Class A First-hand BFRO #5610

Three guests at Suttle Lake Resort get long look at three sasquatches

24 October 2002 about 1:30 a.m. to about 3 a.m. Sisters, Jefferson County, Oregon 3 witnesses

Account

During an overnight fishing trip the witness and his girlfriend were sleeping in a parked vehicle near a cabin when they noticed a tall hair-covered figure standing at the tree line and two smaller crouched figures near a truck. After alerting a companion in the cabin, the witness started the vehicle to shine lights on the figures, which then fled into the trees. A companion reported something running across the road as they drove, and later the group heard commotion near the lake.

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What was reported

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Sounds

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Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
7-1/2 to 8 feet tall
Build src
very broad in shoulders and chest, less bulky than Patterson film subject
Arms src
one arm up above head to side, resting on a tree
Gait src
rapidly rocking from side to side and bobbing up and down
Posture src
large one standing, two smaller ones crouched close together
Age / size src
one adult and two younger juveniles
Other features src
covered in hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
24 October 2002
Stated BFRO report #5610 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 1:30 a.m. to about 3 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #5610 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Sisters, Jefferson County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #5610 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.43, -121.73 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 5610 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #5610 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #5610 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
3
Derived BFRO report #5610 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was
sleeping in parked vehicle at fishing resort camp
Stated BFRO report #5610 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #5610 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #5610 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

Partial tracks reportedly found, one over eighteen inches long

Measurements: one over eighteen inches long

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Hair

Possible hair reportedly found by companion

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Tree damage

Huge broken branches and broken bushes like something big went through

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke at length with the witness and noted abundant spawning salmon as a possible food source.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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