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Bigfoot sighting in Genoa, Nevada

Sep 1984 · Genoa, Nevada, United States

Two hikers on a steep trail above Genoa, Nevada, saw a hairy biped about 7 feet tall across a creek on a September 1984 afternoon.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
Two Hikers Have Close Encounter Near Genoa
Date
Sep 1984
Place
Genoa, Nevada, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
39.001, -119.846
Time
about 14:00, daylight
Witness was
hiking
Witnesses
2
Creatures
1
Height
2.1 m (7 ft)
Described as
brown hair, biped
Behaviour
crouching, standing, walking, watching
Traces
structure
In the account
ape like face, bed or nest found, broad shoulders, cave or rocks, crouched, eyes seen, face seen, followed or paced, likened to ape, long arms, long strides, looked at witness, near water, reported years later, ridge or mountain, searched after, smell, smell rotten, structure found, told no one, very tall, walked upright, witness yelled
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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