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February 2008 Wakulla, Wakulla County, Florida Class A #23570

Two hikers see an upright ape running off into the brush in Apalachicola National Forest

Two companions hiking in Apalachicola National Forest stopped at a shallow brook to cool off. After leaving the water they heard rocks colliding and sticks breaking and went to investigate. They glimpsed an ape-like biped charging away through thick brush, breaking limbs and leaving a foul odor. Afterwards they noted disturbed rocks and a partial heel print that later dried out and was not photographed.

Partial sightingTracksOdorTree breakUnidentified sound
Spring 2008 Barrington, Lake County, Illinois Class B #26039

Motorist has possible sighting near Barrington

Two people driving in the predawn hours saw a large dark-gray figure crossing the road in their headlights. They reported seeing only from the mid-chest down, describing it as upright on thick muscular hind legs and stooped over. It left the roadway into woods behind a house, and the witnesses drove away without stopping. A later daytime check found nothing.

Partial sightingRoad crossingSilhouette
2008 Lee County, Alabama #7407f379-438f-4aed-b358-50fd6f49817e

Sasquatch sighting near Lee County (2008)

The guest was driving to work one morning in 2008 when he saw a large hairy biped standing in a young pine thicket on the left side of the road. He observed it from the chest up for about four to five seconds from roughly 90 to 100 feet before the road curved. He described an about eight-foot-tall, dark-brown creature with a human-like face that did not move, in an area where he had spent much time hunting and riding but never noticed signs.

Partial sighting
2008 Woodstock, Illinois #88f3d0d6-b979-4b91-9f6c-283de68d71ec

Sasquatch sighting near Woodstock, Illinois (2008)

While attending a spiritual retreat, the guest walked in the woods on a break and noticed a uniformly black fuzzy figure about 150 feet away near the main trail. The figure appeared to be spying on approaching attendees, stepping high over brush. It seemed to pass behind a large tree trunk and never reappeared.

Partial sightingAnimal behaviour
December 2007 Jessup Twnshp., Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Class B #25085

Woman witnesses eyes peering into her living room near the rural town of Montrose

Late at night in December 2007 the witness was in her living room when she noticed a pair of large red glowing eyes looking in over the top of the lowered blinds. She watched for several minutes as the eyes looked directly at her and blinked, then the head turned and the figure left the window. Her husband was in the same room but remained unaware, and neither dog reacted.

EyeshinePartial sighting
December 2007 Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama Class B #25619

Deer hunter hears possible vocalizations and watches a tall dark figure near Russellville

While hunting in the late afternoon, the witness heard a loud long whoop followed by chatter apparently responding to distant shooters, then heard it again from farther along the treeline. The witness then saw a bipedal dark figure about 200 yards away walking in pines toward a break, where it stopped and crouched by a brush pile. The witness left without approaching closely and returned the next day, finding no sign but noticing an unusual odor.

WhoopChatterPartial sightingSilhouetteOdor
December 2007 Covelo, Mendocino County, California Class A #22500

Paranormal investigator describes encounter near Covelo

The witness stayed alone in the last car of a line of four while a paranormal group walked up a hill at night. A gold-tan something stood by the rear window and twice patted or palmed the car door, causing the witness to sit in the dark. Just before the group returned, something ran past the car very fast and no tracks or marks were later found.

Partial sightingDoor or window contact
November 2007 Fayetteville, Fayette County, West Virginia Class A #34043

Observation by a hunter through his scope by the New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville

The witness was deer hunting in the New River Gorge when he noticed movement about 60 yards away. Looking through his rifle scope, he watched a large hand against a poplar tree and then a head with large eyes peering at him for about 20 seconds before it stepped back behind the tree. He did not shoot, heard no sounds of departure, and had to pass near the location to leave the woods.

Partial sighting
November 2007 Brixey, Ozark County, Missouri Class B #39615

Homeowner awakens to something messing with rabbit cage and sees a tall dark figure near Brixey

The witness was asleep at home and was awakened in the middle of the night by her rabbit's kennel being rattled on the front porch. From bed she saw a large dark hairy figure standing off the porch and looking in the window for an extended stare. Her dogs remained silent and still, and the figure left when she tried to wake her husband, who saw nothing.

Partial sightingSilhouetteProperty disturbance
November 2007 Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa Class A #25071

Daylight sighting by a roofing contractor near the Mississippi River, south of Dubuque

Early one morning the witness was standing beside a house making a phone call for work when a tall, hair-covered figure stepped from behind a tree and looked toward the witness. Only the upper body was visible above very tall grass before it ran quickly across an open field into surrounding woods. The witness estimated its height from how much of its body showed above the grass.

Partial sighting
30 October 2007 Swan Lake, Flathead County, Montana Class B #21907

Possible sighting and wood knocks heard near Swan Lake

The witness was hunting with companions in a pine forest with a ravine when the group split up. The witness caught a brief peripheral glimpse of something brown moving behind a tree to the right, then repeatedly heard loud wood-on-wood knocking from that direction that later stopped abruptly. While walking back toward the road the witness heard a single whoop-like call that the companions did not hear.

Partial sightingWood knockWhoop
October 2007 Pemberton Borough, Burlington County, New Jersey Class B #23784

Teens experience possible nighttime stalking & intimidation in Pemberton

In fall 2007 five young men walked into semi-dense woods at night and noticed a strong foul odor. Brush began shaking violently and with flashlights they saw broad shoulders moving through vegetation, then noticed something running down a hill and a large fallen tree that had been moved from its prior position. As they left the valley they again heard movement and saw a crouched figure shimmying through thick brush before fleeing the area frightened.

Partial sightingOdorUnidentified soundMovement only
30 September 2007 Right Off Of I-80, Between Auburn And Meadow Vista Exit On Drycreek Road, Placer County, California Class B #21808

Possible sighting by family walking their dog near Auburn

The witness and four family members walked a trail by a lake near dusk. After moving a large branch from the path, they found wet foot-shaped prints leading uphill and saw two dark human-like shapes lying still in the woods. They heard bipedal footsteps that stopped and started with them, then left and returned later to photograph and measure the prints and hear more steps and a breath-like sound.

TracksPartial sightingFootstepsUnidentified sound
15 September 2007 Ozaukee County, Wisconsin Class A #23961

Woman & daughter experience various incidents near Ozaukee

The witness was watching TV inside her trailer in the evening when she felt watched. She looked up through a window and saw a non-human, man-like figure standing 40 to 50 feet away near a shed. She watched it for a few seconds, looked away briefly, and when she looked back it was gone.

Partial sighting
8 September 2007 North Of Cloverdale, Sonoma County, California Class A #25260

Nighttime sighting (in headlights) by law enforcement officer on patrol near Cloverdale

The witness, on patrol driving west on Highway 128 outside Cloverdale, first noticed movement and eye reflection in brush along a ravine. After backing up, the witness observed a tall, brown-furred bipedal figure walking away through overgrowth, pushing branches aside with its arm. The witness then stopped and listened for several minutes as slow crunching sounds receded toward a creek area.

Partial sightingEyeshineFootstepsAnimal behaviour
September 2007 Victoria, Lubaca County, Texas #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/PvOTgIylxaYUlNmN_tCMTgGGgPjZHw6-RcCSIwDvgAk

Vocalization near Victoria, Texas (2007)

The witness drove to the back of a hunting property and left the truck running while replacing an apple block and checking game trails. While squatted looking for sign, the witness heard a close guttural sound, drew a pistol, felt heavy footsteps, and saw a very large biped run about 20 yards through brush before dropping to all fours and crashing away. The witness found no tracks due to soil conditions, backed out to the truck, and drove away watching for pursuit.

VocalizationFootstepsPartial sighting
23 August 2007 Phillips, El Dorado County, California Class B #21165

Possible brief daylight sighting by a U.S. Forest Service botonist outside Phillips

The witness was hiking slowly off-trail in the morning when he saw a tall dark figure peering around a large stump from about 100 feet away. The two stared at each other for about two seconds, then the figure vanished before the witness reached the stump. The witness then found a large footprint nearby and photographed it beside a radio.

Partial sightingTracks
18 August 2007 Naches, Yakima County, Washington Class A #26065

California BFRO researcher has sighting with a thermal imaging unit in Wenatchee National Forest

Shortly before midnight during a multi-camp expedition, the witness borrowed a handheld thermal imager to look for the cause of a branch break near camp. Through the imager he watched a large unclothed human-like figure partly behind a tree about 30-50 yards away for over two minutes as it moved its head, dropped to the ground, crawled and gestured, then stood motionless with its back to him. He left to get recording equipment, but the figure was gone when another researcher checked moments later.

Partial sightingFull-body sightingAnimal behaviour
11 August 2007 MIDDLEBURG, Clay County, Florida Class A #21658

Brief sighting by youth with flashlight outside Middleburg

The witness was camping with two friends and walked alone to sit by a creek circling the camp. Across the creek he heard movement, then turned on a flashlight and saw a large hairy creature that fled into brush, shaking trees. After retreating about 30 yards it emitted a loud growling snarl, and the witness ran back to camp in panic.

Partial sightingFootstepsGrowl
1 August 2007 Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia Class A #21193

Daylight sighting by motorist from Jimmy Witherow Bridge

The witness was driving across a bridge over a river in the afternoon when a fallen tree caught his attention. Looking toward the river, he saw a dark, hairy, human-faced figure standing in the water watching his vehicle. He first thought it was a bear but concluded it lacked a snout and had human-like features, and he kept driving without stopping.

Partial sighting