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September 1999 Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky Class A #1488

Young man sees BF run across a clearing, friend sees part of it

The witness and a companion were throwing rocks for a dog to fetch at a farm by woods when the dog became alert. The witness reports seeing something about 12 feet away move quickly across a clearing on two feet. The companion reportedly saw only the last moment and thought it was a bear, while the witness was convinced the sighting was real.

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September 1999 Cohasset, Itasca County, Minnesota Class A #69601

Grouse hunter describes encounter with a sasquatch 11 southwest of Grand Rapids, MN

While grouse hunting on a trail before dusk, the witness noticed a foul odor and a tall hair-covered figure crouched behind a wood pile about 40 yards ahead. The figure stood upright on two legs, looked at the witness, then turned and walked away over a hill into a clearcut. The witness followed to a hilltop to watch it walk through young trees before it disappeared into a swamp.

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September 1999 Huntsville, Cache County, Utah Class A #23822

ATV riders descibe dusk encounter in the Monte Cristo Range

The witness and a relative were riding an ATV back toward camp at dusk when alerted to a figure nearby. About 50 feet away, a large dark upright figure walked parallel to them along an old fence line before turning into the woods and disappearing. The pair left quickly for camp and spent a sleepless night after the brief sighting.

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September 1999 Trout Lake, Skamania County, Washington Class B #3800

Bowhunters find track and hear vocalizations near Indian Heaven Wilderness

The witness was sitting in a tree stand hunting elk in the late afternoon when the wind shifted. He heard brush breaking as an unseen animal approached on a trail, stopped, then circled 50-60 yards away out of sight while emitting repeated loud rising whoops. After the sounds stopped he climbed down, glassed the area without seeing anything, and later left apples on a stump that were gone when he retrieved the stand.

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22 August 1999 Humboldt County, California Class A #2141

Creature observed scratching.

The witness and son were on a trail about a quarter mile from the river and stopped so the son could tie his shoe. The witness then noticed movement 150-200 feet away by a large old redwood stump and discerned a mass with a human-like torso from the waist up, apparently scratching its back against the stump. After gaining a back and profile view, the witness became fearful and both fled down the trail for about thirty seconds to a minute.

Partial sighting
16 August 1999 Hoodsport, Mason County, Washington #471

Brief sighting at Lake Cushman, WA

The witness and a friend were driving a truck on remote logging roads late at night when both reportedly saw a large brown furry figure jump vertically out of the truck's path during a turn. They stopped, got out briefly and shouted, then decided to return to camp. They later said the figure did not match a bear or deer to their knowledge and remained unexplained.

Partial sighting
15 August 1999 Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine Class B #2678

Two men see huge hairy animal near Poland

In August 1999 around 3 a.m., the witness and a relative were driving and turning off a highway. The relative pointed out a large hairy figure in bushes about 100 feet away in the woods. Both glimpsed it briefly in the headlights, describing it only as big and hairy.

Partial sighting
15 August 1999 Mitchellville And Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa Class A #58186

Memory told of a daylight sighting near Colfax

The witness and a relative were in a ravine and heard a loud growl and howl near a gate as they prepared to leave. They ran toward a nearby building. The witness looked back and saw a tall reddish figure by the gate watching for about 20 seconds before it turned and went back into the woods.

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12 August 1999 Klamath County, Oregon #754

Boy Scout hears something large and bipedal walk through camp at night

The witness was sleeping outdoors with a group during a canoe trip, in sleeping bags arranged in a circle around a fire pit. In the middle of the night the witness heard loud, heavy footsteps with a step-pause pattern moving nearby for an extended period before leaving toward the woods. No other group members reported hearing the sounds, and no footprints were found the next morning.

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8 August 1999 Buford, Gwinnett County, Georgia Class B #18001

Possible vocalizations near Plunketts Road outside Buford

Four people in a house heard very loud deep shrieks from beyond the backyard tree line at night. Two of them went onto the patio with a rifle and flashlight; when the light was pointed at the treeline the shrieks stopped and something was heard moving away through the woods while grunting deeply. The next day the witness followed a wide trail of fresh tree damage through the woods for about two hours.

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4 August 1999 Orleans, Humboldt County, California #2009

Campers hear noise in the woods and have their food raided

The witness and a companion camped by a lake and heard loud branch-snapping sounds every 30 seconds or so for hours after sundown in complete darkness. They concluded the sounds could not be other campers or a bear and attributed them to Bigfoot. After the witness went to sleep in a van around 12:30 a.m., food was taken from the picnic table, with the companion reporting something running through camp around 3:30 a.m., and in the morning cookies were found scattered and a bread wrapper was found 50 yards away.

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August 1999 High Prairie, Alberta EP 435

Sasquatch sighting near High Prairie, Alberta (1999)

The witness walked down a cut line to gather berries for pie, accompanied by the family dog. About twenty feet ahead the dog froze and she saw a very tall black-haired biped gathering berries. They exchanged a surprised look, she waved, it grunted, then turned and walked quietly into the birch forest.

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August 1999 High Prairie, Alberta EP 247

Sasquatch sighting near High Prairie, Alberta (1999)

The witness, then a child, walked down a farm cut to pick wild berries with her dog. She came upon a tall black-haired figure crouched picking berries about twenty feet away. After a surprised mutual stare, she waved, it grunted, then turned and walked quietly into birch forest as woods sounds returned.

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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.

Full-body sighting
August 1999 Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Class B #982

Tracks found in West Branch State Park

While scouting for deer season, the witness found fresh barefoot-like tracks going through deep mud, briars and a mud swamp instead of the dry trail. The tracks were narrow, deep, long-toed with an apparent left-foot injury, and had a long stride. The witness followed the trackway from the lake inlet across the swamp for about 700 yards until it was lost on dry ground in the forest.

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August 1999 Senecaville, Guernsey County, Ohio Class B #2332

Three men are awakened by a series of loud screams identical to those of the BFRO website

The witness and two companions were staying overnight where they were working on building a cabin in the summer of 1999. Around 2 AM they were all awakened by a series of very loud screams they could not identify at the time. The witness later listened to scream recordings on a website and became convinced they matched what the group heard, an assessment the companions reportedly shared.

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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.

Full-body sighting
August 1999 Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California Class B #1963

Hiker has strange late night experience in Emigrant Wilderness

The witness and a companion hiked in and camped for the night near a creek. Around midnight while drifting to sleep, the witness heard a large heavy bipedal source splashing across the deep creek, walking with pauses for about a minute. The companion did not hear anything.

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August 1999 Bluff Creek/Weitchpec, Humboldt County, California Class B #2151

High-pitched vocalization sounds heard by woman playing solitaire at her kitchen table

Late at night while awake alone at the kitchen table, the witness heard a loud vocalization that started as low resonant yelling and rose into high-pitched screams. She said she recognized the sound from family descriptions and was thrilled to finally hear it after visiting the region for many years.

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