First-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 1158
Footsteps near Portsmouth, Iowa (1975)
1975
night
Portsmouth, Iowa
1 witness
Account
The trapper ran down to a creek at night to spotlight raccoons and heard something large running on two legs in the water. It stopped close in front of him and stayed silent when challenged, so he fired over it and fled. The next day he found a large hand-carved cave in clay with no bear explanation.
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What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1975
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| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Portsmouth, Iowa
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| Map point |
41.65, -95.52 (± 10 km)
Show's sighting map pin 'Portsmouth', matched to this account (score 0.998)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
spotlighting raccoons while trapping
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| Creature |
Unidentified
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Evidence & investigation
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Structure
Measurements: five foot high, seven foot deep
transcript:00:36:19-00:38:11
Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 1158 Podcast Interview
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Bigfoot Society map layer Reference
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Bigfoot Society map layer Reference