Class B First-hand BFRO #41634

Memory told of observing bi-pedal creatures while driving on an unimproved dirt road in the Wallowa Mountains east of Cove

1 July 1972 about 2 PM Joseph, Wallowa County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

In early July 1972 the witness was slowly driving family members on a faint dirt track atop a broad ridge when upright human-like figures appeared ahead to the left. He first saw one figure, then three together, then a fourth, all uniformly dark and bulky, milling and then walking steadily toward a ravine and treeline. Despite waving and honking, the figures continued away and disappeared into trees within about 45 seconds at no closer than about 100-125 yards, while the witness's wife partially awoke and briefly saw them.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Build src: bulky
Arms src: two arms
Legs src: two legs
Gait src: purposeful gait, not dawdling nor running
Posture src: upright
Age / size src: varied sizes including a child
Clothing src: no gear of any sort visible
Other features src: humanoid shape, uniformly dark from head to foot

Facts & provenance

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Date	1 July 1972 Stated BFRO report #41634 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 2 PM Stated BFRO report #41634 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Joseph, Wallowa County, Oregon Stated BFRO report #41634 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	45.45, -117.73 (± 2 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 41634 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #41634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #41634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	4 Stated BFRO report #41634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving with family on primitive mountain road Stated BFRO report #41634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a family of sasquatches Stated BFRO report #41634 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #41634 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Scott Taylor (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone, reviewed sketches, and estimated the location using maps.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #41634 Primary

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