Second-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #265
Sycan Marsh - Man shoots at 'eyes', 7' Bigfoot stands up screaming
1970–1979
night
Lake County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
Two people were driving at night spotlighting animals when they noticed large widely spaced eyes low to the ground. After a shot was fired toward the eyes, a tall figure stood from behind bushes, shook vegetation violently and screamed. The pair fled in their truck.
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What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7-8' tall
- Eyes src
- big, spaced wide apart, slitted like cat eyes
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1970–1979
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Lake County, Oregon
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| Map point |
42.7884, -120.3898 (± 83 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Lake County (GEOID 41037); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
Second-hand
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #265
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
|
| Witnesses |
2
|
| Figures reported |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #265
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Witness was |
driving around spotlighting nocturnal animals
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| Witness's word for it |
critter
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| First published by |
The Track Record #3
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Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #265 Secondary