Investigator summary
Oregon Bigfoot #35
Upper Abiqua - [name withheld] sighting
Oregon Bigfoot date: Oct 20, 1996
evening
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
The witness was riding as a passenger with two companions driving slowly along a north-south road during elk season around 6 PM in October. He observed a large black creature walking in the same direction as the vehicle, swinging its arms while crouched, described as very broad and stout and estimated at 12-15 feet tall. The creature then rapidly darted away and disappeared.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 12-15 foot
- Build src
- very broad, very stout
- Hair colour src
- black
- Arms src
- swinging its arms
- Gait src
- walking
- Posture src
- crouched
- Other features src
- like a big tree
Facts & provenance
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| Time of day |
evening
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|---|---|
| Place |
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
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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 |
Investigator summary
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #35
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 80% confidence
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #35
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 60% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving slowly
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| Witness's word for it |
12-15 foot creature
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| First published by |
The Track Record #82
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Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #35 Secondary