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April 2013 Badger, Roseau County, Minnesota Class B #42596

Possible daybreak sighting by a motorist in farm country north of Badger

Before dawn the witness was driving slowly on an icy highway when headlights revealed a dark upright figure paused in the ditch. The figure then ran bipedally across the road in a few very long strides and disappeared into woods near a vacant farm. The witness described it as tall, bulky and black with long arms and immediately called the spouse. A later daytime check of the site found no tracks.

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April 2013 Fletcher, North Carolina #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/nsTAt9pgvtvJvp25FFYeuo8SjZIXbgS8aoLa1k6x0gQ

UFO sighting near Fletcher, North Carolina (2013)

About 25 minutes after the charge, while standing in the parking lot, the two noticed a purplish-orange light at treetop level on the sparse ridgeline. It turned pure white, expanded into a tall tower and then a full-moon sized circle behind the trees without sound or illumination of surroundings, then slowly shrank to a point and blinked out. They stayed out until about 5 a.m. and searched the ridge the next morning finding no human sign.

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28 March 2013 Bristol, Liberty County, Florida Class A #40618

Motorist brakes to avoid a large hairy biped near Bristol

The witness was driving at night toward a relative's house when headlights revealed a very large black hairy biped near the roadside. The figure stepped into the road directly in front of the truck, took four steps across, and disappeared into the woods within seconds. The driver braked hard to avoid a collision, leaving skid marks that investigators later photographed.

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23 March 2013 Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois Class B #40714

Motorist has possible nighttime sighting near Blandinsville

The witness was driving home at night and scanning a field when they noticed an unfamiliar light-colored, long-haired animal on all fours standing still. The animal was described as larger than a dog but shorter than a buck deer, very heavily built, and kept its head down as the witness drove past. The witness was alone and stated they had never seen anything like it.

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22 March 2013 Crestview, Okaloosa County, Florida Class B #40564

Brothers see large upright creature while driving one evening south of Crestview

Two brothers driving late at night first mistook a dark roadside figure for a large bear, then turned around for a better look. They then saw a very tall, black, hairy upright figure on the opposite side of the highway that paused, appeared to turn its head toward them, and ran into the adjacent pine woods.

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16 March 2013 Jamestown, Greene County, Ohio Class B #40619

Possible daylight sighting while walking a dog on a bikeway near Jamestown

The witness was walking a puppy along a bikeway when the dog began barking. Ahead, the witness saw a very large dark hairy biped walking along the path shoulder for several seconds before it crossed the path and descended into a wooded gully. The witness left and returned about an hour later with another dog and found and photographed a large footprint where the creature had walked.

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16 March 2013 Morgan, Morgan County, Alabama Class A #40417

Nighttime encounters close to home near Morgan

The witness was outside behind home around 9 pm and heard heavy leaves crunching. The witness then saw a large hairy slouched figure standing under a security light watching, estimated at about nine to ten feet tall. The witness whistled several times, the figure turned to look and then walked with a long stride behind nearby trailers toward the woods.

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14 March 2013 Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio Class B #40360

Possible daylight sighting along I-90 near Geneva

The witness was driving east in a work van when they saw a tall, brownish-grey upright figure walking just inside a woodline about 100 yards from the road. The figure moved east then turned south toward the river and was seen between trees for about 10 seconds. Other drivers behind the witness also slowed, which the witness thought was to look at the same thing.

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4 March 2013 Edinburg, Christian County, Illinois Class A #40220

Motorist spots a tall hairy biped chasing deer near Edinburg

The witness stopped at a stop sign at night and saw several deer running fast across an open field. She then saw a very tall, hairy bipedal creature chasing the deer. Both the deer and the creature ran into trees at the edge of the field, and the frightened witness drove home and told her parents.

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March 2013 Palos Park, Cook County, Illinois Class B #47521

Possible early morning sighting in Palos Park

Just before sunrise in March 2013, the witness was on the side of the road and saw a tall black figure in the rear-view mirror pass behind the vehicle and cross the road in three strides. The witness first thought it was a person out walking, but later noted the walking trail was ahead while the area behind was a guardrail and steep drop-off that was very difficult to walk.

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March 2013 Lee's Summit Mo, Jackson County, Missouri Class A #40306

Man observes with his binoculars a large hairy biped at the James A. Reed Wildlife Area

The witness was birding from a lake parking lot in the late afternoon when he spotted a large brown hairy creature moving along the far tree line. He watched it through binoculars for several minutes as it walked slowly along the edge, pausing to look into the woods before continuing, until it went into the woods and disappeared. Backlighting from the sun prevented any view of facial detail.

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26 February 2013 East Peoria, Tazewell County, Illinois Class A #40075

Daylight sighting along levee in East Peoria

The witness was sitting in a vehicle near a levee on the east Peoria side of the river in the morning. A tan, hair-covered figure was seen running along the top of the levee about 100 yards away for 5 to 6 seconds. The figure moved very fast with bent legs in fluid motion, its head steady and down. The witness emphasized its remarkable speed.

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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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12 February 2013 Grain Valley, Jackson County, Missouri Class B #39835

Man running his coon dogs at night sees a large figure near Grain Valley

The witness drove into a bottom field at night to look for raccoons and swept the treeline with truck headlights. At about 75 yards he saw a large dark figure walk through the field toward the creek, pause to stare at him, then stride quickly into the woods. The sighting lasted seconds and his hound whined during it.

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February 2013 Lake In The Hills, McHenry County, Illinois Class A #47776

Nighttime sighting by homeowner in Lake in the Hills

Around 3:30 a.m. the witness stepped onto the back patio and saw a tall muscular figure walking through a neighbor's yard toward nearby trees. The figure struck the neighbor's above-ground pool with its hand as it passed. The witness went upstairs to watch from a window, after which something was thrown at the house and the witness stopped watching.

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27 January 2013 Gadsden, Etowa County, Alabama Class B #39620

Motorist has two possible sightings on the Appalachian Hwy. near Gadsden

The witness was driving to work in the morning when a large black figure appeared about 150 yards ahead. It walked slowly across the highway, stepped over a guardrail without breaking stride, and continued down a ditch into swampy woods. The witness described it as bigger than a man with short legs, a long upper body, long arms nearly to the knees, and no visible clothing.

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23 January 2013 Falkville, Cullman County, Alabama Class A #40912

Deer hunter hears then sees large hair-covered biped near the Morgan County line

While deer hunting in late afternoon the witness heard yipping followed by whooping, yelling and loud approaching bipedal footsteps. A large dark hair-covered biped emerged from a draw about seventy yards away, walked past at an angle, then turned upslope into brush and out of view. The figure was reportedly visible for about two minutes with travel sounds heard briefly afterward, and the site was revisited the next morning for a height comparison.

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1 January 2013 Wallins, Harlan County, Kentucky Class A #38980

Teen on four-wheeler has sighting on family property near Wallins

The witness was riding a four-wheeler on private property to handle trail cameras near dusk. After topping a ridge and shutting off the vehicle, the witness saw a tall hairy biped about 30 feet away running away and knocking over a small tree. The witness heard crashing sounds during the flight and noticed a faint musky smell afterward.

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January 2013 Poinciana, Osceola County, Florida Class B #39338

Possible daylight sighting while riding a dirt bike outside Poinciana

The witness was riding dirtbikes with a companion when the pair stopped at a dead end. The witness looked back and saw a large bipedal figure crossing the road as a car approached, then doubling back and jumping a fence. The witness rode quickly to the spot but the figure had vanished across an open field, with the distant tree line too far for anyone to have reached so quickly.

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January 2013 Rocky Head Community, Coffee County, Alabama Class A #47975

Motorist observes a tall biped with an ape-like face while driving at dusk near Ariton

The witness was driving north on a rural highway just before dark when they noticed a large dark shape in the roadway ahead. As they got closer, the shape stood and moved to the road shoulder in a few steps, revealing a tall bipedal creature in the headlights. The creature faced the vehicle and raised an arm as the witness passed within about thirty feet, with the significance of the encounter registering only afterward.

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