- 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: 03120009
Class 3cBackpackers Hear Unsettling Vocalizations
Report Details
Occurrence date: December/2009
Location: County, AR
Nearby/Vicinity: Fort Douglas
Time / Conditions: 22:00 — COLD!!!! It got down to 12 degrees
# of Witnesses: 2
Location: County, AR
Nearby/Vicinity: Fort Douglas
Time / Conditions: 22:00 — COLD!!!! It got down to 12 degrees
# of Witnesses: 2
Witness Account:
My friend Randy and I were backpacking on the Ozark Highlands Trail, we had made camp for the night and were sitting by the fire eating our evening meal when we heard a large pack of coyotes yipping and howling in the distance. We then heard something we have never heard before, an incredibly loud howl/scream-sounded like a cross between an elk's bugle and a panther's scream, and as loud as an elephant trumpeting. We also noticed that the coyotes feel completely silent, as did everything else in the forest. We have both spent most of our lives in the woods, camping, hunting, fishing and so on, and this shook both of us pretty bad. I have since done quite alot of research, and I have read many eyewitness reports that have heard basically the same thing...
Sounds:
The howl...
