The FBI made public 22 documents from its records archive on Wednesday, revealing that the agency once opened an investigation into the possible existence of Bigfoot in the 1970s.
The FBI made public 22 documents from it records archive on Wednesday, revealing that it once opened an investigation into the possible existence of Bigfoot in the 1970s.
"Will you kindly, to set the record straight, once and for all, inform us if the FBI has examined hair which might be that of a Bigfoot; when this took place, if it did take place; what the results of the analysis were," Byrne wrote in a letter dated Aug. 26, 1976. “Please understand that our research here is serious. That this is a serious question that needs answering … ”
The FBI said it analyzed 15 unidentified hair and tissue samples for the sake of “scientific inquiry” at Byrne’s request. The mysterious animal in question turned out to be “of the deer family,” according to the FBI.
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