Sasquatch sighting near Bend, Oregon (2008)
Account
The witness and a companion went into the forest with a camera to film a Sasquatch documentary. While walking and searching along a river they reported finding tracks, odors, broken vegetation, stick nests, and a smashed-tree circle with plant material. The witness claimed a creature watched from up the river, stared briefly then left, later noticing a second figure behind it on video. They also described a small cave containing misplaced vegetation, hand and foot tracks, and a foul odor before running out of film and leaving.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
18 December 2008
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| Time of day |
mid morning
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| Place |
Bend, Dechutes County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #4617
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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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 |
2
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| Witness was |
filming a documentary in the forest
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| Witness's word for it |
the creature
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| Conditions |
cloudy, thin patches of snow on the ground.
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
Videotape recorded during outing claimed to show the creature and a second individual
Tracks found in woods during walk
Snapped branches and broken trees found in woods
Cluster of collapsed dead-stick nests similar to dome nest
Circle of small smashed and crushed trees forming sharp spears by river
Nest of plants in center of smashed-tree circle
Cave dimensions recorded by witness
Measurements: entrance 4 feet high, interior about 12 feet deep
Foot tracks found inside cave
Hand tracks found inside cave
Plants and pine cones described as not naturally occurring inside cave
Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #4617 Primary