1 00:00:05,780 --> 00:00:08,020 Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning. 2 00:00:08,100 --> 00:00:11,380 In this episode we're talking about Bigfoot reports from 3 00:00:11,380 --> 00:00:14,220 Arizona. That's correct, Bigfoot reports 4 00:00:14,220 --> 00:00:17,060 from Arizona. This first one that we're 5 00:00:17,060 --> 00:00:21,820 looking at happened back on June 10th, 2021, says it happened in 6 00:00:21,820 --> 00:00:24,820 Apache County, Arizona. They've got a lot of great 7 00:00:24,820 --> 00:00:27,300 pictures with it over there. bfro.net. 8 00:00:28,420 --> 00:00:33,260 Bfro.net just a wonderful repository of Bigfoot sightings. 9 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:37,480 Really love this site. Under location details tells us 10 00:00:37,480 --> 00:00:41,560 original witness note near dead end road beside I-40 W has a 11 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:43,520 picture pretty close to the highway where they saw this 12 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,560 thing at. Investigator note the dead end 13 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:49,920 frontage Rd. is a Carroll Rd. It is a few miles West of 14 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,040 Chambers Arizona. That gives according this 15 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:58,120 nearest town Holbrook nearest road I-40 W observed heading 16 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:02,080 West on I-40. Today at 9:30 my wife and I saw 17 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:06,400 Bigfoot 100 to 150 yards from the highway heading north. 18 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:10,240 It was not running but walking. It never looked at the highway. 19 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:12,640 It must have been 7 to 8 feet tall. 20 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:17,000 It was thick and was well built. There was a rock outcropping 21 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,360 behind it which made it very visible. 22 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,480 There had to be other travelers who saw this also. 23 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,520 We got a long look at it, 15 to 20 seconds. 24 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:30,720 It was West of Hoak, Arizona and it gives it coordinates in 25 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:33,640 Apache County, Arizona. And then it's got a picture from 26 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:36,440 the road how they were looking at this thing just and it's 27 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,960 desolate. I mean sagebrush and you know, 28 00:01:38,960 --> 00:01:41,680 just not much growing and no trees, just rocks. 29 00:01:41,960 --> 00:01:44,120 So clearly they would have seen this thing. 30 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,320 We were traveling in a 30 foot motor home so I couldn't stop. 31 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:52,280 There were other cars behind me, a red motor coach towing the car 32 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:54,960 with the woman driving. I'd like to add that it was like 33 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,480 seeing any other type of natural wildlife on the side of the 34 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:00,200 highway. They are real and I'm a believer 35 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,640 now. It's hard to explain it to even 36 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,480 family. I'm 62 years old and have 37 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:09,639 nothing to gain by reporting this except the fact that they 38 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:11,960 should be documented and protected at all cost. 39 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:13,760 They are truly one of God's creations. 40 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:16,920 Other witnesses one my wife riding a passenger seat. 41 00:02:16,920 --> 00:02:19,000 Other stories no time and conditions. 42 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:23,320 Morning 9:15 to 9:30 environment in front of Rock Hill. 43 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,840 Desert environment that's got a picture of this guy and his 44 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,240 wife. Nice happy middle-aged people. 45 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,120 They're cruising through the country and this cool looking 46 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:35,320 camper and look out the window and see a Bigfoot says he is 47 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,560 from Florida. This is his first trip West. 48 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,480 He advised that he and his wife Carrie both saw the Bigfoot. 49 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,640 He says it was about the same distance away as the billboards 50 00:02:43,640 --> 00:02:46,360 along the highway. They washed it for 15 to 20 51 00:02:46,360 --> 00:02:48,440 seconds as they pass by at highway speed. 52 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,520 There is no doubt whatsoever in their minds as to what it was. 53 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,800 He described as having dark colored hair and that the lower 54 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:58,720 legs and feet looked lighter colored due to the dust from the 55 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,720 dry reddish tan soil in the area. 56 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,360 He advised that they could actually see dust kick up behind 57 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,000 each step. He stated there was steady 58 00:03:07,080 --> 00:03:10,120 Highway Traffic at the time due to the big foots proximity to 59 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,800 the highway and its collar against the light background. 60 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:16,720 There is no way all caps Other drivers did not see it. 61 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,920 And then investigator notes Matt Moneymakers. 62 00:03:19,920 --> 00:03:23,280 Investigators says I spoke with Bill Weldon and his wife Carrie. 63 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,080 They are both very credible. They are now in Northern 64 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:28,640 California staying with relatives. 65 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:31,520 They are available to speak with local Arizona reporters if 66 00:03:31,520 --> 00:03:34,000 requested. This is a very reliable multi 67 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:37,600 witness daylight sighting. It is neither a hoax nor a 68 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,480 misidentification. It is an important report 69 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,200 because of the location. The location may indicate an 70 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,040 important migration pathway for Sasquatch's in this part of 71 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,400 Arizona, Apache County. There's also a good chance that 72 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,520 tracks from this incident may still be visible there. 73 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:55,840 It would be a good place for Arizona investigators to check 74 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,640 out soon before it rains. Fortunately, it doesn't rain 75 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,680 much in June in this region on the map. 76 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,880 Apache County, Arizona is a long vertical shaped county 77 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,680 encompassing more than half of the state with New Mexico. 78 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:11,200 The northern half of the county is the Navajo Indian 79 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:13,760 Reservation. The bottom proportion of the 80 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:16,360 county is Fort Apache Indian Reservation. 81 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:20,839 These two portions are mostly mountainous and very squatchy. 82 00:04:20,959 --> 00:04:23,400 Lots of tree cover and running water and deer, etcetera. 83 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:25,880 In these portions there are lots of sighting reports of 84 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:28,960 Sasquatch's. In between those two lush 85 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:32,680 mountainous zones is wide open desert with almost no water. 86 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:37,160 This 100 mile expanse would be inhospitable to Sasquatch's, but 87 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:41,240 Sasquatch's would need to cross that open expanse to get from 1 88 00:04:41,240 --> 00:04:44,200 mountainous zone to the other. However, would they do it? 89 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:47,720 Which way would they go? Until now, there were no reports 90 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:51,280 in that open stretch of desert. This report is in the middle of 91 00:04:51,280 --> 00:04:54,280 that stretch, halfway in between the two mountainous zones. 92 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:59,720 The BFRO website shows 11 reports for Apache County as of 93 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,760 June 2021. Those are the reports which are 94 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:06,080 posted publicly if the BFR OS internal data. 95 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:10,760 In that BFR OS internal database there are 51 reports total for 96 00:05:10,760 --> 00:05:13,360 Apache County. Most have not been investigated 97 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,440 or they are second hand stories, etcetera. 98 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:20,080 All of the other reports besides this one report are clustered in 99 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,160 the two mountainous zones mentioned above. 100 00:05:22,480 --> 00:05:26,240 In the north, the Chuska Mountains and connecting terrain 101 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:29,720 around Winter Rock. All this zone is within the vast 102 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:34,680 Navajo Indian Reservation, the South says the Mongolian, the 103 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:40,240 Mugalom Rim very roughly between show and low and Alpine, and the 104 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,760 Fort Apache reservation. It's got some great maps here. 105 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:46,640 The witnesses in this report are both very certain that the 106 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,800 figure was a not a human in dark clothing or BA human in a 107 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,680 Bigfoot costume. It did not have long flowing 108 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,800 hair, rather it was covered with short dark fur. 109 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:59,640 It seemed very natural, like a real animal. 110 00:05:59,920 --> 00:06:03,440 Both said it seemed too large to be a human, very tall and lanky, 111 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:07,200 but with very muscular legs. Its arms were swinging as it 112 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,720 walked. The Sasquatch did not seem 113 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,880 hurried or fleeing from view. Bill's impression was that it 114 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:16,480 was like the pace and movement of a person who was exhausted 115 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:20,440 and walking in a trance trying to get somewhere. 30 minutes or 116 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:24,320 so before the sighting, Bill and Kerry had stopped at the Indian 117 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,840 Ruins Indian Store just before Sanders, Arizona, as you head 118 00:06:27,840 --> 00:06:30,600 West on I-40. The store was closed, but they 119 00:06:30,600 --> 00:06:32,560 let their dogs walk around near the store. 120 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:36,160 One dog is a black Labrador. After walking around, the black 121 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,040 Lab had a lot of red dust on its black fur. 122 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,480 Bill and Kerry said the Sasquatch had the same tinge of 123 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:46,840 red dust on the fur of its legs. Yeah, I could imagine walking 124 00:06:46,840 --> 00:06:48,360 through that dusty desert environment. 125 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:52,560 Both Bill and Kerry say the overall color of the fur was not 126 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,480 just black, but rather a dark Gray. 127 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:58,320 They are certain that it was also spotted by others on I-40 128 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:00,640 because some of the vehicles ahead of them slowed down as if 129 00:07:00,840 --> 00:07:03,920 to get a better look. The BFRO did not receive any 130 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,600 other reports of this incident. The elevation of the siding 131 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:11,280 location is roughly 5800 feet. It is high desert with patches 132 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:14,680 of pinon pine and cedar among boulder outcroppings. 133 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:17,600 On the day of the incident, the temperature range from lows in 134 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,360 the upper 50s to highs in the upper 80s. 135 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:23,760 At 9:30 AM the temperature would have been in the mid 70s, hence 136 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:25,840 it was broad daylight, not very hot yet. 137 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:29,800 The Sasquatch may have been walking all night from the South 138 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,000 and simply continued walking north in daylight before the 139 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,200 temperature got too hot. The area where it was spotted 140 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,880 heading north is entering hilly terrain with lots of boulder 141 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,720 outcroppings with mini cave like crevices providing shade from 142 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,400 the sun. Also near what was seen, there 143 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,160 is a big stream, Golly that passes underneath Interstate 40. 144 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,440 Thus, it was possible this creature could cross the highway 145 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,560 in daylight without being seen until it was many yards from the 146 00:07:57,560 --> 00:07:59,800 highway. The stream bed near the highway 147 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,960 appears to be very rush but is likely dry most of the time. 148 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:07,080 The stream has no name but connects to Puerco River on the 149 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,000 other side of the highway. The Puerco River has water 150 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,800 flowing through it after it rains but is dried of the times. 151 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:15,400 It flows southwest to Petrified Forest National Park. 152 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,920 The National Park has a lot of wildlife, including mule deer, 153 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,200 pronghorn antelope, and dozens of different species of mammals. 154 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:25,880 The closest area with an established history of sightings 155 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:29,480 is 40 miles to the northeast, the Window Rock area of the 156 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:33,919 Navajo Reservation. 20 miles beyond Window Rock to the north 157 00:08:33,919 --> 00:08:37,280 lies the Cheska Mountains on the Arizona, New Mexico border. 158 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,360 The Cheska Mountains range is well known among Bigfoot 159 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,919 researchers and Navajo Indians as a sighting area. 160 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:46,440 The culmination of this information begs particular 161 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:48,760 questions. How far can a Sasquatch walk 162 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:50,760 without a without accessing water? 163 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,040 How many miles? How many days can it go without 164 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:56,440 water? A human would simply not be able 165 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,720 to walk across this 100 miles of desert with no water, certainly 166 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:01,800 not in June. Even if the person that only 167 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:05,920 walks at night in winter after snowstorms, there would be 168 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:08,720 patches of snow in shaded spots that would provide water for 169 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,000 migrating animals. But not in June. 170 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,880 Even if a summer rainstorm occurred just prior to the 171 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:17,440 sighting which caused water to run in Porca River, there is 172 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:21,520 still 50 miles of desert in between that river and Mughalum 173 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,520 rim to the South. On the one hand, this type of 174 00:09:25,520 --> 00:09:29,160 high desert would allow a large, dark Sasquatch to be spotted 175 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:31,800 from a long distance, even from a small aircraft. 176 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:34,720 On the other hand, this Sasquatch was probably only 177 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:37,480 passing through the area on its way between the mountain ranges. 178 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:39,760 It probably doesn't pass through very often. 179 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:41,680 That is merely an assumption though. 180 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:44,440 The accessibility of the location makes it a good place 181 00:09:44,440 --> 00:09:47,480 to investigate if you happen to live between Winslow and Gallup 182 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:51,040 or you'll be passing through there along Interstate 40. 183 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:54,520 Route 66. Yes, now would be a good time to 184 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:57,000 get your kicks on Route 66 before it rains. 185 00:09:57,000 --> 00:09:59,760 If you have an opportunity, please look around the location 186 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,880 for tracks, especially where that stream bed passes 187 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,840 underneath the highway. For the Google Maps link, press 188 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:10,520 this location, it says WOW and then hear about BFR investigator 189 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:11,720 Chuck Jacobs. Check. 190 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:15,160 As a retired fire officer with an extensive background in 191 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,560 firefighting, inspections, investigations and education, he 192 00:10:18,560 --> 00:10:21,840 is a long time Backcountry traveler who has explored some 193 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:24,440 of the most remote areas of the western states by Jeep and 194 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,000 campervan. His interest in Bigfoot began 195 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:30,200 many years ago, but he began seriously watching when he 196 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:33,360 learned about activity his home area in the Arizona mountains. 197 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:37,000 He has been on numerous trips, both solo and with small groups, 198 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:41,520 and attended the 2013, fourteen and 15 Arizona expeditions. 199 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:43,760 Yeah, the people that investigate this stuff are 200 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:46,920 really dedicated. That's, I mean, I really have a 201 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:50,360 lot of respect for how they handle this whole these 202 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,680 sightings and stuff and they just just, they really do a 203 00:10:53,680 --> 00:10:57,040 thorough job. This sighting was submitted on 204 00:10:57,040 --> 00:11:00,760 February 20th, 2007 since it actually occurred February 1st, 205 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:06,200 2007 under type late afternoon Rd. crossing sighting by 206 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,520 motorists West of Springerville, of course, would be Arizona. 207 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:13,840 This happened also in Apache County location details near a 208 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,120 site where a new bridge is being constructed close to where a 209 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,520 Forest Rd. intersects a little bridge a little beyond the 210 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:23,600 bridge nearest town, Vernon and Springfield, Arizona nearest Rd. 211 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:28,280 US Hwy. 60 observed. Although I had some memorable 212 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:31,200 Class B encounters, this Class A sightings 1 idle treasure 213 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:33,960 forever. On February 1st, 2007, I drove 214 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:39,120 my husband to show Low AZ to drop him off for a 10 day visit 215 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,640 with friends. The weather was bad that day and 216 00:11:41,640 --> 00:11:44,400 continued to worsen, so I decided not to take my usual 217 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:47,760 route back to New Mexico through the White Mountain Apache 218 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:51,520 Reservation. Instead, I took USI took US Hwy. 219 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:55,000 6, which runs between Show Low and Springerville, Arizona. 220 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:58,920 After passing the small town of Vernon, the train transitions 221 00:11:58,920 --> 00:12:02,080 from juniper trees to mostly rolling grassy hills. 222 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,880 Having learned defensive driving techniques for Elk County, I 223 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,800 kept alert to any movement in my peripheral vision. 224 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:11,320 Something caught my attention on the left side of the road 225 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:14,680 prompted me to break in anticipation of an animal such 226 00:12:14,680 --> 00:12:19,360 as an elkadir or pronghorn. However, what I saw made me stop 227 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:22,640 and pay close attention. It was bipedal and running 228 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:25,800 directly toward the road. I slowed down quickly and 229 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:29,520 watched in amazement as the creature placed one hand on AT 230 00:12:29,560 --> 00:12:31,360 post. That's a metal post used in 231 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:34,240 barbed wire fencing. Vaulted over the fence with 232 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:38,080 little effort and continued running across the two lane 233 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:42,800 blacktop road and maybe 2 full strides, then disappeared in a 234 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:46,280 narrow Canyon and out of sight. Wow. 235 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:48,960 I pulled to the side of the road and called my husband. 236 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:50,960 He couldn't believe what I was describing. 237 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:54,000 He suggested I get out of the car to look for tracks, hair, or 238 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,840 other evidence. However, I firmly refused. 239 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:00,000 I was alone, unarmed, and unwilling to encounter something 240 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:01,840 that large in such an isolated area. 241 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,200 In the two hours I've been on the road, I had seen fewer cars 242 00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:08,560 than I could count on one hand. The creature had dark brown, 243 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:12,120 longish hair and stood close to 7 feet tall or more. 244 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,240 I never got a full view of its face. 245 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:17,880 It didn't appear to be scared or in a rush, but moved with a 246 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:22,160 steady loping jog. The weather was cold and heavily 247 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:24,560 overcast with intermittent precipitation throughout the 248 00:13:24,560 --> 00:13:26,800 day. There was no standing snow. 249 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,520 The sighting occurred around 3:30 to 4:00 PM. 250 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:32,720 There were no other witnesses. I was alone, driving cautiously 251 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:36,800 due to animal activity and poor road conditions, says Other 252 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:38,720 stories. In October 2006, there was 253 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,400 another Class A sighting in the afternoon, the Highway 61, 254 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:44,240 roughly 5 to 10 miles from the location of this encounter 255 00:13:44,880 --> 00:13:46,560 course. The time was 3:30 to 4:00 PM. 256 00:13:46,560 --> 00:13:49,600 Heavy clouds, intermittent precipitation, no standing snow 257 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:53,560 environment, rolling grassy hills with occasional narrow 258 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:56,080 slot canyons. The creature disappeared into a 259 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,840 slot Canyon near the bridge construction site. 260 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,400 Sounds like it's got plenty of places to hide. 261 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:06,960 A follow up investigation, BFR investigator TF Zaminsky says. 262 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:09,480 I spoke with the witness on the phone and the following 263 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:11,120 additional details were provided. 264 00:14:11,680 --> 00:14:15,000 The creature leaped the fence using the right hand on the T 265 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,520 post, curling its legs up and to the left to clear the fence 266 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:22,320 across the road in two or three strides, approximately 20 to 30 267 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,520 yards in front of her vehicle. She described the creature as 268 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,520 having dark brown hair approximately 48 inches long. 269 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:32,440 It seemed unconcerned about her approaching vehicle, didn't look 270 00:14:32,440 --> 00:14:35,000 in her direction, and appeared to be focused on reaching its 271 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:37,680 destination. The creature was lost from view 272 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:39,480 as it disappeared into a narrow Canyon. 273 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:43,560 This location is near the road crossing reported and report 274 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:48,520 16580, which occurred October 2006 near Concho, Arizona. 275 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:52,200 The witness also mentioned prior Class B activity during a 276 00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:57,160 camping trip South of Payson to the southern Massatal Mountains. 277 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,960 Around 1990 or 91 at night, she and her group heard repeated 278 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:04,160 knocking sounds from different directions resembling rock on 279 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:07,680 rock, rock against tree and a limb against a tree. 280 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:11,360 It says. BFO Investigator Tim Zaminski is 281 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:14,960 is semi retired and has been an active investigator since 2005. 282 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:19,840 He participated in the 2006 Arizona Wisconsin Expeditions 283 00:15:19,840 --> 00:15:24,840 and helped organize the 2000 and eight 2920 eleven, 12 and 15 284 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:28,760 Arizona Expeditions, as well as 2011 New Mexico Expedition. 285 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:31,600 These guys are really dedicated. It's amazing. 286 00:15:32,160 --> 00:15:33,480 Take a look at this next one here. 287 00:15:34,080 --> 00:15:36,320 This one was reported May 17th, 2004. 288 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,640 It looks like it actually happened back on November 7th, 289 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:41,240 1981. Says type of sighting. 290 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:45,320 Morning sighting in the Luca Chuca Mountains of northeast 291 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:48,240 Arizona. Like I said, November 7th was a 292 00:15:48,240 --> 00:15:50,680 sighting. Apache County location details 293 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:54,920 southwest of Cove, Arizona in the Luca Chuca Mountain range, 294 00:15:55,200 --> 00:15:58,880 approximately 8 to 10 miles up a winding Forest Rd. to the top of 295 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:03,920 the mountain nearest town, Cove Mountain Highway 33 observed. 296 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:07,640 It was the first day of the 1981 Navajo deer season. 297 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:12,120 I had haunted in the Lukachuke Mountains for years as a 298 00:16:12,120 --> 00:16:15,680 teenager with my brother T, Uncle, DJ and cousins. 299 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:20,320 At the time I was 20 years old. On November 7th, 1981, around 300 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,240 7:00 AM our hunting crew reached the top of the mountain 301 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:26,440 southwest of Cove, Arizona. The weather was cold with 302 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,120 shifting fog and frozen ground from the drizzle the night 303 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:33,000 before. 2 of my cousins and I plan to walk along the upper 304 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:35,280 mountain Ridge which arcs to the northwest. 305 00:16:35,720 --> 00:16:38,560 I packed my day pack, loaded my rifle, and begin following them. 306 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:43,040 By then my cousins had already gone ahead on a well used trail 307 00:16:43,040 --> 00:16:46,400 that rounded a hill to a saddle dividing the mountain range. 308 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:49,920 Wanting to catch up, I decided to climb over the hill rather 309 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:53,200 than follow the trail. As I reached the top and began 310 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:55,600 descending to the other side, I stopped and called out my 311 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:59,120 cousins names to locate them. Suddenly I heard the crashing of 312 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,960 oak brush below me 40 to 50 yards to my left. 313 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,480 To my shock I saw something walk downhill on two legs. 314 00:17:05,880 --> 00:17:09,440 The oak brush reached about armpit height on the creature. 315 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:12,599 At that moment an intense smell hit me. 316 00:17:12,960 --> 00:17:16,560 Musky, wet and indescribably foul, I was stunned. 317 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,280 The thoughts of shooting it briefly crossed my mind as I 318 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:22,319 looked at it through my rifle scope, but it moved too much 319 00:17:22,319 --> 00:17:24,640 like a human. I couldn't bring myself to pull 320 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,000 the trigger. I watched the creature walk down 321 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:30,680 to a larger trail below, approximately 70 to 80 yards 322 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,320 away, and disappeared into the forest. 323 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,960 I quickly descended the hill and made my way toward the Forest 324 00:17:36,960 --> 00:17:38,760 Rd. We had driven up, sticking to 325 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:42,160 the road until I reached our meeting area at the northwest 326 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,520 end of the Ridge. I believe the creature may have 327 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:46,560 followed me. As I walked along the road, I 328 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:50,280 could hear movement and the oak brush nearby to scare off 329 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:52,320 whatever was following me. I fired a single shot. 330 00:17:52,920 --> 00:17:56,200 What I saw that day was a very large, black, hairy being that 331 00:17:56,200 --> 00:17:59,600 walked upright in two legs. Its upper body was broad and 332 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:02,000 muscular and its hair appeared coarse. 333 00:18:02,440 --> 00:18:04,960 The smell was terrible. I'm certain that what I 334 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:08,640 encountered was a Bigfoot under also notice it says as a 335 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:11,040 creature walked downhill. I tried to look in my direction 336 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:13,880 but didn't turn far enough for me to see his face. 337 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:17,840 The oak brush was two to three feet taller than my head and I 338 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:21,440 am 5 foot 10. Afterward, I heard of two other 339 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:24,880 sightings Northwest of Cove. Time approximately 7:00 AM 340 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:28,600 conditions daylight morning with shifting fog and frozen ground. 341 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:33,600 Pine trees and oak brush along a mountainside, says follow up 342 00:18:33,600 --> 00:18:37,200 investigation by TF Sieminsky. I spoke with the witness over 343 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,600 the phone and can provide the following additional details. 344 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:43,480 The animal's coat was longer than fur and appeared coarse and 345 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:45,880 wet. The brush where the animal 346 00:18:45,880 --> 00:18:48,800 passed was taller than the witness, who was 5 foot 10. 347 00:18:49,320 --> 00:18:52,080 He estimates the creature may have been 8 feet tall and very 348 00:18:52,080 --> 00:18:54,160 muscular. The witness had a clearview of 349 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,760 the animal as it passed from left to right while he looked 350 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,520 downhill. The siding lasted about 30 351 00:18:59,520 --> 00:19:01,840 seconds as the animal moved quickly through the brush. 352 00:19:02,360 --> 00:19:04,520 Later that day, the witness returned with his hunting 353 00:19:04,520 --> 00:19:07,600 companions to show them the location of the sighting. 354 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:11,160 The witness has haunted in this area many times and now carries 355 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:14,840 a camera when he hunts. Yeah, hopefully he can get some 356 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:17,280 pictures of these things. We'll go ahead and do three more 357 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:19,560 of these. This one says it was submitted 358 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:22,880 October 12th, 2000. Actually happened back in July 359 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:25,680 of 1977. Daylight sighting reported by an 360 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:29,160 ex by an ex soldier. It says happened in Cochise 361 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:33,640 County, Arizona, like I said, July of 1977. 362 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:37,200 Location details about 10 to 15 minutes northwest of the town of 363 00:19:37,200 --> 00:19:40,760 Benson on Hwy. 10 across from a white ranch house with a road 364 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,120 leading down to the highway nearest town. 365 00:19:43,120 --> 00:19:44,960 Benson nearest Rd. Highway 10. 366 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:49,560 In the summer of 1977 I was in the US Army stationed at Fort 367 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:53,200 Huachuca, Arizona. During this period of military 368 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:55,800 career I was assigned to the Post Drill team. 369 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,960 As part of our duties that we participated in parades, special 370 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:00,880 ceremonies and military funerals. 371 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:05,680 Fort Huachuca is approximately 70 miles South of Tucson. 372 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:08,600 I remember it was a Saturday morning in July. 373 00:20:09,120 --> 00:20:11,800 We had to attend a funeral in a small Arizona town. 374 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:14,640 I don't recall the name of the town, but it was a beautiful, 375 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:16,520 clear day with no clouds in the sky. 376 00:20:17,120 --> 00:20:19,840 If you know anything about Arizona, it's desert and on a 377 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:21,640 clear day you can see it for miles. 378 00:20:22,080 --> 00:20:24,760 We boarded a military bus and began our trip. 379 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:29,560 Right outside the Fort Huachuca Gate is a small military town 380 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:32,600 called Sierra Vista. There is a main road from Sierra 381 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:36,200 Vista that leads to Hwy. 10, a major highway that runs through 382 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:39,200 Arizona. It takes about 15 to 20 minutes 383 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:41,320 to reach Highway 10 from Sierra Vista. 384 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:44,920 After getting onto Highway 10, we turned right heading north. 385 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:48,880 About 10 or 15 minutes later, the bus started jerking. 386 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:52,440 The driver pulled over and we stopped on the side of the road. 387 00:20:52,880 --> 00:20:54,880 Everyone got off the bus except me. 388 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,440 I was sitting on the left side of the bus, the driver's side, 389 00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:01,080 looking out the window at the passing traffic. 390 00:21:01,600 --> 00:21:05,240 On the far side of the road, I noticed a large White House with 391 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:08,720 a road leading away from it. This is significant because I 392 00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:10,600 believe that the house is still there. 393 00:21:11,120 --> 00:21:12,920 It seemed like some kind of a ranch. 394 00:21:13,360 --> 00:21:17,120 While I was sitting there, an 18 Wheeler passed by on the far 395 00:21:17,120 --> 00:21:20,880 side of the road heading South. Just as it passed I saw 396 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:24,040 something coming from the gully on the far side of the road. 397 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,520 At first I wasn't sure what I was seeing. 398 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:30,760 My mind initially thought it might be a bear, but as a figure 399 00:21:30,760 --> 00:21:34,640 continued up the embankment I realized it was walking on two 400 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,680 feet. A second thought was, is that a 401 00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:40,920 gorilla? That creature was dark tan with 402 00:21:40,920 --> 00:21:44,160 long hair and you could clearly see its muscular build and long 403 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:47,200 flowing arms. As it climbed the embankment it 404 00:21:47,200 --> 00:21:50,160 turned its head and it felt like time stopped. 405 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,960 When I saw its face I could tell it had human like features. 406 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:57,400 It's hard to explain, but it looked like a big hairy man. 407 00:21:57,840 --> 00:22:01,320 The expression on his face showed fear, as though it was 408 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,840 frightened. The creature kept looking back 409 00:22:03,840 --> 00:22:06,680 while running and I could see his chest when it turned toward 410 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:09,560 the highway. I believe the sound of the 18 411 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,720 Wheeler scared it. I sat there for about 45 seconds 412 00:22:12,720 --> 00:22:15,480 watching it run up the road leading from the White House. 413 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:18,240 Its speed and long strides were incredible. 414 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:20,960 Despite the heat, it ran effortlessly. 415 00:22:21,360 --> 00:22:24,120 Eventually, it turned off the road into the desert and 416 00:22:24,120 --> 00:22:26,320 disappeared. None of my friends saw the 417 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:28,680 creature because they were playing around the other side of 418 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:30,680 the bus. For the rest of the day, I 419 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:32,360 couldn't think about anything else. 420 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:36,080 Later that night, when I had time to think more clearly, I 421 00:22:36,080 --> 00:22:39,240 reflected on the event. After thinking about the 422 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:42,920 sighting, I concluded that the creature must have come down to 423 00:22:42,920 --> 00:22:46,600 the road out of curiosity. However, the sound of the 18 424 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:49,560 Wheeler likely scared it, prompting it to flee at full 425 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:52,240 speed. It's tan collar blended well 426 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:55,120 with the desert, making it easy to miss unless someone looked 427 00:22:55,120 --> 00:22:57,640 directly at it. I believe this creature is 428 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,720 intelligent and has likely learned how to avoid detection. 429 00:23:01,160 --> 00:23:04,000 It can probably approach humans closely without being noticed. 430 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:06,520 Shooting such a creature would be difficult. 431 00:23:06,880 --> 00:23:10,040 It has human like features that make it feel almost like murder. 432 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:14,520 I estimated it stood over 6 feet tall and weighed at least £300. 433 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:18,360 It's powerful build was striking with a with broad shoulders, 434 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:20,960 visible muscles in the arm and strong legs. 435 00:23:21,480 --> 00:23:24,720 I feel sorry for the creature, imagining it lives a solitary 436 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,200 life. Despite this, it seems to enjoy 437 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:29,000 its freedom and reigns over its domain. 438 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:32,160 I believe proof of its existence will eventually surface given 439 00:23:32,160 --> 00:23:36,160 humanity's expansion and its curiosity since times and 440 00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:39,320 conditions around midday, clear skies extremely hot, typical of 441 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:42,760 Arizona in July. Visible visibility was excellent 442 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:46,360 and you could see it for miles. Environment Arizona Desert. 443 00:23:46,360 --> 00:23:48,880 Across the highway was a large White House with the road 444 00:23:48,880 --> 00:23:50,920 leading from it. It appeared to be a ranch. 445 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:55,120 Follow up investigation reported by investigator Richard Huckle 446 00:23:55,120 --> 00:23:57,800 Bridge. The witness was very descriptive 447 00:23:57,800 --> 00:23:59,600 and convincing. I believe he generally observed 448 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:01,800 a Bigfoot. He reported seeing a creature 449 00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:04,320 about 50 feet away when it emerged from a culvert under a 450 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:07,280 highway. It proceeded N across the 451 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:11,320 highway and into the desert. The witness described its man 452 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:14,320 like face and powerful build. He also mentioned that it's 453 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:16,480 reaction to the 8 Wheeler indicated fear. 454 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:20,120 Despite years having passed, the witness was still shaken by the 455 00:24:20,120 --> 00:24:22,240 experience. He reported the incident 456 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:24,560 reluctantly, fearing disbelief or ridicule. 457 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:28,000 However, he seemed relieved to share his story with someone who 458 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,320 took it seriously. Cool. 459 00:24:30,520 --> 00:24:32,120 The state was sleeping in a culvert. 460 00:24:32,120 --> 00:24:34,600 Maybe just kind of escaping the heat, taking a little nap or 461 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:35,560 something. I wonder. 462 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:38,480 OK, we'll do two more. This one was submitted January 463 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:41,880 15th, 2004. Looks like it actually happened 464 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:45,720 in July of 1983. Happened in Cucaneno county, 465 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:47,680 Arizona. Location details. 466 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:50,680 We had a Labrador retriever. He was not very sharp but was 467 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:53,040 unafraid of anything and wanted to follow me everywhere. 468 00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:56,200 On these occasions, however, I find him at the back of the tent 469 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:59,080 shivering with fright. He refused to leave the tent and 470 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:01,200 fought me to stay inside. Wow. 471 00:25:01,480 --> 00:25:04,560 Nearest town Sedona and Flagstaff, nearest road 89 A 472 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:08,160 observed my family at the time was very much in the camping. 473 00:25:08,160 --> 00:25:10,720 To this day I still hunt and fish whenever the opportunity 474 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,840 presents itself. We camp somewhere in the Oak 475 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:17,000 Creek Canyon, Slide Rock area along the river. 476 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,080 As usual, I wanted off on my own to fish. 477 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:23,920 I was fishing on the bank with the force behind me, heavily 478 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:25,840 wooded and filled with dense underbrush. 479 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:30,080 Suddenly I heard footsteps, heavy thumping steps. 480 00:25:30,360 --> 00:25:32,280 Not typical human or animal ones. 481 00:25:32,640 --> 00:25:35,800 When I turned around to look, I saw nothing, and then the sound 482 00:25:35,800 --> 00:25:38,040 stopped. I shrugged it off and resumed 483 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,440 fishing, but then I heard thumping again. 484 00:25:40,960 --> 00:25:44,800 This time when I looked, it stopped again, but I heard 485 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:48,280 heavy, deep breathing. Terrified, I flattened my back 486 00:25:48,280 --> 00:25:51,440 against a tree, trying to peer around it while staying still. 487 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:55,640 I was only 13 at the time. For about 20 minutes I stayed 488 00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:59,760 motionless, my back pressed flat against the tree, searching for 489 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,520 the sound of the noise. I kept hearing the thumping 490 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:05,760 steps and occasional breathing. It felt so close. 491 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,120 Finally the sound stopped and I regained some courage. 492 00:26:09,600 --> 00:26:12,720 I brushed it off as my imagination as I resumed 493 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:15,560 fishing, but I couldn't shake the feeling of being watched. 494 00:26:16,120 --> 00:26:19,400 Then I heard the thumping again, along with the breathing, and 495 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:22,360 this time I saw it. A shadow in the dark woods. 496 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,640 It was unmistakable, a dark brown or black figure with 497 00:26:25,640 --> 00:26:29,680 shaggy 3 inch long fur. It was six to seven feet tall 498 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:33,920 and about 35 to 40 feet away. As soon as I saw it, it moved 499 00:26:33,920 --> 00:26:37,280 away at an angle and disappeared into the thick woods. 500 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,760 Other witnesses, our Labrador retriever, who was typically 501 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,440 fearless and follow me everywhere, behaved unusually. 502 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:47,400 He was untrained and often a handful, but never frightened. 503 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:49,880 However, on several occasions, once during the day and several 504 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:52,880 times at night, I found him shivering uncontrollably at the 505 00:26:52,880 --> 00:26:55,400 back of the tent. He refused to come out and 506 00:26:55,400 --> 00:26:57,760 actively resisted when I tried to make him leave. 507 00:26:58,360 --> 00:27:01,760 Time and condition Mid to late afternoon force with dense 508 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:04,920 undergrowth. In the follow up investigation, 509 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:07,480 it says during an interview, the witness provided the following 510 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,840 details. The encounter was brief but very 511 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:11,920 close. The animal was in view for about 512 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:14,560 3 to 4 seconds. The animal had a lighter 513 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:17,440 coloration around his face. It walked bipedally with 514 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:20,080 slightly bent knees, moving smoothly and quickly. 515 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:22,800 The witness believes the animal was aware of his presence but 516 00:27:22,800 --> 00:27:25,720 was not threatened. It clearly was not a human or 517 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:27,680 bear. The witness described it as more 518 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:31,000 slender than the creature in the Fame, the Patterson Gimlin film, 519 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,560 estimating its weight at around 400 lbs. 520 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:36,880 They had a human like nose. While the witness was hearing 521 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:40,520 footsteps and breathing behind him, two or three other people 522 00:27:40,560 --> 00:27:43,560 walked by. During this time, the breathing 523 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:46,200 and stepping noises momentarily ceased. 524 00:27:46,360 --> 00:27:49,240 Yeah, that's pretty wild. OK, we'll do one more here. 525 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:52,080 OK, so this last one here, I hope you've enjoyed the show 526 00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:53,520 today. If you have, don't forget to hit 527 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:55,840 the like follow subscribe button. 528 00:27:55,840 --> 00:27:57,840 Doesn't cost anything and it really does help out the 529 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:01,560 algorithm. This one says the sighting 530 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:04,280 actually happened in the summer of 1992 August. 531 00:28:04,600 --> 00:28:07,320 It was reported October 29th, 2013. 532 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:11,760 Memory told of a daylight sighting and parallel chase in 533 00:28:11,760 --> 00:28:14,680 the Gila River bottoms while riding horseback. 534 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:19,200 Location Details This is Maricopa County. 535 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:22,640 It was north of a farm on the north side of Watermelon Rd. 536 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:26,800 which ended with a riverbed. Starts nearest town Gila Bend 537 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:30,320 nearest Rd. Watermelon Rd. observed this 538 00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:34,320 happened in Gila Bend, Arizona. My sister and her friend went 539 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:37,080 horseback riding down to the river bottom just north of the 540 00:28:37,080 --> 00:28:39,960 farm we lived on. I decided to ride out and meet 541 00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:42,440 them, so I took one of our gentle horses that never got 542 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:45,160 excited, jumped on him bareback and set off. 543 00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:49,120 My parents, two dogs and Rottweilers came along with me. 544 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:53,360 When I reached the North End of the farm, I turned W to ride 545 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:57,160 parallel with the Gila River. There was a barbed wire fence 546 00:28:57,160 --> 00:29:01,160 between me and the river bottom which was overgrown with salt 547 00:29:01,160 --> 00:29:03,960 cedar trees. A cement ditch run along the 548 00:29:03,960 --> 00:29:07,680 other side of the road leading to a large sump filled with farm 549 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:10,720 runoff water. As we approached an opening in 550 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,880 the fence, the dog started sniffing the air and acting 551 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:17,440 excited while the horse grew noticeably antsy. 552 00:29:18,000 --> 00:29:21,200 I assumed they were reacting to the scent of my sister's horses 553 00:29:21,200 --> 00:29:24,000 nearby. Suddenly the horse stopped and 554 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:25,840 reared slightly and began to panic. 555 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:29,480 When I looked around, I saw the dogs running back through the 556 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:32,960 field toward my parents house. I then heard something and 557 00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:35,720 looked toward the trees. Standing behind a tree and 558 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,360 looking straight at me was what I initially thought was a 559 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:40,480 gorilla. Then I stepped out from behind 560 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:44,160 the tree into full view. It was very tall, the top of the 561 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:47,200 fence didn't even reach its leg, and it was covered from head to 562 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:51,080 toe and long matted brown hair with salt cedar branches tangled 563 00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:53,160 in it. It stood there looking at me 564 00:29:53,160 --> 00:29:56,280 with a curious expression. I held the horse as long as I 565 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:59,560 could, trying to comprehend what I was seeing, but I was riding 566 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:02,040 bareback and knew I couldn't stay on much longer. 567 00:30:02,520 --> 00:30:05,240 Eventually I let the horse take off running toward the road 568 00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:08,560 leading back to the house. We had to run about 1/4 of a 569 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:11,520 mile along the river. The horse was at full gallop, 570 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:15,320 yet this creature seemed to keep up, running on two legs through 571 00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:18,960 the salt Cedars parallel to us. When we reached the road and 572 00:30:18,960 --> 00:30:21,680 turned toward the house, I looked back. 573 00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:23,800 It was standing there watching us. 574 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:26,760 I rode home as fast as I could and told my dad and brother, who 575 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:28,880 laughed at me and said I was imagining things. 576 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:32,520 However, they drove to the river bottom to look for my sister and 577 00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:34,880 her friend. They didn't see anything 578 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:37,440 unusual. When my sister and her friend 579 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:40,280 returned, they said their horses had acted scared while coming 580 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:42,640 out of the river, but that they hadn't seen anything. 581 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:45,400 A few years later my dad and uncle found a strange set of 582 00:30:45,400 --> 00:30:48,880 large barefoot tracks with what appeared to be claws in the mud 583 00:30:49,080 --> 00:30:51,960 near the same location. My dad and uncle discovered 584 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:55,600 large primate like tracks with claws years later near the area. 585 00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:57,800 Other witnesses, none. Other stories. 586 00:30:57,800 --> 00:30:59,320 Yes. I was told a few years later 587 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:02,560 that two kids had gone to the river and returned scared, 588 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:05,520 claiming a gorilla had chased them in the river bottom. 589 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:08,520 I didn't know them and I had never told anyone outside my 590 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:12,280 family about what I saw because I didn't want to be teased. 591 00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:14,840 I still prefer to remain anonymous. 592 00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:17,360 Wow. It says time and conditions, 593 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:20,720 late afternoon or early evening environment, dry river bottom 594 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:24,840 covered salt cedar trees. Investigation follow up, it says 595 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:28,360 done by TF Szyminski. I spoke with the witness by 596 00:31:28,360 --> 00:31:30,520 phone. Although this event occurred in 597 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:34,400 1992, she recalls it clearly due to how stressful it was. 598 00:31:34,400 --> 00:31:37,840 Additional details include she estimated the distance from her 599 00:31:37,840 --> 00:31:41,080 position to the creature beyond the fence to be about 50 feet. 600 00:31:41,320 --> 00:31:44,120 That's close. Regarding the curious look on 601 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:46,880 his face, she clarified that it was not a threatening 602 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:48,840 expression. However, her focus is primarily 603 00:31:48,840 --> 00:31:52,560 on trying to control her horse. Her initial thought when she saw 604 00:31:52,560 --> 00:31:55,560 the creature was that it was a gorilla staring at her, and when 605 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:57,880 it stepped into full view, it was evident that it was not a 606 00:31:57,880 --> 00:32:01,240 gorilla but a very large biped. His face was flat and human 607 00:32:01,240 --> 00:32:04,600 like, not gorilla like. The animal's hair was dark brown 608 00:32:04,600 --> 00:32:07,160 and matted. The incident seemed to last 609 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:09,680 several minutes, though it was difficult to gauge the time 610 00:32:09,960 --> 00:32:11,400 while trying to control the horse. 611 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:15,040 Seeing the creature step out in full view, noticing the branches 612 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:18,080 tangled in its matted hair and realizing it was running 613 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:21,840 parallel to her galloping horse indicated the encounter. 614 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:23,440 It was more than a fleeting moment. 615 00:32:23,720 --> 00:32:25,920 She was surprised by how the animal moved quickly through the 616 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:28,160 brush. I found this to be a credible 617 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:31,200 daylight sighting. Yeah, definitely. 618 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:33,560 Some great Bigfoot reports out of Arizona. 619 00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:36,280 Very fun stuff. They're learning about Sasquatch 620 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:37,600 living in that desert environment. 621 00:32:37,840 --> 00:32:40,560 Until next time, this is UFO warning over now.