Class A First-hand BFRO #11016

Young witness has encounter during thunderstorm near Cave Junction

BFRO YEAR: 1976-77 around ten or eleven pm Cave Junction, Josephine County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness, then a teenager, went outside at night during a lightning storm to check on horses. From a floodlit pasture near a river, she saw a very large dark upright figure emerge from the riverbed and move quickly across the pasture. The figure stepped over an electric fence, crossed the highway, and went up an embankment on the far side within a few seconds.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Build src
big, very big
Hair colour src
dark colored
Arms src
long
Hands src
hung slightly below bent knees
Legs src
very thick and slightly bent
Gait src
swinging run
Posture src
head and shoulders bent over, looking at feet
Other features src
upright

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
around ten or eleven pm
Stated BFRO report #11016 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Cave Junction, Josephine County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #11016 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
42.15, -123.54 (± 2 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 11016 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #11016 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #11016 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #11016 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
checking on horses during thunderstorm
Derived BFRO report #11016 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
what ever it was
Stated BFRO report #11016 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #11016 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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