First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #4539

Creature sighted near Gold Beach rock quarry

7 July 1976 noon Gold Beach / Wedderburn, Curry County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

Around lunchtime in July 1976, the witness, then a child, was riding a bicycle on a rural road between family homes when he stopped near a quarry stream feeling watched. A large reddish-brown long-haired creature stood up from the vegetation by the stream and looked at him for about 30 seconds. The witness then rode quickly to his grandparents' house and told family members, who treated the story as a joke.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src: 6-8 feet in height
Build src: very broad
Hair colour src: reddish/brown
Hair length src: longish
Face src: more human like then a bear
Arms src: had shoulders and arms
Posture src: stood up from stream
Age / size src: large
Other features src: had shoulders and head

Facts & provenance

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Date	7 July 1976 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4539 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	noon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4539 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Place	Gold Beach / Wedderburn, Curry County, Oregon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4539 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point	42.4133, -124.4222 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #4539 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Gold Beach city (GEOID 4129900), matched from nearest town 'Gold Beach / Wedderburn'
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4539 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #4539 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Figures reported	1 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4539 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was	riding bicycle between relatives' houses Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4539 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	large, reddish/brown creature Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4539 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section

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Published 2009-01-08 Retrieved 2026-09-29 Version 1 Hash 64bd33754163

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