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Vermont 2

Time and Place:

Year: 2012
Month: August
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): 14
Time of Day: 2:30 a.m.
County: Vermont Rutland

Conditions:

Terrain Description: Hilly terrain with a series of ponds and lakes. Some areas around
the state park include grassy meadows.
Lighting Conditions: 2:30 a.m. dark.
Nearest Town or Landmark: Fairhaven, Vermont (exactly at Halfmoon Pond State Park)
Description of Encounter Area: Campground at Halfmoon Pond State Park, Vermont.
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): Several ponds and
Bomeseen Lake

Witness Overview:

Occupation/Background: Professional

Encounter::

Number of Witnesses: 15 plus
Length of Observation: After the loud call near our campground, we hear calls from the distance for about an hour or so and then we went to sleep.
Animal Description: primate sounding
Aprox. Height: not known
Aprox. Weight: not known
Head/Facial Description: not known
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: No
Vocalizations Heard?: Yes. Loud howl followed by a series of several grunts
Wood Knocks Heard?: No
Recordings Made?: No
Greetings, after some research of the sounds of bigfoot, I am reaching out about our encounter last night at Halfmoon Pond outside of Fairhaven, Vermont. We were camping with our entire family of 15 people who heard the screams and primate grunts last night (there were other people camping in the grounds as well). Being familiar with owl sounds, bear and other wild animal calls, we were dumbfounded at these noises. The noises were a loud howl/scream followed by a series of primate-like grunting noises. This was not far away from our camping spot. We heard only this very loud call from our tent and then for the next hour or so we could hear similar calls far out in the distance of the forest.
The time was about 2:30 a.m.
My sister in-law who lives in the area said that there have been many sightings and mentioned that
there was a local expert on the subject. I would appreciate it if you would pass this encounter along. We did not feel like we were in danger and the presence seemed very benign.

Assigned Investigator:

Mike Humphrey

Priority Level::
Normal 2-5 years

Vermont 1

Time and Place:

Year: 2008
Month: May
Time of Day: Evening
County: Vermont Rutland

Conditions:

Terrain Description: in the woods behind my home in north Clarendon vt i have been
putting old fruit out for the birds and i went up to check it out and found the track in the log road.I also have pictures from last winter of big prints in snow in the same area
Lighting Conditions: late evening
Nearest Town or Landmark: rutland vt
Description of Encounter Area: north clarendon vt
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): not given

Witness Overview:

anonymous

Encounter::

Number of Witnesses: 1
Length of Observation: 1 year
Physical Evidence?: Tracks
walking in woods and found foot print in road way
this is my grandfathers land and he was a woods man.he spent his time traping animals and looking for big foot but never found it and now i got something walking on my property with a big track and i dont
now what it is

Assigned Investigator:

Mike Humphrey

Priority Level::
Low – 5 -10 years

Utah 3

Time and Place:

Year: 2004
Month: October
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): The first week in October 2004
Time of Day: Dusk
County: Utah Summit

Conditions:

Terrain Description: A deep canyon named ” Dark Canyon “. This is on a ranch known
as Thousand Peaks in Chalk Creek. The canyon is at about 10,000 ft. It is full of Beaver Ponds, Pines, and Quaken Aspen. The canyon sides are stepped. So as you hike up you go up a steep incline unto a flat meadow. Then climb another hill unto a flat meadow.
Lighting Conditions: It was dusk, but still considered shooting light.
Nearest Town or Landmark: Coalville, and Upton Utah
Description of Encounter Area: This is a private Cattle Ranch that is at the head of Chalk Creek. It is near the High Uintahs which is a primitive area of thousands of acres. This canyon is a long canyon with Pines, and Quaken Aspen in it. Also it is very dence, and holds alot of Elk, Bear, and Mule Deer.
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): The canyon has some
Beaver Ponds in it, and also some springs.

Witness Overview:

Occupation/Background: Heavy Equipment opperator, and Landscaping. Also a licenced Hunting
Guide, and Wildlife Artist.

Encounter::

Number of Witnesses: Two, Myself and my Brother in Law
Length of Observation: About 15-20 seconds
Animal Description: We saw a leg, part of an arm, and it’s buttocks up to it’s shoulders. App. Hight,
about 8ft. It looked like jet Black hair to me and my Brother in Law.
Aprox. Height: 8ft.
Aprox. Weight: Don’t know
Head/Facial Description: We did not see the head at all
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: Yes
Any Odor? If so, Description: We had the wind in our face, and could not smell anything.
Vocalizations Heard?: A huge ” Whooop “, and also a very deep low gutteral growl with teeth
chattering.
Wood Knocks Heard?: No
Recordings Made?: No
My Brother in Law and myself were Hunting Elk on the Thousand Peaks Ranch in the head of Chalk Creek. This is just East of Coalville Utah. We had been down in Dark Canyon for some time, and it was starting to get late. We decided to head up the side of the canyon to the road. This canyon has a series of steps. So as you climb the hill you come onto a flat meadow usually with a Beaver Pond or spring in it. This canyon is full of Pines, and Quaken Aspen. And dence enough that you can seldom see the other side. As we were climbing up about half way up the canyon. We were climbing a small hill that lead into a meadow. As our heads came up over the hill. We both say something jet Black at about 20-30ft to our front Left. This thing was about 5ft-8ft. Or from it’s hips on up. It let out a huge ” Whooof ” sort of sound as it went into the Pines. As it went into the Pines, it moved a Pine bough out of it’s way. I saw part of an arm, and the knee, and calf of it as well. Then about 5 seconds later, it let out a low gutteral growl at us. Both of us talked on the way home how we had an evil feeling come over us. This stand of Pines was in an area of a Beaver Pond, and all of the Quaken Aspen had been chewed down around the Pine Stand.
When this thing growled at us, we backed up and went around the pond to our Right. This happened in 2004, and I can still see this in my head. On our way out we both felt really un-easy. And my Brother in Law asked me what I thought it was. When I heard the growl I honestly thought that it was a Sasquatch.
Because it was to tall to be a Bear or a Moose. And this thing moved very,very fast. I know for a fact that it was on two legs. When I got home I looked on the net to try and read if these things growl. I have found several reports of growling. I have even listened to a recording that sounds like what I heard. I used to work at Lagoon that is an amusement park here in Farmington. I used to feed the animals down there. They had a Leapord that would growl at you when you walked by it’s cage. That sound was almost just what I heard on the Mountain.
I just found out today from an investigator here in Utah. That a Doctor was in the same canyon a week later and said he saw a Sasquatch. But he did not want his report published. Also. That same year I was in an Archery Shop talking to a friend of mine. I started to tell him this story, and before I told him that I had seen a Sasquatch. He interupted me and said that I was the second person he had heard of to have seen one in the same area. But that sighting was to the North in a Ranch known as Anzhutse ( pernounced,,Anshoots )
This was the first incounter that I had of three. The second was when I worked on the Deseret Cattle And Cirtus Ranch in Deer Park Florida. This ranch is over 360,000 acres and has it’s own security force. I was with another Cowboy out in one of the pastures that was about 2000 acres. We were about 2-3 miles away from the nearest road. The other Cowboy was riding along a stream, and I was out riding in the grass. He stopped and got of his Horse and told me to come over. There in the mud was four human, barefoot prints in the mud. They were about 10 inches long, and had long toe nails. I have a photo of one of them. Most of the folks that I worked with on the ranch that had grown up in Florida, had an expeirence with what they called the ” Skunk Ape “. Some would tell their stories while others didn’t want to think about it.
The third one was just last September down on Lagoons trail here in Farmington. Back in 2002 there were several folks that live along the trail that were hearing screams at night coming from the trail area. Three of them went down one night after hearing these screams for several nights. They said that the Buffalo, and the Elk that are in pens in the back of Lagoon. Were all in the corner of there pens storting and looking into the brush ahead of the peaple on the trail. The peaple said that they seen a Huge Black object run into the brush ahead of them on the trail. They said that it scared them enouth that they left. I went down last September at about 1:00A.M. I went down and heard a monkey sound that came from the trees. Also the trees were shaking about.

Priority Level::
Low – 5 -10 years

Utah 2

Time and Place:

Year: 2008
Month: July
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): July 24
Time of Day: 10 pm
County: Utah Salt Lake

Conditions:

Terrain Description: HIGH ALTITUDE WOODED AREA PART MEADOW
Lighting Conditions: LIGHT NIGHT FOR JULY
Nearest Town or Landmark: UNKNOWN
Description of Encounter Area: AROUND 200 YARDS FROM STAGNET POOL LARGE FIRE TREES AND BUSHES
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): THERE WAS STAGNET
POOLS MOSS AND OTHER PLANTS

Witness Overview:

anonymous

Encounter::

Number of Witnesses: 1
Length of Observation: 10 min
Animal Description: APE LIKE FROM SHADOW HUMAN LIKE FACE
Aprox. Height: 10 FEET
Head/Facial Description: THE HEAD LOOKED LIKE A GORRILA
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: No
Any Odor? If so, Description: VERY STRONG SMELL
Vocalizations Heard?: Yes, LOW WOOPING
Wood Knocks Heard?: No
Physical Evidence? : Tracks
I SAW AN EXTREMELY LARGE SHADW OF A MONKEY THROUGH MY TENT
No contact information given and how is it the witness saw a human like face from only a shadow.

Assigned Investigator:

Mike Humphrey

Investigator Notes::

inconclusive

Priority Level::
Low – 5 -10 years

Utah 1

Time and Place:

Year: 2006
Month: July
Time of Day: 12-7am
County: Utah Uintah

Conditions:

Terrain Description: Sagebrush on mountains, wooded trees and grassy meadow by
stream. 5000 feet above sea level. Uinta Mountains of Utah
Lighting Conditions: Dark with some moonlight at night. Sun arose around 7am yielding clear blue
skies.
Nearest Town or Landmark: Vernal, Utah. 25 miles south. Forest rd off of Route 191. In High Uinta
Mountains – Ashley National Forest
Description of Encounter Area: Camping at a guard station, my sister and I pitched a tent outside
the cabin. Station in gully is between two hillsides. Approximately 5000 feet in elevation. No one around for miles. We were 5 miles off Route 191 off an unpaved forest road. Guard station. Cows on hillside to left. Stream along left side of station that opens up wider about 100 yards away. Grassy meadow/hill to left of station, hill with mountain sagebrush on it to right. Deer seen daily by station. No one for miles. 5 miles off Route 191.

Food/Water Sources Stream right next to station. deer/elk in area as well as cattle-
large amounts.

Description of Vocalizations: One grunt. It sounded like a bear – may have been but
heard bi-pedal walking immediately following the grunt and it continued for about 10-15 minutes until I  shined my light out of the tent to find the source. No other animal sounds were heard from 12am-8am… no birds, no mooing cows, no coyotes – all of which had been previously heard each am. I was wide awake as I had trouble sleeping from the early am grunt/walking and was thinking how oddly quiet it was when I heard 2 whoops – one right after another with a 2-3 second pause between. Sounded exactly like the ‘Sierra Sounds’ CD of Whoops & Knocks. I didn’t realize what I heard until I was on the BFRO website on returning from vacation and played the recording of the whoops & knocks & bi-ped walking

Witness Overview:

anonymous

Encounter::

Number of Witnesses: 2
Length of Observation: Various points during night and early am
Vocalizations Heard?: No noise was heard… You could here a pin drop – very odd. I heard a
grunt/moan and then bi-pedal walking around tent and guard station. It sounded very BIG. My sister heard this also. Early about 7am, I heard 2 whoops – very clear and very close. My sister was sleeping.
Approximately 12am: I witnessed something moving in the brush, heard a grunt/moan sound lasting 5-10 secs followed by bi-pedal walking with a lot of twigs/branches/leaves snapping and crunching for about 10-15 mins. It stopped when I shined flashlight around perimeter of tent.
Approximately 7am: 2 whoop calls were heard, very clear and very close- maybe 50-100 yards away. Each call lasted about 2 seconds with a 2-3 second pause in between.

Investigator Commentary:
[submitted 2/2/2008 by M. Killen]
The reporting witness lives in New England but was on vacation in Utah visiting with her sister, her
brother-in-law and his 10 year old daughter when she had her encounter. The four of them stayed at a U.S. Department of Agriculture guard station in the Ashley National Forest near the Utah-Wyoming border for four days and three nights in the Uinta moutains. The witness and her sister had decided to sleep outside in a tent which set up was next to the cabin. The sisters husband and his daughter slept in the cabin. The tent the two women spent the night in was only about 15 feet from the edge of the woods. Cattle graze in a large open meadow adjacent to the land the cabin sits on which is part of a near by ranch which is comprised of approx 100 acres of land. All of the events described in this report happened during the overnight period of the third night they were at this cabin. The witness estimates that the bi-pedal sounding footsteps came to within 15 feet of the tent but seemed to stay right at the edge of the woods. She said the footsteps seemed to move around the perimeter of the tree line and sounded like they had walked towards and then away from the tent several times.
The reporting witness lives in New England but was on vacation in Utah visiting with her sister, her
brother-in-law and his 10 year old daughter when she had her encounter. The four of them stayed at a U.S. Department of Agriculture guard station in the Ashley National Forest near the Utah-Wyoming border for four days and three nights in the Uinta moutains. The witness and her sister had decided to sleep outside in a tent which set up was next to the cabin. The sisters husband and his daughter slept in the cabin. The tent the two women spent the night in was only about 15 feet from the edge of the woods. Cattle graze in a large open meadow adjacent to the land the cabin sits on which is part of a near by ranch which is comprised of approx 100 acres of land. All of the events described in this report happened during the overnight period of the third night they were at this cabin. The witness estimates that the bi-pedal sounding footsteps came to within 15 feet of the tent but seemed to stay right at the edge of the woods. She said the footsteps seemed to move around the perimeter of the tree line and sounded like they had walked towards and then away from the tent several times.

Assigned Investigator:

Mike Killen, NESRA Investigator

Priority Level::
Low – 5 -10 years

Tennessee 1

Time and Place:

Year: 1975
Month: May
Time of Day: It was definitely night time
County: Tennessee Rutherford

Conditions:

Terrain Description: Wooded area with a creek and bridge present
Lighting Conditions: Night time/Dark
Nearest Town or Landmark: Smyrna, Tennessee
Description of Encounter Area: A very wooded area w/ both a creek and a bridge
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): Yes, I would guess there
was both. I know for a fact that there was water present and lots of it being there was creek in the area
and right under the bridge that I saw it on.

Witness Overview:

Occupation/Background: Truck driver

Encounter::

Number of Witnesses: 2
Length of Observation: aproximately 4-5 minutes
Animal Description: It definitely was not a bear because there are no bears found in this part of the
state. I have seen some large bears, but this was larger than any bear that I have seen.It had a umped over type of posture and was covered with hair with the exception of it’s hands and face which we could see pretty well once the headlights were shined on it. Once we had the headlights on it, it held it’s hands up like the lights might have bothered it’s eyes, before it jumped over the side of the small bridge.
Aprox. Height: 6-7 feet with a humped over type of posture
Aprox. Weight: 3-4 hundred pounds, but this is an stimate because we were approximately 50-60 feet away.
Head/Facial Description: It had a large head (larger than a person) but it was dark and though we
could see some of it’s face we could not see it clearly. We did notice that at a certain position and for a split second we could see the reflection of it’s eyes, much like you would see eye reflection of a dog or cat.
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: No
Any Odor? If so, Description: No, we were not close enough to get any type of scent from it.
Wood Knocks Heard?: No
We were out drinking and sort of partying in an area that we often frequented. We came to the bridge that has bove been mentioned and as we approched, we noticed something moving in front of us. As we turned onto the bridge and our headlights shone toward the bridge, we saw it. It stood around 6-7 feet tall and was covered with hair. It seemed to turn and look at us but it did not look very long at all. It turned toward the right side of the bridge and just leaped up and over the side of the bridge like it was nothing. It stood on two legs but had sort of a humped over posture but seemed to be very agile and strong enough to make the leap over the side of the bridge. We did not see it again that night, but we did see it again at another time about two weeks later. We just assumed that the creek under the bridge is what has attracted it to that area. I had mentiones that we were out drinking, but in no way were we intozicated to the point that we both imagined what we saw.

Assigned Investigator:

Mike Humphrey

Investigator Notes::

No contact information provided, closed as inconclusive due to that.

Priority Level::
Historical – Over 10 Years

Rhode Island 2

Time and Place:

TIME AND PLACE:
Month september
Year 2012
State Rhode Island
County Providence
Nearest Landmark Scituate Reservoir Dam

Conditions:

CONDITIONS
Time of Day 11 p.m.
Weather Clear
Lighting: 1 street light at intersection of sighting
Nature of the Area, Terrain etc Forested, protected watershed, light residential.
Available habitat and Food Sources Standard forestry, protected forestry, protected reservoir, typical food sources in warmer months.

Witness Overview:

Age: Middle aged
Occupation/Background: Firefighter, Town Employee-DPW
Stay Anonymous no

Encounter::

Description of Incident
Norman Auger reports sometime in September 2012 that he had a brief encounter with what appeared to be a bigfoot type creature, crossing Rhode Island Rt 116 (East Rd.) from West to East near the intersection of Rt. 116, Old Scituate Avenue, and the Old Pipeline Rd in Scituate, RI. Norman, at around 11 p.m., was driving to work toward the Hope Jackson Fire Company on 117 Main St. located in Hope Rhode Island. While traveling on Rt 116 South, heading toward Rhode Island Rt 12 during the evening, his headlights just caught what appeared to be a large hairy figure leaping across the entire roadway from his left to the right (West to East) in front of him in just 3 bounds/steps. Norman estimated the individual was around 7 feet tall, dark and hairy. Norman proceeded to the Scituate Police Department to explain his encounter with the dispatcher. Norman was told by the dispatcher that he saw “Lil Rhodey” and that many similar reports had come in the past. Norman says he was relieved that he was not the only person to have witnessed this bigfoot like creature. Norman went on without personal further investigation.

Collected Evidence:

Detailed location information provided by Witness

Assigned Investigator:

Mike Humphrey

Priority Level::
Low – 5 -10 years

Rhode Island 1

Time and Place:

Year: 2008
Month: August
Time of Day: late morning
County: Rhode Island Newport

Conditions:

Terrain Description: Woodland
Lighting Conditions: clear, slight clouds
Nearest Town or Landmark: Tiverton
Description of Encounter Area: wooded area, lots of acreage swamps and water nearby.
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): Swamps and ponds nearby.

Witness Overview:

Anonymous

Encounter::

Number of Witnesses: 1
Length of Observation: 10-20 sec
Animal Description: Reddish brown, leaning toward a darker shade
Aprox. Height: 7′
I was 14 at the time of this sighting.
My friends and I use to play in the woods behind my house constantly. I more so than anyone else spent alot of time there. I was walking down the path (very small trail) when I saw someone walking at a 90 degree angle away from me down the joining path. I assumed at the time that it was one of the older boys in the area just walking down the path. When I yelled the “person” just ignored me and kept on going. When I got to the other path I ran down to catch up but the person was gone. I chalked it up to just one of the older boys. Now after twenty seven years still recall those woods like the back of my hand, I remember the bushes that lined the paths were at least 6′ high and I saw shoulder and a head above these so that would put the “person” at least 7′ tall, didn’t cross my mind at the time. plus the coloration of the person and what I now assume was hair. Thinking back there was always TEE-PEE formations of trees bent trees and limb breaks, I never thought of those as important then but with my research here in Colorado and with others research, I believe what I saw was a Bigfoot.

Assigned Investigator:

Mike Humphrey

Investigator Notes::

Not Contact Information given, publishing as historical and inconclusive

Priority Level::
Historical – Over 10 Years

Quebec 1

Time and Place:

Year: 2005
Month: August
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): 18
Time of Day: Aproximately 1.00 a.m.
County: Quebec Outaouais

Conditions:

Terrain Description: The terrain is mostly forested but mixed with rural communities.
The tree growth in and around the campgrounds in mostly coniferous with huge old white pines. The area sits at the Northern tip of a 33 kilometer long lake, which is fed by a number of rivers and creeks.
Lighting Conditions: Night… did not notice if moon was visible because of heavy coniferous cover.
Activity at time of sighting: Was inside tent but still awake
Nearest Town or Landmark: Duhamel, QC – Route # 321.
Description of Encounter Area: I was camping for a week at the northern tip of Lac-Simon (Quebec). This campground is managed by the Province’s land and forest department and is quite remote and wild. This encounter happened during the week, so the campgrounds were not as populated as usual.
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): NA

Witness Overview:

Anonymous

Encounter::

Number of Witnesses: 1
Vocalizations Heard?: Yes. I heard something scream non-stop in one shot for about 20 seconds from
about 50 yards inside the tree line behind my tent.
Wood Knocks Heard?: No
Recordings Made?: No
This unusual encounter happened on the night of Thursday to Friday, August 18 2005 at around 1 am. At around midnight, I decided to put out my fire and head inside the tent to get some sleep. At around 1 am, I was half asleep when I heard something scream non-stop in one shot for about 20 seconds from about 50 yards inside the tree line behind my tent. At first I did not make too much of it, as it may of been another camper… but after thinking about it throughout the night, I came to the conclusion that this vocalization was too loud to have been done by another human being and that it was no animal of my knowledge.
When I got up in the morning, I did not go poking around or asking questions to other campers. Instead, I just sat there having my breakfast and waited to see if others would come to me asking any questions. At the same time, I was looking around to see how far other campers were from me and what kind of people they were. I did not sense or see any troublemakers or partying teens. Most were in their forty’s with young children or elderly retired type people. Most campers were spread out maybe 50 to 75 yards apart.
After breakfast, I grabbed my fishing gear and headed out in the trail behind my tent that goes into the tree line to a small river. The trail runs into the general area where i herd the scream come from. As I was walking down the trail, I did not notice anything unusual except for a 6 inch in diameter broken spruce at around the 10 foot level but it could have been from heavy snow from the winter, because the break did not seem very fresh and did not yield any hairs or fur. The ground on this trail is very hardly packed because of pine needles and sometimes heavy hiking traffic. The rest of the morning was spent fishing the river’s edges by traveling
its sandy shores but did not find any disturbances in the sand nor see or find anything unusual. For the rest of the week, I only took short dawn and dusk fishing excursions as it rained most of the time.

Assigned Investigator:

Mike Humphrey

Investigator Notes::

No Contact Information given: Case is closed as inconclusive at this time.

Priority Level::
Low – 5 -10 years

Pennsylvania 10

Time and Place:

Year: 2012
Month: January
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): not sure early 2012
Time of Day: 2:45pm
County: Pennsylvania Butler

Conditions:

Terrain Description: Muddy rainy day with not too many people out.
Lighting Conditions: Afternoon but overcast and gloomy.
Nearest Town or Landmark: Sarver. We were hiking with dog’s at Todd’s animal sanctuary.
Description of Encounter Area: Right past the abandoned cabin before you hit the clearing where
the trails begin.
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): A stream and lots of wildlife.
We see bones, hair, and typical SW PA animals.

Witness Overview:

Occupation/Background: Run a house cleaning service and rescue dogs.

Encounter::

Remain Anonymous: Yes
Encounter DetailsNumber of Witnesses: 2
Length of Observation: Not too sure how big footprints are but its winter time in PA and can’t see
someone walking barefoot when its 30 degrees outside. The prints had hair in them and used hand in picture as reference point. Don’t have a scanner, only a cheap tablet, but can text the pictures to a cell phone. We walked for two hours and they weren’t there on way through.
Physical Evidence? : Tracks

Priority Level::
Normal 2-5 years