First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #621
Woman sees skunk ape beside road, picking something up
16 July 1976
pre dawn dark hours
Port Orange, Volusia County, Florida
2 witnesses
Account
While riding as a passenger in a car, the witness observed a large hair-covered man-like figure squatting beside the road and gathering material from the ground. As the car drew near, the figure looked up and held eye contact as the car passed without fleeing. The driver accelerated away after a brief look. The witness estimated the figure would stand about seven feet tall and later described it as a Skunk Ape.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7 feet tall if standing
- Build src
- very large
- Hair colour src
- [name withheld] colored
- Hair length src
- long
- Face src
- quizzical, not mean or angry or frightened
- Eyes src
- eyes locked with witness's eyes
- Arms src
- one arm folded against body, other picking material off ground
- Hands src
- one hand folded up holding picked material
- Posture src
- squatting
- Other features src
- man-like, covered head to toe in long hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
16 July 1976
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| Time of day |
pre dawn dark hours
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| Place |
Port Orange, Volusia County, Florida
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #621
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
29.1134, -81.0132 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Port Orange city (GEOID 1258575), matched from nearest town 'Port Orange'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding in a car
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| Witness's word for it |
a Skunk Ape
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| Conditions |
clear and warm
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Source timeline
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