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Class B First-hand BFRO #685

Campers hear vocalizations & breathing from very close-range heavy, bipedal visitor

1992–1993 night, about 22:00-23:00 Cottage Grove, Bohemia Mines, Lane County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative were lying in a tent at a forest camp at night when they heard a bipedal approach, a fast high-pitched whooping sound, and circling movement around the tent lasting much of the night. The presence at times breathed audibly next to the tent and ran off with heavy-sounding footsteps before returning quietly. In the morning they looked for tracks but found too much forest litter to see any.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

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Sounds

Whoop Footsteps

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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

Gait src
walking on two feet
Other features src
sounded very heavy

Facts & provenance

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Date
1992–1993
Stated BFRO report #685 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day
night, about 22:00-23:00
Stated BFRO report #685 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Cottage Grove, Bohemia Mines, Lane County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #685 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
43.7959, -123.0572 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #685 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Cottage Grove city (GEOID 4115950), matched from nearest town 'Cottage Grove, Bohemia Mines'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #685 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #685 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping and lying in tent trying to sleep
Stated BFRO report #685 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a Sasquatch
Stated BFRO report #685 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #685 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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

Follow-up

The witness and a relative return to the area a couple times a year to look for evidence but have had no further encounter.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #685 Primary
    Published 2000-01-08 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash b78c6e951fd4
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “Roosevelts account”
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  • “books about the fortys”
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  • “old newspapers”
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