Class B First-hand BFRO #96

Young camper frightened by large hand gathering berries

June 1978 late afternoon, sunny and warm Reedsport And Florence, Douglas County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was camping with family in a wooded Oregon area near a shallow river and was playing outside a camper while two relatives napped. After hearing underbrush rustle and noticing a small sapling bend, the witness moved closer and saw a large hairy hand reach from behind berry brush to grab berries from about 8 to 10 feet away. The witness ran back to camp without seeing the rest of the creature and later described the hand as clearly a hand rather than a paw.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Sounds

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Context & caveats

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Described appearance

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Hair colour src: reddish brown
Hair length src: long
Hands src: huge hand with long reddish brown hair, clearly a hand not a paw
Other features src: dark with matted, muddy hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	June 1978 Stated BFRO report #96 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	late afternoon, sunny and warm Stated BFRO report #96 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Reedsport And Florence, Douglas County, Oregon Stated BFRO report #96 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	43.78, -123.96 (± 4 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 96 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #96 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #96 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #96 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	camping with family and playing outside camper Stated BFRO report #96 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	what I think was Bigfoot Stated BFRO report #96 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #96 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator recorded the incident location and the witness recollection of the hand description.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #96 Primary

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BFRO map layer Reference

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The report refers to

“book with a black cover titled "Bigfoot"”
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