Second-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 639
Sasquatch sighting near Petrolia, California
Date unknown
past midnight
Petrolia, California
Account
While camping with children in the mountains, the witness remained in a tent while the children went up the mountain past midnight. The children saw flashlights bouncing, screamed, and ran down to a kitchen building terrified. The nephew reported two upright figures, one larger and one smaller, that stood up when lit and did not approach.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about two feet taller than 5-foot-10
- Face src
- saw the teeth
- Hands src
- hand was huge, almost as big as face
- Posture src
- hunched over then stood up
- Age / size src
- smaller one alongside larger one
- Other features src
- looked like a gorilla
Facts & provenance
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| Time of day |
past midnight
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|---|---|
| Place |
Petrolia, California
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| Map point |
40.3254, -124.2870 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Petrolia', Humboldt, matched from nearest town 'Petrolia'
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| Account type |
Second-hand
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| Figures reported |
2
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| Witness was |
camping while teaching survival skills
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| Witness's word for it |
a gorilla
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 639 Podcast Interview