Class B First-hand BFRO #657

A man and woman report smelling a strange, powerful odor while on a forest road late at night

2 August 1993 1:00am-2:00am Clackamas County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion reported smelling a strong indescribable odor while in the Cascade Mountains in the early morning. The companion reportedly fell asleep for about 30 minutes after smelling it. No creature was seen and no other encounter details were described.

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Date
2 August 1993
Stated BFRO report #657 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
1:00am-2:00am
Stated BFRO report #657 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Clackamas County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #657 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.00, -122.16 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 657 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #657 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #657 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #657 · BFRO classification label

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