First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #4304

Woman observes moss-covered creature eating leaves, watching her

June 1999 noon Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness was having a picnic lunch with a friend beside a creek when she looked into the nearby forest and saw a small ape-like creature sitting and eating leaves. The creature appeared to mimic her sandwich-eating, seemed aware of being watched, and gave an impression of smiling and intelligence. When the witness glanced away to alert her friend, the creature disappeared, which she attributed to excellent camouflage.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Face src: monalisa grin, smiling appearance
Eyes src: glimmer and intelligence, smiling with eyes
Posture src: sitting down
Apparent sex src: female
Age / size src: juvenile
Other features src: moss-covered, ape-like, highly camouflaged

Facts & provenance

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Date	June 1999 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4304 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	noon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4304 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Place	Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4304 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point	36.9744, -122.0353 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #4304 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Santa Cruz city (GEOID 0669112), matched from nearest town 'Santa Cruz'
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4304 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	1 Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #4304 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4304 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was	having a picnic lunch with a friend Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4304 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	a female, juvenile, moss-covered, ape-like creature Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4304 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions	sunny, warm Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #4304 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

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The report refers to

“two other sightings in California in 1999”
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