In 1976, Peter Byrne was the director of the Bigfoot Information Center and Exhibition of Oregon, where the Sasquatch is thought to roam. The FBI’s records show that Bryne convinced the federal bureau to aid in an investigation of new materials he believed confirmed the creature’s existence. These new materials were 15 hairs attached to a tiny piece of skin. Byne cited this as the most promising discovery Bigfoot researchers had alighted on in six years. In one of his letters to the FBI, Byrne said, “Please understand that our research here is serious. That this is a serious question that needs answering.”
Byrne received a letter back from Jay Cochran Jr., assistant director of the agency’s scientific and technical services division. Cochran wrote,“The FBI Laboratory conducts investigations primarily of physical evidence for law enforcement agencies in connection with criminal investigations. Occasionally, on a case-by-case basis, in the interest of research and scientific inquiry, we make exceptions to this policy. With this understanding, we will examine the hairs and tissue mentioned in your letter.”
In an internal letter, confirming the examination request was granted, Cochran stated to his colleagues that this does not change the FBI's policies and reminds them that the FBI has helped out museums and such before.
After an examination of the root structure of the hairs, the FBI lab concluded that they were “of deer family origin.”
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