Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy

Visual encounters and track finds.

Report#: 01030029
Occurred Fall 1995: (Submitted December 15, 2003)

Witness Observation

I was born in 1936 and grew up on a farm in Delta County. While working in the field we would see what we referred to as the nude woman. It was a large animal walking upright along the edge of woods and never coming completely out in the open. I left in 1954 to serve my country for 23 years and returning to same area that I grew up in. Sometime in the mid 1980s after a heavy rain with flooding, my baby brother found footprints where this animal had departed the water and walked around in the mud. In the early 1990s my Mom and Dad were traveling down TX 71 in Delta County and just before crossing the South Sulphur River a large man like animal walked across the road in front of them and stepping across fence and heading north. Again in the 1990s my son-in-law and myself had a couple of encounters with a large animal walking through trees in waist deep water while we were duck hunting in what is now Cooper Lake. Around 1995 while checking my cattle about 10PM, I encountered a rather large man like animal (looked to be about 8 ft tall) in my light and he went one way and I the other. One never hears of this animal any longer and the only wild animals you see now are wild boar and black panthers.

Time and Conditions

10pm - My pasture was cleared and just off Cooper Lake project, shaded area of large oak trees in am and pm. with cattle. Other sightings were with heavy Oak trees and water.

Investigator's Comments

Daryl Colyer

This investigation was conducted as a result of incidents that allegedly occurred in Delta County, Texas in the 1990s.

In December 2003, I interviewed this witness at length on his farm near Cooper Lake. He took us to the site of his visual encounter and we spent a great amount of time in discussion with him about his experiences and the experiences of his family and neighbors.

The "nude woman" that the witness referred to was ostensibly some sort of "hairy creature" that used to "dart in and out of the woods by the cotton fields" back in the 1940s. The witness told me that it was seen often. The witness said that no one knew for sure that it was female - "nude woman" was just a local name given to the subject by those who had seen it.

The witness and his son-in-law encountered a large, dark figure in the Sulphur River bottoms around Cooper Lake. The witness said the shadowy figure never completely showed itself to the men, but made "plenty of noise." The witness said "it was a shame" that he and his son-in-law felt compelled to leave the area even though they carried 12-gauge shotguns with them. Apparently the fear that they felt was enough to overcome any feeling of security in having weapons.

The witness's final encounter with what he considered to be a sasquatch occurred in 1995 as he was attempting to "find a cow in the pecan thicket." In the beam of his flashlight, he saw a "huge mass of hair" just several yards away. The witness said that he smelled a "urine-smell like when a dog wets on itself." The witness said that he stands six feet six inches, and the "thing" towered over him. He judged the subject to be around eight feet in height. The witness stated that the encounter lasted mere seconds, as both he and the subject hurriedly turned and fled the area. The witness heard no sounds from the subject.

The witness believes that the area is no longer a dwelling place for the subject that he saw. He has heard of no recent encounters and he has not experienced anything that may be connected to bigfoot in recent years. He said he always believed that the area was only a transient place of habitat.

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Class 1a: A sasquatch/bigfoot specimen has been collected (alive or dead).
Class 1b: A report investigation results in a sasquatch observation or the documentation of clear tracks or other forms of physical evidence by an investigator.
Class 1c: An investigator determines that a visual encounter with a sasquatch/bigfoot by a very reliable observer is a distinct possibility, tangible corroborating evidence is documented, and all other sources can be reasonably ruled out.
Class 1d: A visual encounter with a sasquatch/bigfoot is a distinct possibility involving two or more reliable observers, and all other sources can be reasonably ruled out.
Class 2: Investigator determines that a visual encounter with a sasquatch/bigfoot is a distinct possibility, the observer is exceptionally trustworthy, professionally trained, and experienced in the outdoors and/or is accustomed to looking for and recording details (e.g., biologist, anthropologist/archaeologist, ranger, trapper/tracker/seasoned hunter, bird watcher, game warden, naturalist, law enforcement), and other explanations can be reasonably excluded.
Class 3a: Investigator determines that a visual encounter with a sasquatch/bigfoot is a distinct possibility, the observer is credible, and all other sources can be reasonably ruled out.
Class 3b: Unidentifiable vocalizations were reported and there is accompanying tangible evidence to possibly indicate the presence of a sasquatch/bigfoot, the observer is very reliable, and other sources can be reasonably ruled out.
Class 3c: No visual encounter occurred, but physical evidence was found to indicate the presence of a sasquatch/bigfoot (tracks, hair, scat, etc.), the observer is very reliable, and other sources can be reasonably ruled out.