Bigfoot sighting near Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
15 May 1982 · Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, United States
A firsthand witness, an Army trainee riding a truck at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, saw a tall light brown creature cross a dirt road in late May 1982 at about 18:30.
Facts
- Reported as
- Soldier in basic training has daylight sighting at Fort Leonard Wood
- Date
- 15 May 1982
- Place
- Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 37.829, -92.201
- Located within
- 3.0 km
- Time
- about 18:00, daylight
- Witness was
- other
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 23 m (75 ft)
- Duration
- 10 s
- Height
- 2.1 m (7 ft)
- Behaviour
- crossing road, walking
- In the account
- crossed road, felt fear, felt watched, in vehicle, on or by road, reported years later, ruled out bear, told no one, very tall
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 4 independent (7 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- Bigfoot EncountersRead the report
- Bobbie ShortRead the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
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- Ozarks: Daylight sighting on eastern boundary of Fort Leonard Wood
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