Couple sees Bigfoot standing in road near dump holding plastic trashbag
Account
Two occupants driving at night encountered a dark bipedal figure standing in the road holding a garbage bag. The figure dropped the bag, vocalized at them, and ran into the darkness. The occupants inspected the bag and found it contained old coffee cups, which were later turned in to police.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- black
- Face src
- ape-like features
- Gait src
- ran
- Posture src
- on two legs
- Other features src
- no neck
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
1992
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #330
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
44.9239, -123.0230 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Salem city (GEOID 4164900), matched from nearest town 'Salem'
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| Account type |
Third-hand
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #330
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 85% confidence
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving at night
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| Witness's word for it |
A Bigfoot
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| First published by |
The Track Record #76
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
A plastic garbage bag full of old coffee cups reportedly dropped by the creature and turned in to police, with mugs retained.
An investigator checked the area near the river, interviewed a nearby landowner, and sought to retrieve retained mugs for a museum.
An investigator checked the area near the river, interviewed a nearby landowner, and sought to retrieve retained mugs for a museum.
Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #330 Secondary