- 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: 01020040
Class 3aArrowhead hunter reports distant visual encounter with upright hairy figure near Sulphur River.
Report Details
Occurrence date: August/2002
Location: Red River County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Hagansport
Time / Conditions: 5:30pm — It was also very hot. There is an old rice farm in the area, with wild persimmons and horseapples all around. The Sulphur River runs through the area. I was walking in the river bottoms.
# of Witnesses: 1
Location: Red River County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Hagansport
Time / Conditions: 5:30pm — It was also very hot. There is an old rice farm in the area, with wild persimmons and horseapples all around. The Sulphur River runs through the area. I was walking in the river bottoms.
# of Witnesses: 1
Witness Account:
I was hunting arrowheads on some land that has a large lake on it. I was not really supposed to be there but I was just looking. I had been there about 4 hours and was leaving when I got on the lake shore I noticed about 300 yards away something in the water on the other shoreline. At first I thought it was just a stump but then it got up and moved. It was a good distance away but I know it was no bear. It never noticed me, it just kept soaking. As I climbed up the dam to leave it must have seen me because it got up and walked to shore. I didn't see it as I finished crossing the dam to leave.
Sounds:
Before leaving I thought I heard something in the water, but just thought it was the waves breaking on the shore. But when I was leaving it made me look towards the direction the sounds were coming from. I don't blame it for soaking, it was a very hot day.
Additional observations:
It had dark hair and was about 7 feet tall.
Investigator's Observations
Investigator(s): Jerry Hestand
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Red River County, Texas near the Sulphur River and Hagansport on 4 August 2002.
I interviewed the witness on 6 September 2002. The witness was with a friend, walking along the Sulphur River, hunting arrowheads. The Sulphur River runs through an old rice farm at this point. It was late afternoon around 5:30 pm. It was a sunny day and very hot, near 100 degrees.
The witness told of how he and his friend were separated and the friend decided to head back to the truck. The witness was walking along the shoreline of a lake just to the north of the Sulphur River when he heard what he thought was maybe a boat splashing in the water.
As he recalled, at approximately 200 - 250 yards away, he spotted what he thought was a stump along the opposite shore line. Then the stump started moving. The witness?s first impression was that he was seeing a black bear. The subject apparently had not noticed him yet, perhaps because the sun was setting to the witness?s back.
The witness then climbed up to the dam; the dam is located on the southwest side of the bank. The subject was on the northeast side. Once on top of the dam, the witness estimated that the distance between him and the subject was approximately 190 yards. It appeared to be sitting on its knees soaking in the river, with arms floating on top of the water. The wind was blowing towards the witness; he smelled nothing but dead fish. As the witness climbed the dam, he believed that the subject saw him because it hurriedly stood up and walked off on two legs. At that point, the witness was amazed at what he saw and fully realized that he was not seeing a bear or a human. The subject was covered in hair of a dark brown color and it appeared to be larger than a human. The witness estimated that the height of the subject was in excess of six feet and probably closer to seven feet in height.
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Red River County, Texas near the Sulphur River and Hagansport on 4 August 2002.
I interviewed the witness on 6 September 2002. The witness was with a friend, walking along the Sulphur River, hunting arrowheads. The Sulphur River runs through an old rice farm at this point. It was late afternoon around 5:30 pm. It was a sunny day and very hot, near 100 degrees.
The witness told of how he and his friend were separated and the friend decided to head back to the truck. The witness was walking along the shoreline of a lake just to the north of the Sulphur River when he heard what he thought was maybe a boat splashing in the water.
As he recalled, at approximately 200 - 250 yards away, he spotted what he thought was a stump along the opposite shore line. Then the stump started moving. The witness?s first impression was that he was seeing a black bear. The subject apparently had not noticed him yet, perhaps because the sun was setting to the witness?s back.
The witness then climbed up to the dam; the dam is located on the southwest side of the bank. The subject was on the northeast side. Once on top of the dam, the witness estimated that the distance between him and the subject was approximately 190 yards. It appeared to be sitting on its knees soaking in the river, with arms floating on top of the water. The wind was blowing towards the witness; he smelled nothing but dead fish. As the witness climbed the dam, he believed that the subject saw him because it hurriedly stood up and walked off on two legs. At that point, the witness was amazed at what he saw and fully realized that he was not seeing a bear or a human. The subject was covered in hair of a dark brown color and it appeared to be larger than a human. The witness estimated that the height of the subject was in excess of six feet and probably closer to seven feet in height.
