First-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 707
Scream near Truckee, California (1978)
1978
night
Truckee, California
3 witnesses
Account
The witness and two companions camped in a meadow after driving a dirt road past Bird Eye and shot off bottle rockets. A loud screaming creature shook a tall tree and paced the meadow all night breaking branches. The witness saw its huge standing silhouette by moonlight while his companions locked themselves in the car.
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What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- nine foot maybe taller
- Build src
- huge and wide
- Hair colour src
- black outline
- Posture src
- standing up
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
1978
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Truckee, California
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| Map point |
39.33, -120.18 (± 10 km)
Show's sighting map pin 'Truckee', matched to this account (score 0.967)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
camping and shooting bottle rockets
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| Witness's word for it |
this thing
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 707 Podcast Interview
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Bigfoot Society map layer Reference
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Bigfoot Society map layer Reference