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Bigfoot sighting near Marlinton, West Virginia

24 Nov 1969 · Marlinton, West Virginia, United States

In November 1969, a hunter and his father saw a standing, very large hairy creature across a hay field near the Greenbrier River in West Virginia in daylight.

Facts

Reported as
Recollection of a daylight sighting while deer hunting near Greenbrier River
Date
24 Nov 1969
Place
Marlinton, West Virginia, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
38.188, -80.118
Time
about 07:00, daylight
Witness was
hunting
Witnesses
2
Creatures
1
Distance
274 m (900 ft)
Duration
60 s
Height
2.1 m (7 ft)
Described as
mixed hair
Behaviour
standing
In the account
bare face, childhood memory, eyes seen, face seen, farm or orchard, field or clearing, firearm present, human like face, hunting season, no smell noted, on or by road, reported years later, thought bear first, told no one, very tall
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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