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Bigfoot sighting near Van Wert, Iowa
Sep 1991 · van wert, ia, Iowa, United States
A firsthand witness, an artifact hunter, saw a long-haired creature sitting against an oak tree at about 2 pm in September 1991 in Decatur County, Iowa; it then fled east.
Facts
- Reported as
- Artifact hunter describes an unusual daylight encounter in a public hunting area near Van Wert
- Date
- Sep 1991
- Place
- van wert, ia, Iowa, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 40.835, -93.860
- Located within
- 262 m
- Time
- about 14:00, daylight
- Witness was
- other
- Witnesses
- 3
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 6.1 m (20 ft)
- Height
- 3.7 m (12 ft)
- Described as
- brown hair, long length
- Behaviour
- fleeing
- Sounds
- footsteps
- In the account
- alone, crossed road, hunting season, near water, on or by road, physical symptoms, repeat location, very tall
- 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 describes combination of rock clacking and bird-like vocals in public hunting area near Van Wert
- Multiple witness road-crossing sighting near Nine Eagles State Park
- Brothers observe tall animal during early morning visit to hunting area near Lineville
- Woman recalls encounter she had as a youth on rural property north of Bethany
- Nighttime sighting near Goeldner Woods County Park
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