Class B First-hand BFRO #6724

Two young campers have frightful, dawn encounter near Cave Junction

July 1978 early morning at sunrise Cave Junction, Josephine County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

Two sisters sleeping in a tent trailer awoke early in the morning to scratching on the bottom, top and sides of their bunk. When they unzipped a window they smelled a strong foul odor and saw dark brown fur pressed against the mesh. They woke their parents, but whatever was there was gone by the time the parents went outside.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Hair colour src
dark brown fur
Other features src
rough/matted looking fur

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1978
Stated BFRO report #6724 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
early morning at sunrise
Stated BFRO report #6724 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Cave Junction, Josephine County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #6724 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
42.16, -123.65 (± 8 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 6724 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #6724 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #6724 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
sleeping in a tent trailer
Stated BFRO report #6724 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #6724 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #6724 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness to record additional details about fur, odor and setting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
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The report refers to

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