Bigfoot sighting near Owensboro, Kentucky

8 Aug 1978 · Owensboro, Kentucky, United States

On 8 Aug 1978 near Owensboro, Kentucky, at about 9:30 pm, two men saw an 8-10 ft creature in a field and one shot it three times; it then vanished into woods.

Facts

Date

8 Aug 1978

Place

Owensboro, Kentucky, United States

Evidence

smell, track, visual

Point

37.758, -87.092

Located within

926 m

Time

about 21:00, night

Witness was

at home

Witnesses

2

Creatures

1

Height

2.7 m (9 ft)

In the account

field or clearing, firearm present, fired weapon, flashlight, near home, repeat location, vanished, very tall

Sources

1 independent

Sources

• John GreenRead the report

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