Class A First-hand BFRO #4846

Boy has two encounters at eastern edge of Coast Range

24 August 2002 about 2pm Philomath, Benton County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking on a shaded path near a pond while relatives fished nearby. The witness saw a black, skinny, short-haired figure about six feet tall leaning over drinking from a stream. When the witness approached, the figure stood quickly on two legs, grabbed a tree, and moved rapidly up a hill.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: about 6 foot tall
Build src: skinny
Hair colour src: all black
Hair length src: short
Arms src: forearms were bigger than its biceps
Gait src: very fast
Posture src: leaning over, then stood up on two legs
Other features src: almost looked like a monkey

Facts & provenance

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Date	24 August 2002 Stated BFRO report #4846 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 2pm Stated BFRO report #4846 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Philomath, Benton County, Oregon Stated BFRO report #4846 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	44.58, -123.42 (± 2 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 4846 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #4846 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #4846 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #4846 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	walking on a path Stated BFRO report #4846 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a thing Stated BFRO report #4846 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #4846 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)

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BFRO report #4846 Primary

Published 2002-08-25 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash d40468fb4afa

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