- 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: 01120018
Class 3aChilhood Memory of Large Bipedal Creature in the Woods
Report Details
Occurrence date: Summer/1989
Location: Anderson County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Frankston
Time / Conditions: Bright sun, clear skies
# of Witnesses: 2
Location: Anderson County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Frankston
Time / Conditions: Bright sun, clear skies
# of Witnesses: 2
Witness Account:
My sister and I were taking a walk through the woods behind our house. We did this frequently. We would follow the animal trails through the woods. I remember that we were in the woods but near a fenceline that was adjacent to a neighbor's pasture. We looked up and saw a big black figure (like a large man) walking along the fenceline. Its arms swung by its sides and then it stopped and turned towards us. The figure was dark like a silouette. It had very broad shoulders. We turned around and ran as fast as we could. I never looked back.
I remember telling my parents that we saw a ghost. So for the longest time, I always believed that what I saw was a ghost walking. The idea of it being a sasquatch/big foot never occured to me until 22 years later when my mother was telling me that the newspaper had an article about all the sightings reported in the area. My sister doesn't remember the incident anymore. She was about 5 at the time and I was 7.
Hand/foot prints:
Long strides with long swinging arms.
