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Bigfoot sighting near Princeton, West Virginia
10 Aug 1979 · Princeton WV, West Virginia, United States
On August 10, 1979, at a family home in Princeton, West Virginia, a witness saw an outline and eyes near a porch while a grandfather fired shotguns outside.
Facts
- Reported as
- Family gathering interrupted by 8-foot tall visitor at the kitchen window
- Date
- 10 Aug 1979
- Place
- Princeton WV, West Virginia, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 37.445, -80.170
- Located within
- 4.8 km
- Light
- night
- Witness was
- at home
- Witnesses
- 5
- Creatures
- 1
- Duration
- 30 min
- Height
- 2.4 m (8 ft)
- Animals
- dogs reacted
- In the account
- childhood memory, dog cowered, dog hurt or lost, eyes seen, eyeshine, felt fear, firearm present, fired weapon, livestock or pets nearby, near home, only silhouette, ridge or mountain, ruled out bear, thought bear first, very tall, witness fled, witness yelled
- 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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