- Class 1a
- Class 1, Corroboration: Reports involving a sighting, and accompanied by another form of support.1a A sasquatch/bigfoot specimen has been collected (alive or dead).
- Class 1b
- Class 1, Corroboration: Reports involving a sighting, and accompanied by another form of support.1b A report investigation results in a sasquatch observation or the documentation of clear tracks or other forms of physical evidence by an investigator.
- Class 1c
- Class 1, Corroboration: Reports involving a sighting, and accompanied by another form of support.1c An investigator determines that a visual encounter with a sasquatch/bigfoot by a very reliable observer is a distinct possibility, tangible corroborating evidence is documented, and all other sources can be reasonably ruled out.
- Class 1d
- Class 1, Corroboration: Reports involving a sighting, and accompanied by another form of support.1d A visual encounter with a sasquatch/bigfoot is a distinct possibility involving two or more reliable observers, and all other sources can be reasonably ruled out.
- Class 2
- Class 2, Competency: Reports involving sightings by professionally trained or highly skilled observers.2 Investigator determines that a visual encounter with a sasquatch/bigfoot is a distinct possibility, the observer is exceptionally trustworthy, professionally trained, and experienced in the outdoors and/or is accustomed to looking for and recording details (e.g., biologist, anthropologist/archaeologist, ranger, trapper/tracker/seasoned hunter, bird watcher, game warden, naturalist, law enforcement), and other explanations can be reasonably excluded.
- Class 3a
- Class 3, Credibility: Sightings or possible wood ape evidence reported by credible witnesses.3a Investigator determines that a visual encounter with a sasquatch/bigfoot is a distinct possibility, the observer is credible, and all other sources can be reasonably ruled out.
- Class 3b
- Class 3, Credibility: Sightings or possible wood ape evidence reported by credible witnesses.3b Unidentifiable vocalizations were reported and there is accompanying tangible evidence to possibly indicate the presence of a sasquatch/bigfoot, the observer is very reliable, and other sources can be reasonably ruled out.
- Class 3c
- Class 3, Credibility: Sightings or possible wood ape evidence reported by credible witnesses.3c No visual encounter occurred, but physical evidence was found to indicate the presence of a sasquatch/bigfoot (tracks, hair, scat, etc.), the observer is very reliable, and other sources can be reasonably ruled out.
Case: 01010007
Class 1dRoadside visual encounter on FM 1997 west of Woodlawn.
Report Details
Occurrence date: December/1996
Location: Harrison County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Woodlawn
Time / Conditions: 11:30pm — Wooded.
# of Witnesses: 2
Location: Harrison County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Woodlawn
Time / Conditions: 11:30pm — Wooded.
# of Witnesses: 2
Witness Account:
My son and I were going north on FM 1997 outside of Marshall, Texas heading to Lake O' the Pines for New Year's party. We saw something that appeared to be a very large man with a brown fur coat on. It was a mostly wooded area but the thing was just off the road approximately 8 feet. The highway right-of-way was cleared about 20 feet to wooded areas on both sides. A small creek ran a few feet north of where it (the creature or ?) was. It looked like it was kneeling possibly on one knee facing away from us. I slowed the car when we first saw it. We said to each other "what was that?" We discussed going back to get a better look but decided against it. The next morning we went back to the spot to see if maybe someone had left a large object on the side of the road, but found nothing.
Sounds:
We heard nothing and it remained perfectly still as we passed.
Additional observations:
This was near Woodlawn, Texas, about 15 miles west of Caddo Lake.
Investigator's Observations
Investigator(s): Craig Woolheater
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Harrison County, Texas in 1996.
I talked to the witnesses in July of 2001 while I was making preparations for the 2001 Texas Bigfoot Conference. Although the incident reportedly occurred five years earlier, Dr. John Bindernagel and I went to the site after the Conference on 16 September 2001. According to the primary witness, the site had remained much as it was at the time of the visual encounter.
We surveyed the surroundings and found similarities to other areas of reported sightings. We found a power line right of way intersecting with the road at an angle and a peach orchard across the road.
We suspected that the subject may have been in the process of feeding when the witnesses passed by it on the highway.
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Harrison County, Texas in 1996.
I talked to the witnesses in July of 2001 while I was making preparations for the 2001 Texas Bigfoot Conference. Although the incident reportedly occurred five years earlier, Dr. John Bindernagel and I went to the site after the Conference on 16 September 2001. According to the primary witness, the site had remained much as it was at the time of the visual encounter.
We surveyed the surroundings and found similarities to other areas of reported sightings. We found a power line right of way intersecting with the road at an angle and a peach orchard across the road.
We suspected that the subject may have been in the process of feeding when the witnesses passed by it on the highway.
