Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy

Three pre-teens have visual encounter in woods on outskirts of Leesville.

Report#: 04080028
Occurred July 1980: (Submitted October 27, 2003)

Witness Observation

I was 12 years old and my father was stationed at Ft. Polk, Louisiana. We were living in a town called Leesville just outside of the military base. Two friends of mine and I decided one day to explore the woods off of a highway known as Texas Highway. I remember we were deep in the woods and we came up on a stream, quite large, about eight feet in width.

From the side of which we approached the stream we were about five feet above the water and as we approached the stream the three of us immediately spotted two creatures on the other side of the stream in a crouching posture position drinking water from the stream. We froze in amazement of what we were looking at, and at the same time the three of us were trembling with fear knowing we were so deep in the woods and quite lost. We were looking at two human-like/ape-like figures that were completely covered with darkish brown gray hair but the face appeared to be of lighter tone skin. From the head down the two creatures had long hair past their shoulders, with a lot of long grayish hair tones, the rest of the body was short hair. They were staring at us and we were staring at them. One was of adult and we could tell it was female and the other was childlike and was of male gender in appearance. They appeared to be just as frightened as we were and after about 30 seconds of this encounter the adult creature turned to the childlike creature and made a motion with its hand and they turned around from the stream and started running through the woods. There was never a sound made from either one that we could hear. Needless to say when they took off running we did the same in the opposite direction and didn't stop until we were out of the woods.

At that time we never spoke about the incident to an adult because we were not supposed to be off on our own exploring in the woods.

Sounds

None Noted

Additional Observations

None Noted

Time and Conditions

1:00 pm - This incident occurred around 1:00 pm. It was an extremely hot July day, the sky was clear and the sun was shining. Being deep in the swampy woods of Louisiana, we had extensive protection from the heat and direct sun light. However, there was optimal daylight and a lot of shade in those woods.

Investigator's Comments

Scott Kessler

This investigation was conducted as a result of an incident that allegedly occurred in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, in the July of 1980.

I interviewed the primary witness and there were no additional details to be mentioned. I believe that he gave a true and accurate description of the reported incident. The other witnesses were not available for interview.

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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.