Answer · Patterson-Gimlin film
A person in a fur costume, filmed by Patterson.
A person in a fur costume, filmed by Patterson.
Where it stands
Most likelyIts tests partly supported it: four pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Height, proportions and gait fall within the human range once the frame rate and site geometry are fixed.
- Costume artefacts (seams, fabric folds, rigid features) appear in the best restored frames.
- Contemporaneous records or physical remains of a suit exist.
What would rule it out
- A fixed frame rate and site survey that put the subject's dimensions or gait outside any human range, with no suit or record of one ever found.
Evidence 4 for · 1 against
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The questions it answers
Most likelyA person in a fur costume, filmed by Patterson
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). A person in a fur costume, filmed by Patterson. [Answer ANS0CZ25XRE00SP]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CZ25XRE00SP
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