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I got a screen of 18 00:01:08.439 --> 00:01:11.799 going on here. Something just kill my dog? Something killed your dog? 19 00:01:12.560 --> 00:01:15.120 My dog? We're flying through the or over the trade. I don't know 20 00:01:15.200 --> 00:01:21.400 how it did it, okay, damn, and I'm really confused. All 21 00:01:21.519 --> 00:01:23.239 I saw was my dog coming over the fence, and they did when you 22 00:01:23.319 --> 00:01:26.799 hit the girl. I didn't seen any cars. Also I saw was my 23 00:01:26.840 --> 00:01:45.560 dog coming over the fence. D one, What what are you reputting? 24 00:01:46.560 --> 00:01:57.040 We got someone or something crawling around out here? Do you see what it 25 00:01:57.079 --> 00:02:00.840 was worth? It was? It ending up right here? Looking up through 26 00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:02.400 the window now and I don't need anything. I don't want to go outside. 27 00:02:05.799 --> 00:02:12.560 Ready, Hello, get the body out here? What went on out 28 00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:15.560 there? I thought of a bitch about sixty foot nine? I don't know, 29 00:02:15.840 --> 00:02:19.319 easy and the out there Yep, I'm walking right heah. I was 30 00:02:19.439 --> 00:02:22.919 nineteen in nineteen eighty four and I traveled to Vancouver, BC to visit my 31 00:02:22.960 --> 00:02:25.719 older brother. During my visit, we decided to spend a day at a 32 00:02:25.759 --> 00:02:30.759 small lake near Vancouver. We rented a canoe and I took my brother's two 33 00:02:30.800 --> 00:02:35.319 sons, aged thirteen and sixteen for a paddle around the lake. As we 34 00:02:35.319 --> 00:02:38.759 were enjoying ourselves, we noticed a rope swing along the shore about half a 35 00:02:38.840 --> 00:02:42.919 kilometer away from the picnic area. I decided to take a swing on it 36 00:02:42.960 --> 00:02:46.599 before continuing our journey around the lake. As we approached a small outcropping about 37 00:02:46.639 --> 00:02:52.840 another half kilometer away, we noticed rocks being tossed into the water. Assuming 38 00:02:52.879 --> 00:02:55.639 it was just some teenagers fooling around, I made sure to announce our presence 39 00:02:55.639 --> 00:03:00.639 to avoid getting hit. However, to my surprise, a very large rock 40 00:03:00.680 --> 00:03:04.960 flew between the boy's heads. Concerned for their safety, I quickly jumped out 41 00:03:05.000 --> 00:03:07.520 of the canoe. I heard a few more splashes, indicating that more large 42 00:03:07.639 --> 00:03:12.879 rocks were being thrown. Determined to confront the person responsible, I ran up 43 00:03:12.919 --> 00:03:15.680 onto the outcropping. From a distance, I saw what I initially thought was 44 00:03:15.680 --> 00:03:20.599 a large man wearing a tattered red bush jacket. He was about twenty five 45 00:03:20.719 --> 00:03:23.039 or thirty feet away from me, running into the bushes. I yelled at 46 00:03:23.080 --> 00:03:27.960 him and started chasing after him. After taking a few steps, he emerged 47 00:03:28.000 --> 00:03:30.400 from behind a tree and approached me, waving his arms to move the branches 48 00:03:30.400 --> 00:03:35.400 out of his way, snarling and pushing his arms in emotion that suggested he 49 00:03:35.439 --> 00:03:38.400 wanted me to go away. It was then that I realized the tattered jacket 50 00:03:38.439 --> 00:03:43.159 was actually long hair, and what I thought were tattered cuffs were actually six 51 00:03:43.199 --> 00:03:46.199 inch strands of hair hanging from his arms. His body was covered in thick 52 00:03:46.199 --> 00:03:51.439 hair with calics sticking out, giving the impression of tattered clothing. I crouched 53 00:03:51.479 --> 00:03:54.080 slightly and put my hands out in a non threatening manner, frozen in disbelief 54 00:03:54.120 --> 00:03:58.240 at what I was witnessing. Every time I looked at his face, he 55 00:03:58.240 --> 00:04:01.360 would snarl and bear his teeth at me. His teeth resembled human incisors, 56 00:04:01.439 --> 00:04:05.479 but his canines were longer, resembling those of a canine. I noticed that 57 00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:09.400 the inside of his lips were bright red, which made me wonder if he 58 00:04:09.439 --> 00:04:13.560 had been eating a fresh kill. However, upon closer inspection, I saw 59 00:04:13.599 --> 00:04:16.079 no blood on his mouth their body. It was simply the natural color of 60 00:04:16.120 --> 00:04:20.519 the inside of his mouth. He seemed frustrated by my close proximity to him. 61 00:04:20.600 --> 00:04:25.079 He raised his hands to his face, rushing his fingers down in frustration. 62 00:04:25.680 --> 00:04:28.680 He snarled at me again, but I couldn't move. I didn't want 63 00:04:28.720 --> 00:04:30.680 to turn my back on it. We stood there, staring at each other 64 00:04:30.759 --> 00:04:33.680 for a moment. It felt like he had never been this close to a 65 00:04:33.759 --> 00:04:38.800 human before, as he seemed to take the opportunity to examine me closely as 66 00:04:38.839 --> 00:04:42.399 well. However, every time our eyes met, he would bare his teeth 67 00:04:42.439 --> 00:04:46.600 and snarl. I tried to avoid direct eye contact, but I noticed that 68 00:04:46.639 --> 00:04:49.120 the area around his eyes was covered in short, tan colored hair, giving 69 00:04:49.120 --> 00:04:53.800 it a rough texture. I couldn't help but notice his eyes, which appeared 70 00:04:53.800 --> 00:04:58.040 black or had very large pupils. His eyelids were human like but slightly sunken, 71 00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:00.839 and he had high, wide cheekbones. I remember thinking that his hairstyle 72 00:05:00.920 --> 00:05:04.920 resembled the shaggy hair worn by rock bands at that time, with bangs covering 73 00:05:04.959 --> 00:05:09.319 his forehead. Once again, he caught me looking at his eyes and snarled. 74 00:05:09.839 --> 00:05:12.680 I lowered my gaze and noticed his penis and scrowed him, which were 75 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:15.120 small and tightly pressed against his body. It was clear to me that he 76 00:05:15.160 --> 00:05:18.120 was a real being, not a coat or a costume, but a flesh 77 00:05:18.120 --> 00:05:23.439 and blood creature resembling a wild man or animal. He stood about seven feet 78 00:05:23.439 --> 00:05:27.160 tall. With a large barrel chest and a powerful build. Despite his odd 79 00:05:27.199 --> 00:05:30.639 appearance, I didn't find him ugly. At one point, he sniffed the 80 00:05:30.680 --> 00:05:33.319 air, and his lips twitched as his nose wrinkled. He glanced past me 81 00:05:33.360 --> 00:05:36.839 and snarled again. Curious, I quickly turned my head to see what had 82 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:41.560 caught his attention. Behind me, It was the boy's paddling back to where 83 00:05:41.600 --> 00:05:45.079 I had come ashore. When I looked back, he had vanished. I 84 00:05:45.120 --> 00:05:48.079 was left wondering what I had just witnessed and questioning its reality. I was 85 00:05:48.160 --> 00:05:51.000 curious about where he could have disappeared, just so quickly, as if he 86 00:05:51.040 --> 00:05:56.360 had simply vanished into thin air. Though I considered leaving, my curiosity and 87 00:05:56.360 --> 00:06:00.439 bewilderment outweighed my fear. I took a few steps forward and looked around a 88 00:06:00.480 --> 00:06:02.240 tree, but I couldn't see him. Little did I know, he was 89 00:06:02.279 --> 00:06:06.279 standing between two trees, his head and shoulders blending him with the branches. 90 00:06:06.920 --> 00:06:11.399 The calyx of his auburn hair matched the red bark of the tree so perfectly 91 00:06:11.439 --> 00:06:14.920 that he appeared as a third trunk between them. Just as I was about 92 00:06:14.959 --> 00:06:18.279 to continue forward, he spotted me approaching and swiftly raised his arms, charging 93 00:06:18.319 --> 00:06:23.160 towards me. Startled, I turned and ran back to the canoe. He 94 00:06:23.199 --> 00:06:26.600 was about forty or fifty feet away from me, but he closed that distance 95 00:06:26.600 --> 00:06:29.399 in the time it took me to cover the ten feet back to the canoe. 96 00:06:29.879 --> 00:06:31.519 I glanced behind me to see how close he was getting, and caught 97 00:06:31.519 --> 00:06:34.839 a flash of red. In that moment. He truly looked ugly, with 98 00:06:34.879 --> 00:06:40.399 his lips and nostrils resembling the depictions of totem poles. His lips were flipped 99 00:06:40.399 --> 00:06:43.920 outwards, similar to how I had seen apes do, and his nostrils appeared 100 00:06:43.959 --> 00:06:47.279 swollen and engorged with blood. This made them appear larger and emphasized the red 101 00:06:47.279 --> 00:06:51.519 color, intensifying the fear factor. I don't recall hearing much sound during the 102 00:06:51.639 --> 00:06:56.480 encounter. He seemed careful not to give himself away to the boys. I 103 00:06:56.519 --> 00:06:59.720 believe he may have been hissing or emitting a muffled shriek. I did, 104 00:06:59.759 --> 00:07:02.000 how ever, feel a tingling sensation, though I couldn't determine if it was 105 00:07:02.040 --> 00:07:08.160 from sheer fear or from vibrations caused by infrasound. The First Nations people often 106 00:07:08.199 --> 00:07:12.000 speak of how sasquatch can raise your memory, and indeed I could barely bring 107 00:07:12.040 --> 00:07:15.800 myself to think about what had happened, let alone talk about it until now. 108 00:07:15.279 --> 00:07:18.920 The boys, who were half hata, immediately recognized the rocks being thrown 109 00:07:18.959 --> 00:07:24.079 as the work of a sasquatch and urged me not to investigate. However, 110 00:07:24.160 --> 00:07:27.800 I couldn't resist the urge to explore further. As I entered the canoe and 111 00:07:27.839 --> 00:07:30.720 turned to sit backwards in the rear to paddle, I caught a glimpse of 112 00:07:30.720 --> 00:07:33.160 his leg and foot pushing himself back from the edge of the bank. He 113 00:07:33.240 --> 00:07:36.879 slid to a stop, preventing himself from coming down the shallow bank after me. 114 00:07:38.360 --> 00:07:42.000 As the boys paddle vigorously to distance ourselves from the shore, I watched 115 00:07:42.040 --> 00:07:46.240 him stand between two trees, ensuring that we left. His face had returned 116 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:48.839 to its normal appearance. The hair on his foot blended with the ground, 117 00:07:49.000 --> 00:07:53.480 making it appear as though his foot was a root tapering off. At the 118 00:07:53.560 --> 00:07:56.800 last second, I reached out with the paddle and lightly ruffled the hair to 119 00:07:56.839 --> 00:08:01.480 confirm what I had suspected. The paddle came down harder than intended and accidentally 120 00:08:01.519 --> 00:08:05.079 smacked his foot. Surprisingly he didn't react or flinch. I kept my gaze 121 00:08:05.079 --> 00:08:09.040 fixed on him, never once diverted my eyes. As we stood about thirty 122 00:08:09.079 --> 00:08:13.639 feet apart. He blended seamlessly with the surrounding trees, becoming indistinguishable from the 123 00:08:13.720 --> 00:08:18.360 lush foliage. We were approximately one hundred feet away when the sixteen year old 124 00:08:18.360 --> 00:08:22.959 beside me uttered something, prompting me to turn my head slightly in order to 125 00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:26.040 catch his words. In that split second, the towering figure slipped away, 126 00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:31.199 vanishing into the dense forest. The middle tree where he had stood was now 127 00:08:31.240 --> 00:08:33.480 empty, and that was the last glimpse I caught of him, floating in 128 00:08:33.480 --> 00:08:37.679 the tranquil lake. We discussed the bewildering encounter for a few minutes. I 129 00:08:37.759 --> 00:08:41.720 was still in a state of shock, unable to tear my eyes away from 130 00:08:41.720 --> 00:08:45.000 the spot where he had disappeared. The others assured me that what I had 131 00:08:45.000 --> 00:08:48.120 witnessed was a sasquatch. However, I never mustered the courage to speak to 132 00:08:48.159 --> 00:08:52.480 my brother about it. I merely acknowledged that I had encountered one, leaving 133 00:08:52.480 --> 00:08:56.720 it to the boys to recount the details to him. My brother, a 134 00:08:56.799 --> 00:09:01.759 firm believer in the existence of sasquatch inquired about my experience. They were eager 135 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:03.799 to report it to someone, but the mere thought of it overwhelmed me. 136 00:09:05.240 --> 00:09:09.440 I couldn't bring myself to discuss what had transpired or revisit that haunting a location. 137 00:09:09.120 --> 00:09:13.360 My brother seemed to understand my reluctance and assured me that one day, 138 00:09:13.679 --> 00:09:16.039 when I was ready, I would share my encounter with the world. He 139 00:09:16.120 --> 00:09:20.759 promised to be there for me, offering on wavering support. Sadly, he 140 00:09:20.799 --> 00:09:24.879 passed away several years ago, never having the chance to hear about my extraordinary 141 00:09:24.919 --> 00:09:28.799 experience. I often find myself yearning to have shared it with him, to 142 00:09:28.879 --> 00:09:31.799 have seen the awe and wonder in his eyes. As I recounted the encounter. 143 00:09:31.639 --> 00:09:35.000 In the early hours of August twenty sixth, my two cousins were driving 144 00:09:35.039 --> 00:09:39.879 back home from Minnoight, taking the back roads for a quicker route. As 145 00:09:39.879 --> 00:09:43.600 they approached their home on Country Road seven, about two or three miles away, 146 00:09:43.679 --> 00:09:46.159 they noticed something peculiar. On the left side of the road in the 147 00:09:46.159 --> 00:09:50.440 northbound lane stood a massive, brown, hairy creature standing at a towering height 148 00:09:50.440 --> 00:09:54.200 of seven to eight feet. Startled, they slowed down their speed of fifty 149 00:09:54.240 --> 00:09:58.720 to fifty five miles per hour and tapped on the brakes. As they passed 150 00:09:58.720 --> 00:10:01.879 by. In the glow of the break lights, they caught another glimpse of 151 00:10:01.879 --> 00:10:05.759 the creature before speeding home in a panic, reaching speeds of at least ninety 152 00:10:05.799 --> 00:10:09.720 miles per hour. Upon arriving at one of my cousin's houses, they woke 153 00:10:09.799 --> 00:10:13.039 up my uncle and shared their encounter, claiming they had seen big Foot. 154 00:10:13.639 --> 00:10:16.159 Skeptical, I was awakened next and dismissed their story, thinking it was a 155 00:10:16.200 --> 00:10:20.360 mere fabrication. However, their fear and trembling convinced me that they had indeed 156 00:10:20.360 --> 00:10:26.320 witnessed something out of the ordinary. Determined to investigate, I gathered two spotlights, 157 00:10:26.399 --> 00:10:28.759 one with a brightness of five million and another with three point five million 158 00:10:28.840 --> 00:10:33.360 limens. Additionally, my uncle had a one million limen light. We asked 159 00:10:33.360 --> 00:10:37.240 my cousins to show us the exact location, and after they calmed down slightly, 160 00:10:37.279 --> 00:10:41.000 they agreed. Leaving their car behind, we hopped into my aunt's van 161 00:10:41.039 --> 00:10:45.480 and headed north. They guided us to the spot and I marked it by 162 00:10:45.519 --> 00:10:50.200 tossing out a full water bottle. Curious about the creature's direction and any potential 163 00:10:50.240 --> 00:10:52.679 sightings, I asked my cousins. One of them mentioned that it might have 164 00:10:52.759 --> 00:10:56.840 been moving west. With this information, we turned onto Country Road six, 165 00:10:58.039 --> 00:11:01.000 just north of White Shield and traveled about one or two miles west before taking 166 00:11:01.000 --> 00:11:05.320 a northbound turn onto Country Road five. As we drove, we scanned the 167 00:11:05.360 --> 00:11:09.480 cut wheat fields with our spotlights. I sat on the passenger side while my 168 00:11:09.600 --> 00:11:13.919 uncle drove, both of us eagerly searching for any signs of the creature. 169 00:11:13.440 --> 00:11:18.399 Suddenly, I caught a glimpse of bright red eyes reflecting the light. Urging 170 00:11:18.440 --> 00:11:20.720 my uncle to stop. I realized that the creature was on all fours, 171 00:11:20.759 --> 00:11:24.519 moving west towards us. It eventually came to a halt and appeared to sit 172 00:11:24.559 --> 00:11:28.840 down, resembling a guerrilla from the movies. We sat there, captivated for 173 00:11:28.879 --> 00:11:33.759 about three to five minutes, trying to comprehend the surreal sight before us. 174 00:11:33.240 --> 00:11:37.720 As the realization sank in that we don't have guerrillas in North Dakota, my 175 00:11:37.799 --> 00:11:41.600 uncle noticed two more sets of eyes behind the one we were observing. My 176 00:11:41.679 --> 00:11:46.000 cousins began screaming and cursing, demanding that we leave. In contact the authorities 177 00:11:46.320 --> 00:11:50.200 such as the police and Game and Fish Department, responding to their police We 178 00:11:50.279 --> 00:11:52.679 turned around and hurriedly made our way back. Just as we were leaving, 179 00:11:52.759 --> 00:11:56.440 the creature stood up, prompting me to urge everyone to hasten and summon the 180 00:11:56.480 --> 00:12:01.360 Game and Fish Department. Upon reaching my house, my cousin called the Bureau 181 00:12:01.399 --> 00:12:03.919 of Indian Affairs or BIA for short, who assured us that they would inform 182 00:12:05.000 --> 00:12:07.480 the game warden. My uncle and I instructed my cousin to inform them that 183 00:12:07.519 --> 00:12:11.559 we would return to the location and wait for the game warden's arrival. While 184 00:12:11.559 --> 00:12:16.519 my cousins stayed behind, my cousin's husband insisted on accompanying us. As we 185 00:12:16.559 --> 00:12:20.120 turned onto Country Road five, we were greeted by a pungent smell of urine 186 00:12:20.120 --> 00:12:24.840 and a musty, sweet and foul loader. It was not emanating from us 187 00:12:24.879 --> 00:12:28.000 as I checked the van's interior, which smelled better than the outside. Intrigued, 188 00:12:28.120 --> 00:12:31.559 we stopped and listened, noticing the headlights of a truck on Country Road 189 00:12:31.600 --> 00:12:35.120 six. It turned out to be the game warden. We flagged him down, 190 00:12:35.240 --> 00:12:39.720 shared all the information we had gathered, and he agreed to investigate the 191 00:12:39.759 --> 00:12:43.840 field, heading east with the spotlights illuminating the area while conversing, my uncle 192 00:12:43.919 --> 00:12:48.000 suggested that we try calling out to the creature. My cousin's husband attempted a 193 00:12:48.039 --> 00:12:52.639 howling sound, and to our surprise, we received a faint response from the 194 00:12:52.679 --> 00:12:56.559 southwest, about half to one mile away. Since there were no cattle in 195 00:12:56.559 --> 00:13:00.559 the vicinity, we decided to head in that direction. We stopped we believed 196 00:13:00.559 --> 00:13:05.360 the sound originated, rolled down the windows and listened intently. Strangely, there 197 00:13:05.440 --> 00:13:09.440 was complete silence, devoid of crickets, birds, or grasshoppers chirping. Disappointed, 198 00:13:09.679 --> 00:13:13.679 we turned back and encountered the game warden once again. We continued searching 199 00:13:13.759 --> 00:13:18.720 until seven am that morning, noticing the abundance of marshes and dense weeds providing 200 00:13:18.720 --> 00:13:22.639 apple hiding spots. The following day, we embarked on a quest to find 201 00:13:22.639 --> 00:13:28.080 footprints in the cut wheat field and ditch. We discovered impressions measuring approximately fifteen 202 00:13:28.120 --> 00:13:31.639 inches in length and five and a half to six inches in width. We 203 00:13:31.720 --> 00:13:37.440 informed a BIA officer about our findings and he arrived to take photographs. The 204 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:41.279 footprints pointed east, and as we tracked them, we stumbled upon three additional 205 00:13:41.320 --> 00:13:45.840 sets that seemed to zig zag around. After approximately thirty minutes. We traced 206 00:13:45.840 --> 00:13:48.679 the footprints to a row of trees. In that area. We noticed piles 207 00:13:48.720 --> 00:13:54.120 of cut hay, snapped pine tree branches with oozing sap, and sunflower or 208 00:13:54.159 --> 00:13:58.919 tall weed stems. Curiously, there were no tall weeds nearby. We explored 209 00:13:58.960 --> 00:14:01.000 further and found a marsh at the end of the tree row about two hundred 210 00:14:01.080 --> 00:14:05.080 yards away, with similar wheat stems. On August thirty first, my uncle 211 00:14:05.120 --> 00:14:09.320 and I deduced a potential path of movement, speculating that the creature followed marshes 212 00:14:09.360 --> 00:14:13.600 and small ponds, possibly for drinking water. To test our theory, we 213 00:14:13.679 --> 00:14:18.360 ventured west of White Shield and heard a low screen. A dog residing in 214 00:14:18.399 --> 00:14:22.879 a farmhouse nearby began barking the location where we spotted the creature and where we 215 00:14:22.879 --> 00:14:26.960 heard the scream, a line with our hypothesis. On September fourth, after 216 00:14:26.080 --> 00:14:30.840 leaving the area undisturbed for a couple of days, we returned to the spot 217 00:14:30.879 --> 00:14:33.600 where we believed the creature would be. Unfortunately, luck was not on our 218 00:14:33.639 --> 00:14:37.080 side, as it was nowhere to be found. Thus our search or hunt 219 00:14:37.120 --> 00:14:41.559 came to an end. However, on September ninth, six children reported seeing 220 00:14:41.559 --> 00:14:46.320 a tall, black figure running on two legs heading west just half a mile 221 00:14:46.399 --> 00:14:48.960 north of White Shield. Intrigued, my uncle and I rushed to the location, 222 00:14:50.360 --> 00:14:52.759 but we found no trace of the creature. The next day, September 223 00:14:52.799 --> 00:14:56.360 tenth, we attempted to locate the path where it crossed, continuing our search 224 00:14:56.399 --> 00:15:03.360 for signs or ideally footprints. Renowned explorer and researcher Eric James recounted a bone 225 00:15:03.440 --> 00:15:07.919 chilling encounter that has left an indelible mark on his life. Having been fascinated 226 00:15:07.919 --> 00:15:11.080 by the elusive creature known as Bigfoot since childhood, James has had numerous close 227 00:15:11.159 --> 00:15:15.799 encounters with the ape like being. It was in the year twenty twenty one 228 00:15:15.840 --> 00:15:18.600 he had a face to face encounter with not one, but two of these 229 00:15:18.600 --> 00:15:24.559 colossal creatures. Reflecting on his lifelong experiences with Bigfoot, James recalled discovering massive 230 00:15:24.600 --> 00:15:28.720 footprints and witnessing peculiar movements of unidentified creatures in the woods during his childhood. 231 00:15:30.159 --> 00:15:33.320 These encounters, coupled with his most recent experience I, propelled him to dedicate 232 00:15:33.360 --> 00:15:37.559 more time to researching and hunting for the legendary beast. His conviction in the 233 00:15:37.559 --> 00:15:41.600 existence of Bigfoot was solidified in June twenty twenty, when he traveled to eastern 234 00:15:41.639 --> 00:15:46.039 Washington State in the US to visit a friend who claimed to have sighted the 235 00:15:46.039 --> 00:15:50.080 mythical creature. Accompanied by his outdoorsman friend, James ventured into the woods to 236 00:15:50.120 --> 00:15:54.399 the exact location where the siding had occurred. Recounting the moment, he said, 237 00:15:54.799 --> 00:15:58.840 as I shot my flashlight out the window, I was astounded to see 238 00:15:58.879 --> 00:16:03.000 two sets of luminous eyes staring back at us. The brilliance of their pure 239 00:16:03.000 --> 00:16:06.960 white glow, with little flares emanating from their shine, was unlike anything I 240 00:16:06.960 --> 00:16:11.440 had ever witnessed before. Because I scanned the surroundings before fixating on us, 241 00:16:11.519 --> 00:16:15.919 holding our gaze for several minutes, The sheer size of these creatures was discernible, 242 00:16:15.960 --> 00:16:18.559 even in the faint outline I could make out. Breaking the intense stare, 243 00:16:18.919 --> 00:16:23.399 James managed to direct his flashlight towards the beans. As my beam illuminated 244 00:16:23.440 --> 00:16:26.639 their bodies, I could see their features from head to just below their knees. 245 00:16:27.200 --> 00:16:30.879 The side of their hair, and well defined muscles left me in oz. 246 00:16:30.960 --> 00:16:36.039 They swiftly disappeared into the distance, displaying an astonishing speed in an attempt 247 00:16:36.039 --> 00:16:38.519 to scare off the creatures. James's friend brandished a pistol, but the sound 248 00:16:38.519 --> 00:16:42.919 of gunfire proved futile in deterring them. The encounter had such a profound impact 249 00:16:42.960 --> 00:16:48.960 on James that he claimed to have undergone an overnight transformation. A strange supernatural 250 00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:52.720 sensation enveloped him, transporting him back to his childhood. This marked the beginning 251 00:16:52.720 --> 00:16:56.039 of a series of experiences I had last summer, and they continued to this 252 00:16:56.159 --> 00:17:00.360 day. Only now do I feel comfortable sharing my owners. It was as 253 00:17:00.399 --> 00:17:03.880 if a veil had been lifted, completely altering the course of my life. 254 00:17:04.359 --> 00:17:10.039 James believed that his sensitivity to the paranormal played a role in attracting these experiences, 255 00:17:10.440 --> 00:17:14.599 stating, I am convinced that I possess a heightened sensitivity to the supernatural, 256 00:17:14.759 --> 00:17:17.720 which is why all of this is happening to me. Now I am 257 00:17:17.759 --> 00:17:22.359 certain of my life's purpose. While driving north on Route seven on Wednesday, 258 00:17:22.440 --> 00:17:26.400 a man from Wanewski claims to have witnessed a creature resembling Bigfoot at dusk redu 259 00:17:26.440 --> 00:17:30.039 Frain, age forty five. I had just finished visiting his daughter at Southern 260 00:17:30.160 --> 00:17:34.279 Vermont College and was heading back home when he spotted a tall figure standing at 261 00:17:34.359 --> 00:17:38.680 least six feet and weighing around two hundred and seventy pounds. Du Frain described 262 00:17:38.720 --> 00:17:41.599 the creature as a big black thing covered in hair from head to toe, 263 00:17:41.759 --> 00:17:47.119 walking in an unusual manner. Despite not being able to see its face clearly, 264 00:17:47.200 --> 00:17:49.920 he noticed its long arms and black fur. The creature walked towards the 265 00:17:49.920 --> 00:17:55.720 woods near Glastonbury Mountain. Initially, du frame thought it was someone wearing a 266 00:17:55.720 --> 00:18:00.599 gorilla costume as a prank, but upon closer observation, he realized it was 267 00:18:00.680 --> 00:18:03.720 something else Entirely. He ruled out the possibility of it being a person due 268 00:18:03.759 --> 00:18:08.359 to the lack of nearby houses or abandoned cars. As an experienced hunter, 269 00:18:08.519 --> 00:18:12.039 do Frayne was confident that it wasn't a moose or a bear. Although he 270 00:18:12.039 --> 00:18:15.559 had heard of bigfoot sidings before, he had never heard of one occurring in 271 00:18:15.680 --> 00:18:21.160 Vermont. Do Frayne emphasized that he was sober and mentally stable during the siding. 272 00:18:21.920 --> 00:18:25.039 He questioned why someone would be walking down the road in such a manner 273 00:18:25.039 --> 00:18:29.759 and regretted not turning back to investigate further. Upon sharing his story at work 274 00:18:29.839 --> 00:18:33.359 the next day, do Frayn faced ridicule from his colleagues. Lieutenant District Chief 275 00:18:33.440 --> 00:18:38.400 Day Hathaway from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department dismissed the sighting, suggesting it 276 00:18:38.440 --> 00:18:42.799 was likely a black bear. Hathaway explained that black bears can stand and walk 277 00:18:42.839 --> 00:18:47.880 on their hind legs, although it is uncommon. Retired game Ward and Bob 278 00:18:47.920 --> 00:18:51.160 Mumley also believed the creature could have been a moose or a bear, as 279 00:18:51.200 --> 00:18:55.319 both have dark fur. Wmley mentioned that the mine often plays tricks on people, 280 00:18:55.440 --> 00:18:59.240 distorting their perception of what they see. Interestingly, do Frayne is not 281 00:18:59.319 --> 00:19:03.400 the only person in to report strange sidings in the Bennington area. The New 282 00:19:03.480 --> 00:19:07.640 York Times documented an encounter in eighteen seventy nine where two hunters claimed to have 283 00:19:07.720 --> 00:19:11.319 seen the wild man covered in red hair. More recent accounts include footprints found 284 00:19:11.319 --> 00:19:15.880 in snow in nineteen eighty nine and a siding in nineteen seventy six where a 285 00:19:15.920 --> 00:19:18.480 woman described a creature with a muscular neck, large head, and ape like 286 00:19:18.640 --> 00:19:23.559 hair. Despite the skepticism from experts, do Frayne remains convinced that he witnessed 287 00:19:23.599 --> 00:19:29.720 something out of the ordinary that evening on a crisp October fifteenth, nineteen ninety 288 00:19:29.720 --> 00:19:33.599 eight, I embarked on my final training ride before an upcoming mountain bike race. 289 00:19:33.400 --> 00:19:37.359 The Black Hut Management Area in Glendale, Rhode Island was my chosen destination. 290 00:19:38.039 --> 00:19:41.799 Accompanying me on this adventure was my loyal three year old mixed breed Shepherd 291 00:19:41.839 --> 00:19:45.799 lab mixed dog. The sun shine brightly and there was a cool breeze in 292 00:19:45.799 --> 00:19:51.279 the air. I anticipated spending an hour or so working up a sweat as 293 00:19:51.319 --> 00:19:55.279 I maneuvered through the winding trails, I had to lease my dog momentarily to 294 00:19:55.319 --> 00:19:57.920 cross a street. Once we were across, I unhooked him and we began 295 00:19:57.960 --> 00:20:03.240 ascending a hill that led to a nearby chasm. This particular spot was known 296 00:20:03.279 --> 00:20:07.559 for attracting kids who would gather there to drink beer and have fires. Reaching 297 00:20:07.559 --> 00:20:08.920 the crest of the hill, I caught a glimpse of the top of the 298 00:20:10.000 --> 00:20:14.279 chasm, approximately fifty yards away. Out of the corner of my eye, 299 00:20:14.519 --> 00:20:18.200 I noticed something peculiar. At first, it appeared to be a dirty, 300 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:22.759 white blanket hanging from a small tree. However, as I approached, the 301 00:20:22.839 --> 00:20:26.039 object suddenly turned, revealing itself to be a creature squatting with its back to 302 00:20:26.079 --> 00:20:30.000 me. It swiftly stood up and vanished into the woods. I stood there 303 00:20:30.000 --> 00:20:34.160 in shock, unable to comprehend what I had just witnessed. From my vantage 304 00:20:34.160 --> 00:20:37.160 point, I could discern that the animal was either white or gray, but 305 00:20:37.240 --> 00:20:41.839 heavily soiled. It bore no resemblance to a human in any way. Although 306 00:20:41.839 --> 00:20:47.279 I didn't see its face clearly, I observed its full rear viewed. Despite 307 00:20:47.319 --> 00:20:52.079 standing fairly erect, Its gate and posture resembled that of an eight Its arms 308 00:20:52.119 --> 00:20:56.279 were not elongated like a gorilla, and surprisingly, it was nowhere near seven 309 00:20:56.279 --> 00:20:59.920 feet tall. I estimated it's tied to be around six feet at most. 310 00:21:00.559 --> 00:21:04.240 Overwhelmed by curiosity and disbelief, I decided to retrace my path and immediately rode 311 00:21:04.279 --> 00:21:07.920 to the top of the chasm. I searched for any signs of footprints or 312 00:21:07.960 --> 00:21:12.000 hare, but found none. Determined to investigate further, I ventured a short 313 00:21:12.000 --> 00:21:17.039 distance into the woods in the direction where the creature had disappeared. My heart 314 00:21:17.119 --> 00:21:19.720 pounded so loudly that I could hear it echoing in my ears. I soon 315 00:21:19.799 --> 00:21:23.559 realized that the creature was nowhere in the vicinity, as my dog remained silent. 316 00:21:25.200 --> 00:21:27.640 Normally he would bark and give chase if there were any animals nearby, 317 00:21:29.039 --> 00:21:33.759 such as foxes, coyotes, or deer. Strangely, he seemed oblivious to 318 00:21:33.799 --> 00:21:37.960 the presence of the creature. I detected no unusual odors in the area and 319 00:21:37.039 --> 00:21:41.640 noticed no broken branches to indicate its path. I shared my encounter with only 320 00:21:41.640 --> 00:21:45.720 a couple of people, but it wasn't until two thousand and two that I 321 00:21:45.799 --> 00:21:48.559 stumbled upon a hunter and a bar who had also witnessed something similar at Black 322 00:21:48.640 --> 00:21:52.880 Hut. He described seeing a white gorilla, albeit taller and wider than the 323 00:21:52.920 --> 00:21:57.480 creature I had encountered. The fact that someone else had experienced a similar sighting 324 00:21:57.480 --> 00:22:03.559 in the same location intrigued. In November nineteen sixty six, in Clendon and 325 00:22:03.599 --> 00:22:07.519 West Virginia, a group of grave diggers had their own encounter with the unknown. 326 00:22:07.279 --> 00:22:11.880 While working in a cemetery, they witnessed a massive figure soaring overhead, 327 00:22:11.279 --> 00:22:15.279 moving swiftly from tree to tree. They described it as a brown human being. 328 00:22:15.920 --> 00:22:19.200 This marked the first reported sighting of what would later become known as the 329 00:22:19.240 --> 00:22:23.799 Mothman, a mysterious creature that continues to baffle those who catch a glimpse of 330 00:22:23.839 --> 00:22:29.200 it. Just three days after the grave diggers sighting, two couples in Point 331 00:22:29.240 --> 00:22:33.000 Pleasant, West Virginia, spotted a white wing creature standing in front of their 332 00:22:33.039 --> 00:22:37.359 car. Eyewitnesses described it as being six or seven feet tall, with bright 333 00:22:37.400 --> 00:22:41.680 red ice spaced six inches apart and a wingspan of ten feet. The creature 334 00:22:41.720 --> 00:22:45.000 seemed to avoid the car's headlights and could fly at incredible speeds, possibly up 335 00:22:45.000 --> 00:22:48.680 to one hundred miles per hour, Although it appeared clumsy on the ground, 336 00:22:48.799 --> 00:22:53.599 It pursued their vehicle through the air before disappearing into a nearby field. Initially 337 00:22:53.640 --> 00:22:59.200 met with skepticism, the mothman sightings and Point Pleasant gain traction as more reports 338 00:22:59.200 --> 00:23:03.039 flooded, and over the following year, the legend of the mothman began to 339 00:23:03.039 --> 00:23:07.960 take shape, with additional sightings documented in local papers. Even volunteer firefighters claimed 340 00:23:07.960 --> 00:23:12.119 to have seen a large bird with large red eyes. One resident, Newell 341 00:23:12.200 --> 00:23:17.839 Partridge, experienced strange patterns on his television screen one night, followed by an 342 00:23:17.880 --> 00:23:21.920 eerie sound outside his home. When he shined a flashlight in the direction of 343 00:23:21.960 --> 00:23:26.200 the noise, he spotted two red eyes resembling bicycle reflectors, staring back at 344 00:23:26.279 --> 00:23:30.880 him. This incident as particularly notable as it allegedly led to the disappearance of 345 00:23:30.920 --> 00:23:36.559 Partridge's dog, fueling the belief that the fearsome creature was responsible. Tragedy struck 346 00:23:36.559 --> 00:23:40.920 on December fifteenth, nineteen sixty seven, when the Silver Bridge and Point Pleasant 347 00:23:40.920 --> 00:23:45.599 collapse, resulting in the deaths of forty six people. The bridge, originally 348 00:23:45.640 --> 00:23:48.160 built in nineteen twenty eight, succumb to a cracked eyebar, causing it to 349 00:23:48.200 --> 00:23:52.240 crumble and plunge cars and pedestrians into the icy waters of the Ohio River. 350 00:23:52.880 --> 00:23:57.240 This catastrophic event occurred just over a year after the first mothman sighting, leaving 351 00:23:57.240 --> 00:24:00.960 many to wonder if there was a connection between the creature and the bridges collapse. 352 00:24:02.680 --> 00:24:07.279 While mothman sightings were first reported in America in nineteen sixty six, reports 353 00:24:07.279 --> 00:24:11.039 of similar creatures in other countries date back even earlier. In China and early 354 00:24:11.119 --> 00:24:17.319 January nineteen twenty six, several people witnessed a figure resembling the mothman, referred 355 00:24:17.319 --> 00:24:21.119 to as the Man Dragon. Shortly after these sightings, these I and T 356 00:24:21.279 --> 00:24:26.079 Dam collapsed, resulting in the loss of over fifteen thousand lives. The correlation 357 00:24:26.160 --> 00:24:30.160 between the sightings and the tragic event left villagers in all. To this day, 358 00:24:30.200 --> 00:24:33.839 the Mothman remains an enigma, captivating the imaginations of those who encounter it. 359 00:24:34.319 --> 00:24:37.160 Whether it's a wide, apelike creature in the woods of Rhode Island or 360 00:24:37.200 --> 00:24:41.279 a wing being with glowing red eyes in West Virginia, these sightings continue to 361 00:24:41.319 --> 00:24:45.640 fuel speculation and intrigue, leaving us to wonder about the mysteries that lie beyond 362 00:24:45.680 --> 00:24:51.400 our understanding. Stay tuned for more sasquat Yodyssey will be right back after these 363 00:24:51.480 --> 00:24:57.839 messages. Around two thirty nine pm in the afternoon, Missus Hibert was in 364 00:24:57.880 --> 00:25:03.200 the back bedroom of the ca opening the blinds. To her surprise, she 365 00:25:03.319 --> 00:25:07.839 spotted a massive, hairy creature standing upright on top of the hill, approximately 366 00:25:07.880 --> 00:25:11.759 fifty to seventy yards away. She immediately alerted mister Hybrid, who quickly grabbed 367 00:25:11.759 --> 00:25:15.920 his digital camera and rushed outside to capture a picture of the creature. As 368 00:25:15.920 --> 00:25:19.920 he walked around the back corner of the cabin preparing his camera, he noticed 369 00:25:19.960 --> 00:25:23.799 the creature had noticed him and frozen its tracks. In order to make space 370 00:25:23.839 --> 00:25:29.119 for new pictures. Mister Hybrid had to delete several images from his SD card 371 00:25:29.720 --> 00:25:33.640 Eventually he managed to take two pictures of the creature, but when he looked 372 00:25:33.640 --> 00:25:37.480 down at the camera, it had vanished, only to reappear fifteen minutes later 373 00:25:37.519 --> 00:25:41.839 near the woodpile. This mysterious creature was peering at Mister Hybrid from the tree 374 00:25:41.880 --> 00:25:45.359 line beside a path. It stood at least ten feet tall and had an 375 00:25:45.400 --> 00:25:49.119 incredibly massive build, estimated to be twice the size of the witness. In 376 00:25:49.160 --> 00:25:52.920 total, three pictures were taken, all from the back of the cottage, 377 00:25:53.279 --> 00:25:57.400 capturing the hill from the top of the propane tank cabinet. This thing stood 378 00:25:57.440 --> 00:26:02.079 perfectly still for what felt like five minutes. I turned my head for a 379 00:26:02.119 --> 00:26:06.559 split second and it was gone. In the following weeks, the cabin experienced 380 00:26:06.559 --> 00:26:11.480 some unusual occurrences. Screens were either pushed in or torn off from certain windows. 381 00:26:11.119 --> 00:26:15.920 Concerned about their safety, the witnesses reported the encounter and new list geared 382 00:26:15.960 --> 00:26:18.759 on April twenty eighth, two thousand and nine. They provided the officer with 383 00:26:18.839 --> 00:26:25.559 three digitally transferred pictures, a written report, and their contact information. However, 384 00:26:25.759 --> 00:26:29.759 the officer found it difficult to believe their story and even laughed, asking 385 00:26:29.799 --> 00:26:33.319 if they were serious. A game warden and several biologists were called to investigate 386 00:26:33.359 --> 00:26:37.759 the cabin. They stayed for several days, examining the area and taking pictures. 387 00:26:38.519 --> 00:26:44.359 Surprisingly, they decided to remain even after the witnesses had left. Eventually, 388 00:26:44.640 --> 00:26:48.000 in twenty ten, the witnesses made the decision to sell the cabin due 389 00:26:48.039 --> 00:26:52.799 to missus Hibbert's increasing discomfort and fear. They suspect that the cabin has since 390 00:26:52.799 --> 00:26:56.400 been demolished. Interestingly, during a previous visit to the cabin in the summer 391 00:26:56.440 --> 00:27:00.279 of two thousand and four, the witnesses were away at two am by deep 392 00:27:00.319 --> 00:27:04.799 penetrating ground thuds. It felt as if someone was lifting and pounding a massive 393 00:27:04.839 --> 00:27:10.920 boulder onto the ground, causing the entire landscape to shake. This continued for 394 00:27:10.920 --> 00:27:14.759 about twenty minutes, with random intervals of ten or fifteen hits to the ground. 395 00:27:15.440 --> 00:27:18.720 The witness stayed awake, making coffee and waiting until dawn. In two 396 00:27:18.720 --> 00:27:22.119 thousand and six, after lending the cabin to a group of local friends for 397 00:27:22.200 --> 00:27:27.400 hunting season, the witnesses received reports of two black or dark blue helicopters flying 398 00:27:27.440 --> 00:27:32.759 low and circling the area for several days and nights. It was clear that 399 00:27:32.799 --> 00:27:37.200 these helicopters were not part of any game related activities such as Raby's cube drops. 400 00:27:37.960 --> 00:27:40.480 This occurred in the fall of two thousand and six, and it is 401 00:27:40.519 --> 00:27:45.400 believed that the helicopters were searching for someone or something. Interestingly, that year, 402 00:27:45.480 --> 00:27:48.440 no one received a moose tag, which was highly unusual. The following 403 00:27:48.519 --> 00:27:52.920 year, in two thousand seven, three large boulders mysteriously appeared on the road 404 00:27:52.960 --> 00:27:56.119 at the bottom of the hill leading to the top of the lake. It 405 00:27:56.160 --> 00:28:00.519 seemed as though these boulders had been rolled down the hill and deliberate they placed 406 00:28:00.559 --> 00:28:03.359 there. Remarkably, one of these boulders remained in place until twenty ten, 407 00:28:03.519 --> 00:28:08.160 as people began to drive around it rather than removing it. They say, 408 00:28:08.400 --> 00:28:18.039 you don't gotta go home, but you can't stay. I don't want to 409 00:28:18.240 --> 00:28:49.079 feel we're all out that trying to try to try everything. Color right back, 410 00:28:49.440 --> 00:28:56.799 right back, joy for me. Your stay right there, I'm coming 411 00:28:57.039 --> 00:29:45.119 right away, said yuss side stout time, don't bout boot for pay, 412 00:29:45.000 --> 00:30:11.039 can call me boss and stasisssss.