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Bigfoot sighting near Wrangell, Alaska

1979 · Wrangell, Alaska, United States

Around 1 a.m. in fall 1979, a hunter on Etolin Island, Alaska, saw a hairy biped about 15 feet away by a hemlock, which then fled into the woods.

Facts

Date
1979
Place
Wrangell, Alaska, United States
Evidence
track, visual
Point
56.286, -132.645
Located within
1.8 km
Time
about 01:00, night
Witness was
in bed
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Distance
4.6 m (15 ft)
Height
2.4 m (8 ft)
Described as
long length, biped
Behaviour
fleeing, standing, watching
In the account
eyes seen, face seen, firearm present, footprints found, hunting season, looked at witness, near water, searched after, snow on ground, very tall, walked upright
Tracks
43 cm (17.0 in) long, 14 cm (5.5 in) wide
Account
firsthand
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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