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Bigfoot sighting near Topeka, Kansas
Jul 1978 · Topeka, Kansas, United States
A child fishing with his father and cousin on the Kansas River near Topeka in July 1978 saw a large dark hairy figure splashing in the water, which stood and looked at him before he ran.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Youth has sighting while fishing on Kansas River near Topeka
- Date
- Jul 1978
- Place
- Topeka, Kansas, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 39.072, -95.747
- Light
- daylight
- Witness was
- fishing
- Witnesses
- 3
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 114 m (375 ft)
- Duration
- 60 s
- Behaviour
- standing, watching
- In the account
- childhood memory, farm or orchard, felt fear, long arms, looked at witness, near water, thought bear first, witness fled, witness froze
- 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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- Motorist's sighting results in a collision
- Woman driving at night hits a man-like animal near Mayetta
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