- 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: 01020048
Class 1dTwo boys recall visual encounter out behind family land in Sabine River Basin.
Report Details
Occurrence date: November/1975
Location: Van Zandt County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Canton
Time / Conditions: It was late afternoon — It was clear. Creek bottom wooded beside an open field.
# of Witnesses:
Location: Van Zandt County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Canton
Time / Conditions: It was late afternoon — It was clear. Creek bottom wooded beside an open field.
# of Witnesses:
Witness Account:
A friend and I were at the back of my family's land playing at the creek. As we were playing I noticed something under a tree that was out in a pasture along a fence line. My friend and I saw what appeared to be something squatting down. This thing was human in appearance but was dark in color that looked like fur or long hair.
As we watched it suddenly seemed to raise up its arm. At this time we were scared and started to head back to the house. We looked back and then again it raised its arm then let it fall back to its side. We ran as fast as we could back to my house. This thing looked just like a huge monkey squatting down.
Investigator's Observations
Investigator(s): Daryl Colyer
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Van Zandt County, Texas, in 1975.
Both witnesses were available for interviews.
The witnesses recalled that they had finished "burning the trash" at the direction of the submitting witness's mother. They then found themselves playing and wandering at the back of the family land near the creek that connected to the Sabine River.
The boys, who were best of friends, simultaneously noticed a strange figure at a distance of 100 yards or so. The subject appeared to be bipedally squatting and the boys thought that it appeared to be some sort of dark-colored, hair-covered "large monkey." As the boys watched in excess of a minute, the strange figure would raise one arm momentarily, then raise the other, then appear to stand somewhat upright before resuming a squatting position. It seemed to be facing the boys and crouched in front of a tree or possibly leaning on the tree - the boys could not be certain.
After a minute or so of observing the subject, the boys hastily returned home. They became frightened when they began to ponder what it was that they were witnessing. They told no one for a long period of time after the sighting, for fear of ridicule. When the boys finally did share their experience, friends and family members alike teased and ridiculed them.
According to the witnesses, the site has remained undeveloped and has changed very little, if at all. The witnesses also remarked that human activity is nearly nonexistent in the area. The area is heavily wooded, is probably no more than ten miles from the Sabine River, is in an area of low human population density and rainfall is approximately forty inches per annum.
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Van Zandt County, Texas, in 1975.
Both witnesses were available for interviews.
The witnesses recalled that they had finished "burning the trash" at the direction of the submitting witness's mother. They then found themselves playing and wandering at the back of the family land near the creek that connected to the Sabine River.
The boys, who were best of friends, simultaneously noticed a strange figure at a distance of 100 yards or so. The subject appeared to be bipedally squatting and the boys thought that it appeared to be some sort of dark-colored, hair-covered "large monkey." As the boys watched in excess of a minute, the strange figure would raise one arm momentarily, then raise the other, then appear to stand somewhat upright before resuming a squatting position. It seemed to be facing the boys and crouched in front of a tree or possibly leaning on the tree - the boys could not be certain.
After a minute or so of observing the subject, the boys hastily returned home. They became frightened when they began to ponder what it was that they were witnessing. They told no one for a long period of time after the sighting, for fear of ridicule. When the boys finally did share their experience, friends and family members alike teased and ridiculed them.
According to the witnesses, the site has remained undeveloped and has changed very little, if at all. The witnesses also remarked that human activity is nearly nonexistent in the area. The area is heavily wooded, is probably no more than ten miles from the Sabine River, is in an area of low human population density and rainfall is approximately forty inches per annum.
