First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #368
retired police officer sees BF near side of road
October 1980
night
Hardman, Umatilla County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
The witness was driving a slow-moving truck at night on Highway 207 just south of Hardman in the Umatilla National Forest. A tall brown hair-covered figure stood on the roadside and then near the fog line as the truck approached to close range. The witness and the figure looked at each other while the witness passed, with no hostile movement reported.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about eight foot or so tall
- Hair colour src
- medium brown
- Hair length src
- long, 3 or 4 inches in length in various places
- Eyes src
- glowing red, reddish color
- Posture src
- standing
- Apparent sex src
- male
- Other features src
- hair which covered his body
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
October 1980
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Hardman, Umatilla County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #368
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
45.5912, -118.7339 (± 52 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Umatilla County (GEOID 41059); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #368
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving a truck at night
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| Witness's word for it |
The Bigfoot
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| First published by |
BigfootEncounters
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Source timeline
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