Investigator summary Oregon Bigfoot #397

Woman finds hair/tracks/spoor while hiking

Oregon Bigfoot date: 1994 (early) Banks, Washington County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative hiked a trail multiple times and heard strange noises. They found possible large tracks, including one photographed, as well as a large dropping, whitish hair, and a thick tree broken off above the ground. An investigator was later shown a photo of one track.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Unidentified sound

Physical traces

Tracks Hair Scat Tree break

Facts & provenance

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Place	Banks, Washington County, Oregon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #397 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	45.6149, -123.1071 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #397 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Banks city (GEOID 4103850), matched from nearest town 'Banks'
Account type	Investigator summary Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #397 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Witnesses	2 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #397 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	hiking a trail Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #397 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
First published by	The Track Record #42 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #397 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Source