First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #5618
Child camping near Medford feels watched, hears scream
1972
middle of the night
Medford, Jackson County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
The witness was camping overnight with family at a campsite near Medford. In the middle of the night the witness stepped briefly outside the camper and felt watched. Immediately after returning to bed, the witness heard a very loud scream that seemed to fill the campsite. A relative later said they had heard the same sound, and the witness was glad to leave.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1972
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
middle of the night
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| Place |
Medford, Jackson County, Oregon
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| Map point |
42.3369, -122.8518 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Medford city (GEOID 4147000), matched from nearest town 'Medford'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #5618
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 80% confidence
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| Witness was |
camping overnight at a campsite
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Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #5618 Primary
The report refers to
- “the campsite was known to have bigfoot sitings”Not in the Anomadex yet