First-hand Bigfoot Society EP 1189

Scream near Lake Cushman, Washington (1972)

July 1972 towards dark Lake Cushman, Washington 4 witnesses

Account

After making camp the group heard loud hysterical-like screams alternating between higher-pitched, baritone and child-like sounds. A woman walking nearby said she had heard the screams and thought she saw a mountain gorilla across the road. The witness did not consider the sounds to be coyote or cougar.

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Sightings

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Sounds

Scream

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 1972 Stated Bigfoot Society EP 1189 · transcript:00:52:03-00:54:04 · read with 85% confidence
Time of day	towards dark Stated Bigfoot Society EP 1189 · transcript:00:52:03-00:54:04 · read with 85% confidence
Place	Lake Cushman, Washington Stated Bigfoot Society EP 1189 · transcript:00:52:03-00:54:04 · read with 80% confidence
Map point	47.4880, -123.2665 (± 5 km) Geocoded Bigfoot Society EP 1189 · gnis:1518432 · read with 45% confidence USGS GNIS reservoir 'Lake Cushman', Mason, matched from place name 'Lake Cushman'
Account type	First-hand Derived Bigfoot Society EP 1189 · transcript:00:52:03-00:54:04
Witnesses	4 Stated Bigfoot Society EP 1189 · transcript:00:52:03-00:54:04 · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	camping overnight Stated Bigfoot Society EP 1189 · transcript:00:52:03-00:54:04
Witness's word for it	a mountain gorilla Stated Bigfoot Society EP 1189 · transcript:00:54:04-00:56:08
Creature	Sasquatch / Bigfoot Derived Bigfoot Society EP 1189 · transcript:00:52:03-00:56:08 · read with 75% confidence

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Bigfoot Society EP 1189 Podcast Interview

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