- 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: 22062701
Class 3aRafters Have Unusual Sighting on River
Report Details
Occurrence date: June/2022
Location: Ashland County, OH
Nearby/Vicinity: Loudonville, Ohio - Mohican State Park
Time / Conditions: 16:00 — It was early evening/late afternoon, around 4:15 pm, and it was nice - partly cloudy/partly sunny (probably around 80 degrees). The river was perfect - not too shallow and not too deep. It was one of the best tubing days I have experienced on that very river and on that very route. I grew up in the Loudonville, Ohio/Mohican State Park area and know the area (hiking trails, rivers, amenities) well.
# of Witnesses: 4
Location: Ashland County, OH
Nearby/Vicinity: Loudonville, Ohio - Mohican State Park
Time / Conditions: 16:00 — It was early evening/late afternoon, around 4:15 pm, and it was nice - partly cloudy/partly sunny (probably around 80 degrees). The river was perfect - not too shallow and not too deep. It was one of the best tubing days I have experienced on that very river and on that very route. I grew up in the Loudonville, Ohio/Mohican State Park area and know the area (hiking trails, rivers, amenities) well.
# of Witnesses: 4
Witness Account:
My group and I were tubing down the Clearfork River from Campground Class B (Covered Bridge) to the Mohican State Park, Campground Class A; it is about a 2.5 hour float. About half-way through it, and being the only group on the river, two of us immediately spotted a dark brown ape/man, with a face (that was an ape/man face that was clear as day) peering at us from the river bank standing in front of trees. His body kind of blended in with the tree trunks, and he was very still and quiet. He just was curious and mysterious. I kind of yelled out and pointed in that direction and said, "there's Big Foot!" There were four of us in the group - I saw; another person saw it; a third person saw something but does not know what it was; and the fourth person did not see it. We were on the river in tubes, so our phones were not readily available for pictures (they were stowed in waterproof pouches). After the sighting, two of us stayed in the tubes and waited by the bank while the other two took about 10 minutes to explore the river bank, trail, and area. They said they observed a footprint, but no ape/man. I said this is typical, as Big Foot is very sensitive and elusive and does not want to be seen or caught. After the trip, the persons with me started to to do a video documentary through their waterproof pouch with a cell phone, and then we found T-shirts later at the Mohican Adventures Canoe Livery/putt-putt courses that had Big Foot centered on the T-shirt, so we purchased four of them - we were thrilled; we know what we saw; it was a 6'3" tall Big Foot, and although he was brown and furry, we was not hunched over - he stood straight and tall, and had the shorter haired ape/man face (not long hair). A few minutes down the river on our float, we also spotted a red sleeping bag that we checked out to see if anyone was in it - as it looked like it had structure to it. No one was in it, but there were clothes in it. It was curiously very close to the river. We may go back to the spot next weekend to take photos and videos of the footprint or do a casting of the foot print.
Hand/foot prints:
I will ask the two observers to describe the footprint.
Sounds:
No sounds - it was quiet.
Additional observations:
It was a beautiful, partly sunny day - around 80 degrees; there was no one else on the Clear Fork River but us (for the entire length of the trip). We also saw cranes and an Eagle. The Big Foot was near the river and apparently lives in thick forest.
