First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #5597
Man recounts nocturnal "cougar monkey" screams, commotion on family camping trip along the Grande Ronde River
1969
pre dawn dark hours
La Grande, Umatilla County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
The witness was camping with family near the [name withheld] River around the time of the moon landing. In the middle of the night the witness awoke in camp to loud primate-like hooting and hollering followed by cougar-like screaming from up the river, along with sounds of large branches breaking and striking trees at a distance. The cousins appeared to sleep through the noise. In the morning the family broke camp early, the father suggested campers, and they never returned to the site.
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| Date |
1969
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| Time of day |
pre dawn dark hours
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| Place |
La Grande, Umatilla County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #5597
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
45.3245, -118.0869 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of La Grande city (GEOID 4140350), matched from nearest town 'La Grande'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #5597
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 80% confidence
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| Witness was |
camping with family
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| Witness's word for it |
cougar monkey
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| Conditions |
Nice
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