- 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: 01080009
Class 1bNAWAC Investigators hear a number of close knocks and discover fresh tracks the next day.
Report Details
Occurrence date: December/2006
Location: San Jacinto County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Shepherd
Time / Conditions: 15:00 — Cold. The temperature at night was in the 20s; in the day it was in the 30s. It was cloudy and damp.
# of Witnesses: 4
Location: San Jacinto County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Shepherd
Time / Conditions: 15:00 — Cold. The temperature at night was in the 20s; in the day it was in the 30s. It was cloudy and damp.
# of Witnesses: 4
Witness Account:
Two tracks, measuring just over 12 inches in length, and right at 5 inches in width were discovered in the Big Creek Scenic Area, of the Sam Houston National Forest, by NAWAC Investigators Daryl Colyer, Mike Mayes, Ken Helmer and Tod Pinkerton on the afternoon of 9 December 2006.
The previous night (8 December) at approximately 11:30 p.m., the investigators had heard several sounds like extremely loud knocks on trees. Also noteworthy: investigators Mayes and Colyer were overwhelmed with a very obnoxious odor smelling very much like an animal that had been immersed in garbage. The knocks seemed to be in response to Helmer broadcasting playbacks of gibbon and gorilla vocalizations.
Physical evidence:
Photo and cast of footprint tracks and handprint track.
Hand/foot prints:
Two tracks were discovered, along with a handprint.
Sounds:
Loud knocks.
Additional observations:
Overpowering smell much like a dirty animal in garbage.
Investigator's Observations
Investigator(s): Daryl Colyer, Mike Mayes, Ken Helmer and Tod Pinkerton
This investigation was conducted as a result of recurring reported incidents in San Jacinto County, Texas, in the vicinity of Shepherd and Coldspring, Texas.
The two tracks were side by side at the edge of a small creek (see photo). The handprint appeared to be of a left hand as it was apparently being used to help hold up the subject. The tracks were positioned in such a way to indicate that the subject squatted down at the edge of the creek, completely flat-footed, and placed its left hand on the ground to provide balance, possibly while it drank from the creek with its other hand.
The temperatures were cold and there had been intermittent light mist. It seemed highly unlikely that a human was the source for the tracks, given their appearance, size and dimensions, and given the location, the weather and the events that had transpired the night before.
This investigation was conducted as a result of recurring reported incidents in San Jacinto County, Texas, in the vicinity of Shepherd and Coldspring, Texas.
The two tracks were side by side at the edge of a small creek (see photo). The handprint appeared to be of a left hand as it was apparently being used to help hold up the subject. The tracks were positioned in such a way to indicate that the subject squatted down at the edge of the creek, completely flat-footed, and placed its left hand on the ground to provide balance, possibly while it drank from the creek with its other hand.
The temperatures were cold and there had been intermittent light mist. It seemed highly unlikely that a human was the source for the tracks, given their appearance, size and dimensions, and given the location, the weather and the events that had transpired the night before.
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