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Bigfoot sighting near John Day, Oregon
10 Oct 1972 · John Day, Oregon, United States
In October 1972 near John Day, Oregon, a hunter and his father reported a large creature at their camp trailer at midnight; it fled after a revolver was fired at it, and large footprints were found.
Facts
- Date
- 10 Oct 1972
- Place
- John Day, Oregon, United States
- Evidence
- track, visual
- Point
- 44.386, -118.950
- Located within
- 3.0 km
- Time
- about 00:00, night
- Witness was
- camping
- Witnesses
- 2
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 3.0 m (10 ft)
- Height
- 2.3 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- heavy
- Behaviour
- fleeing
- In the account
- at camp, eyes seen, eyeshine, firearm present, fired weapon, flashlight, footprints found, hunting season, red eyes, searched after, very tall
- Tracks
- 41 cm (16.0 in) long
- Sources
- 1 independent
Sources
- John GreenRead the report
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