First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #5218

Man and young son see a Sas cross road.

Oregon Bigfoot date: October, 1989 or '90 early afternoon Detroit, Marion County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

The witness had parked with two companions for a fishing trip and was speaking to them when movement up the road caught attention. A tall hair-covered biped crossed the road in a few strides, glanced briefly toward the group, and stepped down into brush. The witness later tried to duplicate the stride and found a large foot-shaped impression in moss, then left without fishing.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Physical traces

Tracks

Described appearance

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Height src: approx. 8' tall, maybe a few inches more
Build src: muscular, strong-looking
Hair colour src: reddish-brown
Face src: facial features not clearly seen
Arms src: swinging while walking, too long for a human's
Hands src: hands reaching down to lower thigh level
Gait src: walking with long stride, 4 or 5 steps to cross road
Posture src: upright, bipedal walking
Clothing src: none - body covered with hair all over
Other features src: muscle movement visible; head and side-of-face hair matched body hair

Facts & provenance

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Time of day	early afternoon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #5218 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Time
Place	Detroit, Marion County, Oregon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #5218 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point	44.7338, -122.1517 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #5218 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Detroit city (GEOID 4119100), matched from nearest town 'Detroit'
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #5218 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	2 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #5218 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 60% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #5218 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was	preparing to fish after parking Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #5218 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	a figure Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #5218 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions	Clear, cool & windy Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #5218 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

foot-shaped impression in moss-covered ground that dwarfed the witness's boot

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section

Source timeline

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Published 2010-11-18 Retrieved 2026-09-29 Version 1 Hash 5945294578de

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