First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #1544
Man has early morning encounter while returning from fishing.
2001
Night
Clinton County, Iowa
1 witness
Account
The witness had been fishing late with companions and left alone to walk home along a wooded county road. After feeling followed and hearing vegetation being disturbed, the witness saw a very tall dark bipedal silhouette in the woods. The witness walked quickly home without running and tried unsuccessfully to call a companion.
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- very tall silhouette
- Posture src
- standing on two legs
- Other features src
- dark figure
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
2001
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
Night
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| Place |
Clinton County, Iowa
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| Map point |
41.8981, -90.5342 (± 24 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Clinton County (GEOID 19045); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking home from late-night fishing
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| Witness's word for it |
a dark figure of something
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| Conditions |
Humid
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Source timeline
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