First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #1517
Woman recalls seeing creature while camping in the 1970's
August 1978
dark
Eaglepoint, Jackson County, Oregon
3 witnesses
Account
Three people were camping and sitting around a campfire after dark when they noticed a strong foul odor. They turned toward the smell and saw a large hairy human-like figure partly obscured by a tree about 15 yards away looking at them. Frightened, they retreated to their car for the night rather than driving out through the woods.
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What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- huge
- Posture src
- standing
- Apparent sex src
- man
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1978
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
dark
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| Place |
Eaglepoint, Jackson County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #1517
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Location
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| Map point |
42.6107, -122.8125 (± 15 km)
Towns named in the place text ('Shady Cove'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Shady Cove', Jackson)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
camping, sitting around campfire talking
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| Witness's word for it |
huge hairy man
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| Conditions |
clear
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Source timeline
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