Second-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #217
Mt. McLoughlin, Black Bear Swamp - Another Bigfoot sighting in the same area a week later
August 1990
night
Jackson County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
Two people were watching a road at midnight in moonlight. They first watched a deer cross one way, then saw a large creature cross the opposite way. Poor light prevented detail, but the creature was described as big. It shook dense roadside trees as it moved through them.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- big
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1990
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Jackson County, Oregon
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| Map point |
42.4116, -122.6756 (± 48 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Jackson County (GEOID 41029); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
Second-hand
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #217
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 70% confidence
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness's word for it |
a 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 #217 Secondary