- 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: 04080008
Class 3cStrange noises heard at night outside window and tracks found.
Report Details
Occurrence date: June/1979
Location: Caddo Parish County, LA
Nearby/Vicinity: Shreveport
Time / Conditions: 02:00 — Nighttime
# of Witnesses: 2
Location: Caddo Parish County, LA
Nearby/Vicinity: Shreveport
Time / Conditions: 02:00 — Nighttime
# of Witnesses: 2
Witness Account:
It was late June or early July in, I believe 1979. I was invited to stay with some former neighbors and their nephew on their farm. They had just had a house put on their farm and their nephew was visiting from Dallas for a couple of weeks. I thought it was great that I was going to get to spend some time on my neighbor?s farm for a couple of weeks. I loved hunting, fishing and roaming the woods. The farm consisted of about 80 acres and woods surrounded the entire area with a couple of ponds and two abandoned houses (shacks) in the woods. An electric barbed wire fence surrounded the farm to keep the cows in, and their yard was also surrounded by a 2?-foot high electric fence to keep them away from the house. It was pretty hot at that time of year and they didn?t have their air conditioners working yet, so we had to sleep with the windows opened. The neighbors nephew and I were sleeping in the same room in twin beds with windows behind and a little to the side of each bed. At around 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning the nephew and I were awakened by a deep loud raspy breathing outside the window. It continued for at least 3 to 5 minutes, but at the time seemed like an eternity. I believe that the uninvited visitor was watching me sleep. This was the most terrifying moment of my life still to this day. I was paralyzed with fear and did not want to move or breath. I managed to force myself to slowly inch my way to the side of the bed away from the window. I did not want the intruder to notice me moving. Once I was to the side of the bed I was trapped by the sheets. The Mrs. always tucked the sheets in neatly and tightly at the feet and sides of the bed. I did my best not to move my head and breathed as shallow as I possibly could, as I was too scared to move. I kept trying to see what it was by looking out the side of my eyes but I couldn?t see anything. I was so terrified that this thing was going to break through the screen. After a few of minutes my body was starting to ache from being so tense. At that point the mantle clock on the other side of the house chimed and almost gave me a heart attack, but also frightened this thing away. That clock seemed so loud. I felt like that clock saved my life. I didn?t hear anything, no footsteps or anything else; it was like it just wasn?t there anymore. At this time I asked the nephew want he thought it was. He didn?t have any idea. About 30 seconds later I began to hear a night bird chirping and the neighbor?s 6 to 7 month old German Shepherd crawl out from under the house. As soon as I heard regular noises outside I jumped up and look outside, but saw nothing. I know nobody was playing a joke because I could hear my old neighbors snoring in the other room. The next morning the nephew and I briefly discussed the incident, but I could tell he didn?t really want to talk about it. This was also the last time I have had contact with him.
At that time I was interested in Bigfoot, but had no idea they were in this part of the country. Their house was a wooden framed house and the windows were at least five and half feet off the ground. The dog was a pretty good-sized hyperactive German Shepherd puppy that normally barked at people and chased animals. I know that he was hiding from whatever it was outside. He was chained up outside my window, and the chain was just long enough for him to go under the house several feet instead of having a doghouse. If any animal wanted to get him they could have easily either crawled under the house or just pulled the chain holding him. When he came out from under the house I could hear its back rubbing on the bottom edge of the house. I don?t know what it could have been other than Bigfoot. As a side note: I?m a very heavy sleeper and I snore very loud. I?ve even woken myself on several occasions. I believe my snoring may have attracted Bigfoot that night.
Hand/foot prints:
Several tracks and the tree damage.
Sounds:
Yes, deep and raspy breathing. I can hardy duplicate it because it was so loud and it hurts to try because of the raspy sound
Investigator's Observations
Investigator(s): Charles DeVore
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in 1979.
I interviewed the witness at length on 25 February 2004. He had no additional information to add to his well detailed report. The location was on Jolly Naiper Road approximately 1/2 to 3/4 mile south of Cross Lake and 1/4 mile west of Page Bayou. That area was sparsly populated back in 1979 but is quite developed now.
I am assigning Classification 3b to the report because the witness claimed to have found corroborating tracks and unusual tree damage near the tracks.
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, in 1979.
I interviewed the witness at length on 25 February 2004. He had no additional information to add to his well detailed report. The location was on Jolly Naiper Road approximately 1/2 to 3/4 mile south of Cross Lake and 1/4 mile west of Page Bayou. That area was sparsly populated back in 1979 but is quite developed now.
I am assigning Classification 3b to the report because the witness claimed to have found corroborating tracks and unusual tree damage near the tracks.
