Class B First-hand BFRO #5650

Driver has early evening road sighting on Interstate 84 southeast of Pendleton

21 December 2002 around 5:45 pm, dark Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving slowly westbound on I-84 in fog and snow when they passed a large, dark, shaggy creature sitting or leaning against the guardrail beside the lane. The creature appeared to watch traffic pass, turning its head from side to side, with snow streaked on its long hair or fur-like coat. The witness saw no stalled vehicles or reason for a person to be in that isolated, steep, cold location and later wondered if it could have been Sasquatch.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Build src: tall/large
Hair colour src: dark
Hair length src: long
Posture src: sitting/leaning on guardrail
Other features src: shaggy with streaks of snow

Facts & provenance

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Date	21 December 2002 Stated BFRO report #5650 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	around 5:45 pm, dark Stated BFRO report #5650 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon Stated BFRO report #5650 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	45.59, -118.61 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 5650 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #5650 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #5650 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #5650 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving westbound on interstate returning home Stated BFRO report #5650 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a large creature Stated BFRO report #5650 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #5650 · BFRO classification label

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BFRO report #5650 Primary

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