A lot of the data online about Bigfoot or Sasquatch remains extremely basic: place, date, and narrative account of brief sightings of the illusive creature. This dearth of real and intentional data allows the topic to remain at the sidelines.
In my research for my books on UFOs, I also found that there is a strong emphasis on "Look, up in the sky!" Less emphasis on teaching people to be observant and record specific and crucial elements (where the sighting took place, the direction witness was looking, comparing sizes with known objects in the area, weather conditions, etc.)
That in mind, let me offer the following as a checklist of valuable details to collect, when a person sees something strange. The items are tied to specific factors that will help determine if the person saw a bear or other normal forest dweller or something truly unique.
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Things to
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Notes (add
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Shape of skull: Rounded top |
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Shape of skull: Crested top |
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Standing upright on two legs |
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Forehead: Visible |
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Forehead: Hairy |
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Forehead: Heavy brow or ridge |
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Nose: Wide and flat |
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Nose: Narrow and protruding |
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Mouth: Wide and thin lipped |
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Mouth: Wide and thick lipped |
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Teeth: Large, human-like teeth |
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Teeth: Prominent fangs |
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Jaw: Heavy, squared, hairy |
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Jaw: Narrow, pointed, flesh showing |
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Shoulders: Wide and hairy |
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Shoulders: Narrow and muscled |
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Shoulders: Hunched/Stooped |
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Arms: Hairy and falling closer to the knee level
area |
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Arms: Hairy and falling to groin area |
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Chest: Hairy with no flesh showing |
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Chest: Hairy but with flesh showing |
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Hands: Human-like (5 fingers +thumb) |
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Hands: Large, prominent thumbs |
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Legs: Long and hairy (giving ht.) |
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Legs: Short and hairy (decreasing ht.) |
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Feet: Large and hair covered |
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Feet: Human-sized with flesh |
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Side view of head: Flat face (human-like) |
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Side view of head: Protruding nose/snout |
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Ears: Visible and set on sides of head |
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Ears: Visible and set toward top of head |
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Ears: Not visible |
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Eyes: Deep-set, below brow, and
dark in color. Space about width of the nose or mouth. |
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Eyes: Farther apart (toward sides
of nose line) placing them more to the sides of the head. Color dark. |
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