Bigfoot sighting in North Carolina, United States
1975 · North Carolina, United States
A backpacker found a five-toed footprint in silty sand at a shallow creek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park during early afternoon in summer 1975.
Facts
- Reported as
- Hikers find footprint in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
- Date
- 1975
- Place
- North Carolina, United States
- Evidence
- track
- Point
- 35.513, -83.558
- Light
- daylight
- Witness was
- backpacking
- Witnesses
- 2
- In the account
- footprints found, near water, ruled out bear
- Tracks
- 33 cm (13.0 in) long, 5 toes
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (5 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
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