Witness recounts Fourth of July weekend Bigfoot sighting in Connecticut, says 'there were no boobs'
Neiss discusses eerie howls and enormous footprints reported by locals, explaining that his own encounter during a military exercise in 1993 made him a believer. He describes the creatures as very large and athletic. In the early morning hours of July 5, a man saw a Bigfoot shortly after leaving a cabin a friend of his had rented in Voluntown, Connecticut, presumably for the Fourth of July weekend.
- ▪Neiss discusses eerie howls and enormous footprints reported by locals, explaining that his own encounter during a military exercise in 1993 made him a believer.
- ▪He describes the creatures as very large and athletic.
- ▪In the early morning hours of July 5, a man saw a Bigfoot shortly after leaving a cabin a friend of his had rented in Voluntown, Connecticut, presumably for the Fourth of July weekend.
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OutKick Culture Witness recounts Fourth of July weekend Bigfoot sighting in Connecticut, says 'there were no boobs' The self-described former skeptic reported the cryptid sighting to BFRO investigators after a July 5th drive to Rhode Island By Sean Joseph OutKick Published July 26, 2026 12:45pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Bigfoot eyewitness Todd Neiss on mysterious beast sightings in Ohio Todd Neiss, an American Primate Conservancy founder, shares his belief in Bigfoot after experiencing sightings in Ohio. Neiss discusses eerie howls and enormous footprints reported by locals, explaining that his own encounter during a military exercise in 1993 made him a believer. He describes the creatures as very large and athletic.
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