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Bigfoot sighting near Modena, New York

23 May 1997 · Modena, New York, United States

A camper's 1997 campfire video from Modena, New York, shows a dark creature climbing and swinging through trees at dusk, noticed years later.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
Video footage shot at dusk shows a primate in a tree in the background
Date
23 May 1997
Place
Modena, New York, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
41.670, -74.086
Located within
619 m
Light
twilight
Witness was
camping
Creatures
1
Height
1.6 m (5 ft)
Behaviour
climbing
Recorded
video
In the account
at camp, camera present, campfire, climbed, farm or orchard, likened to ape, near water, reported years later, very fast, video taken
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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