The Indianapolis News for March 15, 1965 reportedly told that in French Lick, Indiana, teenagers saw a 10-feet-tall green monster with glowing red eyes in the woods south of French Lick, and called it "Fluorescent Freddie."
The authors list that in March 1965, in French Lick, Indiana, youngsters saw a 10 feet green monster with glowing red eyes, and named it "Fluorescent Freddie."
The sources are indicated as The Indianapolis News, Indiana, for March 15, 1965, according to Green, "Sasquatch: The Apes Among Us", page 205.
The author indicates that in March 1965, in French Lick, Indiana, teenagers saw a 10 feet green monster with glowing red eyes in the woods south of French Lick, and called it "Fluorescent Freddie."
The author indicates that John Willison Green wrote in his book the Apes Among Us about a Midwestern cousin of Bigfoot, "fluorescent Freddie", seen in French Lick, Indiana, sporting green fur, being 10 feet tall, and easy to spot at night because of its red glowing eyes.
The website lists that in March 1965, in French Lick, Indiana, youngsters saw a 10 feet green monster with glowing red eyes, and named it "Fluorescent Freddie."
Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that in French Lick, Indiana, on March 15, 1965, at night, several local youngsters reported seeing a 10-foot tall "monster" that was green in color and had glowing red eyes. It was apparently seen in a wooded area. No other information.
Albert Rosales indicates as source John Green, Sasquatch, The Apes Among Us.
"An earlier Bigfoot-type creature was seen near French lick, Indiana in 1965.A bright green monster with glowing red eyes nicknamed 'Florescent Freddie,' was reported by dozens of witnesses to be 10 feet tall."
Points to consider:
Obviously there is nothing more here than a newspaper article, possibly extremely short, telling the alleged monster encounter of teenagers. It then became a bigfoot sighting, reproduced from books to books to website without any investigation or research.
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May 30, 2008
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
No primary source available.
Help needed.
Opened.
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Ufology
Severe
May 30, 2008
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
No investigation available.
Help needed.
Opened.
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Ufology
Severe
May 30, 2008
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Totally insufficient information with no particular credibility.
Help needed.
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Insufficient information. No credibility.
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? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
[---] ? Article in the newspaper The Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, March 15, 1965.
[---] ? "Sasquatch: The Apes Among Us", book by John Willison Green, Hancock House publishers, USA, page 205, 1981.
[jb1] * "The Bigfoot Casebook", book by Janet and Colin Bord, Granada publishers, USA, 1982.
[ge1] * "Mysterious Creatures: A Guide To Cryptozoology", book by George M. Eberhart, ABC Clio publishers, USA, page 226, 2002.
[lc1] * "Mothman and Other Curious Encounters", book by Loren Coleman, Cosimo publishers, USA, page 169, 2002.
[---] ? "The Ghost With Trembling Wings: Science, Wishful Thinking, and the Search for Lost Species", book by Scott Weidensaul, North Point Press publishers, USA, 2002.
[dd1] * "Bigfoot Exposed: An Anthropologist Examines America's Enduring Legend", book by David J. Daegling, Rowman Altamira publishers, USA, page 42, 2004.
[bf1] * "Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings 1965 - 1967", listing by the website Bigfoot, Fact of Fantasy?, USA, circa 2007, at home.clara.net/rfthomas/cb/1965.html
[bf1] * "Indiana", listing by the website Bigfoot, Fact of Fantasy?, USA, circa 2007, at home.clara.net/rfthomas/cb/in.html
[ar1] * "1965 Humanoid Reports", compiled by Albert Rosales, circa 2007, at www.ufoinfo.com/humanoid/humanoid1965.shtml
[in1] * "Strange or Exceptional Bigfoot Sightings", web page, undated, at www.beckjord.com/bigfoot/bfreports.html
