Class A
First-hand
BFRO #3295
Afternoon sighting in hills between Oakland and Sutherlin
BFRO YEAR: 1980-1
mid-day, around noon
Sutherlin, Douglas County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
The witness and a friend were hiking on logging roads when they paused for a restroom break and the witness walked a short way back down the road. The witness saw a big, hairy, dark figure coming down a steep embankment upright with heavy thumping steps and crashing brush. After the witness screamed the figure stopped and looked toward them, and both hikers ran away shouting about a bear.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Build src
- big
- Hair colour src
- very dark brown or black
- Gait src
- taking huge steps
- Posture src
- in an upright position
- Clothing src
- no clothes
- Other features src
- hairy; not a man
Facts & provenance
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| Time of day |
mid-day, around noon
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| Place |
Sutherlin, Douglas County, Oregon
Stated
BFRO report #3295
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
43.23, -123.17 (± 3 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 3295 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hiking with a friend
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| Witness's word for it |
the beast
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #3295 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference