First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #898
Man sees creature flee into woods and hears screams several times as a boy
October 1979
night
Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington
1 witness
Account
In approximately 1978 the witness was driving at night a few miles north of Bellingham and noticed an entity on the roadside. The witness stopped and reversed for another look, then watched it run into the woods. No physical details of the entity are provided for this sighting.
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Sightings
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
October 1979
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #898
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
48.7534, -122.4702 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Bellingham city (GEOID 5305280), matched from nearest town 'Bellingham'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #898
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 80% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #898
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Witness was |
driving at night
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| Witness's word for it |
BF
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| Conditions |
Cold and Clear
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Source timeline
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