FBI Releases Files on a 1970s <br />Case Involving Bigfoot According to the newly released documents, the <br />short investigation happened in the 1970s. At the time, the agency was sent a letter on the matter by Bigfoot enthusiast <br />Peter Byrne. Byrne contacted the FBI after sending them <br />samples of hair and skin that he<br />was unable to identify. In his letter, Byrne, the director of Oregon's <br />Bigfoot Information Center and Exhibition, <br />sought clarification on if tests had occurred <br />regarding his findings. The agency wrote back, saying an examination of the hair and <br />skin would take place. It added that the analysis would be <br />done "in the interest of research <br />and scientific inquiry." The investigation ended in 1977, but the bigfoot myth remains alive and well <br />in the U.S.
