First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #295
Another sighting from same logging operation
20 July 1972
McKenzie River Valley, Lane County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
The witness reported a dark brown creature squatted in deep grass staring at the witness's dog. When the creature noticed the witness it fled very fast into alder thickets, audible for about ten steps. The witness described it as extremely muscular with a pointed head and no neck.
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What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- extremely muscular
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Posture src
- squatted down
- Other features src
- pointed head, no neck
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
20 July 1972
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|---|---|
| Place |
McKenzie River Valley, Lane County, Oregon
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| Map point |
43.9283, -122.8976 (± 62 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Lane County (GEOID 41039); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #295
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 70% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness's word for it |
a creature
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| First published by |
unknown
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Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #295 Secondary