- 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: 04080018
Class 3aTwo men report encounter near Red River south of Alexandria.
Report Details
Occurrence date: July/1989
Location: Rapides Parish County, LA
Nearby/Vicinity: Alexandria
Time / Conditions: 18:00 — Late afternoon. very hot and humid. The sun was at the top of the trees.
# of Witnesses: 2
Location: Rapides Parish County, LA
Nearby/Vicinity: Alexandria
Time / Conditions: 18:00 — Late afternoon. very hot and humid. The sun was at the top of the trees.
# of Witnesses: 2
Witness Account:
My friend and I had driven down a small path towards the Red River. Normally this trail is only used for three wheelers and motorcycles. I had a small truck and wanted to see if it would make it. We were standing at the top of the bank in a moderately wooded area. I looked back away from the river and at the bottom of the hill near a small creek that we had driven across I saw a dark, heavy set figure standing near a tree less than 100 yds. away. I told my friend to look back and just as he did the object crossed the path and went off the trail. We stood there for about 2 minutes trying to decide what this was. Then we heard something moving through the brush a lot closer. We could see movement coming towards us. We ran to the truck, which was between us and what I'm now sure was Bigfoot. When I started the truck and looked behind me for a way out, it was standing less than 50 ft. from my tailgate. I turned the truck around by going forward into some brush. When I had the truck pointed in the right direction (away from the river), the creature wasn't in sight. I floored the gas and hit the creek, getting stuck in the process. My "friend" made me get out to try and push the truck out of the creek. I was so scared that I never looked back to see if it was after me. So that sighting cost me $1800 in repairs to my truck. I'm still not sure if these things are dangerous but I don't want to be around them to find out.
What we saw was very fat. I couldn't tell how tall this thing was. I'm 6'4" and I'm pretty sure it was taller than me. I've never seen a person that weighed as much as this creature looked like it weighed. It seemed to have thick long black hair. It was a lot bigger than any black bear.
There are many sightings in the general area. People in Louisiana don't like to have conversations about things they don't understand so not many people talk about their sightings. Maybe they don't talk much about them because they're so common.
Hand/foot prints:
None
Sounds:
None noted
Additional observations:
None Noted
Investigator's Observations
Investigator(s): Scott Kessler
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, in 1989.
I interviewed the witness on 12 August 2002. At the time of his sighting he was living in Louisiana; he now lives out of state. The alleged sighting took place in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, south of Alexandria off of Hwy 1. The season was summer, and it was very hot and humid. The time was near 6:00 pm. The sun was at the top of the trees.
While standing along the edge of the Red River, the witness and a friend saw a very large, dark, heavy set figure down at the creek that they just crossed. They had driven his truck along a goat path, through a creek to where they were standing. The figure was approximately 100 yards away. It went from squatting to a standing position.
The figure was reportedly black in color and when standing was very tall. The witness described the subject as "looking fat", "pear-shaped."
The subject started walking back towards the woods and out of sight. While the witness and his friend were trying to get his truck out of the area, they got the truck stuck in the same creek they had crossed. This was very close to where the subject had apparently been standing. As they were crossing the creek, the witness could not help but feeling that something was now present on their left side. The subject they had seen had moved to the woods on their right.
The witness was sure what they had seen was a bigfoot. When describing the animal as being "big and fat", he may have been describing a pregnant female.
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, in 1989.
I interviewed the witness on 12 August 2002. At the time of his sighting he was living in Louisiana; he now lives out of state. The alleged sighting took place in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, south of Alexandria off of Hwy 1. The season was summer, and it was very hot and humid. The time was near 6:00 pm. The sun was at the top of the trees.
While standing along the edge of the Red River, the witness and a friend saw a very large, dark, heavy set figure down at the creek that they just crossed. They had driven his truck along a goat path, through a creek to where they were standing. The figure was approximately 100 yards away. It went from squatting to a standing position.
The figure was reportedly black in color and when standing was very tall. The witness described the subject as "looking fat", "pear-shaped."
The subject started walking back towards the woods and out of sight. While the witness and his friend were trying to get his truck out of the area, they got the truck stuck in the same creek they had crossed. This was very close to where the subject had apparently been standing. As they were crossing the creek, the witness could not help but feeling that something was now present on their left side. The subject they had seen had moved to the woods on their right.
The witness was sure what they had seen was a bigfoot. When describing the animal as being "big and fat", he may have been describing a pregnant female.
