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Bigfoot sighting in Ketchikan, Alaska

Aug 1956 · Ketchikan, Alaska, United States

A witness on an anchored fishing boat near Ketchikan, Alaska, saw a tall upright creature walk into woods at night in August 1956.

Facts

Reported as
Ketchikan, Alaska 1956
Date
Aug 1956
Place
Ketchikan, Alaska, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
55.343, -131.647
Located within
5.5 km
Light
night
Witness was
boating
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Distance
61 m (200 ft)
Height
2.3 m (8 ft)
Described as
mixed hair, medium length, biped
Behaviour
walking, watching
Recorded
photo
In the account
footprints found, investigator visited, looked at witness, near water, photo taken, prints cast or photographed, thought bear first, very tall, walked upright
Account
secondhand
Sources
2 independent

Sources

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