1 00:00:05,500 --> 00:00:07,660 Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning. 2 00:00:07,740 --> 00:00:10,900 In this episode we're talking about Massachusetts Bigfoot 3 00:00:10,900 --> 00:00:14,700 reports That's correct, Massachusetts Bigfoot reports 4 00:00:15,140 --> 00:00:19,860 This first report comes to us from Cisfol 1980 or 81 5 00:00:20,420 --> 00:00:25,620 Barnstable County, Massachusetts nearest town Mashpee nearest 6 00:00:25,620 --> 00:00:28,060 road route 51. Of course I find these over at 7 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,640 bfro.net. Lots of cool sightings over 8 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:35,120 there, it says. In the fall of 1980 or 81, two 9 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:39,640 Co workers from Nile Brown Instrument Systems in Katemet, 10 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:43,840 Massachusetts, now defunct, reported observing a tall, dark 11 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:48,280 hair covered bipedal creature accompanied by a black dog. 12 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:52,160 The sighting occurred at the entrance to Loden's Garden 13 00:00:52,160 --> 00:00:58,680 Center on Route 151 in the town of Mashpee, MA between 2:00 AM 14 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,280 and 3:00 AM. The location is now the entrance 15 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:06,040 to a small housing development. Both witnesses are extremely 16 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,680 sincere about their account and describe the reactions as one of 17 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:14,440 extreme shock, prompting them to drive away at high speed. 18 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:19,400 Mashpee is located on Cape Cod, a peninsula on the northeastern 19 00:01:19,400 --> 00:01:24,000 coast of the United States. The region is approximately 1000 20 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:27,440 square miles size. The area where the sighting 21 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,360 occurred is adjacent to the largest tractor forest on Cape 22 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:36,040 Cod, situated just South of Camp Edwards, an Army training base. 23 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:39,920 Cape Cod is surrounded by water and connected to the mainland by 24 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:42,480 two bridges. Isn't that cool? 25 00:01:42,640 --> 00:01:45,120 You know, so many times we hear about these Bigfoot creatures, 26 00:01:45,440 --> 00:01:49,080 they don't really seem to have an affinity for canines. 27 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,080 So that I find that interesting that this thing would have been 28 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,920 whatever it was accompanied by two by a dog. 29 00:01:55,920 --> 00:02:00,960 It says this one was submitted July 30th, 2007, but the actual 30 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:02,680 sighting says happened in December. 31 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:08,400 They believe in 77 or 78. They think it was on a Saturday. 32 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,280 It happened in Burnstable County, Massachusetts, nearest 33 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:15,560 Talent Sandwich, Mass, observed in 1977 or 78. 34 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:19,120 I lived in Sandwich in a development called Then it says 35 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,720 Removed by Editor. We were the last house in the 36 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,880 neighborhood, and behind us was a wooded area that stretched for 37 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,880 a mile or more in each direction. 1 snowy Saturday I 38 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,440 was home alone watching television. 39 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:34,320 My parents worked frequently, so even though I was only 11 or 12 40 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,920 years old, I spent a lot of time home alone. 41 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,520 I was sitting in our den, which was situated between two 42 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,280 windows. It was around noon and the sky 43 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:46,360 was overcast. My dog frequently barked 44 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:49,720 whenever a car approached. When she started barking this 45 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,920 time, I turned my head down the hallway to yell at her to be 46 00:02:52,920 --> 00:02:55,600 quiet. When I turned back to the TVI 47 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,880 was startled to see a face peering through my window. 48 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:03,040 To the best of my memory, the face was furry and whatever it 49 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,080 was appeared to be only about 5 to 6 feet tall. 50 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:09,840 I screamed, and it made some kind of grunting noise before 51 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,080 immediately taking off around the back of the house. 52 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,960 It ran on two legs through an open breezeway to the front of 53 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:17,600 the house and disappeared into the woods. 54 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,360 To say I was frightened would be an understatement. 55 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:23,120 I immediately called some friends who came over to help 56 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,400 calm me down. After thinking about it for a 57 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,320 while, I considered the possibility that one of my 58 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:31,000 friends have been playing a prank on me by wearing a mask. 59 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,600 However, that theory ended when we went outside to examine the 60 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,400 footprints. We were shocked to see hoofed 61 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:41,240 footprints in the snow. I never saw any evidence of this 62 00:03:41,240 --> 00:03:43,640 creature again, but after reading about what the man in 63 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:47,320 Mashpee reported seeing two to three years later, it sounds 64 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,120 like Cape Cod might have some kind of Bigfoot. 65 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,560 Other witnesses know other stories. 66 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,760 One in Mashpee reported to your site two to three years later. 67 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,200 Time and conditions. Afternoon overcast with one or 68 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,240 two inches of snow on the ground. 69 00:04:03,720 --> 00:04:08,000 A follow up investigation by BFRO investigator Nick MI spoke 70 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,440 with the witness and he is credible regarding what he 71 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:13,200 remembers. The question remains as to what 72 00:04:13,200 --> 00:04:15,200 exactly he saw in this particular case. 73 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:19,000 And then it says Nicholas Mayoni is a business owner and a 74 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:22,360 trained biologist. After attending the 2005 New 75 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:26,760 York Adriana Expedition and 2006 W Virginia Expedition and the 76 00:04:26,760 --> 00:04:31,720 2007 South Carolina Expedition, he became very interested in the 77 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:35,200 feeding habits of Bigfoot. And then it says here looks like 78 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:40,200 he must have organized ABFRO event in New York 19 or 2009 79 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:45,000 also led the main event in 2008. What's weird about this is they 80 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:50,160 say that the hoof prints so not footprints, but hoof prints kind 81 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,000 of makes me think of the new of the New Jersey devil. 82 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:58,600 Very very strange. Here's one from April 30th 2016 83 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:02,760 says it happened on a Saturday. Berkshire County, Massachusetts 84 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:07,880 Location details Mount Greylock State Reservation session Harbor 85 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:12,080 Trail off West Mountain Rd. Adams a mass heading southeast 86 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:14,520 toward the base of the trail nearest town. 87 00:05:14,520 --> 00:05:18,680 Adams nearest Rd. Cheshire Harbor Trail Rockwell 88 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:21,200 Rd. Observed My wife and I began our 89 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:25,160 descent from the summit of Mount Greylock during a morning hike. 90 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:29,200 Approximately half a mile down the Cheshire Harbor trail near 91 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:32,000 Rockwell Rd. we heard a clapping sound. 92 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:34,680 We paused for a few moments to listen. 93 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,760 The clapping was non rhythmic. Sometimes there was one or two 94 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:41,040 claps, other times there were several. 95 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,520 Between the claps we heard the sound of something walking, 96 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,320 breaking fallen branches as it moved. 97 00:05:47,840 --> 00:05:51,160 The sounds seem to be about 100 feet away from our position on 98 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:53,680 the trail, within a thicker patch of woods. 99 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:57,080 We listened for nearly a full minute before deciding to 100 00:05:57,080 --> 00:06:00,080 continue on the trail, moving closer to the source of the 101 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,600 sound. When we reached the area where 102 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:06,280 we believed the clapping was coming from, we paused again but 103 00:06:06,280 --> 00:06:09,960 heard nothing and saw no movement further down the trail. 104 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,760 I tried to replicate the sound by knocking on trees and banging 105 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:17,200 rocks together. However, clapping my hands most 106 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,080 closely matched the sound my wife and I had heard. 107 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,680 It was a noise I had never encountered before, sparking my 108 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:27,800 curiosity about what kind of animal might have made it. 109 00:06:28,280 --> 00:06:30,440 Yeah, you got a good point. What kind of animal can clap 110 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,560 their hands besides a human? Also notice there were other 111 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,920 groups of hikers in the summit about .7 miles up the 112 00:06:36,920 --> 00:06:39,920 mountainside. After our encounter, we walked 113 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:42,680 for another 10 minutes before passing a group of hikers 114 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,840 heading up the trail. As far as I know, no one else is 115 00:06:45,840 --> 00:06:47,960 present in the area beside my wife and me. 116 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:51,200 Other witnesses? My wife who was walking with me 117 00:06:51,200 --> 00:06:52,520 on the trail. Other stories. 118 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:54,640 None. Time and conditions. 11:20 AM. 119 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:58,440 Partly cloudy skies. Partly cloudy skies, environment 120 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:02,000 approximately 3000 feet above sea level and deciduous forest. 121 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,400 And this is follow up investigation by BFR 122 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:09,280 investigator Jonathan Wilk. I spoke with a witness one day 123 00:07:09,280 --> 00:07:12,640 after the reported incident. He stated that while descending 124 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:16,120 from the summit at Mount Greylock, he and his wife were 125 00:07:16,160 --> 00:07:18,800 walking the Cheshire Harbor Trail. 126 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:24,120 They were about 100 yards down from Rockwell Road and were the 127 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:27,160 only two people on the trail at that time. 128 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,160 No one else was within visual range. 129 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:34,400 They both heard a clapping noise coming from about 100 feet to 130 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:38,280 their left, just off the trail. They stopped to listen. 131 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:42,120 The witness described the noise as resembling 2 cupped hands 132 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,880 clapping together. The sound was not very loud and 133 00:07:45,880 --> 00:07:49,400 had no consistent rhythm. The witness attempted to 134 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,920 reproduce the noise using rocks and sticks, but clapping his 135 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:54,600 cupped hands closely matched the sound. 136 00:07:55,040 --> 00:07:57,680 While listening, they also heard what they described as footsteps 137 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:02,440 and the sound of sticks snapping, similar to someone 138 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:06,120 walking through forest debris. After waiting a few minutes 139 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:08,680 without hearing anything further, they continued down the 140 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:10,760 trail. Shortly after, they passed 141 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:13,120 several hikers who were ascending the trail. 142 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:16,640 Both witnesses are avid hikers and outdoor enthusiasts. 143 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:20,080 The male witness mentioned that he has been interested in the 144 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:23,600 Sasquatch Mystery for many years and follows available 145 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:27,040 information on the subject. He also stated that other 146 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:30,440 members of his family have had encounters over the years in New 147 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:32,760 York State. The witness was polite, 148 00:08:33,440 --> 00:08:37,679 thorough, and in recalling his experience and spoke without 149 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:40,360 hesitation. He was encouraged to carry a 150 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:44,080 personal recorder and keep a journal during future hikes. 151 00:08:44,640 --> 00:08:46,440 And this is about Mount Greylock. 152 00:08:46,760 --> 00:08:50,160 Mount Greylock is the highest peak in Massachusetts with an 153 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:55,200 elevation of 3491 feet. It was the first State Park 154 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:58,640 created in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and is home to 155 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,800 some of the state's oldest growth forest and numerous 156 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:05,200 recreational trails, including a section of the Appalachian 157 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,000 Trail. The mountain is located in the 158 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:11,320 northwest corner of the state and has been referenced by 159 00:09:11,320 --> 00:09:15,000 writers such as Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Harry 160 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,560 David Thoreau. The area has plenty of fresh 161 00:09:17,560 --> 00:09:19,480 water sources and abundant wildlife. 162 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:23,680 This mountain chain connects to Vermont's Green Mountains as 163 00:09:23,680 --> 00:09:27,720 well as New York's adionics. We have received several recent 164 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:30,440 reports from the Berkshires and will continue to monitor the 165 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:34,960 area and report any findings. And then it says on a side note, 166 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,480 Adams, the town where Mount Greylock is located, is the 167 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,280 investigator's hometown. I am very familiar with this 168 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:44,280 location and have hiked the trails for most of my life. 169 00:09:44,560 --> 00:09:48,640 I am aware of multiple suspected Sasquatch encounters in this 170 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,360 area over the years. It's so cool when they have 171 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,120 people like locally that are investigators go out and talk to 172 00:09:54,120 --> 00:09:55,600 these people. Just really neat. 173 00:09:56,560 --> 00:10:00,520 This sighting has happened on February 28th, 2016. 174 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,840 Berkshire County, Massachusetts location details Mount 175 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:07,120 Washington State Forest, which is located in southern 176 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:08,960 Berkshires of western Massachusetts. 177 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:14,760 From east or West Mass Pike I-90 take exit 2 and Lee follow route 178 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:18,720 Mass route one O 2 W for 4.7 miles to Stockbridge. 179 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:24,720 Turn left and follow US Route 7 S for 7.7 miles through Great 180 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,520 Berrington. Turn right and follow Mass Route 181 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:31,080 23 W for 4.9 miles to South Egremont. 182 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:36,000 Turn left onto Mass Route 41 S, then take an immediate right 183 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:40,840 onto Mount Washington Rd. Continue for 8.8 miles becomes 184 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:46,520 first becomes E Street to the park entrance and headquarters 185 00:10:47,160 --> 00:10:51,000 and then it says from West to north-south New York Route 22. 186 00:10:51,680 --> 00:10:53,160 Give some more directions here. Why? 187 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,920 They're pretty thorough about that nearest town, Mount 188 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,120 Washington, Mount Washington State Forest, Massachusetts. 189 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:02,640 Nearest Rd. East St. 190 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:05,800 Observed. I believe I have believed in 191 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:09,440 Bigfoot for years simply based on the number of people who have 192 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:12,880 reported sightings or unusual sounds over hundreds of years. 193 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:16,560 I'm 64 years old and I've been hiking and camping since I was 194 00:11:16,560 --> 00:11:19,760 about 12 years old. Over the years I've seen and 195 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:23,840 heard many things in the woods. On February 27th, 2016, my 196 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:27,760 friend Dean and I set out for an overnight camping trip into 197 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,400 Mount Washington State Forest in Massachusetts. 198 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:34,920 You can watch the 8 minute video on my blog if you're interested 199 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:38,560 and then it gives this website ofhikingwithtom.com. 200 00:11:38,960 --> 00:11:42,840 I always record our adventures on video, but this time I 201 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:47,080 decided to run an MP3 recorder throughout the night to capture 202 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:50,200 the sounds of the forest. I believe I captured a bobcat 203 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:54,200 walking up to my tent, but around 220 AMI was awakened 204 00:11:54,200 --> 00:11:57,240 again because it was very cold and difficult to sleep. 205 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,880 While only half awake, I heard a loud noise in the distance. 206 00:12:01,320 --> 00:12:05,520 I wasn't fully alert enough to identify, but I was recording 207 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:08,680 audio. I noted the time so I could find 208 00:12:08,680 --> 00:12:11,400 the sound later and try to go back to sleep. 209 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,400 When I got home, I found the sound on my MP3 recorder. 210 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:17,880 It sounded a lot like a wood knock. 211 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:22,000 Judging by the echo and volume, whatever made that sound had to 212 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,240 be something large. I don't think even Babe Ruth 213 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,560 could swing a bat fast and hard enough to produce that noise. 214 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,520 The sound is in the video on my blog. 215 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,760 It seemed to be coming from about half a mile away. 216 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:39,440 Thanks, Pretty cool. 2:22 AM. It says conditions cold like 217 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:42,080 snow. Then it says a follow up 218 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,080 investigation. Tim Vogel Tom's overnight camp 219 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,760 out in the Berkshire turned out to be a very interesting 220 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:50,280 recorded encounter in the middle of the night. 221 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:54,400 There are three potential wood knocks heard at the 554 mark in 222 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:58,080 the video posted on his blog. The knocks were heard off in the 223 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,720 distance late at night in a wintery mountainous forest and 224 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:04,640 were captured on his MP3 recorder. 225 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:07,480 Upon reviewing the recording, Tom noticed something that 226 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:10,400 required closer scrutiny. He sent the recording to me for 227 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:14,240 analysis and there is a clear, distant loud noise that could be 228 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:16,680 a wood knock. With Tom's permission, I sent 229 00:13:16,680 --> 00:13:19,360 the recording of the potential wood knocks to key analysts at 230 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:22,200 the BRF. The analyst responded with the 231 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:25,120 following Yes, I'd say that's a wood knock. 232 00:13:25,160 --> 00:13:29,160 In my headphones, it definitely has a wood on wood note, but 233 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:31,640 even better, I can hear some vocals. 234 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:35,440 The wood knock itself has a trailing sound that ascends. 235 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:39,080 I believe that a whoop that starts exactly at the same time 236 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:42,640 is a would knock. After the knock slash whoop very 237 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,600 faintly, there's a descending shriek in the distance. 238 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:49,800 There may be another deep vocal in there too, but it's right on 239 00:13:49,800 --> 00:13:52,680 the edge of hearing. I've attached an amplified and 240 00:13:52,680 --> 00:13:54,920 filter version that might sound clear to you. 241 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:57,800 That's really cool. So it's not just sightings of 242 00:13:57,800 --> 00:14:01,080 these things, but it's actually people going out and recording 243 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:02,960 them. Very, very neat. 244 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:08,280 This sighting is dated September 5th, 2015. 245 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:12,000 Berkshire County, Massachusetts Location details West side of 246 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:15,600 Route 7, nearest town Williamstown, nearest road Route 247 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:17,640 7. On Saturday, September 5th, 248 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:23,360 2015, my wife and I were driving north in our RV on Route 7, very 249 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,920 close to the Vermont State line. It was about one in the 250 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:30,160 afternoon when my wife noticed an animal on the West side of 251 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:33,080 the road. The animal was approximately 50 252 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:34,680 yards from the edge of the highway. 253 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:38,200 What caught her attention was that the animal was walking 254 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,160 upright. It was very tall, well over 7 255 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:44,720 feet, and had black fur. It was most definitely not a 256 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:46,960 bear. We were both mystified as to 257 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:52,880 what this animal could possibly be, says W&C Waterbury, CT Other 258 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:55,720 stories After our encounter, we read online that there was a 259 00:14:55,720 --> 00:14:57,880 similar sighting on about 7 several years ago. 260 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:01,280 It says it was a sunny day around 1:00 PM, open grassy area 261 00:15:01,280 --> 00:15:05,320 and the follow up Investigation by Jonathan Wilk I spoke with 262 00:15:05,320 --> 00:15:08,840 the 72 year old female witness via telephone. 263 00:15:09,200 --> 00:15:12,400 She stated that she was a passenger in the front seat of 264 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:15,360 their large motorhome while her husband was driving. 265 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:17,960 They were traveling at approximately 40 mile an hour 266 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:21,320 when she looked to the left through the windshield and 267 00:15:21,320 --> 00:15:25,040 observed a tall, black bipedal creature walking at a steady 268 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:28,560 pace in an open field. The witness estimated the 269 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:30,800 creature's height at around 9 feet. 270 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,400 The sighting lasted approximately 4 to 5 seconds. 271 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:38,600 She described the creature as very large, walking on two feet 272 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:40,840 with long arms hanging by its sides. 273 00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:45,520 It moved with a smooth, steady gait, heading north in the same 274 00:15:45,520 --> 00:15:49,360 direction they were travelling at this location, The Hoosick 275 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:52,880 River runs along Route 7 and the creature appeared to be heading 276 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:56,520 toward a nearby tree line. The Witness estimated the 277 00:15:56,520 --> 00:16:00,240 creature was about 150 yards from their vehicle. 278 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:03,440 The earlier reference to 50 yards described the distance 279 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:05,720 between the creature and the edge of the highway. 280 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:09,240 She compared what she observed to the subject in the famous 281 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:13,400 Patterson Gimlin film. The motorist reported a similar 282 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:15,200 sighting not far from this location. 283 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:20,320 CBFRO report number 46780. Additionally, the couple found 284 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,880 another sighting reference to the Bigfoot Encounters website, 285 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:28,280 which occurred in Vermont under the title Man Spots Bigfoot. 286 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:31,760 Throughout the interview, the witness and her husband were 287 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:34,320 articulate, polite, and consistent with their response. 288 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,200 As I am very familiar with location, I will conduct a site 289 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:39,720 visit and update this report accordingly. 290 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:43,160 That's pretty cool, just driving along your car and looking out 291 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:46,760 the window and seeing big fun. This one says it happened in 292 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:51,120 summer of 1989. Submitted by the witness August 293 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:54,480 26th, 1998. Creature seen it moving stones 294 00:16:54,480 --> 00:16:58,320 and small pieces of wood. The date says that at twilight, 295 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:00,720 approximately 8:30 PM in late July. 296 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:05,319 Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Location details October. 297 00:17:06,319 --> 00:17:10,079 Mountain State Forest. Lenoxdale, Massachusetts. 298 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,520 It was in the middle of summer, approximately late July 1989 299 00:17:14,079 --> 00:17:17,440 when I was hiking a well established trail in on October 300 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:19,480 Mountain. As I approached the top of the 301 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:23,319 mountain, approximately 1200 feet above sea level, I observed 302 00:17:23,319 --> 00:17:26,760 a slight glimpse of a moving object about 100 yards ahead of 303 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:29,040 me. October Mountain is a heavily 304 00:17:29,040 --> 00:17:32,680 wooded area and it was difficult to see clearly due to the dense 305 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:36,560 low brush and scrub. At first all I can see were arms 306 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:40,040 moving and an occasional glimpse of a fur covered body. 307 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:43,920 Initially I believed I was looking at a large black bear, 308 00:17:44,120 --> 00:17:45,800 which are not uncommon in the area. 309 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:50,480 I pulled a pair of 40 power binoculars from my travel pack 310 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:52,360 and attempted to focus on the object. 311 00:17:52,800 --> 00:17:55,400 Due to the brush, it was still difficult to see clearly. 312 00:17:55,920 --> 00:17:58,800 At one point, however, the animal moved into a slight 313 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:02,520 clearing and that's when I realized I was observing 314 00:18:02,520 --> 00:18:06,400 something very unusual. The animal was very tall, I 315 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:10,000 cannot accurately estimate its height, and slightly stooped. 316 00:18:10,360 --> 00:18:14,320 Its body was massive and covered entirely with reddish hair. 317 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:18,760 I noticed his head was unusual in both shape and size, rather 318 00:18:18,760 --> 00:18:20,920 pointed and covered with hair or fur. 319 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:25,120 The face was dark in color with less hair than the top of the 320 00:18:25,120 --> 00:18:28,040 head. Its neck appeared non existent. 321 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:32,880 At that moment it turned toward me and I was absolutely shocked. 322 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,440 It looked very human. I was frightened. 323 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:38,680 I was so frightened that I immediately took measures to 324 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,680 hide myself. After overcoming my initial 325 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,840 fear, I continued to observe the animal. 326 00:18:45,200 --> 00:18:48,160 It remained in the small clearing and seemed very 327 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,040 occupied. It was moving stones and small 328 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,440 pieces of wood, seemingly grubbing for either Brits or 329 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,840 insect. It was too far away for me to 330 00:18:57,880 --> 00:18:59,920 determine exactly what it was eating. 331 00:19:00,360 --> 00:19:03,680 I could see its large arm moving to its mouth every so often. 332 00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:08,160 What truly surprised me was that the creature was stacking rocks 333 00:19:08,160 --> 00:19:10,920 after moving them one on top of the other. 334 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:14,280 This is when I began to question whether the animal might 335 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:17,360 actually be a human. Why would it stack rocks in this 336 00:19:17,360 --> 00:19:19,960 way? Curious to get a closer look, I 337 00:19:19,960 --> 00:19:22,720 checked the wind and made an effort to stay downwind to the 338 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:25,040 animal. I managed to get about 20 yards 339 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,880 closer and found a good observation point. 340 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:32,480 Upon closer inspection, I could clearly see this was something 341 00:19:32,560 --> 00:19:34,680 very unusual. It was not human. 342 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:38,120 The arms were too long and the face appeared distorted and 343 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:40,920 elongated. The arms extended past the 344 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:44,600 kneecaps and the hands were very large, yet human in shape. 345 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:48,280 The fur seemed to have lighter red tips. 346 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:52,600 I became so frightened at this point that I began to run back 347 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:55,840 to the trail. When I looked back, I noticed 348 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:59,640 the animal had its head back and was slowly moving back into the 349 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:01,920 forest. I don't believe it was aware of 350 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:03,960 me, though. I wonder how it could have 351 00:20:03,960 --> 00:20:06,120 missed hearing me crashing through the underbrush. 352 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:10,800 I was severely frightened for several weeks and would not hike 353 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:13,400 in that area without a partner and a rifle. 354 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:17,960 I will never forget what I saw. There's no way it was a bear or 355 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:21,280 any other known forest animal in this part of the country. 356 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:26,640 Also notice it says no prior sightings, time and conditions. 357 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:30,240 I was taking a Sunday hike. No alcohol concerned 358 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:32,680 environment. Heavily forested with the city's 359 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:36,520 trees such as mountain maples, Pines, oak, spruce, and hemlock. 360 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:40,080 The area was dense with underbrush including ferns, 361 00:20:40,080 --> 00:20:43,280 honeysuckle, Raspberry, mountain Laurel, and rhododendron. 362 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:45,600 There were no apparent landmarks. 363 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:49,000 The sighting occurred at the top of the mountain, approximately 364 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:52,480 1200 feet above sea level. That would be startling. 365 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:59,200 This was dated July 14th, 2009. Bristol County, Massachusetts 366 00:20:59,240 --> 00:21:02,200 location details between exit 7 Braley Rd. 367 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:07,080 New Bedford and eight chase Rd. nearest town New Bedford slash 368 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:12,440 Freetown line nearest Rd. nearest road Route 140 observed. 369 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:16,640 My girlfriend and I were driving in my Jeep on Route 140 from New 370 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:20,280 Bedford to Freetown tonight July 14th, 2009. 371 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:24,840 At around 11:00 PM my girlfriend saw a large brown haired covered 372 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:29,200 man quote UN quote standing up from a crouched position on the 373 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:33,360 side of the two lane highway. She let out a scream prompting 374 00:21:33,360 --> 00:21:35,400 me to look at the creature standing there. 375 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:39,680 It moved fluidly like a man but had an almost ape like quality. 376 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,920 We couldn't see his face clearly, but when we returned to 377 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:46,800 the area, the figure was gone. We called 911 to report someone 378 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:50,320 running in the highway medium. The dispatcher informed us that 379 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,200 they had received similar reports of what we described 380 00:21:53,200 --> 00:21:56,920 along the same stretch of Hwy. between Exit 7 Braley Road and 381 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,760 Exit 8 Chase Rd. They also informed us that the 382 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,360 State Troopers were being sent to investigate. 383 00:22:02,360 --> 00:22:05,040 Boy, that would be a strange one, wouldn't it? 384 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:08,720 This is also noticed. Nothing unusual besides a figure 385 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,120 on the side of the road. Other witnesses? 386 00:22:11,120 --> 00:22:13,160 As far as I know, there were two. 387 00:22:13,400 --> 00:22:18,440 There were two witnesses, myself and my girlfriend says there 388 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:20,960 were also other cars. Other stories None. 389 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:25,520 Approximate time 11:00 PM. Clear night sky with visible 390 00:22:25,520 --> 00:22:27,600 stars and moon. Environment. 391 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,320 Typical southern New England forest on both sides of the 392 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:33,720 highway. The medium was grassy and sloped 393 00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:37,320 down toward the middle up and slipped downward in the middle 394 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,600 to allow for range. The sighting occurred near a gas 395 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:44,280 line power line. Access Rd. and follow up 396 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:49,240 investigation by BFRL investigator DA Brake, PhD. 397 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:53,280 The witness slash driver was interviewed by phone 398 00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:56,160 approximately 3 weeks after submitting the report. 399 00:22:56,800 --> 00:23:00,200 The girlfriend did not want to discuss the incident as in 400 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:04,560 memory of it still upset her. A 30 minute inquiry and site 401 00:23:04,560 --> 00:23:08,240 visit to the Pacific to the specific area of the sighting 402 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,200 provided additional details summarized below. 403 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,000 The witness was driving northbound at approximately 70 404 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:18,120 mile per hour in the left passing lane closest to the 405 00:23:18,120 --> 00:23:22,440 divided highway medium. The grassy medium between exit 7 406 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,840 and 8 is approximately 40 yards wide. 407 00:23:25,320 --> 00:23:29,520 The witness stated that the animal had a broad midsection 408 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:33,680 covered in dark brown body hair, long arms, and stood at 409 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:38,800 approximately 7 to 8 feet tall based on the height of a nearby 410 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:41,840 highway mile marker. He also described the animal's 411 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:44,960 faces having a long, chiseled jaw. 412 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:48,600 The siding lasted roughly 3 seconds from the moment the 413 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:51,760 witness turned his head and first saw the animal until his 414 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:55,360 vehicle passed it. As his car passed, the animal 415 00:23:55,360 --> 00:23:58,560 stood only three to four feet to the left of his Jeep's hood. 416 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:02,480 The witness recalled feeling frightened and noticed that the 417 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:07,240 animal had one arm down and the other arm bent as if preparing 418 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:11,200 to cross the northbound lane. The witness exited the highway 419 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:14,240 approximately 2 miles north of the siding, turned around and 420 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:17,760 drove back to the area, but did not see anything unusual. 421 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:23,320 Although the 911 call was not confirmed, the witness stated he 422 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:26,800 later discussed the siding with a friend who is a Massachusetts 423 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:30,000 State trooper. The officer confirmed that the 424 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:33,920 dispatcher had received several related calls that evening. 425 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:37,440 Troopers responding to the reports arrested several 426 00:24:37,440 --> 00:24:40,480 teenagers in the area despite the witness. 427 00:24:40,520 --> 00:24:43,360 Despite this, the witness remained steadfast in his belief 428 00:24:43,360 --> 00:24:46,640 that that what he saw was not a teenager playing a prank. 429 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:51,720 The sighting location is just West of the Bolton Cedar Swamp, 430 00:24:52,080 --> 00:24:55,880 a recognized conservation tract with wetlands, ponds, bogs and 431 00:24:56,240 --> 00:25:00,080 acidic swamps dominated by the Atlantic white cedar, pitch pine 432 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:03,800 and scrub oak. The encounter occurred only 14 433 00:25:03,800 --> 00:25:08,800 miles north at report number 25364 and about 3 miles 434 00:25:08,800 --> 00:25:14,080 southeast of eastern border of Freetown Fall River State 435 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:16,720 Forest. This state forest marks the 436 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:21,480 western point of the Bridgewater Triangle, a 200 square mile 437 00:25:21,480 --> 00:25:25,760 region known for numerous reports of paranormal activity 438 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:30,440 dating back 350 years when Native American tribes and 439 00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:34,800 colonists Co inhabited the area. Yeah, sounds like this thing may 440 00:25:34,800 --> 00:25:37,560 have been there for a long time. We'll do three more here and 441 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:42,840 wrap this up. This one's dated late June 2013. 442 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:47,200 Says Submitted by witness February 15th, 2014. 443 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:50,160 Happened in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. 444 00:25:50,160 --> 00:25:52,680 Location Details. The sighting occurred within 100 445 00:25:52,680 --> 00:25:57,120 yards of the town dump entrance on Route 27 near the Bridgewater 446 00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:00,840 town line nearest town. Hanson, MA. 447 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:04,560 Route 27 near the town dump. Observed I was driving near the 448 00:26:04,560 --> 00:26:08,240 town dump around 1:00 PM in the afternoon at the end of June 449 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:11,320 last year. It was raining very hard when a 450 00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,960 large figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere. 451 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:18,640 I hit my brakes, but was far enough back that I wouldn't have 452 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,040 hit it. There was a car coming toward me 453 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:24,520 from the opposite direction. The figure nearly ran into the 454 00:26:24,520 --> 00:26:28,200 back of that car, turning slightly sideways to avoid it. 455 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,240 That's when I realized this was neither a person nor a bear. 456 00:26:31,640 --> 00:26:36,360 As it turned, it flung its arm up and back to avoid the passing 457 00:26:36,360 --> 00:26:38,960 car. The figure was slightly hunched 458 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:41,600 over with extremely wide shoulders. 459 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:45,080 It couldn't make out any facial features, but it was covered in 460 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:48,440 dark brown hair and appeared to have little to no neck. 461 00:26:48,920 --> 00:26:52,320 It was about 6 inches taller than the minivan it nearly 462 00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:55,040 collided with. If it had been standing fully 463 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:57,240 upright, I'd estimate it was about. 464 00:26:57,440 --> 00:26:59,960 I would estimate it was about 6 to 6 1/2 feet tall. 465 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:04,040 The entire event lasted only two or three seconds, but it really 466 00:27:04,040 --> 00:27:06,520 shook me up. I've always hiked in the woods 467 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:09,120 around here and done a lot of animal tracking. 468 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,600 I've never seen anything resembling a Bigfoot track 469 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:15,160 before. I've always doubted reports of 470 00:27:15,160 --> 00:27:18,760 Bigfoot sightings, but now I will never doubt it again. 471 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:22,160 This experience won't stop me from exploring the woods, but 472 00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:25,120 I'll certainly be more cautious from now on. 473 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:28,760 Yeah, I can imagine that. It says other witnesses. 474 00:27:28,760 --> 00:27:31,520 I was alone in my truck. Are the stories None time and 475 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:33,320 conditions. About one O clock in the 476 00:27:33,320 --> 00:27:35,600 afternoon with heavy rain. Environment. 477 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:38,720 There's a gravel pit where the figure emerged and it ran across 478 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:41,880 the road into a heavily wooded area with some swampy terrain. 479 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:45,480 Then follow up investigation by David McCullough. 480 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:48,480 The witness was eager to speak with someone about a sighting as 481 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:52,120 he had only told his wife and kept it to himself since he 482 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:55,160 hasn't even told his daughter, with whom he enjoys outdoor 483 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,080 activities out of fear of scaring her. 484 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:02,080 In late June 2013, a witness was driving on Route 27 in Hanson. 485 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:05,720 During a heavy downpour at around 1:00 PM, he noticed a 486 00:28:05,720 --> 00:28:09,400 large figure crossing his lane, appearing to be crouched over. 487 00:28:09,760 --> 00:28:12,920 He he stepped on his brakes and stopped. 488 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:16,000 During my site visit with the witness, we measured the 489 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:18,240 distance between where his vehicle stopped and where the 490 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,520 creature crossed. It was 70 yards. 491 00:28:21,120 --> 00:28:24,560 A minivan traveling in the opposite direction narrowly 492 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:27,680 missed the figure. The creature looked at the van, 493 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:31,040 twisted his body, and flung its arms up and back to what 494 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:34,120 contact? After the van passed, the figure 495 00:28:34,120 --> 00:28:37,320 ran into the woods. The witness drove to where the 496 00:28:37,360 --> 00:28:41,080 figure had entered the forest. He could see about 50 yards into 497 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:43,760 the woods but didn't spot anything. 498 00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:48,120 When the creature was next to the van in a crouched position, 499 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:52,480 the witness initially thought it was only about four feet tall. 500 00:28:52,800 --> 00:28:56,280 However, when it straightened up to avoid the vehicle, its head 501 00:28:56,280 --> 00:28:59,360 was at least 6 to 8 inches above the top of the van. 502 00:28:59,960 --> 00:29:04,560 He estimated it to be 6 to 6 1/2 feet tall, covered in dark brown 503 00:29:04,560 --> 00:29:08,400 hair with long arms, huge shoulders and little to no 504 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:11,400 visible neck. He did not notice any physical 505 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:15,200 any facial features. The witnesses and experienced 506 00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:17,000 outdoorsman. He spent a lot of time hunting 507 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:21,000 with his father as a child and has seen all the animals. 508 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:24,560 Native to Massachusetts. He was visibly shaken by the 509 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:27,960 encounter. His wife later told him he was 510 00:29:27,960 --> 00:29:30,280 white as a ghost when he returned home. 511 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:33,680 The witness retired from the Patriot Ledger newspaper. 512 00:29:33,920 --> 00:29:36,360 I had previously dismissed stories of Bigfoot sightings and 513 00:29:36,360 --> 00:29:39,080 local legends from the nearby Hockomock Swamp. 514 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:42,680 However, in his own words, I will never doubt anyone again. 515 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:46,320 That's really cool. We'll do one more here. 516 00:29:47,240 --> 00:29:50,640 This sighting was submitted May 20th, 2004. 517 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:55,440 Actual day of the sighting was December 17th, 1977, says 518 00:29:56,000 --> 00:30:00,360 Worcester County, Massachusetts. Location details traveling N 519 00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:04,120 crossing a swampy area and old train track beds that pass 520 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:08,320 through New Hampshire. Nearest town Ashburnham, nearest 521 00:30:08,320 --> 00:30:12,800 road Route 12 observed. I'd like to make a report though 522 00:30:12,800 --> 00:30:15,320 this happened two years ago. I remember it clearly. 523 00:30:16,760 --> 00:30:19,920 I've told a few people about this over the years and most 524 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:22,680 thought I was crazy, but it doesn't matter what they think, 525 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:25,440 I know what I saw. I was close enough to be 526 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:28,000 certain. About 50 feet away, right in the 527 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:32,880 middle of a fire Rd. in December 1977, my dad, uncle, my dad's 528 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:36,520 friend and I went to a cabin owned by a hunting club and 529 00:30:36,520 --> 00:30:39,600 Gardner MA. We spent the night there cooking 530 00:30:39,600 --> 00:30:42,400 food while my dad and his friends played cards. 531 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:46,640 After supper, my friend and I took turns riding the snowmobile 532 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:49,120 with a sled attached to the back. 533 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:53,160 One of us would drive while the other stood on the foot rest of 534 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:55,240 the sled. The area is in North Central 535 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:58,360 Massachusetts, very close to the New Hampshire border. 536 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:02,080 The cabinet is located about 2 1/2 miles up a fire Rd. called 537 00:31:02,080 --> 00:31:05,960 Old Colony Rd. I remember it being a very snowy 538 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:07,760 winter. The place where we saw the 539 00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:11,200 creature was right on the edge of a swamp near old train tracks 540 00:31:11,400 --> 00:31:14,040 that run through the area and cross the fire Rd. 541 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:18,000 We used to get to the cabin. It was about 4:00 PM just 542 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:21,160 starting to get dark. My friend and I left the cabin 543 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:24,240 on the snowmobile. He was driving 1st and I was on 544 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:27,960 the foot rest of the sled. After crossing the tracks and 545 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:31,800 heading down the road about 50 feet, we decided to turn around. 546 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:35,480 Since the road was narrow, we had to lift the sled to turn it 547 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:38,400 around. Once we did, it was my turn to 548 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:40,960 drive. Now facing the tracks with the 549 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:44,800 swamp on both sides of the road, I looked behind me to make sure 550 00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:48,440 my friend was holding on. When I looked forward again, I 551 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,520 saw a creature walking on two legs like a human. 552 00:31:52,040 --> 00:31:55,480 It crossed near the tracks at the edge of the swamp and walked 553 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:57,000 right across the road in front of us. 554 00:31:57,240 --> 00:32:01,000 I remember it looking at us and I clearly saw its arms swinging 555 00:32:01,320 --> 00:32:03,480 just like the images I've seen on your site. 556 00:32:04,000 --> 00:32:05,840 It's size is what really scared me. 557 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:10,560 I estimated it was about 7 to 9 feet tall and weighed around 400 558 00:32:10,560 --> 00:32:13,640 to 500 lbs. Something that size would have 559 00:32:13,640 --> 00:32:16,200 to be heavy. I know the woods well, I've 560 00:32:16,200 --> 00:32:19,680 spent years in the military, I hunt regularly and I've been 561 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:23,760 trained to in tracking an order and survival, so I know what I'm 562 00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:26,520 talking about. This was no bear or anything 563 00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:30,200 else common in those woods. The creature took about two 564 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:33,960 steps to cross the road. It was covered in black hair and 565 00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:35,640 I didn't notice any strong odors. 566 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:39,600 I'll never forget that day. It was cold and with no breeze. 567 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:41,520 Any scent wouldn't have carried far. 568 00:32:41,760 --> 00:32:45,240 My friend was shocked and refused to talk about it to this 569 00:32:45,240 --> 00:32:47,520 day. He once told me and they treated 570 00:32:47,520 --> 00:32:50,760 him like he was on drugs. That's why I never told too many 571 00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:52,840 people. I decided to share this now 572 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:56,400 because I recently watched a TV program about Bigfoot sightings 573 00:32:56,400 --> 00:33:00,480 in the Kimachi Mountains. I believe in Oklahoma or 574 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:03,720 somewhere nearby. I also remember hearing unusual 575 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:07,600 noises in those woods over the years, something like a crying 576 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:10,920 sound, but extremely loud, almost as if it were nearby. 577 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:15,120 I believe it was actually farther away though, because we 578 00:33:15,120 --> 00:33:18,400 usually heard it. It heard it late at night, about 579 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:20,920 midnight while sitting by the fire outside the cabin. 580 00:33:21,520 --> 00:33:25,720 Behind the cabin is a large swamp area that extends up to 581 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:29,680 Route 12 and Ashburnham. The swamp sits down a bit lower 582 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:32,480 behind the cabin. We've found moose droppings 583 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:35,200 there and a lot of tree scraps from deer. 584 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:38,200 I believe these creatures occasionally pass through the 585 00:33:38,240 --> 00:33:41,240 area. Those crying sounds were never 586 00:33:41,240 --> 00:33:45,520 heard before the sighting, and I haven't heard them since, except 587 00:33:45,520 --> 00:33:48,840 on rare occasions when we were sitting outside by the fire. 588 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:51,920 The woods stretch far in that region. 589 00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:55,280 You could easily travel through them and end up in New Hampshire 590 00:33:55,280 --> 00:33:58,480 or even farther without passing a single house. 591 00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:01,880 Over time, as I've read more Bigfoot reports with similar 592 00:34:01,880 --> 00:34:05,840 details, I've become more interested in investigating. 593 00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:09,560 But it's unsettling out there at night, especially for me. 594 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:13,760 I carry a load at 44 when I'm up there now, just because I know 595 00:34:13,840 --> 00:34:16,120 what I saw. There's no doubt in my mind. 596 00:34:16,120 --> 00:34:20,000 And this is also notice. Since that time, we've 597 00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:22,480 occasionally heard crying sounds coming from the swamp area 598 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:24,920 behind the cabin, usually late at night. 599 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:28,280 It's a hard sound to describe. Other witnesses, yes. 600 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:31,239 My father. Yes, my father's friend's son. 601 00:34:31,560 --> 00:34:33,719 We were taking turns driving the snowmobile. 602 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:35,800 Other stories, no, but who knows? 603 00:34:35,800 --> 00:34:38,520 People often don't share these things for fear of being 604 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:41,320 ridiculed. Time and conditions around 4:00 605 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:44,440 PM, possibly a little later. Cloudy with snowfall, and there 606 00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:46,360 was a heavy snowpack on the ground. 607 00:34:46,679 --> 00:34:50,800 Snowmobiles weren't necessary to access the cabin environment, a 608 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,639 very swampy area with wetlands and thick brush. 609 00:34:53,920 --> 00:34:57,040 There are deer trails nearby along with plenty of moose sign. 610 00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,880 The trees have markings about 8 feet high. 611 00:35:00,240 --> 00:35:03,360 Nearby is Collier Lake, surrounded by dense pine forest 612 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:06,760 and thick brush near the swamp. And then it has a follow up 613 00:35:06,760 --> 00:35:08,720 investigation that says Stan Courtney. 614 00:35:08,720 --> 00:35:10,360 I spoke with the witness by phone. 615 00:35:10,720 --> 00:35:13,240 The witness stated that when the animal walked in front of their 616 00:35:13,240 --> 00:35:15,800 snowmobile, they were about 50 feet away. 617 00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:19,560 He estimated the creature was about 8 feet tall, dark in 618 00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:23,000 collar with very long arms that hung down close to his knees. 619 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:27,000 He described the animals huge with little noticeable neck. 620 00:35:27,360 --> 00:35:30,200 He didn't recall seeing specific facial features. 621 00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:33,600 After the animal looked at them, it picked up its face and 622 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:35,120 quickly disappeared into the woods. 623 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:38,440 The witness plans to return to the area and attempt to record 624 00:35:38,440 --> 00:35:40,920 some of the unusual sounds he has heard at night. 625 00:35:41,800 --> 00:35:44,240 Wow, very very cool stuff. Even though it happened to 626 00:35:44,240 --> 00:35:48,120 Claire back in 1977. Well, I didn't really expect 627 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:50,720 that many cool sightings from Massachusetts, but it turns out 628 00:35:50,720 --> 00:35:52,360 I was wrong. These things just seem to be all 629 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:54,520 over the place. So far the only state I couldn't 630 00:35:54,520 --> 00:35:58,160 find with any was Hawaii. If anybody has Bigfoot sightings 631 00:35:58,160 --> 00:35:59,840 from there and they can, let me know. 632 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:02,920 Until next time, this is UFO warning over and out.