Class A First-hand BFRO #3441

Oregon resident near Mt. Hood catches glimpse of a bigfoot in his neighborhood

November 2001 night, about 9:20 p.m. Rhododendron, Clackamas County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was inside the home at night when excited barking from local dogs caused a look out a window. A large hairy biped was seen backlit by an approaching car's headlights as it ran upright across the road about 130 feet away, and the car slowed as if its occupants also saw it. The witness then went outside to bring in a dog, noticed a bad odor, and later searches found no footprints.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing Silhouette

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src: about 7 feet tall
Build src: large
Gait src: running fast, upright
Posture src: upright
Other features src: very hairy, humanoid in appearance

Facts & provenance

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Date	November 2001 Stated BFRO report #3441 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	night, about 9:20 p.m. Stated BFRO report #3441 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Rhododendron, Clackamas County, Oregon Stated BFRO report #3441 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	45.33, -121.91 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 3441 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #3441 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #3441 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #3441 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	at home indoors, looking out window after dogs barked Stated BFRO report #3441 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it	Bigfoot Stated BFRO report #3441 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #3441 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator visited the home late that night, interviewed the witness, and searched the roadside for footprints without finding any.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #3441 Primary

Published 2001-11-30 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash c0e74ec1b074

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“several sightings over the years in this immediate area”
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“Bear sightings were reported in the immediate area during September and early October”
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