First-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 861
Sasquatch sighting near Branscombe, California (1980)
1980
Branscombe, Mendocino County, California
1 witness
Account
As a little girl riding a Honda 50 on a steep logging skid trail, her bike stalled and she coasted back. Something much larger than a bear standing upright took two steps across the road. Everything went quiet with a musky animal smell and she fled.
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- not beyond seven feet tall, fairly tall
- Eyes src
- very piercing eyes
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1980
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| Place |
Branscombe, Mendocino County, California
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| Map point |
39.65, -123.63 (± 10 km)
Show's sighting map pin 'Branscomb, California', matched to this account (score 0.475)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witness was |
riding motorcycle on skid trail
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| Witness's word for it |
something large
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 861 Podcast Interview
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Bigfoot Society map layer Reference
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Bigfoot Society map layer Reference