Class A First-hand BFRO #36076

Close encounter at sunset by miners near Sumpter

September 2011 twilight at sunset Sumpter, Baker County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

The witness drove a companion by ATV to a high switchback at sunset so the companion could get phone reception, then stepped away to give privacy. Hearing a deep warning growl from a tree cluster between them, the witness drew a sidearm and moved to get between the companion and the sound. While doing so, the witness watched a very large, fast, hair-covered creature cross open growth to reach the trees, after which it went silent, and both left promptly.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Growl

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src: at least 2.5 meters tall
Build src: absolutely massive, huge, very tall
Hair colour src: dark, muddy brown, almost black
Hair length src: longer
Face src: cream-colored face
Legs src: thighs as thick as witness's 32-inch waist
Gait src: fast hurrying, quickly covering ground
Age / size src: huge adult

Facts & provenance

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Date	September 2011 Stated BFRO report #36076 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	twilight at sunset Stated BFRO report #36076 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Sumpter, Baker County, Oregon Stated BFRO report #36076 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	44.7435, -118.1975 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #36076 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Sumpter city (GEOID 4171000), matched from nearest town 'Sumpter'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #36076 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #36076 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	2 Derived BFRO report #36076 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 60% confidence
Witness was	escorting a companion by ATV to get phone reception Stated BFRO report #36076 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	absolutely massive, huge, very tall creature Stated BFRO report #36076 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #36076 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by: Geoff Robinson (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by telephone for about 45 minutes.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

An investigator visited and interviewed the couple who ran the lodging where the workers stayed.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #36076 Primary

Published 2012-07-23 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 0f5ec5f0165b

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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