Couple hear breathing and grunting sounds in [name withheld] area.
Account
A couple hiked to a small pond on [name withheld] land in Missouri during the day. While facing the water they heard loud breathing, growls, grunts, snarls and large branches breaking about 25 feet behind them. Terrified, they fled uphill to the car without looking back.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
7 July 1997
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
Afternoon
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| Place |
Silas, Choctaw County, Alabama
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #1874
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
31.7678, -88.3259 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Silas town (GEOID 0170416), matched from nearest town 'Silas'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
hiking to a pond to check fishing
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| Conditions |
Very hot and humid.
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Evidence & investigation
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large footprint in red-clay dirt seen on path down to pond
The next January the couple revisited the ravine, saw previously broken trees and a large handprint, photographed it, made a casting, and sent material to an anthropologist who replied it resembled a captive gorilla hand.
The next January the couple revisited the ravine, saw previously broken trees and a large handprint, photographed it, made a casting, and sent material to an anthropologist who replied it resembled a captive gorilla hand.
The next January the couple revisited the ravine, saw previously broken trees and a large handprint, photographed it, made a casting, and sent material to an anthropologist who replied it resembled a captive gorilla hand.
The next January the couple revisited the ravine, saw previously broken trees and a large handprint, photographed it, made a casting, and sent material to an anthropologist who replied it resembled a captive gorilla hand.
The next January the couple revisited the ravine, saw previously broken trees and a large handprint, photographed it, made a casting, and sent material to an anthropologist who replied it resembled a captive gorilla hand.
Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #1874 Primary
The report refers to
- “alot of impressions he made, off these logging roads”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “bigfoot database saying where in the US and”Not in the Anomadex yet