First-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 644
Cryptid sighting near Rolla, Missouri (1980)
1980–1989
Rolla, Missouri
1 witness
Account
The guest viewed a black cat-like animal about 100 yards away through a rifle scope. It looked like a house cat the size of a German shepherd, not a mountain lion or jaguar. His mother and younger sister reportedly saw it three times.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Age / size src
- size of a German shepherd
- Other features src
- looked like a house cat but large, not mountain lion musculature
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
1980–1989
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|---|---|
| Place |
Rolla, Missouri
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| Map point |
37.9459, -91.7612 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Rolla city (GEOID 2962912), matched from nearest town 'Rolla'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witness was |
looking through rifle scope at field
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| Witness's word for it |
black cat, black panther thing
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| Creature |
Other cryptid
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 644 Podcast Interview