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Bigfoot sighting in Van Zandt, Washington

Aug 1972 · Van Zandt, Washington, United States

A camper near the South Fork Nooksack River in August 1972 saw a silhouetted figure about 20 feet away at night and heard clicking sounds afterward.

Facts

Reported as
Silhouette awakens boy while camping near S. Fork Nooksack River
Date
Aug 1972
Place
Van Zandt, Washington, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
48.761, -122.216
Located within
78 m
Time
about 03:00, night
Witness was
in bed
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Distance
6.1 m (20 ft)
Duration
4 min
Behaviour
crouching, walking, watching
Sounds
rock clack
In the account
at camp, broad shoulders, childhood memory, crouched, felt fear, field or clearing, full moon, near water, no neck, no smell noted, nothing found after, only silhouette, reported years later, rock clack, ruled out bear, searched after, silent movement, whole body turn, witness froze, woken by it
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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