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Bigfoot sighting near Perry, New York

1940 · Perry, New York, United States

About 1940, an animal seen by more than one person near Perry, New York, prompted local farmers to try to catch it; it was debated whether it was a bear or an ape.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Date
1940
Place
Perry, New York, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
42.725, -78.508
Located within
926 m
Creatures
1
In the account
childhood memory, likened to ape, reported years later, ruled out bear
Account
secondhand
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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