First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #5938
Early morning sighting by motorists on Hwy 22
August 1998
dawn
Gates, Linn County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
The witness, a child passenger in the family car at sunrise, reports the car slowing for what first looked like a crouched hitchhiker by the roadside. As the car got closer, the figure looked toward the car, stood to great height, and left into the forest in one stride. The witness reports being terrified and crying afterward.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 8-1/2 to 9 ft
- Build src
- big
- Hair colour src
- light brown
- Eyes src
- big and dark
- Gait src
- one stride
- Posture src
- crouched down
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1998
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
dawn
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| Place |
Gates, Linn County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #5938
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
44.7560, -122.4201 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Gates city (GEOID 4128200), matched from nearest town 'Gates'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #5938
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 75% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding as a passenger in a family car returning from a trip
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| Conditions |
sunny
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Source timeline
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