These Bigfoot sightings will make you question your sanity. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the most believable footage of the mythical Bigfoot-slash-Sasquatch.
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00:00 "There is a figure there.
00:01 It is either a human or a Bigfoot."
00:03 Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most believable footage
00:09 of the mythical Bigfoot/Sasquatch.
00:10 Even if it turned out to be a hoax, we'll be looking at the best convincing evidence.
00:17 "What is that?"
00:21 Number 10.
00:22 Provo Bigfoot In 2012, YouTuber Beardcard was camping with
00:27 friends in Provo Canyon, Utah, when they spotted some deer.
00:31 So as curious folk, they wanted to get a better look at the creatures.
00:35 However, then they saw something else.
00:41 As they got closer, they began to wonder if what they were seeing was actually a bear.
00:46 So they kept their distance.
00:48 As the footage shows, obscured by branches, it does appear bear-esque.
00:53 But then the dark shape stands up sharply.
00:55 Now it looks more like the legendary Bigfoot.
00:58 Understandably, the campers were spooked enough to sprint away from the imposing figure.
01:11 Number 9.
01:12 Rock Lobber The surrounding area of Provo Canyon, Utah
01:15 in 2012 seemed to be a hotbed of Sasquatch activity.
01:19 In fact, some Bigfoot fanatics believe the US state was the home of the creature due
01:24 to the numerous sightings.
01:26 This time, a hiker was in the woods when they spotted an intimidating figure walking among
01:30 some trees before it kneeled down.
01:38 Even hearing the filmer's frightened breathing is nerve-wracking.
01:41 But it gets worse.
01:42 The figure, seemingly realizing the company, stands up suddenly and throws what appears
01:47 to be a rather large rock.
01:49 Of course, with such a display from an unknown creature with a big build, the person runs
01:54 off.
01:55 And we don't blame them.
02:01 Number 8.
02:02 Allegheny Bigfoot In 2007, hunter Rick Jacobs set up a trail
02:06 camera against a tree in the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania.
02:11 Yet when he examined the footage, it wasn't the typical creatures of the forest that caught
02:15 his attention.
02:16 Instead, there was a spooky snap of a bizarre gorilla-esque beast that wandered across the
02:21 frame.
02:22 The Bigfoot research organization to whom Jacobs sent the image claimed it looked like
02:26 a juvenile Sasquatch.
02:28 However, not everyone believes that to be the case.
02:31 Representatives from the Pennsylvania Game Commission stated that the photo seems to
02:35 be of a bear with some kind of skin disease like mange.
02:43 Number 7.
02:44 The Pricey Study In 2013, in Dallas, Texas, the Sasquatch Genome
02:49 Project hosted a news conference where they went public with a series of clips and evidence
02:54 to demonstrate that Sasquatches do indeed exist.
03:05 The group had spent five years collecting proof and analyzing footage from another investigation
03:09 known as the Erickson Project.
03:11 The studied clips included footage of an apparent juvenile Bigfoot walking through a forest,
03:16 while another purported to show a sleeping Sasquatch.
03:20 All this in-depth research and data collection had cost the SGP a hefty $500,000.
03:29 Worth it to prove the existence of Bigfoot, right?
03:32 Well, not everyone was convinced.
03:34 Some mocked the analysis, saying it was "not rooted in concrete scientific methods" and
03:40 the best images the SGP could produce were dark, grainy, or otherwise inconclusive.
03:45 "Their work is not done, they say they continue to collect evidence."
03:49 Number 6.
03:50 Digging Skunk Ape In 2013, a man named Josh Highcliffe was hunting
03:55 in the swamps near Tunica, Mississippi.
03:57 As he waited until it got darker while dressed in camouflage, he heard a noise and went to
04:02 investigate, hoping it was the hogs he was after.
04:05 Instead, Highcliffe spotted a black furry creature crouched near a tree, seemingly stripping
04:10 it of its bark or digging at its roots, perhaps for truffles?
04:15 Only when it stood up did the hunter get scared enough to take off.
04:23 Highcliffe was adamant that the 7-foot beast wasn't a bear.
04:27 Instead, he believed it to be a skunk ape, a creature that is sometimes another name
04:31 for Bigfoot, or a similar species that lives in swamps in the southeast of the US.
04:37 Number 5.
04:39 Cute Sasquatch With new filming technology, we're now getting
04:42 fresh footage.
04:44 This time, we have a drone to thank for a clip that took the internet by storm in 2022.
04:49 YouTube channel Ken's Carpentry went to find a bear and her two cubs in the Vermont
04:54 woods before spotting something he didn't know what to make of.
05:04 He sent a drone up to investigate and shortly into the flight, instead of spotting a cute
05:08 bear family, Ken captured what appears to be a bipedal beast strolling through the trees
05:13 without a worry in the world.
05:15 TikTok accounts and other social media users believe this to be the real deal and proof
05:20 of Bigfoot.
05:21 However, it's not.
05:22 It was reported to be a joke by Ken's Carpentry, who had previously released a video of someone
05:31 in a Bigfoot costume helping build a cabin.
05:41 Number 4.
05:42 The Trail Snap In 2012, Craig Sulk had set up a trail camera
05:47 on his property in Menominee, Michigan to help monitor quarry.
05:51 However, as he examined the footage, one particular shot among the deer called for a closer look.
05:57 In one frame, a bizarre primate-like figure can be spotted obscured by trees, seemingly
06:02 stalking prey.
06:09 Sulk believed he had photographed the famous Sasquatch.
06:12 He sent the image to the TV show Finding Bigfoot, which he was a fan of and who did an episode
06:17 on his find.
06:18 Even news programs put out segments on his discovery.
06:21 Sulk's image inspired a lot of viewers, who contacted him to recount their tales of
06:27 interacting with the mythical beast.
06:29 Unfortunately, Sulk passed away from cancer in 2021, but his contribution to the Bigfoot
06:34 community lives on.
06:42 Number 3.
06:44 The Monster of Marble Mountain In 2001, Christian youth group leader Jim
06:48 Mills took the kids on a backpacking trip in the Marble Mountains of Northern California.
06:53 Bizarrely, they came across a shelter made of vegetation.
06:57 Nearby branches were snapped and claw marks were spotted on trees.
07:05 But it got weirder as something on the mountain caught their attention.
07:08 As the camera zooms in, a very tall figure can be seen walking down a ridge, apparently
07:13 getting more and more agitated as it makes its way closer.
07:22 Immediately the kids and Mills believe it's Bigfoot due to its longer than average arms
07:26 and unique gait.
07:28 The footage didn't really gain any traction until 2011, a year after Mills sadly passed
07:33 away.
07:37 Number 2.
07:38 Family of Bigfoots During the 80s, Paul Freeman was working
07:42 for the US Forest Service when he claimed he came across an 8-foot tall Bigfoot.
07:46 He even took plaster casts of its footprint, which experts apparently deemed were likely
07:51 from an unknown species.
07:57 From that day onward, Freeman vowed to get indisputable proof of the creature's existence.
08:02 In the early 90s, while filming in the woods near the Blue Mountains in Washington, he
08:06 found more unusual footprints to make casts from.
08:10 As Freeman walked further into the brush, however, he seemingly spotted a Sasquatch
08:13 in the distance, entirely unconcerned about Freeman's presence.
08:20 A few moments later, he erupts saying there are actually two of them.
08:27 What became known as the Freeman footage, this recording was praised by many as definitive
08:32 proof.
08:49 Number 1.
08:50 The Patterson-Gimlin Film In 1967, the Crème de la Crème of Bigfoot
08:57 footage was shot along Bluff Creek, part of the Klamath River in Orleans, California.
09:02 Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin, who both believed in the legend, decided to shoot a fictional
09:07 film in the wilderness on horseback.
09:09 The plot, of course, revolved around finding the creature.
09:13 However, during the filming, they said they got real evidence of a female Bigfoot strolling
09:17 by, who even turns to look at the camera as it continues its stride.
09:21 This short clip captured the public's imagination.
09:24 The filmmakers were adamant that the footage was completely real and believed they had
09:28 captured proof of the beast's existence.
09:31 On the other hand, skeptics say it's just someone in a gorilla costume.
09:40 What other urban legend do you want to see alleged sightings of next?
09:44 Mothman, werewolves, La Llorona, or something else?
09:47 Let us know!
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