Face-to-face encounter at dusk along the Pacific Coast Trail
Account
The witness and a companion were hiking back up a forested trail in the evening when they heard loud branch-breaking sounds, saw bushes sway, and smelled a strong garbage-like odor. After the forest went quiet, the witness turned and saw a very large, dark reddish-brown, ape-faced head peering over vegetation, which watched curiously for a few seconds before moving behind a tree. The companion heard the sounds and smelled the odor but did not see the figure, and the pair quickly returned to their vehicle.
What was reported
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Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least close to eight feet tall
- Build src
- very muscular
- Hair colour src
- dark, reddish brown
- Face src
- ape-like / person-like but twice as big, light brown human-like skin, long rounded nose with wide nostrils
- Eyes src
- large, dark greenish eyes with no whites visible, just irises
- Arms src
- very muscular (bulging) right shoulder
- Posture src
- peering over a tree branch
- Other features src
- no real sense of neck, shoulder connected to head at jawbone, chest as wide as a person is tall, long reddish-brown receding hairline
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 2012
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
evening after 7 p.m.
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| Place |
Brookings, Curry County, Oregon
Stated
BFRO report #36671
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
42.0724, -124.3049 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Brookings city (GEOID 4108650), matched from nearest town 'Brookings'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hiking back up trail to vehicle
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| Witness's word for it |
Something very large with the face of an ape
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Geoff Robinson (BFRO)
An investigator interviewed the witness by telephone and recorded additional descriptive details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #36671 Primary