First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #559
Teen claims to have staredown with creature
August 2000
night
Redding, Shasta County, California
1 witness
Account
The witness was in the woods and woke up to noises, including a loud sound in the trees. About 20 feet away an entity stood looking at the witness, and they stared at each other for about 13 minutes. The entity then walked away.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 2000
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Redding, Shasta County, California
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #559
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
40.5703, -122.3668 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Redding city (GEOID 0659920), matched from nearest town 'redding'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #559
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 80% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
sleeping in the woods
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| Witness's word for it |
Bigfoots
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| Conditions |
warm
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Source timeline
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