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Bigfoot sighting near Whitehorse, Yukon
Aug 1978 · Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
In August 1978 a 15-year-old fisherman saw a tall dark figure dance near aspen trees by the Yukon River near Whitehorse around 8 am, then heard a branch snap.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Man recalls his daylight sighting as a young fisherman on the Yukon River
- Date
- Aug 1978
- Place
- Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 60.369, -134.484
- Located within
- 382 m
- Time
- about 08:00, daylight
- Witness was
- fishing
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 61 m (200 ft)
- Duration
- 8 s
- Described as
- slim, biped
- Behaviour
- climbing
- Sounds
- tree break
- Traces
- broken branches
- In the account
- alone, branches breaking, childhood memory, felt fear, field or clearing, leaped, likened to ape, long arms, near water, nothing found after, on or by road, raining, reported years later, returned to spot, searched after, silent movement, walked upright, witness fled
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 4 independent (6 listings)
Sources
- BFRO (ArcGIS copy)Read the report
- Canada Bigfoot Points (ArcGIS)Read the report
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- Kerry Clausen-Kilmury: Canada mapRead the report
- ManganiRead the report
Nearby sightings
- Bigfoot sighting in Yukon, Canada
- 1990 - Judas Creek
- January 19, 2006 - Carcross /Whitehorse
- 1911 - Tagish Lake
- May 12, 1993 - Carcross
- Sunday, November 16th, 2014 - Robinson Roadhouse Rest Area
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