Class B First-hand BFRO #7209

Observer yells at dogs from window and hears return scream

7 July 2001 middle of the night Scio, Linn County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was awakened in the night by barking dogs and opened a window. She heard a loud scream she did not recognize, then heard a large animal moving and breathing close by in the dark yard. The sounds moved away uphill, which she interpreted from the sound as bipedal running.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Described appearance

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Build src
very large animal
Legs src
on two legs, not four
Gait src
running

Facts & provenance

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Date
7 July 2001
Stated BFRO report #7209 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
middle of the night
Stated BFRO report #7209 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Scio, Linn County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #7209 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.66, -122.85 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 7209 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #7209 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #7209 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
woken at home by barking dogs
Stated BFRO report #7209 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #7209 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #7209 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator documented the location and interviewed the witness, who imitated the breathing heard.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2003-10-26 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash c552f4ccf59f
    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

  • “several sightings on Snow Peak”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “activity reports by neighbors over many years”
    Not in the Anomadex yet