First-hand Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7

Sasquatch sighting near Benzie County (1978)

1978–1979 night in moonlight Benzie County, Michigan 1 witness

Account

The witness was alone in the dark near the site of the first sighting. He saw the full silhouette of a large figure standing in moonlight about 30 to 40 feet away. It made a low mumbled sound, then turned and splashed across the creek, and he ran to the house.

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Date	1978–1979 Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7 · transcript:00:08:27-00:10:23 · read with 75% confidence
Time of day	night in moonlight Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7 · transcript:00:17:48-00:19:37
Place	Benzie County, Michigan Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7 · transcript:00:15:59-00:17:48 · read with 85% confidence
Map point	44.6368, -86.2320 (± 27 km) Geocoded Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Benzie County (GEOID 26019); the report gives only the county
Account type	First-hand Derived Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7 · transcript:00:17:48-00:19:37
Witnesses	1 Derived Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7 · transcript:00:03:15-00:06:34 · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7 · transcript:00:17:48-00:19:37 · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	playing hide and seek in the dark Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7 · transcript:00:15:59-00:17:48 · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it	this thing Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7 · transcript:00:17:48-00:19:37 · read with 85% confidence
Creature category	SASQUATCH Derived Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #9c2d52c2-d5e0-4036-96f6-02b2a06ee7c7 · transcript:00:17:48-00:19:37 · read with 85% confidence

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