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Bigfoot sighting in Adel/West Des Moines Iowa
Nov 1978 · Adel/West Des Moines Iowa, United States
Near West Des Moines, Iowa, in November 1978, a man driving a tractor late at night reported two black-haired creatures walking beside a fence about 100 yards away.
Facts
- Reported as
- Several sighting reports near the Racoon River within days of each other.
- Date
- Nov 1978
- Place
- Adel/West Des Moines Iowa, United States
- Evidence
- track, visual
- Point
- 41.625, -94.042
- Located within
- 926 m
- Time
- about 23:00, night
- Witness was
- driving
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 2
- Distance
- 91 m (300 ft)
- Height
- 2.1 m (7 ft)
- Described as
- black hair
- Behaviour
- walking
- In the account
- corridor, dog cowered, dog present, farm or orchard, felt fear, field or clearing, full moon, headlights, howl, in vehicle, leaped, long arms, multiple, near home, near water, no neck, on or by road, repeat location, returned to spot, snow on ground, stopped vehicle, very tall, witness fled
- Account
- secondhand
- Sources
- 3 independent (6 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- John GreenRead the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
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