First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #5887
Hiker sees "squatch" on the hill near Prairie City
28 January 2012
dawn
Prairie City, Grant County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
The witness saw a squatch on a hill feeding on a small animal. The witness stopped to watch, and the creature returned the gaze for about thirty seconds. The creature then ran uphill away from the witness at high speed.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
28 January 2012
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| Time of day |
dawn
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| Place |
Prairie City, Grant County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #5887
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
44.4611, -118.7094 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Prairie City city (GEOID 4159650), matched from nearest town 'Prairie City'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #5887
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 70% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness's word for it |
the squatch
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| Conditions |
Snowing
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Source timeline
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