The evidence within the pattersongimlin bigfoot incident. The patterson film is still by far the best all around evidence of a sasquatch creature to date. Bob heironimus claims to have been the figure depicted in the patterson film, and his allegations are detailed in longs book. Even though the hieronimous story is bogus, many people will claim they heard the patterson footage was proven to be a hoax for years to come because of him and that 2005 nat geo documentary. Was the pattersongimlin film ever proven to be a hoax. Also referred to as the patterson or pg film, roger patterson, and robert gimlin captured the debated footage in. This famous image is frame 352 of a 16mm silent color film shot in 1967 in northern california by rancher roger patterson, accompanied by his friend, bob gimlin. Still stalking bigfoot 50 years after film of beast went. Clearest bigfoot sighting yet as famous 1967 pattersongimlin. Film introducing bigfoot to world still mysterious 50 years later opb. To hardcore bigfoot believers there is nothing you can say which would convince them that bigfoot is not real and is a product of misidentification or a grand hoax. One issue not analyzed conclusively is the suspicion that the film itself has been somehow tampered with or otherwise edited to. I was astounded to find that this footage, which i assumed everyone knew had been debunked, was still making the rounds for folks wanting to believe. Tuesday, october 20, 2009, marks the 42nd year since the now famous socalled pattersongimlin bigfoot film footage was taken at bluff creek, california.
Many experts in the fields of cryptozoology and primatology have vouched for its authenticity, but just as many have sought to prove it a hoax proponents have noted the creatures walking gate, defined musculature and body shape as evidence that this could not be. The most famous image of a bigfoot is from a film taken in 1967 by roger patterson and bob gimlin in bluff creek, california. Patterson had been involved in the search for the elusive bigfoot or sasquatch for many years and had written a book on the subject entitled do abonimable snowmen of america really exist. Either the film is a hoax or it is an unknown, hairy giant. For over 45 years the world has been fooled by two men, roger patterson and bob gimlin. After nearly forty years of secrecy, the truth behind the worldfamous roger patterson bigfoot film has been revealed. Please limit discussion to improvement of this article. The patterson bigfoot has been estimated to be 7 foot 6 inches to 7 feet 8 inches tall standing straight up 7 foot 3 inches tall in the film with its back hunched over and knees bent. John greens 1968 recreation of the pgf onsite at bluff creek, featuring jim mcclarin walking in more or less the same trackway as the bigfoot pattersongimlin film subject. This website is dedicated to a logical debate of whether or not this was a genuine sighting of an unknown beast, or an elaborate hoax involving a man in a costume.
It is either one of the most significant pieces of natural history film or one of the most persistent and elaborate hoaxes of our time. The impact that this film has had on bigfoot mythology is inestimable. It has been two years since the release of greg longs book the making of bigfoot, which goes into the details behind the hoax not terribly elaborate that roger patterson created with his bigfoot film. The idea that a bigfoot hunter actually found what he was searching for is looked upon. The pattersongimlin film is one of the most intriguing and contested evidences for the existence of sasquatch. Daniel perezs the bigfoot portal website was the pattersongimlin film ever proven to be a hoax. The pattersongimlin footage, often abbreviated to pgf, or more commonly referred to as the patterson film, is the most iconic and controversial evidence of the existence of bigfoot to date. People involved in producing the worlds most famous bigfoot footage have admitted it was a hoax and the bigfoot is actually a man in a suit.
Pattersongimlin bigfoot video gets makeover unexplained. A short film of what appears to be the first captured footage of bigfoot. The films authenticity has been hotly debated, both among the public and among bigfoot researchers. But does the evidence point toward a giant ape or a man in an ape suit. The patterson film, pattersongimlin film of bigfoot sasquatch. Computer experts say famous film footage that purports to prove the existence of bigfoot is a hoax. The pattersongimlin bigfoot film decisively exposed as a hoax. The pattersongimlin film pgf, which depicts a walking figure suggestive of a cryptid hominoid species known as sasquatch or bigfoot, has been studied and debated since its filming in 1967. Is it just that the debunking stories dont get told as often because they arent nearly as. The major hoax allegations are summarized and criticized in. Cowboy behind legendary pattersongimlin bigfoot film. His proponents, like the anthropologist grover krantz, believe. The film, less than a minute, caused years of grief for gimlin, who felt patterson edged him out of the threeway deal they shared with pattersons.
The film met immediate criticisms accusing patterson and gimlin of being master pranksters who simply filmed a man in an ape suit and laid fake. Recently i saw a social media post touting a newly stabilized version of the infamous 1967 pattersongimlin film of bigfoot. Believers observe anatomical details in the tiny figure. The video, which offers a clear view of a large bipedal apelike creature walking along the creek bed, soon became worldfamous and has attracted the. However there is a large section of the mainstream public which is. Clearest bigfoot sighting yet as famous 1967 patterson. So is the pattersongimlin, the most convincing evidence of bigfoot, just a hoax. This is especially true concerning the patterson gimlin film of an alleged sasquatchbigfoot. The making of bigfoot is a good read and well worth picking up just to glean the details of how the famous film was shot using a camera and film that wereof coursenever paid for. You may wish to ask factual questions about pattersongimlin film at the reference desk, discuss relevant wikipedia policy at the village pump, or ask for help at the help desk. The iconic frame 352 still of the pattersongilmlin film, which allegedly depicts a female bigfoot looking back at roger patterson and bob gimlin. If you were to ask roger patterson who filmed his now infamous bigfoot film on october 20, 1967, he will naturally reply in the affirmative as he has been doing exactly that since the day the film was shot until his death due to cancer in 1972. The two men involved were roger patterson and bob gimlin. The pattersongimlin film part 2 astonishing legends.
The pattersongimlin film is perhaps the most widely viewed bigfoot video evidence to emerge since the study of bigfoot moved from mythology to cryptozoology. Is there anyone left who still believes the 1967 bigfoot. The footage was obtained in a remote mountainous area in northern california in 1967. Bigfoot is seen on film for less than one minute, but one frame 352. In my few days of reading through posts here, one thing ive noticed quite a bit of is that a lot of people actually think the pgf was officially debunked.
Davis recent discovery on the pattersongimlin footage is a powerful blow against the skeptics who for decades have denounced the footage as a hoax. The patterson film above has long been regarded as the holy grail of bigfoot evidence. The patterson gimlin film hoax proven what you think, what you know, and what you can prove are often very different scenarios as i was recently reminded by a colleague. In 1967, bob gimlin and roger patterson stumbled across an incredible sight whilst out in bluff creek, in the california wilderness. The pattersongimlin film, shot all the way back in 1967 using 16mm film, remains the most compelling piece of video evidence to date. People that tall end up on the worlds tallest people lists, whether they choose to or not. Patterson, in fact, was promptly arrested for grand larceny for stealing the very camera he used at bluff creek. Although its been decades since the pattersongimlin film turned a northwest legend, bigfoot, into a household name, the footage and stories behind it still remain fascinating 50 years later. The footage was taken on october 20, 1967 by the late. Ive seen and read all the arguments and opinions i could find, in the past not so much becaus. The pattersongimlin film, as it is called, depicts a tall hairy animal reportedly 7 feet high walking near the creek, away from the two men and briefly glancing over its shoulder to look at them. Pattersongimlin bigfoot film slowed down and stablised youtube. Although its been decades since the pattersongimlin film turned a northwest.
Davis was able to stabilize and enhance the frame significantly enough to show pattys digits. But despite the great attention, the film is yet to be conclusively proved real or fake. In 1967, roger patterson claimed he captured bigfoot on film. This group of people created an image that was perpetrated upon the public as a hoax for monetary benefit.
Now experts from bigfoot ai have given the footage a high. This page is not a forum for general discussion about pattersongimlin film. The pattersongimlin film is a movie of a bigfoot creature taken by roger patterson and robert gimlin in 1967. The fact that patterson actually made money from his film is, in the minds of some, automatically enough to dismiss the film out of hand as an obvious fake. Oftenreferred to as the holy grail of proof of bigfoots existence, the pattersongimlin footage is now, for the first time ever. Patterson was a rodeo rider from yakima, washington. It shows a huge dark, mansized and manshaped figure lumbering.
Oftenreferred to as the holy grail of proof of bigfoots existence, the patterson. Filmed in 1967 in northern california, the pattersongimlin film has long remained the most hotly debated and tantalizing piece of footage ever recorded in relation to the bigfoot phenomenon. Several people have come forward over the years claiming the film is a hoax, including allegedly the guy in the ape suit and the company that made the costume. The 2005 documentary on the national geographic channel was titled bigfoot. This was also after roger patterson and robert gimlin released their famous video footage in 1967 supposedly showing bigfoot in northern california. There is so much so very questionable about this footage, that you have to be a big believer in bigfoot to give much credence to that particular film. Film introducing bigfoot to world still mysterious 50. You can watch the entire documentary by clicking the. Pattersongimlin film 1967 pattersongimlin film 1967. Needless to say, it was on this very day, in 1967, that roger patterson and his field partner, bob gimlin, filmed what still to me appears to be a female bigfoot walking alongside bluff creek. The pattersongimlin film is widely regarded as one of the strongest pieces of evidence for the existence of sasquatches. The patterson bigfoot in specific, however, has been more specifically debunked by more traditionally investigative evidence. The famous lookback frame of an alleged female bigfoot from the 1967 film produced by roger patterson and bob gimlin. Hello fans another response video to chatting with mark stise.
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