Blue River Area -Truck driver tells of oil drums being thrown about and tracks seen
Account
A man who formerly drove a logging truck in the Blue River area east of Eugene, Oregon, in early 1973-1974 told the writer that 55-gallon drums were repeatedly picked up and thrown off the road over several weeks, attributed to Bigfoot. He added that tracks were shown to him several times while he worked in that area. He also said the drum incidents had been printed in a local newspaper.
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| Date |
1973–1974
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|---|---|
| Place |
Blue River, Lane County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #290
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Location
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| Map point |
44.1546, -122.3412 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Blue River', Lane, matched from nearest town 'Blue River'
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| Account type |
Second-hand
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #290
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #290
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 65% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #290
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 60% confidence
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| Witness was |
driving a logging truck
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| Witness's word for it |
Bigfoot
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| First published by |
The Track Record #10
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Evidence & investigation
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tracks pointed out to the driver several times while in the area
Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #290 Secondary
The report refers to
- “the California incident”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “the [name withheld]”Not in the Anomadex yet