Class A
First-hand
BFRO #9797
Young siblings at play have visual encounter
20 May 1996
mid-day
Halfway, Baker County, Oregon
6 witnesses
Account
The witness and an older brother were playing in a creek below a ghost town when a hairy human-like creature moved up the creek past them toward the woods. They ran to alert family members having a barbecue nearby, and the relatives then also saw the creature as it went into the trees.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- human body
- Hair colour src
- dark-brown to black
- Face src
- different from human, monkey-like
- Gait src
- running
- Other features src
- very hairy human, monkey-like with human body
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
20 May 1996
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| Time of day |
mid-day
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| Place |
Halfway, Baker County, Oregon
Stated
BFRO report #9797
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
45.00, -117.20 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 9797 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
6
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
playing in a creek with brother
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| Witness's word for it |
bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)
Source timeline
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BFRO report #9797 Primary
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