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The Patterson-Gimlin Film Part 2

The Patterson-Gimlin Film Part 2

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What if you had spent years searching for something elusive,
something you believe existed that most didn't, and then one day
you finally happened to capture it on film? What would be your
immediate next steps if you wanted to present it to the world? In
the days before instant media uploads to the internet, where
would you take the film and who would you show it to first if you
wanted to be taken seriously? Roger Patterson had thought he and
Bob Gimlin had captured irrefutable proof of Bigfoot, next to
bringing the beast itself out of the woods. Little could he
realize that every action and claim going forward from that
moment of filming would be analyzed and criticized for the rest
of his life, in addition to his integrity. Whether out to prove
authenticity or a perpetrate a hoax, in either case, the reaction
to the film was predictable. From the few scientists who bothered
to look, to the curious public, some believed, some scoffed, some
didn't know what to think. What we know now from Patterson and
Gimlin's story, is that indirect evidence is not enough for most,
you need to produce a body, but even then there are those who
will refuse to believe. What we also know is that for Patterson,
and in turn Gimlin, providing this film as evidence turned out to
be much more trouble than a benefit and much more than they
bargained for. Realizing what these men went through, if you were
to one-day capture extraordinary evidence, would you think twice
about sharing it?

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