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<v Speaker 1>Cause I'm seventy eight years old and i have trouble

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<v Speaker 1>typing and even speaking. But i have a few stories

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<v Speaker 1>that I wanted to share with you in your audience.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not a good writer, and I'm hoping that you

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<v Speaker 1>can share these encounters. My husband's name is Roger and

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<v Speaker 1>my name is Diane. Miss Diane, I was able to

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<v Speaker 1>edit your message here and create a story out of this.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all exactly as you wrote it. I think these

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<v Speaker 1>events are awesome, she writes, These are the stories my

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<v Speaker 1>husband has told me. My husband lived in Lesalle, Utah,

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<v Speaker 1>with his grandfather, on a large ranch. They raise pigs there,

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<v Speaker 1>among other livestock. Often they would kill a few pigs

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<v Speaker 1>for their own meat and hang them in a smokehouse

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<v Speaker 1>on the ranch. My husband told me that when he

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<v Speaker 1>was a little boy, he remembers times when his grandfather

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<v Speaker 1>would get angry because the roof of the smokehouse would

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<v Speaker 1>be torn off and all the meat would be gone.

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<v Speaker 1>Only the roof would be damaged, all the walls and

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<v Speaker 1>doors would remain intact. His grandfather would repair the roof

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<v Speaker 1>and begin smoking more meat, only to have it destroyed

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<v Speaker 1>again not long after. And of course all the meat

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<v Speaker 1>would be gone. No other animal, not even grizzlies, will

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<v Speaker 1>rip a roof off of a ten to twelve foot

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<v Speaker 1>tall smokehouse when they can just as easily tear through

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<v Speaker 1>the wall or the door. Going through the roof would

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<v Speaker 1>have been too much work for a bear. No other

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<v Speaker 1>wildlife does this. It had to have been bigfoot. I

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<v Speaker 1>think they tore the roof off and reached down into

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<v Speaker 1>the house, took the meat and were gone. Another story

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<v Speaker 1>my husband told me. Still on my grandfather's place in LaSalle,

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<v Speaker 1>we had a terrifying encounter in nineteen forty two. I

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<v Speaker 1>was five years old. On the ranch. We had no

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<v Speaker 1>electricity or running water, so to get water we walked

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<v Speaker 1>down to the creek and had to haul the water

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<v Speaker 1>back to the house. I walked with my older sisters

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<v Speaker 1>down to the bank one morning and we were filling

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<v Speaker 1>buckets and setting them on the bank when we heard

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<v Speaker 1>something coming down the wash. We got very still to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that we were not hearing things, and I

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<v Speaker 1>remember my oldest sister cupping her hand over my mouth

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<v Speaker 1>so that I would not make any noise. I saw

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<v Speaker 1>her nod to our other sister and then motioned for

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<v Speaker 1>her to quickly get out of the creek. I was

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<v Speaker 1>so young that I didn't know what was going on,

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<v Speaker 1>but I knew the situation was urgent. I could feel

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<v Speaker 1>their fear. My oldest sister let go of me and

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<v Speaker 1>reached down the bank to pull her sister out of

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<v Speaker 1>the creek, and I remember they both scurried up in

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<v Speaker 1>front of me. I was trying my best to keep up,

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<v Speaker 1>but the bank was too steep and I began to

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<v Speaker 1>slide back down. I felt a hand grip around my

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<v Speaker 1>arm and my sister pulled me violently to the top.

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<v Speaker 1>We crawled a few feet to hide behind some brush,

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<v Speaker 1>and we got real quiet. I was in front of

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<v Speaker 1>my sister and her hand was again across my mouth

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<v Speaker 1>to keep me from making any noise. The loud footsteps

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<v Speaker 1>got closer and closer, and I was terrified. To me

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<v Speaker 1>a monster was coming, and I remember praying that it

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<v Speaker 1>didn't see us. We were a few feet away from

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<v Speaker 1>the edge of the bank, so that the water was

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<v Speaker 1>not in our line of sight. We could only hear

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<v Speaker 1>the creature as it approached. It was in front of us,

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<v Speaker 1>now splashing through the water and rocks, but I had

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<v Speaker 1>to see it, so I wrenched myself loose from my sister,

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<v Speaker 1>and I crawled just a couple of feet closer to

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<v Speaker 1>the ledge to see better. And what I saw scared

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<v Speaker 1>me to death. The images burned into my mind all

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<v Speaker 1>these years later. The beast walked past and never noticed us.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was enormous. It really was a monster. Under

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<v Speaker 1>one arm was another animal that it had killed. It

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<v Speaker 1>was dragging another with its other arm. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what they were, possibly deer or elk, and the lifeless

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<v Speaker 1>heads hung and dangled under the dead weight. I think

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<v Speaker 1>if I had been older, I would have recognized the carcasses,

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<v Speaker 1>but I was so fixated on the creature that I

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<v Speaker 1>paid no notice to those details. I wasn't being observant

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<v Speaker 1>of the creature's details either. I think I was so

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<v Speaker 1>shocked that I just kept quiet and watched it walk by.

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<v Speaker 1>Once it was past us in a good ways down

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<v Speaker 1>the creek, I saw it climb the opposite bank, and

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<v Speaker 1>then it was gone. I wish I could relate the

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<v Speaker 1>details about the creature, but at that age I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know how to do that. All I know is that

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<v Speaker 1>to me, it was a mountain of a creature, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was covered in dark, shaggy hair. My sisters made

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<v Speaker 1>us sit there for a few minutes to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>that it was gone, and then we ran back to

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<v Speaker 1>the house without the buckets. I remember them telling my

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<v Speaker 1>mother the whole story. All my mother said was for

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<v Speaker 1>us to be more careful next time and to go

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<v Speaker 1>back down there and get those buckets. She needed the water.

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<v Speaker 1>She wasn't being mean about it, she just didn't believe

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<v Speaker 1>the story. The next event happened while I was with

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<v Speaker 1>my husband. This is not a bigfoot encounter, but it

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<v Speaker 1>is just as scary. It was either nineteen sixty seven

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<v Speaker 1>or sixty eight, and my husband and I had been

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<v Speaker 1>to Big Creek on that summer day and we had

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<v Speaker 1>fished all day from the bank. It was always a

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<v Speaker 1>great time for us, and I loved going with him.

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<v Speaker 1>When it was too dark to see, we packed his

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<v Speaker 1>gear up and loaded the car. I loved the drive

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<v Speaker 1>home with the windows down in the cool night air

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<v Speaker 1>blowing through the car. We talked and we talked. The

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<v Speaker 1>drive home was almost seventy miles and the halfway point

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<v Speaker 1>was the summit of Monte Cristo Mountain. If the sky

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<v Speaker 1>was clear, we would pull over at a clearing at

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<v Speaker 1>the summit, and he and I would sit on the

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<v Speaker 1>hood of the car and watch stars for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>There was not as much light pollution in those days,

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<v Speaker 1>and a billion stars blanketed the black sky. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a sight to see. My husband drew my attention to

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<v Speaker 1>and pointed to an area of the sky. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a dark spot. Something appeared to be blocking our view

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<v Speaker 1>of the stars. In this one location. It was perfectly round.

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<v Speaker 1>Stars were everywhere, and one round dark spot was no stars.

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<v Speaker 1>It was very strange. A few minutes later, we saw

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<v Speaker 1>lights begin to come from the blacked out area of

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<v Speaker 1>the sky. They were like small pen lights, growing and

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<v Speaker 1>moving in random motions, coming towards us. It was hard

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<v Speaker 1>to see, and it took us a minute to realize

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<v Speaker 1>that the lights were headed our way. At the last minute,

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<v Speaker 1>we both jumped from the hood and quickly got in

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<v Speaker 1>the car. It was time to go, but the lights

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<v Speaker 1>were on us, flying around the car and underneath the car.

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<v Speaker 1>They were everywhere. My husband turned the ignition and the

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<v Speaker 1>car battery barely turned the engine over. He tried again,

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<v Speaker 1>and the battery still chugged at the engine, but finally

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<v Speaker 1>it started. He backed us up to the highway, and

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<v Speaker 1>off we went down Monte Christo with those lights following us.

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<v Speaker 1>Some were still with us, and I could see several

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<v Speaker 1>right outside my window. Some flew through the open glass

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<v Speaker 1>in his side, and they exited my side. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how far we had driven, but it wasn't too

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<v Speaker 1>far before the lights slowly began to fade behind us

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<v Speaker 1>until there were none. I was so relieved to be

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<v Speaker 1>away from those things, and I took a big breath,

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<v Speaker 1>thinking we were safe. I don't know why I felt

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<v Speaker 1>there was danger. The lights never harmed us, but it

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<v Speaker 1>was so strange that it scared both of us anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>Just about the time that we had settled in for

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<v Speaker 1>the next thirty miles home, the headlights on the car

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<v Speaker 1>began to blink on and off and dim. My husband

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<v Speaker 1>looked at the battery meter in the dash and said

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<v Speaker 1>the battery was discharging too fast and it was not

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<v Speaker 1>getting a charge from the alternator. It was dark, and

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<v Speaker 1>we had miles to go, and this car was about

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<v Speaker 1>to quit on us. My husband was smart and he

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<v Speaker 1>turned everything off that would use battery, including the headlights.

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<v Speaker 1>He was able to only run the parking light so

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<v Speaker 1>that we would be visible to other cars, but I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't think we would see another car this late and

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<v Speaker 1>on this stretch of road. As we came out of

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<v Speaker 1>South Fork and headed towards Eden, he had to turn

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<v Speaker 1>the lights back on to sea, but they were very dim.

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<v Speaker 1>Finally we were on the last stretch of the road

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<v Speaker 1>that would take us home. It was an incline down

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<v Speaker 1>the mountain out of Eden that would take us to

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<v Speaker 1>the house. The engine finally gave up and we coasted

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<v Speaker 1>all the way to our drive, almost making it to

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<v Speaker 1>the house, and we walked the last half mile to

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<v Speaker 1>the house and what we thought was safety. The next

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<v Speaker 1>day he replaced the battery and the car started, but

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<v Speaker 1>there were still problems. Over the next month, we had

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<v Speaker 1>that car in the shop four or five times, and

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<v Speaker 1>all the issues were electrical circuits were damaged, and the

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<v Speaker 1>car never stopped blowing fuses to every electrical system in

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<v Speaker 1>the vehicle. It began to get so expensive that we

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<v Speaker 1>finally sold the car. I think the dark area we

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<v Speaker 1>saw in the night sky was an alien spacecraft and

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<v Speaker 1>it sent those lights to our location, causing us all

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<v Speaker 1>this trouble. I will never forget how those small lights

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<v Speaker 1>circled in and out of our car. It was so strange.

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<v Speaker 1>I have several other events I could share with you

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<v Speaker 1>that involve my family. All my children have been witnesses

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<v Speaker 1>to most of it, and they have all seen Bigfoot.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, best regards and thanks for your channel,

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<v Speaker 1>Signed Diane. In October of twenty thirteen, I was working

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<v Speaker 1>third shift Southern Indiana. I live out in the country,

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<v Speaker 1>with my closest neighbors being around five miles down the road.

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<v Speaker 1>In either direction. Between us is nothing but dense woodlands,

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<v Speaker 1>and behind us is more of the same. It was

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<v Speaker 1>in the hundreds of wooded acres behind the house where

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<v Speaker 1>I saw it. I was walking out to my car

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<v Speaker 1>one night on my way to work at around ten pm.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember it being a cloudy night with no moon

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<v Speaker 1>or stars in sight, making it pitchy dark out. We

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have a security light because I love the night

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<v Speaker 1>sky and those things create too much light pollution. Instead,

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<v Speaker 1>I use a flashlight that illuminates roughly six to eight

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<v Speaker 1>feet in front of me. I was about halfway to

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<v Speaker 1>my car when I noticed two bright red lights high

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<v Speaker 1>up in a tree on the edge of the woods

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<v Speaker 1>that bordered my backyard. I was thinking, oh, those are

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<v Speaker 1>cool lights, but then I saw them blink. Those lights

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<v Speaker 1>were eyes, naturally. My next thought was, what in the

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<v Speaker 1>world is that? And as I stood there contemplating the possibilities,

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<v Speaker 1>I realized how silent everything was. I couldn't hear anything.

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<v Speaker 1>Then I remembered a big brown owl I had seen

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<v Speaker 1>over the summer. I had watched it fly through the

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<v Speaker 1>woods and snatch a squirrel off a branch. This has

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<v Speaker 1>got to be that owl, I thought. I stood there

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<v Speaker 1>and watched it for a few minutes. While it sat

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<v Speaker 1>up there watching me, it turned its head a few times,

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<v Speaker 1>as if it were looking at something behind it, but

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<v Speaker 1>then it would turn back and look at me again.

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<v Speaker 1>I was congratulating myself on the good luck for having

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<v Speaker 1>seen it when its eyes vanished. My brief disappointment was

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<v Speaker 1>interrupted seconds later when I heard what sounded like a

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<v Speaker 1>branch snapping. That was followed by a huge crashing sound

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<v Speaker 1>and a colossal thud that I fell more than heard. Suddenly,

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<v Speaker 1>it was like a freight train was hurling through the

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<v Speaker 1>in the back of my mind, something was telling me

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<v Speaker 1>I jumped in and shut the door against whatever was

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<v Speaker 1>It had run deeper into the woods. Then I thought,

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<v Speaker 1>that's no owl. I actually said it out loud. I've

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<v Speaker 1>never heard anything much like that noise. When it was running,

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<v Speaker 1>it sounded like the trees and its path were snapping

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<v Speaker 1>in two. The next morning, when I got home, I

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<v Speaker 1>the area where I had seen the eyes. I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>go searching for whatever had broken them, though. I figured

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<v Speaker 1>it left me alone, and I'll leave it alone. I

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<v Speaker 1>able to tell it now without judgment. Whatever that thing was,

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<v Speaker 1>it was bigger than anything I know of around here.

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<v Speaker 1>One morning, I was out driving to work and I

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<v Speaker 1>It was ten to fifteen foot wide, with banks at

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<v Speaker 1>after a heavy rain, it was pretty close to dry

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<v Speaker 1>on that day. I'd never seen anything in the creek

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<v Speaker 1>bed outside of the rocks that were always there, But

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<v Speaker 1>on this morning, I saw something black in that creek.

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<v Speaker 1>The closer I got to it, the more I realized

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<v Speaker 1>just how massive it was. It looked like a gorilla

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<v Speaker 1>I had seen once at the zoo, but this thing

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<v Speaker 1>was a heck of a lot bigger. It took up

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<v Speaker 1>the creek banks. Despite the fact that it looked like

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<v Speaker 1>it was sitting. As I drove by it, trees blocked

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<v Speaker 1>and I turned around, and I went back to get

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<v Speaker 1>another glimpse, but it was gone. There were only the

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<v Speaker 1>rocks that I had seen a few thousand times, and

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<v Speaker 1>I knew we had black bears coming into our area,

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<v Speaker 1>but they didn't get that big. I'd gotten a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>and the only analogy I could manage was a gorilla

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<v Speaker 1>sitting with its back to me, large, solid black, and hairy.

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<v Speaker 1>Two months later, on the interstate exit I take on

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<v Speaker 1>my way home from work, I saw something chase a

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<v Speaker 1>deer across both of the east and westbound lanes. This

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<v Speaker 1>exit was about five miles from where I had seen

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<v Speaker 1>the creature sitting in the creek. I was a quarter

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<v Speaker 1>mile from the exit, with a clear view of both

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<v Speaker 1>saw exactly where the deer came up out of the

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<v Speaker 1>ditch and crossed the road, passing in front of a

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<v Speaker 1>As the deer was passing the sign, something black followed

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<v Speaker 1>chasing it. It's going to catch it, I thought, seeing

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<v Speaker 1>that it was running faster than the deer. The black

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<v Speaker 1>thing crossed the interstate and then across my exit, right

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<v Speaker 1>in front of the speed limit sign. It all happened

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<v Speaker 1>in a matter of seconds, but I got a clear

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<v Speaker 1>view of the chase. They had both vanished into the

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<v Speaker 1>stopped at the speed limit sign. I tried to visually

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<v Speaker 1>follow their path, hoping to observe them further, but the

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<v Speaker 1>sign and I thought, there's no way. That sign was

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<v Speaker 1>eight feet tall and that black thing was as tall.

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<v Speaker 1>As the sign, I got back in my car and

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<v Speaker 1>took off as fast as I could, and I thank

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<v Speaker 1>the Lord that I was heading south and they were

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<v Speaker 1>heading north. I don't know what it was. Nothing around

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<v Speaker 1>here gets that big. The only thing I could think

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<v Speaker 1>of was a bigfoot or a dog man. Since then,

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<v Speaker 1>it has occurred to me that something happened years before

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<v Speaker 1>these two sightings that I just told you. On a

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<v Speaker 1>clear night, I was fishing with my kids on the

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<v Speaker 1>Ohio River bank on the Indiana side. It was a beautiful,

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<v Speaker 1>clear night with the moon shining down on the water.

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<v Speaker 1>We were having a great time fishing. We heard something

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<v Speaker 1>that sounded kind of like an elk calling out, but

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<v Speaker 1>it wasn't quite an elk. I know some elks were

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<v Speaker 1>released in Kentucky, however, I didn't think they were in

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<v Speaker 1>the far north. When we heard another one, it was

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<v Speaker 1>like they were calling back and forth to each other

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<v Speaker 1>on the Kentucky side. We were thinking how cool it

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<v Speaker 1>was until we heard one sound off deep in the

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<v Speaker 1>woods behind us on the Indiana side. I thought that

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<v Speaker 1>was weird, and I decided it was time to go.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't think much more about it until the following weekend,

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<v Speaker 1>when we went fishing on a small lake to twenty

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<v Speaker 1>miles from north of the Ohio River in the Hoosier

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<v Speaker 1>National Forest in Indiana. We just all got set up

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<v Speaker 1>to fish, and when we heard the same sound come

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<v Speaker 1>from across the lake, I knew they didn't have elk

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<v Speaker 1>in that area. There was a big clearing across the

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<v Speaker 1>lake that stretched from the bank to the trees about

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<v Speaker 1>fifty yards, but I didn't see anything. Whatever was making

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<v Speaker 1>that sound was in the woods, and I got my

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<v Speaker 1>kids out of there real quick. We've been back since

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<v Speaker 1>that night. We've never heard or seen anything. There were

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<v Speaker 1>stories across the river in Kentucky about something they called

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<v Speaker 1>a sheep squatch. It's some kind of bigfoot creature with horns.

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<v Speaker 1>I looked it up and I found what some said

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<v Speaker 1>it sounds like, And it sounded like what we heard

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<v Speaker 1>on the river and again at the lake, and it

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<v Speaker 1>makes me wonder just what could be out there. One

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<v Speaker 1>thing is certain, I find comfort in knowing that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not the only one who has experienced this sort of things.

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<v Speaker 1>If it is insolutely, because it is in any INDI