Couple, both in law enforcement, see creature walking on beach, find tracks
Account
While camping on a beach with a companion, the witness repeatedly watched a very large dark figure walking north and south along the sand, at times passing within tens of feet. The figure moved quickly with a smooth gliding motion while appearing bent over and ignoring the witnesses. After examining unusually deep tracks in the sand, the witness stood his ground as the figure approached within yards, saw a face and dark hair and wide shoulders, then fled to camp. The pair left equipment behind, retrieved car keys, waited overnight, and photographed tracks the next morning.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Height src
- taller than me
- Build src
- very large, huge
- Hair colour src
- jet black
- Face src
- could see a face
- Gait src
- almost glided, fluid motion without bouncing, fast like jogging
- Posture src
- bent over
- Age / size src
- huge
- Clothing src
- no color in its apparel, jet black
- Other features src
- very wide shoulders
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
12 August 1995
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
dusk
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| Place |
Tillamook And Lincoln City, Tillamook County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #1530
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
45.4559, -123.7593 (± 33 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Tillamook County (GEOID 41057); the report gives only the county
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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 |
camping on the beach
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| Witness's word for it |
huge figure
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| Conditions |
Clear
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
Very deep large holes/footprints in sand where figure walked
Measurements: at least 10-12 inches deep
35mm photos of tracks taken next morning, including items and witness foot for scale
The next June the witness returned with a researcher, found a worn dirt path through vegetation into the woods leading toward the highway and wilderness area, and noted recent development nearby.
The next June the witness returned with a researcher, found a worn dirt path through vegetation into the woods leading toward the highway and wilderness area, and noted recent development nearby.
After developing the photos, the witness mailed some to a researcher who interviewed him and referred him to another researcher.
A researcher visited the general location about two weeks later and reported finding no trail, hair, or tracks.
The next June the witness returned with a researcher, found a worn dirt path through vegetation into the woods leading toward the highway and wilderness area, and noted recent development nearby.
Source timeline
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