- 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: 01050003
Class 2Squirrel hunter has a daytime encounter.
Report Details
Occurrence date: December/1993
Location: Liberty County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Dayton
Time / Conditions: 17:00 — cold winter day, cloudy and breezy. Wooded, across the road from the property there are the Trinity River bottom land.
# of Witnesses:
Location: Liberty County, TX
Nearby/Vicinity: Dayton
Time / Conditions: 17:00 — cold winter day, cloudy and breezy. Wooded, across the road from the property there are the Trinity River bottom land.
# of Witnesses:
Witness Account:
I was squirrel hunting on my grandmothers property, that is around 2 1/2 miles east of Dayton. I had just walked in a clearing, about 14 x 30 ft, surrounded by dense foliage. I had a New England single shot 12 gauge with me. I was looking up into the trees for any sign of squirrels when I caught a movement out of the corner of my right eye. I looked down and to the front of me and saw standing about 15 ft away a very large creature. It was about 6 ft 7 in to 7 ft tall, very broad shouldered, very hairy except the face. The face was devoid of hair. Coal black eyes, wide nose, very long arms and big hands. It was like I had surprised it. We stared at each other for about 10 seconds, when I cocked my 12 gauge. At that time it turned to its right and disappeared. VERY quickly. It was getting to be dusk but I did look for tracks and found none. There was no smell. I hunted at that location quite often and know the surroundings. That day there were no birds, squirrels or any signs of wildlife whatsoever. It started to get darker so I started home.
Investigator's Observations
Investigator(s): Daryl Colyer
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Liberty County, Texas, in December 1993.
In speaking directly to the witness, I got the impression that he was relieved to be able to report his encounter that he experienced as a teen. He informed me that his family had a history of encounters with sasquatches there on his deceased grandmother's property; the land no longer belongs to the family, but when it did, the witness spent much time there hunting.
The witness told me that his grandmother claimed to have seen a bigfoot peering through her bathroom window, which was very high off the ground. The witness's uncle also had an encounter while mowing grass out by the woods. Apparently, the uncle ran to the house, leaving his "prized-possession" lawn mower after something just inside the woods screamed at him.
The witness was also chased out of the forest by an unseen something that shook limbs and screamed, a few years before he had the close visual encounter.
The particular incident described in this report was quite disturbing to the witness, who had hunted there all his life. He described his feeling as one of "shock" as he came within mere feet of the animal. The witness stated that he is tall, standing at six feet six inches in height, and at the time of his encounter he was that tall or very near that height. The witness remembered having to look up at the animal's face. The witness said the creature was a very dark color, possibly black, and his encounter lasted perhaps ten seconds at the most. The animal hurriedly turned and "scurried" off into the thick undergrowth. The witness heard it running off for a few seconds before the sound of running abruptly stopped.
This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Liberty County, Texas, in December 1993.
In speaking directly to the witness, I got the impression that he was relieved to be able to report his encounter that he experienced as a teen. He informed me that his family had a history of encounters with sasquatches there on his deceased grandmother's property; the land no longer belongs to the family, but when it did, the witness spent much time there hunting.
The witness told me that his grandmother claimed to have seen a bigfoot peering through her bathroom window, which was very high off the ground. The witness's uncle also had an encounter while mowing grass out by the woods. Apparently, the uncle ran to the house, leaving his "prized-possession" lawn mower after something just inside the woods screamed at him.
The witness was also chased out of the forest by an unseen something that shook limbs and screamed, a few years before he had the close visual encounter.
The particular incident described in this report was quite disturbing to the witness, who had hunted there all his life. He described his feeling as one of "shock" as he came within mere feet of the animal. The witness stated that he is tall, standing at six feet six inches in height, and at the time of his encounter he was that tall or very near that height. The witness remembered having to look up at the animal's face. The witness said the creature was a very dark color, possibly black, and his encounter lasted perhaps ten seconds at the most. The animal hurriedly turned and "scurried" off into the thick undergrowth. The witness heard it running off for a few seconds before the sound of running abruptly stopped.
