First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #345
Motorist observes bipedal creature crossing highway
16 September 2000
middle of the night
Grand Rhonde, Polk County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
The witness was driving home from work around 3:30 a.m. on a clear night. A large upright creature crossed the two-lane highway in front of the car in three long steps. As the witness drove past the crossing location, a musty odor like wet tent canvas was noticed.
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What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- large
- Gait src
- took the road in 3 large steps
- Posture src
- upright
- Age / size src
- large
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
16 September 2000
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| Time of day |
middle of the night
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| Place |
Grand Rhonde, Polk County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #345
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
45.0601, -123.6093 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Grand Ronde', Polk, matched from nearest town 'Grand Rhonde' read as 'grand ronde' (spelling match)
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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 |
driving home from work
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| Witness's word for it |
a large creacher
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| Conditions |
clear
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| First published by |
BFRO
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Source timeline
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