Third-hand Oregon Bigfoot #906

Secondhand story of a teen and her mother nearly hitting a creature while driving

Oregon Bigfoot date: around 1960 evening John Day, Grant County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

Around 1960, a woman was driving a car in the evening with her teenage daughter dozing as a passenger. The driver braked suddenly for a large animal that crossed in front of the car, leaving her shaken and reluctant to discuss it. Many years later, after seeing the Patterson film on television, the driver called her daughter to say it showed the same type of creature she had almost hit.

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Sightings

Road crossing

Facts & provenance

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Time of day	evening Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #906 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Place	John Day, Grant County, Oregon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #906 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Location
Map point	44.4181, -118.9563 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #906 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of John Day city (GEOID 4137550), matched from nearest town 'John Day'
Account type	Third-hand Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #906 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 80% confidence
Witnesses	2 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #906 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #906 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	riding in a car Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #906 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	large animal Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #906 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section