Glowing eyes seen in flashlight beam
Account
Around 1 a.m. while sitting by a campfire, the witness heard a loud stick snap and shone a penlight toward the sound. The light revealed one then two glowing eyes behind a tree about 30 feet away, which then moved downhill while shifting from about eight feet high to the ground without making sound. The witness retreated to a companion's tent for the night and the next day estimated the source at at least 7-8 feet tall but found no tracks.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- AT LEAST 7-8 feet tall
- Eyes src
- single eye peering back, then two eyes glowing in light
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
5 July 1995
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 1 am
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| Place |
Detroit, Marion County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #955
· 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 |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #955
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Witness was |
sitting by campfire before sleeping
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| Witness's word for it |
this thing
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| Conditions |
clear warm
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Source timeline
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