🦶 Bigfoot Sightings – Public User Guide
Welcome to the Bigfoot Sightings Database!
Here you can share your experiences and explore reports submitted by others.
📥 Submitting a Sighting
If you’ve seen something unusual, use the Report a Sighting Form.
You’ll be asked for:
- Date of Sighting – when it happened
- Location – state, environment, and season
- Time of Day – morning, afternoon, evening, or night
- Classification
- Class A → You’ll be able to add Height, Weight, Shoulder Width
- Class B → You’ll be able to add Length and Track Width
- Description – tell the story in your own words
- Photo Upload – share any evidence you captured
🔒 Your name, email, and phone number are collected privately for verification and are not shown publicly.
🔎 Browsing Sightings
Use the Sightings List to explore reports.
Features:
- Each entry shows Record Number, Date, Class, and Location
- Sort sightings by date, class, state, or other fields
- Empty fields are hidden for a cleaner display
- Click Full Report to read all details, including any attached photo
From the detail page, you can also:
- Print the report
- Download as text for saving offline
📍 Map of Sightings
The Map View shows where sightings have occurred.
- Each marker represents a sighting.
- Click a marker to see its title and open the full report.
📊 Statistics
Check the Statistics Page for a big-picture look:
- How many sightings by year
- Sightings by class (A vs B)
- State-by-state totals
- Pie charts and other visual breakdowns
⚠️ Important Notes
- Reports are user-submitted and may vary in detail.
- Only approved sightings appear publicly.
- Private details (name, email, phone) are hidden from public view.
👉 That’s it!
You can now report, browse, map, and analyze sightings in the database.