Second-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 1158
Sasquatch sighting near Portsmouth, Iowa (1975)
1975
Portsmouth, Iowa
1 witness
Account
After trapping the same creek for days, the trapper's partner was dropped at one end to meet in the middle. The partner heard a grunt across the creek and saw a Bigfoot standing very close swaying. He fled to the truck in tears and later told the town.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Posture src
- swaying back and forth
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
1975
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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 0.993)
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| Account type |
Second-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
checking traps along creek
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| Witness's word for it |
Bigfoot
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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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