Sasquatch sighting near Jackson, Wyoming (1989)
Account
The witness describes riding horses with a friend for several days and stopping at a spring. He walked to a cliff after smelling a strong odor and saw a huge hairy human-like figure. He spoke to it, heard it grunt and growl, heard a distant whoop and a loud tongue-pop like a wood knock, then watched it climb the cliff with its arms and disappear.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about eight feet tall
- Build src
- giant chest, massive shoulders
- Hair length src
- long dreaded hair, long beard
- Face src
- human-like with bigger nose
- Eyes src
- small, piercing black eyes
- Arms src
- muscular with visible muscles
- Hands src
- hair to knuckles, lighter gray palms
- Legs src
- covered in hair
- Apparent sex src
- male
- Age / size src
- enormous adult
- Clothing src
- none, hair mistaken for bearskin coat
- Other features src
- bald crown with scar-like mark, pointed head
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1989–1990
Stated
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #d3228e14-ef5d-4037-89f5-76055d443f1e
· transcript:00:03:14-00:05:33
· read with 85% confidence
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
evening with setting sun
Stated
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #d3228e14-ef5d-4037-89f5-76055d443f1e
· transcript:00:07:26-00:10:19
· read with 80% confidence
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| Place |
Jackson, Wyoming
Stated
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #d3228e14-ef5d-4037-89f5-76055d443f1e
· transcript:00:05:33-00:07:26
· read with 80% confidence
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| Map point |
43.4719, -110.7753 (± 15 km)
Geocoded
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #d3228e14-ef5d-4037-89f5-76055d443f1e
· gazetteer:place
· read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Jackson town (GEOID 5640120), matched from nearest town 'Jackson'
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| Account type |
First-hand
Stated
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #d3228e14-ef5d-4037-89f5-76055d443f1e
· transcript:00:07:26-00:10:19
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| Figures reported |
1
Derived
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #d3228e14-ef5d-4037-89f5-76055d443f1e
· transcript:00:07:26-00:10:19
· read with 80% confidence
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| Witness was |
riding horses with friend and watering horses at spring
Stated
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #d3228e14-ef5d-4037-89f5-76055d443f1e
· transcript:00:03:14-00:05:33
· read with 80% confidence
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| Witness's word for it |
big black guy
Stated
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #d3228e14-ef5d-4037-89f5-76055d443f1e
· transcript:00:07:26-00:10:19
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| Creature category |
SASQUATCH
Derived
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #d3228e14-ef5d-4037-89f5-76055d443f1e
· transcript:00:03:14-00:22:30
· read with 85% confidence
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Evidence & investigation
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Measurements: at least nine or 10 feet to ledge; about eight feet tall estimate
Source timeline
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