Class A First-hand BFRO #10097

Skateboarders have encounter near Fort Stevens

September 1993 late afternoon, about 2 hours before dusk Hammond, Clatsop County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

Two skateboarders riding ahead of their group heard a high scream then close low grunts off a paved bike trail. One crouched to look and saw a very hairy black bipedal animal crouched about 10 yards away that they had run past. The animal stood to about 6 to 7 feet tall, then ran upright into thick brush swinging its arms, moving very fast and loudly through deadfall before going silent. The pair fled to their companions and a later search of the dead brush found no tracks or sign.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Scream Growl Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: between 6 and 7 feet tall
Build src: weight about 270, pretty big
Hair colour src: black
Hair length src: pretty long
Arms src: pretty long arms with elbow joints
Legs src: didn't look all that long, with knees
Gait src: ran like a man, extremely fast
Posture src: stood upright like a bipedal animal; initially crouching
Other features src: very hairy, back darker than front

Facts & provenance

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Date	September 1993 Stated BFRO report #10097 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	late afternoon, about 2 hours before dusk Stated BFRO report #10097 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Hammond, Clatsop County, Oregon Stated BFRO report #10097 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	46.20, -123.95 (± 2 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 10097 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #10097 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #10097 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #10097 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	skateboarding on bike trails back to campground Stated BFRO report #10097 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	an animal Stated BFRO report #10097 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #10097 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator conducted a follow-up interview in which the witness described and imitated the scream and growl sounds.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #10097 Primary

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