- 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: 01080077
Class 1dTwo fishermen report early morning road encounter while enroute to Possum Kingdom Lake.
Report Details
Occurrence date: April/1990
Location: Palo Pinto County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Palo Pinto
Time / Conditions: 06:00 — Pre-dawn 6:00 A.M. Good Visibility
# of Witnesses: 2
Location: Palo Pinto County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Palo Pinto
Time / Conditions: 06:00 — Pre-dawn 6:00 A.M. Good Visibility
# of Witnesses: 2
Witness Account:
I was going trout fishing with a friend below the spillway at Possum Kingdom Lake and we had taken Highway 4 north. It was fairly dark, but visibility was good. As we approached the bridge over the Brazos River something was kneeling on the road by some roadkill. When the headlights shone on the scene a tall hairy being stood erect and ran across the road and down a steep bank towards the river. I got out of the truck to try to get a better look but it was too dark to see anything. The figure was quite tall and covered with long dark hair all over its body. It moved rapidly and with agility in the dark right in front of us. It was not a bear.
Sounds:
When I got out of the truck I listened for noises from below but it was silent. No strong odors were present and the ground was too hard for footprints.
Investigator's Observations
Investigator(s): Daryl Colyer
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred near Possum Kingdom Lake in Palo Pinto County, in April 1990.
The two witnesses had not had contact in several years. The primary witness apparently submitted the report without any knowledge whatsoever that I would attempt to track down the second witness, the driver of the vehicle. After comprehensively interviewing the primary witness, I began the process of tracking down the second witness, and was able to locate him after a few days. As a result, I separately interviewed both witnesses in depth.
The secondary witness was amazed that the primary witness, his old fishing partner and former co-worker, had reported the incident, particularly since the two had decided immediately after the incident not to talk about it, in full expectation that they would be ridiculed. The secondary witness was quite willing to discuss the incident, and he seemed happy to be able to discuss it with someone who might take him seriously; he seemed equally delighted that I was able to locate him.
The two witnesses told of an incident that both agreed had happened in 1990. While on a fishing trip to Possum Kingdom Lake, both men recalled observing an upright, hair-covered, large ?sasquatch-like? figure in the highway just before dawn that was illuminated by the vehicle?s headlights, before it crossed the highway, only to disappear into the darkness of the surrounding riparian vegetation of the Brazos River.
Both witnesses remarked about how they both could not believe what they were seeing at the time. The primary witness told me that he thought bigfoot sightings were only in the Pacific Northwest. The secondary witness told me that to this day, he has trouble believing it even though he saw it with his own eyes, and he truly wishes that someone would present irrefutable evidence of the sasquatch?s existence; perhaps then he would feel more comfortable in discussing the encounter with family and/or friends, with whom he has never discussed the incident. The secondary witness flatly stated that he has not returned to the lake since the incident. He said he has fished other Texas lakes, but he will not return to Possum Kingdom Lake because of what he saw.
The secondary witness remembered seeing an eye shine similar to that of a deer before realizing that they were seeing what they believe could only have been a bigfoot. The secondary witness stated that there is no other animal that it could have been. Both men were certain that they did not see a human; the sheer size alone was enough to preclude the possibility of a human source. Separately and independently, the two witnesses described the subject as being hirsute, tall, large, dark and upright or bipedal. The secondary witness remembered the stride in particular, as the subject quickly strode across the country highway off into the adjacent riparian wooded areas. The primary witness was certain that the subject was tending to small roadkill; the secondary witness could not be sure.
Around and near Possum Kingdom Lake, and in the Western Cross Timbers of Oklahoma and Texas, there have been occasional reported sightings from reliable witnesses going back a number of years. Possum Kingdom Lake, located primarily in Palo Pinto County, Texas, approximately 75 miles west of Fort Worth, is a 20,000-acre reservoir on the Brazos River in the Palo Pinto Mountains, known for its clear blue waters. Much of the area around the lake and along the Brazos through the Western Cross Timbers is still rugged and remote. Area hills, valleys, and oak/cedar forest comprise ideal habitat for a variety of wildlife around the lake.
The Western Cross Timbers is the name of an expanse of land comprised of savanna and forest (predominantly post oak, blackjack oak and Eastern red cedar) that runs from southern Oklahoma into north central Texas. The Western Cross Timbers forms part of the boundary between the more heavily forested eastern parts of Texas and Oklahoma and the almost treeless western regions, and also marks the western habitat limit of many mammals and insects. Possum Kingdom Lake is located within the Western Cross Timbers.
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred near Possum Kingdom Lake in Palo Pinto County, in April 1990.
The two witnesses had not had contact in several years. The primary witness apparently submitted the report without any knowledge whatsoever that I would attempt to track down the second witness, the driver of the vehicle. After comprehensively interviewing the primary witness, I began the process of tracking down the second witness, and was able to locate him after a few days. As a result, I separately interviewed both witnesses in depth.
The secondary witness was amazed that the primary witness, his old fishing partner and former co-worker, had reported the incident, particularly since the two had decided immediately after the incident not to talk about it, in full expectation that they would be ridiculed. The secondary witness was quite willing to discuss the incident, and he seemed happy to be able to discuss it with someone who might take him seriously; he seemed equally delighted that I was able to locate him.
The two witnesses told of an incident that both agreed had happened in 1990. While on a fishing trip to Possum Kingdom Lake, both men recalled observing an upright, hair-covered, large ?sasquatch-like? figure in the highway just before dawn that was illuminated by the vehicle?s headlights, before it crossed the highway, only to disappear into the darkness of the surrounding riparian vegetation of the Brazos River.
Both witnesses remarked about how they both could not believe what they were seeing at the time. The primary witness told me that he thought bigfoot sightings were only in the Pacific Northwest. The secondary witness told me that to this day, he has trouble believing it even though he saw it with his own eyes, and he truly wishes that someone would present irrefutable evidence of the sasquatch?s existence; perhaps then he would feel more comfortable in discussing the encounter with family and/or friends, with whom he has never discussed the incident. The secondary witness flatly stated that he has not returned to the lake since the incident. He said he has fished other Texas lakes, but he will not return to Possum Kingdom Lake because of what he saw.
The secondary witness remembered seeing an eye shine similar to that of a deer before realizing that they were seeing what they believe could only have been a bigfoot. The secondary witness stated that there is no other animal that it could have been. Both men were certain that they did not see a human; the sheer size alone was enough to preclude the possibility of a human source. Separately and independently, the two witnesses described the subject as being hirsute, tall, large, dark and upright or bipedal. The secondary witness remembered the stride in particular, as the subject quickly strode across the country highway off into the adjacent riparian wooded areas. The primary witness was certain that the subject was tending to small roadkill; the secondary witness could not be sure.
Around and near Possum Kingdom Lake, and in the Western Cross Timbers of Oklahoma and Texas, there have been occasional reported sightings from reliable witnesses going back a number of years. Possum Kingdom Lake, located primarily in Palo Pinto County, Texas, approximately 75 miles west of Fort Worth, is a 20,000-acre reservoir on the Brazos River in the Palo Pinto Mountains, known for its clear blue waters. Much of the area around the lake and along the Brazos through the Western Cross Timbers is still rugged and remote. Area hills, valleys, and oak/cedar forest comprise ideal habitat for a variety of wildlife around the lake.
The Western Cross Timbers is the name of an expanse of land comprised of savanna and forest (predominantly post oak, blackjack oak and Eastern red cedar) that runs from southern Oklahoma into north central Texas. The Western Cross Timbers forms part of the boundary between the more heavily forested eastern parts of Texas and Oklahoma and the almost treeless western regions, and also marks the western habitat limit of many mammals and insects. Possum Kingdom Lake is located within the Western Cross Timbers.
