Class B First-hand BFRO #681

Footsteps heard outside of camper trailer near Bear Valley National Bald Eagle Refuge

3 October 1980 night, past midnight Keno, Klamath County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a young relative spent the night in a camp trailer near the family house. Over several hours at night they heard heavy bipedal footsteps circling the trailer, brushing and clawing sounds on the siding, door and ceiling vent, and later blows to the trailer. The witness reported a brief glimpse of a long shaggy finger-like shape through the vent screen, and said the sounds withdrew when a car approached and returned later.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Build src
very heavy
Hands src
long shaggy finger
Gait src
bipedal

Facts & provenance

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Date
3 October 1980
Stated BFRO report #681 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
night, past midnight
Stated BFRO report #681 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Keno, Klamath County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #681 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
42.1311, -121.9283 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #681 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Keno CDP (GEOID 4138750), matched from nearest town 'Keno'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #681 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #681 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #681 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
spending the night in a camp trailer
Stated BFRO report #681 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
this animal was probably a Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #681 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #681 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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