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Bigfoot sighting near Fort Lewis, Washington

1970s · Fort Lewis, Washington, United States

At Fort Lewis, Washington, around 12:15 a.m. in 1978, a soldier guarding a stalled truck saw a tall hairy figure 300 m away, fired at it, and later found footprints and blood.

Facts

Reported as
Fort Lewis, Washington
Date
1970s
Place
Fort Lewis, Washington, United States
Point
47.109, -122.555
Located within
3.0 km
Time
about 00:00, night
Witness was
working outdoors
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Distance
300 m (984 ft)
Described as
heavy, grey hair, long length, biped
Behaviour
approaching, fleeing, running, standing, vocalizing, watching
Sounds
moan
Traces
blood
In the account
alone, approached, bluff charge, broad shoulders, eyes seen, eyeshine, felt fear, firearm present, fired weapon, footprints found, indigenous lore, injured, looked at witness, red eyes, told no one, vanished, very tall, witness yelled
Account
investigator interviewed
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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