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Bigfoot sighting near New London, Texas
Jun 1973 · New London, Texas, United States
In 1973 cousins walking as it got dark in woods behind a pasture in Rusk County, Texas saw a reddish-brown creature about 8 feet tall 30 feet away; it chased them briefly before stopping.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Cousins report close encounter while in woods behind uncle's pasture and house.
- Date
- Jun 1973
- Place
- New London, Texas, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 32.218, -94.917
- Located within
- 4.8 km
- Light
- twilight
- Witness was
- walking
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 9.1 m (30 ft)
- Height
- 2.4 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- reddish hair
- Behaviour
- approaching, standing
- Sounds
- tree break
- In the account
- branches breaking, felt fear, followed or paced, no smell noted, reported years later, very tall, witness fled
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent
Sources
- ManganiRead the report
- NAWACRead the report
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