Second-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #1026
Man spots creature in drainage ditch, wife has sighting one week later.
January 2004
Md morning
New Prague, Scott County, Minnesota
1 witness
Account
The witness was driving south and stopped at an intersection, then saw a large black figure rise from a ditch behind him. The witness stopped and watched the figure look for traffic, cross two roads, and move across a field toward a wooded area. The witness considered following but did not, noting extreme cold and a [name withheld]-like walk.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- 6.5-7 feet tall or even taller
- Build src
- broad
- Hair colour src
- black
- Face src
- could not see a face
- Gait src
- like the locomotion style of the creature on the [name withheld]
- Posture src
- slightly hunched
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
January 2004
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| Time of day |
Md morning
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| Place |
New Prague, Scott County, Minnesota
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #1026
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
44.5457, -93.5756 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of New Prague city (GEOID 2745808), matched from nearest town 'New Prague'
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| Account type |
Second-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving on a county road
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| Witness's word for it |
large black figure
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| Conditions |
15 Degrees Below Zero Temps.
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Source timeline
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