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Bigfoot sighting in California, United States
May 1997 · Butte County, Sly Creek Reservoir, California, United States
Campers near Sly Creek Reservoir, California, in 1997 heard footsteps and whistles at their tent; one later saw a head with eyes through binoculars on a hill.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Butte County, CA Sly Creek Res
- Date
- May 1997
- Place
- Butte County, Sly Creek Reservoir, California, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 39.700, -120.998
- Located within
- 3.2 km
- Time
- about 12:00, daylight
- Witness was
- hiking
- Witnesses
- 3
- Creatures
- 1
- Height
- 1.8 m (6 ft)
- Behaviour
- hiding, running, vocalizing, watching
- Sounds
- footsteps, growl, scream, whistle
- Animals
- dogs reacted
- In the account
- ape like face, at camp, dog cowered, dog present, eyes seen, face seen, felt fear, firearm present, fired weapon, growl, heavy breathing, likened to ape, logging area, looked at witness, only silhouette, physical symptoms, reported years later, ridge or mountain, smell, smell rotten, told no one, whistle, witness froze
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent
Sources
- Bigfoot EncountersRead the report
- ManganiRead the report
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