A pheasant hunter's sighting near Pilot Rock cemetary
Account
The witness was walking home after pheasant hunting before dark when they noticed a dark, human-like figure about a quarter-mile away walking toward the mountains. The figure had unusually long arms and turned its entire upper body to look when shouted at, then continued walking quickly until out of sight after about 15 minutes. The witness did not check for tracks.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Arms src
- longer than normal for a person
- Gait src
- walked fast
- Other features src
- moved its whole top half of its body
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 1975
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
dusk
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| Place |
Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #370
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
45.4928, -118.8302 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Pilot Rock city (GEOID 4157650), matched from nearest town 'Pilot Rock'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
pheasant hunting and walking home
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| Witness's word for it |
dark figure that looked like a guy walking
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| Conditions |
clear and nice
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| First published by |
BFRO
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Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #370 Mirror