First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #1760
Man hitch-hiking has a close encounter with a Sasquatch
20 July 1976
dusk
20 Miles North Of Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
The witness was walking north along the interstate at sunset when a foul skunk-like odor was noticed, followed by a large bipedal figure moving along the distant treeline and looking toward the witness. The figure took several long strides parallel to the witness before turning into the forest and disappearing. Frightened and feeling exposed, the witness sprinted north until a passing van stopped and drove the witness away.
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What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- around ten feet tall
- Build src
- huge
- Arms src
- swung low almost to its knees
- Gait src
- walking with six or seven long strides
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
20 July 1976
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| Time of day |
dusk
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| Place |
20 Miles North Of Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #1760
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
42.4390, -123.3284 (± 15 km)
Towns named in the place text ('Grants Pass'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Grants Pass', Josephine)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hitchhiking north on Interstate 5
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| Witness's word for it |
a bigfoot
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| Conditions |
Perfect
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Source timeline
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