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September 2018 Whitmore, Shasta County, California Class A #63078

Motorist daylight sighting between Redding and Lassen National Forest

The witness was driving up a mountain logging road to work in the morning with an infant in the car. A tall, hairy bipedal creature crossed the road in about two steps in front of the vehicle and entered the woods. The witness was frightened and drove quickly on to campus.

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August 2014 Grant Grove, Fresno County, California Class A #48429

Travelers have a nighttime sighting of two hairy bipeds on Hwy. 180 near Grant Grove

The witness and his wife were driving on Highway 180 at night when their headlights lit two upright, hair-covered figures ahead. The larger figure led while a smaller figure followed, and both crossed the road in a few seconds and went down the embankment into a forested area. The witness emphasized the figures walked on two feet with long human-like strides and were not bears or people.

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2014 Burnt Ranch, Trinity County, California #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/02/26/sc-ep302-ive-never-seen-anything-so-powerful-and-agile

Sasquatch sighting near Burnt Ranch, California (2014)

The witness was driving home behind another truck when a large hairy creature jumped from a steep hill onto the road. Both trucks braked hard to avoid hitting it. The creature looked at the vehicles, stood up, leapt high into the air with arms extended, twisted, grabbed the hillside and disappeared into brush.

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20 February 2013 Trinidad, Humboldt County, California Class B #74293

Four witnesses in a vehicle see a probable sasquatch 1 mile north of Trinidad

Four women driving south on Patricks Point Road near Trinidad in the late afternoon watched a very tall, dark figure walk across the road in front of their car. The figure was described as solid black head to toe, trim with broad shoulders and arms reaching near the knees, moving with a purposeful stride from forested land on one side into thick brush with no visible trail on the other. The occupants were struck by its height, smoothness, and silhouette appearance without visible face or clothing lines, and afterward wondered if it had been a Bigfoot.

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October 2010 The Town I Live In Is Called Clements, But The Nearest Cities Are Lodi/Stockton/Valley Springs/Jackson., Amador County, California Class A #28432

Motorists have sighting along Highway 88 north of Clements

The witness was riding as a passenger with a companion driving to a casino at night when howling was heard and shortly afterward a large hair-covered biped was seen near the roadside in headlights. The creature reportedly stared toward a lead vehicle that braked and swerved, then walked off into a field. The witness and companion were frightened and returned home by a different route.

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8 July 2008 Willits, Mendocino County, California Class A #24146

Man Has Face to Face Encounter Outside of Willits

The witness was driving north on Highway 101 north of Willits in daylight when a large hair-covered biped entered the roadway and ran across the lanes in front of the car. The witness braked and then stopped as the animal paused at the road edge about 25 feet away, turned its upper body and stared for about five seconds. The animal then bounded up a steep embankment on all fours and left.

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25 March 2007 Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California Class B #18403

Possible road-crossing sighting in daylight near Strawberry

The witness stopped along a one-lane road to let dogs out and glimpsed two dark figures crossing the road quickly at a curve, seeing only their upper halves. The figures disappeared around the turn and were not seen again despite visibility of the road beyond. About an hour later the witness returned and found a slide mark and a possible ball-and-toe impression on the muddy bank where the figures had crossed. The witness first took them for hooded people but later considered them possibly bigfoots due to their appearance, upright bipedal movement, and lack of a trail.

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2007–2008 Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California Class A #65978

Road crossing sighting just after sundown on Hwy 108 between Strawberry and Beardsley Lake

The witness was riding in a car following friends toward a lake campground just after dark. Friends in the lead car reported something crossing the road after a bridge, and about a minute later the witness saw a tall hair-covered figure in brush beside the road that turned to look at the car before walking toward the river and into the woods. No one else in the witness's car saw it, but both occupants of the lead car said they saw it.

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17 June 2006 Mammoth Lakes, Mono County, California Class A #15855

Daylight sighting by motorist near Laurel Canyon in the Mammoth Lakes area

The witness was returning down the canyon after fishing and exploring when a tall, dark, muscular creature crossed the road toward a meadow. It was watched for a few strides with a bent, arm-swinging gait, then seen crossing back at a slower pace as if avoiding an oncoming truck and people in the meadow. The witness believed they were the only observer and later found large tracks on a return visit.

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January 2006 Shingletown, Shasta County, California Class B #13549

Evening sighting by a motorist near Shingletown

The witness was driving at night on a highway near Shingletown when the truck headlights illuminated a tall, dark, upright figure crossing the road. The figure reportedly walked with a very long stride and swinging arms, glanced toward the truck, then went up a roadside embankment and disappeared before the witness could speak to the passenger.

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5 August 2005 Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, California Class A #21354

Multi-witness road-crossing sighting on Hwy 96 outside Happy Camp

The witness was driving east on Highway 96 at night with his daughter when headlights caught a hairy biped coming down an embankment toward the road. He stopped and watched it take a few long strides to the centerline, look toward the car, then leap off the pavement and disappear. He described it as about six feet tall, very stocky with long arms and dark brown hair, and noted its eyes did not reflect like deer eyes.

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8 January 2004 Frazier Park, Kern County, California Class A #7778

Surveyor has daytime encounter in the Tehachapi Mtns near Frazier Park

The witness was driving slowly along a ridge-line dirt road during a boundary survey at midday when a black figure was spotted among trees. Initially mistaken for a stump and then a bear, the figure was judged too thin and tall to be a bear. As the vehicle closed to close range, the figure sprinted across the road on two legs and disappeared into trees.

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4 January 2004 Nevada City, Nevada County, California Class A #7804

Family has two late night sightings near Nevada City

A husband and wife were driving slowly on a dark, icy, snow-covered road at night to pick up their son. A tall, dark, hair-covered biped stepped into their headlights and crossed directly in front of their car in two long strides before going into a nearby yard and hiding in trees. They continued on to collect their son.

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Winter 2004 Georgetown, El Dorado County, California Class A #11656

Couple Has Early Evening Encounter Near Stumpy Meadow Reservoir

The witness and a companion spent the day fishing and prospecting near a dam and spillway while feeling watched. As light faded they walked back toward their car, sensing something pacing them unseen and stopping when they stopped. After reaching the dam road in darkness, the witness saw one large dark form and two smaller forms move around the spillway and up a hill, then heard them make repeated guttural, sentence-like sounds in response to a shout before disappearing over the ridge.

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20 July 2003 Meyers, El Dorado County, California Class A #6639

Couple have night sighting near Lake Tahoe

The reporter was driving west on Highway 50 near Meyers at night with his wife and two children. The reporter and his wife saw a large animal cross the road ahead in the headlights and disappear into the trees. The wife, who had clearer vision, described it as monkey-like, heavy-set, with light brown hair, walking slowly and casually on two legs without looking at the car.

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July 2003 Forbestown, Butte County, California Class B #7416

Mountain driver encounters creature crossing road near Oroville

A driver coasting downhill around a corner encountered a hair-covered biped crossing the road ahead in daylight. The creature first walked and then ran very fast, leaping into roadside brush without looking toward the driver. The observation lasted from about 100 feet down to about 40 feet.

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April 2003 South Of Redcrest, Humboldt County, California Class A #10265

Fisherman has a short first encounter on a damp afternoon, as a creature crosses the road in front of his vehicle

The witness was driving slowly looking for a fishing spot in mid-afternoon when an animal crossed the road almost in front of the truck. He saw only its back, one arm, and coned head for a few seconds before it disappeared into riverside foliage. After turning around he found a couple of large footprints with a long stride. He described the animal as over seven feet tall, heavily built, with long muscular arms and no visible neck.

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Fall 2003 Pollock Pines, El Dorado County, California Class A #8595

Man has early morning sighting near Sly Park

The witness was driving northbound on Sly Park Road before dawn when the high beams revealed a large animal standing on two legs beside the road. The animal dropped to all fours, crossed to the opposite side into roadside brush, then watched the vehicle from the brush where its face was seen close to the passenger window. The witness later estimated its height at about eight feet based on the roadside drop-off and concluded it was not a bear.

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July 2001 Coffee Creek, Siskiyou County, California Class A #3056

Young man has three different footprint observations and one short encounter with a large black creature over a three-month period

The witness was driving to the campground after work when a large hair-covered biped carrying a fawn stepped onto the road. The creature paused to look toward the truck, then ran up a steep embankment and disappeared. A passenger riding with the witness did not see the creature.

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23 September 2000 Tahoma, El Dorado County, California Class A #353

Night sighting by two motorists near Lake Tahoe

On the night of September 23, 2000, the witness and the witness's spouse were driving south on Highway 89 near Tahoma after dinner. Their headlights illuminated a hair-covered biped crossing the road toward the lake and running into the trees. Both occupants watched it run upright on two legs and agreed it did not look like a bear, describing it as more like a Sasquatch.

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