First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #1767
3 witnesses watch a creature take a deer
19 April 2005
early morning
Potosi, Washington County, Missouri
Account
The witnesses were fishing when they heard a sound and saw a deer about 13 yards away. A huge bipedal ape-like figure came out quietly and seized the deer. Frightened, the witnesses ran up to the nearby railroad tracks.
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What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Gait src
- walking
- Posture src
- on 2 legs
- Age / size src
- huge
- Other features src
- ape-looking
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
19 April 2005
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
early morning
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| Place |
Potosi, Washington County, Missouri
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #1767
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Location
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| Map point |
37.9337, -90.7750 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Potosi city (GEOID 2959330), matched from nearest town 'potosi'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
fishing
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| Witness's word for it |
a huge ape-looking figure walking on 2 legs
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| Conditions |
nice
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Source timeline
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