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Bigfoot sighting in West Virginia, United States

1980 · West Virginia, United States

Two men fishing at a lake at night heard voices and then a scream from the woods up the hill behind them, in West Virginia, summer 1980.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as
Witness heard what sounded like "people talking backwards."
Date
1980
Place
West Virginia, United States
Evidence
vocal
Point
38.381, -82.526
Located within
2.3 km
Light
night
Witness was
fishing
Witnesses
2
Distance
37 m (120 ft)
Behaviour
vocalizing
Sounds
scream
In the account
chatter, childhood memory, family lore, felt fear, near water, reported years later, scream, thought person first, witness fled
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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