Class A First-hand BFRO #23771

Young hunter sees and hears a sasquatch near Applegate

25 October 1975 Noontime Applegate, Josephine County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

A 12-year-old waiting alone in a truck on a logging road noticed a foul odor and his dog became frightened. A tall dark-haired biped stepped into the open on a bank about 40 feet away, watched him for about 30 seconds while making grunting and mumbling sounds and tilting its head, then ran uphill. The boy fled on foot toward relatives.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src
7 to 7 ½ feet tall
Build src
chest and stomach muscles clearly visible
Hair colour src
dark brown
Hair length src
long on the arms, shorter and more sparse on the chest
Gait src
ran up the hill
Apparent sex src
male
Other features src
visible genitalia

Facts & provenance

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Date
25 October 1975
Stated BFRO report #23771 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
Noontime
Stated BFRO report #23771 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Applegate, Josephine County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #23771 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
42.02, -123.27 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 23771 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #23771 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #23771 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #23771 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
sitting in truck watching for deer
Stated BFRO report #23771 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the creature
Stated BFRO report #23771 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #23771 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Scott Taylor (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke by phone with the witness for about half an hour to record the childhood account.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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