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Bigfoot sighting near Parke County, Fallen Rock, Indiana

Apr 1975 · Parke County, Fallen Rock, Indiana, United States

Four high school boys mushroom hunting near Fallen Rock, Parke County, Indiana, in April 1975 said an upright 8-foot creature walked to their parked car and struck its trunk.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
Bigfoot: Sighting in Parke County, Indiana...
Date
Apr 1975
Place
Parke County, Fallen Rock, Indiana, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
39.465, -87.126
Located within
4.8 km
Time
about 16:00, daylight
Witness was
other
Witnesses
4
Creatures
1
Height
2.4 m (8 ft)
Described as
dark brown hair, biped
Behaviour
aggressive display, approaching, standing, walking
Sounds
footsteps, growl
In the account
approached, branches breaking, electronics failed, growl, hit structure, in vehicle, on or by road, reported years later, seen through window, very tall, walked upright, witness fled
Account
secondhand
Sources
2 independent

Sources

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