Class A
First-hand
BFRO #707
Camp counselor doing trail work has daylight sighting near the Molalla River
July 1995
afternoon around lunch time
Molalla, Clackamas County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
The witness, then 16 and volunteering at a day camp near the Molalla River, was left alone seated on a log while a companion went back toward camp. About 50 feet away beside a large tree, a tall, wide, brown-furred man-like figure made direct eye contact for a few seconds. It then stepped behind the tree and ran away loudly, snapping branches, after which the witness ran back toward camp and met the companion.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 8 ft tall
- Build src
- very wide and bulky looking
- Hair colour src
- medium brown
- Hair length src
- maybe 6 inches
- Eyes src
- dark colored eyes
- Posture src
- standing
- Other features src
- thick fur
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1995
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| Time of day |
afternoon around lunch time
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| Place |
Molalla, Clackamas County, Oregon
Stated
BFRO report #707
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
45.13, -122.53 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 707 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 |
cleaning camp trails and waiting alone on a log for lunch
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| Witness's word for it |
a massive hairy man-like animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #707 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference