First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #2938
Man describes sighting as a child near his home
July 1998
night
Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee
1 witness
Account
The witness, then 12, was in bed at home around 10 and got up to turn on a fan by the window. Looking out, the witness saw a single upright figure covered in dark brown hair walking with long swinging arms and a slight hunch. After about 15 seconds the witness backed away and told parents in the next room, but the father saw nothing when he looked out.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 8 feet tall or so
- Build src
- so thick
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Arms src
- long swinging arms
- Gait src
- slight hunched over walk
- Posture src
- walking upright on two legs
- Other features src
- all of it's body covered in dark brown hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1998
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #2938
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
36.3396, -82.2378 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Elizabethton city (GEOID 4723500), matched from nearest town 'Elizabethton'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
lying in bed and getting up to turn on fan
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| Witness's word for it |
a bigfoot
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| Conditions |
cool summer night
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Source timeline
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