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Sasquatch sighting near Ferdinand, Indiana (2002)

November 2002 night, pitch dark Ferdinand, Indiana 1 witness

Account

The witness took his dog to a remote forest campground late in the year and built a campfire. Something crashed loudly down the hill and stopped behind a tree near the campsite while the dog reacted. The witness armed himself, retrieved his gear, and later saw a large hairy forearm and hand with thick black fingers by the tree.

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Described appearance

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Arms src
huge forearm
Hands src
big left hand with big black cigar-like fingers, black fingernails, hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
November 2002
Time of day
night, pitch dark
Place
Ferdinand, Indiana
Map point
38.2280, -86.8625 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Ferdinand town (GEOID 1822990), matched from nearest town 'Ferdinand'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
1
Figures reported
1
Witness was
camping with dog and cooking over campfire
Witness's word for it
this thing
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2017-11-20 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 0:02:31 (account ends about 0:17:01) Hash 4d8fc04a02dd
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