Sasquatch sighting in New York (1976)
Account
The witness and four friends were walking railroad tracks toward a bridge in summer when they saw a very large bipedal figure cross the tracks in two steps about a quarter mile ahead. They stopped, did not discuss it, and turned back to town.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- very large
- Legs src
- on two legs
- Gait src
- crossed the tracks in two steps
- Age / size src
- large
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Time of day |
early afternoon
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|---|---|
| Place |
New York
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| Map point |
49.6667, -64.5006 (± 20 km)
USGS GNIS stream 'Saint Lawrence River', Franklin, matched from place name 'Saint Lawrence River'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
5
|
| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking to a bridge with friends
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| Witness's word for it |
something
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.
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Bigfoot Society EP 935 Podcast Interview