near Roseburg, family sees BF several times while camping
Account
A family of four spending summers at a remote campground claimed repeated encounters with large hair-covered creatures over two summers. They reported seeing up to nine individuals at once, describing them as curious and watchful and often coming around at night. The creatures were described as very tall with dark hair and human-like hands.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about nine feet tall
- Build src
- huge
- Hair colour src
- black
- Hair length src
- short
- Face src
- high cheek bones and a flat nose
- Hands src
- like a human's, thumb same length as fingers
- Feet src
- dark brown like weather-beaten leather
- Other features src
- face, hands and feet dark brown like weather-beaten leather
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1974
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
often at night
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #190
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Place |
Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon
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| Map point |
43.2236, -123.3520 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Roseburg city (GEOID 4163650), matched from nearest town 'Roseburg'
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| Account type |
Press report
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| Witnesses |
4
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #190
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 80% confidence
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| Figures reported |
9
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| Witness was |
holidaying at a remote campground
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| Witness's word for it |
Bigfoot
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| First published by |
The Bigfoot Casebook
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Evidence & investigation
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footprints seen each time and destroyed by the witness to prevent hunters finding them
Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #190 Secondary