1 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,000 Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning. 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:10,240 In this episode we're talking about Rhode Island Bigfoot 3 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:13,000 reports. That's correct, Rhode Island 4 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:15,640 Bigfoot reports. Now, just before I get started, 5 00:00:15,640 --> 00:00:18,960 I wanted to point out that we had the podcast the other day 6 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:23,440 about the dinosaurs and the discussion over old Earth versus 7 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:27,760 New Earth, and I had some really negative comments on that to the 8 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:30,080 point where there seemed to be an issue. 9 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,880 There was no ad revenue for a few days on that video, but 10 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:35,760 gratefully it looks like Spotify must have got things 11 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,480 straightened out. Somebody had made a comment that 12 00:00:38,480 --> 00:00:43,960 they were going to report me for hate speech basically against 13 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,440 Christians, which I thought that was pretty weird. 14 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,480 And then right after that, you know, the little bit of ad 15 00:00:50,480 --> 00:00:53,960 revenue that I normally pick up from that didn't show up. 16 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:57,360 Wasn't sure what happened with that, but seems like it's back 17 00:00:57,360 --> 00:00:59,520 on track now. I think it was like 35 bucks or 18 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:01,520 something. So makes it worth doing the 19 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,520 program and just a little bit of incentive there. 20 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:05,160 There's nothing a person can make a living on. 21 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,440 But it's just a way it kind of keeps me connected to the 22 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,120 program. But I wanted to get that out in 23 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:13,640 the open that Spotify came through for me and happy to be 24 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:17,840 able to report that. OK, this first sighting here 25 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:25,160 comes to us from it says April 15th, 2010 Providence County, 26 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:29,600 Rhode Island Location Details Route 6 E travelling from 27 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:34,560 Connecticut into Rhode Island Nearest town Foster nearest road 28 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:38,960 Route 6 observed I was driving along Route 6 crossing the 29 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,240 Connecticut State line into Rhode Island. 30 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,520 The road in this area is very dark and heavily wooded. 31 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:49,000 As I was travelling E something suddenly moved across the road 32 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,360 in front of me. I was driving approximately 55 33 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,200 mile per hour. Once I registered what I was 34 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:59,800 seeing, I realized that whatever it was had walked on two legs. 35 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,520 It cleared the guardrail on the side of the road in a single 36 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,600 step and disappeared. I was very spooked. 37 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:10,000 The entire incident lasted less than 30 seconds. 38 00:02:10,479 --> 00:02:13,440 But I think about it often, especially when I drive through 39 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,240 that area. Yeah, I guess I can see why. 40 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:18,280 Other witnesses, none of the stories. 41 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,120 As far as I know, I haven't heard of any similar experiences 42 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,200 in that area. Time and conditions Night, Early 43 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,440 morning, approximately 2:00 AM. Environment. 44 00:02:26,440 --> 00:02:29,640 The area is forested with swampy sections. 45 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:33,880 The road has guardrails on both sides to prevent vehicles from 46 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,040 falling into the wetlands. And then there's a follow up 47 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:40,760 investigation by BFR investigator DA Brake, PhD. 48 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,280 The witness is a professional behavior analyst. 49 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,520 Additional information was obtained during a 20 minute 50 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:50,000 phone interview. I find that interesting. 51 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,520 A behavior analyst. So this is somebody who's a 52 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:56,040 trained observer. The witness is very familiar 53 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,760 with this section of the two lane state road, having 54 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:02,560 travelled it numerous times, often around the same time of 55 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,400 night. She was driving E with young 56 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:09,280 children asleep in the back seat while on a cell phone when the 57 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,720 sighting occurred. She observed a dark, bipedal 58 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,240 figure moving at a steady pace across the road from right to 59 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:20,040 left as an oncoming westbound car approached in the distance. 60 00:03:20,640 --> 00:03:23,880 After stepping over the guard rail next to the westbound lane, 61 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,720 the figure took a few steps down an embankment and disappeared 62 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,120 from sight. She described its movement as 63 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,600 smooth and fluid. The exact distance between the 64 00:03:33,640 --> 00:03:37,120 animal and the front of her car was unclear, but it was far 65 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,520 enough away that she had time to slow down. 66 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:43,040 As a creature crossed the road, her headlights illuminated the 67 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:46,520 lower half of its body, which she described as covered in hair 68 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:49,800 with no reflective light. The sighting took place on a 69 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:53,840 relatively flat section of Route 6, which is bordered by swampy, 70 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:57,480 densely wooded areas. The location is very dark at 71 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:01,480 night due to the absence of St. lights or nearby homes and 72 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:05,000 businesses. This region, part of the Patuxet 73 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:08,400 River watershed, consists of decidious and mixed forest, 74 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,840 freshwater wetlands, and rolling hills. 75 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,240 The biodiverse habitat supports various mammalian species 76 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:18,399 including deer, Bobcats, foxes, as well as waterfowl. 77 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:21,600 Yeah, sounds like a pretty rich environment, even in Rhode 78 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:22,880 Island. Very cool. 79 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:29,400 This encounter was dismitted on September 21st, 2006 says 80 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,480 daylight sighting by a mountain bike here in Black Hat 81 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:33,200 management area outside Glendale. 82 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,800 It actually happened October 15th, 1998 in Providence 83 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:42,640 Providence county, Rhode Island. Location details from route one 84 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:45,160 O 2 north or South take Spring Lake Rd. 85 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,240 There are multiple points of entry into the reserve with a 86 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:53,120 general parking lot at the end of Spring Lake Rd. nearest town. 87 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:54,960 Glendale, Rhode Island nearest Rd. 88 00:04:54,960 --> 00:05:00,320 Spring Lake Rd. observed. The exact date was October 15th, 89 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:03,080 1998. I was training for a mountain 90 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:07,480 bike race and this was my final ride before the competition. 91 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:12,080 I was riding in the Black Hut Management area in Glendale, RI 92 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:15,960 accompanied by my 3 year old mixed breed dog, a large 93 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:19,840 Shepherd lab mix. It was sunny but cool, and I 94 00:05:19,840 --> 00:05:23,960 plan to spend about an hour working up a sweat as I wove my 95 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:27,200 way through the trails. I had to leash my dog to cross 96 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:31,480 the street after I unhooked him. We started up a hill toward a 97 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,680 chasm. It's a small area where kids 98 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,760 often hang out, drink beer, and have bonfires. 99 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,600 At the Crest of the hill, I could see the top of the chasm 100 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:45,880 approximately 50 yards away. Out of the corner of my eye, I 101 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:49,000 noticed something that initially appeared to be a dirty white 102 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,040 blanket hanging from a small tree. 103 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,560 Suddenly it moved. I believe it hurt us. 104 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:58,040 It turned as it had been squatting with his back toward 105 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,200 me, saw me, stood up and disappeared into the woods. 106 00:06:01,640 --> 00:06:03,880 I was shocked and could not believe what I'd just seen. 107 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,800 From my vantage point I would say the animal was white or 108 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,200 Gray, but very dirty. It did not resemble a man in any 109 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,760 way. I did not see his face clearly, 110 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:17,720 but from the full rear view I had, it appeared to stand fairly 111 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,120 erect. However, its skate and posture 112 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:23,040 were more ape like. Its arms were not as long as her 113 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,600 gorillas. Oddly, it was nowhere near 7 114 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,080 feet tall. I would estimate his height at 115 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:32,040 around 6 feet at best. I immediately reversed direction 116 00:06:32,360 --> 00:06:33,920 and rode to the top of the chasm. 117 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:36,840 I looked for footprints and hair but found none. 118 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:40,320 I walked a short distance into the woods in the direction where 119 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:43,600 it had disappeared. My heart was pounding so loudly 120 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,840 that I could hear it. I knew it was no longer in the 121 00:06:46,840 --> 00:06:49,000 area because my dog was not barking. 122 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:53,480 Whenever a fox, coyote, or deer is nearby, my dog barks and 123 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:57,360 usually chases after them. Interestingly, my dog never 124 00:06:57,360 --> 00:06:59,920 barked, and I don't think he saw, heard, or smelled it. 125 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:04,200 I noticed no unusual smells in the area and saw no broken 126 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,760 branches or any way to determine its direction. 127 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:10,120 I told only one or two people about the encounter. 128 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:14,040 In November 1998, a friend and I, armed with video and digital 129 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,920 camera, spent two weekends hiking in the area behind the 130 00:07:16,920 --> 00:07:21,080 chasm, but we found nothing. Later, after the first snowfall, 131 00:07:21,440 --> 00:07:24,760 I returned with snowshoes to investigate further, but again I 132 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:27,920 found no evidence. I began to doubt my own memory 133 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,880 until in 2002 I met a hunter at a bar. 134 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,760 I asked him if he'd ever haunted in Black Hut. 135 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:37,760 He said yes, and once I saw a white gorilla there, I got 136 00:07:37,760 --> 00:07:39,400 chills and shared my story with him. 137 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:43,080 The only differences were in collar he described as white 138 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:47,520 whereas the one I saw was more Gray and in size as he as he 139 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,560 estimated it to be 8 feet tall. However, the location type of 140 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:54,480 sighting were nearly identical. What prompted me to write this 141 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,840 report is that two other Rhode Island sightings seem to be 142 00:07:57,840 --> 00:07:59,760 similar. I wish I could have seen it 143 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,520 longer and from a closer distance. 144 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:06,200 That's pretty cool. Other stories is mentioned. 100 145 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:08,640 reported similar sighting at time and conditions. 146 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,640 Approximately 4:30 PM. Bright, sunny and brisk 147 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,240 environment. Chasm with heavy tree cover. 148 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:19,560 Primarily Maple and pine. Follow up investigation by Nick 149 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,040 M. The witness seemed credible. 150 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:25,960 After a first hand investigation of the area I found no concrete 151 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,800 evidence of activity. However the topography matches 152 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:30,880 other known Bigfoot activity areas. 153 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:35,000 There have been other class B&C reports in this region warning 154 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:38,919 further investigation and it says Nicholas Meoni is a 155 00:08:38,919 --> 00:08:40,679 business owner and trained biologist. 156 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:44,200 After attending multiple BFR expeditions, he became 157 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,600 particularly interested in the feeding habits of Bigfoot. 158 00:08:47,600 --> 00:08:50,760 And then looks like he's organized a few of these Bigfoot 159 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:54,600 outings. Has ABS in marine biology and AS 160 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:57,680 and mathematics. Looks like very cool. 161 00:08:57,920 --> 00:08:58,760 Yeah. They've got some great 162 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:03,480 investigators for these things. This report was submitted on 163 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:08,240 November 23rd, 2006. Possible stick formation found 164 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:12,800 by hiker in the Great Swamp. Says October 2006. 165 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:15,360 Date within the first week. State, Rhode Island County. 166 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:20,880 Washington County location details From I-95 S merge onto 167 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,840 Rhode Island 464 s s toward N Kingston. 168 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:30,800 Take exit 5B to Exeter and continue on 10 Rod Rd. 169 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:34,840 Turn left on South County try then left on Kingston Rd. 170 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:39,760 Turn right onto Watson Road, right onto Liberty Lane and then 171 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:44,280 left onto Great Neck Rd. Nearest town S Kingston nearest 172 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:45,960 Rd. Great Neck Rd. 173 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,840 Observed. I have recently become very 174 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:52,400 interested in Bigfoot research. After reading reports on this 175 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:56,040 website about previous incidents in area, I decided to visit 176 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:59,560 Great Swamp in Rhode Island to search for any possible evidence 177 00:09:59,560 --> 00:10:03,440 of Bigfoot activity. After walking for 30 to 40 178 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:07,280 minutes along the main trail from Great Neck Rd., I took a 179 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:11,440 smaller path off the trail and followed it for about 5 minutes. 180 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,920 That's when I noticed a young tree that had been snapped in 181 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,440 half at about 6 feet above the ground. 182 00:10:17,920 --> 00:10:20,440 Wow. More notably, I found a stick 183 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:24,560 formation a little further down the path on a slightly elevated 184 00:10:24,560 --> 00:10:28,680 area of land. It was small, about 3 feet high, 185 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:32,280 but constructed in the same woven like manner that is 186 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:35,920 characteristic of other possible Bigfoot stick formations. 187 00:10:36,760 --> 00:10:39,480 Other than that, I did not find anything else unusual. 188 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,160 Well, this may be extremely compelling evidence. 189 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:46,040 I felt it was worth reporting to experts who could investigate 190 00:10:46,040 --> 00:10:49,320 further if they saw fit. Very cool. 191 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:53,680 The only other instance I have heard of an area were the ones 192 00:10:53,680 --> 00:10:56,760 reported on this website. The first occurred in 1974, 193 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:58,640 about four miles east of where I was. 194 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:03,480 The second happened in 1978, four to five miles West. 195 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:06,600 In both cases of white Bigfoot was reportedly seen. 196 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:09,640 Time and conditions between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM. 197 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,920 Mostly sunny environment. Great Swamp covers an area of 198 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:17,760 over 3300 acres that consists of forested freshwater wetlands, 199 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,600 primarily red Maple swamps with some cedar swamp. 200 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:25,120 Wildlife in the area includes whitetail deer, coyote, mink, 201 00:11:25,120 --> 00:11:29,840 wild Turkey, and osprey. This one was reported Tuesday, 202 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:33,000 July 22nd, 2003. It says mother and son see 203 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,600 Sasquatch up close from Rd. Actual sighting happened in the 204 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:40,160 summer of 1978. Washington County, Rhode Island 205 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:44,240 location details and development off Road 112 in Charleston, 206 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:47,480 known as five seasons. Nearest town Charleston nearest 207 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:52,520 road 112 observed. I've told very few people this 208 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:54,680 story for fear that you might think I'm crazy. 209 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,760 The only reason I'm taking the time to report it now is because 210 00:11:57,760 --> 00:12:01,640 of friend who knew my story recently told me about a similar 211 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,320 entry on this site. My story takes place in 212 00:12:04,320 --> 00:12:07,240 Charlestown, RI in the late 1970s. 213 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:10,720 At the time, my mother, father and I lived in a wooded area 214 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:15,200 bordering the Indian Cedar Swamp and property owned by United 215 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,520 Nuclear, which likely comprises several 1000 acres. 216 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:23,240 The land surrounding our home consisted of a mix of white 217 00:12:23,240 --> 00:12:28,240 Atlantic juniper, swamp, scarlet red and white oaks, as well as 218 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:31,960 old growth white pine stands with a dense understory of 219 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:35,200 briars, Mount Laurel, and blueberry bushes. 220 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:39,280 We lived on a road with only three houses, all located near 221 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:42,840 the entrance of a development. The roads in the area were part 222 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:47,240 of a planned community that was abandoned, leaving them as oiled 223 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:50,720 gravel pass that had become overgrown with time. 224 00:12:51,320 --> 00:12:54,360 It seemed like the developer had started construction but went 225 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:57,440 bankrupt. These roads were great for bike 226 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:59,920 riding or taking an evening drive. 227 00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:03,800 After bringing my father to dinner at his second job, my 228 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:08,640 mother drove a baby blue Mustang Mach 1 and we often cruised 229 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,520 around the roads looking for a deer before heading home for the 230 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,400 night. As a kid, I remember this being 231 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:18,160 a highlight of my evenings. At the time, I was about 8 years 232 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:20,440 old. On this particular night in the 233 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:24,840 late 1970s, my mother and I set out for our usual ride to spot 234 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:27,600 deer. It had rained earlier with 235 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:31,040 Thunder and lightning, but now it was just a steady drizzle. 236 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:35,160 As we rounded a corner on one of the roads that ran parallel to 237 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:38,760 the Indian Cedar Swamp, we noticed a large oak tree had 238 00:13:38,760 --> 00:13:42,160 fallen across the road. The tree still had green leaves, 239 00:13:42,400 --> 00:13:44,600 which made me think it was summer, early fall. 240 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:48,240 We assumed it had been knocked down by the earlier storm, 241 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:52,120 possibly struck by lightning. The road was narrow and the 242 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:55,440 dense brush along the sides made it difficult to turn the car 243 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,120 around. The rain was falling lightly, 244 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,840 The windshield wipers were on and the headlights illuminated 245 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:05,560 the area as my mother attempted to turn the car around. 246 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:10,040 The headlights shown on the left side of the road, revealing the 247 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,800 fractured stump where the tree had broken. 248 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,320 We were about a car and a half lengths away when we saw it. 249 00:14:16,760 --> 00:14:20,600 Standing beside the stump was what looked like a large white, 250 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:24,200 yellowish white ape. It was about six to seven feet 251 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:29,840 tall, covered in long hair, with a flat face, massive arms, a 252 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:34,880 broad chest and no visible neck. For a few seconds, maybe 5 or 253 00:14:34,880 --> 00:14:38,920 10, my mother and I sat frozen in shock as the figure stood 254 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:42,880 still, staring at us. Then suddenly, my mother floored 255 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:46,400 the car in reverse. I vividly remember the terror of 256 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,920 that moment, the sound of gravel kicking up against the Fender 257 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:53,400 wells, the crunching of brush against the car, and then the 258 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:55,640 jolt of acceleration as we spat away. 259 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,920 We were absolutely certain of what we saw. 260 00:14:59,520 --> 00:15:02,720 There is no doubt in our minds that we saw something, something 261 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:04,920 ape like. No one needs to tell us 262 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,480 otherwise. It remains crystal clear in our 263 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:10,040 memory. For years we told no one. 264 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:13,400 We only talked about it privately in our home and even 265 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,080 my father found it hard to believe. 266 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:19,280 We never forgot that night, and I probably wouldn't have shared 267 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,560 this story if it weren't for my friend mentioning a similar 268 00:15:22,560 --> 00:15:25,320 sighting. I am now in my 30s, an 269 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:28,000 experienced hunter, farmer and woodsman. 270 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:32,120 I spend about 40 days a year hunting in Maine, Rhode Island, 271 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:35,880 Connecticut and New Jersey. I use automated cameras 272 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:39,080 triggered by heat, and although I have never captured a Bigfoot 273 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:43,560 on film, I've seen images of deer on my 50 acre property that 274 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:45,040 I never would have believed were there. 275 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,880 These deer appear at all hours and move so stealthily that our 276 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:50,600 hunting parties rarely spot them. 277 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,160 Even today, I struggle to fully accept what we saw that night. 278 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:58,360 I am not someone who believes in ghosts, UFOs, or even Bigfoot. 279 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:01,800 To this day, I wonder whether it could have been a person in a 280 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,360 costume. Someone dressed up standing out 281 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:07,080 in the middle of a rainstorm more than a half a mile from my 282 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:10,680 home, just waiting for my mother and me to pass by for a scare. 283 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:15,280 If that were the case, it was an incredibly elaborate costume and 284 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:18,520 a well executed plan. All I can say is this. 285 00:16:18,880 --> 00:16:21,680 We saw what we saw. I would swear to it on a 286 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,280 polygraph, and I'm certain my mother would too. 287 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:27,320 Yeah, seems like an awful lot of work to go to to scare a 288 00:16:27,320 --> 00:16:30,160 complete stranger. Also notice, see main entry. 289 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:31,480 Other witnesses. Yes, my mother. 290 00:16:31,480 --> 00:16:33,840 Other stories. I had not heard of any other 291 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,280 sightings until today when a friend told me about report on 292 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:40,240 this website and that says time and conditions. 9:00 PM Eastern 293 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:41,800 Time. Light rain headlights 294 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:45,160 illuminating the area. Yeah. 295 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:48,760 Wow, isn't that something? Just driving along there back in 296 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:54,240 1978 with his mom sees this pretty good size Bigfoot after 297 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:56,840 it knocks his tree over. I mean, just think of the 298 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:58,680 strength it would take to knock one of these trees over. 299 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,640 Amazing. This one says it was submitted 300 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:06,000 June 16th, 2003. Bicycling student has night 301 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:08,680 encounter. The actual encounter happened in 302 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:11,240 the fall. That's September 1974 in 303 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:14,839 Washington County, Rhode Island on a Sunday. 304 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:19,200 Location details Great Swamp Area, Narragansett, Indian 305 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,720 Territory Nearest town Wakefield Nearest Rd. 306 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:25,480 Perry Ave. While attending the University 307 00:17:25,480 --> 00:17:29,080 of Rhode Island in the fall of 1974, I would stay at my 308 00:17:29,080 --> 00:17:32,880 girlfriend's mother's house on weekends since I had a 5 day 309 00:17:32,880 --> 00:17:37,760 meal plan at school. On Sunday evening around 10 PMI 310 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,880 decided to ride my 10 speed bike back to campus. 311 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:45,440 The area was mostly wooded, a country like setting yet close 312 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:48,200 to the city. As I rode down our street, I 313 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:51,120 noticed that my front center pull brake needed adjusting. 314 00:17:51,560 --> 00:17:54,640 I stopped under a street light at the intersection to fix it. 315 00:17:55,360 --> 00:17:58,160 Directly in front of me was a small field sloping downward, 316 00:17:58,160 --> 00:18:02,960 disappearing into the darkness. The field had tall grass and a 317 00:18:02,960 --> 00:18:05,800 few bushes faintly illuminated by the street light. 318 00:18:06,320 --> 00:18:10,200 Typical New England oak, Maple, and pine trees stood into the 319 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:13,600 background. As I was adjusting my brake, I 320 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:15,560 began hearing very loud footsteps. 321 00:18:16,000 --> 00:18:20,000 Heavy bipedal thuds coming from the sloping side of the field. 322 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:24,240 The sound was distinct, like someone dropping a heavy metal 323 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:28,800 ball or rock onto the ground. I looked up, saw nothing, and 324 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:32,320 dismissed it as nothing unusual. However, as I continued fixing 325 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:36,600 my bike, the sounds got closer and an uneasy feeling crept over 326 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,720 me. The approaching footsteps made 327 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:41,320 me nervous. Suddenly a dog started barking 328 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:44,160 frantically. I could hear the chain snapping 329 00:18:44,160 --> 00:18:46,840 as it either tried to attack or escape from something. 330 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:49,480 At that moment I thought it's time to go. 331 00:18:50,040 --> 00:18:53,600 As I started pedaling I turned left to head north. 332 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:56,800 I had only gone a few feet, went out of the darkness. 333 00:18:56,800 --> 00:19:00,360 Something stepped into the street light, a white gorilla 334 00:19:00,360 --> 00:19:03,400 like creature. First its legs became visible, 335 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:06,640 then its massive body as it lowered itself onto its 336 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:09,600 knuckles. It was about 20 to 25 feet away 337 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:11,480 from me, directly across the street. 338 00:19:12,360 --> 00:19:15,360 It stood approximately 6 feet tall and weighed at least 400 339 00:19:15,360 --> 00:19:18,040 lbs. Its massive arms reached 340 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:21,400 straight down to the ground with its knees slightly bent. 341 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:26,040 The head sloped into its back in a seamless mass with no distinct 342 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:29,080 neck. Its face was dark, strong and 343 00:19:29,080 --> 00:19:31,520 deeply set with eyes positioned close together. 344 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,720 The nose and mouth appeared somewhat human like with a broad 345 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:37,280 flat nose. Black hair extended down the 346 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,680 sides of its mouth. It lifted his head and chest to 347 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:43,640 look at me. Our eyes locked, and in that 348 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:47,880 instant I knew this was real. It had a human like presence. 349 00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:51,360 It's something distinctly animalistic about it. 350 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:55,440 The way it positioned itself suggested an explosive start, as 351 00:19:55,440 --> 00:19:57,400 if it were preparing to launch toward me. 352 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,000 And that moment I was terrified beyond words. 353 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,800 I knew that if I stayed, I might not survive. 354 00:20:03,360 --> 00:20:07,440 Then it decided to chase me. My heart pounded out of my 355 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:09,880 chest. My eyes welled up with tears as 356 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:13,400 I pedaled with everything I had. The creature took off after me, 357 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,360 first on two legs, then dropping to its knuckles and back up 358 00:20:16,360 --> 00:20:18,840 again. It chased me for about 10 yards. 359 00:20:19,320 --> 00:20:23,320 I remember vividly how long its arm hair flowed with each 360 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:26,400 stride. Thankfully, I was in first gear. 361 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:30,480 After a 5 second chase, it suddenly stopped in the middle 362 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:32,920 of the street, swinging back and forth. 363 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:37,480 Then, in one fluid motion, it turned and leapt over a Rockwall 364 00:20:37,920 --> 00:20:40,720 from the grassy sidewalk at the top of the hill. 365 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,800 I began riding in circles, completely overwhelmed. 366 00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:47,000 I didn't know what to do or how to process what had just 367 00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,040 happened. One thing was clear, I was not 368 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:52,960 riding back in that direction. I kept in my girlfriend's 369 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:55,400 grandmother's yard and made it back to their house. 370 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:59,120 Not wanting to seem crazy, I tried to stay calm, but when 371 00:20:59,120 --> 00:21:01,680 they asked what was wrong, I told them everything. 372 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:05,280 We all agreed it was best for me to go back to school in the 373 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:08,800 morning. Oh man, that would freak a guy 374 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:10,680 out, wouldn't it? Other stories. 375 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:13,000 A friend in the area reported seeing a white gorilla in a 376 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:16,520 gravel pit around the same time. About 10 years after my 377 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:20,960 encounter, my wife overheard a conversation between a botany 378 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:24,040 professor and a friend at CCRI College during lunch. 379 00:21:24,360 --> 00:21:27,200 They were discussing a field trip in the same area where they 380 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:28,760 claimed to have seen a white Bigfoot. 381 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:32,160 My wife immediately turned to them and said my husband saw 382 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:35,080 that too. Time and conditions 10 PMA very 383 00:21:35,080 --> 00:21:37,920 dark, cool night environment, typical New England landscape, 384 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:42,040 oak, pine and Maple trees. The Great Swamp is about 5 miles 385 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,600 away. And then it says Follow up 386 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:48,960 investigation report by BFRO investigator Dr. Wolf H 387 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,040 Fahrenbach. After interviewing the 388 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:54,200 eyewitness, I would like to emphasize that he described the 389 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:58,720 animal as having a peaked head that sloped smoothly into its 390 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:03,320 back, enormous shoulders and a subsequential height of about 6 391 00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:05,640 feet while on its while on its knuckles. 392 00:22:06,120 --> 00:22:07,320 Yeah, that's something to think about. 393 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:10,480 The witness reportedly stated that the creature did not have a 394 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:15,440 snout, It had a relatively flat face and was not prognatic. 395 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,520 It remained mostly bipedal while moving. 396 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:22,280 As the witness looked back from his bicycle, he saw the animal 397 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,800 move over an adjacent wall and disappear in a cover. 398 00:22:26,120 --> 00:22:28,400 The nearby swamp is quite extensive. 399 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:32,760 Man, isn't that something? What an event, just riding your 400 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:34,720 bike along and have one of these things chasing you. 401 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:39,160 That is so cool. Now that's all of the reports 402 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:42,640 that we have on bfro.net for Bigfoot. 403 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:46,720 But I did come across this short article talking about Bigfoot in 404 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:49,200 Rhode Island. I just think it's such a cool 405 00:22:49,200 --> 00:22:51,960 thing 'cause I didn't realize there were that many reports up 406 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:54,000 there. This is from patch.com. 407 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,920 It says is Bigfoot roaming the forest of Rhode Island? 408 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:00,200 Local paranormal research group thinks they have found that 409 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:03,560 Sasquatch and animal planets. Finding Bigfoot has lent 410 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:06,840 credence to their theories. This room at Patrick Loose, 411 00:23:06,960 --> 00:23:10,760 Patch staff, it says dated October 20th, 2011. 412 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:13,440 They begin by saying the next time you go for a hike through 413 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:16,040 the woods of Cumberland, West Greenwich or Exeter, take 414 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:18,760 caution. You just may run into a giant 415 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:22,600 hairy beast, Sasquatch, Bigfoot, or in this case, Big Roadie, 416 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,920 whatever you call him. The legendary ape man that has 417 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:29,080 been the subject of the subject of grainy photos and eyewitness 418 00:23:29,080 --> 00:23:32,360 accounts for decades but has never officially been found dead 419 00:23:32,360 --> 00:23:35,640 or alive is wandering around the more remote locations of Rhode 420 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:38,920 Island, according to a local paranormal research group. 421 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:42,760 Bigfoot is a master of concealment, said Carl Johnson, 422 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:46,360 founder of Beyond the Veil Paranormal Research and the Big 423 00:23:46,480 --> 00:23:49,840 Roadie Research Project. It's the same as a bear that 424 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:51,720 wanders down here every now and then. 425 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:53,760 People sometimes catch glimpses of it. 426 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,920 There have been seven such glimpses in Rhode Island over 427 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:00,840 the years, Johnson said, most of rural pockets in the western 428 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:03,360 part of the state. Johnson said he has gathered 429 00:24:03,360 --> 00:24:06,200 evidence on dozens of expeditions around the state, 430 00:24:06,600 --> 00:24:10,000 collecting photographs of oversized human like footprints 431 00:24:10,320 --> 00:24:13,840 around stands of broken and twisted trees and clumps of hair 432 00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:18,000 from an unidentified animal. But the key piece of evidence 433 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,960 came last year when Johnson's colleague Diana Paulozzini and 434 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:26,840 Chris Stephanie were on an expedition and Exeter and Exeter 435 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:30,040 and caught what they believed to be a Sasquatch on film. 436 00:24:30,400 --> 00:24:34,840 The blurry video shows someone or something walking upright, if 437 00:24:34,840 --> 00:24:37,520 slightly hunched over, appear from behind a tree. 438 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:40,680 The creature or person is on camera for just a matter of 439 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:43,360 seconds as a camera is painting the woods off. 440 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:46,080 Tin Rod Rd. While Johnson describes a 441 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:49,120 brownish, hairy creature with a sloped forehead. 442 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:53,000 It is difficult to determine from the video just what or who 443 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:58,160 is walking through the woods, but it was enough to interest 444 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:01,240 A-Team from Animal Planet series Finding Bigfoot, who travelled 445 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:05,080 to Rhode Island last month to film an episode about the About 446 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:07,960 Big Roadie. Johnson took Matt Moneymaker, 447 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:11,840 founder and president of Bigfoot Field Research Organization, and 448 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:16,560 his team on a tour of the Sasquatch's favorite haunts and 449 00:25:16,560 --> 00:25:18,720 presented the evidence he has collected. 450 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,480 Animal Planet has embargoed the video of Big Roadie for the 451 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:25,760 episode, Johnson said, which should air on Animal Planet 452 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,600 early next year. They like to debunk, so we'll 453 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:33,240 see what's edited, Johnson said of the Finding Bigfoot team. 454 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,280 They questioned the validity of what we saw. 455 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:40,040 They said it could have been a person hiding behind a tree. 456 00:25:40,360 --> 00:25:43,920 But you can tell us not a person, just what Bigfoot is. 457 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,560 An ape, a person, a Neanderthal that somehow survived through 458 00:25:47,560 --> 00:25:50,320 generations of evolution has been shrouded in mystery for 459 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,960 many decades. Photos and video evidence of the 460 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:56,520 elusive creature are often grainy and taken at a distance, 461 00:25:56,920 --> 00:25:59,680 making a positive identification next to a possible. 462 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:03,200 Johnson has his own theory. I think it's a type of feral 463 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:05,760 human, he said. A divergent strain of homo 464 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:07,960 sapien that adapted to its environment. 465 00:26:08,480 --> 00:26:13,000 It's called atavism, a reversion to a prior type, sort of de 466 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:15,960 evolution. Johnson, a tour guide at Slater 467 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:19,240 Mill and Pawtucket by Day, is adamant that Sasquatch's are 468 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,560 real creatures that live in the wilderness and avoid human 469 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:23,920 contact. While he has not yet seen one 470 00:26:23,920 --> 00:26:26,840 with the naked eye, he describes a close encounter he had in 471 00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:31,360 September 2010 in the woods near Cumberland Watershed area while 472 00:26:31,360 --> 00:26:34,600 he was performing a technique known as tree knocking, which 473 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,760 some Bigfoot enthusiasts teach as a way to communicate with a 474 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:40,360 Sasquatch. We started to hear a thumping 475 00:26:40,360 --> 00:26:43,040 sound and it was approaching, Johnson said. 476 00:26:43,400 --> 00:26:46,520 The only thing I can liken it to is an elephant walking on its 477 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:49,160 hind legs. Stomping is a way to scare 478 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,800 people away. Johnson said he understands the 479 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:56,480 scepticism many have the Bigfoot exist at all, and he even 480 00:26:56,480 --> 00:27:00,280 acknowledges the humor many find in the dedication of those who 481 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:02,680 come through the woods seeking the hairy beast. 482 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:06,080 I don't think it's always taken seriously, Johnson said of the 483 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,600 of the form of cryptology he and his college practice. 484 00:27:09,960 --> 00:27:13,520 Some people are not open minded. It's certainly not accepted in 485 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,040 the mainstream, but we're not just crackpots. 486 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:19,400 We want to help make it a legitimate steady. 487 00:27:19,720 --> 00:27:22,320 If there wasn't any serious evidence, I wouldn't stick with 488 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:24,720 it. Johnson and his team plan to 489 00:27:24,720 --> 00:27:28,240 continue come coming the Forest of Rhode Island anywhere a 490 00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:31,320 potential sighting is reported. The team plans to search through 491 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:35,760 the Woods and Chipaka and will return to Cumberland and Exeter 492 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:39,240 in the spring when Johnson believes Big Roadie returns to 493 00:27:39,240 --> 00:27:42,280 his summer home. Johnson said he desperately 494 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,040 wants to see a Sasquatch, particularly after his 495 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:46,960 tantalizing encounter in Cumberland. 496 00:27:47,280 --> 00:27:51,080 But whether he ever sees one or whether any proof of Bigfoot's 497 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:54,160 existence is ever found, people will continue to hunt the 498 00:27:54,160 --> 00:27:57,080 wilderness in search of the legendary creature, he said. 499 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:00,920 I've talked to people who have been up close and personal. 500 00:28:01,080 --> 00:28:04,160 I believe them, Johnson said. It upsets people that there's a 501 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:07,920 man like creature out there. It's scary and spooky and 502 00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:10,680 ammunation. It's us, but it's not us. 503 00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,880 That's what's fascinating, how close to human it is. 504 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:16,960 Pretty cool article, really very well done. 505 00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:20,360 Well, that's your update on Rhode Island Bigfoot. 506 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,240 Until next time, this is UFO warning over and out.