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Bigfoot sighting near Viola, Kansas
Jul 1978 · Southwest of Wichita near Viola, Ks, Kansas, United States
A fisherman in July 1978 near Viola, Kansas, heard heavy breathing, turned, and saw a tall hairy creature 100-150 feet away on a riverbank, which then moved off.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Fisherman hears heavy breathing ,turns and sees tall man-like creature
- Date
- Jul 1978
- Place
- Southwest of Wichita near Viola, Ks, Kansas, United States
- Evidence
- visual, vocal
- Point
- 37.492, -97.658
- Located within
- 926 m
- Witness was
- fishing
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 38 m (125 ft)
- Height
- 2.1 m (7 ft)
- Behaviour
- standing, watching
- In the account
- dog present, eyes seen, felt fear, followed or paced, heavy breathing, looked at witness, near water, nothing found after, searched after, thought person first, vanished, very tall, witness fled
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 3 independent (6 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- John GreenRead the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
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- Early morning sighting by a hunter
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Facts and links only. Each report belongs to its witness and the site that published it; read it there.