Boy encounters animal near Lemolo Lake
Account
When the witness was a child of about eight, he was walking home from school on a lakeside trail in the Oregon Cascades on a clear summer afternoon. He reportedly saw a large fur-covered creature crouched drinking at the water's edge about 150 to 200 feet away. The creature then stood upright and stared at him, and he ran back up the trail.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- in excess of 6 1/2'
- Build src
- massive
- Hair colour src
- brown to tan
- Face src
- flat
- Posture src
- crouched then stood up as straight as a man
- Age / size src
- pretty large
- Other features src
- dark fur all over
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1956
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| Time of day |
about 1 p.m.
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| Place |
Lake Lemolo, Douglas County, Oregon
Stated
BFRO report #12021
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
43.32, -122.20 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 12021 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking home from school along a lake trail
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| Witness's word for it |
something
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)
An investigator spoke directly with the original witness and recorded additional details about size, color, build, and location.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #12021 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference