Media
Review/activity: 2026-10-07
BFRO Report 82527: Lake Crescent Lodge dusk sighting
Publicly named witness firsthand written report, accompanied by separately attributed BFRO investigator follow-up; report is a document, not onsite audio/video.
Observatory activity
Latest from the Observatory
A chronological view of newly published research, witnesses, cases, media and meaningful record updates across the Observatory.
Latest reflects when material is added or materially updated here—not necessarily when an encounter occurred.
Latest activitySearch and filter meaningful Observatory additions and updates.
Media
Review/activity: 2026-10-07
Two Field Workers Saw Something Pull Itself Through a Florida Swamp
First-class recoverable media with a named direct speaker and official WEBVTT locators; Sasquatch attribution is not established, and dogman/cloaking claims remain testimony.
Media
Review/activity: 2026-10-07
Retired RCMP Officer Comes Forward About a Bigfoot Call
Episode 1212 qualifies as a first-class media record. Chris Raabis is the named interview subject, but the Pemberton visual remains secondhand to him and no public witness or case record is created from it.
Witness
Review/activity: 2026-10-07
Terra Filmer-Larson — Lake Crescent Lodge, 2006
In a publicly attributed written report submitted in August 2026, Terra Filmer-Larson describes a brief dusk sighting of a large, dark, upright figure moving through forest near Lake Crescent Lodge employee housing in Olympic National Park, Washington, around late August 2006.
Witness
Review/activity: 2026-10-07
Sean (Shadowyze) — Chipley, Florida, 2022
Publicly identified as Sean and recording artist Shadowyze, the witness recounts a 2022 field-survey encounter near Chipley, Florida, in which he and a coworker briefly saw a tall indistinct figure and later a fur-covered form moving through swamp water.
Media
Review/activity: 2026-10-06
Clayton Sims — BFRO Report 82512 recorded Zoom interview
Firsthand interview material documented as testimony; encounter claims remain unverified.
Media
Review/activity: 2026-10-06
BFRO Report 82512: Country boys have frightening nighttime encounter 50 miles south of Louisville
Firsthand interview material documented as testimony; encounter claims remain unverified.
Media
Review/activity: 2026-10-06
Kentucky Hunter Saw What Was Chasing the Wild Pigs — Bigfoot Society Episode 1211
Firsthand interview material documented as testimony; encounter claims remain unverified.
Witness
Review/activity: 2026-10-06
Clayton Sims
Reported August 23, 2026 nighttime visual encounter in Larue County, Kentucky after apparent knocks and a whistle response.
Witness
Review/activity: 2026-10-06
Jay (Cadiz, Kentucky)
Reported August 19, 1966 close visual encounter near Cadiz, Kentucky while a large hair-covered figure pursued wild pigs.
Media
Review/activity: 2026-10-04
My Most Remarkable Bigfoot Sighting - My Bigfoot Sighting Episode 230
Firsthand interview material documented as testimony; encounter claims remain unverified.
Media
Review/activity: 2026-10-04
Bigfoot Society Episode 1210: Something Pounded Their Cabin at 3 AM on Vancouver Island
Firsthand interview material documented as testimony; encounter claims remain unverified.
Witness
Review/activity: 2026-10-04
Danny Watson
Reported May/June 2025 Oregon visual encounter after vocalizations and other claimed activity.
Witness
Review/activity: 2026-10-04
Brian (Ona, West Virginia)
Reported childhood face-to-face visual encounter in Ona, West Virginia.
Media
Review/activity: 2026-10-03
Bigfoot Eyewitness Episode 557: I Just Had to See a Sasquatch!
Named firsthand interview; testimony documented, encounter claims unverified.
Witness
Review/activity: 2026-10-03
James Lady
Named witness James Lady describes a mid-September 2016 southern Ohio nighttime sighting after deliberately spending several nights seeking a Sasquatch; he also reports later Michigan experiences and audio recordings.
Source
Review/activity: 2026-10-02
Monsters Among Us
Large weekly archive explicitly built from first-person eyewitness audio recordings; October 1 episode includes a Bigfoot segment. Mixed paranormal scope requires Sasquatch-specific evidence firewall and caller-level identity/event resolution.
Media
Review/activity: 2026-10-02
Report 82619: Sasquatch howls heard by bow hunter at Diamond Bay, Lake Norfork
Written firsthand auditory report; attribution remains unverified
Witness
Review/activity: 2026-10-02
Donald Anderson
Named bowhunter who submitted BFRO Report 82619 concerning two unidentified howls heard at 07:30 on 2026-09-28 at Diamond Bay, Lake Norfork, Baxter County, Arkansas.
Media
Sep 29, 2026
A Trucker Heard Knocking on His Semi. Then the Whole Truck Moved.
Bigfoot Society · Matthew · direct long-form interview with public transcript added as a developing testimony record.
Open record →Witness
Sep 29, 2026
Matthew (Bigfoot Society 1207)
Developing witness record added; Utah truck incident is preserved as testimony without publishing a standalone case absent exact chronology and independent support.
Open record →Media
Sep 28, 2026
John Bertoli — Bigfoot Society 1206
Bigfoot Society · direct long-form interview added with transcript and visual-sighting locators.
Open record →Witness
Sep 28, 2026
John Bertoli
Developing witness record added from a direct long-form interview; visual claims are separated from paranormal interpretation.
Open record →Media
Sep 28, 2026
SC EP:1293 Upon Arrival, It Was Deceased
Sasquatch Chronicles · Jared · direct interview added; reported 2021 collision remains a documentary research hold.
Open record →Witness
Sep 28, 2026
Jared (SC 1293)
Developing witness record added; multi-decade testimony retained, with the 2021 collision claim held from case publication pending documentary recovery.
Open record →Media
Sep 28, 2026
Something is at the Window!! - Bigfoot Eyewitness Episode 556
Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio · Kenny Allison · source enrichment added to the existing witness and 1973 Baldwin County case.
Open record →Media
Sep 28, 2026
Big as a Buffalo! - My Bigfoot Sighting Episode 229
Single episode record now presented once in Latest; it contains separate testimony from Derin Franks and Catman Hero.
Open record →Publication
Sep 27, 2026
When the Same Sasquatch Story Appears on Four Podcasts, Is That Corroboration?
How the Sasquatch Research Observatory separates repeated testimony, longitudinal consistency, later-added detail and independent corroboration.
Open record →Source
Sep 27, 2026
UFO Chronicles Podcast
Added to active Source Watch for mixed-topic firsthand archive mining.
Open record →Media
Sep 27, 2026
Ep.405 The Creature at Sunshine Acres
UFO Chronicles Podcast · Al Santariga · 2026-09-27
Open record →Media
Sep 27, 2026
Getting Personal with Sasquatch - Robert Maxwell Tells His Encounters
Spaced Out Radio · Robert Maxwell · 2026-04-02
Open record →Media
Sep 27, 2026
Bigfoot Threw a Rock at My Daughter…Later I Saw Him
Cabin in the Woods · Robert Maxwell · 2026-05-22
Open record →Media
Sep 27, 2026
The Hand Movement Robert Maxwell Captured | Vancouver Island Bigfoot
Close Encounter Club · Robert Maxwell · 2025-08-16
Open record →Media
Sep 27, 2026
The Canadian Bigfoot Encounters with Robert Maxwell
The Cryptic Vault · Robert Maxwell · 2024-11-14
Open record →Case
Sep 27, 2026
Sunshine Acres / Davie, Florida 1974 — Al Santariga
A summer 1974 window observation near Sunshine Acres / Davie, Florida, recounted firsthand by Al Santariga.
Open record →Witness
Sep 27, 2026
Al Santariga
Named direct guest on UFO Chronicles 405; recounts a summer 1974 Sunshine Acres / Davie, Florida window observation from age 12.
Open record →Case
Sep 27, 2026
Middle Tennessee Night Investigation, 2016 — Catman Hero
An August 8, 2016 Middle Tennessee night-investigation visual account reported by the witness known publicly as Catman Hero.
Open record →Witness
Sep 27, 2026
Catman Hero
Direct firsthand guest on My Bigfoot Sighting 229; reports a distinct August 8, 2016 Middle Tennessee night-investigation visual account.
Open record →Case
Sep 27, 2026
William B. Bankhead National Forest 2017 — Derin Franks
A 2017 William B. Bankhead National Forest account documented in a direct interview with Derin Franks.
Open record →Witness
Sep 27, 2026
Derin Franks
Named direct firsthand guest on My Bigfoot Sighting 229; the transcript begins his 2017 William B. Bankhead National Forest account at 01:15.
Open record →Case
Sep 27, 2026
Vancouver Island Family-Retreat Encounters — Robert Maxwell
A longitudinally documented Vancouver Island family-retreat account reported by Robert Maxwell across multiple interview venues.
Open record →Witness
Sep 27, 2026
Robert Maxwell
Named firsthand witness with a longitudinal source chain spanning The Cryptic Vault (2024), Close Encounter Club (2025), Cabin in the Woods (2026), and Spaced Out Radio (2026).
Open record →Case
Sep 26, 2026
Plains, Georgia Road-Crossing Observation — Scott
A July 2022 daylight road-crossing observation near Plains, Georgia, preserved in a direct Sasquatch Theory interview.
Open case record →Witness
Sep 26, 2026
Scott (Plains, Georgia)
Direct Sasquatch Theory interview; distinct July 2022 daylight road-crossing observation near Plains, Georgia.
Open witness record →Case
Sep 26, 2026
Randy Harrington — Longitudinal Encounter Record
A multi-source witness record spanning 2015–2026. Direct observations are separated from evidence and thermal claims.
Open case record →Witness
Sep 26, 2026
Randy Harrington
Multiple recoverable direct-interview/documentary sources spanning 2015–2026.
Open witness record →Case
Sep 26, 2026
Little Belt Mountains Observation — Nick Purswell
A November 11, 2025 long-distance observation in the Little Belt Mountains, initially interpreted as a bear.
Open case record →Witness
Sep 26, 2026
Nick Purswell
Direct named guest with transcript; November 11, 2025 Little Belt Mountains observation runs roughly 01:15–08:17.
Open witness record →Case
Sep 26, 2026
Southern Utah Visual Observation — Sean Patterson
A Southern Utah visual observation documented in a direct interview with transcript; other reported experiences are kept separate.
Open case record →Witness
Sep 26, 2026
Sean Patterson
Direct named guest with transcript; Southern Utah visual observation begins about 09:57 and continues through approximately 15:12.
Open witness record →Case
Sep 26, 2026
Baldwin County Bedroom-Window Sighting — Kenny Allison
A 1973 bedroom-window sighting in Baldwin County, Georgia, described by Kenny Allison in a direct interview.
Open case record →Witness
Sep 26, 2026
Kenny Allison
Direct named guest on Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio 556; distinct 1973 Baldwin County, Georgia bedroom-window sighting.
Open witness record →Research
Sep 25, 2026
Lisa (California)
Direct firsthand Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio 554; California property sightings/experiences beginning October 2023.
Open witness media →Research
Sep 25, 2026
David Wolfe II
Named direct firsthand Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio 553; first sighting at a pond in Coshocton County, Ohio.
Open witness media →Research
Sep 25, 2026
Mike (Ellijay, Georgia)
Direct firsthand Bigfoot Society interview; coherent daylight cabin/deer-feeder sighting near Ellijay.
Open witness media →Research
Sep 25, 2026
Russell Wiitala
Named direct firsthand Bigfoot Society interview; January 2025 Ocean Shores sighting plus longer field history.
Open witness media →Research
Sep 25, 2026
Ronnie Roseman
Named direct firsthand Bigfoot Society interview; prolonged possible visual observation near Oakridge plus field history.
Open witness media →Research
Sep 25, 2026
Phil (Thanksgiving 1992)
Direct firsthand My Bigfoot Sighting 226; distinct Thanksgiving Day 1992 backyard visual observation.
Open witness media →Research
Sep 25, 2026
Donnie (Packwood / Mount Rainier)
Direct firsthand Bigfoot Society interview; family-drive visual observation near Packwood/Mount Rainier.
Open witness media →Research
Sep 25, 2026
Do Sasquatch Stories Change Over Time?
RQ-001 compares repeated accounts of the same events and separates later additions from actual contradictions.
Open witness media →Witness
Sep 24, 2026
Angel Allen
A newly published Developing Record preserves the current firsthand source trail while clearly marking unresolved research.
Open witness media →Witness
Sep 24, 2026
Antonio — Western Massachusetts
A newly published Developing Record preserves the Western Massachusetts testimony as a source-linked developing record.
Open witness media →Witness
Sep 24, 2026
Christopher George
A newly published Developing Record connects the witness profile to the recovered interview series.
Open witness media →Witness
Sep 24, 2026
GrayBear — Skookum Thermal
A newly published Developing Record preserves the witness testimony and claimed thermal context as distinct research objects.
Open witness media →Witness
Sep 24, 2026
Jeremy Allen
A newly published Developing Record documents the recoverable firsthand account without treating incomplete research as established fact.
Open witness media →Witness
Sep 24, 2026
Joel — Forks, Washington
A newly published Developing Record adds a source-traceable witness account from the Forks area.
Open witness media →Witness
Sep 24, 2026
Kuyler — Hoh River, Washington
A newly published Developing Record adds the Hoh River witness account with its present source limitations disclosed.
Open witness media →Witness
Sep 24, 2026
Nick — Backwoodz Bigfoot
A newly published Developing Record documents the accepted firsthand material while keeping broader source research separate.
Open witness media →Witness
Sep 24, 2026
Why the Observatory Publishes Developing Witness Records Before the Research Is Finished
The Observatory explains why documentable firsthand testimony can be published with limitations before every research question is resolved.
Open witness media →Media
September 21, 2026
Matt Lankford profile — expanded media archive
Six additional interviews and appearances are now available on Lankford’s profile, including playable YouTube and Spreaker sources.
Open witness media →September 20, 2026
New media
Matt Lankford — Part Two adds 2026 field chronology
A new Sasquatch Odyssey interview has been connected to Lankford’s profile. It adds separate 2026 claims involving an April handprint, a May 17 sighting and a September sound event; these remain later testimony and are not merged into the 2019 Highway 84 encounter.
September 19, 2026
New witness
Mark Peak
A direct transcribed Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio interview documents this witness account.
New witness
Ray Haley
A direct transcribed My Bigfoot Sighting interview documents this witness account.
New witness
Lisa Haley
A direct transcribed My Bigfoot Sighting interview documents this witness account.
Publication
Spartanburg County encounter reconstruction
Two separately interviewed motorists, repeated consistency checks and a site follow-up are reconstructed as distinct evidence layers, with the absence of directly connected physical evidence kept explicit.
New media
Matt Lankford — later Sasquatch Odyssey interview
A later firsthand appearance has been connected to Lankford’s existing 2019 Texas record. New sheriff-vehicle context is preserved as an added-later detail rather than treated as corroboration.
Source expansion
From The Shadows added to the source index
The multi-year interview archive is now included in the Observatory source index.
Media recovery
Media archive expanded across the public record
The Observatory expanded the public media archive across witness and case records, connecting video, audio, documents, reports and contextual media to the records they help document.
September 18, 2026
New media
Doug Messer — new interview recovered
My Bigfoot Sighting Episode 205 adds another account from Doug Messer. One detail differs from the existing record, so both versions are preserved.
September 17, 2026
Publication
Most Modern Witnesses in the SRO Core Describe a Direct Visual Encounter
In the Observatory’s current 55-witness modern core, 49 records involve a direct visual observation. The proportion remains high after two deliberate stress tests—but it is a property of this research sample, not a population estimate.
Publication
Do Historical and Modern Sasquatch Witnesses Describe the Same Kind of Figure?
A conservative event-level comparison found 10 of 13 recurring trait families appearing in both historical and modern morphology-rich samples. It is an exploratory convergence signal, not proof of a species.
Publication
Before “Bigfoot” Became a Mass-Media Story, William Roe Had Already Described the Familiar Shape
A 1957 sworn account attributed to William Roe contains several traits that later became staples of Sasquatch description—before the 1958 northern California “Bigfoot” newspaper breakthrough.
Publication
What Changes When a Sasquatch Story Is Retold for Decades?
A source-history audit of ten witnesses found that a stable physical core can coexist with later-added evidence claims, interpretation and detail. That is why SRO tracks testimony as a chronology instead of flattening every retelling into one story.
Publication
The Old Sasquatch Record Is More Than Folklore Alone
The Observatory’s historical matrix contains more than retrospective storytelling: surviving affidavits, newspapers, police files, institutional histories and audiovisual records create a documentary architecture that can be audited case by case.
New media
Mark Parker — new Bigfoot Society interview
A newly documented interview has been connected to Parker’s existing profile and source chronology. Later-added detail is preserved separately from the earliest-source account.
New witness
Steve — Florida Highway 70
A firsthand account of a c. 1989 Florida road-crossing encounter has been added with a linked event record.
New witness
Kathleen Kalina
A 2006 Minnesota visual account has been added. Later paranormal/high-strangeness material remains separated from the core visual testimony.
New witness
Matt Lankford
A named daylight motorist witness from a 2019 Texas encounter has been added with multiple interview/source-chain depth.
New witness
Joel Sturgis
A named close-range Minnesota visual witness has been added from a firsthand Bigfoot Crossroads interview.
September 2026
Publication
What Historical and Modern Witnesses Say About Sasquatch Morphology
An interim source-verified comparison asks which physical descriptions recur across eras—and which claims remain too weak to count.
Publication
Two Witnesses Do Not Always Mean Two Independent Accounts
Why the Observatory separates co-witness reporting from genuinely independent corroboration when evaluating encounter evidence.
Publication
Why the Earliest Version of a Sasquatch Account Matters
Later interviews can add detail, interpretation and memory. Source chronology keeps the earliest public account visible.
Case publication
Bluff Creek 1967: What the Historical Record Actually Establishes
A reader-first entry into the Patterson–Gimlin record, keeping film, chronology, competing explanations and unresolved questions distinct.
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