Class A
First-hand
BFRO #4481
Sighting by young man trimming lawn near Grants Pass
June 2002
about 3:30 pm
Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
The witness was mowing a lawn when rocks were repeatedly thrown toward them, accompanied by a foul odor and laughter-like sounds. They then saw a very tall creature behind a tree and fled toward a door. Looking back, they saw it running through trees and brush.
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What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 8 to 9 ft. tall
- Hair colour src
- brownish-gray
- Hair length src
- long and shaggy
- Arms src
- long and anatomically positioned to the animal's sides
- Legs src
- long and muscular, though not bulky
- Gait src
- running
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 2002
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| Time of day |
about 3:30 pm
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| Place |
Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon
Stated
BFRO report #4481
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
42.39, -123.45 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 4481 with published boundary
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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 |
mowing a lawn
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| Witness's word for it |
this huge creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #4481 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference