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FBI Files: Bigfoot & Sasquatch. Released on May 24, 2019, by The Black Vault. The canonical PDF is available at https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/fbifiles/paranormal/bigfoot-fbi1.pdf. The document was released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, FOIPA Request No. 1396714-000, submitted by Mr. John Greenewald Jr. on May 14, 2018. The FBI's Records Management Division processed the request under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. MR. JOHN GREENEWALD JR. SUITE 1203 27305 WEST LIVE OAK ROAD CASTAIC, CA 91384 Dear Mr. Greenewald, Records responsive to your request were previously processed under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Enclosed is one CD containing 22 pages of previously processed documents and a copy of the Explanation of Exemptions. This release is being provided to you at no charge. Please be advised that additional records potentially responsive to your subject may exist. If this release of previously processed material does not satisfy your information needs for this request, you may request an additional search for records. Submit your request by mail or fax to the Work Process Unit, 170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602, fax number (540) 868-4997. Please cite the FOIPA Request Number in your correspondence. For your information, Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). See 5 U.S. C. § 552(c) (2006 & Supp. IV (2010). This response is limited to those records subject to the requirements of the FOIA. This is a standard notification that is given to all our requesters and should not be taken as an indication that excluded records do, or do not, exist. For questions regarding our determinations, visit the www.fbi.gov/foia website under “Contact Us.” The FOIPA Request Number listed above has been assigned to your request. Please use this number in all correspondence concerning your request. You may file an appeal by writing to the Director, Office of Information Policy (OIP), United States Department of Justice, Suite 11050, 1425 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20530-0001, or you may submit an appeal through OIP's FOIAonline portal by creating an account on the following web site: https://foiaonline.regulations.gov/foia/action/public/home. Your appeal must be postmarked or electronically transmitted within ninety (90) days from the date of this letter in order to be considered timely. If you submit your appeal by mail, both the letter and the envelope should be clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.” Please cite the FOIPA Request Number assigned to your request so it may be easily identified. You may seek dispute resolution services by contacting the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) at 877-684-6448, or by emailing ogis@nara.gov. Alternatively, you may contact the FBI’s FOIA Public Liaison by emailing foipaquestions@fbi.gov. If you…

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FBI Files: Bigfoot & Sasquatch

JUL 5 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-fbi-files-bigfoot-sasquatch7 minLast updated July 5, 2026

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FBI Files: Bigfoot & Sasquatch. Released on May 24, 2019, by The Black Vault. pdf. The document was released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, FOIPA Request No. 1396714-000, submitted by Mr. John Greenewald Jr. on May 14, 2018.

Date: JUL 5 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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FBI Files: Bigfoot & Sasquatch. Released on May 24, 2019, by The Black Vault. The canonical PDF is available at https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/fbifiles/paranormal/bigfoot-fbi1.pdf. The document was released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, FOIPA Request No…

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What was FBI Files: Bigfoot & Sasquatch about?: FBI Files: Bigfoot & Sasquatch. Released on May 24, 2019, by The Black Vault. pdf. The document was released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, FOIPA Request No. 1396714-000, submitted by Mr. John Greenewald Jr. on May 14, 2018.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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