A recent sighting

[Dion]

Spot on Yowie in a hat

They are three of the most plausible explanations.

But I would have to say I personally don’t believe in coincidences I believe everything happens for a reason.

Whether or not he did actually see a Yowie is anyone’s guess, it is rather odd though that the guy has had no interest in the Yowie other than what Steve has mentioned, only to be told about them on a particular stretch of road and then hours later has his very own sighting.???

It’s my personal belief that he has either seen something that looked like a Yowie, maybe a person, (as he does describe the thing as having what looks like bell bottom jeans on and a hood) and has convinced himself on what he saw or like you say his awareness was opened to other possibility’s and has actually had a sighting of the big fella. Who’s really to know???

[deadpool]

A129. Quite ironic actually, umm, I came back through Biggenden that particular day and I was up there seeing a client and she asked me, “Which way did you come?” And I said, “Oh I went through the State forest, through, I forget the name of it, Kurilba or something like that, a very Aboriginal sounding name. I didn't go through Maryborough and that way.” And she said, “That's a good way to come, save you about half an hour.” I said, “Yeah. Yeah.” And ah, she said, “Truckies, local truckies, don't like going there that way at night through because of, it's dark and there's lots of yowies around.”

Maybe the guy is, how to put this. Highly suggestible? I know semi-implanted thoughts (deliberate or not), no matter how much you shrug them off and dismiss them can come back at any time. He was rested, a relaxed state of mind - and then out of no-where his sub-conscious may have gone "hey! remember what that lady said? about Yowies?". Suddenly he subliminally starts thinking about it and bam - he "sees" one.

I'm not dismissing this report off hand as just an hallucination but that one bit did strike me the most out of the entire report. Thats the only thing I can think of that would stick out from the entire report. One question arises. What's the client's job? How well does she know the guy?

[sapere aude]

Alright, consider this. The witness had no interest in this subject whatsoever, although he may have back in the seventies whilst watching a Leonard Nimoy program. He could recall no recent times of reading anything about this subject in newspapers and magazines. Biggenden is about three hundred kilometres from where the sighting took place, with no recent sighting activity reported to AYR in either place about that time.

Does anyone here not think it is odd that the Witness is related an off the cuff story about yowies which he immediately laughs off and dismisses, and then two hours later and three hundred kilometres away, he sees a yowie cross the highway directly in front of his car? I'm no mathematician, but people, what are the odds of that? Of all the years, months, days, and hours of this man's life, he is told that little story, two hours before he sees a yowie.

So my next discussion generating question is, can anyone here offer an explanation as to how the story related to the witness and the sighting the witness subsequently experienced, are possibly linked?

The odds against that would be pretty high. Perhaps just slightly higher than the odds of someone seeing a yowie at all.

Over analysing a certain psychological possibility might complicate something that doesn't appear too complicated in itself. From the report it seems very likely he saw someone crossing the road. Perhaps some young fellow taking a shortcut from his mates place to get home for dinner, or any endless number of scenarios. It might have looked odd, perhaps with the suggestion of yowies implanted in his mind earlier in the day helped him to wonder if it was a yowie instead of simply passing it off as something unusual. I don't doubt he saw it, fleetingly and without much detail, in the way explained.

Suggestion can be a powerful thing, there is probably a lot that goes on below the surface that we are all unaware of. It could well have played some part here, but probably no more than mentioned above IMO. This topic is just as relevant for someone who does have an interest in yowies (in fact far more so IMO), because for those who have an interest, that power of suggestion will always be there in some way. Though we probably all think we are above this, the obvious reality would be that none of us are, at least potentially.

[AL Pitman]

The some Boy just taking a short cut theory ! is not out of the question at all , the witness stated that it was a clearing leading to bushland further on , where the crossing took place and that there appeared to be no houses within the vicinity .

As the tree clearing process takes place for the highway upgrade here on the Coffs Coast , some sections where the vegetation was previously quite dense and appeared to the passer by as though that there was only rain forrest beyond the road verge .

Now it is revealed that there is open farm lands and many houses that simply could not be seen before , a young fellow might have a prefered pathway to his girlfriends house or even his secreted cultivation area that would require a discreet crossing of the roadway , utilising as much speed as possible to cross a busy highway such as the Pacific or the Bruce is reccomended at any time day or night . hhhhhhhmmmmmmmmm ???????.



WOULD YOU LIKE FRY'S WITH THAT ???? ????

[SAB 8]

This is a discussion which will ultimately lead to an unknown conclusion.... and I think that is a healthy outcome..... Misidentification, power of suggestion, yowie, etc etc??? Who can really be 100% certain???

I will say this though, I have myself recently experienced one of these weird coincidences as mentioned in this encounter! And I can say with 100% certainty that it was not the power of suggestion which influenced what I saw! I will not go into detail as it has nothing to do with yowies, but it is similar in regards to the coincidental nature of the experience.... All I am left with is the feeling that sometimes the universe works in mysterious ways!!! Corny but true!

Great work with the interview Stevo. One thing I did take on board with that detailed questioning technique was asking the witness about other seemingly non-direct details of the encounter. If someone is making up a story then they are probably going to focus on getting the more sensational aspects of the claimed sighting correct (Eg. What the creature looked like). Unless they have done their homework a hoaxer is going to struggle to answer some of the questions you put forth in the interview... and the answers given can be further used to determine the authenticity of the claim. For example, a seemingly innocent question like "what was the weather like"... the answer given can be later cross-referenced by gathering weather records for the day in question!!! If the witness/hoaxer said it was a sunny clear day and you check the weather records and it indicates they had 30mm of rain fall on the day in question with high wind speeds then obviously some doubts are going to start popping up... That is one basic example, but many more can be used in attempting to determine the true nature of an encounter.

[AL Pitman]

SAB

I think that your thoughts on the power of coincidence could prove beyond what we as humans think we know about our little domain , as being quite extraordinaty at times .

I myself find it uncanny the way my partner and I seem to suggest almost exactly what the other was just about to say or if Iam trying to text her she calls me mid message , do we telepathicaly connect or is it just a mere coincidence ? .

With these thoughts in mind and taking into account some of the suggested mental abilities of the Yowie / Sasquatch a theory could be developed erring on the side of these creatures tuning into our thoughts . It may explain in some small way why the so called money shot has remained out of reach , perhaps they are anticipating our every move right from the moment we leave the beaten track , it leaves me thinking that a better method of contact would be to find a way of attracting the subject into a controled non threatning environment although some kind of thought shielding lead helmet could be required . I just don't know but then I suppose no body does ......


WOULD YOU LIKE FRY'S WITH THAT ?????? ???????

[Bow Hunter]

Could they be attracted to road kill would be easy food!

[The yowie Mrx]

Hi bow hunter , I think your on the money with the road kill.

Next time when I go out Im going to try get a pig with my bow. And then put the pig up in tree.
We see what happens.

[Buck]

It wouldn't be the first time coincidence has muddied a view. What are the odds? I guess as Steve is pointing out, astronomical. I had a similar experience but the other way round, I've posted this coincidence some years earlier. I was outed at a party as a Yowie believer, gales of laughter ensued. Much ridicule was was layed at my feet. The weekend went by and one of my detractors phoned me up and told that he now believed in Yowies, his father had seen one. He felt compelled to believe in them as his father was a man who doesn't lie. I eventually got a recording of the incident.

Again what are the odds that a person would change their world view within a few short days after a chance disscussion at a party. It changed a few peoples opinion after my mate came forward about his dad. The coincidence is, that after all his years knowing his father he had no idea that his father had seen a yowie and as well as his brother. He was quite affected by the experience not so much about the family secret but that the topic of a Yowie had never come up in his circle of friends and within days of the first discussion there were two witnesses in his family. The other amazing thing was that it was his father who brought up the topic out of the blue so to speak.

I'm wondering what the motive of the person who bought up the topic of Yowies at Biggenden, it seems an odd conversation to have with someone you hardly know. Clandestine researcher? Still, I believe that coincidence is the meaning we deduct from life when we are looking for answers.

I did think it odd but most of us have had striking coincidence in our lives.

Great read Joe, thanks for the report.

Cheers Buck

[Jo Blose]

Some great input on this topic, thanks everyone who has contributed! Coincidence is a question which naturally comes up, and whether anything is truly a coincidence! As I mentioned much earlier, it ticks all the boxes for a typical yowie report, most strikingly with the subject not displaying any skin or neck as would be expected from the distance it was viewed! In conjunction with that specific time of day and the unnatural speed it displayed culminating in it's final leap out of view, it is very odd! It's just a shame he wasn't a Highway Patrol Police Officer who happened to have his vehicle video camera turned on at that particular time! What can be taken away from this report is the witness believes he has seen a yowie with upmost certainty, and the entire experience has had a profound impact upon him in that he is now a believer. What can also be taken away, is an initial report can be used to plan for that upcoming interview with questions tailored to the incident, and the interview utilising cognitive interviewing skills.