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Bigfoot sighting near Picayune, Mississippi
12 Oct 1997 · Picayune, MS, Mississippi, United States
Two firsthand witnesses saw a large dark furred figure beside a cypress in Honey Island Swamp, Mississippi, around 1 pm in 1997, then heard footsteps and running nearby.
Facts
- Reported as
- Afternoon sighting by mother and daughter in Honey Island Swamp
- Date
- 12 Oct 1997
- Place
- Picayune, MS, Mississippi, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 30.468, -89.692
- Located within
- 809 m
- Time
- about 13:00, daylight
- Witness was
- walking
- Witnesses
- 2
- Distance
- 19 m (62 ft)
- Duration
- 2 min
- Described as
- mixed hair
- Behaviour
- approaching, running, standing, walking
- Sounds
- footsteps
- Animals
- dogs reacted
- In the account
- approached, dog cowered, dog present, family lore, felt fear, near water, no smell noted, on or by road, repeat location, returned to spot, searched after, swamp or marsh, witness fled
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (5 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
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