Second-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #260
near Bly - Man sees 2 1/2 foot monkey squatting in road
1948
night
Bly, Klamath County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
The witness was driving home from a party in 1948 when he saw a small monkey-like figure squatting in the middle of the road about 50 feet ahead. He swerved to avoid hitting it and drove into the ditch. Occupants of a car behind him stopped but said they had seen nothing.
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 2 1/2 feet high
- Posture src
- squatted
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1948
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Bly, Klamath County, Oregon
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| Map point |
42.3917, -121.0435 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Bly CDP (GEOID 4107150), matched from nearest town 'Bly'
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| Account type |
Second-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving home from a party
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| Witness's word for it |
a monkey
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| First published by |
The Track Record #11
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Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #260 Secondary