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Bigfoot sighting near Phelan, Mojave Desert, California

1977 · Phelan, Mojave Desert Region, California, United States

At midday in 1977, a boy riding near Phelan, California reported a large white-grey creature that screamed at him; friends later found large barefoot tracks.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
Phelan, California
Date
1977
Place
Phelan, Mojave Desert Region, California, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
34.404, -117.488
Located within
8.0 km
Time
about 12:00, daylight
Witness was
other
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Behaviour
vocalizing
Sounds
scream
In the account
alone, childhood memory, felt fear, footprints found, reported years later, returned to spot, scream, searched after, silver or grey, witness fled
Tracks
30 cm (12.0 in) long
Account
secondhand
Sources
2 independent

Sources

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