- 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: 01030012
Class 3aWoman reports midnight road-crossing encounter near Pecan Gap.
Report Details
Occurrence date: February/1992
Location: Fannin County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Pecan Gap
Time / Conditions: Between 12 and 1 am. — Clear, cold night. Pastureland and some woods, riverbottom area.
# of Witnesses:
Location: Fannin County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Pecan Gap
Time / Conditions: Between 12 and 1 am. — Clear, cold night. Pastureland and some woods, riverbottom area.
# of Witnesses:
Witness Account:
I was driving from Windom. It was after midnight. I had the high beams on as you never meet another car at that time of night. I saw a dark colored upright figure, like a "big" man run across the road. The figure was at the edge of my headlights so I didn't get a real clear look at it. It ran from the west to the east. I was traveling pretty fast so I reached where it had crossed within a second or two and it was gone. It had disappeared into a cluster of cedar trees that were along the fence line. I have only told a couple of people about it. At the time I didn't think about it being a bigfoot because I have never heard of any in the area. After reading other reports recently, I am convinced of what I saw. I have heard screams in the same area at night, but I believed them to be panthers or mountain lions.
Physical evidence:
I did not go back to check. I don't even like to drive that road at night anymore.
Sounds:
None at the time of the incident, I had the windows rolled up. I have heard screams in the same area at night, but I believed them to be panthers or mountain lions.
Additional observations:
No odors, I had the windows rolled up.
Investigator's Observations
Investigator(s): Craig Woolheater
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Fannin County, Texas near Pecan Gap, in February of 1992.
I interviewed the witness 13 August 2003. My impression was that she was a level-headed individual who was telling the truth.
The incident reportedly took place on an early morning between the hours of 12:00 and 1:00 a.m. The witness was driving home from a visit to her cousin's house; she described the weather conditions as cold, clear and ?crispy.?
The area where this was reported to have happened is in rural bottomland; it is wooded and there is an adjacent pasture. The North Sulphur River is about one mile to the south.
The witness remembered that she noticed something crossing the road in front of her at the edge of her headlight beams. When she first noticed it, it was already in the road, crossing from west to east. There were cedar trees lining the road where it crossed over, as well as a barbed wire fence. When the witness got to the spot where it crossed, she did not see the subject, nor did she see any evidence of its crossing. The trees were not disturbed and they were not moving as if something had passed through them. She stated that she has seen other animals cross the road at night, even a ?black panther.? The witness was adamant that this figure was definitely upright and bipedal.
The witness maintained that she only saw a profile of the subject; it never turned toward her. She described the subject as being at least 7 feet tall and covered with hair. The hair was very dark, she is not sure if it was black or very dark brown. The hair on the head was fairly long; it blended into the neck and shoulder area. The witness recalled that the subject did not seem to have a definitive neck. The shoulders were hunched forward. Its arms swung as it ran across the road at a rate much faster than a human. The witness described the subject as resembling the "Chewbacca" character from Star Wars. It was fairly lean and not bulky. It looked proportional for its height.
The witness told me that as a teenager, she and other kids from school would hang out in the bottoms at night. She claimed that she heard [purported sasquatch] vocalizations that are identical to those recorded by the NAWAC and other groups. Before I played our recordings for her, she had attributed the sounds to panthers or mountain lions in the area. The witness stated that she and her friends, after hearing these vocalizations, would pack up and leave.
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Fannin County, Texas near Pecan Gap, in February of 1992.
I interviewed the witness 13 August 2003. My impression was that she was a level-headed individual who was telling the truth.
The incident reportedly took place on an early morning between the hours of 12:00 and 1:00 a.m. The witness was driving home from a visit to her cousin's house; she described the weather conditions as cold, clear and ?crispy.?
The area where this was reported to have happened is in rural bottomland; it is wooded and there is an adjacent pasture. The North Sulphur River is about one mile to the south.
The witness remembered that she noticed something crossing the road in front of her at the edge of her headlight beams. When she first noticed it, it was already in the road, crossing from west to east. There were cedar trees lining the road where it crossed over, as well as a barbed wire fence. When the witness got to the spot where it crossed, she did not see the subject, nor did she see any evidence of its crossing. The trees were not disturbed and they were not moving as if something had passed through them. She stated that she has seen other animals cross the road at night, even a ?black panther.? The witness was adamant that this figure was definitely upright and bipedal.
The witness maintained that she only saw a profile of the subject; it never turned toward her. She described the subject as being at least 7 feet tall and covered with hair. The hair was very dark, she is not sure if it was black or very dark brown. The hair on the head was fairly long; it blended into the neck and shoulder area. The witness recalled that the subject did not seem to have a definitive neck. The shoulders were hunched forward. Its arms swung as it ran across the road at a rate much faster than a human. The witness described the subject as resembling the "Chewbacca" character from Star Wars. It was fairly lean and not bulky. It looked proportional for its height.
The witness told me that as a teenager, she and other kids from school would hang out in the bottoms at night. She claimed that she heard [purported sasquatch] vocalizations that are identical to those recorded by the NAWAC and other groups. Before I played our recordings for her, she had attributed the sounds to panthers or mountain lions in the area. The witness stated that she and her friends, after hearing these vocalizations, would pack up and leave.
