First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #4008

Boy sees and smells creature from his tent

28 December 2006 late afternoon Eureka, Humboldt County, California

Account

The witness and friends were on a scout campout in a redwood park and sitting in their tent late in the day planning the next day. They heard an odd noise outside and smelled an unfamiliar odor. The witness looked out the tent window and saw the back of a tall, slim figure walking upright. The group stayed quiet, and the witness later concluded the figure was not bear-like.

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Sightings

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Sounds

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Described appearance

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Height src: tall
Build src: slim
Gait src: walked upright
Posture src: upright
Other features src: not bear like

Facts & provenance

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Date	28 December 2006 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4008 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	late afternoon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4008 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Place	Eureka, Humboldt County, California Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4008 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	40.7976, -124.1542 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #4008 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Eureka city (GEOID 0623042), matched from nearest town 'Eureka'
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4008 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Figures reported	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #4008 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	on a scout campout sitting in tent Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4008 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	a bear Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4008 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 70% confidence
Conditions	clear Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4008 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

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