- 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: 01080087
Class 3aNear Big Thicket National Preserve, motorist has road encounter.
Report Details
Occurrence date: June/2006
Location: Hardin County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Saratoga
Time / Conditions: 9:00 PM — Late evening, after sunset, but was not real dark yet.
# of Witnesses: 1
Location: Hardin County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Saratoga
Time / Conditions: 9:00 PM — Late evening, after sunset, but was not real dark yet.
# of Witnesses: 1
Witness Account:
I was near Saratoga, Texas. We were going down the road and it crossed in front of us. We were near Ghost Road. It was on two legs and tall, but it didn't have a lot of hair. It was red-brown and went into the woods after it crossed.
Investigator's Observations
Investigator(s): Walter Blake
This investigation was conducted as a result of an alleged visual encounter in Hardin County, Texas on State Highway 787, a few miles north of the East Texas town of Saratoga, in June of 2006.
The location of the reported encounter is in the vicinity of the intersection of Highway 787 and Bragg Road, or the so-called ?Ghost Road.?
During the interview, the primary witness stated that sometime between 9:00 and 10:00 P.M., she was driving north on a return trip from Beaumont, Texas, and was accompanied by her children: a young son and juvenile daughter. The witness stated that within 100 feet, an upright animal, almost completely covered with short reddish-brown hair, and approximately seven to eight feet in height, crossed the highway in front of their vehicle. The sighting lasted only seconds as the subject walked across the highway in front of the car in three strides. All who were in the vehicle reportedly observed the subject.
The witness also reported seeing long arms swinging that appeared to reach down to the subject?s knees. She also recalled an unusually large facial area.
No detail of facial features or gender could be determined.
As the car passed, the witness watched the subject disappear into the woods on posted-hunting-club property.
I could detect no attempt to mislead or fabricate the account. My assessment is that the witness?s account represented an actual incident that she recalled to the best of her ability; I believe she was honest in her interpretation of events. The other witnesses were not available for interview or comment.
Furthermore and interestingly, there were several other similar accounts coming from this area of Southeast Texas during 2006, one of which was a very unnerving face-to-face encounter in January 2006 by a NAWAC research team on assignment in the Big Thicket National Preserve a scant few miles away.
This investigation was conducted as a result of an alleged visual encounter in Hardin County, Texas on State Highway 787, a few miles north of the East Texas town of Saratoga, in June of 2006.
The location of the reported encounter is in the vicinity of the intersection of Highway 787 and Bragg Road, or the so-called ?Ghost Road.?
During the interview, the primary witness stated that sometime between 9:00 and 10:00 P.M., she was driving north on a return trip from Beaumont, Texas, and was accompanied by her children: a young son and juvenile daughter. The witness stated that within 100 feet, an upright animal, almost completely covered with short reddish-brown hair, and approximately seven to eight feet in height, crossed the highway in front of their vehicle. The sighting lasted only seconds as the subject walked across the highway in front of the car in three strides. All who were in the vehicle reportedly observed the subject.
The witness also reported seeing long arms swinging that appeared to reach down to the subject?s knees. She also recalled an unusually large facial area.
No detail of facial features or gender could be determined.
As the car passed, the witness watched the subject disappear into the woods on posted-hunting-club property.
I could detect no attempt to mislead or fabricate the account. My assessment is that the witness?s account represented an actual incident that she recalled to the best of her ability; I believe she was honest in her interpretation of events. The other witnesses were not available for interview or comment.
Furthermore and interestingly, there were several other similar accounts coming from this area of Southeast Texas during 2006, one of which was a very unnerving face-to-face encounter in January 2006 by a NAWAC research team on assignment in the Big Thicket National Preserve a scant few miles away.
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