Sasquatch sighting in Virginia
Account
A man a couple miles from the main case location came home from work and smelled a foul odor while opening his back door. He turned and saw a Bigfoot-type creature standing in the field next to him. He struggled to get the door open, entered, and when he looked back the creature was gone.
What was reported
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Sightings
Other senses
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Posture src
- standing behind him in the field
Facts & provenance
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| Place |
Virginia
Stated
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #ffa970ff-7711-4667-940d-bb29f00963b5
· transcript:00:14:01-00:15:57
· read with 60% confidence
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|---|---|
| Map point |
37.0629, -79.7660 (± 5 km)
Geocoded
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #ffa970ff-7711-4667-940d-bb29f00963b5
· gnis:1502131
· read with 45% confidence
USGS GNIS reservoir 'Smith Mountain Lake', Franklin, matched from place name 'Smith Mountain Lake'
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| Account type |
Investigator summary
Derived
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #ffa970ff-7711-4667-940d-bb29f00963b5
· transcript:00:14:01-00:15:57
· read with 75% confidence
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #ffa970ff-7711-4667-940d-bb29f00963b5
· transcript:00:14:01-00:15:57
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| Figures reported |
1
Derived
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #ffa970ff-7711-4667-940d-bb29f00963b5
· transcript:00:14:01-00:15:57
· read with 80% confidence
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| Witness was |
returning home from work and opening back door
Stated
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #ffa970ff-7711-4667-940d-bb29f00963b5
· transcript:00:14:01-00:15:57
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| Witness's word for it |
this Bigfoot-type creature
Stated
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #ffa970ff-7711-4667-940d-bb29f00963b5
· transcript:00:14:01-00:15:57
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| Creature category |
SASQUATCH
Derived
Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #ffa970ff-7711-4667-940d-bb29f00963b5
· transcript:00:14:01-00:15:57
· read with 78% confidence
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Source timeline
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