Investigator summary Oregon Bigfoot #191

near Riddle Multiple sightings and encounters described

July 1974 dusk Riddle, Douglas County, Oregon 6 witnesses

Account

The witness was camped beside a river in the evening and spotted an animal across the water about 100 yards away. He watched for about two minutes as it handled rocks on the river bottom and moved back and forth easily before darkness ended the view. He then returned with several companions, when crashing brush, a swimming shape, a strong goat-like odor, and a club-like object on the bank were noted.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Other senses

Odor Movement only

Described appearance

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Height src: about 8 1/2 feet tall
Build src: very fit looking, maybe 5-600 pounds
Hair colour src: black
Hair length src: short, about six inches in the crotch, much shorter on chest and head
Face src: appeared flat
Arms src: hung below the knees
Legs src: really gigantic legs
Gait src: jumped back and forth often and very easily
Apparent sex src: male
Age / size src: probably an adolescent
Other features src: conical head with high pointed dome towards the back, neck like a wrestler down to shoulders

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 1974 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #191 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	dusk Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #191 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Place	Riddle, Douglas County, Oregon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #191 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town
Map point	42.9542, -123.3645 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #191 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Riddle city (GEOID 4161850), matched from nearest town 'Riddle'
Account type	Investigator summary Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #191 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 80% confidence
Witnesses	6 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #191 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #191 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was	camping by the river while doing road work Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #191 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	something in the river Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #191 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
First published by	The Track Record #47 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #191 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Source

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