1 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:07,600 Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning. 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,160 This episode we're talking about Bigfoot sightings in West 3 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,760 Virginia. That's correct, Bigfoot in West 4 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,720 Virginia. Found these over at bfro.net. 5 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:18,400 So many cool sightings over there. 6 00:00:18,600 --> 00:00:23,120 This first one happened July 29th, 2017, Randolph County, 7 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,160 West Virginia. It says it is a road off 8 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:31,280 Harpertown Rd. from Elkins, WV. I'm not sure of the cut off 9 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:35,080 roads name but the area of the sighting is referred to as lower 10 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,840 cheat by locals. I have a screenshot from Google 11 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:41,080 Earth that I can provide upon request and then it gives a 12 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:42,840 coordinates. This looks like it's up kind of 13 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:44,520 in the North Central part of the state. 14 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:49,280 Very cool area. Nearest town Fairview, nearest 15 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,760 Rd. name unknown. Rural Rd. 16 00:00:52,160 --> 00:00:56,920 Observed last summer, either at the end of June or early July, I 17 00:00:56,920 --> 00:01:00,640 was trout fishing and Shaver's Fork of the Cheap River in 18 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,920 Randolph County, West Virginia. I was waiting on one side of a 19 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:07,560 fork in the river with an island like feature in the middle when 20 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,160 I heard the snap of twigs. I looked toward the island and 21 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,400 briefly saw a figure roughly 60 yards away. 22 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,000 It was very tall and dark brown or black in color. 23 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,320 At first I thought it was a person, but it couldn't make out 24 00:01:21,320 --> 00:01:23,200 any facial features at that distance. 25 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:25,720 It appeared to be completely covered in dark hair. 26 00:01:26,600 --> 00:01:29,240 My next thought was that it might be a bear, but I walked 27 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,960 away on 2 feet moments after I saw it carrying a staff. 28 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:37,840 The staff was large, probably at least 5 to 6 inches in diameter, 29 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,160 larger than I believe a human could or would want to use as a 30 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,000 walking stick. The figure moved to my right 31 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:46,200 downstream and quickly went out of view. 32 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,680 I was frozen with fear and unarmed at the time, so I had no 33 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:53,400 intention of pursuing it. I've only told a handful of 34 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:57,040 people about this and most don't believe me, except my wife, who 35 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:00,960 knows when I'm being serious. Earlier this month I visited my 36 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:05,080 father, who I now know is a Bigfoot enthusiast, and told him 37 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,560 about the sighting. He urged me to report to the 38 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:09,400 website. So I'm finally getting around to 39 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,160 doing it. Wow. 40 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,600 Carrying a a staff. He calls it a stick. 41 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:18,320 Sometimes we know we hear about these Bigfoot grabbing these big 42 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:23,640 long sticks, almost long sized things and just maybe pounding 43 00:02:23,640 --> 00:02:26,240 trees with them or throwing them or walking with them. 44 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:27,880 Yeah, it's strange how that works. 45 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:29,240 Now. It says that the time and 46 00:02:29,240 --> 00:02:32,240 conditions midday with very sunny partial clouds, 47 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,000 environment. There's a bridge upstream about 48 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,320 an eighth of a mile. The island where the sudden 49 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:41,920 occurred is densely wooded. Follow up investigation by 50 00:02:41,920 --> 00:02:45,320 investigator Greg Lambert says. I spoke with the witness by 51 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:49,600 phone about his report. The area he was fishing is 52 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:52,480 stocked with trout and usually has several people fishing there 53 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,960 on any given day. Most people fish there in the 54 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:59,040 spring and fall, so being summer, he was alone on the 55 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:02,040 river that day. He stated this encounter was the 56 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:05,200 furthest thing from his mind. He was first alerted to his 57 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,360 presence by the crackling sound of a large branch. 58 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:13,080 I asked him if he thought this was the same branch he saw it 59 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:16,720 carrying as a walking stick when it crossed the river, but he 60 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,080 wasn't sure. He said it was possible. 61 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:22,880 There are no hiking trails close to the location that he is aware 62 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:24,760 of, so he didn't think it was a hiker. 63 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,680 It stood facing him, then turned quickly upon being spotted and 64 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:33,600 moved into the trees. It had very broad shoulders, was 65 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:38,160 one solid dark dark collar brown or black, and he was very 66 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:40,560 impressed by its height. He said that he became 67 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:44,680 frightened and left the area immediately as he was unarmed at 68 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,240 the time. After talking with the witness 69 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:50,560 and ruling out possibilities such as a bear or hiker, it's my 70 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:54,120 opinion that he did indeed see a Bigfoot that day. 71 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,400 Yeah, that's a strange one. Just imagine not the kind of a 72 00:03:57,560 --> 00:03:59,920 fairly remote stream. It sounds like looking up and 73 00:03:59,920 --> 00:04:02,400 seeing this thing walking across this island. 74 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:07,480 This next sighting is dated September 11th, 2016, Randolph 75 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,240 County, West Virginia. This has got some really cool 76 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:11,680 pictures. Got some pictures of these 77 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:15,160 Bigfoot footprints they're taking it looks like and also 78 00:04:15,160 --> 00:04:20,279 this really decent sized young trees being snapped over. 79 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,960 So definitely something going on there. 80 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:27,280 It says location details. Go east on Route 33 from Elkins 81 00:04:27,280 --> 00:04:30,280 to Alpena, then turn right on Gladdy Fork Rd. 82 00:04:30,440 --> 00:04:33,360 Go 7 miles. You are now 2 miles from Gladdy. 83 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,800 The old farm is on the right, a large farm with a farmhouse and 84 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:40,320 apple orchard surrounding it. Nearest town Gladdy Nearest Rd. 85 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:44,560 Gladdy Fork Rd. Observed on July 21st of this 86 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:47,840 year, I was cutting grass at my nephew's place on the Gladdy Rd. 87 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:51,720 around 8:30 PMI heard a Bigfoot start yelling from the nearby 88 00:04:51,720 --> 00:04:54,000 Ridge. I know what they sound like 89 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:57,880 because I saw one when I was around 12 years old and I've 90 00:04:57,880 --> 00:04:59,440 seen three in the past few years. 91 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:02,640 They call me Daniel Boone because I spend a lot of time in 92 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,040 the woods and I've heard them many times. 93 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:09,480 On September 11th, 2016, I was at the old farm that once 94 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:12,480 belonged to our grandfather. My nephew owns it now. 95 00:05:12,840 --> 00:05:16,400 I keep a few trout in an old spring barrel at the edge of the 96 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,080 springs. When I went to feed the trout 97 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:22,240 that evening, the cows were already there drinking. 98 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,240 I looked down and saw two fresh tracks in the soft mud. 99 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:30,760 I ran the cows away, grabbed my plaster of Paris from the car 100 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:32,960 and made a cast of the right print. 101 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:36,760 The left print was at an angle so the plaster could have run 102 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:38,880 out. I got this right one and it 103 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:40,880 turned out well. We're talking about being 104 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,440 prepared. Also notice people in the area 105 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,080 have heard strange sounds before. 106 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:48,400 I was told the mountain has rock outcroppings around the edges. 107 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:52,280 Last year a brown Mountain Lion cross the road just past his 108 00:05:52,280 --> 00:05:54,960 property. Definitely enough food there 109 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:57,560 then for large predators. No other witnesses. 110 00:05:57,760 --> 00:05:59,680 Other stories. Yes there have been other 111 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,240 sightings. 1 farmer once said that he and his wife, both now 112 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:06,640 deceased, were almost home when they saw a big black hairy man 113 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:09,560 like creature sitting in their driveway watching the sheep in 114 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,400 the field. It jumped up, ran up the hill 115 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,160 and disappeared into the woods. This happened near Gladdy. 116 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:18,240 I once walked between a female with two young ones and her 117 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:22,240 alpha male on Bickle Knob near my hometown of Elkins, WV. 118 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:24,800 That would be kind of scary. Time and conditions are around 119 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,120 6:30 PM. Overcast but still light outside 120 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,240 environment. Steep Spring Creek on the left 121 00:06:30,240 --> 00:06:33,200 side of the fields with the mountain Ridge above the field. 122 00:06:33,680 --> 00:06:35,720 And this is follow up investigation by Greg Lambert. 123 00:06:35,960 --> 00:06:38,480 I met with the witness and we spoke at length about Bigfoot. 124 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:43,800 He is an avid outdoorsman who loves to fish and his and in his 125 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:47,320 younger years, haunted deer and Doug Ginseng. 126 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:50,840 We went to the location where he found the track to check it out. 127 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,520 This was a very dry year in West Virginia and the stream near the 128 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:58,720 spring had basically dried up. But this spring never slows 129 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,480 down, even in the driest years. He had placed small branches and 130 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:06,120 woven sticks into a makeshift fence around the spring to keep 131 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,120 the cattle away from the head spring. 132 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:10,960 Upon arriving he had to chase the cattle away. 133 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:14,240 He then discovered the tracks. The cattle had already destroyed 134 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,680 some and he nearly stepped on the remaining ones himself. 135 00:07:18,040 --> 00:07:20,520 Being an amateur Bigfoot researcher, he went to his car 136 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:24,000 to get casting material returned and cast one track. 137 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:27,920 He also found an unusual 4 towed track but didn't have enough 138 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:30,520 casting material. Knowing the cattle would destroy 139 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:34,280 it, he pushed sticks into the ground around it and covered it. 140 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:38,320 Returning the next day, and it says here's a photo of him with 141 00:07:38,320 --> 00:07:40,320 his first cast. Yeah, it's got a great picture 142 00:07:40,320 --> 00:07:42,040 here. In addition to the footprints, 143 00:07:42,360 --> 00:07:45,720 he has heard whoops, howls, whistles and wood knocks at this 144 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,080 location. He and I theorized that the 145 00:07:48,080 --> 00:07:51,160 creatures searching for water may have been curious about the 146 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:53,520 fence he built. Well, he also said that he had 147 00:07:53,520 --> 00:07:55,520 trout in that barrel, so maybe they were looking for something 148 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,360 to eat. The property is fenced and has a 149 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:00,720 locked gate so access is limited. 150 00:08:01,040 --> 00:08:04,280 It also has approximately 70 old apple trees that still bear 151 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:06,080 fruit. Now we've heard many, many times 152 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:08,360 that these things love to eat apples, so I'm wondering about 153 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,440 that. This, along with the water 154 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:13,800 source, abundant gain, and other reports from the area make this 155 00:08:13,800 --> 00:08:16,880 sighting compelling. I plan to revisit location to 156 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:18,800 look around more and take additional photos. 157 00:08:18,800 --> 00:08:20,280 I will update this report accordingly. 158 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:24,040 And then it says update. On August 13, I went with Daniel 159 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:27,360 to locate his last track line. He also sent me a photo of a 160 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:31,360 Sasquatch walking away from near his near the same location. 161 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:34,360 He did not follow it. Estimated height was at least 8 162 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:36,240 feet. He said the encounter shook him 163 00:08:36,240 --> 00:08:40,360 up a little bit. Man, that's pretty wild growing 164 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,840 up in and this is about BFO investigator Craig Lambert. 165 00:08:44,080 --> 00:08:47,280 Growing up in Pendleton County Bush, Virginia, Craig was 166 00:08:47,400 --> 00:08:50,120 fascinated with the big phenomena ever since an incident 167 00:08:50,120 --> 00:08:51,680 while hunting in the early 1970s. 168 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:55,280 Though he no longer hunts, he and his wife enjoy wildlife, 169 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:59,000 watching bird hiking, camping, kayaking, and all things wild in 170 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:02,640 the wonderful West Virginia. Greg is a mechanic by trade at 171 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:05,120 the largest, Turkiest processing plant in the US. 172 00:09:05,360 --> 00:09:10,000 He has attended BFRO expeditions in West Virginia in 2012 and 173 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:16,200 2013, Kentucky 2013 and 2014, and North Carolina 2014. 174 00:09:16,680 --> 00:09:18,760 That's pretty neat. Pretty neat story there. 175 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:24,320 This sighting here says it happened on September 6th, 2016. 176 00:09:25,000 --> 00:09:27,920 Pocahontas County, West Virginia nearest town. 177 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,360 Marlinton, West Virginia nearest Rd. 178 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:34,040 Highland Scenic Highway 150 observed. 179 00:09:34,320 --> 00:09:37,680 My wife and I were taking an evening drive on Highland Scenic 180 00:09:37,680 --> 00:09:42,440 Highway 150 from US 219 near Slady Fork, West Virginia to 181 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:47,280 Cranberry Glades area on Tuesday evening, September 6th, 2016. 182 00:09:47,640 --> 00:09:50,160 We had been stopping at the scenic overlooks to take 183 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:53,400 pictures and I just left the Williams River Overlook leading 184 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,640 S on 150. There was a structural Hwy. that 185 00:09:56,640 --> 00:10:00,320 was very straight with a down slope of about four to 6% 186 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:04,440 located roughly one to two miles South of Williams River 187 00:10:04,440 --> 00:10:07,400 Overlook. As we were driving down we both 188 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:10,920 noticed something in the weeds between the road edge and the 189 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:14,000 bank leading up to the woods on the West side. 190 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,600 At first I thought it was a deer with its head and neck stretched 191 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:20,680 above the weeds. It was about 300 to 400 feet 192 00:10:20,680 --> 00:10:23,360 ahead of us. As we drove closer it suddenly 193 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:26,960 spun around somewhere to and about face but with its head 194 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,560 dropping and a semi Crouch as it turned. 195 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:33,360 It then jumped onto the bank reaching for a bunch to help 196 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,320 pull itself up. By the time it jumped we were 197 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:39,400 within 80 to 100 feet of it. When we reached the spot where 198 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:41,120 it had been standing it was gone. 199 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:44,680 We heard no sound of running or branches breaking and the pine 200 00:10:44,680 --> 00:10:47,400 woods along the road. We both noticed that the woods 201 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:51,080 at that point and along the entire area were even with the 202 00:10:51,080 --> 00:10:53,000 hood of the three quarter ton should be picked up. 203 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:57,560 We were driving. Based on that we estimated the 204 00:10:57,560 --> 00:11:00,520 creatures height at about 7 to 7 1/2 feet tall. 205 00:11:00,920 --> 00:11:04,920 The creature had a mix of brown and golden brown fur along with 206 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:08,440 longer than deer hair, but not as long as collie fur. 207 00:11:08,880 --> 00:11:11,880 I've never ruled out the possibility that Sasquatch could 208 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:15,160 be real, but this first hand experience removed any remaining 209 00:11:15,160 --> 00:11:18,000 doubt. As we left the area, my arms and 210 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:21,200 neck were covered in goosebumps and we were both speechless for 211 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:25,280 about 10 minutes. I guess Other witnesses, myself 212 00:11:25,280 --> 00:11:27,120 and my wife. We were driving scenic highway 213 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,760 taking pictures of the long range views and the sunset. 214 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,400 I've heard other stories all over the state, but until now 215 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,560 none other than cramp in the cranberry area. 216 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:39,800 Time and conditions 7:30 PM. Scattered cumulus clouds at 217 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:43,080 approximately 6 to 10,000 feet. Visibility on the Ridge was 218 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,600 about 20 miles. The sun had just dropped behind 219 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:48,080 a cloud at the horizon so dusk was coming quickly. 220 00:11:48,560 --> 00:11:51,040 Environment Pine woods mixed with hardwoods. 221 00:11:51,320 --> 00:11:55,080 Mountain Ridge, Highland City scenic Highway 150 between 222 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,120 Waynes River and Cranberry glades. 223 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:01,000 That's pretty neat and I just driving along seeing this thing 224 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:04,000 sounds like a very scenic, somewhat remote area. 225 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:10,200 This sightings dated March 18th, 2006 Barber County, West 226 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:14,200 Virginia Location details Near Burlington, Driving toward 227 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:18,840 Philippi on US Hwy. 250 about a mile South of the intersection 228 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:23,600 of Route 92 and US 250. The Taggart Valley River is on 229 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,680 the left. This is near where the river 230 00:12:25,680 --> 00:12:29,000 swerves away from the highway and begins to descend into a 231 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,600 long Canyon between Billington and Phillipi. 232 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:34,760 The train is extremely steep with many waterfalls. 233 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,120 It's very hard to access. Nearest town Billington, West 234 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:41,400 Virginia. Nearest road US250 observed. 235 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,960 I was alone, driving after dark from Billington, West Virginia, 236 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:49,040 on US 250 N A2 lane highway toward Phillipi, about a mile 237 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,400 out of town. I had just passed a small group 238 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,320 of houses on the right. The highway curves to the right 239 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,200 with a long guardrail on that side. 240 00:12:56,680 --> 00:12:59,520 As I came around the curve, my headlights caught something up 241 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,720 ahead, standing on the white line on the right side of the 242 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,920 road. At first I thought it was a very 243 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:09,400 tall lanky human, at least 6 foot 4 inches with long reddish 244 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:13,520 hair and a long beard. But as I got closer I realized 245 00:13:13,520 --> 00:13:16,480 it wasn't wearing clothes, instead it had reddish brown 246 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:20,120 hair covering its entire body. The hair length and texture 247 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:24,640 reminded me of a horses groomed mane, smooth and not matted. 248 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:28,960 My impression was that it was a very tall monkey like animal. 249 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:32,160 I did not see his eyes, it seemed to close them and 250 00:13:32,160 --> 00:13:36,200 startled by my headlights, it stood frozen, very stiff with 251 00:13:36,200 --> 00:13:38,240 extra long arms down by his sides. 252 00:13:38,680 --> 00:13:40,640 As my car passed, it didn't move. 253 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:44,080 It was so close that I thought my right side mirror might hit 254 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:47,400 it, but it didn't. The entire incident lasted only 255 00:13:47,400 --> 00:13:50,480 about 10 seconds. My first thought was that it was 256 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:53,400 a skinny Bigfoot, but then I thought, those things don't 257 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,560 exist, and then if they do, they're in the Pacific 258 00:13:55,560 --> 00:13:59,040 Northwest, not in West Virginia. I kept driving because I was too 259 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:02,600 scared to stop or go back. I shook the whole way home, 260 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,840 partly because it resembled a human and partly because it was 261 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,640 unlike anything I'd ever seen except in a zoo. 262 00:14:09,120 --> 00:14:12,400 When I got home, my daughter and her husband were visiting along 263 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:15,320 with family from Pennsylvania. I told them privately. 264 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:17,320 They were sceptical and laughed about it. 265 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:20,480 My husband believes I saw something but has no idea what 266 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:23,560 it could have been. Later I looked online and saw 267 00:14:23,600 --> 00:14:27,000 there were incident reports and even expeditions in West 268 00:14:27,000 --> 00:14:29,920 Virginia, and one was in Barber County. 269 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,840 I nearly had a heart attack when I realized that it was the same 270 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:35,160 area where I had had my encounter. 271 00:14:35,640 --> 00:14:38,040 I thought about reporting at them, but my family discouraged 272 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:40,760 me. I believe what I saw was some 273 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:44,200 sort of animal that wasn't hurting anyone, so I didn't want 274 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:46,840 it haunted. I told no one else for months 275 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,960 and tried to forget about it. Wow. 276 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,160 Other witnesses. I was alone, returning from 277 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:54,160 Burlington. Other stories After visiting 278 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,360 your website, I worked up the courage to talk to my uncle who 279 00:14:57,360 --> 00:15:00,360 lives near the Canyon. He has seen bear, mountain 280 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,200 lions, Bobcats and coyotes out there. 281 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:04,960 I asked if he'd ever heard or seen anything. 282 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,640 He couldn't explain. He said he had heard strange 283 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:11,440 howling sounds many times, Not about not a bobcat, possibly a 284 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:13,080 coyote. But he wasn't convinced. 285 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:16,600 He didn't make fun of me and was very serious when I told him 286 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:18,920 what I saw. He thinks something could live 287 00:15:18,920 --> 00:15:21,280 in that Canyon because there are abandoned coal mines for 288 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:23,760 shelter. He also knows a man who lives 289 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:27,000 over the hill from my siding location who plants a field of 290 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,400 corn and leaves for the deer and other animals. 291 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:33,000 My uncle speculated that the creature had found a food source 292 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:35,040 and risk crossing the highway for it. 293 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:38,560 Approximate time 9:00 to 10:00 PM after dark. 294 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:42,960 Cold and clear environment. Hilly filled with several stands 295 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:44,560 of trees on both sides of the road. 296 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:48,080 Just passed a small group of houses on the right, deep 297 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:49,840 gullies and small creeks on the right. 298 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,600 On the left, hilly cow pastures with river and railroad tracks 299 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,520 across a large field. And then we have a follow up 300 00:15:56,520 --> 00:16:00,240 investigation by Stephen Willis. The incident was significant for 301 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,840 the witness. They say 8 months later, stress 302 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,040 in her voice was still easy to detect. 303 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,480 The details of the evening remain vivid in her description. 304 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:12,120 The witness is now fearful of being outside alone in the dark, 305 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,520 which was not typical for her before this event. 306 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:18,880 She previously felt comfortable outside at night on foot. 307 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,560 She saw the creature while driving westbound at 50 to 55 308 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:26,200 mile per hour when she was about six to seven curlings away. 309 00:16:26,640 --> 00:16:30,480 She noted that it had human like facial features, but the mouth 310 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:34,520 and chin resembled A chimpanzee or ape more than a human. 311 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:38,040 Its eyes were closed against her headlights and it stood rock 312 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,920 steady as she approached. The creature was broad 313 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:44,840 shouldered, tall and lanky. Its hair was well groomed, not 314 00:16:44,840 --> 00:16:47,800 matted, and it had a beard surrounding his face. 315 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,600 That's pretty, pretty wild. And this is about Stephen 316 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:54,160 Willis, investigator. He grew up in West Central West 317 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:58,000 Virginia, retired from the US Army in 2003, lived for almost 7 318 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:01,200 years in Germany and 1 1/2 years in the Middle East, has visited 319 00:17:01,200 --> 00:17:04,240 Alaska and traveled extensively through the lower 48 states, 320 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:07,200 resides in Arizona during the winter months and travels 321 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,040 throughout the Southwest as the mood strikes. 322 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:13,920 Yeah, I just love these investigations they do. 323 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:17,880 They really take the time to go meet these people, find out what 324 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:19,720 they saw. Really cool stuff. 325 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:21,480 We'll do three more here and wrap this up. 326 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:24,839 The sighting is dated to March 30th. 327 00:17:24,839 --> 00:17:28,880 It says year 1970s. Submitted by witness on February 328 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:30,640 26th, 2006. Late Night Rd. 329 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:33,200 Crossing sighting by firefighter near the Potomac River. 330 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:40,240 Berkeley County, West Virginia. Location Details Night Town Rd. 331 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:44,240 about 7 miles downright 11 N approximately 7 miles north of 332 00:17:44,240 --> 00:17:48,040 Martinsburg, WV and West outright 11 nearest town Night 333 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,040 Town nearest Rd. Night Town Rd. 334 00:17:50,200 --> 00:17:54,360 Observed it was probably in the early 1970s during springtime 335 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:58,040 late at night around midnight. I was driving down a road with a 336 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,840 farm on one side and an apple orchard on the other. 337 00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:05,280 As I was driving, I saw movement about 200 yards ahead crossing 338 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,000 the road from the farm toward the orchard. 339 00:18:07,360 --> 00:18:10,160 When the figure reached the middle of the road, it turned 340 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:11,880 its head and looked in my direction. 341 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:14,560 At that moment I got a very good look at it. 342 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:20,280 About 8 to 9 feet tall, heavily built with long lanky arms, long 343 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,040 dark red hair and a very long stride. 344 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:25,920 It crossed the road in about 2 1/2 steps. 345 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:29,600 If I had to guess I would say it weighed around 4:00 to £500. 346 00:18:30,000 --> 00:18:32,400 There was very little traffic on the on that road. 347 00:18:32,680 --> 00:18:35,320 In fact I was the only vehicle there at the time. 348 00:18:35,800 --> 00:18:38,600 I have to admit I wasn't a Bigfoot believer until that 349 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,760 night. I didn't tell anyone because I 350 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:44,080 knew they wouldn't believe me. I was one of the chief officers 351 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,840 in our local fire department and didn't want people to think I 352 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,520 was crazy. For the record, I got close 353 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:54,000 enough to be sure of what I saw. The experience shook shook me up 354 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,560 and I avoided that road for a long time afterward. 355 00:18:57,640 --> 00:18:59,320 Wow. Also notice I just stuck around 356 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:01,000 too. Shaken up by what I've just 357 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:02,360 seen. The witnesses. 358 00:19:02,360 --> 00:19:04,320 I was alone. Are the stories not in this 359 00:19:04,360 --> 00:19:07,280 area? Time and conditions? 360 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:09,400 Night time very dark environment. 361 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:12,200 A large farm on the South side of the road and a large apple 362 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:13,680 works on the north side of the road. 363 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:15,520 Well, here we go. Apples again. 364 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:18,240 Fill up investigation report says. 365 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:21,920 I spoke with the witness over the phone on 5/16/2006. 366 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,960 The witness of former chief officer in his local party 367 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,400 department was very adamant about what he saw. 368 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:30,960 The sighting took place at approximately 2:00 AM. 369 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:35,120 It says the animal's hair was somewhat uniform, length about 6 370 00:19:35,120 --> 00:19:36,880 inches long with a reddish brown collar. 371 00:19:37,480 --> 00:19:39,800 When it looked toward the witness, his eyes reflected the 372 00:19:39,800 --> 00:19:42,760 headlights from his vehicle. The witness believed it was 373 00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:44,840 male. He kept driving, surprised at 374 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:47,600 what he had seen. This was his only encounter. 375 00:19:48,800 --> 00:19:50,640 Man, I guess it would be surprising, wouldn't it? 376 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,600 The sighting since it happened in the summer of 1980 Cabell 377 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:58,680 county, West Virginia location details Huntington Spring Valley 378 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:03,080 area Cabell county, West Virginia observed Hello my name 379 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:07,400 is Dwayne I'm 31, married, a father of two, and probably the 380 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:10,360 most skeptical person around. I can usually find a reasonable 381 00:20:10,360 --> 00:20:13,480 explanation for ghosts, UFOs, etcetera, but I heard something 382 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:17,040 when I was 13 that scared me more than anything before since 383 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:20,720 I am an avid hunter and growing up in rural West Virginia. 384 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:23,960 I have spent most of my time in and around the woods. 385 00:20:24,240 --> 00:20:27,000 Basically, I am no stranger to animal sounds. 386 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:30,080 One night my friend and I went to the lake to fish. 387 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:32,200 We did this quite often in the summertime. 388 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:35,160 We had been there for about 30 minutes, went up behind us in 389 00:20:35,160 --> 00:20:38,080 the woods about 40 yards away. We started hearing what sound 390 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:41,160 like voices. My first thought was there are 391 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:44,280 some guys in the woods talking loudly and carrying on, which 392 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:46,040 would have been unusual in the 1st place. 393 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:49,360 I kept trying to make out what they were saying but couldn't. 394 00:20:49,840 --> 00:20:53,080 I could never explain this to anyone until I read a story 395 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:56,120 online or someone described hearing what sounded like people 396 00:20:56,120 --> 00:20:58,240 talking backwards. That hit me. 397 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:00,880 This is exactly what it sounded like. 398 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,080 As I listened, I assumed it must be people in the woods, but they 399 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:07,800 had to be farther away than I thought since I couldn't make 400 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:10,280 out any words. Suddenly there was a hair 401 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:14,200 raising, blood curdling scream from just up the hill behind us. 402 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:18,120 I can't describe how terrifying that sound was except to say my 403 00:21:18,120 --> 00:21:22,000 whole body went limp with fear. It felt like my legs were Jelly. 404 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:26,200 I looked up at my buddy who looked as scared as I felt and 405 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:30,960 asked what the heck was that. He said I don't know, let's go. 406 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,440 We left in a big hurry to say the least. 407 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:36,720 I have told this story to many people over the years and always 408 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:40,600 said it must have been a screech hour a Panther, although I never 409 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:42,760 believed it. I never considered the 410 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:46,360 possibility of Bigfoot until I read other people's stories 411 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:49,600 about hearing the scream and how terrified they were. 412 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:51,800 That's when I thought that could have been it. 413 00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:55,680 For years I thought my story wasn't that exciting, but after 414 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,520 reading about others you heard similar screams without ever 415 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,800 seeing anything. I realized I wasn't crazy. 416 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:04,360 I have listened to some recordings people have made and 417 00:22:04,360 --> 00:22:07,480 believe the scream I heard was something like those. 418 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:11,000 It was intense. Even reading these stories 18 419 00:22:11,000 --> 00:22:13,360 years later still gives me chills. 420 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:16,560 That's really something. It says other stories. 421 00:22:16,560 --> 00:22:19,240 My my mother's family had an encounter years earlier with 422 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:22,680 something that came around their house grunting and screaming. 423 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:24,880 They've always called it the red eyed monster. 424 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:28,480 I used to think it was just some kind of animal until my 425 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:30,120 encounter. Now I have a different 426 00:22:30,120 --> 00:22:32,720 perspective. Yeah, I guess you would. 427 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:36,840 When you have your own encounter like that, I suppose I just kind 428 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:38,560 of changes your perspective on everything. 429 00:22:38,760 --> 00:22:41,600 We'll do one last one here. The sighting reported to have 430 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:48,040 happened on October of 2011, Greenbrier County, West Virginia 431 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:54,360 Location details Location details I 64 to exit 261 down 432 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:57,600 Route 12 through Alderson, nearest town. 433 00:22:57,600 --> 00:23:01,120 Alderson observed. My husband has seen this 434 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:03,000 unidentified creature for the last two years. 435 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:06,840 It was tall between 6:00 and 7:00 feet Harry and stood 436 00:23:06,840 --> 00:23:09,600 upright like a man. And then it goes on and says 437 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:13,080 environment, woods, hay fields, ponds, streams and caves. 438 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:15,400 Time and condition is a desk, clear weather. 439 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:19,200 Follow up investigation by BFO investigator Russ Jones. 440 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:22,440 This report was originally filed by the witness's wife. 441 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,720 After speaking with her, I contacted the witness directly 442 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:29,120 and we spoke for about an hour. The witness is a well spoken 443 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:32,680 timber man, as were his father and grandfather before him. 444 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:37,680 In October 2009, he was cutting a Cherry Tree on an out of state 445 00:23:37,680 --> 00:23:41,360 neighbor's 1000 acre farm. When he finished, he looked 446 00:23:41,360 --> 00:23:45,360 toward a Cedar Grove about 200 yards away and noticed something 447 00:23:45,360 --> 00:23:48,640 black standing near the tree. At first he thought it was a 448 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:51,240 black bear with his left paw on the tree. 449 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:56,000 As he watched, the creature used his left hand to steady itself 450 00:23:56,320 --> 00:24:00,680 as it stepped down into a ditch. It took a few steps before 451 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:03,600 disappearing from sight. The witness observed it for 452 00:24:03,600 --> 00:24:07,320 about 3 minutes, then drove his log skater to the area and found 453 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:09,600 the property full of caves and thickets. 454 00:24:10,080 --> 00:24:13,280 The witness, who was 6 foot 1 and 250 lbs, estimated the 455 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:16,760 creature was at least one foot wider than himself and stood 456 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:20,240 between 6:00 and 7:00 feet tall. In the past he has also heard 457 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:24,400 wood knocks and strange yells. 2 neighbors reported Bigfoot 458 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:25,760 sightings on adjoining properties. 459 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:29,440 The 1000 acre property where his sighting occurred is unoccupied, 460 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:33,040 posted, gated and very private. The second sighting took place 461 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:36,840 in the late winter of 2010. It was witnessed by the 462 00:24:36,960 --> 00:24:40,160 timberman and a retired gentleman who had worked as both 463 00:24:40,240 --> 00:24:43,920 a sheriff and for NASA. While driving a logging truck in 464 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:47,320 the blue sulfur area near dusk, they observed what looked like a 465 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:52,160 human ape figure squatting near water, drinking with his hands 466 00:24:52,400 --> 00:24:55,640 about 100 yards away. The passenger looked at the 467 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:58,240 driver and asked, Did you just see what I saw? 468 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:00,840 The driver responded. What did you see? 469 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:04,040 The passenger replied. An ape drinking water with his 470 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,040 hands, The driver said. That's what I saw, too. 471 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,840 A witness, a lifelong hunter who has lived and worked in the 472 00:25:10,840 --> 00:25:12,400 mountains his entire life, told me. 473 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:16,480 I can tell you that what I saw was not a human and not a bear. 474 00:25:16,720 --> 00:25:20,720 Beyond that, I can't say. Greenbrier County is a mix of 475 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:22,920 rolling farmland and steep, rugged mountains. 476 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,480 The area has numerous caves and a sparse population. 477 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:30,520 To date, Greenbrier County has had more big folk sightings than 478 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:32,360 any other county in West Virginia. 479 00:25:33,120 --> 00:25:35,800 Isn't that cool? And that's his BFR investigator, 480 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:38,400 Russ Jones. Doctor Jones combines extensive 481 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,640 hunting, trapping, and outdoor experience with undergraduate 482 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:43,720 and graduate education. He is a Master of Naturalist and 483 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:46,320 has participated in numerous public and private expeditions, 484 00:25:46,760 --> 00:25:50,600 including several of the BFRO in Ohio and West Virginia. 485 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:53,800 Yeah, man, these guys really take this stuff serious. 486 00:25:53,920 --> 00:25:56,960 I just love this bfro.net. What a cool site. 487 00:25:57,280 --> 00:25:59,200 Hey, if you like the program, don't forget to like, follow, 488 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:01,240 subscribe. Also want to extend my thanks 489 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:04,160 for the people that do drop a little money now and then. 490 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:08,040 Just got another $5 donation from over there at Stripe. 491 00:26:08,360 --> 00:26:11,800 Really appreciate that. Until next time, this is UFO 492 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:13,000 warning over and out.