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Bigfoot sighting near Mannington, West Virginia
1979 · Mannington, West Virginia, United States
In winter 1978-79 a family in rural Marion County, West Virginia heard screams and howls at night, drain pipes were knocked down, and large footprints were found.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Drain pipes knocked down after strange howls/screams were heard
- Date
- 1979
- Place
- Mannington, West Virginia, United States
- Evidence
- track, vocal
- Point
- 39.521, -80.379
- Located within
- 722 m
- Time
- about 00:00, night
- Witness was
- at home
- Witnesses
- 4
- Duration
- 2.0 h
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- vocalizing
- Sounds
- howl, scream
- In the account
- footprints found, hit structure, howl, near home, repeat location, scream
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 3 independent (6 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- John GreenRead the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Possible vocalizations and rock clacking near Knob Fork
- Series of accounts under investigation by the curators regarding reports of a large creature.
- Bigfoot sighting near Garrison, Pennsylvania
- Harrison County, West VA
- Bigfoot sighting in Pennsylvania, United States
- Hunter describes being paralleled along railroad tracks northeast of Morgantown
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