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▶Video22 itemsInterviews, field video, archival footage and documentaries. ◉Audio & Interviews79 itemsRecorded testimony, podcasts, interviews and sound material. ▧Photographs & Images6 itemsPhotographs, scans, location imagery and visual source material. ▤Documents & Reports89 itemsReports, affidavits, archival pages and documentary records. ≡Transcripts54 itemsTranscript-bearing interviews and searchable testimony sources. ◎Evidence Media27 itemsMaterial directly tied to reported footage, tracks, recordings or physical evidence.

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Video presentation of Sierra Sounds recordings
Video presentation of Sierra Sounds recordingsSasquatch Chronicles
Video presentation of Sierra Sounds recordings

Sierra Sounds by Ron Morehead & Al Berry

Sasquatch Chronicles

Related to: Al Berry

Open source ↗

Source: Sasquatch Chronicles page linking and embedding YouTube video blC6b5Mf408, a presentation of Sierra Sounds recordings attributed to Ron Morehead and Al Berry. Video-uploader identity, underlying recording provenance, and SRO reuse permission are not fully established. Retain source-link access; do not copy or rehost the media.

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Frame 352 from the Patterson–Gimlin film
Public domain reference

Patterson–Gimlin Frame 352

Still reference paired with the complete public-domain film stream.

Public domain in the United States · provenance retained
1962 newspaper image of an alleged Bigfoot footprint
Historical visual

1962 Humboldt Times footprint image

Archival image preserved as historical visual context, not authenticated physical evidence.

Public domain in the United States · source linked
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Document · source link

BFRO Report 81252 — Dustin Dean

BFRO

Document

Dustin Dean reports seeing an upright, reddish-brown-haired figure near Highway 80 in Upshur County, Texas, at approximately 1:20 a.m. on June 12, 2026. His passenger did not witness the figure; no dashcam recording is documented.

Related witness: Dustin Dean

Original BFRO text stays on its publisher site. No document copy, playback or original image is hosted here.

Audio · external original

Bigfoot Society EP1220 — Katrina (Oregon)

Bigfoot Society / Spreaker

Audio

First-person Katrina interview, approximately 11:18–21:28. Publisher timestamp transcript available externally; encounter remains unverified testimony.

Related witness: Katrina (Oregon)

Original provider audio and transcript remain offsite. Other callers in Episode 1220 are separate people and events.

Document · source link

BFRO Report 81276 — Donny Schmidt

BFRO

Document

Donny Schmidt reports seeing a broad, reddish-haired figure rise on two legs during a June 13, 2026 hike above Deadwood Dam, Idaho. He first considered ordinary wildlife; no independent photographic or physical evidence is presented.

Related witness: Donny Schmidt

Original BFRO text stays on its publisher site. No document copy, playback or original image is hosted here.

Video

July 2026 Connecticut Bigfoot Sighting Interview with witness Kevin Klimas

YouTube / Matt Moneymaker / BFRO investigator Mike Young

2026-08-03

Original BFRO-linked public YouTube video identifies Kevin Klimas interview, recorded July 8 and published August 3, 2026. No exact video transcript locators recovered; interview is not independent corroboration of the July 5 observation.

Original publisher YouTube player embed only; no rehosting.

Kevin Klimas — reported 2026 encounter

Open original source
Audio

Texas Bowhunter Takes Aim—Then an 8-Foot Figure Runs Out

Bigfoot Society / Spreaker

2026-10-12

Publisher-hosted episode 1217 first-person WEBVTT testimony, Spreaker ID 75624010; source https://www.bigfootsocietypodcast.com/texas-bowhunter-takes-aim-then-an-8-foot-figure-runs-out/ Firsthand statements document what was reported, not objective verification of Sasquatch.

Public provider embed and outbound source link only; no audio/transcript rehosting

Marlon — Kennard, TexasImagine It — Larch Mountain, Washington

Open original source
Audio

SOMETHING CALLED ME “MOM” FROM THE WOODS | CALIFORNIA BIGFOOT ENCOUNTERS | A CABIN IN THE WOODS

SASQUATCH THEORY / Spreaker

2026-10-10

Original Spreaker episode plus independently indexed timestamped transcript; source provenance recovered; Sasquatch interpretation remains attributed testimony. Meg public witness profile held; title phrase Cabin in the Woods is not the Robert Maxwell source.

Public original episode; deterministic Spreaker player proposed; do not rehost audio

Open original source
Audio

His Rottweiler Started Crying. Then Something Followed Them for Miles

Bigfoot Society / Spreaker

2026-10-11

Original Spreaker episode plus independently indexed timestamped transcript; source provenance recovered; Sasquatch interpretation remains attributed testimony. One shared provider episode, not separate media records per caller. Timestamped transcript may contain ASR errors.

Public original episode; external deterministic Spreaker player proposed; no audio/transcript rehosting

Brendan — McGrath, Minnesota cabinUnnamed former forest firefighter — Washington trail

Open original source
Audio

I Heard a Bigfoot Coming up the Stairs in My House!

Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio / Spreaker

2026-10-10

Original publicly accessible publisher episode with identified guest; record documents reported testimony, not objective Sasquatch evidence. Claims of tracks, sounds, camera footage, paranormal interpretations remain testimony; none independently verified.

Public provider embed/link only; no audio or transcript rehosting

Open original source
Audio

7 Bigfoot Sightings, 4 Different States

My Bigfoot Sighting / Spreaker

2026-10-10

Original publicly accessible publisher episode with identified guest; record documents reported testimony, not objective Sasquatch evidence. Audio documents witness testimony, not independent evidence.

Public provider embed/link only; no audio or transcript rehosting

Lori Crowson

Open original source
Audio

Father and Son Went Fishing—Then Something Swam Toward Them!

Bigfoot Society / Spreaker

2026-10-09

Publisher-hosted full WEBVTT with direct John Reiners Kentucky statement and clearly third-party Douglas/Illinois segment; provider ID 75601699 supports deterministic Spreaker player. No transcript rehosting; Illinois 1983 Douglas account is narrated by Reiners, not a direct Douglas recording.

Official provider embed and outbound links only; no audio, transcript, or artwork rehosting.

John Reiners — Kentucky roadside report, 2020

Open original source
Audio

Filmmakers Recorded Strange Howls in Shawnee National Forest

Bigfoot Society / Spreaker

2026-10-08

Public media record only: named firsthand investigators discuss anomalous sounds and possible tracks. No creature visual or independently established species attribution.

Embed public Spreaker player; no rehosting audio, third-party transcript, images, or original documentary.

Open original source
Audio

Retired RCMP Officer Comes Forward About a Bigfoot Call

Bigfoot Society / Spreaker

2026-10-06

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.

Public Spreaker episode; deterministic Spreaker embed permitted by current renderer. Do not rehost audio or transcript.

Open original source
UFO Chronicles Podcast
Audio

Ep.405 The Creature at Sunshine Acres

2026-09-27 · Al Santariga

Exact claim locator not yet recovered

Open witness record →
Date role
episode publication
Publication timestamp
2026-09-27T01:00:00Z
Original source
Original source

Source: UFO Chronicles Podcast; official Spreaker episode player, episode ID 75263660. Playback is delivered by the provider player from the provider/publisher hosting infrastructure. SRO does not copy or rehost the audio. Official-player embedding is approved; no separate permission for copying, redistribution, or reuse of the underlying recording has been established. Existing research qualifications and provenance limitations remain unchanged.

My Bigfoot Sighting
Document

Big as a Buffalo! - My Bigfoot Sighting Episode 229

2026-09-26 · Derin Franks · Catman Hero

Single episode-level media entry containing distinct testimony from two witnesses; witness records remain separate.

Derin Franks →Catman Hero →
Date role
episode publication
Episode
229
Publication timestamp
2026-09-26T01:00:00Z
Original source
Original source

Source: My Bigfoot Sighting; official Apple Podcasts episode player, episode ID 1000791696044. Playback is delivered by the provider player from the provider/publisher hosting infrastructure. SRO does not copy or rehost the audio. Official-player embedding is approved; no separate permission for copying, redistribution, or reuse of the underlying recording has been established. Existing research qualifications and provenance limitations remain unchanged.

Spaced Out Radio
Document

Getting Personal with Sasquatch - Robert Maxwell Tells His Encounters

2026-04-02 · Robert Maxwell

Exact claim locator not yet recovered

Open witness record →
Date role
Spreaker episode publication
Original source
Original source

Source: Spaced Out Radio; official Spreaker episode player, episode ID 71057309. Playback is delivered by the provider player from the provider/publisher hosting infrastructure. SRO does not copy or rehost the audio. Official-player embedding is approved; no separate permission for copying, redistribution, or reuse of the underlying recording has been established. Existing research qualifications and provenance limitations remain unchanged.

Cabin in the Woods
Document

Bigfoot Threw a Rock at My Daughter…Later I Saw Him

2026-05-22 · Robert Maxwell

Exact claim locator not yet recovered

Open witness record →
Close Encounter Club
Document

The Hand Movement Robert Maxwell Captured | Vancouver Island Bigfoot

2025-08-16 · Robert Maxwell

Exact claim locator not yet recovered

Open witness record →
Date role
episode publication
Publication timestamp
2025-08-16T23:00:00Z
Original source
Original source

Source: Close Encounter Club; official Apple Podcasts episode player, episode ID 1000722234904. Playback is delivered by the provider player from the provider/publisher hosting infrastructure. SRO does not copy or rehost the audio. Official-player embedding is approved; no separate permission for copying, redistribution, or reuse of the underlying recording has been established. Existing research qualifications and provenance limitations remain unchanged.

The Cryptic Vault
Document

The Canadian Bigfoot Encounters with Robert Maxwell

2024-11-14 · Robert Maxwell

00:01:30 introduction; 00:03:00 family vacation; 00:08:40 first incident; 00:17:18 skepticism/belief; 00:26:18 encounter reflection; 00:31:20 nighttime walk; 00:38:48 second sound; 00:44:17 fallen trees; 00:53:30 final day; 01:03:35 seeking truth; 01:07:30 ongoing journey

Open witness record →
Date role
episode publication as listed by Listen Notes
Original source
Original source
Sasquatch Theory
Audio

Scott (Plains, Georgia)

Direct interview, September 18, 2026 · Direct witness source

Direct Sasquatch Theory interview; distinct July 2022 daylight road-crossing observation near Plains, Georgia.

Open witness record →
Publication wording
Published September 18, 2026
Date role
episode publication
Published
2026-09-18
Publication timestamp
2026-09-18T16:01:00Z
Original source
Original source

Source: Sasquatch Theory; official Apple Podcasts episode player, episode ID 1000790540724. Playback is delivered by the provider player from the provider/publisher hosting infrastructure. SRO does not copy or rehost the audio. Official-player embedding is approved; no separate permission for copying, redistribution, or reuse of the underlying recording has been established. Existing research qualifications and provenance limitations remain unchanged.

Multiple direct-interview/documentary sources
Audio

Randy Harrington

2015–2026 source set · Direct witness source

Multiple recoverable direct-interview/documentary sources spanning 2015–2026.

Open witness record →
Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio
Audio

Nick Purswell

Episode 526 · Direct witness source

Direct named guest with transcript; November 11, 2025 Little Belt Mountains observation runs roughly 01:15–08:17.

Open witness record →
Original source
Original source

Source: Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio; official Apple Podcasts episode player, episode ID 1000751209666. Playback is delivered by the provider player from the provider/publisher hosting infrastructure. SRO does not copy or rehost the audio. Official-player embedding is approved; no separate permission for copying, redistribution, or reuse of the underlying recording has been established. Existing research qualifications and provenance limitations remain unchanged.

Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio
Audio

Sean Patterson

Episode 552 · Direct witness source

Direct named guest with transcript; Southern Utah visual observation begins about 09:57 and continues through approximately 15:12.

Open witness record →
Original source
Original source

Source: Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio; official Spreaker episode player, episode ID 74740822. Playback is delivered by the provider player from the provider/publisher hosting infrastructure. SRO does not copy or rehost the audio. Official-player embedding is approved; no separate permission for copying, redistribution, or reuse of the underlying recording has been established. Existing research qualifications and provenance limitations remain unchanged.

Audio / podcast interview

Sierra Sounds with Ron Morehead | EP:345

Tommy Cullum's Let's Get Freaky

Audio / podcast interviewOn-site playback

Related to: Ron Morehead

Listen on SRO →Open media record →Open source ↗
Date role
publication
Delivery
Official Apple Podcasts episode player; SRO does not host a copied audio file.
Rights and provenance
Source: Tommy Cullum’s Let’s Get Freaky, episode 345, published January 21, 2026; hosted on Buzzsprout. The source carries the publisher’s copyright notice. No permission for SRO copying or redistribution has been established.
Published
2026-01-21
Video / broadcast interview clip

Bigfoot eyewitness Todd Neiss on mysterious beast sightings in Ohio

Fox News / Fox & Friends First

Video / broadcast interview clip

Related to: Todd Neiss

Open media record →Open source ↗
Date role
publication
Rights and provenance
Source: Fox News / Fox & Friends First, video 6394671167112, dated May 5, 2026. Fox News reserves rights. No SRO copying or redistribution permission has been established. Source-link access only; official embed capability has not been verified.
Published
2026-05-05
Video presentation of Sierra Sounds recordings

Sierra Sounds by Ron Morehead & Al Berry

Sasquatch Chronicles

Video presentation of Sierra Sounds recordings

Related to: Al Berry

Open source ↗

Source: Sasquatch Chronicles page linking and embedding YouTube video blC6b5Mf408, a presentation of Sierra Sounds recordings attributed to Ron Morehead and Al Berry. Video-uploader identity, underlying recording provenance, and SRO reuse permission are not fully established. Retain source-link access; do not copy or rehost the media.