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Bigfoot sighting in Dawson Pennsylvania U.S.A

Aug 1974 · Dawson Pennsylvania U.S.A, United States

Two boys, about 12 years old, saw a large hairy creature about 8 ft tall in a wooded hillside area near Dawson, Pennsylvania, around noon in August 1974.

Facts

Reported as
Two boys encounter large creature in daylight
Date
Aug 1974
Place
Dawson Pennsylvania U.S.A, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
40.042, -79.664
Time
about 12:00, daylight
Witness was
walking
Witnesses
2
Creatures
1
Distance
6.9 m (23 ft)
Height
2.4 m (8 ft)
Described as
dark brown hair, short length
Behaviour
standing, walking, watching
In the account
childhood memory, long arms, long strides, looked at witness, near water, reported years later, ridge or mountain, very tall, witness fled, witness froze
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (4 listings)

Sources

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