- 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: 05180001
Class 3aGroup Has Late Night Visitor to Their Bonfire
Report Details
Occurrence date: Summer/1998
Location: County, MI
Nearby/Vicinity: Mikado, MI
Time / Conditions: 22:00 — Nighttime, fairly dark with a spotlight aimed into the woods (It was probably attracted to the light and fire?), slightly damp and humid but about 50 degrees.
# of Witnesses: 2
Location: County, MI
Nearby/Vicinity: Mikado, MI
Time / Conditions: 22:00 — Nighttime, fairly dark with a spotlight aimed into the woods (It was probably attracted to the light and fire?), slightly damp and humid but about 50 degrees.
# of Witnesses: 2
Witness Account:
I was with my cousin in Mikado, Michigan by our bonfire. We were relaxing at the fire until we started hearing sticks crack and a grunting noise. It was coming from about 20-30 feet away from us, and we heard it walk calmly towards us. We shined a flashlight at what appeared to be a creature standing upright that looked like a combination of a gorilla for a head and a fat, roundish black bear's body, I'd say it was about 8'6" in height. It had almost no neck as the shoulders looked massive where the neck meets, with a large chest but a barrel-chested stomach. Arms and legs were thicker than a bears would be and as we shined the light at the creature's eyes they glowed red. The face looked like a silverback gorilla with high cheekbones, squarish jaw and a rounded head on top, black skin. Black fur covered everything but the face and the inner parts of the hands. We freaked out and ran back inside the house, no one was hurt.
Physical evidence:
We checked the area we heard the noise come from and noticed that branches on a path of trees were all broken as if someone grabbed them and broke them as they walked through. Most of our property was heavy clay that dried and we could not find footprints.
Sounds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWmZHrWSXkU
This video is the closest thing it sounded like, but in a deeper tone.
