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Bigfoot sighting near Alpine County, Ebbetts Pass, California

Aug 1973 · Alpine County, Ebbetts Pass, California, United States

In August 1973, a camper at Ebbetts Pass, Alpine County, California, heard roars, growls and bipedal-sounding footsteps at night and later found a broken young pine.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
Ebbetts Pass 1973 Alpine County, Ca
Date
Aug 1973
Place
Alpine County, Ebbetts Pass, California, United States
Evidence
vocal
Point
38.547, -119.808
Light
night
Witness was
camping
Witnesses
2
Described as
biped
Behaviour
approaching, running, vocalizing, walking
Sounds
footsteps, growl, roar, tree break
Traces
broken branches
In the account
alone, approached, at camp, bipedal footsteps, branches breaking, campfire, cave or rocks, circled camp, felt fear, growl, heavy breathing, no smell noted, on or by road, reported years later, ridge or mountain, ruled out bear, searched after, thought bear first, woken by it
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent

Sources

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