I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH A CLOSE ACQUAINTANCE FROM PHOENIX. HE DESCRIBED TO ME HOW A FULL BLOODED APACHE FRIEND OF HIS RECENTLY HAD A 45 MINUTE ENCOUNTER WITH AN EIGHT FOOT TALL BIGFOOT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL DAYS AGO(DEC.12,O9) AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE RESERVATION IN EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA.

AT THE SAME TIME IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA, THREE HUNTERS TAPE RECORDED A BIGFOOT SCREAMING AT THEM. THE BIGFOOT EVIDENTLY WAS VERY CLOSE. I AM TRYING TO GET A COPY OF THIS RECORDING. STAY TUNED. MY ACQUAINTANCE FRIEND HAS LISTENED TO THE TEN MINUTE RECORDING. AFTER HEARING THE DESCRIPTION, I HAVE TO GET A COPY.

THE APACHE AND THE BIGFOOT WATCHED EACH OTHER FOR A LONG TIME. THE BIGFOOT THREE OR FOUR TIMES WENT BEHIND A HUGE PINE TREE AND PEERED AROUND THE CORNER OF THE TREE -- CAUTIOUSLY LOOKING AT THE MAN. HE SAID THE BIGFOOT WAS SO LARGE THAT HIS BODY STUCK OUT ALMOST COMICALLY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TREE.

HE REMARKED THAT THE BIGFOOT WAS IN NO WAY THREATENING, JUST CURIOUS AS IF HE HAD NEVER SEEN A HUMAN UP CLOSE. A COUPLE OF TIMES THE BIGFOOT CAME OUT IN THE OPEN AND SAT ON THE GROUND, AND SIMPLY STARED AT THE MAN.

IN THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, EARLY DECEMBER 'O9, THE BIGFOOT ACTIVITY IN THE EASTERN U.S. HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL, ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA. A MASSIVE BIGFOOT HUNT IS AT THIS TIME BEING ORGANIZED TO TRY TO CAPTURE ONE OF THE CREATURES. A MILLION DOLLAR REWARD HAS BEEN PUT UP TO THE FIRST TEAM THAT CAN BRING IN A BIGFOOT UNHARMED.