Recent Sightings

Cowlitz County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Elk hunter sees large, black animal walking upright along the Toutle River

On May 9th, 2002 at approximately 3p.m. my buddy and I were headed towards Mt. St. Helens. We had just passed Hoffstead Bluffs heading east and I was looking down into the wash. The Toutle splits in t...

May 2002

Berkeley County South Carolina (Class B) BFRO

Sighting along trail in SE part of Francis Marion National Forest

I think I might have seen something while I was in South Carolina last May, but I'm really not sure. Anyways, I live in Florida and last May I went on a herping trip to South Carolina looking for snak...

May 2002

Pend Oreille County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Possible sighting near Sullivan Lake

My buddy Terry and I decided to head up for a weekend at Sullivan Lake, to do some fishing, and to just get away from it all. We got to our spot on the lake, a little spot away from the campground...

April 2002

Roanoke County Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Night sighting on the edge of Salem, within a few miles of Roanoke River

Hi, I am relaying this story for my brother since I have access to the net and he does not, but I will relate the story to you just as he told it to me with his permission. My name is [PB], I am ...

April 2002

Montgomery County Texas (Class A) BFRO

Hiker has daytime encounter in Sam Houston National Forest

Me and my family had moved to the Mongomery county area in October of 2001.In december I had noticed a old logging road leading into the Sam Houston National Forest from the sub-division which was sti...

April 2002

Allen County Kentucky (Class B) BFRO

Man tells of Grandmother's encounters with shaggy white creature near Scottsville

My late Grandparents owned a home outside of Scottsville, Kentucky for many years in Allen County. The area has always been well-known for sightings of the "monkey man" as he is called there throughou...

April 2002

Los Angeles County California (Class B) BFRO

Possible intimidation in the late afternoon reported by hikers in the Big Tujunga Canyon area

Me and a friend at the time were hiking in the Angeles National forest. My friend was just out of boot camp USMC and we started hiking as often as time would allow. We were hiking down a small stre...

April 2002

San Juan County New Mexico (Class A) BFRO

River guide sees skinny bigfoot at dusk

[Note - At their request, the witness's names were removed from this report.] It was back a few years ago when we were still scouting put-ins and take outs on the non- commercial sections of the Sa...

March 2002

Shenandoah County Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Hikers startled by encounter at remote cabin near Woodstock

Two friends and I were backpacking on great north mountain in the winter of 2002. It was our second night and we reserved a stone cabin from the PATC, named sugar knob cabin, we had not seen anyone al...

February 2002

Washington County Utah (Class A) BFRO

Large, bipedal animal crosses road in front of couple near Santa Clara River

My name is [omitted]. My ex-husband and I were going west on Highway 91 toward Mesquite, Nevada. The wind was blowing south to north. Tumbleweeds had been blowing across the road before. He came up fr...

February 2002

British Columbia Canada (Class B) BFRO

Possible tracks observed on a frozen lake near Invemere

It was Saturday or Sunday and me and my friend were bored, so we decided to go for a walk across the lake (it was frozen at the time). In the 12 years I have went out there I have never went to the ot...

February 2002

Monterey County California (Class A) BFRO

Dusk sighting by hunter on Fort Hunter Liggett

This report describes a sighting of a large biped primate at Fort Hunter Liggett on the evening of Saturday, February 16, 2002. I left my home in Manhattan Beach, California about 8:00 AM on the morni...

February 2002

Charlotte County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Husband and wife have close encounter while roller blading outside Port Charlotte

My family moved to Charlotte County in 2000, bought a house in a quiet area and have been pleasantly surprised with the amount of wildlife in the area. We had moved from Ft. Lauderdale and would frequ...

January 2002

Warren County New York (Class B) BFRO

Possible wood knocking near town of North River

I did not see anything but I did hear in the space of about 1 hour consistent banging like wood hitting wood 3 strikes a pause and then again. This might not sound like anything but the time of the ni...

January 2002

Deschutes County Oregon (Class B) BFRO

Family in small boat hears animal retreating and finds prints

I have been reading your site for the last couple of years, and thought I'd share some experiences I've had over the years. Nothing particularly groundbreaking, but it may add to your database. I h...

January 2002

Multnomah County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Nighttime sighting by motorist on I-84, west of Multnomah Falls

Creature 7 to 8 feet tall was sighted by my wife and son at 9:15 pm 01/09/02 near Multnomah Falls. It crossed the freeway in front of their vehicle before going over guard rail toward the Columbia Riv...

January 2002

Price County Wisconsin (Class A) BFRO

Motorists on Hwy 182 observe a sasquatch five miles east of Park Falls

It was the early afternoon on a beautiful Spring day. I was driving east on Highway 182 about 5 miles from Park Falls. My friend was in the car and observed it as well. We were headed to a tavern for ...

January 2002

Snohomish County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Hikers hear possible vocalizations near Poodle Dog Pass outside Monte Cristo

On a hike from Barlow Pass through Monte Cristo up to Silverlake my girlfriend and I had a strange experience. On the lower part of poodle dog pass there is a set of steep switchbacks in the trail. It...

January 2002

Alberta Canada (Class B) BFRO

Tourists recount their viewing of a biped walking up hill in Kananaskis Country

My partner and I were walking near the Delta Hotel in Kananaskis on a very cold January afternoon. In the distance we could see a large figure moving up the side of a snow covered mountain. The figure...

January 2002

Guadalupe County Texas (Class B) BFRO

Unusual screams pierce evening at rural property near Seguin

Hello, I was talking to my wife, who lived in Mexico City at the time, by cell phone. This happened about a year and a half ago. I drove from my house about 2 miles up the road. I live on farm land s...

January 2002

Lewis County Washington (Class B) BFRO

"Chimp-like" animal briefly seen by backcountry horseman near Winlock

Due to some computer problems, the witness in this case filed his report telephonically with BFRO investigator Charles Lamica. Below is a synopsis of that interview. About eight years ago the witne...

January 2002

St. Johns County Florida (Class B) BFRO

Possible vocalizations heard by hunters and a biologist in Guana River WMA

Last year my brother and I were hog hunting in the Guana River WMA in St Johns County, FL. There was a lot of activity in the woods that day as this place gets crowded during hog hunts. We were the la...

January 2002

Beltrami County Minnesota (Class A) BFRO

Midnight sighting by children near Cass Lake, Minnesota

my family is antive american and we live in northern MN near a small town named cass lake.(15 miles into the woods) well my family was having a spirtual gathering and all of a sudden there was a loud ...

January 2002

Johnson County Kentucky (Class A) BFRO

Woman describes creature she observed from window

It was about 9 or 10 feet tall, it was so big it covered the entire window. The window was long and narrow and about 4 feet from the ground. I'm guessing the hair was about 3 inches long and the color...

January 2002

Del Norte County California (Class B) BFRO

Calif. Del Norte County Jed Smith Park

I am the Manager of the Visitor Center at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park. During the winter of 2001-2002, my family and I were the camp hosts at the park, and lived in the park full time. One even...

December 2001