Bigfoot sighting in Santa Barbara, California

Apr 1982 · Santa Barbara, California, United States

Four campers in the Los Padres National Forest near Santa Barbara, California, reported a nighttime sighting between about 7 and 9 pm while camping by a campfire on the Manzana River.

Facts

Reported as

High school teacher recalls a nighttime sighting while camping in the Los Padres National Forest

Date

Apr 1982

Place

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Evidence

visual

Point

34.824, -119.997

Located within

3.2 km

Time

about 20:00, night

Witness was

camping

Witnesses

4

In the account

at camp, campfire, food present, near water, told no one

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

Nearby sightings

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• Bigfoot sighting near Goleta, California1952 · 45 km
• Bigfoot sighting near Santa Barbara, CaliforniaAug 1978 · 51 km
• Bigfoot sighting near Maricopa, California1986 · 57 km
• Man retells his close, visual encounter at dawn on Pine Mountain as a young deer hunterAug 1964 · 68 km

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