First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #947

Husband and wife have sighting deep in the wilderness while hiking

September 1989 dusk Mollalla?, Clackamas County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were hiking cross-country along a little-used creek bed when they saw a tall bipedal figure moving away from them across a rocky open area. The figure briefly looked over its shoulder, showing a flat face with no antlers, then continued leisurely up the mountainside. The witnesses did not approach and instead retreated the way they came, hiking out after an uneasy night.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: maybe as tall as a moose
Face src: flat, no rack, nothing animal-looking
Arms src: arms swinging, back-swinging arm
Legs src: appeared to be on two legs
Gait src: moving in strides, leisurely, went straight up very easily
Posture src: taller than long or wide, on two legs
Age / size src: much larger than elk, moose, buffalo, grizzly bear
Other features src: not a moose

Facts & provenance

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Date	September 1989 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #947 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	dusk Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #947 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Time
Place	Mollalla?, Clackamas County, Oregon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #947 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point	45.1473, -122.5770 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #947 · gnis:1124282 · read with 30% confidence USGS GNIS populated place 'Molalla', Clackamas, matched from nearest town 'Mollalla?' read as 'molalla' (spelling match)
Account type	First-hand Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #947 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	2 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #947 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #947 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was	hiking cross-country following a creek bed Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #947 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	something Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #947 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions	clear, cold (toward end of month) Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #947 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions