Bigfoot sighting near Cape Fair, Missouri
7 Jul 1978 · Cape Fair, Missouri, United States
In July 1978 near Cape Fair, Missouri, a 12-year-old witness saw a figure move between walnut trees and clear a fence around 11 pm while the family dogs barked.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Teenagers observe animal hiding behind trees in yard near Cape Fair
- Date
- 7 Jul 1978
- Place
- Cape Fair, Missouri, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 36.730, -93.532
- Located within
- 4.8 km
- Time
- about 23:00, night
- Witness was
- at home
- Witnesses
- 3
- Creatures
- 1
- Behaviour
- hiding, running, standing
- Animals
- dogs reacted
- In the account
- childhood memory, dog barked or chased, dog cowered, dog present, family lore, felt fear, livestock or pets nearby, long strides, near home, nothing found after, reported years later, returned to spot, searched after, seen through window, silent movement, stepped over, thought person first, told no one, vanished
- 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
- Bigfoot sighting in Missouri, United States
- Possible late night encounter by canoeists on Flat Creek near Piney Creek Wilderness
- School teacher remembers his close encounter with a sasquatch while hunting near Cape Fair
- Possible track and vocalizatons at Table Rock Lake
- Memory told of seeing an unknown creature climbing a tree while driving between Marionville and Aurora
- Bigfoot report from Barry County, Missouri
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