1 00:00:05,660 --> 00:00:08,140 Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning. 2 00:00:08,300 --> 00:00:11,620 In this episode we're talking about Indiana Bigfoot reports. 3 00:00:11,820 --> 00:00:14,740 That's correct, Indiana Bigfoot reports. 4 00:00:14,940 --> 00:00:18,740 Now these reports come from bfro.net. bfro.net. 5 00:00:18,740 --> 00:00:23,580 That's Bigfoot field researchers organization really cool site 6 00:00:23,580 --> 00:00:26,300 over there bfro.net. Hey, if you like the program, 7 00:00:26,300 --> 00:00:28,100 don't forget to like follow, subscribe. 8 00:00:28,100 --> 00:00:29,740 It really helps with the algorithm. 9 00:00:30,140 --> 00:00:33,720 This first sighting happened on April 15th, 2001. 10 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:38,120 Bartholomew County, Indiana Nearest town Columbus nearest 11 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,640 Rd. State Road 46. 12 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:44,120 I was 18 years old and a senior at Columbus East High School 13 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:46,920 when this occurred. Across the street from my house 14 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,600 is a park. It was a warm spring night and I 15 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:53,080 was working on a School Report. It was late and I was the only 16 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,440 one still awake. My best guess is that it was 17 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:00,040 around 1:30 AM. I had just broken my last pencil 18 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:02,240 and needed another to finish my report. 19 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:04,840 I went outside to my vehicle to get one. 20 00:01:05,280 --> 00:01:08,280 After closing the door to my truck I heard the most awful 21 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,760 shrill scream I have ever experienced. 22 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:15,520 Turning around quickly I saw the vague outline of a large man 23 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:18,640 like creature running through the park and into the woods. 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:21,680 The scream lasted about 6 seconds. 25 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,240 Needless to say I ran back into the house. 26 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,240 I told my parents about it in the morning, but they said they 27 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,040 hadn't heard anything and dismissed it as a cat. 28 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:34,480 The following day I visited a Bigfoot website and listened to 29 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:37,680 some audio files. The sound I heard that night was 30 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,480 identical to what I found on the website. 31 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,160 How about that? That's a great thing about 32 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:45,920 crowdsourcing this stuff. Also, I noticed as I went to 33 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,760 retrieve the pencil from my car, I noticed it was incredibly 34 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,600 silent. No bugs or ambient noise at all. 35 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,920 At the time I dismissed it as nothing. 36 00:01:54,720 --> 00:01:57,240 No other witnesses, no other stories. 37 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,960 It says this occurred at approximately 1:30 AM across the 38 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,240 street from my house. There is one street light 39 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,520 providing some illumination. I also recall that the moon was 40 00:02:06,520 --> 00:02:09,600 very bright that night. The creature I saw was outlined 41 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,200 by the moon's natural light environment. 42 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:15,480 There is a huge plane extending approximately 200 yards, 43 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,280 followed by a narrow tree line about 25 yards wide. 44 00:02:19,560 --> 00:02:21,480 Beyond that, you cross into my neighborhood. 45 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:24,800 Once in the neighborhood, there is a small lake surrounded on 46 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,560 all sides by trees except on the east side which opens into the 47 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,000 park. The park is roughly 200 yards 48 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,560 long and the woods begin after that. 49 00:02:33,920 --> 00:02:36,760 I saw the creature moving away from the lake and running back 50 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,960 into the woods and this is follow up investigation. 51 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,120 Some considerations regarding this report, its location, and 52 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:46,880 additional details provided by the witness during an interview 53 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,040 are as follows. The report's general location is 54 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,240 east of known active sites in Brown County, Indiana. 55 00:02:53,520 --> 00:02:56,600 Additionally, it is near a potential travel corridor, a 56 00:02:56,600 --> 00:03:00,160 stream that runs north to South. The witness estimated the 57 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:03,720 creature was approximately 50 to 60 yards away when it vocalized 58 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:07,080 near him. He had only a brief view of the 59 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,280 creature, which was backlit by the moon, but provided the 60 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,600 following observations. The figure was approximately 7 61 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,960 feet tall. His vantage point was about 100 62 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:20,240 yards away, but as a high school athlete familiar with judging 63 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:23,400 distance, he believed this estimate to be accurate. 64 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,120 The figure was broad with visible musculature, 65 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:30,880 particularly in the trapezius in the trapezius region, which 66 00:03:30,920 --> 00:03:34,160 appeared enormous. He likened it to an NFL 67 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:37,840 linebacker, but with a medium, not heavy build and estimated 68 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:42,920 his weight to be around £450. Aside from his vocalization, the 69 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:46,000 creature was completely silent. He observed the figure for about 70 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:49,960 two to three seconds, noting open hands, general coloration, 71 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:53,240 cinnamon brown, and hair that seemed uniform in length. 72 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:57,520 He also described a Dome like head position between the 73 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:01,160 shoulders. Isn't that something very, very 74 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:05,200 cool? The next one's dated July 6th, 75 00:04:05,200 --> 00:04:08,280 2006. State Indiana County Bartholomew 76 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:12,960 County Also Location details I live on 500 W in a wooded forest 77 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,640 area with farmland nearby about 10 miles from Columbus. 78 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:21,760 Says nearest Rd. US 31 or state 46 observed I was 79 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:25,920 walking our puppy at 2:30 AM. We live directly across from 80 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:28,920 Camp Atterbury which is heavily wooded on our side. 81 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,520 The area is also adjacent to Brown County State Park and 82 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,920 Yellowwood State Forest. While stargazing, I suddenly 83 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:39,400 heard a loud how 1 I had never heard before. 84 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,360 I grew up here and if familiar with the sounds of coyote, 85 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:46,560 wolves, foxes, owls, and even Bobcats, but this was not one of 86 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,760 those. The howl was short, lasted only 87 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,680 a few seconds, and it sounded like it was directly in front of 88 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:57,000 me, no more than 140 feet away. I took a few steps to my right 89 00:04:57,080 --> 00:05:00,280 and once again I heard a howl. This time it seemed to move to 90 00:05:00,280 --> 00:05:04,120 my right along with me. After the second howl, I also 91 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:08,360 heard four or five short hoops. At that point I was thoroughly 92 00:05:08,360 --> 00:05:10,840 freaked out and run back to my house. 93 00:05:12,280 --> 00:05:15,520 Also notice I've heard loud crashing sounds from large trees 94 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:19,280 early in the day even though there were no storms that night. 95 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,160 Other stories now that I'm aware of time and conditions. 96 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:27,000 Approximately 2:30 AM the the moon was full, the moon was half 97 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:29,520 full, the stars were out and the sky was clear. 98 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:33,600 Says environment area is wooded with Camp Atterbury land across 99 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:36,640 the road. There's farmland nearby as well 100 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:39,480 as Brown County State Park and Yellowwood State Forest. 101 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:43,520 The train becomes very hilly near Brown County State Park and 102 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:47,520 Bloomington. Follow up investigation by BFR 103 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:50,560 Investigator Eric Luster says I spoke with the witness over the 104 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,720 phone about her experience. She is familiar with many types 105 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:56,920 of animal sounds, but the sounds she heard that night were unlike 106 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:58,800 anything she had ever encountered. 107 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,760 The howls she described lasted approximately 3 to 4 seconds 108 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:07,000 each and were similar to the Ohio howl recording found on the 109 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,520 BFRO website. After the house, she heard a 110 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,160 series of high pitched whoops coming from the area. 111 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:17,120 The witness also mentioned that the day before the incident, she 112 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:20,360 heard very loud tree crashes during daylight hours. 113 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:23,520 At the time, she didn't think much of it, but after hearing 114 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,520 the house, she began to connect the two events. 115 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:30,560 Isn't that really neat? Yeah, they're in Indiana. 116 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:32,120 OK, take a look at another one here. 117 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,760 This one's dated December 21st, 1977. 118 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:41,080 Boone County, Indiana says the sighting occurred on Interstate 119 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:45,760 65 in Indiana somewhere around the 131 mile marker in the 120 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,360 northbound lane. I initially thought this was in 121 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,840 Marion County, but investigations rebuild it to be 122 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,720 Boone County. My wife and I were driving to 123 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:56,920 Indianapolis to visit our parents at approximately 10:30 124 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,160 PM. We saw a large creature across 125 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:03,120 the Interstate across about 200 to 300 yards ahead of our car, 126 00:07:03,400 --> 00:07:06,880 moving from left to right. The creature appeared to take 127 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,960 only about four steps to cross all three lanes of the 128 00:07:09,960 --> 00:07:12,200 Interstate. It looked exactly like the 129 00:07:12,200 --> 00:07:14,400 Bigfoot showing in the Patterson Gimlin film. 130 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:17,600 Both my wife and I exclaimed. Did you see that? 131 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:22,560 They were driving about 60 mph. By the time we reached the spot 132 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,840 where the creature had crossed, it was already gone. 133 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:28,520 It was night time, but the creature was clearly visible, 134 00:07:28,760 --> 00:07:32,000 illuminated by the headlights of oncoming traffic. 135 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:35,160 Other witnesses? My wife and I were the only 136 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,600 witnesses. We were just sitting and driving 137 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,920 along the highway. I don't believe we were talking 138 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:44,520 before we saw the Bigfoot. The area is mostly flat with 139 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:47,640 small rolling hills. There are small wooded areas and 140 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,560 creeks nearby. The approximate location is I-65 141 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,600 and the 131 mile marker near an overpass. 142 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,760 Isn't that something? Driving along seeing one of 143 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:00,880 these things? Pretty amazing when you think 144 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:01,600 about it. Really. 145 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:07,160 This one's from Brown County, Indiana submitted by witness 146 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,640 Justin Ford on Thursday, June 4th, 2020. 147 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:12,840 Father and daughter sightings says it happened on May 9th, 148 00:08:12,840 --> 00:08:16,360 2020. Brown County, Indiana Yellowwood 149 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:19,680 State Forest nearest town Nashville nearest Rd. 150 00:08:20,280 --> 00:08:24,560 Helmsburg Rd. My 11 year old daughter and I 151 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:27,320 were spring Turkey hunting in Yellowwood State Forest behind 152 00:08:27,320 --> 00:08:31,320 our house in 2020. She saw a first and then I did. 153 00:08:32,159 --> 00:08:34,679 I watched in disbelief as it moved away from us. 154 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:38,039 It was approximately 6 feet tall, Gray in color and appeared 155 00:08:38,039 --> 00:08:40,720 very strong. The speeded display was 156 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:44,200 astonishing. It cleared a span of 50 yards in 157 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,840 mere seconds. My daughter and I retraced the 158 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:50,080 steps through the same terrain and it took us 6 minutes to 159 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,320 cover that distance. My daughter and I were the only 160 00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:55,920 witnesses. No other reported stories. 161 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:58,960 Time and conditions, early morning spring, partial 162 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,360 vegetation and chilly weather. In the follow up investigation, 163 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:05,520 it says by Johnny Walker. I spoke to the witness on Friday 164 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:07,680 morning. He provided a detailed account 165 00:09:07,680 --> 00:09:10,280 of the sighting. We arranged a filled 166 00:09:10,280 --> 00:09:12,560 investigation for later that afternoon. 167 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:16,480 Upon arrival, we followed the logging trails to the location 168 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,200 of the sighting. Based on the Land's layout and 169 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:22,440 the viewing angle, I estimate the figure to be approximately 7 170 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:26,080 to 8 feet tall rather than the initially reported 6 feet. 171 00:09:26,640 --> 00:09:28,640 I interviewed the daughter about the encounter. 172 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:31,440 She described the figure as a grayish and collar with arms 173 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:34,920 that nearly reached his knees and notably large hands. 174 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,120 When asked what stood out the most, she mentioned this 175 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:41,240 muscular build, comparing it to a football player, but larger. 176 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:44,360 Back at the house he witnessed, his wife joined us and showed 177 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:46,360 Prince she had found near Creek area. 178 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,440 I found the family to be sincere and credible. 179 00:09:50,160 --> 00:09:51,760 Sounds like these things are all over the place. 180 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,440 It says about BFRO investigator Tony Walker. 181 00:09:54,560 --> 00:09:57,720 John Walker is an avid outdoorsman and hunter who works 182 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,760 in the surveillance field. He has hiked across several U.S. 183 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:04,840 National parks and a few Manitoba provincial parks where 184 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:07,280 he has seen and heard evidence of Sasquatches. 185 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:12,360 John attended the 2017 and 2018 Kentucky expeditions. 186 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:17,440 Pretty neat stuff. This one says it was submitted 187 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:21,680 by witness Robin M on Tuesday May 1st, 2012. 188 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,120 Quote eight years ago. It feels like it happened just 189 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:28,200 eight days ago. The The date on this is May 1st, 190 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:32,080 2012. State Indiana County Brown 191 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:35,440 County Location details Greenbrier Lake near Brown 192 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:39,400 County State forest nearest town Nashville nearest Rd. 193 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,560 Greasy Creek. My husband and I rented a cabin 194 00:10:42,560 --> 00:10:45,240 in Nashville. We had just moved to Indiana for 195 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,960 a year. Around 11:00 PM we went to bed. 196 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,520 Within minutes our dogs started going nuts. 197 00:10:50,760 --> 00:10:53,440 My husband got up to check and open the front door of the 198 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:55,960 cabin. The porch was covered and it was 199 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,960 raining heavily. The porch light wasn't working 200 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,480 so it was dark. He closed the door and told me 201 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,120 to bring a flashlight and firearm. 202 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:06,080 I quickly got out of bed and joined him by the door. 203 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:10,160 He said something was breathing heavily on the porch just to the 204 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:13,160 left of the door. At that moment I realized our 205 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:17,760 dogs had gone strangely silent. These are Akitas that had face 206 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:21,120 bears, wolves, coyotes, and lynx up close in Alaska. 207 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:24,760 Their silence was unusual. My husband opened the door 208 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:28,000 slowly again, and sure enough, something was breathing heavily 209 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:32,160 just to the side of the door. It also smelled terrible, like a 210 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:36,680 strong musky odor mixed with soggy old carpet and wet dog. 211 00:11:37,880 --> 00:11:40,600 We shut the door again, chambered around, and I turn on 212 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:43,760 the flashlight. We moved tactically to the left 213 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:47,280 where we had heard the sound. Whatever it was had left 214 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,840 already, but there were wet footprints across the 4th floor. 215 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:54,480 Their prints looked as if they were made by soggy, fuzzy 216 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,560 bedroom slippers. The footprints came across from 217 00:11:57,560 --> 00:12:00,240 our front lawn, up the right side of the porch and crossed 218 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:03,840 the door to the left side where we had heard the breathing. 219 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,760 The prints were close together near the first window and the 220 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,400 door. When it fled, it appeared to do 221 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:12,760 so in a single step. The footprints were much larger 222 00:12:12,760 --> 00:12:15,360 than my woman's size 9 1/2 white slippers. 223 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:19,240 I wondered if it understood what chambering around meant. 224 00:12:19,680 --> 00:12:22,840 Despite us opening the door twice, it stayed on the other 225 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,680 side, breathing heavily, just out of sight. 226 00:12:26,280 --> 00:12:28,960 It didn't seem scared by the dogs or by us talking, which 227 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,120 made me think it might have had prior interactions with humans, 228 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:35,600 possibly hunters. In Alaska, bear often learned to 229 00:12:35,600 --> 00:12:38,760 associate the sound of a chambering round with a warning, 230 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,480 not a threat. What struck me as odd was how 231 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:45,680 our dogs behaved. They paced nervously all night. 232 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:49,800 These same dogs had confronted an 800 LB brown bear in Alaska 233 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:53,800 without fear, yet here they were frightened and even defecated 234 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:56,560 inside the cabin, something they never did. 235 00:12:57,000 --> 00:12:59,280 These dogs are well trained and house broken. 236 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:01,520 It felt like a very strange encounter. 237 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:05,000 My husband, a career at Ranger Special Forces soldier, is not 238 00:13:05,000 --> 00:13:06,800 one to let his imagination run wild. 239 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:10,120 We were both stumped. Why what? 240 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:14,040 What a deal man. The dogs who had no problem 241 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:17,520 facing 800 LB brown bear. What had nothing to do with this 242 00:13:17,600 --> 00:13:19,600 Bigfoot? Other stories of a friend of 243 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:22,440 mine who grew up in Morgantown and his Native American 244 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,200 mentioned this area is known for Bigfoot sightings. 245 00:13:25,680 --> 00:13:27,640 Time and conditions. Heavy rain, night time 246 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:29,360 environment, wooded and very rural. 247 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,560 Follow up investigation by Johnny Walker. 248 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,840 This report was submitted years ago but but wasn't initially 249 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:37,880 investigated due to its remote location. 250 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,280 I noticed it a few days ago and realized I was closer to the 251 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:44,680 area, so I followed up. Fortunately, the witness still 252 00:13:44,680 --> 00:13:47,760 had the same phone number. After introducing myself, she 253 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:49,800 immediately recalled the incident and described it in 254 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,280 detail. Her account was clear, 255 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,240 consistent and credible. One of the most believable 256 00:13:55,240 --> 00:13:56,960 stories I've had the pleasure to hear. 257 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:00,000 Isn't that neat? Yeah. 258 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:04,560 I just imagine on this remote area, camping out an Akita, it's 259 00:14:04,600 --> 00:14:08,120 a pretty aggressive dog. I think when they need to be I. 260 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,200 That really says something I think this one says. 261 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:14,120 It was submitted April 11th, 1998. 262 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,400 Evening encounter by backpacker and Hoosier National Forest 263 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:21,000 sighting happened in March of 1998. 264 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:24,760 Brown County, Indiana near Bedford South of Brown County 265 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:30,800 and the Hoosier National Forest. Observed while backpacking near 266 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:34,680 the horse trails and access point in the county South of 267 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,240 Brown County. I had a confrontation with a 268 00:14:37,240 --> 00:14:41,160 bipedal primate. It was early March of 1998 and I 269 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:44,200 was alone. Around 7:00 PM, after hiking 270 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,680 several miles, I set up camp in a wooded area about 100 yards 271 00:14:47,680 --> 00:14:50,800 from the horse trail. Darkness was descending quickly, 272 00:14:50,800 --> 00:14:53,360 so I rushed to set up camp and prepare supper. 273 00:14:54,080 --> 00:14:57,080 After gathering firewood and starting a fire for light and 274 00:14:57,080 --> 00:14:59,760 cooking, I suddenly began hearing rustling leaves and 275 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:03,400 brush below me to the east along a ravine near my campsite. 276 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,240 At first I thought it might be too early for mushroom hunters 277 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,040 and too dark for them to see anything. 278 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:13,120 I considered it might be a deer. Feeling uneasy, I grabbed my 279 00:15:13,120 --> 00:15:16,760 knife for protection and with a flashlighted hand, cautiously 280 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,040 approached the ravine where the sounds originated. 281 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:21,040 I yelled in the direction of the noises. 282 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:24,040 And ain't my flashlight. In my astonishment I saw a very 283 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:27,240 tall, upright, human like figure hiding behind a clump of trees 284 00:15:27,240 --> 00:15:29,880 near the stream. The creature was about 7 feet 285 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:32,240 tall. From a silhouette I could see it 286 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:36,400 was leaning forward and exposing its head to view me. 287 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:40,680 The being was approximately 40 feet away and the light from my 288 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:42,520 flashlight reflected in its eyes. 289 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:46,560 It had dark hair covering its cone shaped head and dark eyes 290 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:50,200 set at the front of the skull. I instantly knew it couldn't be 291 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,480 a man. Terrified, I yelled again, 292 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:56,200 hoping to scare it off. The creature ran into the stream 293 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:59,320 and moved about 6 feet before ducking behind another tree. 294 00:15:59,960 --> 00:16:03,680 I continued to follow it with my flashlight, shouting threats in 295 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:07,600 an attempt to frighten it away. This back and forth lasted for 296 00:16:07,760 --> 00:16:10,440 two to three minutes before it finally ran down the Creek and 297 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:13,400 out of sight. I spent the rest of the night 298 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:17,280 awake by my campfire, fearful of its return and waiting for 299 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:20,640 daylight to leave. I would have packed out 300 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,920 immediately, but my truck was parked in the direction creature 301 00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:26,320 had fled and I was miles into the forest. 302 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:30,440 This experience was deeply unsettling, as I had always 303 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:32,800 assumed that if Bigfoot existed, it would be found in the 304 00:16:32,800 --> 00:16:36,600 Cascades or the Canadian Rockies, not in Indiana. 305 00:16:37,520 --> 00:16:40,680 At first light, I examined the site where the creature had been 306 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:43,440 near the stream. Apart from some overturned 307 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,800 leaves, I found no prints and the stream appeared undisturbed. 308 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:50,320 There were no other witnesses. I was alone, cooking a pork 309 00:16:50,320 --> 00:16:52,520 steak over my campfire when the incident began. 310 00:16:53,080 --> 00:16:56,240 Environment Hilly The city's forest with a few conifers, 311 00:16:56,800 --> 00:17:00,080 sandstone and bedrock Bluffs surrounded the area, with an 312 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:04,680 exposed clay Creek bed nearby. Yeah, really kind of a remote 313 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:05,800 sighting there. Very cool. 314 00:17:06,880 --> 00:17:09,640 This says it was submitted by the witness on Monday, February 315 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:13,400 9th, 2009. Man recalls observing a creature 316 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,960 taking food while camping near Manchester. 317 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:20,680 Date 1984. Summer August State, Indiana 318 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:23,400 County. Dearborn County, Manchester, 319 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:25,119 Indiana. So 40 years ago. 320 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:27,359 Wow. My sighting occurred while 321 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,440 camping about a mile into the woods in southeastern Indiana, 322 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:33,640 an area where several Bigfoot sightings had been reported to 323 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:36,320 me. I saw the creature from behind 324 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:39,520 and the side while it was squatting and eating our food, 325 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:43,280 which we had tied up in a tree about 12 to 15 feet off the 326 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,080 ground. The night was clear, hot, and 327 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:49,360 lit by a three quarter moon. The encounter began with 328 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:52,400 distinct with distant vocalizations that gradually 329 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:56,800 moved close to our campsite. The woods were dark and our only 330 00:17:56,800 --> 00:18:01,080 light came from the campfire. We soon heard heavy footsteps 331 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,840 getting closer, followed by splashing sounds as the creature 332 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:08,080 rounded the pond at the bottom of the trail downhill from us. 333 00:18:08,760 --> 00:18:11,840 Terrified, the five of us run into our tent to hide. 334 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:15,600 We heard branches breaking along the path as the heavy footsteps 335 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:19,600 approached, followed by a loud snap, likely the branch holding 336 00:18:19,600 --> 00:18:22,240 our food breaking. Shortly after, we heard the 337 00:18:22,240 --> 00:18:24,800 unmistakable sound of plastic bags being torn again and 338 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:27,760 crunching as it ate our chips and Doritos. 339 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:32,240 I then heard a sound that resembled an aluminum can being 340 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:34,960 torn apart. My curiosity got the best of me, 341 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,160 so I cautiously peeked out the tent window. 342 00:18:37,640 --> 00:18:40,600 About 10 feet away, I saw a huge, dark, hairy creature 343 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:43,680 squatting and looking out my can of bean dip. 344 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,640 When it finished, it casually tossed the can into the weeds, 345 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:51,240 rummaged through the remaining food, and then stood up and 346 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,080 walked up the trail over the hill. 347 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:57,360 The creature appeared to be about 7 to 8 feet tall, with a 348 00:18:57,360 --> 00:19:00,920 very muscular build, powerful thighs and arms, and dark brown 349 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,760 or black hair. Its head seemed to merge into 350 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:06,120 its shoulder muscles, much like a gorilla. 351 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:10,160 There was a strong, gamey odor similar to that of a dirty, wet 352 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,600 dog. At dawn we investigated the area 353 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:17,400 and found the bean dip can torn open, the branch holding our 354 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:20,360 food pulled down, and the pillowcase shredded. 355 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,720 While packing up, some men staying in an old cabin at the 356 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:26,600 top of the hill approached us. They asked if we had been near 357 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:29,680 their site as their gear and food had also been raided during 358 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:31,840 the night. We told them the same creature 359 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:35,480 had visited us earlier and we promptly packed up and left. 360 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,360 Also notice the vocalizations were particularly striking. 361 00:19:39,360 --> 00:19:42,960 It seemed as though the creature was aware of our presence and 362 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:47,160 was warning us to leave. Of the witnesses, there were 363 00:19:47,160 --> 00:19:49,760 five of us that night, but I am the only one who is willing to 364 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:52,280 speak about it. Of the stories, Coon hunters in 365 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:55,280 the area have also reported sightings of the creature. 366 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:58,320 Time and conditions. Midnight clear night sky with 367 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:01,800 three quarter moon. Warm weather and environment. 368 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:06,200 A very small valley uphill from a pond, nestled between two 369 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:09,560 heavily forested hills. Under the follow up 370 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:12,320 investigation, it says investigator Eric Lester. 371 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:14,600 This report is intriguing because of the creature's 372 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,240 boldness in entering the campsite and making significant 373 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:20,560 noise without concern. After speaking with the witness 374 00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:23,120 at length, I find him sincere about his experience. 375 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:26,680 He seemed genuinely grateful to share his encounter with someone 376 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,760 who believed him. The location is only generally 377 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:32,040 known to the witness. Says he had followed a friend to 378 00:20:32,040 --> 00:20:34,200 the site. It was off Route one near 379 00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,400 Manchester. The friend's cousin, who lived 380 00:20:36,400 --> 00:20:39,040 in the area had shared stories of Bigfoot sightings and 381 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:41,200 suggested that the creature might take food. 382 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:45,120 There's also a local tale of Coon hunters encountering a 383 00:20:45,120 --> 00:20:47,520 possible Bigfoot. Their dogs, while chasing a 384 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:50,080 raccoon, suddenly turned back and ran past them in fear. 385 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:53,800 The hunters then saw something standing on the trail and 386 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:57,520 quickly fled after their dogs. The initial vocalizations were 387 00:20:57,520 --> 00:21:01,120 described as a scream or howl, seemingly a warning for the 388 00:21:01,120 --> 00:21:04,880 campers to leave the area. The house began about 1/2 mile 389 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:09,200 away on a wooded hill opposite the pond and move closer in 390 00:21:09,200 --> 00:21:13,160 intervals of 15 to 20 minutes. When the campers heard footsteps 391 00:21:13,200 --> 00:21:16,480 near their site, they panicked and hid in their tent. 392 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:21,240 Shortly after the creature entered the camp, the witness 393 00:21:21,240 --> 00:21:24,200 observed the creature for about a minute, illuminated by the 394 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,640 campfire. It was squatting like a catcher 395 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:31,440 with its back to the tent. When it stood, its broad 396 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:34,360 shoulders and moving muscles were clearly visible. 397 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,800 The wet odor was noticeable even from the tent and the creature 398 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:41,240 left. After the creature left, the 399 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:44,960 group sat and stunned silence and eventually fell asleep. 400 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:49,360 The witness decided to make his report public, hoping to 401 00:21:49,360 --> 00:21:52,000 encourage others with similar experiences to come forward. 402 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,640 Unfortunately, he has since lost touch with the friends who were 403 00:21:56,160 --> 00:21:59,880 with him that night. Yeah, what a sighting. 404 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:02,440 Just crack the old can of bean dip right open. 405 00:22:03,880 --> 00:22:07,600 The sighting was submitted since March 27th, 2011. 406 00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,320 Memory of a mid afternoon encounter along the Flat Rock 407 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,880 River. The date on the sighting is June 408 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:17,280 15th, 1977. Decatur County, Indiana Location 409 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:20,480 details A small campground along the Flat Rock River in the 410 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:24,400 secluded part of northwestern Decatur County close to Rush and 411 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:27,720 Shelby Counties. Nearest town Greensburg nearest 412 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:29,880 Rd. None observed. 413 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:32,080 This encounter happened to me and a friend. 414 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,680 It was a clear spring day and we were at a campground where my 415 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:38,400 parents camped in a secluded part of our county. 416 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,240 Being a Wednesday, most adults were at work. 417 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,280 We spent the day pitching horseshoes and messing around 418 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:46,640 while the dogs that run the campground played nearby. 419 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,040 I had my brother's 22 rifle with some shells. 420 00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:54,840 My friend and I went down to the river, which was flowing slowly. 421 00:22:55,400 --> 00:22:58,720 I threw a soda can into the water and we used it for target 422 00:22:58,720 --> 00:23:01,760 practice. I had one shot left in the can 423 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:05,480 had floated quite a distance downstream when I noticed how 424 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:09,320 unusually quiet it was. I put the gun on safety and 425 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:12,400 asked my friend, when was the last time you heard complete 426 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:15,280 silence in the woods? No birds, no nothing. 427 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,800 The first time we heard came from across the river. 428 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:22,000 It grew louder and I told my friend I was going to get the 429 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:25,880 extra 22 shells from the picnic table up the hill near the 430 00:23:25,880 --> 00:23:29,000 horseshoe pit. I was halfway there when I heard 431 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:32,160 a loud noise and saw my friend running up the hill shouting. 432 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:34,800 There it is. I frozen my tracks and my 433 00:23:34,800 --> 00:23:38,200 friends stopped behind me. There across the river stood a 434 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:42,160 Bigfoot with one foot in the water and the other on the bank. 435 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,800 It had rusty reddish brown hair that hung over its eyes like a 436 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:48,520 sheep dog's. We stood frozen, as did the 437 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:52,040 creature for about 5 minutes. I told my friend take a good 438 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:55,280 look because for the rest of our lives people are going to laugh 439 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:57,240 at us for what we're seeing right now. 440 00:23:58,000 --> 00:23:59,840 I still had one shot in the chamber. 441 00:23:59,920 --> 00:24:02,600 I debated whether to shoot, but the creature wasn't acting 442 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:04,640 aggressively so I decided not to harm it. 443 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:08,600 Instead, I fired a shot into the air and told my friend to run to 444 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,840 the car. We both ran and drove straight 445 00:24:10,840 --> 00:24:13,280 home. When I told my mom, she didn't 446 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:16,320 believe me at first. To this day I wish I could take 447 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:20,120 a lie detector test to prove to everyone that I saw a Bigfoot 448 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:24,560 and chose not to shoot it. I still don't own a gun and at 449 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:27,200 50 years old, I definitely do not hunt. 450 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:32,240 That Sunday was Father's Day and my brother-in-law, who was 19 at 451 00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:35,280 the time, took a rowboat across the river to investigate. 452 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:38,960 He found footprints everywhere, each with only four toes. 453 00:24:39,320 --> 00:24:42,680 I wore a size 13 shoe and these prints were several inches 454 00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:46,880 longer and wider than my foot. He also found a clump of reddish 455 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:50,800 brown hair stuck in the bark of a tree about 7 feet off the 456 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,560 ground in a wooded area near cornfield. 457 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:57,360 The tree had fallen and was leaning against another tree at 458 00:24:57,360 --> 00:24:59,920 an angle. My brother-in-law collected the 459 00:24:59,920 --> 00:25:02,760 hair in a plastic zip lock bag, but I don't know what he did 460 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:06,120 with it. Years later, in the mid 1990s, I 461 00:25:06,120 --> 00:25:09,240 shared this story with an Amish man who lived near the area. 462 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,480 He told me that someone in his congregation had also seen a 463 00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:15,280 similar creature along the river around the same time. 464 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:19,040 I'm an honest, sensible man and I know what I saw. 465 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:21,200 Nothing will ever change in my mind. 466 00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:25,160 Also noticed no additional details beyond what I've already 467 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:26,800 reported. Other witnesses. 468 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:30,640 Yes, my friend was there sitting on a bench near the river where 469 00:25:30,640 --> 00:25:33,080 the owner fished. As mentioned. 470 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,800 An Amish man told me that someone in his congregation had 471 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:38,720 a similar sighting along the river in the mid 1970s. 472 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:41,080 Goes on. It says time and conditions mid 473 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,240 afternoon around 3:30 to 4:00 PM. 474 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:46,360 Sunny and clear environment, river and woods. 475 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:51,000 Follow up investigation by BFRO investigator Stan Courtney and I 476 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,920 spoke with the witness by telephone. 477 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:55,800 The animal was approximately 6 1/2 feet tall. 478 00:25:55,800 --> 00:25:58,400 Estimated weight was around £350. 479 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:02,440 It had a medium to heavy build. The hair, which appeared greasy, 480 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:05,040 was rusty. Reddish brown hair on the upper 481 00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:09,680 arm hung about 18 inches long. Hair covered most of the face 482 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:12,920 and hung over the eyes, making facial features difficult to 483 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:16,000 discern. After 30-4 years of witnesses 484 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:19,920 lost contact with his friend, the witness shared photos taken 485 00:26:19,920 --> 00:26:23,760 at the location years later. That's got some cool looking 486 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:27,320 pictures there from the area. Looks like a very kind of rustic 487 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:29,600 wooded area. We'll do two more here and we'll 488 00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:33,680 wrap this up. This one says woman and daughter 489 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:36,400 driving late at night. See possible Bigfoot sitting on 490 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:42,960 a log. 1996 November. It says Floyd County, Indiana 491 00:26:43,440 --> 00:26:46,160 spotted at the foot of the second driveway after the 492 00:26:46,160 --> 00:26:48,760 railroad tracks going up Edwards Hill. 493 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:54,960 Old Sr. 64 W. It says nearest Rd. 494 00:26:55,280 --> 00:27:00,880 Cordon Pike and nearest town Edwardsville observed in 1996 in 495 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:04,640 the late summer. On a Saturday about 12:30 AM, my 496 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:08,400 daughter and I were driving back to my home in Laconia, IN. 497 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:13,800 Instead of driving down SR111 we decided to take Cordon Pike up 498 00:27:13,800 --> 00:27:17,760 the hill to Edwardsville and then on to Elizabeth IN. 499 00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:21,000 I have never been afraid to drive up to Edwardsville Hill 500 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:24,840 and still not on this night. The moon was out and through the 501 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:26,640 trees you could see some moonlight. 502 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:30,000 We were driving along the talking and crossed the railroad 503 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,200 tracks going up the hill. The road is very winding with 504 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,960 dips and curves. On the second curve it dips down 505 00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:38,720 and comes back up so your car lights are hitting an old 506 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:41,960 driveway up to someone's home on top of the hill. 507 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:44,880 Just as we started to come out of the dip, our car lights 508 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:49,320 showed a large Harry figure sitting on an old felled tree at 509 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:53,320 the front of this driveway. My daughter screamed and said 510 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:56,640 give the car some gas. I did so, but I wanted to go 511 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,960 back and see what it was, see what it was sitting there. 512 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:03,520 My daughter said no mom, whatever it is leave it alone. 513 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:06,520 I have lived here most of my life and have been afraid to 514 00:28:06,520 --> 00:28:09,760 tell anyone of what we saw. My son said there's no such 515 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:11,760 thing as Bigfoot, but I believe there is. 516 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:15,840 I've always been told there are things in the world unexplained. 517 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:18,440 This is one of them. Just another one of God's 518 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:23,200 creatures also noticed we did not linger to find out if there 519 00:28:23,200 --> 00:28:26,360 was anything odd or not. My daughter would not let me go 520 00:28:26,360 --> 00:28:28,520 back. Other stories. 521 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:32,120 I read an article in the Tribune here and New Albany after we had 522 00:28:32,120 --> 00:28:35,560 seen something on Edwards Hill. But I have been afraid until now 523 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,200 to say anything. People around here make fun of 524 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:41,560 you over this kind of sighting time and condition. 525 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:45,440 Around 12:30 AM. Cool moonlight environment 526 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:47,880 enclosed with trees and rocky hillside area. 527 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:51,560 Old driveway I believe is used only to get their mail now. 528 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:56,040 Lots of underbrush. I spoke with the witness that 529 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,560 says, and the only additional details regarding the creature's 530 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:01,280 appearance was that she could ride or that it had very long 531 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:05,120 arms and that the head was rounded with longer hair, not 532 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:08,000 clinical on top. That's from the investigator, 533 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:11,840 Jim Osborne. Just driving home and just see 534 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:14,240 this thing sitting on a log. We hear about this sometimes 535 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,280 just kind of sitting there minding their own business I 536 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:18,640 guess. They don't really seem to be too 537 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:22,120 concerned about it. OK, this is the last one. 538 00:29:22,120 --> 00:29:25,760 It says it was submitted on September 14th, 2009. 539 00:29:26,480 --> 00:29:29,560 Woman recalls after new sighting near the outskirts of Marion. 540 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:33,000 Actual sighting was July of 1975. 541 00:29:33,400 --> 00:29:35,400 Grant County, Indiana location details. 542 00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:38,200 It was in a wooded area at the end of 12th St. which is no 543 00:29:38,200 --> 00:29:41,520 longer there. Nearest town Marion IN nearest 544 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:46,040 Rd. 12th St. When I was a little girl before 545 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:50,680 I heard of Bigfoot, I saw what I called a big white hairy thing 546 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:54,680 in a small woods near our house. This happened in the mid 70s in 547 00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:57,920 Indiana. I've never reported it to anyone 548 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,760 other than my family who witnessed my subsequent 549 00:30:00,760 --> 00:30:03,880 hysteria. The big white hairy thing was a 550 00:30:03,880 --> 00:30:08,440 beige white collar with a cone shaped head sloping back from 551 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:11,160 its brow Ridge. It had short hair covering its 552 00:30:11,160 --> 00:30:15,080 entire visible body except for its hands and face, where longer 553 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:17,720 hair draped over its shoulder like a cloak. 554 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:22,800 It was June or July, summertime. Its face was brown like leather, 555 00:30:23,080 --> 00:30:26,160 with piercing black eyes and a broad, flat nose. 556 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:28,600 It was eating blackberries from the bushes. 557 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,560 It must have sensed me watching it, because it turned to look at 558 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:33,720 me when it realized I had seen it. 559 00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:36,280 It took two large steps into the woods and disappeared. 560 00:30:36,760 --> 00:30:39,800 That's when I screamed. Being a small child, no one 561 00:30:39,800 --> 00:30:41,840 really believed me. They told me it must have been 562 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,880 someone in a coat. I've never forgotten it. 563 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:48,440 It didn't seem menacing at all, but it terrified me at the time. 564 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:52,720 Other witnesses I was the only one who saw the other kids were 565 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:55,120 playing ball in the road in front of our house. 566 00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:58,160 Time and conditions Afternoon broad daylight environment, 567 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,480 Grassland, very tall bouldering, a small wooded area. 568 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:04,840 Follow up investigation by Rachel Luffman. 569 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:08,200 I spoke with the witness over the phone and found her to be 570 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,320 very credible. She provided the following 571 00:31:10,320 --> 00:31:13,120 details. She was nine years old at the 572 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:15,880 time, and the experience left a lasting impression. 573 00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:18,480 She observed the Bigfoot for about two minutes from a 574 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:20,360 distance of approximately 70 feet. 575 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:23,680 It was stooped over, holding a BlackBerry Bush with one hand 576 00:31:23,680 --> 00:31:25,720 and picking berries with the other. 577 00:31:26,160 --> 00:31:29,320 The creature stood at the edge of the woods and tall grass, 578 00:31:29,440 --> 00:31:32,600 about four feet high. She estimated its height to be 579 00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:36,960 around 7 to 8 feet tall. Let me just interject here. 580 00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:39,600 This thing's eating BlackBerry bushes and it's just holding on 581 00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:42,200 to them like they're nothing. Those little suckers are thorny, 582 00:31:42,200 --> 00:31:45,400 let me tell you. Its head seemed to rest directly 583 00:31:45,400 --> 00:31:47,120 on his shoulders, with no visible neck. 584 00:31:47,120 --> 00:31:50,560 The shoulders and tortoises were broad and muscular. 585 00:31:50,920 --> 00:31:54,080 She could see the muscles moving when it walked into the woods. 586 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:56,440 The overall appearance was clean. 587 00:31:57,000 --> 00:31:59,520 The hair was long on his shoulders and head, moving as 588 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:02,720 the creature moved. The hair on its head resembled a 589 00:32:02,720 --> 00:32:05,560 hood. The skin was camel brown in 590 00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:07,880 collar. The face and hands were mostly 591 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:11,360 hairless, though the lower face had hair resembling a beard. 592 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:14,160 Its eyes were black and appeared small. 593 00:32:14,520 --> 00:32:17,640 The cheekbones were wide, the brow was prominent, and the nose 594 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:21,440 resembled that of an aborigine. The face was flat with a minimal 595 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:23,760 chin. When the Bigfoot looked at her, 596 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:26,000 its expression wasn't aggressive or surprised. 597 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:29,800 It simply turned and left. Just kind of sitting there 598 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:31,680 eating blackberries and kid shows up. 599 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:34,680 He says well I'm out of here. What a cool siding. 600 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:36,760 Lots of neat stuff here from Indiana. 601 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:38,680 These things just showing up all over the place. 602 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:41,720 Until next time, this is UFO warning over and out.