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Bigfoot sighting near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1 Jul 1961 · Gettysburg, Pa, Pennsylvania, United States
In summer 1961 a thirteen-year-old witness near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, backed into a human-like figure behind a fire hall target box at about 10 PM, then ran off.
Facts
- Reported as
- Possible encounter between a juvenile and a human child, near Gettysburg
- Date
- 1 Jul 1961
- Place
- Gettysburg, Pa, Pennsylvania, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 39.764, -77.272
- Time
- about 22:00, night
- Witness was
- playing
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1, with young
- Height
- 1.5 m (5 ft)
- Described as
- long length, biped
- In the account
- childhood memory, juvenile, near home, nothing found after, reported years later, returned to spot, ruled out bear, searched after, smell, smell musky, witness fled
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (5 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
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