- 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: 01050031
Class 3aFather and son report nighttime road cross encounter in Sulphur River bottoms.
Report Details
Occurrence date: March/1985
Location: Hunt County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Wolfe City
Time / Conditions: between 7 pm and 9 pm — Dry and good conditions, very dark night. Wooded and open land, cattle farms.
# of Witnesses: 2
Location: Hunt County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Wolfe City
Time / Conditions: between 7 pm and 9 pm — Dry and good conditions, very dark night. Wooded and open land, cattle farms.
# of Witnesses: 2
Witness Account:
Me and my father was traveling north on CR 1019 and crossed the South Sulphur River bridge and I thought I saw car light coming over the railroad tracks about a half a mile ahead. Then as I got closer I found that it was not car lights. It was my headlights reflecting off of something standing beside the road ahead. As I got closer I could see that it was some type of big animal standing upright beside the road. I could see that it had long silver and white hair, that is why my headlight reflected off of it. The animal started to move from the left side to the right side of the road as I got closer. I was about fifty feet from the animal when it crossed the road to the right side. It stood as tall as a cow would if the cow could stand upright. The animal then started to move out of my headlights and went over the fence and disappeared into the nearby field. I was too scared to stop and look into the field and my dad said that we needed to get out of there. I have never seen it again. But, I have been raccoon hunting in that area many times. And, on different occasions my hunting dogs refused to leave the truck or sometime they would leave and come back quickly and stay at the truck like they were really scared of something. Those dogs were always very aggressive hunters. I have a couple of friends who saw the large animal a week or so after I saw it.
Physical evidence:
None.
Sounds:
I have heard strange screams and sounds in the bottom.
Additional observations:
It was as tall as a full grown cow if a cow could stand upright. and it had long silver and white hair. It was probably seven or eight feet tall.
Investigator's Observations
Investigator(s): Mark Porter
This investigation was conducted as a result of a reported bigfoot sighting that allegedly occurred in Hunt County, Texas between the hours of 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM, late winter, March 1985.
I interviewed the primary witness 4 April 2006. The witness's descriptions of the reported sighting and relevant details were consistent with the initial report. The sighting reportedly occurred after sunset. The most prominent visible features of the subject were the color of the fur (silver and white), the subject's height, which was reportedly eight feet tall, and that it was upright and a biped. I asked the witness if he could see any variance in fur thickness or length but he could not say. As for facial features, the witness stated that he did not see any since it was not facing him. The sighting lasted a few seconds.
The witness stated that on different occasions since his report, while hunting in the Sulfur River bottoms, his hunting dogs would cower in the truck or return to the truck quickly after being released. Nothing strange was noticed at the time except for the behavior of his dogs. This occurred in the same area as his original sighting.
The witness has heard unidentified vocalizations on different occasions in the river bottoms; he described them as a woman screaming. Being a hunter, the witness is familiar with the indigenous wildlife of the area and could not identify the vocalizations. I asked the witness how recently had he heard the unidentified vocalizations and he replied that a friend was in the bottoms two to three weeks prior to this interview and claimed that he heard the screams.
This reported sighting and the unidentified vocalizations are in a close proximity to the "black cat thicket area" that has had reported sightings over the past few decades. The immediate area consists of the river bottom, wooded areas and farms in the area for food sources.
This investigation was conducted as a result of a reported bigfoot sighting that allegedly occurred in Hunt County, Texas between the hours of 7:00 PM and 9:00 PM, late winter, March 1985.
I interviewed the primary witness 4 April 2006. The witness's descriptions of the reported sighting and relevant details were consistent with the initial report. The sighting reportedly occurred after sunset. The most prominent visible features of the subject were the color of the fur (silver and white), the subject's height, which was reportedly eight feet tall, and that it was upright and a biped. I asked the witness if he could see any variance in fur thickness or length but he could not say. As for facial features, the witness stated that he did not see any since it was not facing him. The sighting lasted a few seconds.
The witness stated that on different occasions since his report, while hunting in the Sulfur River bottoms, his hunting dogs would cower in the truck or return to the truck quickly after being released. Nothing strange was noticed at the time except for the behavior of his dogs. This occurred in the same area as his original sighting.
The witness has heard unidentified vocalizations on different occasions in the river bottoms; he described them as a woman screaming. Being a hunter, the witness is familiar with the indigenous wildlife of the area and could not identify the vocalizations. I asked the witness how recently had he heard the unidentified vocalizations and he replied that a friend was in the bottoms two to three weeks prior to this interview and claimed that he heard the screams.
This reported sighting and the unidentified vocalizations are in a close proximity to the "black cat thicket area" that has had reported sightings over the past few decades. The immediate area consists of the river bottom, wooded areas and farms in the area for food sources.
