Campers hear large visitor, find tracks the next morning
Account
The witness and his father were camped with children when they heard a large presence near camp at night. The two men took guns to investigate and saw a large man-like silhouette in brush about 100 feet away, which moved quickly away through thick brush. The next morning they found large footprints, high claw marks on trees, and a stump torn apart with debris scattered, then stayed another night without further incident.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- large
- Other features src
- manlike
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
19 July 2007
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
dusk
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #4153
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 75% confidence
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| Place |
Detroit, Marion County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #4153
· 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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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
camping and fishing, sitting around campfire
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| Witness's word for it |
a large manlike creature
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| Conditions |
warm
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Evidence & investigation
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Large footprints found around camp the next morning.
Measurements: about 14 inches in length and 6 inches in width
Witness tried to match the stride and came about a foot short in forward splits position.
Measurements: about a foot short; witness notes 6'4" tall and size thirteen boot
Claw marks found on trees.
Measurements: about nine feet from the ground
Stump found torn apart overnight.
Debris from torn-apart log scattered.
Measurements: about 20 yards away
Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #4153 Primary