Investigator summary Oregon Bigfoot #43

Molalla River area - photographer smells a bad odor

23 June 1996 Molalla, Clackamas County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was out along a river road and stopped at a bridge when a rotten odor was noticed on the breeze. The source of the smell could not be localized. No tracks or other sign were found.

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Date
23 June 1996
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #43 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Place
Molalla, Clackamas County, Oregon
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #43 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
45.1493, -122.5849 (± 15 km)
Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #43 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Molalla city (GEOID 4149450), matched from nearest town 'Molalla'
Account type
Investigator summary
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #43 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 70% confidence
Witnesses
1
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #43 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
outdoors along a road
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #43 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
First published by
The Track Record #58
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #43 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Source

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