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Bigfoot sighting near Ojai, California

Aug 1964 · Ojai, Ca., California, United States

A young deer hunter saw an upright, hair-covered creature on Pine Mountain near Ojai, California at dawn in August 1964, then found barefoot tracks and a strong odor.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
Man retells his close, visual encounter at dawn on Pine Mountain as a young deer hunter
Date
Aug 1964
Place
Ojai, Ca., California, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
34.625, -119.292
Located within
6.0 km
Light
twilight
Witness was
hunting
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Duration
12 s
Height
2.3 m (8 ft)
Described as
dark brown hair, long length, biped
Behaviour
standing, walking, watching
Sounds
footsteps
In the account
alone, bare face, broad shoulders, childhood memory, face seen, felt fear, firearm present, footprints found, hunting season, likened to ape, long arms, looked at witness, no neck, reported years later, returned to spot, ridge or mountain, ruled out bear, smell, thought bear first, told no one, vanished, very tall, walked upright, whole body turn
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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