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20 November 2016 Troy, Madison County, Illinois Class B #56168

Possible nighttime sighting along Scott-Troy Road south of Troy

The witness was driving on Scott-Troy Road at night after work. A large, black, hairy upright animal crossed the road in a few giant bounds and disappeared on the other side. The witness slowed to try to see it again but could not see it in the darkness.

Road crossingPartial sighting
16 November 2016 Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey Class B #55961

Men see upright creature walking in front of a home at dusk near Ocean City

Five men were watching TV at a house when they saw a hair-covered biped walking on the street in front of the house. The figure passed under a streetlight about 150 feet away but was in silhouette, showing a hunched posture and broad build, before going behind trees into woods across the street. The men watched for several seconds and did not pursue it, later agreeing it did not look human.

Full-body sightingSilhouette
7 November 2016 Randle, Skamania County, Washington Class B #65864

Elk hunters have knock answered, hear roar vocalization, have tent slapped, north of Mt. St. Helens.

The witness and a relative were camping in a remote clearing on the first night of an elk-hunting trip. After splitting firewood in the evening they heard loud knocks from the woods, and one loud knock came back after the witness knocked in return. Around 1 a.m. they were awakened by something slapping their tent and by a loud roar beside the tent, but searches with lights found no tracks, broken branches, or odor.

Wood knockScreamProperty disturbance
November 2016 Oscoda, Iosco County, Michigan Class B #59333

Resident's sighting three miles north of Wurtsmith Air Force Base

Late at night the witness was returning from taking trash to the dumpster when he saw a tall brownish upright figure moving away from his open garage toward his camper. He lit its upper body with a flashlight and watched it glide silently behind the camper and then into the thick woods without a sound. He retrieved a rifle and searched the woods but found the terrain difficult to cross and found no tracks. A neighbor suggested a bear on its hind legs, but the witness felt the thin human-like form and silent movement did not fit.

Partial sightingPossible misidentification
November 2016 Gladstone/Escanaba, Delta County, Michigan Class B #56552

Possible ongoing activity experienced while hiking a trail outside Gladstone

The witness and a companion walked night trails and noticed a stationary bright light over a ridge. They then heard bipedal footsteps from an embankment, felt watched, and smelled a skunk-like odor. While leaving across the bridge they heard prolonged crying/calling vocalizations that continued to the trailhead. The witness later concluded the sounds matched Bigfoot recordings found online.

FootstepsOdorVocalization
November 2016 Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois Class A #55934

Nighttime sighting near Sunset Lake west of Girard

The witness was driving home at night when a tall bipedal animal crossed in front of the vehicle and went into the woods across from the house. The animal was described as 7 to 8 feet tall and muscular, covered in matted burgundy to brick-red hair about 4 inches long, with a grayish pale face whose features could not be discerned. The witness thought it might have been scavenging fish along a nearby lake bank.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
November 2016 Brookings, Oregon #c28653f6-4e98-436c-b3f3-6181eed9e7d1

Sasquatch sighting near Brookings, Oregon (2016)

In November 2016 the witness was driving slowly with his wife, newborn son and a friend toward the Ludlum House along the Winchuck River to sightsee. At a bend he looked down into the creek and saw an upright, furry dark-brown figure standing in mid-water that looked up over its shoulder at the car and then looked away. On the drive back the figure was gone and he later found no stump in that spot, and since then he reports an uneasy watched feeling past about mile eight.

Full-body sightingPossible misidentification
26 October 2016 Campbellsville, Larue County, Kentucky Class A #55870

Sightings and constant activity at a home near Campbellsville

The witness reported hearing noises around the home weekly for months and then seeing a white, roughly 8.5- to 9-foot-tall creature about 40-50 feet away across the street near the forest at about 530am in the dark while using a strong flashlight. A footprint was found the next day. The witness was alone with dogs at the time.

Full-body sightingTracks
13 October 2016 St Clair, Missouri #4d4eddad-a9e8-4c49-b10f-5995d8f9225e

Vocalization near St Clair, Missouri (2016)

The guest spent the night in a deer blind on his sister's property to hunt for food. Around 2 a.m. he was awakened by extremely loud gorilla-like bellows, howls, and a snarling growl that seemed to vibrate through his body. He heard something moving and circling the blind in the leaves. After it moved off toward the river and vocalized again at a distance, he remained in the blind until daylight.

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8 October 2016 Ellington, Reynolds County, Missouri Class A #56614

Hunter in his stand makes eye contact one afternoon in Ellington

The witness was bow hunting from a tree stand overlooking a pond, hollow and log road when the woods went quiet. A large dark figure walked down the opposite side of the hollow, stopped, stepped back and stared at the witness for 15-20 seconds before continuing down the ridge and disappearing. After climbing down at dark, the witness checked the spot and concluded the height over the underbrush ruled out a human, then told his son who had been hunting separately.

Full-body sighting
7 October 2016 Concord Township, Lake County, Ohio Class B #56073

Possible daytime sighting behind a home near Cloverdale Lake

The witness was mowing and clearing a path behind the house in early October when they noticed movement in brush along a ravine. They stopped to watch a dark, long-haired upright figure walk away for about a minute without seeing its face. They returned the next day to find only disturbed brush and a game trail.

Partial sighting
7 October 2016 Pocatello, Bingham County, Idaho Class B #57872

Hunter's whistles answered while digiscoping a Moose on Fort Hall Indian Reservation

While hunting in southeast Idaho in fall 2016, the witness was photographing a moose through a spotting scope and whistled to make it stop. Five high-pitched whistles came in immediate response from a brush patch, which the witness believed was not the moose. The witness then saw what looked like brown eyes in the brush where the moose had put its head down, and took grainy photos that showed nothing significant.

WhistlePartial sighting
2 October 2016 Coles Corner / Leavenworth, Chelan County, Washington Class A #56827

Motorist has daytime sighting along the highway near Coles Corner

The witness and a companion were driving on a highway in the morning when they saw a tall, dark, hairy figure walking toward them on a bluff beside the road. As they got close they could see its face and body clearly, noting it wore no clothes and had a peaked head. It looked toward their car, then turned and walked into the woods up a bank. The two occupants confirmed with each other that they had seen what they called Bigfoot.

Full-body sighting
October 2016 Ocean City, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class A #65451

Sighting near Ocean City, Washington 2016

The witness was a passenger in a car traveling home from the Ocean City area on a clear morning. While looking into a clear-cut field off the highway, she saw a large grayish creature rise from a squatting position to stand erect. The companion who was driving did not see it, and they did not stop.

Full-body sighting
12 September 2016 Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia Class A #65223

Swedish archaeologist has a clear daylight sighting during BFRO expedition near Harrison Lake

The witness was riding as a passenger in a car driving back from an expedition on a sunny afternoon when he noticed movement on the left side of the road near a bridge. He reports seeing a reddish-brown hair-covered human-like figure for 2-3 seconds as it moved from a trench toward trees and froze with its body still while its eyes followed the car. He says he made eye contact, felt frightened, and froze without alerting the driver, only mentioning the sighting later after reaching the destination.

Full-body sighting
11 September 2016 Nearest Town, Cedar Key, Levy County, Florida Class A #55574

Daytime road crossing seen by twin sisters near Cedar Key

Two people driving on a wooded highway in the late morning saw a large hair-covered creature crossing the road ahead. The creature glanced toward the vehicle and then quickly left the roadway into the surrounding woods. The witnesses filmed the spot where it vanished and later notified law enforcement.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
9 September 2016 Glady, Randolph County, West Virginia Class A #55583

Tracks found and casts made beside a spring on an old farm near Glady (Photo attempt of daytime sighting attached)

On September 11, 2016, the witness went to feed trout kept in a barrel at a spring on a family farm and found two fresh tracks in soft mud where cattle had been drinking. The witness chased the cattle away and made a plaster cast of the right track, noting the left track was angled and could not be cast. An investigator later visited the site, documented the stick fence around the spring and the cast dimensions, and noted additional sounds reported at the location.

Tracks
9 September 2016 South Branch, Ogemaw County, Michigan Class B #55541

Motorist has a possible daylight sighting just north of South Branch

The witness was driving in daylight fog when he saw a large dark figure standing in the road ahead. As his car approached with headlights on, the figure crossed into a grassy ditch and then into the woods about 10 feet from the road. He slowed to 5 mph while passing but found no trail or driveway where it had gone.

Road crossing
6 September 2016 Nordegg, Alberta Class B #55604

Two hunters experience prolonged tree shaking and rock throwing near Nordegg

Two hunters set up a night camp to cook dinner when they heard movement in a nearby tree line for about half an hour. After a warning shotgun shot into the air, a tree shook violently and soccer-ball-sized rocks were thrown toward camp for about 20 minutes, totaling 17 rocks. The hunters packed up while the activity continued and left the area.

Movement onlyRock throwing
6 September 2016 Marlinton, Pocahontas County, West Virginia Class B #55554

Possible sighting by motorists half mile from Cranberry Mountain Nature Center

The witness and a companion were driving south on a scenic highway in the evening, stopping for views and photos. They noticed a furry figure in tall roadside weeds ahead and continued driving toward it. As they closed to about 80-100 feet, the figure turned with a crouch, jumped up the bank using a branch, and vanished silently into the woods. They estimated its height at about 7 to 7.5 feet from weed height relative to their truck and described brown to brown-gold fur.

Partial sighting