it for only a few seconds without stopping.

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12 June 1999 New Pekin, Washington County, Indiana Class A #10678

Youth has daylight sighting near New Pekin

The witness, then 13, went outside to a car at a relative's home to retrieve an item. After closing the car door, the witness saw a very large, dark furry biped crossing an adjacent field toward the woods with a long slouched stride and swinging arms. The figure covered a large distance quickly and entered the woods, after which the witness went inside and spent about half an hour trying to process the sighting.

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June 1999 Chilliwack, British Columbia Class A #3368

"Tree stump" jumps up and runs away

The witness was hiking with family on a trail near their campsite at midday. He noticed a stump-like shape in a sunlit area that suddenly stood and ran away bipedally for about 100 yards. His family did not see it. He reported it to a park worker and later returned to find large tracks and disturbed wood.

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June 1999 Jefferson City, Callaway County, Missouri Class A #28689

Memory of a daylight sighting as a passenger on Old Hwy. 94 east of Jefferson City

The witness, riding as a passenger on a daytime leisure drive, spotted a large hairy humanoid on its hands and knees beside a round hay bale about 20 feet off the road. The creature was focused on picking something off the ground and did not react to the car. After passing, the witness alerted the driver, who also glimpsed it in the mirror, but they did not turn around after the witness objected out of fear.

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June 1999 The Bible Camp Is Located In Grand Junction Though., Mesa County, Colorado Class A #14503

Night time sighting by a youth leader at a bible camp near Grand Junction

The witness was crouched in bushes beside a road near a baseball field while playing a nighttime search game at a mountain camp. A very tall, muscular, hair-covered figure emerged from bushes near third base, paused and crouched as children walked past on the road, then crossed the field in seconds and entered the woods. The witness watched in moonlight from near first base and afterward returned to the cafeteria.

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June 1999 Carnation,Fall City, King County, Washington Class A #4335

Vocalization, followed by sighting near Carnation/Fall City

Four telephone-line workers heard ape-like high-pitched sounds while working on an isolated road lined with pines and brush. After the witness mimicked the sounds, a large hairy biped crossed the road about 60-70 yards away and paced back and forth, repeatedly stopping in the road to stare at the witness. The witness described upright human-like walking, long arms at the sides, hips wider than shoulders, and an extremely large foot. The animal eventually left into thick bushes leading to heavy fir.

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21 May 1999 Holopaw, Osceola County, Florida Class A #734

creature seen in the woods.

On May 21, 1999 the witness and a friend were hunting armadillos in woods near St. Cloud, Florida when they saw a large hairy biped. The creature walked slowly with low arms and a hunched back, turned to stare at them for about four seconds, then continued walking until out of sight. The two ran back to their group to report the sighting, which most of the group did not believe.

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May 1999 Ashtabula County, Ohio Class B #4201

Sighting by motorist along Route 6

The witness was driving in the morning when they noticed a large hair-covered man-like figure standing at the edge of the woods about 50 feet away. The figure first moved backwards with small steps, then turned and walked deeper into the woods until it could no longer be seen. The witness estimated its height from nearby pine trees at upper six feet to near seven feet with very broad shoulders.

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May 1999 Copemish/Thompsonville, Manistee County, Michigan Class A #26544

Daylight sighting of a white creature while walking near Thompsonville

The witness was on an early spring morning walk along a two-track through swampy woods when she heard movement and saw a large white figure moving quickly away about 50 yards away through dense undergrowth. She followed it visually for some distance and noted its rapid movement and swinging arms. The next day she returned to the same area and found very large footprints with only three toes visible and widely spaced, which she interpreted as confirming the figure was not a human.

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26 April 1999 Adams County, Ohio Class A #4176

Evening sighting by two young boys

Two relatives were at a tree house in the evening when one noticed squawking birds, a shaking tree, and a long tail. After regrouping in the tree house, they fled toward a vehicle when a creature reportedly jumped from the tree and ran toward them. They reached the house highly frightened and later refused to return alone.

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20 April 1999 Rivesville And Jordan, Marion County, West Virginia Class A #1202

Series of accounts under investigation by the curators regarding reports of a large creature.

Three relatives riding an ATV in a hollow in the evening stopped to watch a tall fur-covered biped about 200 feet away for about two minutes. The creature faced them, then strode across a field with swinging arms and entered the woods. The group estimated its height at 8 to 9 feet and concluded it was not a bear.

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April 1999 Houghton Lake, Roscommon County, Michigan Class A #15479

Daylight sighting in woods behind high school outside Houghton Lake

A 15-year-old walking home from school through the woods felt uneasy and then saw a dark upright figure standing on the trail ahead near a swamp. The figure watched from behind a tree, then stepped into the trail and disappeared into the swamp after less than a minute, leaving the witness temporarily unable to move. The witness later examined the spot, found no tracks on hard ground, and estimated the being at nearly nine feet tall based on a branch above its head and a roughly five-foot step.

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April 1999 Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri Class A #16294

Mushroom hunter has early morning sighting near Festus

The witness was driving east in the early morning to go mushroom hunting when a large dark hairy animal crossed the road toward a cedar thicket. The animal was estimated at six feet tall, with heavy shoulders and a human-like walk with swinging arms, then hurried and ran into cover. The witness stopped with the engine off to listen, heard nothing, then continued on and avoided stopping at the crossing site on the way home.

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April 1999 Bon Wier, Newton County, Texas Class A #9387

Fisherman has afternoon encounter while bowfishing for gar in Sabine River bottom

The witness was bowfishing from a boat when he noticed an upright, hair-covered entity standing on the bank about thirty yards away. When the entity turned toward him it gave a loud high-pitched scream, then walked away into the woods while the witness watched and slapped the water with a paddle. The witness described the walk as stooped with bent knees and swinging arms.

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