Class A First-hand BFRO #531

Woman witnesses large, hairy man-like creature outside home

Fall 1994 Approx 4:00 PM Rock Creek Community, Multnomah County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was talking on the phone in the kitchen in the afternoon and looked across the creek at a forested hillside after the dogs barked. She watched a tall, hairy, ape-like figure moving through the bushes for about two minutes while describing it to her sister on the phone. The figure then disappeared and was not seen again.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
very tall
Build src
broad, stout
Hair colour src
dark brown
Hair length src
long
Other features src
hairy person, almost ape looking

Facts & provenance

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Date
Fall 1994
Stated BFRO report #531 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
Approx 4:00 PM
Stated BFRO report #531 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Rock Creek Community, Multnomah County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #531 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.64, -122.89 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 531 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #531 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #531 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #531 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
talking on the phone in the kitchen
Stated BFRO report #531 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a very tall, broad, stout, hairy person, almost ape looking
Stated BFRO report #531 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #531 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

The witness's relative researched online, found the reporting website, and encouraged the witness to document the sighting.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator noted the location is a wooded hilly rural-residential area west of Portland and that the witness no longer lived there.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2000-10-28 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash e529a9caca8f
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “documentary about Sasquatch in the Portland, OR area on the TLC Channel (The Learning Chanel) that aired on Friday, Oct. 27th 2000”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “Washington Park incident she read in the bfro.net database”
    Not in the Anomadex yet