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First-hand Bigfoot Society EP 330

Sasquatch sighting in Arkansas (1980)

June 1980 evening, still daylight around 7 pm Arkansas 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a close friend were slowly fishing from a small boat close to shore after the lake closed for the day. They heard rustling and saw the head and shoulders of a hair-covered, man-like creature watching them from dense brush. After about ten seconds it turned and walked away into the undergrowth, audible for a few seconds. The pair immediately motored back to their cabin, stayed inside, and kept the sighting quiet for years.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Other senses

Movement only

Described appearance

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Height src
at least six feet tall (estimated, feet not seen)
Build src
wide shoulders, well built, big pectoral muscles
Hair colour src
brown
Hair length src
several inches long, tangled or matted
Face src
more human than ape, dark skin, small mouth, human-like nose
Gait src
walked away bipedally
Age / size src
adult-sized, above-average human size
Other features src
no hair on face except at hairline and jawline; skin very dark brown almost black, darker than hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
June 1980
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 330 · transcript:00:04:04-00:06:09 · read with 85% confidence
Time of day
evening, still daylight around 7 pm
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 330 · transcript:00:04:04-00:06:09
Place
Arkansas
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 330 · transcript:00:02:02-00:04:04
Account type
First-hand
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 330 · transcript:00:04:04-00:06:09
Witnesses
2
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 330 · transcript:00:02:02-00:04:04
Figures reported
1
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 330 · transcript:00:06:09-00:08:09 · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
fishing from a john boat after lake closed
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 330 · transcript:00:04:04-00:06:09
Witness's word for it
manlike creature
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 330 · transcript:00:04:04-00:06:09
Creature
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 330 · transcript:00:02:02-00:10:09 · read with 85% confidence

Source timeline

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  1. Bigfoot Society EP 330 Podcast Interview
    Published 2023-10-05 Retrieved 2026-09-29 Version 1 Listen from 0:02:02 (account ends about 0:10:09) Hash d532e5bc1bbc
    Bigfoot Society (podcast, feed transcripts)

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