One of the primary tenets of the Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy regards the importance of being skeptical while keeping an open mind regarding the existence of the sasquatch. We critically evaluate reports and seek to determine validity of purported evidence, understanding that failure to debunk something does not mean it is necessarily genuine.
For example, at conferences and symposia over the years, TBRC Board Chairman Alton Higgins has presented evaluations of numerous photos purporting to show sasquatches. The vast majority turn out to be hoaxes or misinterpretations of natural features. Sound recordings, videos, hair, scat, casts and other forms of putative evidence, with exceedingly few exceptions, also fail to pass muster.
A few of the more prominent examples of purported evidence that were discredited soon after they were introduced to the public include the so-called Sonoma Video, the Biscardi “sasquatch hand” in a jar, the “Jacobs creature” from Pennsylvania, and the Georgia bigfoot body in a freezer.
However, an exception to this trend came in the form of thermal imaging video obtained in North Carolina by BFRO affiliate Mike Greene. While there are some questions regarding certain aspects of the subject in the video, nevertheless, TBRC investigators posit that the thermal footage may be legitimate and could be representative of a sasquatch.
The TBRC proposes that size, heat signature, and movement comparisons—using a human for example—be conducted for purposes of further solidifying the footage as validated evidence. We realize that Mr. Greene is firmly convinced that what he filmed is a sasquatch, but we suggest, in order to convince others in the scientific community who may be on the fence regarding the phenomenon, that documentation be demonstrated that leaves little or no doubt as to the identity of the film subject.
The video can be viewed at this link.
