Class A First-hand BFRO #1318

Early evening sighting in Canyon City

August 1976 evening at sunset Canyon City, Grant County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

At age six the witness was outside with a relative in late summer 1976 in Canyon City and watched a hair-covered figure standing on a hill across the road backlit by the setting sun for about a minute. The figure then turned and walked away out of sight. The witness ran inside to tell family, and parents later found large footprints on the hill.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Hair colour src
dark brown reddish
Hair length src
long
Posture src
standing
Other features src
entire body covered with hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1976
Stated BFRO report #1318 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
evening at sunset
Stated BFRO report #1318 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Canyon City, Grant County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #1318 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
44.39, -118.95 (± 1255 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1318 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1318 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #1318 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1318 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
talking outside while a relative worked on a truck
Stated BFRO report #1318 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #1318 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1318 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

large footprints found on hilltop by parents after sighting

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and assessed the witness as credible.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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