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Sasquatch sighting near Mariposa County (1966)

21 October 1966 late night Mariposa County, California 1 witness

Account

At age twelve on an overnight science-camp trip, the witness slept apart from other children near a picnic table. Waking late at night to use the bathroom and holding a flashlight, the witness saw a very tall silver-white hairy figure standing nearby that turned slightly to look. The witness did not scream, checked that other children were asleep, looked back to find it gone, felt heavy vibrations as it left, and zipped into the sleeping bag until morning.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Height src
taller than any person ever seen, ceiling-height tall
Build src
big, gigantic, huge
Hair colour src
white, silvery white
Hair length src
straight, not fuzzy, straight waviness
Face src
human-like face, hairline mid-forehead, face clear of hair
Eyes src
light-colored eyes, not dark beady
Arms src
exceptionally long arms down by knees, right arm down

Facts & provenance

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Date
21 October 1966
Time of day
late night
Place
Mariposa County, California
Map point
37.5743, -119.9117 (± 35 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Mariposa County (GEOID 06043); the report gives only the county
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
1
Figures reported
1
Witness was
sleeping at science camp campout, woke to use bathroom
Witness's word for it
big, gigantic, monkey, hairy thing, man thing
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2018-12-09 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 0:59:51 (account ends about 1:51:34) Hash 0792d00bd6cb
    Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts)

The report refers to

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  • “Bigfoot case files narration”
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