Third-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #285
Man hunting from truck sees a bigfoot cross the road in front of him, heading down the mountain
Oregon Bigfoot date: 1980 (early 80's)
Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
A hunter driving along the main through-road reportedly saw a BF cross the road less than 100 yards ahead and continue down the mountain. The account was relayed by a local historian to the visitors during a discussion about renting the ranger station, with the original event dated to fall in the early 1980s.
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Sightings
Facts & provenance
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| Place |
Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #285
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
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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 |
Third-hand
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #285
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #285
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 70% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hunting from a truck along a road
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| Witness's word for it |
BF
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Source timeline
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