Two men on horseback film a bigfoot as it retreats out of the creek bed and into the woods. The footage is referred to as the Patterson-Gimlin footage, named after the two men who obtained it
Account
Two witnesses on horseback following a creek-bottom trail reported seeing a bigfoot drinking from the creek. The creature stood up and walked away while one witness filmed its retreat with a handheld movie camera. Investigators later visited the site and measured tracks to estimate the figure's height.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7 foot, 3.5 inches
- Feet src
- 14.5 inches long by 6 inches wide
- Gait src
- walking away
- Posture src
- stood up
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
20 October 1967
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
early afternoon
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| Place |
Del Norte County, California
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| Map point |
41.7499, -123.9810 (± 32 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Del Norte County (GEOID 06015); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
Investigator summary
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
horsepacking in search of film footage
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| Witness's word for it |
a bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
16mm film of retreating figure shot while running toward it
Measurements: 24 feet of film
footprints at the film site
Measurements: 14.5 inches long by 6 inches wide
height calculation from tracks and other objects to gauge size of figure
Measurements: 7 foot, 3.5 inches
A handful of investigators returned to the film site and measured tracks and other objects to estimate the figure's size.
A handful of investigators returned to the film site and measured tracks and other objects to estimate the figure's size.
A handful of investigators returned to the film site and measured tracks and other objects to estimate the figure's size.
Scientists in different countries studied the film with divided opinions and no objective demonstration of a costume was made.
In the late 1990s several people offered contradictory hoax explanations which researchers who had investigated the scene debunked.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1563 Primary