Class B First-hand BFRO #9391

Campers are greeted by tree-shaking display in afternoon near Molalla River

9 September 2004 around 3pm Molalla, Clackamas County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion briefly left their truck to check a regular campsite. From about 10 feet away they heard loud cracking in brush and saw it moving violently, then heard and felt two or three extremely heavy steps moving away. They saw no animal but concluded something very large, fast and heavy had been startled nearby.

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Date
9 September 2004
Stated BFRO report #9391 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 3pm
Stated BFRO report #9391 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Molalla, Clackamas County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #9391 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.96, -122.40 (± 6 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9391 (1 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #9391 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #9391 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
checking a regular campsite after parking
Stated BFRO report #9391 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #9391 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator described the site's elevation and forest character and suggested the disturbance could involve a resting animal rousing and retreating.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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