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Class A First-hand BFRO #690

Close-range observation lasting roughly 1.5 hours

2 August 1998 afternoon (after noon) Tillamook, Tillamook County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were cooling off in the river after camping. They noticed a hair-covered figure wading in a calm downstream area, watching the water. After the figure noticed them, it froze, stared, then moved to hide in bushes while continuing to watch. The pair left the area, later concluding the figure was not human.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src
about 6ft tall
Hair colour src
reddish-blonde like hair
Face src
couldn't make out a face just eye sockets
Eyes src
just eye sockets
Arms src
long arms
Gait src
swaying back & forth
Posture src
head down
Apparent sex src
female
Age / size src
juvenile
Clothing src
not clothes
Other features src
very short neck, no crest noted

Facts & provenance

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Date
2 August 1998
Stated BFRO report #690 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
afternoon (after noon)
Derived BFRO report #690 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 75% confidence
Place
Tillamook, Tillamook County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #690 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
45.59, -123.55 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 690 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #690 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #690 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #690 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
cooling off and sunbathing by the river
Stated BFRO report #690 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a female BIGFOOT
Stated BFRO report #690 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #690 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator visited the site, interviewed the participants, and searched for footprints without success due to dry conditions.

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

An investigator returned to the site with the witness and a television crew for an interview and overview of the area.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #690 Primary
    Published 1998-08-06 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 9e8019ed8ebe
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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