- 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: 05140043
Class 3aMan Has Late Night Face to Face Encounter With Large Bipedal Visitor
Report Details
Occurrence date: July/2000
Location: County, OH
Nearby/Vicinity: Dennison
Time / Conditions: 01:00 — It was 1am. I observed the animal with a hand held flashlight. there was no exterior light because there wasn't electricity on my property at this time. It was warm with very little wind
# of Witnesses: 2
Location: County, OH
Nearby/Vicinity: Dennison
Time / Conditions: 01:00 — It was 1am. I observed the animal with a hand held flashlight. there was no exterior light because there wasn't electricity on my property at this time. It was warm with very little wind
# of Witnesses: 2
Witness Account:
I was arriving at my property after attending an Indians game in Cleveland. I arrived at approx. 1am. Upon arriving I got out of my car and walked to the trunk to start unloading our clothes and such. I heard some movement behind me. It was at that point that something growled at me. The growl was something I had never heard before. I felt it as much as I heard it. I got back in my vehicle and sat there for roughly 10 minutes. I thought that whatever was there was gone. My girlfriend and I got out of the car and walked towards our cabin we were staying in. When I got around the side of the cabin, there was a large hair covered animal standing roughly 30 feet in front of me. I was able to see most of the face and the outline of the body. It was standing next to a tree. My flashlight was shining on the face. The head was covered in dark brown hair with no hair in the area of the mouth, nose and eyes. The eyes had a dark orange glow from the flashlight. It then turned 180 degrees and ran off. I was only able to see it for maybe a second before it had ran out of range of the flashlight. I then entered my cabin at a rather rapid pace. The next day, my father and I measured the height using the tape measure at 8 feet tall. This is one of many visual sightings on my property which is located in Harrison county Ohio.
Sounds:
The sound of the growl was a very low guttural sound. It was loud enough that I felt it in my chest. I am a musician and the best way I can think of to describe it was that it felt like I was in front of a bass amp. It didn't really have a tone to it
Additional observations:
I did not notice any odors
