Investigator summary
Oregon Bigfoot #204
Hwy 26 - Fishermen see Bigfoot cross Hwy 26 at 3 a.m.
1978
pre-dawn hours
Hood River County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
Two people were driving on Highway 26 after crossing Mount Hood to go fishing in 1978. At about 3 a.m., about two miles south of the Highway 26-35 junction, they watched a large black creature cross the highway toward the southwest.
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- big
- Hair colour src
- black
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1978
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
pre-dawn hours
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| Place |
Hood River County, Oregon
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| Map point |
45.5118, -121.6560 (± 21 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Hood River County (GEOID 41027); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
Investigator summary
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #204
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 65% confidence
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving to go fishing
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| Witness's word for it |
big, black, creature
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| First published by |
The Track Record #40
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Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #204 Secondary