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Bigfoot sighting in California, United States
Jul 1977 · Nearest town would be Lee Vining, California, United States
Two brothers gathering firewood at Virginia Lakes near Mono Lake, California, at dusk in July 1977 heard heavy footsteps and saw bushes move; one glimpsed a large dark-brown head moving away.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Brothers have early evening sighting near Lee Vining
- Date
- Jul 1977
- Place
- Nearest town would be Lee Vining, California, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 38.048, -119.264
- Light
- twilight
- Witness was
- other
- Witnesses
- 2
- Distance
- 3.8 m (12 ft)
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- walking
- Sounds
- footsteps
- In the account
- branches breaking, childhood memory, felt fear, near water, reported years later, ruled out bear, walked upright, witness fled
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (5 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Possible encounter at night by hunters camping at Virginia Lakes
- Camper has a possible close encounter west of Mono Lake
- East Lake, Mono County, California
- Possible sighting at Mono Lake at Sunrise
- Late night sighting by motorists travelling through Tioga Pass (Yosemite), a few miles beyond Crane Flat Campground
- Campers hear possible whoop-howls near Yosemite (Sawmill campground)
Facts and links only. Each report belongs to its witness and the site that published it; read it there.