Bigfoot sighting near Cobalt, Ontario
23 Jul 1923 · Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
Two prospectors working mining claims near Cobalt in 1923 saw a hairy creature; it stood up, growled, and ran off after one of them threw a stone at it.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- July 27, 1923 - Cobalt
- Date
- 23 Jul 1923
- Place
- Cobalt, Ontario, Canada
- Evidence
- visual, vocal
- Point
- 47.425, -79.675
- Located within
- 926 m
- Witness was
- other
- Witnesses
- 2
- Creatures
- 1
- Described as
- mixed hair
- Behaviour
- fleeing, standing, vocalizing
- Sounds
- growl
- In the account
- food source nearby, growl, likened to ape, repeat location, ruled out bear, thought bear first
- Account
- news report
- Sources
- 4 independent
Sources
- Canada Bigfoot Points (ArcGIS)Read the report
- John GreenRead the report
- Kerry Clausen-Kilmury: Canada mapRead the report
- ManganiRead the report
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