- 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: 01140021
Class 3cDeer Hunters in Treestand Hear Frightening Screams Nearly Underneath Them in Pre-Dawn Hours
Report Details
Occurrence date: Winter/2006
Location: Marion County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Lodi
Time / Conditions: 05:00 — It was still a lil dark right at dusk could make out trees &the ground could see around us pretty good it was chilly we had insulated underwear &insulated overalls&jackets
# of Witnesses: 2
Location: Marion County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Lodi
Time / Conditions: 05:00 — It was still a lil dark right at dusk could make out trees &the ground could see around us pretty good it was chilly we had insulated underwear &insulated overalls&jackets
# of Witnesses: 2
Witness Account:
We was on a deer lease in Lodi Texas near Jefferson me & my mom got up at 5:00am got in the stand at 5:30 was waiting for the sun to come up was being quiet waiting on a deer you could hear squirrels,birds & all then we heard a god awful howl/roar we have never heard anything like this before it made us worried every animal sound from birds to squirrels had went silent after the roar we looked around while still inside the deer stand bc it sounded like it was right under us it was so loud & made us scared we saw nothing we got out of the stand & back on the fourwheeler & right back to the camper we have heard large cats & other native wildlife throughout our life but never before heard that it was definitely a bigfoot bc watching the shows just out of the blue one day & they played a recording of a vocalization it was spot on made the hair on our necks stand up like it did that morning in the deer stand