Paranormal encounter near Ketchikan, Alaska
Account
The guest retells a sighting told to him about a kushtaka near Ketchikan. The being was said to become partly invisible like in the movie Predator, to have glowing different-colored orbs around it, and to shift into a large fish and jump in the water. He presents it as a shape-shifting spirit rather than a biological Bigfoot.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Other features src
- part man, shifted into fish
Facts & provenance
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| Place |
Ketchikan, Alaska
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|---|---|
| Map point |
55.3571, -131.6746 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Ketchikan city (GEOID 0238970), matched from nearest town 'Ketchikan'
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| Account type |
Second-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness's word for it |
koushtaka
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| Creature |
Paranormal
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 416 Podcast Interview