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Bigfoot sighting near St. James/Rolla, Missouri
26 Dec 1978 · St. James/Rolla, Missouri, United States
In winter 1978 a family near St. James/Rolla, Missouri found large footprints around their rural house; in summer 1981 at dusk they heard a loud roar from nearby woods.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Woman describes childhood incidents -- possible tracks and vocalization near outside rural home near St.James/Rolla
- Date
- 26 Dec 1978
- Place
- St. James/Rolla, Missouri, United States
- Evidence
- track
- Point
- 38.012, -91.647
- Light
- twilight
- Witness was
- in bed
- Witnesses
- 3
- Behaviour
- vocalizing
- Sounds
- roar
- Animals
- wildlife silent
- In the account
- childhood memory, circled camp, felt fear, felt watched, footprints found, near home, searched after, snow on ground, thought person first, witness fled, woods silent
- 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
- Hunter recalls hearing noises in woods, seeing hairy legs walking through brush
- Two coyote hunters have nighttime sighting driving back to the farm near Arley
- Recollection of seeing a huge bipedal shadow while camping that steals food near Steelville
- Man recalls primate-like vocalization and rocks thrown at a fishing area in the Rvierside Conservation Area
- YESTERDAY !! Fisherman sees large rock thrown at location of previous incident on Meramec River
- Campers see large figure cross river in moonlight
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