Class A First-hand BFRO #36370

Close encounter scares hunters off their campsite east of Sweet Home

31 August 2012 11:00pm to 4:00am at night with full moon Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

While camping overnight for an archery hunt, a witness and a relative reported hearing mumbling vocalizations and footsteps around their tent for hours. The relative reported seeing a large hand press the tent wall, and both later reported seeing large upright figures near the truck and treeline, one illuminated by flashlight. After the figures continued circling the camp, the two packed the tent without breaking it down and drove away around 4 a.m.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Partial sighting Silhouette

Sounds

Vocalization Footsteps

Interaction

Vehicle contact Property disturbance

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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

Height src: approximately 8-1/2 foot tall
Hair colour src: dark brown, almost black
Arms src: very large arm
Hands src: large hand using three fingers, about 4-5 inches
Gait src: bipedal circling
Posture src: upright, standing
Age / size src: large

Facts & provenance

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Date	31 August 2012 Stated BFRO report #36370 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	11:00pm to 4:00am at night with full moon Stated BFRO report #36370 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Sweet Home, Linn County, Oregon Stated BFRO report #36370 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	44.41, -122.13 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 36370 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #36370 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #36370 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	2 Stated BFRO report #36370 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was	camping while archery hunting Stated BFRO report #36370 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	large dark silhouetted figures Stated BFRO report #36370 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #36370 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Geoff Robinson (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator visited the campsite, interviewed both witnesses on video, and searched the area but found no tracks due to dry rocky ground.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #36370 Primary

Published 2012-08-31 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 5e172257933b

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