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First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #4001

Elementary school campout - witness reports encounter in Williamson River area

March 1998 dusk Chiloquin, Klamath County, Oregon 3 witnesses

Account

While camping overnight near a river with classmates, the witness and tentmates were settling to sleep when wildlife fell silent and a rotten stench appeared. The witness looked out with a flashlight and saw three tall hairy human-like figures with glowing yellow eyes. The group then heard grunts, footsteps, breaking branches and a howl, and felt something strike the tent. In the morning they found snapped tree branches and scattered limbs around camp.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Eyeshine

Sounds

Vocalization Howl Footsteps

Physical traces

Tree break

Interaction

Object throwing

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src
about 9 feet tall
Face src
human in the face
Eyes src
glowing yellow eyes
Posture src
human in posture
Other features src
hairy, and hideous

Facts & provenance

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Date
March 1998
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4001 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day
dusk
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #4001 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 70% confidence
Place
Chiloquin, Klamath County, Oregon
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4001 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point
42.5764, -121.8678 (± 15 km)
Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #4001 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Chiloquin city (GEOID 4113050), matched from nearest town 'Chiloquin'
Account type
First-hand
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4001 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses
3
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #4001 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
3
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4001 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was
camping overnight with classmates
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4001 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it
three tall, dark figures
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4001 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions
Cool, Clear, Slightly Cloudy
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4001 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Tree damage

Snapped tree branches and scattered branches found around campsite in the morning

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section

Source timeline

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  1. Oregon Bigfoot report #4001 Primary
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    Oregon Bigfoot - sightings database