First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #585
Strange animal crosses road in front of car
22 October 2003
pre dawn dark hours
Cherry Grove, Washington County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
The witness was driving home at night with a companion and a sleeping relative. The companion spotted eyes on the road and the witness slowed down. They observed a dark figure moving steadily without bobbing, noted an odor like rotting timber and dead animal, and noted absence of deer-like fur or antlers despite moonlight and high beams.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Other senses
Described appearance
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- Eyes src
- a set of eyes
- Gait src
- moving at a steady rate, not moving up or down
- Other features src
- dark figure
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
22 October 2003
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| Time of day |
pre dawn dark hours
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| Place |
Cherry Grove, Washington County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #585
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
45.4507, -123.2481 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Cherry Grove CDP (GEOID 4112850), matched from nearest town 'Cherry Grove'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #585
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #585
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 70% confidence
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| Witness was |
driving home
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| Witness's word for it |
a dark figure
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| Conditions |
Clear Sky
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Source timeline
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