“There is no doubt a body of work that has Bigfoot-like creatures directly connected to UFO sightings”
Janet and Colin Bord
Following on from the
Fae thread and strange tales of ye olde
woodwose there also seems to be quite a number of 'high strangeness' reports over the years involving unidentified flying objects and large, hairy, bipedal humanoids - either where sightings of the two coincide in the same area or basically they're witnessed both together.
Suppose for a person
not interested in researching either subject then their initial kneejerk reaction (or conditioned response) is to hoot with laughter but this thread does attempt to take a serious look at the extremely strange case reports and other bizarre aspects like luminous unnatural mists, unnatural silences and EM effects.
Naturally UFO means Unidentified Flying Object and although there
have been eyewitness reports of Bigfoot accompanied by self luminous globes of light (or very strange larger objects in the sky at the same time) there's no attempt to support any particular origin hypothesis.
That said some of the accounts
do sound incredibly bizarre (perhaps that's why researchers in either camp don't want to touch them with a 10 foot pole) and below is some research exploring possible connections citing specific interviews, articles, testimony and casefiles.
Even though sightings of both Bigfoot and UFOs occurring at the same times and places are not uncommonly reported by eyewitnesses, the concurrence of such events is generally dismissed as coincidental, and any possible substantial connection between the two phenomena is not considered a matter of serious inquiry. Both camps of researchers—understandably so—do not want their respective studies to be reduced to speculations based on mere belief. Advocates of both mysteries seem to think the evidence for the reality of the other's subject matter is flimsy to non-existent, thus the reluctance to entertain a connection to each other. Maybe the problem in making the connection between Bigfoot and UFOs lies in the sets of assumptions made about each phenomenon. Beyond that, we point to an array of other strange phenomena associated with many Bigfoot sightings, including mystery light-forms. In fact, what sets our work apart from other researchers is largely that we take into account the paranormal activity that seems to surround the creatures and the areas we have studied where they are sighted. Most other researchers are reluctant to do this. If the most we can say about the Bigfoot phenomenon without risking making invalid assumptions is that there is evidence it is an undiscovered primate, our research indicates likewise that the most we personally can say about UFOs might be that they are an unknown aerial luminous phenomenon (quite literally unknown flying objects), which usually involve balls of light of various shapes, sizes, and descriptions. This being the case, we maintain there is a definite connection between Bigfoot and UFOs, especially if we allow for their respective mysterious origins and nature. This general observation was independently made as early as thirty years ago by such writers/researchers as John Keel and Dr. Michael Persinger. Keel, who is well-known for having written The Mothman Prophecies and for popularizing the term "Men in Black" (or "MIB"), described what he called "window areas" where he consistently observed a range of unusual phenomena that occur in specific locations in a particular sequence. These include star-like lights seen in the sky moving at speeds and angles impossible for conventional aircraft; full moon-sized fireballs streaking low across the horizon; smaller lights seen near ground level, followed by the appearance of the classic saucer-shaped spacecraft. At some point in this bizarre phantasmagoria, within the same areas, large mystery primates would also show up, what Keel called "Big Hairy Monsters" or "BHM," sometimes followed by the MIB.
The Bigfoot UFO Connection
• WCUFOSG Research:
Stan Gordon goes into quite some detail in the interview below about his 60 years of research and the findings of scientists, engineers and ex intel/police/military personnel involved in the 'Westmorland County UFO Study Group' which operated 24/7 for incoming reports around the state of Pennsylvania.
Quite a number of close range UFO/multiple witness/multiple Bigfoot reports and sightings of large, solid objects close to the ground or hovering over forests and highways - apparently during the
1973 wave reports flooded in and there was lots of media coverage at the time.
• Chestnut Ridge:
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Full interview - Casefiles:
Stan Gordon began his journey in field investigations of UFOs and other Paranormal encounters in Pennsylvania in 1965. During 1973 UFOs began to make widespread appearances in the sky across the Keystone State. It was during the summer of that year however when a mysterious wave of events began to unfold. Alarmed citizens over a widespread area reported close encounters with huge hairy Bigfoot-like creatures. Frightened residents called local authorities and media outlets reporting enormous footprints and terrified animals. As the pace of the abnormal encounters quickened through the following months, more eyewitness reports of other strange creatures, and a variety of other paranormal events came to the attention of Gordon's investigation team.
Seems freaky
MIB encounters also play a role in Bigfoot / Cryptid research and there are reports of strange individuals confiscating hair samples / photographs, destroying footprints etc..
Also turns out Stan Gordon had a bit of a shock when he enquired whether a certain UFO witness would be willing to undergo hypnosis and he replied 'You already did the hypnosis' (apparently 'an army guy and a guy in a suit' had already conducted it whilst posing as two of Gordon's UFO research team).
Specific cases are covered by Bob Gymlan in the vid below (including the Uniontown incident) and also thought Nick Redfern brought up some interesting points
here about enquiries made to Stan by the 'Bureau of Sports Fisheries And Wildlife'.
It was a bright red sphere about as big as a barn. And it was only about a hundred feet off the ground and slowly descending towards the pasture.. Along that fence walking towards them are these two, huge, Bigfoot-like creatures.
• There's also this account of a Bigfoot holding a bizarre 'glowing sphere' (artwork at link).
]The humanoid was covered in white fur, and had glowing red eyes. It appeared to be holding a glowing large, luminous sphere in its hands, and was 8ft tall.
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