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