Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning.
In this episode we're talking about Rhode Island Bigfoot
reports. That's correct, Rhode Island
Bigfoot reports. Now, just before I get started,
I wanted to point out that we had the podcast the other day
about the dinosaurs and the discussion over old Earth versus
New Earth, and I had some really negative comments on that to the
point where there seemed to be an issue.
There was no ad revenue for a few days on that video, but
gratefully it looks like Spotify must have got things
straightened out. Somebody had made a comment that
they were going to report me for hate speech basically against
Christians, which I thought that was pretty weird.
And then right after that, you know, the little bit of ad
revenue that I normally pick up from that didn't show up.
Wasn't sure what happened with that, but seems like it's back
on track now. I think it was like 35 bucks or
something. So makes it worth doing the
program and just a little bit of incentive there.
There's nothing a person can make a living on.
But it's just a way it kind of keeps me connected to the
program. But I wanted to get that out in
the open that Spotify came through for me and happy to be
able to report that. OK, this first sighting here
comes to us from it says April 15th, 2010 Providence County,
Rhode Island Location Details Route 6 E travelling from
Connecticut into Rhode Island Nearest town Foster nearest road
Route 6 observed I was driving along Route 6 crossing the
Connecticut State line into Rhode Island.
The road in this area is very dark and heavily wooded.
As I was travelling E something suddenly moved across the road
in front of me. I was driving approximately 55
mile per hour. Once I registered what I was
seeing, I realized that whatever it was had walked on two legs.
It cleared the guardrail on the side of the road in a single
step and disappeared. I was very spooked.
The entire incident lasted less than 30 seconds.
But I think about it often, especially when I drive through
that area. Yeah, I guess I can see why.
Other witnesses, none of the stories.
As far as I know, I haven't heard of any similar experiences
in that area. Time and conditions Night, Early
morning, approximately 2:00 AM. Environment.
The area is forested with swampy sections.
The road has guardrails on both sides to prevent vehicles from
falling into the wetlands. And then there's a follow up
investigation by BFR investigator DA Brake, PhD.
The witness is a professional behavior analyst.
Additional information was obtained during a 20 minute
phone interview. I find that interesting.
A behavior analyst. So this is somebody who's a
trained observer. The witness is very familiar
with this section of the two lane state road, having
travelled it numerous times, often around the same time of
night. She was driving E with young
children asleep in the back seat while on a cell phone when the
sighting occurred. She observed a dark, bipedal
figure moving at a steady pace across the road from right to
left as an oncoming westbound car approached in the distance.
After stepping over the guard rail next to the westbound lane,
the figure took a few steps down an embankment and disappeared
from sight. She described its movement as
smooth and fluid. The exact distance between the
animal and the front of her car was unclear, but it was far
enough away that she had time to slow down.
As a creature crossed the road, her headlights illuminated the
lower half of its body, which she described as covered in hair
with no reflective light. The sighting took place on a
relatively flat section of Route 6, which is bordered by swampy,
densely wooded areas. The location is very dark at
night due to the absence of St. lights or nearby homes and
businesses. This region, part of the Patuxet
River watershed, consists of decidious and mixed forest,
freshwater wetlands, and rolling hills.
The biodiverse habitat supports various mammalian species
including deer, Bobcats, foxes, as well as waterfowl.
Yeah, sounds like a pretty rich environment, even in Rhode
Island. Very cool.
This encounter was dismitted on September 21st, 2006 says
daylight sighting by a mountain bike here in Black Hat
management area outside Glendale.
It actually happened October 15th, 1998 in Providence
Providence county, Rhode Island. Location details from route one
O 2 north or South take Spring Lake Rd.
There are multiple points of entry into the reserve with a
general parking lot at the end of Spring Lake Rd. nearest town.
Glendale, Rhode Island nearest Rd.
Spring Lake Rd. observed. The exact date was October 15th,
1998. I was training for a mountain
bike race and this was my final ride before the competition.
I was riding in the Black Hut Management area in Glendale, RI
accompanied by my 3 year old mixed breed dog, a large
Shepherd lab mix. It was sunny but cool, and I
plan to spend about an hour working up a sweat as I wove my
way through the trails. I had to leash my dog to cross
the street after I unhooked him. We started up a hill toward a
chasm. It's a small area where kids
often hang out, drink beer, and have bonfires.
At the Crest of the hill, I could see the top of the chasm
approximately 50 yards away. Out of the corner of my eye, I
noticed something that initially appeared to be a dirty white
blanket hanging from a small tree.
Suddenly it moved. I believe it hurt us.
It turned as it had been squatting with his back toward
me, saw me, stood up and disappeared into the woods.
I was shocked and could not believe what I'd just seen.
From my vantage point I would say the animal was white or
Gray, but very dirty. It did not resemble a man in any
way. I did not see his face clearly,
but from the full rear view I had, it appeared to stand fairly
erect. However, its skate and posture
were more ape like. Its arms were not as long as her
gorillas. Oddly, it was nowhere near 7
feet tall. I would estimate his height at
around 6 feet at best. I immediately reversed direction
and rode to the top of the chasm.
I looked for footprints and hair but found none.
I walked a short distance into the woods in the direction where
it had disappeared. My heart was pounding so loudly
that I could hear it. I knew it was no longer in the
area because my dog was not barking.
Whenever a fox, coyote, or deer is nearby, my dog barks and
usually chases after them. Interestingly, my dog never
barked, and I don't think he saw, heard, or smelled it.
I noticed no unusual smells in the area and saw no broken
branches or any way to determine its direction.
I told only one or two people about the encounter.
In November 1998, a friend and I, armed with video and digital
camera, spent two weekends hiking in the area behind the
chasm, but we found nothing. Later, after the first snowfall,
I returned with snowshoes to investigate further, but again I
found no evidence. I began to doubt my own memory
until in 2002 I met a hunter at a bar.
I asked him if he'd ever haunted in Black Hut.
He said yes, and once I saw a white gorilla there, I got
chills and shared my story with him.
The only differences were in collar he described as white
whereas the one I saw was more Gray and in size as he as he
estimated it to be 8 feet tall. However, the location type of
sighting were nearly identical. What prompted me to write this
report is that two other Rhode Island sightings seem to be
similar. I wish I could have seen it
longer and from a closer distance.
That's pretty cool. Other stories is mentioned. 100
reported similar sighting at time and conditions.
Approximately 4:30 PM. Bright, sunny and brisk
environment. Chasm with heavy tree cover.
Primarily Maple and pine. Follow up investigation by Nick
M. The witness seemed credible.
After a first hand investigation of the area I found no concrete
evidence of activity. However the topography matches
other known Bigfoot activity areas.
There have been other class B&C reports in this region warning
further investigation and it says Nicholas Meoni is a
business owner and trained biologist.
After attending multiple BFR expeditions, he became
particularly interested in the feeding habits of Bigfoot.
And then looks like he's organized a few of these Bigfoot
outings. Has ABS in marine biology and AS
and mathematics. Looks like very cool.
Yeah. They've got some great
investigators for these things. This report was submitted on
November 23rd, 2006. Possible stick formation found
by hiker in the Great Swamp. Says October 2006.
Date within the first week. State, Rhode Island County.
Washington County location details From I-95 S merge onto
Rhode Island 464 s s toward N Kingston.
Take exit 5B to Exeter and continue on 10 Rod Rd.
Turn left on South County try then left on Kingston Rd.
Turn right onto Watson Road, right onto Liberty Lane and then
left onto Great Neck Rd. Nearest town S Kingston nearest
Rd. Great Neck Rd.
Observed. I have recently become very
interested in Bigfoot research. After reading reports on this
website about previous incidents in area, I decided to visit
Great Swamp in Rhode Island to search for any possible evidence
of Bigfoot activity. After walking for 30 to 40
minutes along the main trail from Great Neck Rd., I took a
smaller path off the trail and followed it for about 5 minutes.
That's when I noticed a young tree that had been snapped in
half at about 6 feet above the ground.
Wow. More notably, I found a stick
formation a little further down the path on a slightly elevated
area of land. It was small, about 3 feet high,
but constructed in the same woven like manner that is
characteristic of other possible Bigfoot stick formations.
Other than that, I did not find anything else unusual.
Well, this may be extremely compelling evidence.
I felt it was worth reporting to experts who could investigate
further if they saw fit. Very cool.
The only other instance I have heard of an area were the ones
reported on this website. The first occurred in 1974,
about four miles east of where I was.
The second happened in 1978, four to five miles West.
In both cases of white Bigfoot was reportedly seen.
Time and conditions between 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM.
Mostly sunny environment. Great Swamp covers an area of
over 3300 acres that consists of forested freshwater wetlands,
primarily red Maple swamps with some cedar swamp.
Wildlife in the area includes whitetail deer, coyote, mink,
wild Turkey, and osprey. This one was reported Tuesday,
July 22nd, 2003. It says mother and son see
Sasquatch up close from Rd. Actual sighting happened in the
summer of 1978. Washington County, Rhode Island
location details and development off Road 112 in Charleston,
known as five seasons. Nearest town Charleston nearest
road 112 observed. I've told very few people this
story for fear that you might think I'm crazy.
The only reason I'm taking the time to report it now is because
of friend who knew my story recently told me about a similar
entry on this site. My story takes place in
Charlestown, RI in the late 1970s.
At the time, my mother, father and I lived in a wooded area
bordering the Indian Cedar Swamp and property owned by United
Nuclear, which likely comprises several 1000 acres.
The land surrounding our home consisted of a mix of white
Atlantic juniper, swamp, scarlet red and white oaks, as well as
old growth white pine stands with a dense understory of
briars, Mount Laurel, and blueberry bushes.
We lived on a road with only three houses, all located near
the entrance of a development. The roads in the area were part
of a planned community that was abandoned, leaving them as oiled
gravel pass that had become overgrown with time.
It seemed like the developer had started construction but went
bankrupt. These roads were great for bike
riding or taking an evening drive.
After bringing my father to dinner at his second job, my
mother drove a baby blue Mustang Mach 1 and we often cruised
around the roads looking for a deer before heading home for the
night. As a kid, I remember this being
a highlight of my evenings. At the time, I was about 8 years
old. On this particular night in the
late 1970s, my mother and I set out for our usual ride to spot
deer. It had rained earlier with
Thunder and lightning, but now it was just a steady drizzle.
As we rounded a corner on one of the roads that ran parallel to
the Indian Cedar Swamp, we noticed a large oak tree had
fallen across the road. The tree still had green leaves,
which made me think it was summer, early fall.
We assumed it had been knocked down by the earlier storm,
possibly struck by lightning. The road was narrow and the
dense brush along the sides made it difficult to turn the car
around. The rain was falling lightly,
The windshield wipers were on and the headlights illuminated
the area as my mother attempted to turn the car around.
The headlights shown on the left side of the road, revealing the
fractured stump where the tree had broken.
We were about a car and a half lengths away when we saw it.
Standing beside the stump was what looked like a large white,
yellowish white ape. It was about six to seven feet
tall, covered in long hair, with a flat face, massive arms, a
broad chest and no visible neck. For a few seconds, maybe 5 or
10, my mother and I sat frozen in shock as the figure stood
still, staring at us. Then suddenly, my mother floored
the car in reverse. I vividly remember the terror of
that moment, the sound of gravel kicking up against the Fender
wells, the crunching of brush against the car, and then the
jolt of acceleration as we spat away.
We were absolutely certain of what we saw.
There is no doubt in our minds that we saw something, something
ape like. No one needs to tell us
otherwise. It remains crystal clear in our
memory. For years we told no one.
We only talked about it privately in our home and even
my father found it hard to believe.
We never forgot that night, and I probably wouldn't have shared
this story if it weren't for my friend mentioning a similar
sighting. I am now in my 30s, an
experienced hunter, farmer and woodsman.
I spend about 40 days a year hunting in Maine, Rhode Island,
Connecticut and New Jersey. I use automated cameras
triggered by heat, and although I have never captured a Bigfoot
on film, I've seen images of deer on my 50 acre property that
I never would have believed were there.
These deer appear at all hours and move so stealthily that our
hunting parties rarely spot them.
Even today, I struggle to fully accept what we saw that night.
I am not someone who believes in ghosts, UFOs, or even Bigfoot.
To this day, I wonder whether it could have been a person in a
costume. Someone dressed up standing out
in the middle of a rainstorm more than a half a mile from my
home, just waiting for my mother and me to pass by for a scare.
If that were the case, it was an incredibly elaborate costume and
a well executed plan. All I can say is this.
We saw what we saw. I would swear to it on a
polygraph, and I'm certain my mother would too.
Yeah, seems like an awful lot of work to go to to scare a
complete stranger. Also notice, see main entry.
Other witnesses. Yes, my mother.
Other stories. I had not heard of any other
sightings until today when a friend told me about report on
this website and that says time and conditions. 9:00 PM Eastern
Time. Light rain headlights
illuminating the area. Yeah.
Wow, isn't that something? Just driving along there back in
1978 with his mom sees this pretty good size Bigfoot after
it knocks his tree over. I mean, just think of the
strength it would take to knock one of these trees over.
Amazing. This one says it was submitted
June 16th, 2003. Bicycling student has night
encounter. The actual encounter happened in
the fall. That's September 1974 in
Washington County, Rhode Island on a Sunday.
Location details Great Swamp Area, Narragansett, Indian
Territory Nearest town Wakefield Nearest Rd.
Perry Ave. While attending the University
of Rhode Island in the fall of 1974, I would stay at my
girlfriend's mother's house on weekends since I had a 5 day
meal plan at school. On Sunday evening around 10 PMI
decided to ride my 10 speed bike back to campus.
The area was mostly wooded, a country like setting yet close
to the city. As I rode down our street, I
noticed that my front center pull brake needed adjusting.
I stopped under a street light at the intersection to fix it.
Directly in front of me was a small field sloping downward,
disappearing into the darkness. The field had tall grass and a
few bushes faintly illuminated by the street light.
Typical New England oak, Maple, and pine trees stood into the
background. As I was adjusting my brake, I
began hearing very loud footsteps.
Heavy bipedal thuds coming from the sloping side of the field.
The sound was distinct, like someone dropping a heavy metal
ball or rock onto the ground. I looked up, saw nothing, and
dismissed it as nothing unusual. However, as I continued fixing
my bike, the sounds got closer and an uneasy feeling crept over
me. The approaching footsteps made
me nervous. Suddenly a dog started barking
frantically. I could hear the chain snapping
as it either tried to attack or escape from something.
At that moment I thought it's time to go.
As I started pedaling I turned left to head north.
I had only gone a few feet, went out of the darkness.
Something stepped into the street light, a white gorilla
like creature. First its legs became visible,
then its massive body as it lowered itself onto its
knuckles. It was about 20 to 25 feet away
from me, directly across the street.
It stood approximately 6 feet tall and weighed at least 400
lbs. Its massive arms reached
straight down to the ground with its knees slightly bent.
The head sloped into its back in a seamless mass with no distinct
neck. Its face was dark, strong and
deeply set with eyes positioned close together.
The nose and mouth appeared somewhat human like with a broad
flat nose. Black hair extended down the
sides of its mouth. It lifted his head and chest to
look at me. Our eyes locked, and in that
instant I knew this was real. It had a human like presence.
It's something distinctly animalistic about it.
The way it positioned itself suggested an explosive start, as
if it were preparing to launch toward me.
And that moment I was terrified beyond words.
I knew that if I stayed, I might not survive.
Then it decided to chase me. My heart pounded out of my
chest. My eyes welled up with tears as
I pedaled with everything I had. The creature took off after me,
first on two legs, then dropping to its knuckles and back up
again. It chased me for about 10 yards.
I remember vividly how long its arm hair flowed with each
stride. Thankfully, I was in first gear.
After a 5 second chase, it suddenly stopped in the middle
of the street, swinging back and forth.
Then, in one fluid motion, it turned and leapt over a Rockwall
from the grassy sidewalk at the top of the hill.
I began riding in circles, completely overwhelmed.
I didn't know what to do or how to process what had just
happened. One thing was clear, I was not
riding back in that direction. I kept in my girlfriend's
grandmother's yard and made it back to their house.
Not wanting to seem crazy, I tried to stay calm, but when
they asked what was wrong, I told them everything.
We all agreed it was best for me to go back to school in the
morning. Oh man, that would freak a guy
out, wouldn't it? Other stories.
A friend in the area reported seeing a white gorilla in a
gravel pit around the same time. About 10 years after my
encounter, my wife overheard a conversation between a botany
professor and a friend at CCRI College during lunch.
They were discussing a field trip in the same area where they
claimed to have seen a white Bigfoot.
My wife immediately turned to them and said my husband saw
that too. Time and conditions 10 PMA very
dark, cool night environment, typical New England landscape,
oak, pine and Maple trees. The Great Swamp is about 5 miles
away. And then it says Follow up
investigation report by BFRO investigator Dr. Wolf H
Fahrenbach. After interviewing the
eyewitness, I would like to emphasize that he described the
animal as having a peaked head that sloped smoothly into its
back, enormous shoulders and a subsequential height of about 6
feet while on its while on its knuckles.
Yeah, that's something to think about.
The witness reportedly stated that the creature did not have a
snout, It had a relatively flat face and was not prognatic.
It remained mostly bipedal while moving.
As the witness looked back from his bicycle, he saw the animal
move over an adjacent wall and disappear in a cover.
The nearby swamp is quite extensive.
Man, isn't that something? What an event, just riding your
bike along and have one of these things chasing you.
That is so cool. Now that's all of the reports
that we have on bfro.net for Bigfoot.
But I did come across this short article talking about Bigfoot in
Rhode Island. I just think it's such a cool
thing 'cause I didn't realize there were that many reports up
there. This is from patch.com.
It says is Bigfoot roaming the forest of Rhode Island?
Local paranormal research group thinks they have found that
Sasquatch and animal planets. Finding Bigfoot has lent
credence to their theories. This room at Patrick Loose,
Patch staff, it says dated October 20th, 2011.
They begin by saying the next time you go for a hike through
the woods of Cumberland, West Greenwich or Exeter, take
caution. You just may run into a giant
hairy beast, Sasquatch, Bigfoot, or in this case, Big Roadie,
whatever you call him. The legendary ape man that has
been the subject of the subject of grainy photos and eyewitness
accounts for decades but has never officially been found dead
or alive is wandering around the more remote locations of Rhode
Island, according to a local paranormal research group.
Bigfoot is a master of concealment, said Carl Johnson,
founder of Beyond the Veil Paranormal Research and the Big
Roadie Research Project. It's the same as a bear that
wanders down here every now and then.
People sometimes catch glimpses of it.
There have been seven such glimpses in Rhode Island over
the years, Johnson said, most of rural pockets in the western
part of the state. Johnson said he has gathered
evidence on dozens of expeditions around the state,
collecting photographs of oversized human like footprints
around stands of broken and twisted trees and clumps of hair
from an unidentified animal. But the key piece of evidence
came last year when Johnson's colleague Diana Paulozzini and
Chris Stephanie were on an expedition and Exeter and Exeter
and caught what they believed to be a Sasquatch on film.
The blurry video shows someone or something walking upright, if
slightly hunched over, appear from behind a tree.
The creature or person is on camera for just a matter of
seconds as a camera is painting the woods off.
Tin Rod Rd. While Johnson describes a
brownish, hairy creature with a sloped forehead.
It is difficult to determine from the video just what or who
is walking through the woods, but it was enough to interest
A-Team from Animal Planet series Finding Bigfoot, who travelled
to Rhode Island last month to film an episode about the About
Big Roadie. Johnson took Matt Moneymaker,
founder and president of Bigfoot Field Research Organization, and
his team on a tour of the Sasquatch's favorite haunts and
presented the evidence he has collected.
Animal Planet has embargoed the video of Big Roadie for the
episode, Johnson said, which should air on Animal Planet
early next year. They like to debunk, so we'll
see what's edited, Johnson said of the Finding Bigfoot team.
They questioned the validity of what we saw.
They said it could have been a person hiding behind a tree.
But you can tell us not a person, just what Bigfoot is.
An ape, a person, a Neanderthal that somehow survived through
generations of evolution has been shrouded in mystery for
many decades. Photos and video evidence of the
elusive creature are often grainy and taken at a distance,
making a positive identification next to a possible.
Johnson has his own theory. I think it's a type of feral
human, he said. A divergent strain of homo
sapien that adapted to its environment.
It's called atavism, a reversion to a prior type, sort of de
evolution. Johnson, a tour guide at Slater
Mill and Pawtucket by Day, is adamant that Sasquatch's are
real creatures that live in the wilderness and avoid human
contact. While he has not yet seen one
with the naked eye, he describes a close encounter he had in
September 2010 in the woods near Cumberland Watershed area while
he was performing a technique known as tree knocking, which
some Bigfoot enthusiasts teach as a way to communicate with a
Sasquatch. We started to hear a thumping
sound and it was approaching, Johnson said.
The only thing I can liken it to is an elephant walking on its
hind legs. Stomping is a way to scare
people away. Johnson said he understands the
scepticism many have the Bigfoot exist at all, and he even
acknowledges the humor many find in the dedication of those who
come through the woods seeking the hairy beast.
I don't think it's always taken seriously, Johnson said of the
of the form of cryptology he and his college practice.
Some people are not open minded. It's certainly not accepted in
the mainstream, but we're not just crackpots.
We want to help make it a legitimate steady.
If there wasn't any serious evidence, I wouldn't stick with
it. Johnson and his team plan to
continue come coming the Forest of Rhode Island anywhere a
potential sighting is reported. The team plans to search through
the Woods and Chipaka and will return to Cumberland and Exeter
in the spring when Johnson believes Big Roadie returns to
his summer home. Johnson said he desperately
wants to see a Sasquatch, particularly after his
tantalizing encounter in Cumberland.
But whether he ever sees one or whether any proof of Bigfoot's
existence is ever found, people will continue to hunt the
wilderness in search of the legendary creature, he said.
I've talked to people who have been up close and personal.
I believe them, Johnson said. It upsets people that there's a
man like creature out there. It's scary and spooky and
ammunation. It's us, but it's not us.
That's what's fascinating, how close to human it is.
Pretty cool article, really very well done.
Well, that's your update on Rhode Island Bigfoot.
Until next time, this is UFO warning over and out.