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Bigfoot sighting near Naples, New York

10 Nov 1979 · Naples, New York, United States

A 14-year-old deer hunter saw a tall dark-brown hairy figure standing about 30 feet away near Naples, New York, on a cold morning in November 1979.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
Morning sighting by deer hunter near Naples
Date
10 Nov 1979
Place
Naples, New York, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
42.592, -77.450
Located within
3.2 km
Time
about 08:00, daylight
Witness was
hunting
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Distance
9.1 m (30 ft)
Height
2.4 m (8 ft)
Described as
dark brown hair, long length
Behaviour
approaching, standing, watching
Sounds
tree break
In the account
alone, approached, branches breaking, childhood memory, felt fear, heavy breathing, hunting season, long arms, looked at witness, no smell noted, reported years later, ridge or mountain, ruled out bear, snow on ground, very tall, witness fled, witness froze, woken by it
Account
firsthand
Sources
3 independent (6 listings)

Sources

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