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Sasquatch sighting near Naples, Utah

Late June, early July of 2017 morning Naples, Utah 2 witnesses

Account

A helicopter pilot and lineman hovering over a forest clearing watched a very large biped and a smaller one, then a tiny one climb onto the smaller one's back and two more small ones that quickly disappeared. The large one stared then stepped back into trees.

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Described appearance

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Height src
at least 10 feet
Hair colour src
dark auburn type
Arms src
long arms reaching to knees

Facts & provenance

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Date
Late June, early July of 2017
Time of day
morning
Place
Naples, Utah
Map point
40.4317, -109.4913 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Naples city (GEOID 4953560), matched from nearest town 'Naples'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
2
Figures reported
5
Witness was
flying helicopter surveying power lines
Witness's word for it
this thing
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Source timeline

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