First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #1051

Man sees creature laying in fetal position in the road, another runs by and grabs it

August 2001 night Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving on Interstate 5 at highway speed around 1 a.m. while towing a trailer. He saw a large hairy body lying in a fetal position in his lane and braced for impact. A second hair-covered form crossed left to right directly in front of his truck at headlight height, and he struck nothing, concluding the second figure had pulled the lying body out of the way.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Build src: large
Hair colour src: brownish gray
Posture src: laying in the fetal position
Other features src: 600 pound creature

Facts & provenance

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Date	August 2001 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1051 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	night Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1051 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Place	Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1051 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point	42.4323, -123.3318 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #1051 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Grants Pass city (GEOID 4130550), matched from nearest town 'Grants Pass'
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1051 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #1051 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	2 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #1051 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	driving as a contracted delivery driver Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1051 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	A large, hairy body Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1051 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions	clear Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #1051 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

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