First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #1792
Camper has brief sighting, reports vocalizations and food theft
21 June 2006
evening
Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
The witness and a companion were camping overnight when the witness briefly saw an unclear figure uphill through dense trees, alternately thinking it was a person or a bear. Around 3 a.m. they were awakened by shaking ground, loud groaning-screaming sounds, and crashing movement rushing toward their tent, which then abruptly reversed downhill while continuing to vocalize and break vegetation. In the morning they found a large heavy bag of food had vanished without a trace.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
21 June 2006
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| Time of day |
evening
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| Place |
Jacksonville, Jackson County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #1792
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
42.3126, -122.9692 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Jacksonville city (GEOID 4137000), matched from nearest town 'Jacksonville'
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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 #1792
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 70% confidence
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| Witness was |
camping overnight by a campfire
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| Witness's word for it |
what I first thought was a person, then thought was a bear, then thought was a person, and then again thought was a bear
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| Conditions |
clear
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Source timeline
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