First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #412
Boy sees a Sasquatch
15 August 1970
dark
Sheridan, Yamhill County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
As a young child playing in fields at night, the witness became separated from two companions and started walking home alone. The witness noticed a strong odor, shone a flashlight, and saw a tall hairy figure standing on two legs. After staring briefly, the figure dropped between hay rows and made a high-pitched cackle, and the witness ran home.
Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .
What was reported
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Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- around 7 feet
- Build src
- huge, shoulders quite broad maybe 4 feet or better, torso and hips somewhat less broad
- Hair length src
- varying, from 3 or 4 inches, to vary long, shaggy hair hanging from head
- Face src
- cheeks less hair, patchy covered, jaw protruded like ape's but more blocky on chin
- Eyes src
- glowed like twin red embers, blinking
- Arms src
- longer than human, a few inches above knees
- Posture src
- standing on two legs
- Other features src
- head somewhat pointy, no distinguishable neck, head set directly on shoulders
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
15 August 1970
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
dark
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| Place |
Sheridan, Yamhill County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #412
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
45.0959, -123.3981 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Sheridan city (GEOID 4167050), matched from nearest town 'Sheridan'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
playing a game in fields and walking home
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| Witness's word for it |
what I now believe to be a Sasquatch
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| First published by |
GCBRO
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Source timeline
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