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Sasquatch sighting near Tahlequah, Oklahoma (1982)

1982–1983 Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma 2 witnesses

Account

As children the witness and his older brother were playing near an old cabin on their grandfather's property overlooking the river. The brother pointed out a large hair-covered figure standing by the water about 100 yards away. When the witness shouted, the figure turned, screamed loudly, and ran quickly along the tree line and disappeared. A neighbor rushed the boys inside, and the grandfather spoke with the neighbor in another language and kept the boys from returning to the river, saying the beings were passing through.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Build src
large, enormous
Hair colour src
buckskin, like deer, all one color
Arms src
arms moving, upright
Legs src
on two legs
Gait src
bolted, very fast, disappeared
Posture src
upright on two legs
Age / size src
large

Facts & provenance

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Date
1982–1983
Place
Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Map point
35.9105, -94.9777 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Tahlequah city (GEOID 4072100), matched from nearest town 'Tahlequah'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
2
Figures reported
1
Witness was
playing as children near old cabin by river
Witness's word for it
a man
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2019-05-06 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 0:39:29 (account ends about 0:49:01) Hash 1abe20ade024
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