First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #4896
Woman and Father see Bigfoot on I-5
1973
pre dawn dark hours
Medford, Grants Pass County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
The witness and a relative were driving south on an interstate in the early morning mist. Their high beams lit up a very tall, thick-bodied figure covered head to toe in dark fur standing by the guard rail. The figure turned its head to watch them as they slowed to look and drove past without stopping.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7 ft.?
- Build src
- very thick bodied
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Posture src
- standing upright like a man
- Other features src
- covered in dark fur from head to toe
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1973
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| Time of day |
pre dawn dark hours
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| Place |
Medford, Grants Pass County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #4896
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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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
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
traveling to a [name withheld]
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| Witness's word for it |
a Creature, I believe it was Bigfoot
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| Conditions |
warm,nightime
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Source timeline
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