Class B First-hand BFRO #50901

Still hairy figure seen in a field by a motorist near Springfield

January 2016 1100 AM Springfield, Lane County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving on High Banks Road toward the highway in late morning and slowed to look at an object in a pasture to the right of the road. The witness described a large dark long-haired animal-like object standing motionless in the open field about 70 yards from the road. No photo was taken because of a following car and a doctor's appointment, and no limbs, head, or movement were discerned during the 20 to 25 second observation.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
approximately 5 ½ feet tall
Build src
4 to 5 feet wide
Hair colour src
black / dark
Hair length src
long
Posture src
frozen still
Age / size src
a lot larger than a bear
Other features src
looking like a large burned-out hairy tree stump

Facts & provenance

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Date
January 2016
Stated BFRO report #50901 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
1100 AM
Stated BFRO report #50901 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Springfield, Lane County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #50901 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.06, -122.93 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 50901 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #50901 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #50901 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #50901 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving on High Banks Road toward highway
Stated BFRO report #50901 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a large animal covered in long hair
Stated BFRO report #50901 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #50901 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Brian Herzog (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and in person and recreated the drive to estimate the viewing duration.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

A few weeks later the witness asked the property owner about animals in the pasture and learned no cows were in that pasture on the sighting day.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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