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Bigfoot sighting in Platoro, Colorado
13 Jul 1997 · Platoro, Colorado, United States
At about 1:30 pm on July 13, 1997, near Lake Fork Trail in Platoro, Colorado, a witness with binoculars saw a large black biped running across a meadow away from hikers.
Facts
- Reported as
- Daylight sighting by hikers near Lake Fork, off the Conejos River.
- Date
- 13 Jul 1997
- Place
- Platoro, Colorado, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 37.321, -106.513
- Located within
- 154 m
- Time
- about 13:00, daylight
- Witness was
- other
- Witnesses
- 2
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 805 m (2,640 ft)
- Duration
- 5 min
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- running
- In the account
- field or clearing, leaped, near water, ruled out bear, very tall, walked upright
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 3 independent (6 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- John GreenRead the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Various sightings by campers and ranchers along Lake Fork, a tributary of the Conejos River.
- Bigfoot sighting near Platoro, Colorado
- Report of a field investigation over several days
- Former Deputy Sheriff describes morning sighting on Cornwall Mountain
- Possible vocalization frightens fisherman from campsite along Conejos River
- Bowhunters report unusual encounters in the South San Juan Mountains
Facts and links only. Each report belongs to its witness and the site that published it; read it there.