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First-hand Bigfoot Society EP 1097

Property disturbance near Mena, Arkansas (2017)

18 February 2017 evening, night Mena, Arkansas 3 witnesses

Account

The witness and family saw three huge white beams shooting from a nearby hilltop into the sky for 8-10 seconds with no engine sounds. The next day they found metal fence posts leaning and a welded mining sign toppled. Investigators later recorded high electromagnetic readings on the metal.

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What was reported

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Interaction

Property disturbance

Facts & provenance

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Date
18 February 2017
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 1097 · transcript:00:02:31-00:04:37
Time of day
evening, night
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 1097 · transcript:00:02:31-00:04:37
Place
Mena, Arkansas
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 1097 · transcript:00:00:30-00:01:06 · read with 85% confidence
Map point
34.50, -94.05 (± 10 km)
Stated Bigfoot Society map layer · Bigfoot Society published map layer · read with 66% confidence
Show's sighting map pin 'Board Camp Crystal Mine', matched to this account (score 0.883)
Account type
First-hand
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 1097 · transcript:00:02:31-00:04:37
Witnesses
3
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 1097 · transcript:00:07:43-00:09:46
Witness was
stargazing behind house during son's visit
Stated Bigfoot Society EP 1097 · transcript:00:02:31-00:04:37
Creature
UFO / lights
Derived Bigfoot Society EP 1097 · transcript:00:02:31-00:11:49

Evidence & investigation

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Measurement
transcript:00:07:43-00:09:46

Source timeline

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