First-hand Bigfoot Society EP 499

Sasquatch sighting in Indiana (1983)

1983 Indiana 4 witnesses

Account

The witness with her parents and young brother had lunch and hiked in the park when fog closed in and normal sounds disappeared. They saw a hovering black disc with lights and then encountered a juvenile Bigfoot-like child and several larger similar creatures near a creek. The group stayed with the juvenile for over an hour feeling unable to leave, until the larger group took it back and they exited through fog to the parking lot.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

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Described appearance

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Height src: mother about five feet tall, others about six feet tall
Also described as“only five feet tall, rest like six feet tall” — transcript:00:12:04-00:13:04
Hair colour src: chestnut color
Face src: chimpanzee-like at first, then humanoid little girl's face with human forehead wrinkles
Also described as“humanoid little girl's face” — transcript:00:09:44-00:10:26
Eyes src: black, entirely black with no white showing
Also described as“black” — transcript:00:17:01-00:17:31
Arms src: swinging like an ape when walking
Hands src: hairy with dark fingernails like a chimp
Legs src: covered in thick chestnut hair
Gait src: chimpanzee-like walk, not human
Posture src: bent over, sloping forward
Apparent sex src: mother, father, little girl present
Age / size src: baby / little girl, adolescents and adults including older male
Clothing src: wore no clothing
Other features src: severe body odor, chest lightly covered, could change appearance

Facts & provenance

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Date	1983 Stated Bigfoot Society EP 499 · transcript:00:03:13-00:04:06 · read with 60% confidence
Place	Indiana Stated Bigfoot Society EP 499 · transcript:00:03:13-00:04:06 · read with 85% confidence Conflicting value[name withheld] Stated Bigfoot Society EP 499 · transcript:00:03:13-00:04:06
Account type	First-hand Derived Bigfoot Society EP 499 · transcript:00:04:41-00:05:51 · read with 80% confidence
Witnesses	4 Derived Bigfoot Society EP 499 · transcript:00:04:41-00:05:51 · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	5 Stated Bigfoot Society EP 499 · transcript:00:01:25-00:03:13 · read with 60% confidence
Witness was	having lunch and hiking on trail Stated Bigfoot Society EP 499 · transcript:00:04:41-00:05:51 Conflicting valuehaving lunch then hiking on a trail Stated Bigfoot Society EP 499 · transcript:00:04:41-00:05:51
Witness's word for it	Bayfoot family Stated Bigfoot Society EP 499 · transcript:00:01:25-00:03:13
Creature	Sasquatch / Bigfoot Derived Bigfoot Society EP 499 · transcript:00:01:25-00:28:11 · read with 65% confidence

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