Fredrick County, Maryland

Near Thurmont, Emmitsburg

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Fredrick County Maryland (Class B) BFRO

June 1985

I believe it was May or early June of 1985. I rented a cabin in the Catoctin State Park with a friend and we just spent one night. The cabin was just a simple one room building with a window on either side and a cabinet to store your belongings. There were two army style cots on either side of the cabin, each near a window. It was very rustic. The door didn't even have a lock on it, it was just a wooden latch that went through a slot on the door frame. My friend and I hiked during the day and then went to some store and bought submarine sandwiches and a bottle of wine. As night was fallng we sat out on the tiny porch, ate the sandwiches and split the bottle of wine. It was a very pleasant evening. We sat on the porch and talked for several hours, but by the time 10:00 PM rolled around, the combination of all of the hiking and the bottle of wine made us sleepy. My friend and I turned in for the night and we both fell asleep very soon. My friend is a very heavy sleeper, but I'm a...

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Fredrick County Maryland (Class B) BFRO

Fishermen have vocal encounter on river island

It was in at the end of August 2003. My self and a friend were fishing the Potomac River. We Were fishing between mile marker 57 and 58 off the C&O Canel. We parked in the town of Knoxville Maryland a...

August 2003

Grundy County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Snake hunter has daytime sighting near Seneca

I was just out snake hunting the roads and I saw a spot and thought I would go up and look for some snakes. I heard like a rustling, kind of like something was futher in front of me. There was a tree ...

June 2005

Tennessee (Class A) BFRO

Night sighting by motorist along North Lamar Road

I was on the way home from work about 9PM one night. It was clear except for some ground fog. I saw movement on the right hand side of the road and thought a deer was about to cross so slowed down. Th...

August 1987

Stoddard County Missouri (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls his brief daylight sighting outside Bloomfield

It was winter of 1986, I was skipping school to ride around the Avert in Stoddard Co.MO. area looking for wildlife which I did often. I just crossed the Caster river bridge on the county road that now...

January 1986

Clinton County New York (Class A) BFRO

Daytime sighting by motorcyclist couple, a few miles from Saranac

My wife and I were on a Sunday drive on our Honda Goldwing Motorcycle heading South on the Chazy Lake Road towards Saranac, New York. We live in Cadyville NY which is about 4 miles east of Saranac. Th...

July 1998

Washington County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Daytime sighting by motorists along Hwy 6 near Glenwood

This is a partial secondary report. I accidently sent the previous report before I completed the questionnaire. Bigfoot crossed the road in front of us while we were on Hwy 6 Between I-5 and the coast...

January 1985

Bath County Virginia (Class A) BFRO

A sighting by two motorists

My brother and I were driving back home from a fishing trip when suddenly a small deer ran across the road in front of us. I stopped the car and out of the corner of my eye I saw a large dark shape on...

July 1992

Benton County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Family has many occurrances with bigfoot in Washington State

It was about 2am . I was on a dirt road on the yakima river near the richland washington delta.I was getting ready to leave so I turned on my lights and all of a sudden I saw 2 creatures standing upri...

July 2003

Alberta Canada (Class A) BFRO

Family spot large, manlike "thing" across lake, later find huge footprints near a trash pit

My ex-wife and her family where out in the area of Haig Lake, AB. Her dad was driving a grader for the fire crews, building roads to access the fire area's. There was not much to do so they fished alo...

August 1988