Bigfoot sighting near Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming
1970s · Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming, United States
A Yellowstone ranger on horseback in the backcountry saw a black, bipedal creature run through thickets about 75 yards downslope while his horses became agitated.
Facts
- Reported as
- Yellowstone backcountry ranger describes sighting, other incidents
- Date
- 1970s
- Place
- Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming, United States
- Evidence
- visual, vocal
- Point
- 44.965, -110.928
- Located within
- 3.2 km
- Witness was
- horse riding
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 69 m (225 ft)
- Duration
- 30 s
- Height
- 1.9 m (6 ft)
- Described as
- heavy, black hair, biped
- Behaviour
- fleeing, running
- Animals
- horses reacted
- In the account
- deer present, face seen, field or clearing, horses spooked, long arms, reported years later, ridge or mountain, ruled out bear, thought bear first, walked upright
- Account
- investigator interviewed
- 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
Nearby sightings
- Three field biologists describe possible sasquatch vocalizations outside Big Sky
- Three backpackers see a large, massive upright animal running on two legs through the brush in Gallatin Nat'l Forest
- Memory told of heavy, bipedal running heard while camping in Yellowstone National Park
- Noon sighting by family of four near Mount Washburn, Yellowstone National Park
- Cousins view a large biped figure on opening day near Virginia City
- Possible tracks found along hiking trail outside Bozeman
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