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Bigfoot sighting near Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania

15 Oct 1978 · Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania, United States

A 12-year-old witness and their mother saw a large brown bipedal figure enter woods toward a creek behind a home in Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania, at 7:45 am in October 1978 or 1979.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
Memory told of a close daylight encounter behind a home outside Sandy Lake
Date
15 Oct 1978
Place
Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
41.359, -80.072
Time
about 07:00, daylight
Witness was
at home
Witnesses
2
Creatures
1
Distance
46 m (150 ft)
Height
2.0 m (6 ft)
Described as
biped
Behaviour
running, standing, watching
Traces
broken branches
In the account
bare face, branches breaking, childhood memory, corridor, face seen, footprints found, leaped, long strides, looked at witness, near home, near water, repeat location, reported years later, walked upright, whole body turn
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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