First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #6259
Workers see large figure near camp at Fay Lake
July 1974
night
Idanha, Linn County, Oregon
Account
The witness was camping with uncles at Fay Lake while doing slash piling work. One evening after dinner the witness heard a noise on the hill behind camp and saw a large figure near the range teepee. After the witness woke the others, the dogs advanced partway toward the figure, then cowered and retreated, and the figure walked off into the timber.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7 feet
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1974
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| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Idanha, Linn County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #6259
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
44.7015, -122.0832 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Idanha city (GEOID 4135800), matched from nearest town 'Idanha'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
camping while doing slash piling work
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| Witness's word for it |
a large figure
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| Conditions |
clear
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Source timeline
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