- 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: 01050017
Class 3cMother and sons hear whoops in woods behind house.
Report Details
Occurrence date: April/2005
Location: Jasper County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Buna
Time / Conditions: Around 8:00 p.m — Around 8:00 p.m., just after dark. Pine forest.
# of Witnesses: 0
Location: Jasper County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Buna
Time / Conditions: Around 8:00 p.m — Around 8:00 p.m., just after dark. Pine forest.
# of Witnesses: 0
Witness Account:
Recently my son went outside just after dark. He ran back in telling me there was something out side making a strange noise. I went outside thinking I was going to hear the nearby bulls, dogs, or even a coyote. What I heard was the strangest sound I had ever heard. We stood there for quite a while trying to figure out what it could be until my five year old started crying saying he was scared.
Today I listened to several video (audio) clips of the Sasquatch Whoop Howl. That is the EXACT sound I heard. I got chills when I heard these recordings.
I then looked up sightings in Texas to see if it were possible that there could be any in my area. I was shocked to discover that there had been sightings very close to my house in Newton County on the Sabine River. I even found where there had been a sighting in Buna, which is where I live, in the 1980's. I live in a wooded area. The woods behind me, over 500 acres, have been untouched for over a hundred years. It has just recently been sold and timber starting to be cut in the area. I am wondering if this is stirring it up? Please let me know if you think it could be possible that what I heard is real. I know that is the sound I heard. I will be listening now every night and hope to get a recording. Also, my children play in the woods quite often. Is there any danger for them playing in the woods?
Investigator's Observations
I talked to the witness about what she and her sons experienced. She was adamant that what they heard was exactly like the whoop-howl vocalizations recorded in the Gifford-Pinchot National Forest in March 2005. She and her sons listened to the strange vocalizations for approximately ten minutes.
The witness estimated that the sounds originated from a position of no more than 100 yards into the woods behind her property. She said that the vocalizations were very clear and loud. She said it wasn't until she was able to listen to whoops on the BFRO site that she was able to find something that matched what she heard.
As she and her sons listened, the youngest boy finally began to cry, and told his mother that he was scared.
The witness told me that she plans on recording the sounds should she hear them again.
The witness estimated that the sounds originated from a position of no more than 100 yards into the woods behind her property. She said that the vocalizations were very clear and loud. She said it wasn't until she was able to listen to whoops on the BFRO site that she was able to find something that matched what she heard.
As she and her sons listened, the youngest boy finally began to cry, and told his mother that he was scared.
The witness told me that she plans on recording the sounds should she hear them again.
