First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #1816
Hunters encounter creature cross road and run down bank
October 1999
night
Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
Two people in a truck heading to hunt before dawn encountered an animal they first thought was a bear. The animal came down a bank onto the road about 10 yards in front of the truck, paused to look, then went down the bank on the opposite side. Its eyes reflected bright yellow in the headlights and it moved downhill over steep terrain at very high speed when the passenger started to exit the truck.
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Eyes src
- bright yellow
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
October 1999
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| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #1816
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
43.7959, -123.0572 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Cottage Grove city (GEOID 4115950), matched from nearest town 'Cottage Grove'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
heading to a clearcut to hunt
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| Witness's word for it |
a bear
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #1816
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Conditions |
clear, cool
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Source timeline
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