First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #866
Teen walking in woods sees glowing eyes, dark figure
January 2002
dusk
Eskanaba, Eskanaba County, Michigan
1 witness
Account
The witness was walking alone in the woods behind a motel in the evening, staying within sight of the motel lights. The witness noticed a pair of glowing eyes about 30 feet away at about 7 to 8 feet off the ground. Moving a little closer, the witness saw a large shadowy form and made eye contact, then gave a thumbs-up signal and walked away.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- maybe 7 or 8 feet
- Eyes src
- glowing, sort of like a cats
- Age / size src
- large
- Other features src
- shadowy figure
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
January 2002
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| Time of day |
dusk
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| Place |
Eskanaba, Eskanaba County, Michigan
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #866
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Location
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| Map point |
45.7452, -87.0646 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Escanaba', Delta, matched from nearest town 'Eskanaba' read as 'escanaba' (spelling match)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #866
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking in woods behind motel
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| Witness's word for it |
a large shadowy figure
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| Conditions |
cold, snowy
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Source timeline
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