First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #4331
Man recalls hearing unexplainable scream
1975
early afternoon
Detroit, Marion County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
The witness and a coworker went to a logging landing on a weekend to work on a yarder. From the direction of the timberline, about 1000 feet away, they heard a very loud, unfamiliar wailing sound. The witness described it as like a man in severe pain but much louder, and unlike a cougar.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1975
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| Time of day |
early afternoon
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| Place |
Detroit, Marion County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #4331
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
44.7338, -122.1517 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Detroit city (GEOID 4119100), matched from nearest town 'Detroit'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
working on a yarder at a landing
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| Conditions |
Clear
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Source timeline
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