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Bigfoot sighting near Orleans, California

20 Oct 1967 · Orleans, California, United States

On October 20, 1967, two horseback riders filmed a bigfoot in Bluff Creek canyon, California, as it walked away from the creek into the woods.

Facts

Reported as
Two men on horseback film a bigfoot as it retreats out of the creek bed and into the woods. The footage is referred to as the Patterson-Gimlin footage, named after the two men who obtained it
Date
20 Oct 1967
Place
Orleans, California, United States
Evidence
track, visual
Point
41.444, -123.700
Located within
15 m
Light
daylight
Witness was
horse riding
Witnesses
2
Creatures
1
Height
2.2 m (7 ft)
Described as
biped
Behaviour
drinking, standing, walking
Animals
horses reacted
Recorded
video
In the account
camera present, firearm present, footprints found, horses spooked, investigator visited, near water, very tall, video taken, walked upright
Tracks
37 cm (14.5 in) long, 15 cm (6.0 in) wide
Account
secondhand
Sources
4 independent (6 listings)

Sources

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