Class A First-hand BFRO #15067

Brief daylight sighting by hunter near Silver Creek Falls State Park

October 1995 right before dusk Silverton, Marion County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

While hunting, the witness saw an elk flee followed by a large dark-brownish animal running about 50 feet beyond it at roughly 300 feet distance, observed briefly through a rifle scope. The witness later found bent grass and a single partial footprint with three toes at the base of an old tree where the animal had run. Three nearby hunters said they saw nothing.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Build src
large
Hair colour src
dark brownish
Gait src
running
Other features src
possible moss on it

Facts & provenance

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Date
October 1995
Stated BFRO report #15067 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
right before dusk
Stated BFRO report #15067 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Silverton, Marion County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #15067 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.91, -122.58 (± 2 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 15067 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #15067 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #15067 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #15067 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
hunting in the woods
Stated BFRO report #15067 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a large animal
Stated BFRO report #15067 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #15067 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)
Tracks

single partial front-half footprint showing ball and three toes

Measurements: about 3 inches deep; big toe about 4 times bigger than witness's

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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