Fairbanks County, Alaska

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Fairbanks County Alaska (Class B) BFRO

August 1997

This happened in late August of 1997 in a side valley of Goldstream Valley, a relatively populated area just north of Fairbanks. Although it's quite close to the Fairbanks area and there are many houses and roads in the main part of Goldstream, the side valleys are still as wild as they were a thousand years ago. I was hunting ruffed grouse in one if these side valleys (I prefer not to say which one). I was on a south-facing aspen covered hillside, and had hunted all afternoon and evening, intending to spend the night out on the hill and hunt my way back in the morning. As I was making camp, a black bear almost walked right into me. I heard him coming from a ways off, and scared him away before he got closer. later on, it will become apparent why I mention this. So I was sleeping out in the open, no tent, under a spruce tree. Sometime in the middle of the night, I was awakened by something prowling around my camp, maybe thirty feet or so away from me, walking in a circle. I men...

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Fairbanks County Alaska (Class A) BFRO

Daytime sighting of reddish-colored bigfoot near Fairbanks

It was the month of July, 2009 in Fairbanks Alaska. I was heading south on Auburn Dr toward Farmers Loop which was about 1 mile away. It is a wooded area frequented by homes and in general would be co...

July 2009

Fairbanks County Alaska (Class A) BFRO

Family on their way home see a large, hairy creature cross the road

I personally did not see it but a Noncommissioned officer i work with along with his wife, child and hunting buddy were on their way home when according to them a large, hairy about seven foot ape loo...

May 1998

Fairbanks County Alaska (Class A) BFRO

Sighting by Army personnel on manuevers

I was part of a group of about a dozen Army personnel training in the area. It was summer on a warm clear day. We were above treeline and had been camped there for several days. I was looking across t...

January 1970

Fairbanks County Alaska (Class A) BFRO

Witness observers 6 foot, shaggy, dark brown creature off Richardson Hwy

Something that I would not believe unless I saw it just stepped up about 30 feet in front of me stared at me kind of grunted and walked into the woods real quietly . I did have a rifle and a handgun o...

September 1964

Clark County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Driver sees a tall (about 7-8ft), fur covered biped along roadside

Late Oct 2000, fall weather but jacket needed, about 1030-1100 pm, my wife and I were driving back home from her sister's house north of Donnelsville, driving south on Snider Rd. Just as I came over t...

October 2000

Armstrong County Pennsylvania (Class A) BFRO

While working on a farm, teenagers spot Bigfoot nearby watching them

We were just teenagers..and working as laborers throwing hay for Old Fat Minteer, who was our boss. I guess we were probably 2/3 fo the way done with the wagon,when I looked over on the other side of ...

January 1976

Dubuque County Iowa (Class A) BFRO

Multiple sightings on family property near Cascade

Well in total I've had 5 encounters the first one being about a year ago I was bow hunting and this big hairy man like thing just came up and sat right under my tree stand I was thinking about shootin...

November 2016

Rio Arriba County New Mexico (Class A) BFRO

Water hauler has late night encounter

my name is ( withheld ) i am a water hauler i was working on some water pits early one morning in december around 3:30 am it was very cold that morning i had my work lights on around my truck i smelle...

December 2004

Greenlee County Arizona (Class A) BFRO

Bow hunter has daylight sighting near Alpine

I was archery deer hunting in September 1993, when I had a visual encounter with this creature. Around 7:00 a.m., I was slowly stalking down a hiking trail in a heavily wooded area when I began to fee...

September 1993

Giles County Virginia (Class A) BFRO

Shocked hikers watch hairy human-like animal run by them 10 feet away

I was hiking with my girlfriend in the evening on the night of March 29, 1997 We were in a pretty isolated area so we were surprised when we heard what sounded like a muffled scream that sounded like ...

March 1997

Gadsden County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Daylight sighting by hunter near FL / GA border

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December 1994

Ottawa County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

Two cars stop to let pair of BF cross the road

I was coming home from a school function around 9:00 in the evening on a thursday, down (edited) street. Shortly after passing (edited) the car in front of me began to slow down, and I thought they we...

November 2002