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Bigfoot sighting near Eagle River, Anchorage, Alaska
Aug 1973 · Eagle River, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
In August 1973 a bow hunter camped at Dogfish Bay Lagoon, Alaska, heard footsteps circling his tent around 2 AM and saw no creature.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Eagle River, Anchorage, Alaska
- Date
- Aug 1973
- Place
- Eagle River, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Evidence
- track, vocal
- Point
- 61.315, -149.561
- Located within
- 3.0 km
- Time
- about 02:00, night
- Witness was
- in bed
- Witnesses
- 3
- Distance
- 3.0 m (10 ft)
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- walking
- Sounds
- footsteps
- In the account
- at camp, bipedal footsteps, campfire, circled camp, felt fear, firearm present, flashlight, hunting season, indigenous lore, near water, nothing found after, physical symptoms, reported years later, ruled out bear, told no one, walked upright, windy
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 3 independent
Sources
- Bigfoot EncountersRead the report
- Bobbie ShortRead the report
- ManganiRead the report
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