Second-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #5510
15 year old boy comes face to face with a Sasquatch
Oregon Bigfoot date: 1980?
late afternoon
Ooltewah, Hamilton County, Tennessee
1 witness
Account
The witness and a companion were exploring the area around a farm pond when the witness heard a noise in nearby brush. Turning toward the companion, the witness came face to face with a large hairy creature standing between them and watched it for about a minute. The creature then turned and moved west into the woods toward an adjacent property.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Build src
- large
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Time of day |
late afternoon
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|---|---|
| Place |
Ooltewah, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #5510
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
35.0723, -85.0545 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Ooltewah CDP (GEOID 4755900), matched from nearest town 'Ooltewah'
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| Account type |
Second-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #5510
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 70% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
exploring around a farm pond
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| Witness's word for it |
a large hairy creature
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| Conditions |
clear
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Source timeline
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