Sasquatch sighting near Weld, Maine (1977)
Account
A driver in Weld, Maine saw a large hairy figure walk across the road in front of his truck at night. He stopped, got out briefly, noted no odor, and watched it vanish. Three other people in the vehicle also witnessed it.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- dark
- Hair length src
- long
- Other features src
- smaller head
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1977
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around 2 AM
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| Place |
Weld, Maine
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| Map point |
44.6987, -70.4215 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Weld', Franklin, matched from nearest town 'Weld'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
4
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving home at night
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| Witness's word for it |
Bigfoot
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 1017 Podcast Interview