- 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: 01040031
Class 3aStudent on the way to school sees a large, hairy figure cross road.
Report Details
Occurrence date: October/1986
Location: Collin County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: McKinney
Time / Conditions: 6:30am — Foggy, wooded, there were 2 hedgerows with open hayfields to the east and west.
# of Witnesses: 1
Location: Collin County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: McKinney
Time / Conditions: 6:30am — Foggy, wooded, there were 2 hedgerows with open hayfields to the east and west.
# of Witnesses: 1
Witness Account:
Hurried on the way to school. I was about 50 yards away from intersection when I saw something cross in front of me. It was somewhat foggy, but I saw it as plain as day. Its eyes were like that of an animal. They glowed red when my headlights hit them. There were no sounds heard. I damn sure did not get out. The creature just passed in front of me in a hurry as I was. It did make eye contact and disappeared into the thicket on the side of the road. At the time, this was rural McKinney. Now this area is developed.
Additional observations:
Large scale, around 7' or so. Gray to light brown in color. Its coat was matted and not well groomed, patches of missing fur. Eyes were apparent and glowed red when light hit them. It did not seem frightened by my presence. It kept about its business. I did not get out of the vehicle.
Investigator's Observations
Investigator(s): Jason Svoboda
This report was published as a result of an investigation into an incident that allegedly occurred in Collin County, Texas in what was then an undeveloped rural setting, near McKinney, in October of 1986.
Both during and after the interview with this witness, my impression was that he was truthful. I am confident that the witness was certain that he encountered exactly what he described in his original report and to me in the interview. He also said he felt very relieved to tell someone who would take him seriously.
It is worth nothing that at the time that this incident reportedly occurred, the area was rural and undeveloped. It has undergone dramatic growth and development since the mid 1990s and now bears little resemblance to the setting there in the mid 1980s. It is not inconceivable that in the mid 1980s an encounter such as this could have occurred just as described, given the proximity to other rural areas where rumors have persisted of similar encounters. During the mid 1980s, there would have been numerous 10-to-20-acre lakes in the area, built in the 1950s for flood control. The area also had an abundant share of pecan orchards and hayfields. It was a typical northcentral Texas rural environment, replete with creeks, ponds/lakes, dense riparian wildlife travel courses and farms.
As the witness recalled, he was driving south on Farm to Market Road 1461 approximately 50 yards from the intersection with Highway 380. He remembered seeing a figure cross in front of his car traveling in a westerly direction. The subject appeared to be seven feet tall, with a light brown coat of hair and no noticeable neck. The witness said the subject appeared to look ?raggedy.? As he recalled, the subject moved with a ?long purposeful stride,? appearing passive, yet showing no fear. The witness estimated that the visual encounter lasted approximately 20 to 30 seconds at a distance of 15 to 20 yards.
The witness also mentioned that on occasion in the area, there were rumors of small dead cattle being found in odd locations such as in trees and on top of a round hay bales.
This report was published as a result of an investigation into an incident that allegedly occurred in Collin County, Texas in what was then an undeveloped rural setting, near McKinney, in October of 1986.
Both during and after the interview with this witness, my impression was that he was truthful. I am confident that the witness was certain that he encountered exactly what he described in his original report and to me in the interview. He also said he felt very relieved to tell someone who would take him seriously.
It is worth nothing that at the time that this incident reportedly occurred, the area was rural and undeveloped. It has undergone dramatic growth and development since the mid 1990s and now bears little resemblance to the setting there in the mid 1980s. It is not inconceivable that in the mid 1980s an encounter such as this could have occurred just as described, given the proximity to other rural areas where rumors have persisted of similar encounters. During the mid 1980s, there would have been numerous 10-to-20-acre lakes in the area, built in the 1950s for flood control. The area also had an abundant share of pecan orchards and hayfields. It was a typical northcentral Texas rural environment, replete with creeks, ponds/lakes, dense riparian wildlife travel courses and farms.
As the witness recalled, he was driving south on Farm to Market Road 1461 approximately 50 yards from the intersection with Highway 380. He remembered seeing a figure cross in front of his car traveling in a westerly direction. The subject appeared to be seven feet tall, with a light brown coat of hair and no noticeable neck. The witness said the subject appeared to look ?raggedy.? As he recalled, the subject moved with a ?long purposeful stride,? appearing passive, yet showing no fear. The witness estimated that the visual encounter lasted approximately 20 to 30 seconds at a distance of 15 to 20 yards.
The witness also mentioned that on occasion in the area, there were rumors of small dead cattle being found in odd locations such as in trees and on top of a round hay bales.
