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Bigfoot sighting near Starks, Louisiana

1983 · Starks, Louisiana, United States

Four campers near Starks, Louisiana, in summer 1983 saw bluish eyeshine behind a tree at night and later found a large footprint.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
Four camping teens see strange eye shine and find track.
Date
1983
Place
Starks, Louisiana, United States
Evidence
track
Point
30.349, -93.680
Light
night
Witness was
hunting
Witnesses
4
Creatures
1
Distance
91 m (300 ft)
Height
2.3 m (8 ft)
Behaviour
crouching, watching
Sounds
scream, tree break
In the account
at camp, branches breaking, campfire, childhood memory, crouched, eyes seen, eyeshine, felt fear, firearm present, fired weapon, flashlight, footprints found, headlights, hunting season, looked at witness, near water, on or by road, raining, returned to spot, scream, searched after, vanished, witness fled, woken by it
Tracks
38 cm (15.0 in) long
Account
firsthand
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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