First-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 377
Sasquatch sighting near Winstead, Connecticut (1977)
1977–1979
night
Winstead, Connecticut
1 witness
Account
The witness was sleeping in a top bunk at a summer camp when a strong skunk-like odor woke him. He sat up and saw a monkey-like face looking in the window by his feet. He waited, then crawled to the bathroom and back without further contact.
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What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Face src
- face in the window
- Other features src
- giant monkey, gorilla slash monkey
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1977–1979
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Winstead, Connecticut
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| Map point |
41.9212, -73.0601 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Winsted', Northwest Hills, matched from nearest town 'Winstead' read as 'winsted' (spelling match)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
|
| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
sleeping in top bunk at camp
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| Witness's word for it |
a giant monkey
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 377 Podcast Interview