First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #654
Brief sighting on Hwy near Bend
August 2000
night
Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
Two companions came around a corner and saw a dirty-looking, hairy figure for about a second. Both were frightened by the brief encounter. They plan to return with surveillance equipment to film the creature without harming it.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Other features src
- kinda dirty lookin
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 2000
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #654
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
44.0567, -121.3080 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Bend city (GEOID 4105800), matched from nearest town 'bend'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #654
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Witness was |
coming around a corner
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #654
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Witness's word for it |
the hairy creature
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| Conditions |
nice
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Source timeline
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