Smith County, Texas

Near Tyler

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Smith County Texas (Class B) BFRO

January 2004

There are three incidents in roughly the same location to report. These incidents happened on our friends 400 acre ranch. During the first incident, my son, 14, was invited to his friends ranch earlier this summer or fall, 2003. The closest city to this ranch is Tyler, TX. The ranch is very large and out in the middle of nowhere. This area is a very wooded area with some hills and trails. On the first occasion my son and a friend were riding on a 4-wheeler on a trail where there was a fence running parallel with the trail. My son said they were going approx 20 miles an hour and he could hear loud footsteps keeping pace with the 4-wheeler. His friend who was on the back said that he also heard the footsteps and could see the trees "moving". On the second occasion, my son was invited to go camping on the ranch with his friends from his youth group. They were driving the 4-wheelers up to the camp spot after dark. The camping spot was roughly the same area where the first inciden...

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Smith County Texas (Class A) BFRO

Two afternoon sightings by father & son while driving near Tyler

About 7 or 8 months ago, on Co Rd 129 outside of Tyler Texas, a creature crossed the road in front of me. It was about 6 ft tall dark, burnt orange hair all over its body, it ran slowly across the roa...

April 2011

Smith County Texas (Class B) BFRO

Possible vocalizations heard outside Chapel Hill

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March 2011

Smith County Texas (Class A) BFRO

Teenagers have night time sighting on Blackhawk Creek near Whitehouse.

Okay me and my friends were fishing down at the creek by our house and we were tired and decided to leave. So we all started walking back up the road from the wood area and [our friend] said that he h...

June 2001

Smith County Texas (Class A) BFRO

Coon hunters observe large, hairy "monkey" in pin oak

Only in the past few years have I associated a previous experience with an investigative report. I presumed at the time I was not believing what I saw. I was 16 yrs old at the time and was out with my...

October 1963

Washtenaw County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

2 witnesses see a BF at night in the headlights

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August 2001

St. Louis County Minnesota (Class A) BFRO

Witness recalls seeing a Sasquatch looking in the door of his parents' cabin when he was a young boy

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July 1978

Grundy County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Snake hunter has daytime sighting near Seneca

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June 2005

Tennessee (Class A) BFRO

Night sighting by motorist along North Lamar Road

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August 1987

Stoddard County Missouri (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls his brief daylight sighting outside Bloomfield

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January 1986

Clinton County New York (Class A) BFRO

Daytime sighting by motorcyclist couple, a few miles from Saranac

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July 1998

Washington County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Daytime sighting by motorists along Hwy 6 near Glenwood

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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