First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #1052
Woman remembers sighting as a small child
1988
dawn
Oroville, Butte County, California
1 witness
Account
When the witness was three years old and living near Paradise, California, they were sitting in the yard on a warm sunny day. They noticed movement in the woods and saw a large hairy creature come out of the woods and walk right past them. The witness recalls being scared because the creature was so big.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- large
- Gait src
- walk
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1988
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
dawn
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| Place |
Oroville, Butte County, California
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #1052
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Location
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| Map point |
39.4954, -121.5601 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Oroville city (GEOID 0654386), matched from nearest town 'Oroville'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #1052
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 80% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
sitting in yard
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| Witness's word for it |
large hairy creature
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| Conditions |
sunny
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Source timeline
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