- 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: 01030007
Class 2Hog hunter has morning encounter in Sabine River bottoms.
Report Details
Occurrence date: January/1992-1993
Location: Wood County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Alba
Time / Conditions: Mid-day — Swampy, with nearby farms.
# of Witnesses: 1
Location: Wood County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Alba
Time / Conditions: Mid-day — Swampy, with nearby farms.
# of Witnesses: 1
Witness Account:
I was hunting hogs and felt I was being watched all day. I turned around to go back to the truck. It was sitting beside a tree. It stood up and I looked at it through a scope. It walked away like I was not even there.
One man at the feed store told me he saw a 10 ft tall "bear" standing in a barn one day at dusk as he opened the front doors. It ran out the back doors on two legs.
Physical evidence:
I got out of there too fast to look.
Additional observations:
Big, very big. The hair on it was dark brown, close to a chestnut horse. The hair was long and matted. The face had no hair on it. It looked almost soft. It eyes were big and brown, very soft and thoughtful like it was working things out. I wished I could draw to show what I mean.
Investigator's Observations
Investigator(s): Daryl Colyer
I have interviewed this witness on a number of occasions, both by telephone, in various locations and onsite. The initial interview took place on 25 March 2004.
In January of 1992 or 1993, the witness was "hunting hogs" with a .308 lever-action Savage, when he turned and saw a figure that he had never seen before at a range of "probably 50 yards," rise up from a squatting position. The subject was reportedly "covered from head to toe, except for the face" with hair or fur of a "chestnut" color, was bipedal and appeared to be "six and a half or seven feet tall."
The witness said that upon initially seeing the subject, an expletive entered his mind. As the subject arose from the squatting position, the witness became acutely aware that what he was seeing was unlike anything he had seen before. Instantly, he raised his weapon in an almost instinctive manner; then it occurred to him not to shoot. The witness had earlier shot a coyote at several hundred yards, so he knew that his gun was properly sighted. The witness remembered thinking, "There's got to be more than one," meaning, there were probably others out of the witness's field of vision and had he shot this one, he would have possibly been forced to contend with others. The witness stood still studying the subject, focusing on its eyes, and the subject reportedly stood still, staring at the witness. The witness continued to peer through his "four-power scope" for what seemed like 30 seconds before the subject simply turned away and hurriedly walked off. The witness was shaken and thought to himself, "So this is what a bigfoot looks like."
The witness was particularly struck by the subject?s eyes, which he described as "soft; non-threatening; not aggressive." The subject?s facial skin appeared to be black. I asked the witness if he had viewed the Patterson-Gimlin footage, to which he answered, "Yes." I then asked him for a comparison of the two figures. The witness said that the subjects were similar, but the one he saw was "thinner, wasn't as stooped, and walked off easily in an easy stride." The witness went on to add that "it stood and walked very quickly and naturally with no trouble at all."
The witness stated that he only told one other individual, who has since passed on, about his encounter. It was an old man, who told the witness that what he saw was "that damned, old monkey that lives down there."
I have interviewed this witness on a number of occasions, both by telephone, in various locations and onsite. The initial interview took place on 25 March 2004.
In January of 1992 or 1993, the witness was "hunting hogs" with a .308 lever-action Savage, when he turned and saw a figure that he had never seen before at a range of "probably 50 yards," rise up from a squatting position. The subject was reportedly "covered from head to toe, except for the face" with hair or fur of a "chestnut" color, was bipedal and appeared to be "six and a half or seven feet tall."
The witness said that upon initially seeing the subject, an expletive entered his mind. As the subject arose from the squatting position, the witness became acutely aware that what he was seeing was unlike anything he had seen before. Instantly, he raised his weapon in an almost instinctive manner; then it occurred to him not to shoot. The witness had earlier shot a coyote at several hundred yards, so he knew that his gun was properly sighted. The witness remembered thinking, "There's got to be more than one," meaning, there were probably others out of the witness's field of vision and had he shot this one, he would have possibly been forced to contend with others. The witness stood still studying the subject, focusing on its eyes, and the subject reportedly stood still, staring at the witness. The witness continued to peer through his "four-power scope" for what seemed like 30 seconds before the subject simply turned away and hurriedly walked off. The witness was shaken and thought to himself, "So this is what a bigfoot looks like."
The witness was particularly struck by the subject?s eyes, which he described as "soft; non-threatening; not aggressive." The subject?s facial skin appeared to be black. I asked the witness if he had viewed the Patterson-Gimlin footage, to which he answered, "Yes." I then asked him for a comparison of the two figures. The witness said that the subjects were similar, but the one he saw was "thinner, wasn't as stooped, and walked off easily in an easy stride." The witness went on to add that "it stood and walked very quickly and naturally with no trouble at all."
The witness stated that he only told one other individual, who has since passed on, about his encounter. It was an old man, who told the witness that what he saw was "that damned, old monkey that lives down there."
