First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #5548
Couple hear screams, whistles, and something running near them
August 1970
dawn
Happy Camp, Klamath County, California
2 witnesses
Account
The witness and spouse were awakened while camping on a river gravel bar by loud whistling and screaming calls coming from multiple directions that seemed to answer each other. They also heard very heavy running footsteps on a nearby road hidden by trees, which sounded like a heavy person running. The close runner then vocalized loudly before moving away, with the whole episode lasting about five minutes.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1970
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| Time of day |
dawn
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| Place |
Happy Camp, Klamath County, California
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #5548
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Location
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| Map point |
41.8159, -123.3928 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Happy Camp CDP (GEOID 0632030), matched from nearest town 'Happy Camp'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
camping on a gravel bar
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| Conditions |
clear, dry, warm
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Source timeline
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