Perry County, Indiana

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Perry County Indiana (Class B) BFRO

1978-1990

My name is JET. Beginning around 1978 or thereabouts, the area in which I (then) lived began to report various sightings of what could only be construed as a Bigfoot Sasquatch). I live in southern Indiana, in Crawford County. At that time, I lived in nearby, bordering Perry County. The name of the town of the sighting was Bristow, somewhat near the port of Tell City, Indiana (Ohio River). A young couple sighted one while driving at night and the local newspaper of that time (Hard Times - "The Old Man Was Right") carried the story. Supposedly, samples of hair and plaster casts were taken by scientists at IU Bloomington Campus (headquarters). Nothing was ever said of what was discovered. Over the next 15 years, I have personally heard fascinating, first-hand accounts from more than 3 people (each from very different backgrounds, ages and from many different places of residence)of Bigfoot sightings since that time. An acquaitance I met at church 20 years ago told of playing hide and seek ...

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Perry County Indiana (Class A) BFRO

Husband and wife recall daytime sighting while their boys swam in Tipsaw Lake near Leopold

My wife and I had a sighting in June 1981 at Tipsaw Lake in Perry County. We had taken a picnic lunch with us to the park and beach area, only to find it under construction and closed. We did enter th...

June 1981

Montmorency County Michigan (Class A) BFE

Creature stares down young deer hunter near Lewiston, Michigan

I was 17 years old and bow hunting and had placed apples and Doe estruses [scent] near a stump and went back to sit 60-100 ft cant remember for sure anyway I do remember sitting up hill being heavil...

October 1985

Walker County Texas (Class A) BFE

Deer hunter observes bipedal creature crossing over pipeline near Huntsville, Texas

Me & my dad were deer hunting , myself & a few buddy's built a little camp house out of scrap materials from construction sites where we worked. Dad & I hunted for 2 days , realized we're weren't gonn...

November 1984