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The Memorial Day footage is a Hi-8mm video that is purported to show a Bigfoot. It was recorded on May 26, 1996, by Lori Pate at Okanogan County, Washington's Chopaka Lake[1] while on a fishing trip with her family and friends. It is said to have been preceded by two sightings of an ape-like, hair covered figure at closer distances by others on the trip.
The footage shows a figure, matching the description of Bigfoot, running across a hill. It disappears behind a less inclined sloped area, then reappears briefly, walking, before going into a grouping of trees on the right side of the frame.
The location the film was shot was used in the documentary Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science.[2] The filmmakers took forensic measurements to determine the subject's height, path, speed, and stride by measuring the subject against fixed objects in the background. Derek Prior, a three-time All-American sprinter from the University of Washington, runs the same route as the figure to determine if the alleged Bigfoot's running speed was too fast for a human to duplicate, to compare his speed and stride to the subject's, and to give a visual comparison to the figure in the footage.
In the conclusions section of Sasquatch, the results of the measurements give the creature a height of 5.3ft (1.61m), a leg length of 2.5ft (0.76 m), a running speed of 8.56mph (13.77km/h), and a stride of 4.25ft (1.29m). Prior, on the other hand, was able to run the same path at 17.1mph (27.51km/h) and had a stride of 6.8ft (2.07m).
However, one aspect of the film remained a mystery. At the end, before the subject goes into the trees, it appears to grow taller by 8 inches (20.32 cm). Explanations offered include that it's a real animal carrying a younger animal that had climbed higher on its back; or, alternatively, that it's a mask that was pushed back on the wearer's head while unaware that they were still on camera. The Syfy mystery series Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files tested this and said its very possible that the creature was just a man in monkey suit, but they said they couldn't fully debunk the possibility of Bigfoots living in the area.
Notes
- ^ http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=2600
- ^ "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science". Bfro.net. http://www.bfro.net/LMS/LMS.asp. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
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