First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #478
Scream causes man to turn and see large creature walking by
1997
evening
Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin
1 witness
Account
The witness was fishing in a lake when an eerie scream drew their attention. Turning, they saw a 7-foot-tall hairy figure about 47 yards away. The figure kept watching the witness while walking quickly away into the woods and out of sight.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7'
- Build src
- about 400-600 lbs
- Gait src
- walked off rather quikly
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1997
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| Time of day |
evening
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| Place |
Platteville, Grant County, Wisconsin
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #478
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
42.7279, -90.4681 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Platteville city (GEOID 5563250), matched from nearest town 'Platteville'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #478
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 80% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
fishing in a lake
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| Witness's word for it |
a 7' hairy thing
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Source timeline
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