The Patterson-Gimlin Film: A 57-Year Mystery

The Patterson-Gimlin film, a shaky 59.5-second snippet of grainy 16mm footage, has captivated and frustrated cryptozoology enthusiasts for over five decades. Captured in 1967 along Bluff Creek in Northern California, the film depicts an unidentified bipedal creature walking with a seemingly human gait. Proponents believe it's irrefutable evidence of Bigfoot, a large, hairy, ape-like cryptid said to roam the forests of North America. Skeptics argue it's a man in a costume, a meticulously crafted hoax.