Second-hand Bigfoot Society EP 387

Sasquatch sighting near Dubuque, Iowa (1955)

1955–1959 night Dubuque, Iowa

Account

As a counselor at a girl Scout camp, the witness saw a large shadowy figure by a building, then for the rest of the stay heard something walking through camp and pausing by tents where girls slept. After campers left, the staff heard long growling calls along a creek, called deputies multiple times, and deputies heard it ripping large branches and turned back rather than confront it.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Silhouette

Sounds

Growl Footsteps

Physical traces

Tree break

Described appearance

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Build src: big
Other features src: shadowy figure

Facts & provenance

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Date	1955–1959 Stated Bigfoot Society EP 387 · transcript:00:14:09-00:16:10 · read with 60% confidence
Time of day	night Derived Bigfoot Society EP 387 · transcript:00:16:10-00:18:10 · read with 80% confidence
Place	Dubuque, Iowa Stated Bigfoot Society EP 387 · transcript:00:14:09-00:16:10 · read with 70% confidence
Map point	42.4989, -90.7073 (± 15 km) Geocoded Bigfoot Society EP 387 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Dubuque city (GEOID 1922395), matched from nearest town 'Dubuque'
Account type	Second-hand Derived Bigfoot Society EP 387 · transcript:00:14:09-00:16:10 · read with 75% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived Bigfoot Society EP 387 · transcript:00:14:09-00:16:10 · read with 60% confidence
Witness was	working as counselor at camp Stated Bigfoot Society EP 387 · transcript:00:14:09-00:16:10 · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it	really big, kind of shadowy figure Stated Bigfoot Society EP 387 · transcript:00:14:09-00:16:10 · read with 85% confidence
Creature	Sasquatch / Bigfoot Derived Bigfoot Society EP 387 · transcript:00:14:09-00:18:10 · read with 70% confidence

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Bigfoot Society EP 387 Podcast Interview

Published 2024-03-01 Retrieved 2026-09-29 Version 1 Listen from 0:14:09 (account ends about 0:18:10) Hash 012e30b2e368

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The report refers to

“Girl Scout Camp BFRO report id 36817”
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