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Bigfoot sighting near Lake Charles -Westlake, Louisiana
15 Sep 1971 · Lake Charles -Westlake area, Louisiana, United States
A five-year-old girl saw a tall reddish-haired creature digging through a metal trash can behind her family's home in Lake Charles, Louisiana, at night in September 1971.
Facts
- Reported as
- Woman recounts childhood sighting behind her house near Lake Charles
- Date
- 15 Sep 1971
- Place
- Lake Charles -Westlake area, Louisiana, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 30.234, -93.193
- Time
- about 21:00, night
- Witness was
- playing
- Witnesses
- 3
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 15 m (48 ft)
- Duration
- 20 min
- Height
- 2.3 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- reddish hair
- Behaviour
- walking
- Recorded
- photo
- In the account
- bare face, childhood memory, face seen, food source nearby, long arms, near home, repeat location, reported years later, returned to spot, searched after, told no one, took food, very tall
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (4 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
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