# A real, unknown hominoid (sasquatch).

> Disputed: A real, unknown hominoid (sasquatch).

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Answer · Patterson-Gimlin film

# A real, unknown hominoid (sasquatch).

A real, unknown hominoid (sasquatch).

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** Three pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Proportions and gait, measured with a fixed frame rate and site survey, fall outside the human range.
- Restored frames show soft-tissue movement inconsistent with costume materials of the 1960s.
- Physical evidence of the species (a specimen, bones or DNA) eventually appears.

## What would rule it out

- Identification of the suit or performer through physical evidence, or measurements within the human range under fixed conditions.

## Evidence 3 for · 1 against

[Meldrum and Krantz argue the figure's morphology and gait are not those of a costumed human.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/evidence/EVD0CZ25ZYR3WTK/meldrum-and-krantz-argue-the-figures-morphology-and-gait-are)

Suggestive

FOR

[Munns and Meldrum argue the surface anatomy matches real bodies rather than costume artefacts.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/evidence/EVD0CZ25ZPY6EQH/munns-and-meldrum-argue-the-surface-anatomy-matches-real)

Suggestive

FOR

[Munns and Meldrum find the film unaltered and sharp enough for analysis.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/evidence/EVD0CZ25ZF4377G/munns-and-meldrum-find-the-film-unaltered-and-sharp-enough)

Supported

FOR

[No specimen of the proposed animal exists.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/evidence/EVD0CZ2606J1MF1/no-specimen-of-the-proposed-animal-exists)

Established

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What does the Patterson-Gimlin film show?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/patterson-gimlin-film/questions/QST0CZ25WS63QQ8/what-does-the-patterson-gimlin-film-show)

Most likelyA person in a fur costume, filmed by Patterson

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). A real, unknown hominoid (sasquatch). [Answer ANS0CZ25Z7A4HSQ]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CZ25Z7A4HSQ
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**ANS** 0CZ25Z7A4HSQ

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