Newspaper account of an encounter with an unknown creature near Salt Creek
Account
A motorcyclist turning onto Fairfield Street claimed a Bigfoot-like creature ran in front of him and caused him to fall. The creature then continued south toward Salt Creek while emitting a terrible smell. The frightened rider got up and left. A nearby resident recalling the story years later said it was in the local newspaper the next day.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1980
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|---|---|
| Place |
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
Stated
BFRO report #1155
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.85, -96.68 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 1155 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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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 was |
riding a motorcycle
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| Witness's word for it |
a bigfoot like creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #1155 Primary
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The report refers to
- “Lincoln Journal and Star”Not in the Anomadex yet