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Yowie sighting in Bangalow, New South Wales

1969 · Bangalow, New South Wales, Australia

Two hitch-hikers walking the Pacific Highway near Bangalow in 1969 at night saw a tall, heavily built biped stop in the road, stare at them, and walk into the trees.

Facts

Reported as
Bangalow, New South Wales 1969
Date
1969
Place
Bangalow, New South Wales, Australia
Evidence
visual
Point
-28.687, 153.522
Located within
4.8 km
Time
about 00:00, night
Witness was
walking
Witnesses
2
Creatures
1
Distance
6.1 m (20 ft)
Height
1.8 m (6 ft)
Described as
heavy, biped
Behaviour
crossing road, standing, walking, watching
Sounds
footsteps
In the account
bipedal footsteps, broad shoulders, crossed road, felt fear, followed or paced, long arms, long strides, looked at witness, no neck, on or by road, reported years later, ruled out bear, smell, smell rotten, told no one, walked upright, witness fled, witness froze, witness yelled
Account
firsthand
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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