Legendary Encounters
Unearth the Mysteries of the Legendary Bigfoot
Roger Patterson & Bob Gimlin1967
★ Roger Patterson & Bob Gimlin, 1967 Near Bluff Creek, California, the two men captured 59 seconds of shaky 16mm film that has confounded skeptics and delighted believers for over half a century. The subject — nicknamed 'Patty' — walks with a gait biomechanicians say would require a custom suit with hidden internal mechanics. She glances back at the camera with what researchers describe as dignified irritation
Albert Ostman's Abduction, 1924
A Canadian prospector claimed a large Sasquatch scooped him up in his sleeping bag and carried him for hours to a family group's mountain camp. He lived among them for several days before escaping when the patriarch became distracted by Ostman's snuff tin — and evidently had a violent reaction to tobacco. He kept the story secret for 33 years, fearing ridicule.
The Skookum Cast, 2000
A BFRO team baited a forest wallow with fruit near Mount Adams, Washington. They returned to find a massive body impression — forearm, thigh, heel — pressed into the mud. The plaster cast was evaluated by a physical anthropologist at Idaho State University, who declared it consistent with a large primate and inconsistent with any known North American animal
Ape Canyon,
1924
Five gold miners at their remote cabin near Mt. St. Helens reported a full-night siege: rocks hurled against walls, creatures attempting to break through the door, and one 'ape man' sent tumbling into a canyon when miners returned fire. The Forest Service investigated. Found the cabin wrecked. Filed no further report. The canyon bears its name to this day.