First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #4063
Creature observed on log in stream
Oregon Bigfoot date: 1978 ???
mid morning
Inskip, Butte County, California
2 witnesses
Account
The witness was fishing with a relative on a spring morning when the relative signaled to look downstream. The witness climbed onto a boulder and saw a gorilla-like creature standing upright on a log across the stream about 40 yards away. Both the witness and the relative reportedly saw the creature, which left the witness feeling fearful.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Posture src
- standing more upright like a man
- Other features src
- very similar to the gorillas that are in the San Francisco Zoo
Facts & provenance
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| Time of day |
mid morning
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|---|---|
| Place |
Inskip, Butte County, California
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| Map point |
39.9899, -121.5411 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Inskip', Butte, matched from nearest town 'Inskip'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #4063
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Witness was |
fishing
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| Witness's word for it |
BigFoot
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| Conditions |
fishing
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Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #4063 Primary